Random Actors Who Played the Same Character at Different Ages (21 items)

(#2) Lucy Diamond Dawson
- Fictional Character
Sisters Elle and Dakota both played "Lucy" in the movie I Am Sam. Elle also played the younger version of Dakota's character in the 2002 miniseries Taken.
(#15) Rose DeWitt Bukater
- Fictional Character
Both Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart were nominated for Academy Awards for playing Rose in Titanic - Winslet for Best Actress, and Stuart for Best Supporting Actress.
(#18) Noah Calhoun
- Fictional Character
According to Seventeen, Ryan Gosling had to wear brown contacts in The Notebook, because the older version of his character, Noah, was played by brown-eyed James Garner.
(#7) Daisy
- Fictional Character
Elle Fanning plays a young Cate Blanchett (and a young Madisen Beaty) in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. And as Strange Culture Blog notes, Fanning has also appeared in another movie with the stars of Benjamin Button - she played Brad Pitt's and Cate Blanchett's daughter in the movie Babel.
(#14) Indiana Jones
- Fictional Character
According to Bubblegun, River Phoenix (who played young Indy in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) actually based his portrayal of Jones off of Harrison Ford himself, not Ford's portrayal of the legendary character.
(#12) Sally Owens
- Fictional Character
Camilla Belle played a young Sally Owens to Sandra Bullock's adult version in Practical Magic. Belle was nominated for the 1999 Youth in Film Young Artist Award for her performance.