Child Stardom and adult Stardom are two very different paths — and it's hard to move from one to the other. As many former children's stars have pointed out, the audience will begin to expect a certain appearance and performance from you, which will no longer exist after puberty. "Making it" as an adult actor requires time, a proper project and a lot of luck. And yet, a number of adult actors have managed to successfully bring their adult selves into acting projects.

This list will probably go back to some of your favorite shows — needless to say, it's a shocking reminder of how long it's been since we first fell in love with them — but if the adult actors you enjoyed on a recent project are you a long time ago? It's also going to be a cool realization when it turns out to be a child actor to remember from the beginning.

Lizzie McGuire's Gordo is a fully grown-up adult person (wow, we feel older). The sweet curly—haired kid we knew and loved became more adult as we got older, but judging by the pictures of the hapless resurrection, he was the adult Gordo

Adams of the former Wednesday - an incredibly sneaky young man from that precocious, deeply goth, Adams family.—He grew into a pretty impressive actor. Christina Ricci often goes back to the dark hair and dull haircuts that made her famous, but her adult version (in my opinion) is much better

If you're a fan of Fallout or really liked Ender's game, you might not notice that you're actually looking at the actor who played Rico in Hannah Montana. It may not be. Yes, that's right, after playing the intrigue kid, Aria continued to work and eventually made the transition to an adult actor.

In an ongoing reminder of how much I loved the first Spy Kids, Alexa PenaVega (who played Carmen Cortez) has grown into a full adult, and she's still in action. In 2024, he also appeared in the 23rd film.Anniversary, it should be wild to her as much as we to our fans.

Mara Wilson points out how difficult it was to reach puberty in Hollywood and how difficult it was to transition from a child actor to an adult. But frankly, she's hitting her stride; she's also a writer and memoir who speaks openly about her OCD and body dysmorphia. She has a sharp, smart voice and says a lot about her experience.

It's wild to believe that Abigail Breslin was only 10 years old when she appeared in Little Miss Sunshine. But she continues to play impressive roles even as an adult, with roles in both Zombie Land films and films like Stillwater.

If you know Daryl Sabara in a modern context, it might be like Meghan Trainer's husband (the pair have children together and their thor, but longtime fans will know Sabara as Junicortes in the Spy Kids movie).

Wow, I feel really old: Jerry Maguire's precocious child is in his 30s. When that film was released, he was only 6 years old; he continues to perform (including the worst cooks in America.He also works as a producer. He also regularly references his origins as the cutest child on Earth.

It's wild that Room's brilliant kid (who actually started his acting career earlier than that) is turning into a similarly cool young adult actor. His recent acting work was impressive (Flounder in the Little Mermaid and Luca's voice in Luca), and he was the scariest part of Dr. Sleep.

Taylor Momsen was honest about growing up literally on the set of Gossip Girl as Jenny Humphrey. She began acting at the age of 3, retired after gossip girl and pursued singing — she is parlayed into an impressive musical career. Watching her on stage: You won't even recognize her as Jenny, in a really great way.

Beans from Stevens are now in their 30s. He is still called bean or bean by the cast members and he is said to still be recognized as a character, but people know how he

Cute blonde kids from Zack and Cody's Sweet life have grown into two very cool-looking guys. In fact, if you liked and watched the TV show Riverdale, you might not even know you were watching Cole Sprouse (as Jughead Jones). We literally know that she is an E.T.We've seen it grow on the set of The Extra-Terrestrial. As far as child actors go, Barrymore has been able to parlay its early success into impressive acting longevity (and talk shows.).

It may be surprising to remember that prolific and impressive actor Nicholas Holt is actually a cute, bowl haircut Ed Boy boy. In fact, it's hard to take him seriously with that haircut as an adult, so that he looks and sounds so different now will probably help.

My absolutely favorite Stranger Things character — Erica — is played by a cool young adult actor. Priya Ferguson began acting before the age of 10, and her career is impressive given how young she is still. But she is literally growing on the screen. Haley Joel Osment was a child actor in the '90s and early '00s, but he has grown into a cheerful and funny adult and continues to perform today. If you're a fan of what we're doing in the shadows, he's got a fun cameo.

If this picture is evidence of something — entirely with Dolly Parton・inspired hair - that's how much Miley Cyrus was able (and is still possible) to change her appearance and persona when she grew up. It would be hard to shake off an iconic character like Hannah Montana, but Cyrus did it.

Macaulay Culkin opened up about the difficulties of being a child actor and retired at some point. But in adulthood, Culkin wrote memoirs, formed a band, returned to film and television, received the star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Olsen's twins were everywhere in the 90s — especially if you were a kid the same age as me — but the wealthy entertainer took a step back from acting and became just as notable as the founder of The Row. And now they are casually fashion icons.

The titular Blossom on Blossom (and Amy On The Big Bang Theory) started her career in the 1980s, and as part of her work as a YouTuber, she has also continued to act honestly about her experience as a child actor (and culture of the time).

Jaleel White (Steve Urkel on Family Matters) was one of the child actors who watched us grow up on TV. He is now in his 40s (. In 2024 he published his upcoming memoir, Grow Urkel.He has played the most important role in his life.He has been in his life

Now we are very familiar with Jodie Foster as a serious adult actor. So it's easy to forget that she started acting at the age of 3 (in a copatone commercial.He was thrust into the adult role quite early in the "Taxi Driver" (and was nominated for an Oscar), and in the film "Taxi Driver" (and in the film "Taxi Driver"), "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver", "Taxi Driver",

Very cute kids from movies like Finding Neverland and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory have turned into apparently less cute Norman Bates from the Bates Motel. Seriously, watch the clip from that show and understand how impressive actor Freddie Highmore really is.

Like others on this list, Asa Butterfield was able to transition from a child star (in Butterfield's case, including the role of a boy in striped pajamas and Ender's game) to an adult actor by taking on very different roles that were sexually charged (sex education leads).

Given Brie Larson's impressive success as an adult actor, it is always a surprise to remember that she was a child actor who appeared as a regular on raising her father literally as a teenager. Serious roles came to her early, which helped propel her into adult acting roles.

If you know a little bit about the Harry Potter films, you can see that there are several actors from the franchise on this list. Matthew Lewis, who plays the sweet and sensitive Neville, became the news of his "glow-up" in adulthood. He continues to act.

Given all the things Ariana Grande achieved in adulthood, that she started a mainstream career as a red・brown cat of Victory and Sam & Kat would be followed by a massive musical success, and Grande also continues to act, including Evil.

The former Dudley Darthley (Harry Melling, starting at the age of 10) turned into a cool character actor whose on-screen presence was sure to be funny. If you happen to see a Queen gambit or an old guard— you should — he is brilliant in both projects.

Ron, it's you. I find it hard to shake off the early influence of symbolically playing Harry Potter characters, but Rupert Grint continues to act and choose interesting projects like Knock at The Cabin.

Speaking of Harry Potter. What I like about the many actors who took part in Harry Potter is that even though they may have probably retired, the filmography and theatrical work of the cool prog Daniel Radcliffe in adulthood is fun to watch.

It is frankly surprising that Quvenzhané Wallis played Hushpuppy so brilliantly. She continues to act as a voice actor for negro-ish and trolls, but she also writes a lot of children's books.

This is probably no surprise to anyone who saw it all at once and everywhere, but it's still a heck of a story: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and the Goonies child actors did not act for a very long time for the industry, and then got a second chance (and a funny Oscar.As an adult.