How the Actors of Popular TV Shows Have Changed Since They First Appeared on Screen
Films
06/10/2019

It’s always interesting to watch how the characters of our favorite TV series have many seasons of change. We often notice when the actors develop their first wrinkles, how young children become grown-ups and how actors’ overall looks change. The changes become especially evident when we compare what the character looked like at the beginning of the series to the very end.
Bright Side wants to show you what characters from shows that lasted for more than 5 years looked like in the first and final episodes. We also found out what the characters of Stranger Things season 3 will look like — you’ll find them in the bonus!
Dana Scully, The X-Files
Fox Mulder, The X-Files
Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City
Samantha Jones, Sex and the City
Charlotte York, Sex and the City
Miranda Hobbes, Sex and the City
Gregory House, House, M.D.
James Wilson, House, M.D.
Allison Cameron, House, M.D.
Temperance Brennan, Bones
Seeley Booth, Bones
Ted Mosby, How I Met Your Mother
Robin Scherbatsky, How I Met Your Mother
Marshall Eriksen, How I Met Your Mother
Lily Aldrin, How I Met Your Mother
Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother
Buffy Anne Summers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sue Heck, The Middle
Axl Heck, The Middle
Brick Heck, The Middle
Walter White, Breaking Bad
Jessy Pinkman, Breaking Bad
Bonus: Dustin, Stranger Things
Mike, Stranger Things
Eleven, Stranger Things
Did you see any of these shows from the very beginning to the very end?
Preview photo credit Home Box Office (HBO) / Sex and the City
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