We Blinked, and These 15 Baby Actors Grew Up

Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter’s nasty older cousin, will turn 41 in 2021. Little Emma, Ross and Rachel’s daughter, would turn 19 this year if Friends were still airing. Time flies, and iconic on-screen children are not children anymore.

We at Bright Side compiled a list of actors who grew up very fast, just like their on-screen characters, and we want to share it with you.

1. Thomas Brodie-Sangster

2. Cole and Dylan Sprouse

3. Harry Melling

4. Joey King

5. Nicholas Hoult

6. Dakota Fanning

7. Abigail Breslin

8. Frankie Jonas

9. Christina Ricci

10. Jonathan Lipnicki

11. Frankie Muniz

12. Amanda Bynes

13. Josh Peck

14. Cali and Noelle Sheldon

15. Freddie Highmore

Would you recognize these child actors playing adult roles? Who, in your opinion, changed the most?