Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26415383-20170525022027/@comment-25176701-20170527022621

TotallyTinkerbell wrote: Its Levii wrote: Who cares that actors plays younger characters? People who expect realism from a post-apocalyptic show... Not me though. I mean, I don't mind. At least it's not as ridiculous as on TVD where Paul Wesley portrayed a character half his age who was supposed to look consistently the same throughout 7 years. At least The 100 still sorta pulls it off, mainly because there is no high-school setting to force them into.

It's not uncommon for actors to play characters way younger than they are themselves. In fact, most teen characters are portrayed by people in their thirties and older. It's due mostly to the fact that the adults have more acting experience than actual 16/17 year olds. Also, there are child labor laws and regulations regarding the number of hours a minor can be on set. With older actors, you just don't run into those problems.

However, it's still nice when the actors "look the part". Tbh, while The 100 actors are older than their actual characters, they still look extremely young (due to make up and other accessories). Some more than others. The actors were made to look closer to 17/18 because that was the age range of their characters. Now that they are older, maybe less makeup that makss them look like teenagers?

It doesn't bother me that that's the case, but having them look older really gives off the impression: Wow, things have really changed, and they've really grown from the kids they once were when they first landed on Earth.

Of course, their actions show us they aren't the kids they used to be, but just to see it in their appearance would be great, too.