*KEY*
- If I have written 'about' before an age in the novel, I am guessing as the exact age isn't given in the book. I have used any information given about whether they are older or younger than another character to base my estimate on.
- I have used the year the film or series came out to get the actors ages.
- Obviously '(not in film)' next to a character name means the character was cut from that particularly adaptation.
- If next to a character name it says '(unknown)' it is because the birth year of the actor is not known.
Pride and Prejudice
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| 1995 |
Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy
Novel - 28
1940 - 33
1980 - 32
1995 - 35
2005 - 31
All the actors were older, but not too much older, except Colin Firth, but Ehle was also older - and hey, Colin still looked great!
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| 2005 |
Miss Elizabeth Bennet
Novel - 20
1940 - 36
1980 - 23
1995 - 26
2005 - 20
So 2005 was spot on and 1940 were very far off!
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| 1980 |
Miss Jane Bennet
Novel - 22
1940 - 29
1980 - 26
1995 - 30
2005 - 26
Once again, all older.
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| 1940 |
Mr Charles Bingley
Novel - 22
1940 - 28
1980 - 29
1995 - 26
2005 - 25
I see a theme already, do you?
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| 1995 |
Miss Mary Bennet
Novel - about 19
1940 - 23
1980 - 23
1995 - 28
2005 - 20
1995 was very much older!
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| 2005 |
Novel - 17
1940 - 31
1980 - 25
1995 - 19
2005 - 20
The older ones were off, the newer ones did well!
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| 1980 |
Miss Lydia Bennet
Novel- 15
1940 - 23
1980 - 20
1995 - 27
2005 - 21
All rather off, once again!
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| 1940 |
Mr George Wickham
Novel - about 28
1940 - 36
1980 - 29
1995 - 37
2005 - 24
Quite a mix there!
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| 1995 |
Novel - 27
1940 - 31
1980 - (unknown)
1995 - 24
2005 - 31
I didn't realise she was younger in 1995!
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| 2005 |
Mr William Collins
Novel - 25
1940 - 44
1980 - (unknown)
1995 - 41
2005 - 38
Poor Collins... He really gets the short straw! Considerably older than he should be, poor man!
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| 1995 |
Novel - 16
1940 - (not in film)
1980 - 22
1995 - 21
2005 - 18
A bit old, but not too bad.
Sense and Sensibility
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| 2008 |
Miss Elinor Dashwood
Novel - 19
1971 - 24
1981 - (unknown)
1995 - 36
2008 - 30
I knew Emma Thompson was much older, but I didn't realise Hattie Morahan was so much older as well!
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| 1995 |
Miss Marianne Dashwood
Novel - 16
1971 - 26
1981 - 18
1995 - 20
2008 - 28
Again, 2008 was a lot older than I thought.
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| 1981 |
Colonel Brandon
Novel - 35
1971 - (unknown)
1981 - 36
1995 - 49
2008 - 44
Wow Alan Rickman... 49! But he was still good!
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| 1971 |
Novel - 23
1971 - 29
1981 - 32
1995 - 35
2008 - 26
Oh look, all older again! I think we have only had one spot on so far!
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| 2008 |
Novel - 25
1971 - 25
1981 - 25
1995 - 29
2008 - 30
That's more like it!
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| 1995 |
Miss Margaret Dashwood
Novel - 13
1971 - (not in film)
1981 - (not in film)
1995 - 12
2008 - 14
Pretty spot on.
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| 1971 |
Miss Lucy Steele
Novel - about 22
1971 - 35
1981 - 25
1995 - 34
2008 - 31
Well I guessed her age, and I think the actresses were probably all older than she would have been.
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| 1995 |
Mr Robert Ferrars
Novel - about 22
1971 - (unknown)
1981 - 32
1995 - 30
2008 - 28
Younger than Edward, so once again all older!
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| 2008 |
Mrs Dashwood
Novel - 40
1971 - 53
1981 - 48
1995 - 53
2008 - 47
I guess it isn't overly important for the older parents, but still all older once again.
Emma
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| 2009 |
Novel - 20
1972 - 22
1996 (Beckinsale) - 23
1996 (Paltrow) - 24
2009 - 27
Aside from 2009, not too bad.
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| 1996 (Paltrow) |
Mr George Knightley
Novel - 37
1972 - 45
1996 (Beckinsale) - 33
1996 (Paltrow) - 35
2009 - 37
We actually have some younger for Knightley!
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| 1996 (Beckinsale) |
Novel - about 25
1972 - 40
1996 (Beckinsale) - 28
1996 (Paltrow) - 25
2009 - 32
Another guess, but mostly older I would think!
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| 1972 |
Novel - 20
1972 - 23
1996 (Beckinsale) - 28
1996 (Paltrow) - 30
2009 - 29
1972 was the closest this time!
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| 2009 |
Miss Harriet Smith
Novel - 17
1972 - (unknown)
1996 (Beckinsale) - 19
1996 (Paltrow) - 24
2009 - (unknown)
I reckon the 2009 Harriet was quite young and close to the age of 17.
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| 1996 (Beckinsale) |
Novel - 26
1972 - (unknown)
1996 (Beckinsale) - 25
1996 (Paltrow) - 31
2009 - 31
Could have been worse.
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| 2009 |
Mrs Isabella Knightley
Novel - about 23
1972 - (not in film)
1996 (Beckinsale) - (unknown)
1996 (Paltrow) - 32
2009 - 40
Another guess, but likely older actresses, as I don't think she was too much older than Emma.
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| 2009 |
Mr John Knightley
Novel - about 34
1972 - (not in film)
1996 (Beckinsale) - 36
1996 (Paltrow) - 49
2009 - 41
Again, a guess but he is younger than Knightley, so once again the actors are older!
Mansfield Park
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| 1983 |
Miss Fanny Price
Novel - 18
1983 - 25
1999 - 32
2007 - 25
Oh look, still older!
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| 1999 |
Mr Edmund Bertram
Novel - 24
1983 - 28
1999 - 27
2007 - 29
That isn't too bad actually.
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| 2007 |
Novel - 25
1983 - 23
1999 - 35
2007 - 32
Another younger actor slips in in 1983!
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| 1999 |
Miss Maria Bertram
Novel - 21
1983 - 22
1999 - 28
2007 - 23
Close other than 1999.
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| 1999 |
Miss Julia Bertram
Novel - 20
1983 - 29
1999 - 24
2007 - (unknown)
A bit mixed for Julia.
Northanger Abbey
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| 2007 |
Miss Catherine Morland
Novel - 17
1986 - (unknown)
2007 - 24
I didn't realise she was that old!
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| 2007 |
Mr Henry Tilney
Novel - 25
1986 - 33
2007 - 29
Older once again!
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| 1986 |
Novel - about 20
1986 - 33
2007 - (unknown)
Another guess, but likely older!
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| 1986 |
Novel - about 19
1986 - (unknown)
2007 - 22
Close to my guess!
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| 2007 |
Mr James Morland
Novel - about 20
1986 - (unknown)
2007 - 32
Older than my estimate, keeping with the theme!
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| 2007 |
Novel - about 23
1986 - 28
2007 - 32
Older than my guess again!
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| 2007 |
Novel - about 27
1986 - 33
2007 - 33
Snap! Both 33!
Persuasion
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| 1995 |
Novel - 27
1971 - 38
1995 - 32
2007 - 31
Not bad other than 1971!
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| 2007 |
Captain Frederick Wentworth
Novel - about 33
1971 - 33
1995 - 42
2007 - 37
A guess, but the actors were probably a little older, except 1971.
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| 2007 |
Novel - about 30
1971 - 34
1995 - 38
2007 - 41
Older again! What a surprise!
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| 1995 |
Novel - about 25
1971 - 29
1995 - 33
2007 - 25
Mostly older I would think.
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| 2007 |
Novel - about 26
1971 - (unknown)
1995 - 29
2007 - 33
To my guess, a bit older.
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| 1971 |
Miss Louisa Musgrove
Novel - 19
1971 - (unknown)
1995 - (unknown)
2007 - 23
Quite close in 2007
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| 1995 |
Novel - 20
1971 - 24
1995 - 24
2007 - (unknown)
Oh, another snap!
I have found doing this really interesting, and as I am sure you can see there is a clear theme; mostly the actors have been older than they should have been. But, if they are all older than they should be, it sort of works I suppose as it is proportional!
Your affectionate friend,
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ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the stats. It shows detail and a dedication to the novels. However the stats do not take into account the variables. For example when the films were made the actors were a certain age when they made it. They could not choose that because the producer, scriptwriter etc could not say when so and so actor is 17 years old for Northanger Abbey we will make this. It is pot luck how old the actors were. Also Emma Thompson in the way she moved, moved like a thirty something not as a nineteen year old. Historically, women were expected to wear full adult clothes at around 15 years old. There was no concept of being a teenager until the 1940s. Margaret Dashwood would be considered a tweenager now. Actually that is something the two productions got right. Margaret is meant to be a child but would have been expected to behave like a lady in polite society. Thank you. A delightful post.
DeleteYes I stated at the beginning that I went on the year they films came out - it would have been too complicated and taken even more than the 7 hours this already took me to work out when they were actually filmed! I am glad you enjoyed it though :)
DeleteYou might have subtracted a year to allow for the age of the actors. In the case of TV adaptations, two years (one for the British release, another for the American release) might have been a bit more accurate.
DeleteThis is such a good idea! I love this!
ReplyDeleteI think that with make up actors can easily be made younger - and I also think people back then looked older with all those 'grown-up' gowns and societies, if you see what I mean! I think Elizabeth Bennet in 1995 could pass for a 20-year-old - well, perhaps not, but it just doesn't bother me. :-)
And, haha, Lydia Bennet - Julia Sawalha did look old, no doubt about that, but she was SO BRILLIANT. :-)
Thank you for doing this... very interesting indeed.
~ Naomi
Glad you enjoyed it :) and yes, I agree with what you say. Many of them could really pass for the age they were meant to be playing!
DeleteI wanted to add how old the actresses were from the YouTube adaptations, but I can't find their birthdays. :P
ReplyDeleteoh haha
DeleteWow! Thanks for taking the time to make this list!! Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteI loved this post Sophie, I found it really interesting. M xx
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteExcellent research!!!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteFascinating piece of research, Sophie. For the most part, I don't think it matters too much if the actors are a few years older than their characters. Casting a 15 year old as Lydia Bennet would have been just wrong given what happens to her. My main complaint about casting is the older parts, such as Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner and Admiral and Mrs. Croft. They're almost always cast far too old. Chances are Mrs. Bennet was still in her early to mid 40s if she married in her late teens. And in at least one Persuasion sequel I've read, Mrs. Croft has been young enough to have children around the same time as Anne.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :) I agree, I think most of the actors can pass for the age they are meant to be, but it was interesting to see anyway :)
DeleteWell Done Soph!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteIt's Evie btw
DeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteGreat fun reading through this post. Thanks for all of your hard work. ~ Jen
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteThis is so fascinating! An awesome post!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteI'm impressed. This was a lot of work! Very, very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteWonderful research! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteThis must have taken a while! Very interesting, and it's interesting too that some of the actors seemed further away from the age of the character than others. I was particularly surprised by Felicity Jones, I thought she was younger than that when she played Catherine Morland!
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to pitch some of the ages, but I think Isabella Knightley was probably older than 23, as she has five children. I'm not sure if it mentions the children's ages in Emma, that might help the estimation. Certainly not 40 like in the 2009 adaptation though!
Yes it did - about 7 hours all in all! I am glad you like it :) I thought she was younger too! And yes you are probably right about Isabella!
DeleteFor anyone interested, it says at the start of "Emma" that "(she) had, in consequence of her sister's marriage, been mistress of his house from a very early period."
DeleteI have heard somewhere that she was 11 when Isabella married but I can't find that in the text. I would still assume Isabella must have been at least 5 years older and might have been as much as 10 years older.
Great research! I enjoyed your hard work! Thanks.:)
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :)
DeleteFascinating. Though not altogether surprising. Having been in theatre, I know that actors and actresses always state a "playing age" rather than a real age, which might run below and above by a factor of 10 to 20 years! If you have the kind of face that can look older or younger, you would make a point of saying it. Otherwise you'd never get cast in anything! But it does lead to some ludicrous casting sometimes, I have to agree.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you like it :) And yes, I agree you need to pass for both up and down your ages!
DeleteVery interesting! Thank you very much for such comprehensive research and for sharing its results with us. To tell the truth, as long as I like the TV adaptation, I don't mind Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle or other actors to be older than their chacters:)
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed it! :) And I agree with you!
DeleteHey there,
ReplyDeleteJust thought I'd point out that actress for the 1972 titular character for Emma was aged 28, not 22 as stated here. Great list, very helpful!
Interesting stuff, especially for the husband of a woman 16 years my junior (at the moment--sometimes it's 17 years). Mr. Knightley and Col. Brandon have long been my role models. I hope that their marriages lasted as long (18 years and counting) and were as happy as ours.
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