7 Movie Duos Whose Age Difference Wasn’t Obvious Even to Their Fans

Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood — The Lord of the Rings (2001)

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In Peter Jackson’s trilogy, the 2,931-year-old Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom who was only 24 years old when the film was released. This role became the start of a career for the young actor. His partners were Sean Astin and Elijah Wood who portrayed the hobbits Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins. Frodo is 50 years old and Sam is 38, but in reality, Astin was 30 years old and Wood was only 20