Netflix adaption of Jane Austen classic novel, Persuasion, was released in 2022. The actors age compared to their characters’s age in the book can be seen in the graph above.
Persuasion was written by Jane Austen and published on December 20, 1817. The story centers on the life of Anne Elliot. Anne is a 27 year old single women who lives with her family in England. She had been engaged to Captain Fredrick Wentworth seven years prior, but was convinced to by her family to break the engagement. Due to her family moving, and renting out their home, Anne and Wentworth are back in each other lives. Both are still single and given a second chance at love.
Netflix decided to make a film adaption of Persuasion in 2022. One of the hardest and most interesting things about creating a movie is are the casting choices. Especially when that movie is based on a beloved book. More than any specific characteristics, the general vibe is the most important aspect about casting choices. But that’s hard to analysis. This graph is going to look at something specific, the ages of the actors vs the their character’s age in the book.
The actors age in the Netflix adaptation of Persuasion compared to their characters’s age in the book can be seen in the graph above. All the actors are older than their book counterparts. Which is surprising because Hollywood is known to be a little ageist, especial toward women. But not in this movie. The lead of Anne Elliot, age 27, is played by Dakota Johnson, age 32. Maybe times are changing for the better.
Persuasion Netflix Actors Age
Book Character Age, Netflix Movie Actor Age
Anne Elliot: 27, Dakota Johnson 32
Captain Wentworth 31, Cosmo Jarvis 32
William Elliot 28, Henry Golding 35
Elizabeth Elliot 29, Yolanda Kettle 34
Sir Walter Elliot 53, Richard E. Grant 65
Mary Musgrove 23, Mia McKenna-Bruce 25
Persuasion Netflix Actors Age
