The Long Walk
Film

The Long Walk (2025)

Science FictionThrillerHorror

In a dystopian near-future America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.

Cast Age Comparison

Actor Character Actor Age Char Age Conf Diff Source/Hints
Cooper Hoffman Cooper Hoffman Raymond Garraty #47 22 16 C3 +6 Stephen King Wiki explicitly states Garraty is 'a sixteen year old boy from Maine' • GradeSaver study guide describes Garraty as 'a decent sixteen year old'
David Jonsson David Jonsson Peter McVries #23 32 13-18 C2 +16 Novel rules state eligible age is 13-18. No specific age given for McVries in any source.
Garrett Wareing Garrett Wareing Stebbins #38 24 13-18 C2 +8 Novel rules state eligible age is 13-18. No specific age given for Stebbins in any source.
Charlie Plummer Charlie Plummer Gary Barkovitch #5 26 13-18 C2 +10 Novel rules state eligible age is 13-18. No specific age given for Barkovitch in any source.
Ben Wang Ben Wang Hank Olson #46 27 13-18 C2 +12 Novel rules state eligible age is 13-18. No specific age given for Olson in any source.
Actor Age Actor’s real age when the production was filmed or released
Char Age The character’s age as stated or implied in the story
Diff Difference between actor age and character age (green = close, red = far apart)
Source/Hints Where the character age was found or how it was inferred
Confidence Scale
C5 Canonical — age explicitly stated in the production
C4 Canonical — derived from dates or events in the story
C3 Strong secondary source (script, novelization, creator interview)
C2 Inferred range — estimated from context clues
C1 Unknown — no reliable age information found