Cast Age Comparison
| Actor | Character | Actor Age | Char Age | Conf | Diff | Source/Hints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tim Robbins | Andy Dufresne | 35 | 30 | C4 | +5 | ScreenRant confirms: 'Red claims that convicted murderer Andy Dufresne is thirty when he first arrives at Shawshank' |
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Morgan Freeman | Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding | 57 | 37-42 | C2 | +18 | Shawshank Wiki: Red arrived at Shawshank on June 1, 1927, born circa 1905-1910 |
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Bob Gunton | Warden Norton | 48 | - | C1 | ||
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William Sadler | Heywood | 44 | - | C1 | ||
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Clancy Brown | Captain Byron T. Hadley | 35 | - | C1 |
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