here i am... back on my bullshit... but i hope these are actually helping you because i love finding faceclaims!! let me know if you want me to do more/what other kinds of actors/actresses you would like me to include.
this is just a reminder that not every actor/actress here is specifically recommended to play a teen in your fanfic. they can be the same age as their actor, come in the later seasons when the delinquents are older, be an adult character the entire time, etc. they can even be side characters or parents! i'm just trying to add some variety into the mix with my recommendations
FEMALE:
1. TAYLOR HICKSON
age: 21
ethnicity: unspecified caucasian
known for: petra on deadly class, vera on incident in a ghost land
i love her so much!! she's so versatile— you can either cast her as her natural blonde self or use the super goth version of her in deadly class.
2. ANYA TAYLOR-JOY
age: 23
ethnicity: hispanic (argentinian), european (scottish, english)
known for: casey in split/glass, thomasin in the witch, lily in thoroughbreds, emma in emma, beth in the queen's gambit
i'm not a fan of horror movies (mainly the genre she's in) but i did see split and she was so great!!
3. EMERAUDE TOUBIA
age: 30
ethnicity: latina (mexican), lebanese
known for: isabelle on shadowhunters
literally so beautiful and amazing. her range!!! her acting!!! she's so lovely!!!
4. AJA NAOMI KING
age: 34
ethnicity: african-american
known for: michaela on how to get away with murder, latrice on the birth of a nation
look at her!!! she's ADORABLE!!! i think she would (obviously, considering her age) fit better with someone older/one of the characters in seasons 5–6 after the time skip.
5. HAILEE STEINFELD
age: 22
ethnicity: ashkenazi-jewish, southeast asian (filipina), african-american, english, german, scottish.
known for: nadine in the edge of seventeen, charlie in bumblebee, emily on dickinson, gwen in into the spider-verse, singing career
my actual wife. i would 10/10 date her. i think she would look HECKA good with raven or someone cute like jordan/jasper/monty/harper.
6. KATHRYN NEWTON
age: 22
ethnicity: unspecified caucasian
known for: allie on the society, lucy in detective pikachu
her character on the society gives me Big Clarke Vibes and she's just iconic in general.
7.NATASHA LIU BORDIZZO
age: 25
ethnicity: east asian (chinese), european (italian)
known for: helena on the society; snow vase on crouching tiger, hidden dragon
another person i'm a huge softie for!!! also she was in the greatest snowman which i think is SO cool
8. KRISTINE FROSETH
age: 23
ethnicity: unspecified caucasian
known for: veronica in sierra burgess is a loser, kelly on the society, alaska on looking for alaska
she is about to BLOW UP in popularity, i can tell
9. ANA DE ARMAS
age: 31
ethnicity: latina (cuban), hispanic (spanish)
known for: joi in blade runner, marta in knives out
such beauty.... such grace....also she told chris evans he was hot in spanish and he was like "i have no idea what you just said but thank you" LMAO
10. LULU ANTARIKSA
age: 24
ethnicity: southeast asian (indonesian), european (german)
known for: various web series, penelope on legacies
anyone remember that old nickelodeon show how to rock??? she was on that with MAX and i've loved them both since then. we still stan
MALES
1. MENA MASSOUD
age: 28
ethnicity: egyptian
known for: aladdin in aladdin (2019)
he's so genuine and down-to-earth??? his cluelessness about practically everything is adorable. in a buzzfeed quiz about which disney prince he was, he got prince naveen from the princess and the frog, and he was like "who is this? i'm sure he's nice but i don't know who he is. I GREW UP IN AN EGYPTIAN HOUSEHOLD I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING"
2. ALFRED ENOCH
age: 31
ethnicity: afro-barbadian
known for: dean thomas in harry potter, wes in how to get away with murder
my actual favorite. look at him. how can you not love him???
3. JORDAN FISHER
age: 25
ethnicity: english, nigerian, polynesian, cambodian, etc.
known for: seacat in teen beach movie, john ambrose in p.s: i still love you, singing career
he's so handsome!! and adorable!! i'm so excited to see him in p.s: i still love you and also i'm a fan of his music. i think he would look great as a sarcastic/witty/go-lucky character (UPDATE HE WAS CAST AS EVAN IN DEAR EVAN HANSEN FJSJWNND)
4. HARRY SHUM JR
age: 37
ethnicity: east asian (chinese)
known for: magnus on shadowhunters, mike on glee
i cannot believe he was on that icarly episode igo to japan. imagine my surprise when i was watching it last year and fell off my couch when i saw him (HE'S NOT EVEN JAPANESE LMAO??). anyways harry is such an amazing actor and is SEVERELY underrated. he's so talented it hurts.
5. DANIEL SHARMAN
age: 33
ethnicity: unspecified caucasian
known for: isaac on teen wolf, kaleb/kol on the originals, troy on fear the walking dead, and lorenzo in medici
my all-time fave. ugh. he's so beautiful it physically pains me. i'm surprised more people haven't used him because i think he would fit insanely well in the 100 universe!!
6. GRANT GUSTIN
age: 29
ethnicity: european (english, german, irish, welsh)
known for: barry on the flash, sebastian on glee
does this recommendation come as a shock to anyone who knows me and my love for grant? also fun fact to ruin your life: his first name is thomas and grant is his middle name. you're welcome.
7. ZAYN MALIK
age: 26
ethnicity: south asian (pakistani), european (english)
known for: music career
*throws self into the sun* I FREAKING LOVE HIM. i saw someone use him as a faceclaim a while ago and i'm just in love with the idea. i can imagine him playing a ~*Mysterious*~ character or something. dear god i just love zayn (stream his new song 'flames' it's so good)
8. DAVID CASTRO
age: 23
ethnicity: latino (puerto rican)
known for: raphael on shadowhunters
underrated and iconic!!! i loved him on shadowhunters and he became one of my favorite actors on the show
9. WESLEY TUCKER
age: 22
ethnicity: unspecified (white)
known for: modeling
important note: wesley is transgender, so if you do decide to include him as a faceclaim, i think it would be important to have the character also be transgender. he's really awesome and i've been following him for years!
10. HARRISON OSTERFIELD
age: 23
ethnicity: unspecified (white)
known for: modeling, being tom holland's friend (am i wrong?), leopold in the irregulars
harrison is absolutely adorable and deserves more recognition!! considering all the hype around tom, i'm shocked that more people on wattpad don't use him.