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The stars of Game of Thrones have grown up a lot since Season 1
Eight years have passed since Game of Thrones made its debut, and many of the HBO's shows stars have grown up along with their characters. Click through the gallery for a look at the cast, then and now.
Sophie Turner, who plays Sansa Stark, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012. She was 15 when the show began airing.
Turner, age 23, attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Kit Harington, who plays Jon Snow, attends an HBO event on Feb. 1, 2011 in New York. Harington was 24 when Game of Thrones premiered.
Harington, 32, attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012. She was 14 when the season was airing.
Williams, attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019. She turned 22 on April 15, 2019.
Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys Targaryen, attends the 2011 Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monaco. Clarke was 25 when Game of Thrones Season 1 debuted.
Clarke, 32, attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
John Bradley, who plays Samwell Tarley, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013. Bradley was 23 when Season 1 premiered.
Bradley, 30, attends the Season 8 premiere in Belfast, Ireland, on April 12, 2019.
Isaac Hempstead Wright, who plays Bran Stark, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012. He was 12 years old when Season 1 premiered.
Hempstead Wright attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019. He turned 20 on April 9, 2019.
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister, arrives for HBO's Emmy Awards afterparty on Sept. 18, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.
Coster-Waldau attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Gwendoline Christie, who plays Brienne of Tarth, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
Christie attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Alfie Allen, who plays Theon Greyjoy, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012
Allen attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Gemma Whelan, who plays Yara Greyjoy, attends the London premiere of Game of Thrones Season 3 on March 26, 2013.
Whelan attends the Season 8 premiere in Belfast, Ireland, on April 12, 2019.
Peter Dinklage, who plays Tyrion Lannister, poses with his Emmy for supporting actor in a drama series at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2011.
Dinklage attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Nathalie Emmanuel, who plays Missandei, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
Emmanuel attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Rory McCann, who plays Sandor "The Hound" Clegane, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
McCann attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Carice van Houten, who the red priestess Melisandre, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
Van Houten attends the Season 8 premiere in Belfast, Ireland, on April 12, 2019.
Joe Dempsie, who plays Gendry, attends a BAFTA party in London on Feb. 12, 2014.
Dempsie attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Iain Glen, who plays Jorah Mormont, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012.
Glen attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Liam Cunningham, who plays Davos Seaworth, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012.
Cunningham attends the Season 8 premiere in Belfast, Ireland, on April 12, 2019.
Rose Leslie, who played Ygritte, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012.
Leslie attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Aidan Gillen, who played Petyr Littlefinger Baelish, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
Gillen attends the Season 8 premiere afterparty in New York on April 3, 2019.
Natalie Dormer, who played Margaery Tyrell, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
Dormer attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Jason Momoa, who played Khal Drogo, attends a Comic-Con party in San Diego on July 22, 2011.
Momoa attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Kristian Nairn, who played Hodor, attends a Comic-Con event in San Diego on July 12, 2012.
Nairn attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Charles Dance, who played Tywin Lannister, attends the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012.
Dance attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Sean Bean, who played Ned Stark, arrives at a Game of Thrones screening in Monaco, on June 8, 2011.
Bean attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Sibel Kekilli, who plays Shae, attends the Season 3 premiere of Game of Thrones in Hollywood on March 18, 2013.
Kekilli attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
Mark Addy, who played Robert Baratheon, arrives at a Game of Thrones screening in Monaco, on June 8, 2011.
Addy attends the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.
D.B. Weiss and David Benioff attend the Season 1 DVD launch in London on Feb. 29, 2012.
David Benioff and D.B. Weiss attend the Season 8 premiere in New York on April 3, 2019.