Love Actually star Thomas Brodie-Sangster and late Bond star Sean Connery pictures have gone viral after it was revealed they were both the same age when they were taken.

Thomas shot to fame in the iconic movie Love Actually when he was just 13 and has gone on to star in hits like The Maze Runner and Nanny McPhee.

Despite his youthful appearance, the star, born in London, is 35, born on May 16, 1990 and is now married to Elon Musk’s ex-wife, actress Talulah Riley.

Posting on Facebook on Tuesday, UNILAD shared a side-by-side snap of Thomas and Scottish actor Sir Sean taken when they were both aged 34, highlighting how much younger Thomas. 

UNILAD wrote: ‘Both of these guys are 34 in these photos – and yep, we’re doing a double take too.

‘On the left: the timeless swagger of a mid-century icon. On the right: a modern-day star who’s somehow looked 17 for the last 20 years.⁠

Pictures of Sir Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster have gone viral as it’s revealed they were both aged 34 when snapped

Actor Thomas shot to fame in Love Actually when he was just 13 and has gone on to star in hits like The Maze Runner series and Nanny McPhee

⁠’Same age, completely different vibes.’

In the comments fans couldn’t believe it, posting: ‘That’s a perfect visual representation of how I saw people in their thirties in my twenties, vs how I see people in their thirties in my forties!’

‘Sean Connery smoked, drunk heavily and lived life roughly, the Nanny McPhee lad did not.’

‘I’m not even surprised because these days the living conditions are way better and health care is more advanced where as Sir Sean Connery was born in the times of the wild wild west where if you broke your arm you had to walk it off.’

‘Wow, Thomas Brodie Sangster have some great genetics. He looks like a 15-year-old kid. Now wondering, what kind of skin care he uses?’

‘Thomas Brodie never ages lol. Been the same since I seen him on the first Maze runner.’

Sir Sean was born in Edinburgh on August 25, 1930, and was raised in Fountainbridge, and started out as a milkman before joining the Royal Navy.

He had his acting breakthrough in 1957 and went on to become the first James Bond, playing the iconic secret agent in five films between 1962 and 1967.

Fans couldn’t help but notice how different they look

Sir Sean, who became well known for a having a rugged lifestyle during his Bond era, died at the age of 90 in October 2020

The actor, who became well known for a having a rugged lifestyle, gave an interview about his bad habits in 1971.

He told The Guardian: ‘I try not to drink too much because when I do drink I drink too much and too easily.

‘I gave up smoking three years ago’ a complete cut-off; when I smoked pot I found that I didn’t like it because, although it turned me on all right, it was too much like smoking cigarettes.

Sir Sean died at the age of 90 in October 2020.

Thomas lives a private and quiet life in Hertfordshire with his wife Talulah Riley.

In complete contrast, Thomas lives a private and quiet life in Hertfordshire with his wife Talulah Riley (pictured in 2023)

And while he doesn’t mind the attention, Thomas admitted he feels ‘old’ when he’s remembered for Nanny McPhee, a part he played two decades ago.

Last year, he told The Telegraph: ‘It’s really cool. Mothers or, like, big dudes will come up and say, “I loved Nanny McPhee as a kid!” and now they’re grown-up. It does make you feel a little old, but it’s nice. 

‘It’s like Love Actually, everyone loves it, it’s not controversial. It’s an honour, really, to be in movies that have stood the test of time.’

It is ironic that the actor refers to himself as ‘old’, seeing as it’s constantly pointed out to him that he looks ridiculously young for his age.

Indeed the fresh-faced thespian, who’s barely aged since soaring to fame back in 2003 is used to it, noting he ‘gets that a lot’, with people especially dumfounded when he points out just how long ago Love Actually was.