Dylan and Cole Sprouse: Their Careers in Photos
They have been acting their entire lives, literally!
The identical Sprouse twins, now 31, have been acting in Hollywood their whole lives (literally)! They landed their first job on screen when they were just one year old and have had remarkable staying power in the thirty years since. Like many sets of identical twin child stars, the duo got their start in acting by taking turns playing the role of one character. But eventually they got to share the screen as TV Twins, and now their roles as Zack (Dylan) and Cody (Cole) in multiple Disney Channel series including The Suite Life of Zack and Cody are probably their best-known parts.
After their time on Disney from 2005 to 2011, Dylan and Cole took a break from acting to pursue a college degree—both attending New York University. While the twins have not acted alongside each other since graduating from school, they have both gone on to play major roles in several notable projects. We hit the archives and dug up our favorite photos from the Sprouses' acting career—watch them grow up before your very eyes.
Grace Under Fire (1993 - 1998)
Their first credited acting job at just one year old, the Sprouse twins both filled the role of Patrick Kelly in the main cast of Grace Under Fire. For 112 episodes, the show followed the story of a single mom navigating life after divorce with her three kids.
Big Daddy (1999)
Another joint role for the Sprouse twins, the six-year-olds starred in their first feature film with the classic Adam Sandler comedy Big Daddy. The Sprouses played Julian, the kid that Sandler's slacker character Sonny Koufax adopts to win his girlfriend back.
Friends (2000 - 2002)
Remember that iconic episode of Friends where Ross dressed up as the Holiday Armadillo to teach his son Ben about Hanukkah? Ben, the son of Ross and his ex-wife Carol, was portrayed by just Cole. In his first role without his brother, Cole appeared in seven episodes of the series until he was later replaced by older twins as his character aged on the show.
Just for Kicks (2003)
Dylan and Cole Sprouse star in this direct-to-video family sports film as soccer-obsessed twins. Their mom coaches the team—badly—after the boys' father has to leave town on a business trip and pause his coaching duties. The twins find a local mechanic who is talented at soccer to help their mom coach, and later learn that he was a professional player.
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
A career defining role for Cole and Dylan, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody first aired in 2005 and become a Disney smash-hit. Starring in 87 episodes, Cole and Dylan played goofy twin brothers who can't help but get into various forms of mischief around the Tipton hotel that they live in with their mom.
The Suite Life on Deck
Following the success of the first series, Disney Channel released The Suite Life on Deck, a sequel that followed Zack and Cody as they studied abroad at sea on the SS Tipton alongside some new friends and old favorite characters. After 71 episodes, the series ended with the boys graduating from high school. This imitated real life as the Sprouse twins were getting ready to head off to college in real life.
The Suite Life Movie
The Sprouse twins starred in (and executive produced) their first DCOM (Disney Channel Original Movie) when they reprised their roles as Zack and Cody in the The Suite Life Movie. While the movie premiered a few weeks after the finale of The Suite Life on Deck, the movie takes place during Zack and Cody's spring break of their senior year on deck. The film follows the boys' time at the Gemini Project, which aims to study twin sibling dynamics. They end up being brought closer together in the end—but not in the way viewers expect.
Dismissed
Dylan Sprouse's post-college return to acting came when he appeared in the 2017 horror thriller Dismissed. Dylan plays a deranged high school student who is committed to doing whatever it takes to get an A, including kidnapping and threatening his teacher.
Riverdale
Based on the hit Archie Comics series and characters, Riverdale follows the story of Archie and his friends, but with a supernatural twist. Cole Sprouse played the role of Jughead Jones from the start of this CW drama in 2017 until the series came to an end in 2023.
Five Feet Apart
His first full-length film after college graduation, Cole Sprouse starred with Haley Lu Richardson in Five Feet Apart. The romantic teen drama, based on a book of the same name, tells the story of two teenage patients with cystic fibrosis. Despite being medically required to stay six feet apart, the two begin a tragic love story during their time together in the hospital.
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