Here's how the real ages of the 'Outer Banks' cast compare to their characters

The disappearance of John B.'s dad is what sets him on the path to the Bahamas in search of buried treasure.

He's more than a decade older than his teenage character.

Since "Outer Banks" began, Stokes has appeared in projects like the Netflix adaptation of the YA novel "Uglies" and the Prime Video series "Tell Me Your Secrets."

Stokes is currently dating country singer Kelsea Ballerini.

While Sarah's family may be elitist and, in some cases, downright evil, Sarah is able to escape all that to find love with John B. and his friends, the "Pogues."

Cline and her on-screen love interest, played by Stokes, dated for over a year in real life before breaking up in November 2022.

In between seasons of "OBX," Cline starred in "Glass Onion," the second "Knives Out" film. She's also set to star in the upcoming revival of the "I Know What You Did Last Summer" franchise.

Kiara's parents own a restaurant in the Outer Banks, which sometimes means that she gets dragged to Kook events, like the Midsummer party in episode five of season one.

Bailey also had a recurring role on the CW show "Black Lightning" as part of the villainous group, the Masters of Disaster.

Pope is easily the smartest member of the Pogues and has the closest relationship to the gold everyone was searching for in seasons one and two. He's a descendant of Denmark Tanny, who smuggled the gold in after a shipwreck in the 1800s.

Daviss had a starring role in the 2022 Netflix film "Do Revenge."

JJ, who comes from an abusive household, is the hothead of the group — though, over the last three seasons, he's been making some progress on that front. He even finally told Kiara he loved her at the end of season three.

Pankow hails from Alaska, a far cry from the islands of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Just before the fourth season of "OBX" premiered, Pankow wrapped up his time as Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" at Boston's American Repertory Theater. He's also appeared in films such as "Uncharted," "The Crusades," and "Accidental Texan."

Perhaps you remember when the audio of Sarah telling Topper, "No, you don't, Topper. You love the idea of me, you love being seen with me, but you don't love me," went viral on TikTok.

North got his start on Disney Channel, starring in a show called "I Didn't Do It" from 2014 to 2015. In 2024, he appeared in the film "One Last Move."

Rafe is set up as a college dropout and general thorn in the side of the rest of the Cameron family — throughout the show he's grown increasingly more volatile, with the season four trailer teasing more troubling behavior from Rafe.

You may recognize Starkey as the police officer from "The Hate U Give," his recurring role in "Scream: Resurrection," or his roles in "The Devil All the Time, "Love, Simon," or "The Other Zoey."

This fall, he's costarring with Daniel Craig in the film "Queer," directed by Luca Guadagnino — it's sure to be a star-making performance.

John B. and Sarah met Cleo when the ship she was working on rescued them from a shipwreck at the beginning of season two. After allying herself with them and the rest of their friends, Cleo is now a full-blown Pogue.

Grant has a strong Bahamian accent in the show, but in real life, Grant has an American accent.