Board Thread:The Heroes of Olympus/@comment-28759193-20160617193458/@comment-25155763-20170609000257

So before you read the list know that I am going by more than just appearance. Also, I find it annoying when 20-25 year olds try and portray teenagers, so I have firmly decided only to cast actors who are actually teenagers-remember that characters like Hazel,Leo, and Nico are only 14-15 in HoO and that Percy was never described as looking very adult(in fact, his being a teenager is what makes him relatable and humorous).

Percy-David Mazouz(Age 16)

As a child, David played an autistic little boy named Jake in a series called Touch. Looking back on the show the little boy is hyper(although not talkative) and very similar to how I imagine a little Percy would be. along with the experience of representing mental disabilities, he's also accustom to playing a hero, as he does on the series Gotham, where he plays young Bruce Wayne(Batman's civilian and childhood identity). He has near-black(extremely dark brown) hair an sea green eyes.

Annabeth-Sabrina Carpenter*(Age 18)

She has blonde hair and blue-grey eyes(but she ca wear contacts if need be). But more important than matching Annabeth's strong eye color is matching her personality. The roles I've seen her are always very strong-willed, the Annabeth-esque determination never to fail always present. She also considers herself a leader and as Maya Hart in Disney's Girl Meets World, she certainly is one. My only concern is I've never seen her play a nerdy character-although good coaching and scripting can help her through that.

Hazel-Yara Shahidi(Age 17)

So she definitely fits Hazel with the pretty caramel colored skin and curly hair(although she'd have to dye it cinnamon-colored) and the almond shaped eyes(Gold contacts? I mean no one actually has gold eyes, at the realistic minimum you may find golden-brown eyes...). Although she's two years older, she has a pretty youthful appearance and can just not wear mature makeup if she really struggles to look 14. I'd also say that while she hasn't played anyone one-screen who's similar to Hazel's personality more than being worrisome, her actual personality seems fitting for the job. She's relatively sweet but also not afraid to stand-up for what she believes in-a selfless trait she and Hazel share. Also, she fans her face-which is so Hazel its ridiculous, and has an interest and History, so she should be able to pull off the 1920s flashbacks pretty well.

Frank-William Jay Behlendorf(Age 20)

Sadly,' white-washing' and lack of representation is still prevalent in English-speaking countries, so this one has been a hard search for muscular Asian actors and therefore he's older than I would've hoped at 20 years old, and I'm not really sure of his complete personality. However, he does fit Frank's appearance(maybe have to gain weight though). On the topic of acting, from what I've heard/seen of him in the band IM5, he'd be good at portraying the straight-forward,caring and respectable person that is Frank.

Leo-Xolo Mariduela(Age 15)

With curly brown hair, brown eyes, pointy ears and latino heritage, this was a no-brainer on the appearance section, although he is a tad too tall for Leo at a height of 5'7"-5'8", assuming Leo is 5'5"(as he is the same height as Piper, who is half a foot shorter than Jason, who is presumably 6'1 as described as about an inch taller than Percy, who is 6'0). He has experience playing a Foster kid with a dead mother as Victor Graham on the show Parenthood. On the same show, he is a boy who struggles with school and tends to act out do to ADHD. His real life self is also very hyper and comical(as seen on his Social Media), so mall in all he's a pretty good fit for the hilarious Super-Sized McShizzle

Jason-Antoine Oliver Pilon(Age 19)

Since Jason has always been described as relatively mature-looking, I'm okay with this guy's age. He's blonde, blue-eyed, tall and buff-pretty much the exact description of Jason. Not only that though, he also fits personality wise. On screen and off screen, he's pretty stoic and in film he's played more aggressive roles and he's definitely a leader with advocating against bullying and directing short film at the age of 18!

Piper-Rowan Blanchard(Age 15)

Okay so first off, Rowan Blanchard does have some Native American decent(although its far back and barely worth mentioning), among other Middle-Eastern and European races. I just felt the need to mention that so it doesn't seem like I'm casting a 'white' girl as a Native American character. Sadly, there is not many native american actresses and even less teenage ones. I personally love this choice because not only does she fit appearance wise(although her beautiful hair would have to be cut), but she has Piper's calmness, protectiveness, and rebellious spirit-but she's also a huge feminist and has a good heart. Along with some good scripting, she could make Piper an actually like-able character.