‘Freakier Friday’ Cast Then Vs. Now—See How The Original 2003 Stars Have Changed

Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday (2003) and “Freakier Friday” (2025).

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Freakier Friday, the reboot of the beloved 2003 remake, is now playing in theaters everywhere. The film reunites the iconic on-screen mother-daughter duo Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan for another round of body-swapping.

In the 2003 film, mystical Chinese fortuane cookies cause Anna (Lohan), a rebellious teenager, and her psychologist mom, Tess (Curtis), to swap bodies, forcing them to experience each other’s lives and learn valuable lessons along the way.

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Two decades later, the mother-daughter team is back for another round. Anna is all grown up and a mother herself, with a daughter, Harper (Julia Butters), and a soon-to-be stepdaughter, Lily (Sophia Hammons). Instead of a two-way switch, the sequel ups the chaos with a four-way body swap.

“Two decades after an identity crisis, Anna’s blended family faces new challenges. Tess and Anna discover their past may be repeating with the next generation,” the synopsis reads.

Several familiar faces from the 2003 film return, including Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson and more. Keep reading to see how the main Freakier Friday cast has changed since the 2003 film, as well as the new additions for 2025.

Freakier Friday Cast Then Vs. Now

With more than twenty years between the 2003 film and the 2025 reboot, see how some of the returning Freakier Friday stars have changed.

Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman

Lindsay Lohan reprises her role as Anna Coleman in Freakier Friday. She was 16 years old during filming and 17 when the original movie was released. Now 39, Lohan’s return in Freakier Friday is one of the few films she has taken on since resuming her acting career in 2022. She has starred in several Netflix rom-coms, including Falling for Christmas (2022), Irish Wish (2024) and Our Little Secret (2024).

Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman

Jamie Lee Curtis is also back as Anna’s mother, Tess, in Freakier Friday. On The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, the Oscar-winning actress said she got the ball rolling on the sequel after looking up Lohan’s age to see if she could play the mother of a teenager. In 2023, Curtis won an Academy Award for her supporting role in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Chad Michael Murray as Jake

Everyone’s favorite 2000s heartthrob, Chad Michael Murray, is also reprising his role as Jake, Anna’s crush in the 2003 film. “For Jake in particular, I think we’re going to be excited to see what he’s been pining over for the past 22 years,” the actor teased in an interview with ABC News. Following Freaky Friday, Murray went on to star in A Cinderella Story alongside Hilary Duff and played Lucas Scott in One Tree Hill from 2003 to 2012.

Mark Harmon as Ryan

While many know Mark Harmon for his iconic role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, he also had a minor role in Freaky Friday as Ryan, Tess Coleman’s fiancé and later husband. He returns to reprise his role in Freakier Friday, nearly three years after leaving NCIS, though he still narrates the prequel series, NCIS: Origins.

Ryan Malgarini as Harry Coleman

In 2003, Ryan Malgarini portrayed Harry Coleman, Anna’s younger brother and Tess’ son. “I was really excited,” he told The Hollywood Reporter about his reaction when he heard the news about the sequel. “I stepped away for a couple years from acting in my mid-twenties, so when they said they wanted me to come back, I was genuinely surprised.” After Freaky Friday, he went on to appear in How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) and the Disney film Go Figure (2005).

Christina Vidal as Maddie

Christina Vidal played Maddie, one of Anna’s friends and Pink Slip bandmates, in Freaky Friday (2003). She appears in the reboot as well, and she and co-star Haley Hudson surprised fans with performances at Disneyland and the film’s world premiere. “This is a dream,” Vidal told HOLA! in an interview about reprising her role as Maddie. “It’s a blessing. I never would have imagined this actually happening.” She’s also appeared in Code Black, Training Day and Primo.

Haley Hudson as Peg

Fans will also recognize Haley Hudson, another one of Anna’s friends and Pink Slip bandmates. She went on to star in Marley & Me and appear in shows like Weeds and The Mentalist. In 2014, she played Stevie in the horror film The Pact II.

Who’s New To The Freakier Friday Cast?

The reboot also welcomes several new faces, including Julia Butters as Harper Coleman, Anna Coleman’s daughter, and Sophia Hammons as Lily Davies, Anna’s soon-to-be stepdaughter. Meanwhile, Manny Jacinto (The Good Place) plays Anna’s fiancé, Eric Davies.

Never Have I Ever’s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is also part of the Freakier Friday cast. She sings a new track for the film, which she called a dream come true. “I feel so blessed to be part of this film,” she said, per ABC7. “My scenes are with Lindsay and Jamie-I mean, come on-and I get a song!”

Freakier Friday is playing in theaters everywhere.

Watch the official trailer below.