EastEnders actor, 27, laughs off criticism that he is too old to play school bully

Liam Hatch's appearance in Albert Square as Logan met with comments such as Dad's gone back to class'

It is a frequent observation at the school gates, the bowling alley or the local branch of Nando's: the students are starting to look older than the teachers nowadays.

And EastEnders fans thought the same this week after seeing Albert Square's newest school bully, Logan - played by the actor Liam Hatch, 27.

Stockard Channing was 33 when she played the 17-year-old Rizzo in Grease.

Judd Nelson was 25 when he played 16-year-old John Bender in The Breakfast Club.

Stacey Dash played 16-year-old Dionne Marie Davenport in Clueless when she was 28.

Barbra Streisand was 40 when she played a 28-year-old woman trying to pass as a 17-year-old boy in Yentl.

Alan Ruck played high-schooler Cameron Frye in Ferris Bueller's Day Off! aged 29.

Rachel McAdams was 25 when she played 17 year-old Regina George in Mean Girls.

Ben McKenzie was 25 when he played 16-year-old Ryan in the OC.