Modern Family fans may remember Nolan Gould as the young boy who brought the goofy Luke Dunphy to life on the hit American sitcom.
So viewers were in for quite a surprise when a recent photo of the ‘buffed’ 24-year-old went viral on social media.
The actor shared a post on Sunday, showing him shirtless while on a hike with friends in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness in Colorado.
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“Four Pass Loop – Maroon Bells, Colorado. 26 miles, more oatmeal packets than can be counted. Aliens were definitely seen,” he captioned the post.
Images showed the actor and his friends dressed in hiking gear as they took on the challenge, exploring gorgeous terrain and picturesque mountain faces.
Fans of the child star reacted to the photos with shock.
“You look so hot in this but I barely could regonise you!” one remarked.
“Phil must be so proud!” another said, referencing his fictional dad Phil Dunphy, played by Ty Burrell.
“Phil Dunphy taught him well,” a Twitter comment said.
“This is weird. I was like, ‘Wasn’t this a child not too long ago?’” a comment said.
“This is how I remember him,” a Twitter commenter said, sharing a meme of Gould aged 10.
“Is that Luke? Buff,” a user wrote.
“Wow! I barely recognised him!” added another.
“Oh wow, how time flies,” a comment read.
The New York native rose to fame on Modern Family, playing the youngest child of Phil and Claire Dunphy, who was played by Julie Bowen.
The hit series ran for 11 years and had more than 250 episodes.
Gould was just 10 when he was cast as Luke – a playful, mischievous and immature boy – who quickly grew to become a fan favourite.
Despite his character being goofy, in real life the actor was considered brilliant, with an an IQ of 150.
Rico Rodriguez
The new viral photo of Gould comes five months after fans had a similar revelation about fellow Modern Family star Rico Rodriguez, who played Manny.
The 25-year-old stepped out in Los Angeles for the Shazam! Fury of the Gods premiere in March and the photos quickly went viral.
Rodriguez wore an olive and white bomber jacket with black pants and matching olive-toned sneakers.
“You need to Google what Manny from Modern Family looks like now,” one Twitter user said after seeing the new photos.
“Oh my gosh, he’s all grown up! It’s strange and a little sad (for me anyway) to see child actors I love get older,” a commenter said.
“We just know them as their character and there’s a part of me that wants to keep them in that space forever.”
Other notable cast members in the series included Sofia Vergara, Ed O’Neill, Sarah Hyland, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ariel Winter.
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