How Old Are Lucy, Pippa, and the Tell Me Lies Cast? See Their Real Ages Across Both Timelines
Curious about the Tell Me Lies cast’s real and on-screen ages? Season 3 finally reveals how old Lucy Albright, Pippa, and the rest of the crew are—and how the dual timelines connect their college days to who they’ve become years later.
Okay, if you’ve ever found yourself squinting at the screen wondering just how old these people are supposed to be on Tell Me Lies Season 3—not just generally, but in each of the show’s time-hopping storylines—here’s your answer. This show really leans into the whole ‘split timeline’ thing, so tracking who’s how old and when can get weird. I went through the details, so you don’t have to break out a whiteboard.
Two Timelines, Double the Drama
Season 3 mostly flips between 2008 (cue all the Indie Sleaze nostalgia you can handle) and a 2015 flash-forward set during Bree and Evan’s wedding. Most of the main cast shows up at both points, so there’s a seven-year gap to keep in mind. Here’s where each character lands on the ‘how-old-are-they-really’ spectrum in both.
- Lucy Albright: Starts as an 18-year-old freshman at Baird College in 2008. Fast-forward to 2015, she’s 25 and very much not the naive kid she used to be.
- Stephen DeMarco: He’s 21 (a junior) in 2008, which puts him at about 28 during the wedding timeline. In a move nobody really saw coming, he’s now engaged to Lucy’s ex-best friend, Lydia—who famously hated him back in the day.
- Bree Buchanan: The same age as Lucy, so 18 in pre-time-jump scenes. Season 2 confirms she’s 19 during her complicated thing with her professor, Oliver. By 2015, she’s 26 and walking down the aisle with Evan.
- Pippa: Also 18 in 2008. In 2015, she’s in her mid-twenties (about 25–26). The best part? She’s now dating Diana, who used to date Stephen. Yes, really.
- Mike Wrigley: Wrigley is 21 and basically the older brother figure (and major party instigator) in 2008. Add the seven years, and he’s 28 or 29 at the wedding.
- Diana: She’s in that college upperclassman range—about 20–22 in 2008. By 2015, she’s late twenties, putting her at 27–29 and (see above) now seeing Pippa. Sometimes this show feels like a relationship flowchart.
- Evan: Turns 21 in Season 1, so he’s hanging with Wrigley and Stephen age-wise. In the later timeline, he’s 28 and finally tying the knot with Bree.
- Oliver: The outlier, because he’s the professor. He’s 45 in 2008 when he gets involved with Bree. He doesn’t show up in 2015, but if you’re curious, he’d be about 52.
The Most Surprising Pairings (and Ages)
The big jaw-dropper for me is that Stephen is engaged to Lydia seven years later—there’s a history there that’s never exactly smooth. Also, how Pippa and Diana ended up together after all those complicated college entanglements is its own full-circle thing.
And just in case you thought the professor/student stuff was only a short-term subplot: don’t forget Oliver, who was 45 during his thing with Bree. That’s nearly twice her age at the time—honestly, it’s a bit much even for TV drama.
'The way this show connects its college chaos to the grown-up messiness is kind of impressive. By the time you’re at that wedding in 2015, everyone has aged, but let’s be real: nobody’s exactly grown up.'
So, the next time you’re streaming Tell Me Lies and thinking, ‘How old are these people supposed to be again?’—now you know. Seven years can change a lot, but in this show, it mostly just makes everyone’s relationships more complicated.