How Old Would GTA Characters Be Today?
GTA's timeline is frozen, but ours isn't. Here's how old the whole cast — CJ, Michael, Trevor, Niko, Tommy and more — would be if they aged in real time, today.
Every GTA hero is frozen at their in-game age — CJ is forever 24 in 1992, Tommy Vercetti forever 35 in 1986. But the years keep rolling for the rest of us. This tool takes each character's canonical birth year and ages them forward to today, so you can see how old they'd really be now.
Wondering how old would CJ be now? Around 58. Tommy Vercetti? Roughly 75. Flip the toggle to GTA 6 launch day and watch the whole cast get even older. Ages are based on in-game canon and are purely for fun.
Tommy Vercetti
GTA: Vice City· 2002
Canon age 35 in GTA: Vice City(2002)
View Tommy VercettiMichael De Santa
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 48 in GTA V(2013)
View Michael De SantaTrevor Philips
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 46 in GTA V(2013)
View Trevor PhilipsCJ
GTA: San Andreas· 2004
Canon age 24 in GTA: San Andreas(2004)
View CJNiko Bellic
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 30 in GTA IV(2008)
View Niko BellicJohnny Klebitz
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 30 in GTA IV(2008)
View Johnny KlebitzLuis Lopez
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 26 in GTA IV(2008)
View Luis LopezFranklin Clinton
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 25 in GTA V(2013)
View Franklin ClintonSonny Forelli
GTA: Vice City· 2002
Canon age 42 in GTA: Vice City(2002)
View Sonny ForelliRicardo Diaz
GTA: Vice City· 2002
Canon age 40 in GTA: Vice City(2002)
View Ricardo DiazFrank Tenpenny
GTA: San Andreas· 2004
Canon age 44 in GTA: San Andreas(2004)
View Frank TenpennySalvatore Leone
GTA III· 2001
Canon age 50 in GTA III(2001)
View Salvatore LeoneWei Cheng
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 58 in GTA V(2013)
View Wei ChengLance Vance
GTA: Vice City· 2002
Canon age 30 in GTA: Vice City(2002)
View Lance VanceJimmy Pegorino
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 51 in GTA IV(2008)
View Jimmy PegorinoDave Norton
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 55 in GTA V(2013)
View Dave NortonRay Bulgarin
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 50 in GTA IV(2008)
View Ray BulgarinDevin Weston
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 51 in GTA V(2013)
View Devin WestonLester Crest
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 50 in GTA V(2013)
View Lester CrestBig Smoke
GTA: San Andreas· 2004
Canon age 28 in GTA: San Andreas(2004)
View Big SmokeRyder
GTA: San Andreas· 2004
Canon age 24 in GTA: San Andreas(2004)
View RyderDimitri Rascalov
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 39 in GTA IV(2008)
View Dimitri RascalovCatalina
GTA III· 2001
Canon age 32 in GTA III(2001)
View CatalinaStretch
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 40 in GTA V(2013)
View StretchSteve Haines
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 38 in GTA V(2013)
View Steve HainesRay Boccino
GTA IV· 2008
Canon age 32 in GTA IV(2008)
View Ray BoccinoLamar Davis
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 24 in GTA V(2013)
View Lamar DavisTracey De Santa
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 20 in GTA V(2013)
View Tracey De SantaJimmy De Santa
GTA V· 2013
Canon age 20 in GTA V(2013)
View Jimmy De SantaClaude
GTA III· 2001
Rockstar never confirmed Claude's age, so there's no birth year to age forward.
View ClaudeLucia
GTA VI· 2026
Rockstar never confirmed Lucia's age, so there's no birth year to age forward.
View LuciaJason
GTA VI· 2026
Rockstar never confirmed Jason's age, so there's no birth year to age forward.
View JasonMaria Latore
GTA III· 2001
Rockstar never confirmed Maria Latore's age, so there's no birth year to age forward.
View Maria LatoreJust for fun. Ages are calculated from each character's in-game canonical age and the year their game is set — GTA's story world does not actually age in real time.
Frequently Asked Questions
🎮 How old would CJ be now?
Carl 'CJ' Johnson is around 24 during San Andreas in 1992, which points to a birth year near 1968. If he kept aging in real time, CJ would be about 58 today. Switch the toggle to GTA 6 launch day and he creeps into his late fifties.
🕶️ How old is Tommy Vercetti now?
Tommy is 35 during Vice City in 1986 (born around 1951). Aged in real time he would be roughly 75 now — comfortably a pensioner by the time GTA 6 arrives.
🧊 How old is Niko Bellic now?
Niko is 30 during GTA IV in 2008, so a birth year around 1978. In real time that makes him roughly 48 today — the Liberty City war veteran would be firmly middle-aged.
📅 Are these ages official?
No. These numbers are just for fun. They are built from each character's in-game canonical age and the year their game is set, then aged forward as if the characters were real people. GTA's timeline does not actually move in real time, and characters like Claude, Lucia and Jason have no confirmed age at all — they are flagged as unconfirmed.