{"id":292711,"date":"2024-03-02T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T23:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/15-times-older-actors-took-on-youthful-roles"},"modified":"2024-03-02T18:29:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T23:29:26","slug":"15-times-older-actors-took-on-youthful-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/15-times-older-actors-took-on-youthful-roles","title":{"rendered":"15 Occasions Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"120.876970005\">\n<p>Casting is a delicate balance for any movie or TV series. It would help if you had an actor who fits the part perfectly in looks and personality, but that\u2019s not always possible. In some cases, it seems like the casting director struggled to find an appropriate talent that fit the desired age and personality. For whatever reason they were cast, some actors were significantly older than the iconic characters they played.<\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-title\">\n<h2 class=\"slide-title-data\"><span class=\"title\">1. Henry Thomas<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1156326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1156326\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1156326\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 2\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Hugh Crain in The Haunting of Hill House\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House.jpg\" alt=\"Hugh Crain in The Haunting of Hill House\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Henry-Thomas-Haunting-of-Hill-House-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1156326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Netflix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-title\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">Don\u2019t feel embarrassed if you didn\u2019t realize Henry Thomas\u2019 character in Mike Flanagan\u2019s <\/span><em style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\">The Haunting of Hill House<\/em><span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family);\"> was the same as Timothy Hutton\u2019s. While there was a 26-year time jump between their roles as a younger and older Hugh Crain, the actors are only 11 years apart and look even closer than that.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>2. Stellan Skarsgard<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1156329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1156329\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1156329\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 3\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Father Lankester in front of a statue of Pazuzu\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning.jpg\" alt=\"Father Lankester in front of a statue of Pazuzu\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stellan-Skarsgard-Exorcist-The-Beginning-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1156329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Morgan Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You need to understand the timeline of\u00a0<em>The Exorcist<\/em>\u00a0for this one, but Stellan Skarsgard was way too old for his role in\u00a0<em>The Exorcist: Beginning.<\/em>\u00a0Skarsgard plays a younger version of Max von Sydow\u2019s Father Lankester Merrin from\u00a0<em>The Exorcist.<\/em>\u00a0The problem? Skarsgard was 53 while filming\u00a0<em>Beginning,<\/em>\u00a0while Sydow was 43 while filming\u00a0<em>The Exorcist.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>3. Seth Rogan<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072128\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072128\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 4\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1.png.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-300x169.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-50x28.png.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-180x100.png.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-150x84.png.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Superbad Seth Rogen\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1.png\" alt=\"Superbad Seth Rogen\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Superbad-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rogan was initially meant to play a younger version of himself in the 2007 comedy loosely based on his life in\u00a0<em>Superbad<\/em>. However, Jonah Hill was cast to play Seth instead. This was an unusual decision since Hill is only a year younger than Rogan, so playing a teenager graduating high school when the actor is in his 30s seems an odd casting choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>4. Robert de Niro<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_729390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-729390\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-729390 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"The Irishman Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Ray Romano\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-729390\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764.png\" alt=\"The Irishman Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Ray Romano\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Irishman-e1690939671764-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-729390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Netflix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The actor played a younger version of himself in\u00a0<em>The Irishman<\/em>, and while de-aging someone a couple of decades is fine, getting a man in his 70s to look like he\u2019s in his 20s was a feat the filmmakers were not up for.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>5. 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data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alan Rickman\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MV5BOTEwMjM3NTU0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODU4NjgyMw@@._V1_FMjpg_UX1280_-e1664004431509-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-617371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rickman was too old to play Snape in the\u00a0<em data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;BlueLinks&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:14}\"><a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/harry-potter-weekend-in-london\/\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;Destination&quot;,&quot;t&quot;:14,&quot;b&quot;:1}\">Harry Potter<\/a><\/em>\u00a0series, though most of the adult cast needed to be younger to match the characters they were meant to portray in the books. It seems the casting director wanted to include most of the United Kingdom\u2019s elite acclaimed actors in the production, so age was probably never considered.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Fabien Frankel<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072135\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072135\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 7\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon.png.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-300x169.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-50x28.png.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-180x100.png.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-150x84.png.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"House of the Dragon Fabien Frankel\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon.png\" alt=\"House of the Dragon Fabien Frankel\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/House-of-the-Dragon-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: HBO Entertainment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>House of the Dragon<\/em>\u00a0made some very odd casting decisions. The story\u2019s timeline jumps significantly throughout season one, so it stands to reason that all the actors need to age in appearance. The actresses who portrayed Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower were swapped for older actresses. In contrast, Paddy Considine was in the makeup artist chair to age up for his role as King Viserys Targaryen.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fabien Frankel, who played Ser Criston Cole, seems to have found the fountain of youth as he didn\u2019t age at all during the 20 years in which the story takes place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>7. Florence Pugh<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072136\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072136\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 8\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women.png.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-300x169.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-50x28.png.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-180x100.png.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-150x84.png.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Little Women Florence Pugh\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women.png\" alt=\"Little Women Florence Pugh\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Little-Women-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Little Women<\/em>\u00a0is a classic American book, and several film\u00a0adaptations\u00a0have been extremely popular. In the 2019 version, Pugh attempted to play a much younger character in their pre-teens, which didn\u2019t sit well with some viewers. A 22-year-old playing an 18-year-old is understandable; a 22-year-old playing a 12-year-old takes much more effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>8. Josh Brolin<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072138\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072138\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 9\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3.png.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-300x169.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-1024x576.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-768x432.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-50x28.png.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-180x100.png.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-150x84.png.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Men in Black 3 Josh Brolin, Alice Eve\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-150x84.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3.png\" alt=\"Men in Black 3 Josh Brolin, Alice Eve\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3.png 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-50x28.png 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-180x100.png 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Men-in-Black-3-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead of putting Tommy Lee Jones in makeup, the casting director of\u00a0<em>Men in Black 3<\/em>\u00a0opted for Josh Brolin as a young Agent K. It still required over an hour in the makeup chair and prosthetics to get Brolin to look the way he did.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>9. The Cast of Grease<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1166308\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1166308\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1166308 perfmatters-lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Grease Movie (1978)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 10\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1166308\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease.jpg\" alt=\"Grease Movie (1978)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 10\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Grease-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1166308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Paramount Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Finding an ensemble cast of multi-talented singing and dancing actors in the 70s might have been hard to achieve because most of\u00a0<em>Grease\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>cast were in their 20s and 30s and playing high schoolers. Olivia Newton-John, for example, was 29. Casting director Joel Thum says it was a deliberate choice, so the ensemble appeared similar in age to the main stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>10. Kevin Spacey<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072139\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072139\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 11\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Beyond the Sea Kevin Spacey\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond the Sea Kevin Spacey\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Beyond-the-Sea-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Lions Gate Films.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Beyond the Sea<\/em>\u00a0is the story of singer Bobby Darin\u2019s rise to fame while he was in his 20s. When the movie came out in 2004, Spacey was 45 years old. Many fans felt he couldn\u2019t pull off being a 20-something Darrin, especially when the actress playing his love interest, Kate Bosworth, was 24 years younger.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>11. Robert Redford<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1143339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1143339\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1143339\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 12\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841.jpeg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-300x169.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-1024x576.jpeg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-768x432.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-50x28.jpeg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-180x100.jpeg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-150x84.jpeg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Robert Redford in The Natural (1984)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-50x28.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-180x100.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-150x84.jpeg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841.jpeg\" alt=\"Robert Redford in The Natural (1984)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-50x28.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-180x100.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_1841-150x84.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1143339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Tri-Star Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Redford is an iconic actor who\u2019s been in the business for most of his life. This one may be a bit semantic, considering The Natural is about an aging baseball player, but Roy Hobbs is 35, whereas Redford was nearly 50 years old when he played the role. Even the best hitters can&#8217;t stay in the show through their 40s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>12. Emma Thompson<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1072141\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1072141\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1072141\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 13\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility.jpg\" alt=\"Sense and Sensibility Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Sense-and-Sensibility-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1072141\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Sony Pictures Releasing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Emma Thompson is a phenomenal actress and has had a fantastic career. Still, her role as Elinor Dashwood in the 1995 adaptation of Austen\u2019s\u00a0<em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>\u00a0was strange, given the actress was a 36-year-old playing a character who is meant to be 19. Even Thompson said in interviews that she felt she was too old for the role.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>13. Ben Platt<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1066726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1066726\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1066726\" title=\"15 Times Older Actors Took on Youthful Roles 14\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-50x28.jpg.webp 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-180x100.jpg.webp 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-150x84.jpg.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20width='1280'%20height='720'%20viewBox='0%200%201280%20720'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"Dear Evan Hansen Amandla Stenberg, Ben Platt\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"perfmatters-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen.jpg\" alt=\"Dear Evan Hansen Amandla Stenberg, Ben Platt\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-180x100.jpg 180w, https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Dear-Evan-Hansen-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/noscript>\n<\/picture><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1066726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Universal Pictures.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Dear Evan Hansen<\/em>\u00a0is a poignant musical about a high school student with social anxiety disorder who fabricates a story to get his peers to accept him. Many fans felt the then-25-year-old Ben Platt was too old to portray a teenager. However, no one can deny his brilliant singing talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wealthofgeeks.com\/casting-actors-too-old-role\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casting is a delicate balance for any movie or TV series. 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