12 Actors Who Were Too Old For Their Roles But No One Noticed
It commonly happens that actors are cast in roles that are much younger than their actual age. If an actor is just right for a part, the director may be willing to ignore the age gap. It’s sure that you will be shocked to learn that plenty of actors portrayed characters with ages drastically different from their own but it shows us how great they are at playing their parts.
Many older actors are cast as high school kids. It may be because they are more mature or the way filmmakers don’t have to deal with child-labor laws. But whatever the reason, many actors still shined in their roles and viewers seemingly ignore that.
We’ve rounded up some examples of actors who were cast for their roles that were much younger than their real age.
#1. Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer was 32 years old when she was playing the role of 18-year-old Margaery Tyrell in Game of Thrones.
#2. Robert Pattinson
Robert Pattinson acted in the last film of The Twilight Sage when he was 26 years old. In the famous saga, he portrayed Edward Cullen, who was still only 17.
#3. Charisma Carpenter
At age 27, Charisma Carpenter was cast for the role of a high school student in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season One, 1997, and she fulfilled the part perfectly.
#4. Carey Mulligan
27-year-old Carey Mulligan easily transformed into 18-year-old Daisy Buchanan (The Great Gatsby, 2013).
#5. Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing played a high school student at the age of 34 (Grease, 1978).
#6. Felicity Jones
28-year-old Felicity Jones easily played 18-year-old Sophie (Breathe In, 2013).
#7. Taylor Kitsch
25-year-old Taylor Kitsch managed to play the role of a 15-year-old teenager (Friday Night Lights, 2006).
#8. Minka Kelly
Kitsch’s colleague on set, 26-year-old Minka Kelly, effortlessly transformed into a 16-year-old girl in the 2006 movie Friday Night Lights.
#9. Winona Ryder
27-year-old Winona Ryder played 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen in Girl, Interrupted.
#10. Eric Christian Olsen
At the age of 32, Eric Christian Olsen played a high-schooler in Fired Up!
#11. Peter Hayden Dinklage
Peter Hayden Dinklage portrayed the iconic role of Tyrion Lannister, who was only 23 years old in the TV series Game of Thrones. At that time, he was 40 years old.
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#12. Alison Lohman
Alison Lohman took on the role of a 16-year-old teenager when she was 27 years old in Flicka.