16 Actors Who Played Characters Much Younger Than Their Real Age
It’s likely that each of us has watched a movie or a TV series where actors and their characters didn’t match each other by age. But why does this happen? The work of those under 18 is strictly regulated by law. They can’t work the whole working day and they can’t take part in explicit scenes, not to mention if the project goes on for too long, their appearance can change drastically. This is the reason why young movie characters are often played by older actors. We at Bright Side have already told you about adult actors who’ve easily managed to transform into teenagers. And our readers were so interested in this article, that we decided to compile new material on this topic. 1. Roberto Benigni, Pinocchio The movie Pinocchio that was released in 2002 starred 49-year-old Benigni playing the role of the young wooden boy, Pinocchio. The age of the fairytale character is unknown, but taking into account that he was just about to start school, he couldn’t have been older than 7 ye...