Actors Who Brilliantly Portrayed Characters Much Older Than Themselves

A good actor can play any character, from those much younger than themselves to people whose age is far ahead of their own.

Nemo / Jared Leto


Madame Céline Villeneuve Desgoffe und Taxis /
Tilda Swinton

The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014
The actress masterfully portrayed this elderly aristocratic lady. The makeup was done so perfectly that she became completely unrecognizable. By the way, Tilda will soon add on a couple of dozen years again, along with a change of sex: for her role in Suspiria, she transforms into an elderly man.

Benjamin Button / Brad Pitt

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008
State-of-the-art technology was used to make Brad look old: more than 120 emotions were captured from the actor’s face and then transposed onto 3D models. As a result of this huge work, Pitt sometimes played whole scenes alone, while his doubles often stood in for him in certain scenes.

Daisy / Cate Blanchett

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008

The Witch / Helena Bonham Carter

Big Fish, 2003
Helena’s talent shone the brightest in this movie: the actress was equally marvelous as both the beautiful Jennifer and the hideous witch.

Bonus: Melisandre / Carice van Houten

Game of Thrones, Season 6, 2016
Fans of the show will surely remember the episode at the beginning of Season 6 where Melisandre, the Red Woman, suddenly turned into an old hag. This scene couldn’t do without a double, but the face still belongs to Carice van Houten herself, although with meticulous makeup. 

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