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Too old to play young ?
We take a look at movie stars that have played characters that are far younger then their real life ages...
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1. Too old to play young?
Stacey Dash was 29 years old when she played the role of 17 year old Dionne in 'Clueless'.
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2. Too old to play young?
James Van Der Beek (20), Katie Holmes (18) and Joshua Jackson (19) playing 15-year-olds in 'Dawsons Creek'.
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3. Too old to play young? ?
Cory Monteith currently stars in 'Glee' as 17 year old Finn Hudson.
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4. Too old to play young?
Judd Nelson was 25 years old when he played rebel John Bender in 80's classic 'The Breakfast Club'.
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5. Too old to play young?
Do you remember 'Beverly Hills 90210'? Well did you know that Gabrielle Carteris who played 18 year old Andrea was actually 32 in real life!
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6. Too old to play young?
There has been lots of controversy over the age of Jason Earles who stars in Hannah Montana. The 33 year old plays the teenage brother of Miley Cyrus.
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7. Too old to play young?
Keiko Agena was 30 years old when she played the role of 18 year old Lane Kin in 'Gilmore Girls.
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8. Too old to play young?
Alan Ruck who stared as Cameron in 'Ferris Buellers Day Off' was 30 when he played the 18 year old character.
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9. Too old to play young?
Rachel McAdams was 26 when she played baby faced Regina George in high school movie 'Mean Girls'.
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10. Too old to play young?
When he starred in 'The Graduate' Dustin Hoffman was 30 despite playing a college boy.
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11. Too old to play young?
Emma Thompson was 35 when she took on the role of 19 year old Elinor Dashwood in the adaption of 'Sense and Sensibility'.
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12. Too old to play young?
Despite playing high school children the cast of Grease were far from teenagers. Stockard Channing who played Rizzo was 34 at the time while Olivia Newton John was 29.
