{{short description|Age range an actor can portray}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2022}} '''Acting age''' is an age, or range of ages, that an actor lists on their résumé.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Tom Burke |title=How to Determine Your Age Range as an Actor |url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/whats-my-acting-age-range-7367/ |website=Backstage |access-date=23 November 2025 |date=22 February 2024}}</ref> It is not a claim to an actual chronological age, but a suggestion as to what age or ages the actor considers themselves capable of credibly portraying. Casting directors may also give age ranges when writing casting calls for a role.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Chris Butera |title=Everything You Need to Know About Casting Age Ranges |url=https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/how-to-cast-age-ranges/ |website=Casting Networks |access-date=23 November 2025 |date=5 September 2024}}</ref>
==Notable examples== * Stacey Dash, who played a 17-year-old in both the movie and TV versions of ''Clueless'' until the age of 32. * Estelle Getty, who played the mother of Beatrice Arthur's character Dorothy Zbornak on ''The Golden Girls'' who was actually younger than Arthur. * Sidney Poitier played a teenager in ''Blackboard Jungle'' when he was 28. * Gabrielle Carteris played a 16- to 21-year-old on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' when she was ages 29 to 34. * Tom Welling played a young 14- to 24-year-old Clark Kent on ''Smallville'' when he was 24 to 34 years old. * Ralph Macchio played high school teenager Daniel LaRusso in ''The Karate Kid'' films when he was in his 20s.
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