How much can make up de-age an actor?

[ironpony]

I have an actor and really like his talent, and I want to use him for a project. However, he is 60 almost, and the character should be someone who should be in his late 40s maybe, no later.

Is it possible to get a make up artist, who can pull it off? However, a lot of movies have actors that are too old for the role and people complain that the actor looks too old. For example, people complained about Roger Moore looking too old in his last two Bond movies. So why didn't they just get a make up artist to make him look as young as he did, five Bond movies ago, if that's the case?

Or is make up, not possible?

 

[Kim Welch]

I think this is a little less make up to pull it off and more about lighting, camera, maybe try filters in production and post production. Possibly special effects or CGI in post.