Jeff Daniels was 25 in Ragtime when he played the character 'P.C. O'Donnel'.
That was over 42 years ago in 1981.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
Today he is 69, and has starred in 84 movies in total, 83 of those since Ragtime was released.
In Ragtime, I think Jeff Daniels looks: