As long as we're discussing actors' ages re 'Doubt', has there been discussion on ATC about Liev Schreiber being too old for this role? He and Brian O'Byrne are the same age now - except O'Bryne played Father Flynn 20 years ago! The original script says Father Flynn is in his late 30's.
I think young boys tend to relate to/interact differently with a man in his 30's than an older man, so it has some effect on the story.