List of actors considered for the James Bond character
- List of actors considered for the James Bond character
This is a list of actors who were considered for the role of James Bond agent 007. Although never picked, these individuals represented some interesting insights into who and how Bond would have been portrayed if picked. This is a list of actors both officially (auditioned by the producers of the films) and unofficially (picked by fans and celebrities) considered for the role of agent 007.
Benchwarmers
*John Richardson - 1967
*Hans de Vries - 1967
*Robert Campbell - 1967
*Anthony Rogers - 1967
*John Gavin - 1970
*Gerard Butler - 2001
*Jude Law - 2003
*Ioan Gruffud - 2004
*Eric Bana - 2004
*Colin Firth - 2004
*Heath Ledger - 2004
*Clive Owen - 2005
*Hugh Grant - 2005
*James Purefoy - 2005
*Goran Visnjic - 2005
*Henry Cavill - 2005
*Dominic West - 2005
*Christian Bale - 2007
Rejects
*Richard Johnson - 1962
*Rex Harrison - 1962
*David Niven - 1962 (later spoofed Bond in 1967's "Casino Royale")
*Trevor Howard - 1962
*Patrick McGoohan - 1962
*Peter Anthony - 1962 (chosen but ultimately could not cope with the role)
*Christopher Lambert - 1987 (French accent prevented him from being chosen)
Declined the role
A list of actors who more or less got the green light for a serious consideration into playing James Bond, however they denied the offer for various reasons below.
The closest one of them so far is Sean Bean, who plays a fellow agent Alec Trevelyan, who worked in the exact same Double-0 branch as Bond and received the same training and technological outfitting from Major Boothroyd/Q.
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