29 TV Characters Almost Played By Other Actors

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Pedro Pascal was really one of many actors who got here in to learn for Marcel Gerard on The Originals. Series creator Julie Plec even admitted she “loved” him for the function, however he “was just on the older side.”

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Jeremy Strong auditioned for the function of Roman Roy on Succession, however Jesse Armstrong, the present’s creator, felt that Kieran Culkin was a “slam dunk.”

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Whitney Houston was forged as Sondra, the oldest daughter on The Cosby Show, however she did not find yourself signing the contract as a result of she wished to pursue a singing profession.

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Penn Badgley screen-tested to play Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, however the function went to Aaron Paul as an alternative.

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Nicola Coughlan auditioned to play Robin on Stranger Things, however Maya Hawke ended up with the function. Nicola stated, “She was far better than I ever would have been.”

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Joshua Bassett was one of many remaining two decisions for Harvey Kinkle in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, however the function ended up going to Ross Lynch.

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Sandra Oh was initially referred to as in to audition for Dr. Miranda Bailey on Grey’s Anatomy, however she preferred the a part of Cristina extra, so she requested if she might audition for that function as an alternative.

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Stephanie Beatriz screen-tested for Amy Santiago on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, however Melissa Fumero was forged as an alternative.

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Jennifer Lawrence additionally actually wished to play Serena van der Woodsen. She was 16 on the time she auditioned for the function.

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Connie Britton was one of many community’s decisions to play Olivia Pope in Scandal, however creator Shonda Rhimes insisted Olivia ought to be performed by a Black girl as an alternative.

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Taraji P. Henson was one other well-known one who went in to learn for the function of Olivia Pope.

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Noah Centineo learn for a number of roles on Teen Wolf, and the casting director even told him, “You’re my choice! I want you to get it!”

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Rob Lowe was initially provided the function of Derek Shepherd on Grey’s Anatomy, however he turned down the function, and it went to Patrick Dempsey as an alternative.

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Darren Criss auditioned to play Finn Hudson on Glee, however the half went to Cory Monteith as an alternative.

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Keke Palmer screen-tested for the function of Iris on The Flash, however she did not find yourself getting it as a result of she seemed “a little too young” in comparison with Grant Gustin.

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Wesley Snipes was initially approached to play Lucious Lyons on Empire, however Taraji P. Henson stated she’d solely star on the present if Terrence Howard was forged as an alternative.

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Sonequa Martin-Green auditioned for the a part of Michonne on The Walking Dead, however the function ended up going to Danai Gurira. However, the producers liked her a lot that they created the function of Sasha for her.

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Matt LeBlanc was provided the function of Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, however he felt like he wasn’t the very best match. The function went to Ty Burrell as an alternative.

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Mahershala Ali auditioned for the function of “a merchant who got locked in a safe on Season 3” of Game of Thrones, aka Xaro Xhoan Daxos, and he stated it was one of many “worst auditions” of his life.

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Oliver Hudson was within the remaining operating for Jack Pearson on This Is Us, however by the point he was scheduled to screen-test with Mandy Moore, Oliver went on an already-planned fishing journey as an alternative.

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Joshua Jackson was initially introduced to play Owen Hunt on Grey’s Anatomy, however simply weeks earlier than he was scheduled to shoot his first episode, the TV writers went on strike. By the time the strike ended, Joshua had already moved on to star on Fringe.

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Betty White was really imagined to play Blanche on The Golden Girls, however director Jay Sandrich felt that half was too just like Betty’s function on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, so she performed Rose as an alternative.

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Macaulay Culkin was pursued a number of occasions to play a task on The Big Bang Theory, however he could not see himself starring on a sitcom.

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And lastly, Courteney Cox was initially provided the function of Rachel on Friends, however she turned it down as a result of she felt like she associated to Monica extra.