Sam Heughan on 'Game of Thrones'? 10 Actors Who Almost Starred on Different Shows
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Tiffani Thiessen
Known as: Kelly Kapowski on
Saved by the Bell
Almost cast as: Rachel on
Friends
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Katherine Langford
Known as: Hannah on
13 Reasons Why
Almost cast as: Betty in
Riverdale
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Sam Heughan
Known as: Jamie Fraser on
Outlander
Almost cast as: King Renly in
Game of Thrones
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Emma Stone
Known as: Academy Award-winning movie actress
Almost cast as: Claire Bennet in
Heroes
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Rob Lowe
Known as: Dr. Ethan Willis in
Code Black
Almost cast as: McDreamy a.k.a. Derek Shepherd in
Grey's Anatomy
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Connie Britton
Known as: Rayna Jaymes on
Nashville
Almost cast as: Olivia Pope in
Scandal
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Paul Giamatti
Known as: US Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. on
Billions
Almost cast as: Michael Scott in
The Office
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Selma Blair
Known as: Kris Jenner in
American Crime Story
Almost cast as: Joey Potter in
Dawson's Creek
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Matt LeBlanc
Known as: Joey Tribbiani in
Friends
Almost cast as: Phil Dunphy in
Modern Family
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Alexandra Daddario
Known as: Rachel in
Parenthood
Almost cast as: Jessica Jones in
Jessica Jones
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Thomas Jane
Known as: Ray Drecker in
Hung
Almost cast as: Rick Grimes in
The Walking Dead and Don Draper in
Mad Men
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Katie Holmes
Known as: Joey Potter in
Dawson's Creek
Almost cast as: Buffy in
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It's no secret in Hollywood that auditions are tough, and casting a new TV show can take months, because finding that perfect actor for a role is a time-consuming process.
In fact, Tinseltown is a very small world, and many actors wind up reading for the same part. So, have you ever wondered what your favorite TV show would look like with an entirely different cast? Would The Office be the same with Paul Giamatti as Michael Scott, or Scandal with Connie Britton as Olivia Pope? Not likely.
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We've rounded up some very successful actors who've become recognizable as certain characters, but who were almost cast in various other high-profile roles.
Click through the gallery above to find out who didn't make the cut!