Sean Bean

Before he portrayed the evil Alec Trevelyan in ‘GoldenEye’, Sean Bean had actually been up for James Bond!

‘The Lord of the Rings’ star had auditioned for the role twice - going up against Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan - though lost out on the part on both occasions.

Despite missing out on being 007, Bean reportedly impressed the producers during both of his auditions, leading to him being cast in 1995’s ‘GoldenEye’.