My Pedro Pascal obsession would ’ve started muuuuuch originally if he ’d joinedThe Vampire Diariesuniverse .
1.Elizabeth Olsenactuallyauditioned for Daenerys Targaryen, butEmilia Clarkeended up getting cast.
2.Pedro Pascalwas actually one of theactorswho came in to read for Marcel Gerard onThe Originals. Series creator Julie Plec even admitted she “loved” him for the role, but he “was just on the older side.”
3.Jeremy Strongauditionedfor the role of Roman Roy onSuccession, but Jesse Armstrong, the show’s creator, felt that Kieran Culkin was a “slam dunk.”
4.Whitney Houston wascastas Sondra, the oldest daughter onThe Cosby Show, but she didn’t end up signing the contract because she wanted to pursue a singing career.
5.Penn Badgleyscreen-testedto play Jesse Pinkman onBreaking Bad, but the role went to Aaron Paul instead.
6.Nicola Coughlan auditioned to play Robin onStranger Things,but Maya Hawke ended up with the role. Nicolasaid, “She was far better than I ever would have been.”
7.Octavia Spencerauditioned to play DonnaonParks and Recreation, but the role ended up going to Retta.
8.Joshua Bassett was one of the final twochoicesfor Harvey Kinkle inChilling Adventures of Sabrina, but the role ended up going to Ross Lynch.
9.Sandra Oh was originally called in toauditionfor Dr. Miranda Bailey onGrey’s Anatomy, but she liked the part of Cristina more, so she asked if she could audition for that role instead.
10.Stephanie Beatrizscreen-testedfor Amy Santiago onBrooklyn Nine-Nine, but Melissa Fumero was cast instead.
11.Rumer Willis wasoriginally pitched to play Serena van der WoodsenonGossip Girl, but the casting director wanted to go with a lesser-known actor and cast Blake Lively instead.
12.Jennifer Lawrence alsoreally wantedto play Serena van der Woodsen. She was 16 at the time she auditioned for the role.
13.Connie Britton was one of thenetwork’s choicesto play Olivia Pope inScandal, but creator Shonda Rhimes insisted Olivia should be played by a Black woman instead.
14.Taraji P. Henson was another famous person who went in to read for the role ofOlivia Pope.
15.Noah Centineo read for several roles onTeen Wolf, and the casting director eventoldhim, “You’re my choice! I want you to get it!”
16.Rob Lowe was originallyofferedthe role of Derek Shepherd onGrey’s Anatomy, but he turned down the role, and it went to Patrick Dempsey instead.
17.Darren Crissauditionedto play Finn Hudson onGlee, but the part went to Cory Monteith instead.
18.Iwan Rheonoriginally auditioned for Jon SnowonGame of Thronesand didn’t get the role. He eventually got called in to play Ramsay Bolton in Season 3.
19.Keke Palmer screen-tested for the role of Iris onThe Flash, but she didn’t end up getting it because she looked"a little too young"compared to Grant Gustin.
20.Chris Rock was one of the many famous actors who wasin talks to play George CostanzaonSeinfeld.
21.Wesley Snipes was originallyapproachedto play Lucious Lyons onEmpire, but Taraji P. Henson said she’d only star on the show if Terrence Howard was cast instead.
22.Sonequa Martin-Greenauditionedfor the part of Michonne onThe Walking Dead, but the role ended up going to Danai Gurira. However, the producers loved her so much that theycreatedthe role of Sasha for her.
23.Matt LeBlanc wasofferedthe role of Phil Dunphy onModern Family, but he felt like he wasn’t the best fit. The role went to Ty Burrell instead.
24.Mahershala Aliauditionedfor the role of “a merchant who got locked in a safe on Season 3” ofGame of Thrones, aka Xaro Xhoan Daxos, and he said it was one of the “worst auditions” of his life.
25.Oliver Hudson was in the final running for Jack Pearson onThis Is Us, but by the time he was scheduled to screen-test with Mandy Moore, Oliver went on an already-plannedfishing tripinstead.
26.Joshua Jackson was originallyannouncedto play Owen Hunt onGrey’s Anatomy, but just weeks before 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 onFringe.
27.Betty White was actuallysupposedto play Blanche onThe Golden Girls, but director Jay Sandrich felt that part was too similar to Betty’s role onThe Mary Tyler Moore Show, so she played Rose instead.
28.Macaulay Culkin waspursuedseveral times to play a role onThe Big Bang Theory, but he couldn’t see himself starring on a sitcom.
29.And finally, Courteney Cox was originally offered the role of Rachel onFriends, but she turned it down because she felt likeshe related to Monicamore.
My Pedro Pascal obsession would’ve started muuuuuch earlier if he’d joinedThe Vampire Diariesuniverse.
