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Jack LowdenBorn 2 Jun 1990Scottish actor Jack Lowden plays River Cartwright in Slow Horses and a fighter pilot in Dunkirk. Recent trade reporting puts him among the names around final Bond screen tests, without studio confirmation.
He makes quick thinking, physical jeopardy and wounded pride equally convincing. River's…0i - 2
Callum TurnerBorn 15 Feb 1990British actor Callum Turner is known for Masters of the Air and the surveillance thriller The Capture. Variety has linked him to the final screen-test stage, while making clear that participation was not confirmed.
He can carry military confidence without losing the sense of a person under…0i - 3
Josh O'ConnorBorn 20 May 1990English actor Josh O'Connor played Prince Charles in The Crown and the fiercely competitive Patrick in Challengers. October trade reports include him among the expected Bond testers, rather than an officially announced shortlist.
His Bond could make charm feel like a tactic rather than a permanent…0i - 4
Aaron Taylor-JohnsonBorn 13 Jun 1990English actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson broke through in Kick-Ass, played assassin Tangerine in Bullet Train and supplied chilling menace in Nocturnal Animals. He is a longstanding rumoured Bond choice; past stories about an offer never became an official announcement.
Bullet Train makes the case…0i - 5
Henry CavillBorn 5 May 1983British actor Henry Cavill is best known as Superman, but The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Mission: Impossible - Fallout are the useful Bond evidence. A persistent fan favourite and past Bond auditionee, he has since suggested he may be too old to start; this is wish-list casting.
U.N.C.L.E. supplies…0i - 6
Harris DickinsonBorn 24 Jun 1996English actor Harris Dickinson moves between films such as Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl and The King's Man. His name has circulated in Bond reports, but accounts of his involvement have conflicted; treat this as a speculative choice.
He is compelling when confidence might be genuine or might be a…0i - 7
Theo JamesBorn 16 Dec 1984British actor Theo James leads The Gentlemen as Eddie Horniman and played Cameron in The White Lotus. Fans have repeatedly backed him for Bond, but he has publicly played down the role, citing age and the personal cost of its fame. He belongs in the dream-casting conversation.
The Gentlemen shows…0i - 8
James Norton (actor)Born 18 Jul 1985English actor James Norton played Alex Godman in McMafia and Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley. A recurring fan and rumour-mill choice over several years, he is not a confirmed finalist in the latest reporting.
Those contrasting roles make an unusually complete Bond argument. McMafia gives him…0i - 9
Regé-Jean PageBorn 24 Jan 1988British actor Regé-Jean Page became a breakout star as Simon Basset in Bridgerton and later joined the intelligence ensemble of Black Bag. His Bond following is well established, but fan enthusiasm is not evidence of a current casting offer.
Bridgerton demonstrates how much he can communicate…0i - 10
Idris ElbaBorn 6 Sept 1972English actor Idris Elba played Stringer Bell in The Wire and the relentless detective John Luther. He remains a major fan-casting favourite, but has repeatedly ruled himself out of Bond. This is an imagined alternative, not a live casting prediction.
His authority rarely needs announcing: he can…0i
