 Before Daniel Craig (I) (qv) was officially announced to play  James Bond there were several other actors considered for the part.  Producer Michael G. Wilson (qv) said that they looked over 200  actors searching for the right one. Some of them were  Julian McMahon (qv), Hrithik Roshan (qv), Dominic West (qv)  and Gerard Butler (qv). Most of them were deemed not appropriate  to fit the role, while some others were nothing but media  speculation. Goran Visnjic (qv), Sam Worthington (qv), Alex  OLoughlin  (qv) and Rupert Friend (qv) were also considered,  while Henry Cavill (qv) almost got the part but was considered too  young to play it.