List of actors considered for the James Bond character
Considered but chosen for a different role in a Bond film
The following actors were considered for the role of James Bond, but were cast as supporting or opposing characters. Colin Salmon was also rumoured to be one of many actors to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, a role that would go to Daniel Craig.

List of actors considered for the James Bond character

Section Title: Considered but chosen for a different role in a Bond film
Table Section Text: The following actors were considered for the role of James Bond, but were cast as supporting or opposing characters. Colin Salmon was also rumoured to be one of many actors to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, a role that would go to Daniel Craig.

Actor	Years auditioned/considered	Film	Character	Affiliation

George Baker	1962	On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)	Sir Hillary Bray Captain Benson	College professor Royal Navy

Michael Billington	1968, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1983	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)	Sergei Barsov (KGB agent Anya Amasova's lover)	KGB

Julian Glover	1979	For Your Eyes Only (1981)	Aristotle Kristatos	MI6/KGB (double agent)

Sean Bean	1987, 1994	GoldenEye (1995)	Alec Trevelyan	Former MI6 agent 006 turned villain

Ralph Fiennes	1994, 2004	Skyfall (2012)	Gareth Mallory/M	MI6

Colin Salmon	2004	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) The World Is Not Enough (1999) Die Another Day (2002)	Charles Robinson	MI6

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When Bean auditioned for GoldenEye, Alec Trevelyan was considered for the role of Bond.

final_sentence: When Bean auditioned for GoldenEye, Alec Trevelyan was considered for the role of Bond.