Benedict Cumberbatch as True Blood‘s Bill? Cobie Smulders as Lost‘s Kate? Rob Lowe as Grey’s Anatomy‘s McDreamy? The TV landscape is littered with almost-casting stories from Chuck, Sex and the City, NCIS and more shows — scroll through our gallery below to see the TV stars who nearly scored different roles.
TV Stars Almost Cast in Other Roles
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