Who should be the new James Bond.

[Tinkerbell456]

I have started watching Turn Up Charlie. I think he would be great as Bond. Bit of a departure what with the East End accent and looking (struggling to say what I mean accurately here) . A bit rough around the edges looking rather than polished if you see what I mean. And yes. He is a non minger crush of mine😀! Or a woman. Suggestions?

James Norton would make a great Bond

My minds eye took me to Graham Norton for a second and I though WTAF

But yes James Norton would be a good one. So fancy him.

Saddened to see comments about Idris Elba.

Now we need a Q

Can we have Rylan Clark?

Totally SAM HEUGHAN!! Good actor, fantastic looking, tall enough, can do suave but can also be physically aggressive. Not too hugely famous. I think he’d be perfect

The other candidates I dont rate at all:
Tom Hiddleston - lacks physical aggression
Tom Hardy - too much of the above/seems a bit thuggish
Jamie Bell - not good looking and scrawny
Henry Cavill - far too pretty
Richard Madden - doesnt seem imposing enough physically (like Jamie Bell)
James Norton - has a weird soft voice
Michael Fassbender - great actor, very attractive but always looks to me like he needs a bath!!

Riz Ahmed is way too pretty to be Bond. His eyes are huge, and you really don't want a Bond with eyes like pools you could drown in. You want someone who looks like he could shag you or headbutt you in a split second - or both.

Love Riz Ahmed but he's no thug.

Graham Norton. Adorable, do not mistake me but Bond? Not seeing it!

Idris Elba

I'd LOVE Graham Norton to be cast as Bond

I wasn’t suggesting Graham just that I thought of him when I saw James Norton.

@CoraPirbright

Agree with your list. Tom Hiddleston is hot but he lacks that coldness to be Bond. Like I say, I think the next Bond will be a younger actor most of us have barely heard of.

Cora

"Michael Fassbender - great actor, very attractive but always looks to me like he needs a bath"

I'll wash him for you

Hiddleston is too famous and too pretty.

Luke Evans good be good, ruggedly handsome, not that famous, about the right age? Nice to have a Welsh Bond!

I think James Norton is a bit bland personally..
Tom Hiddleston might be interesting as it might be good to have a less physically intimidating bond, more suave etc... I'd watch that..
I like Idris a lot but I think he might be a bit too old...
Aiden Turner again I think is just a bit bland
Michael Fassbender would be very good i think
Jamie Bell would be interesting, I'd also watch that!

I think something new needs to be done with it so i wouldn't just want to see someone a bit like Daniel Craig doing it

I second OP's vote for Nick Frost: "cafe au lait por vu"

And swanking up to the toilette table in Monaco: "can I get any of you cunts another drink?"

I'd pay good money to watch that!

Roulette table, godamnit!

Does he have to be British?
Mahershala Ali could visit Renee Zellweger’s voice coach...

I think he does (Irish at a push), I think it would be pretty poor if they couldn't cast Bond from British talent.

Does he have to be British?

I think the character does. The actor ... well it may be a controversial idea, but isn't that what acting is ?

Sam Heughan definitely could play Bond ... swoon ....

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Kit Harrington yet. I suppose he's too famous? Right sort of age though.

Sean Bean should have been cast as Bond years ago, instead of playing 006 or whichever baddie it was he played. Missed a trick there.

Second @SoupDragon Chiwetel Ejifor would be amazing, very dapper!

I think that Britain should be able to provide the best actor for the part of a British cultural icon. Yes, it's acting but it's Bond.

Theo James !!!! Just read the thread and a previous poster mentioned him - yes !!! He was the poor guy that died in Lady Marys bed in Downton but then I watched him in some teen film ( Divergent ? Insurgent ??) and he was quite magnetic !
Him!

I think that Britain should be able to provide the best actor for the part of a British cultural icon. Yes, it's acting but it's Bond.

I think Piers Brosnan is from Dundalk! So, not the uk and definitely not Britain.

Charlie Hunan is a really great shout; I always forget he is British.

Idris would be fantastic; charisma to burn.

Tom Hardy, hmm has a tendency to overact

Richard Madden is the safe choice.

Jamie Bell. I bloody love Jamie Bell I think he’s fantastically underrated and incredibly manly and physical. Not sure if he’s Bond though.

Aiden Turner and Cillian Murphy; to pretty and not British enough.