10 Actors Most Likely To Be The Next James Bond - Ranked

6. David Oyelowo

If the producers are dead-set on hiring a black James Bond and have decided that Idris Elba's too old, David Oyelowo would be a fantastic choice on his own merits.

A marvellous actor who has won significant claim for his films Selma and Nightingale, he's also handsome as hell and looks great in a suit, so why the hell wouldn't he be in the mix?

He's proven time and time again that he can nail brooding intensity, a must for modern 007s, so it really comes down to one thing: his age.

Oyelow will be 45 when Bond 26 likely starts shooting, which is probably old enough to put him out of the running or at least make him a borderline pick.