10 Actors Who Asked For Their TV & Movie Characters To Be Killed Off
6. Dan Stevens - Downtown Abbey
Downtown Abbey made Dan Stevens' career. He played Matthew Crawley, a fan favorite whose surprise death in a car crash at the end of the third season broke the hearts of many.
It would later emerge that Crawley was killed off because Stevens wanted to leave the show. While Downtown Abbey brought Stevens immense recognition, he was afraid he would get typecast if he stayed on the show for too long. He left because he wanted more variety in his acting roles.