10 Actors Who Could Be The Next James Bond

2. Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Cast aside your image of Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the confused and muddled teenager you saw beating up on street criminals in the Kick-Ass films and see a rapidly-rising young actor who brings incredible personality to action roles.

Landing the part of Quicksilver in the Marvel's Avengers franchise shows how high his stock is at present, and by the time Craig calls it quits he'll be approaching his 30s and a considerably more chiselled physical specimen. His portrayal of Lt. Ford Brody in Godzilla showed how he's developing both as an actor and a screen presence, and if he continues that ascension over the next few years he'll be one of Britain's hottest acting talents in the latter part of the decade.

Yes, British. Despite almost all of his major roles to date requiring some sort of American accent he's actually from Buckinghamshire. That's the sort of misdirection and subterfuge any spy would be proud of.