12 Actors You Didn't Know Almost Played Superheroes

7. John Krasinski As Captain America

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It turns out John Krasinski was one of the names on the short list to play Capatin America back in the day. He was asked to come in for a screen test and don the suit, but once he was strapped in the insecurities began. In an interview with Conan O'Brien, he detailed his experience:

The only bummer of [the audition] was, I was putting on the suit...and I got to right about my waist, I was still shirtless, feeling pretty good about myself—it wasn't 13 Hours yet—but I felt pretty good, and all of a sudden Chris Hemsworth walked by as Thor and he's like, "Hey, mate," and I went, "I'm good. This is stupid. It's OK. I'm not Captain America."

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Holland Baker is based in New York City, where she is an editor, writer and co-host of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Podcast. In her free time, you can find her searching for bodega cats, eating mass amounts of pizza and using humor as a defense mechanism.