15 Actors Who Foolishly Turned Down Career-Making TV Roles

While no one can be completely sure if a show will be a complete success or a colossal failure just by looking at a script or having a conversation with a showrunner, there are always those sneaky ones that get away, when an actor decided, or was forced to turn down a role that would later prove to be incredibly well received. Whether it is because of missed connections, scheduling conflicts or just plain lack of interest, the 15 actors and actresses on this list unfortunately just missed a shot to boost their careers to a completely different level. For 15 others however, a stepping stone was reached, audiences reached with adulation and praise, and plenty of money was and still is being made. Before this list begins, it would be smart to point out that some of the actors in this collective are in fact, doing very well for themselves and probably would have been in a similar situation had they taken these roles are not. The characters themselves, however, can still be considered career-making based on what they did for the actor that did end up portraying the role in his or her particular television show.