20 Things You Didn't Know About Prison Break
16. Purcell Was Cast Three Days Before Filming Began
Some die hard fans of the show may know that Wentworth Miller was cast around a week before filming of Season One took place. Dominic Purcell, Miller's onscreen brother, was also cast at the eleventh hour.
Johnny Messner of Hostage and Grey's Anatomy's, Eric Dane, were the two originally shortlisted for the role of Lincoln Burrows. However, FOX would not be charmed by Dane's portrayal, nor could they visualise Messner running scared as part of the Fox River Eight.
Purcell got the role on the spot and began filming merely 72 hours after being cast.