

There's nothin' like missing out on one of the highest-grossing box office hits to make you regret that role you didn't take (we're lookin' at you, Gwyneth Paltrow). Coulda, shoulda, woulda, are we right? Ahead, 50 celebs who skipped out on iconic TV and movie roles.

Marilyn Monroe
The role: Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Who *actually* played it: Audrey Hepburn





Gillian Anderson
The role: Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones (2011-present)
Who *actually* played it: Lena Headey


Denzel Washington
The role: Detective David Mills in Se7en (1995)
Who *actually* played it: Brad Pitt

Anne Hathaway
The role: Tiffany in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Who *actually* played it: Jennifer Lawrence



Leonardo DiCaprio
The role: Dirk Diggler in Boogie Nights (1997)
Who *actually* played it: Mark Wahlberg


Robert Pattinson
The role: Christian Grey in Fifty Shades (2015)
Who *actually* played it: Jamie Dornan

Sir Ian McKellen
The role: Dumbledore in Harry Potter (2001)
Who *actually* played it: Richard Harris



Dana Delany
The role: Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City (1998-2004)
Who *actually* played it: Sarah Jessica Parker

Bette Midler
The role: Sister Mary Clarence in Sister Act (1992)
Who *actually* played it: Whoopi Goldberg

Emma Stone
The role: One of the women in Ghostbusters (2016)
Who *actually* played it: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones

Christina Applegate
The role: Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (2001)
Who *actually* played it: Reese Witherspoon

Charlie Hunnam
The role: Christian Grey in Fifty Shades (2015)
Who *actually* played it: Jamie Dornan

Julia Roberts
The role: Leigh Anne Tuohy in The Blind Side (2009)
Who *actually* played it: Sandra Bullock


Matthew Broderick
The role: Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008-2013)
Who *actually* played it: Bryan Cranston





Katie Holmes
The role: Piper in Orange Is the New Black (2013-present)
Who *actually* played it: Taylor Schilling




Nicolas Cage
The role: Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings (2001)
Who *actually* played it: Viggo Mortensen