One of the most memorable (and controversial) characters of "The Walking Dead" was Negan on effe dean morgan. He is a villain who presented himself in the comic book by leading the head of one of the most beloved characters in the series, and presented himself in the show of doing that twice. Since the previous Big Bad on the show, the governor, was killed after just one season and a half of crippling, Negan's terror rule lasted two whole seasons - and he didn't die at the end of it. Stuck around and haunted the franchise for years and is Now co-—-okay on a series of spinoff Besides Maggie Green (Lauren Cohen).

But Negan haters can't even be crazy, because Negan is undeniable, intriguing to this point. He is a little crazy and, thanks to the introduction of expectations of introducing very low again: his moral strand, he can pleasantly surprise viewers by showing occasional pieces of humanity always and then. It is a kind of role that many actors would like to play, which is no surprise that the list of casting potential neegans was long and varied. Below are five well -known actors who have almost won the role of Negan. Which one do you think would do the best job?

If you are a "scream" fan, you should immediately see Lillard's attractiveness in this kind. His performance as a psychopathic Stud Maher was a clear mark on the first "scream" and it is no coincidence that fans so badly want his character to return to the franchise Despite his very definite death. Lillard these days seems to be up and up, but in the mid-2010s, his career was in an unusual lull. To throw as a villain in the biggest TV show would have been huge for him.

Of a 2022 Walker Stalker toward a panelLillard explained his audition process for Negan:

"Well, I got a call. They said they wanted to audition TheWalking dead. It's a big part. I'm like, 'good, cool'. I didn't watch the show, sorry. So I went to audition and they loved it. They were like, "Wow, they really loved it, you are running for this part." I'm like, 'Oh, that's great. It usually means going to someone else. "

Lillard revealed that he told the casting team that he had dropped to him and Morgan, but in the end Morgan submitted a "fierce" performance and victory. Fortunately, things would improve for Lillard after this moment anyway. A year and a half after Negan killed Glenn, "Twin Peaks: Returning" premiered at Showtime, where Lillard had to give one of the most impressive performances in his career. In 2024 he starred in "Five Nights of Freddie", a film that was not critical, but was undoubtedly quite popular with children. He does not act in anything as profile as "The Walking Dead", of course, but he still works well.

The rated actor/music legend Henry Rollins seems to be perfect for the part of Negan, mainly because the comic book character was drawn based on Rolins's appearance. In a Interview for 2016Rolins himself shared the story of how he almost played the character:

"Since I didn't get the part, I can tell you this. I was ready for the role of Negan because Charlie Adard, who worked on the comic book, based on that man on me and so I was auditioning. The internet was wild with speculation because in the upcoming season they had to put my name in my name. curses and it was nice, but I didn't get it. "

Many fans think it is a shame that Rolins never got the section, including "a woman in his (his) office" who would be a fan of the show. Rolins recalled how she would tell him after watching the premiere of Season 7, "You should have been you."

In November 2015, Garrett Dilahont sparked interest in fans from tweeting Picture of his "Reading Material for the Day", which was compadium 3 of the comics "The Walking Dead". This is the volume where the war with Negan plays, and the cover of the book is characterized by Negan that holds his famous bat Lucil.

Dilachun hardly That he had no intention of misleading the fans with the tweet, that he had posted it because he was really a fan of the show and wanted to read Lore Lore Lore Lore before the show could get closer to it. But after realizing how fans interpreted the tweet, Dilahont realized they could be something. "Then I started watching him," said Dilahun, "I was like," it would be cool to be Negan. "

Dilahun revealed that his interest in Negan led to talking to the Walking Dead show Scott Gymple, who believes he may have led to being thrown into a "fear of dead walking" shortly thereafter. But as far as Negan himself is concerned, Dilahunt does not think he ever had a proper shot, especially since he was currently busy at the time in his TV show. As he explained:

"There was a discussion of the possibility of it, but there was no way to do it with the" hand of God ", Amazon. Not that I was offered.

According to Hollywood reporterMatt Dillon was considered the role of Negan. Well, they also announced that Timothy Oliphant had audited, but Oliphant himself would come out Confirm that this was not true. Neither Dillon nor Oliphant seemed particularly affected around 2016, with "justified" rounding out for Oliphant and Dillon just ending his time on the Wayward Pines TV show.

Dillon did not say much to potentially throw himself as Negan, but it is easy to see the appeal for him in the role. His subsequent role in 2018 in "The Jackec House", a film starring a disturbing serial killer, clearly puts how frightening he is capable of playing. He is also known for his frightening role in "There is something about Mary", where he played a similar man with a suspicious moral code. There is no legion of Walking Dead fans destroyed that Dillon never got the role, but he could probably handle it well.

By the time the "The Walking Dead" was looking for his Negan, the last season of "crazy men" was wrapped and Jonon Ham suddenly had extra free time. "I think Jonon Ham would be perfect (for Negan)," comic book creator Robert Kirkman said in an interview for 2015. Ham himself soon publicly discussed the rolesaying:

"I met Robert several times. He's a wonderful man and I think he did wonders with that show and I know he's very close to him, obviously. That is, you know, I'm always very nervous about someone who will say as" Do this' or "do it". I'm like, 'good'.

Because no one discovered them, Ham never got the role. Maybe it was the best, because honestly? I don't see it. Ham is a nice actor, but I don't know if viewers could get Don Drapper out of their heads as they saw Negan in Ham intimidating Rick's crew. I was very preferred to see Ham in his roles at the time as in "Baby Driver" or "Intersible Kimi Schmidt". While it would be cool to see himself as Ham Cement as an unofficial king of AMC, I'm glad that Ham went on a more easy route in his post-"crazy people" in his career.