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Select Car Leasing Reveals The 10 Actors Statistically Perfect To Play James Bond With Jack Huston Taking The Top Spot


07 September 2021

Daniel Craig’s time in the 007 tux is coming to an end, following the long anticipated release of No Time To Die.

Almost every British actor who has ever played a suit-wearing, crime fighting character has been rumoured to play the spy, but what does data have to say about who should take over?

Studying the full series of films and each of the featuring lead actors, Select Car Leasing have created a ‘blueprint’ for a successful Bond actor.

The profile has been applied to 50 actors who are each given a percentage match based on age, height, IMDB popularity score and number of acting credits. Using the percentage scores, Select Car Leasing have revealed the actors that best fit the Bond profile.

 

 

Top 10 Actor Matches for The Role of James Bond

Name

Age

Height

Current No. of Roles

Popularity by IMDB

% Match

Jack Huston

38

6ft 0

47

Top 5,000

80

Matt Smith

38

6ft 0

47

Top 5,000

80

Charlie Cox

38

5ft 10

39

Top 5,000

80

Elyes Gabel

38

6ft 0

29

Top 5,000

80

Harry Lloyd

37

6ft 0

40

Top 5,000

80

James Norton

36

6ft 1

42

Top 5,000

70

Theo James

36

6ft 0

32

Top 5,000

70

Joe Anderson

39

5ft 11

41

Top 5,000

70

Ed Skrein

38

6ft 1

24

Top 5,000

65

Tom Burke

40

6ft 0

64

Top 5,000

65

Doctor Who’s Matt Smith is an 80% match for Bond

The table is topped by 5 actors all awarded with an 80% match for the Bond title. Amongst them is Elyes Gabel (Appearing in World War Z & Game of Thrones), Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire), Dr. Who’s Matt Smith, Harry Lloyd (from Legion) and Daredevil’s Charlie Cox.

Charlie Cox has been relatively absent from the Bond debate – in an interview with The Independent, Cox claims it could be due to being a fairly incognito actor and staying away from social media. Despite this, Select Car Leasing’s data lists Cox would be the perfect actor to pick up the pistol.

Former Time Lord Matt Smith is also amongst the top 5 perfect actors to play Bond, but Smith himself disagrees. Reports say the former Doctor Who star felt he could never be a serious contender to play the British spy – but he would be better placed as one of the villains in the franchise.

Bookies’ fave Tom Hardy is just a 5% match for James Bond role

The favourite to replace Craig is currently Tom Hardy. However, he didn’t quite make the cut according to Select Car Leasing’s Top 30 Closest Matches for the Role of James Bond.

Historically, Bond actors filling the role have been fairly incognito before hand – and with 50% more acting credits than the average profile, Hardy scored just a 5% match for the role of James Bond.

Divergent’s Theo James is statistically a 70% perfect match for James Bond

Bookies odds for Theo James to be the next Bond slashed back in May, dropping to just 12/1. However, he’s got the jawline and the action-filled skill set from his roles in the Divergent series. Additionally, according to Select Car Leasing’s criteria his height and popularity rating on IMDB mean he’s a 70% match for the next Bond.

Richard Ayoade is a better fit for Bond than Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed (Rogue One) was asked by GQ if he would ever consider taking on the prestigious role of the British spy. He said, “Any stretching the mould of what our traditional archetypes are appeals to me – so yes, those classic stories, be it a kind of superhero of James Bond.” Step aside Daniel Craig, as Ahmed definitely boasts a jawline sharp enough to cut enemies on.

However, it’s Riz Ahmed’s height and healthy filmography that has him falling behind with just a 50% match for the spy role.

Interestingly, it’s Richard Ayoade that is a better fit to put on the tux, according to Select Car Leasing. The IT Crowd actor is known for his comedy but his filmography, IMDB popularity and ability to wear a suit leaves him as a 65% match for the next James Bond.

 

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