Actors and actresses considered for the role of the Eleventh Doctor included James Nesbitt, Robert Carlyle, Bill Nighy (who said in 2013 it "comes with too much baggage" for him), David Walliams (who also expressed interest and came extremely close to being cast, but conflicts with Little Britain USA (2008) forced him to turn it down), Harry Lloyd, David Morrissey, Paterson Joseph, David Knijnenburg, Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Simm, Russell Tovey, Sean Pertwee, Russell Crowe, and Randy Orton.
