[ID: A screenshot reading “Jim Carrey, Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks were considered by Fox, but all three of them turned it down. Carrey was unfamiliar with the series and felt that fans wouldn't like someone who wasn't a fan playing the Doctor; Ford refused to work in television; and Hanks felt that audiences wouldn't want an American as the Doctor additional sources needed)
Other candidates included Adam Ant, Rowan Atkinson, Chris Barrie, Sean Bean, Jeremy Brett, Jim Broadbent, Pierce Brosnan, Simon Callow, Martin Clunes, Jason Connery, Russell Crowe, Timothy Dalton, Alan Davies, Alexis Denisot, Ralph Fiennes, Matt Frewer, Jeff Goldblum, Hugh Grant, Richard E. Grant, Robert Hardy, Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Chris Isaak, Derek Jacobi, Ben Kingsley, Hugh Laurie, Christopher Lloyd, Kyle MacLachlan, Malcolm McDowell, Tim McInnerny, lan McKellen, Rik Mayall, Alfred Molina, Eddie Murphy, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Michael Palin, Aidan Quinn, Julian Sands, Gary Sinise, Wesley Snipes, John Slattery, Patrick Stewart, Sting, Peter Ustinov, Arnold Vosloo and Peter Weller [additional sources needed)” /End ID]
