The character of Negan is played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, but there was another actor from The Walking Dead who almost got the part.
Undoubtedly, deny He is one of the most fascinating characters. The Walking Dead, he managed to put the protagonists to the limit and the performance of Jeffrey Dean Morgan it’s memorable. but the actor Richie Coster he almost got the part, although he didn’t, at least he’s on the show playing Pope.
This is how he explains it Richie Coster:
“I had already auditioned for The Walking Dead, I think four or five times over the years. I read for Negan because I really wanted that one. I heard that Jeffrey Dean Morgan had been cast in the role. I thought to myself: Well, that makes sense. And I hold a grudge. The Walking Dead was going to be punished for not casting me yet (laughs).”
“I just thought: It’s okay, it’s not going to happen. But then, out of the blue, this offer came for Pope.” Coaster said.
He is a highly sought after actor.
Richie Coster is now highlighted in The Walking Dead, but he has a very interesting career. Since he has been in series like The Flight Attendant, Happy!, Shades of Blue, Billions and True Detective. But also in movies like Creed: The Legend of Rocky, The Bygone, Let Me In and The Dark Knight where he played one of the mobsters he faces Batman.
Will make the movie soon Rumble Through the Dark, set in the dark landscape of the Mississippi Delta, where a cage fighter seeks to pay off his debts in a final, desperate attempt to save the family home from his dying foster mother.
While The Walking Dead: The Final Season Part 2 premieres Sunday, February 20 on AMC. But you have to remember that the new episodes will be available a week earlier from February 13 on the AMC+ streaming platform.