He was Frank Darabont's original choice for Rick Grimes

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Thomas Jane

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psilocybin1000 — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 12:57 AM)

I enjoy The Walking Dead for the most part and Andrew Lincoln is okay But he's spotty. For every good performance he gives(and he does have some great ones IMO) he phones in sh**ty acting for the next two. Not to mention the fact that people from the south don't f'cking sound like that. I honestly think if Thomas Jane was Rick he would give it his all every single scene he was in.

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sherrill-travis-850-769428 — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 12:47 PM)

Lincoln is good, but Jane would have been spectacular. I feel like his performance would be a lot like The Mist.

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blubird-1 — 11 years ago(February 22, 2015 10:28 PM)

Would still love to see him on the show in some role. He would have been a great Rick.

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ipacac22 — 10 years ago(April 08, 2015 06:55 PM)

As much as I like Lincoln as Grimes I will say that I agree that Tom Jane could have handled the role quite well. I really think they should fire the dialect coach for Lincoln.

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mwgfgrey — 10 years ago(March 23, 2016 02:41 PM)

This i didn't know. Could u imagine if Rick actually said "Carl" instead of Coral?

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relaxingend — 10 years ago(March 26, 2016 09:29 AM)

Not only would he probably give a better performance, but he also looks the part of Rick Grimes from the comic book as well. This is true for1c84 when he is clean shaven, and also for when he had a full beard.

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cologne664 — 9 years ago(April 23, 2016 03:24 AM)

Usually I find original casting choices terrible after getting used to the final actor, but now, I think he would have been great.

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CharlotteGoldenblatt — 9 years ago(July 09, 2016 12:57 PM)

Actually, majority of the walking dead message boards say lincoln's accent is spot on. Even those from Atlanta couldn't tell he was British.
Andy Lincoln is perfect as Rick Grimes. Thomas Jane is too muscular imo and doesn't fit the physical profile of its comic counterpart. Plus Andy wasn't as well known in America which made it easier for audience to believe he is Rick Grimes. With Jane, ppl would only see The Punisher.