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    19 Times Actors Were Replaced And It Was Just Swept Under The Carpet

    How many Game of Thrones actors does it take to play The Mountain... Three, apparently.

    It's not too uncommon for characters to get recast, but less so when we've already seen them portrayed by a different actor.

    So, here are 19 characters that were recast after they'd already appeared on screen.

    1. Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes – Batman

    Replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal

    2. Ed Skrein as Daario Naharis – Game of Thrones

    Replaced by Michiel Huisman

    3. David Michael Scott as Beric Dondarrion – Game of Thrones

    Replaced by Richard Dormer

    4. Rachelle LeFevre as Victoria – Twilight

    Replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard

    5. Ross Butler as Reggie Mantle – Riverdale

    Replaced by Charles Melton

    6. Janet Hubert as Vivian Banks – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    Replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid

    7. Anita Barone as Carol – Friends

    Replaced by Jane Sibbett

    8. Alessandra Torresani as Ann Veal – Arrested Development

    Replaced by Mae Whitman

    9. Rachel Weisz as Evie – The Mummy

    Replaced by Maria Bello

    10. Terrence Howard as James Rhodes – Iron Man

    Replaced by Don Cheadle

    11. Shannon Cochran as Helene Beesly – The Office

    Replaced by Linda Purl

    12. Freddie Stroma as Dickon Tarly – Game of Thrones

    Replaced by Tom Hopper

    13. Aimee Richardson as Myrcella Baratheon – Game of Thrones

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    Replaced by Nell Tiger Free

    14. Claudia Wells as Jennifer – Back to the Future

    Replaced by Elisabeth Shue

    15. Edward Norton as The Hulk – The Incredible Hulk

    Replaced by Mark Ruffalo

    16. Conan Stevens as The Mountain – Game of Thrones

    Replaced by Ian Whyte

    Replaced by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson

    17. Hugo Weaving as Red Skull – Captain American: The First Avenger

    Replaced by Ross Marquand

    18. Aml Ameen as Capheus Onyango – Sense8

    Replaced by Toby Onwumere

    19. Luke Grimes as James Kent – True Blood

    Replaced by Nathan Parsons

    When have you noticed a character getting recast? Let us know in the comments below!