Top 20 Actors That Turned Down Incredibly Massive Roles

7. Jim Carrey – Jack Sparrow

No offense to Jim Carrey (he has some decent acting chops), but Bruce Almighty just earned a special place in history. Jim Carrey was the original choice for Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean. But since Jim was filming Bruce Almighty, he had to turn the role down. So thank you Bruce Almighty, because there is no way Jack Sparrow could be played by anyone but Johnny Depp.