The Unbroken star was set to take on the role of the late designer in a film about his life. However, in 2020, it was announced he is being replaced.
Travolta starred as O.J. Simpson's lawyer in FX's American Crime Story.
The Oscar winner played the transgender pioneer in The Danish Girl.
The Irish hunk stepped into the Apple co-founder's shoes in Danny Boyles' biopic.
In The Imitation Game, the Sherlock star took on the role of the English mathematician who helped crack the German Enigma code during World War II.
The British actor portrayed the iconic civil rights activist in the film Selma, which chronicled his crusade for equal voting rights.
The actress and model played the late legendary singer in a Lifetime biopic.
In Argo, the actor-director took on the role of the CIA agent who launched an undercover operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in the '80s.
Alexandra portrayed the late singer in the 12014 Lifetime biopic, Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B.
The Les Misérables heartthrob won the Oscar after portraying Hawking in Theory of Everything.
The Oscar winner changed up his facial hair in order to play the real-life ship captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates in Captain Phillips.
The Sherlock star lightened up (in the hair department, at least) to play the controversial WikiLeaks founder in The Fifth Estate.
The two actresses portrayed Coretta Scott King and Dr. Betty Shabazz, following the assassinations of their husbands, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
In Lifetime's biopic titled Liz and Dick, the former Disney star channeled the screen legend during her intoxicating relationship with Richard Burton.
The actor played the iconic performer from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.
The actor played the late film star in a 2001 TV movie.
The actor traveled back to 1914 for a cable-TV reenactment of a little-known chapter in the life of Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
In HBO's Game Change, Harris portrayed the 2008 presidential candidate who picked Sarah Palin (Julianne Moore) as his vice-president.
The actor followed the life and work of the doctor-assisted suicide advocate.
In The Kennedys miniseries, Katie Holmes channeled the former First Lady and one of America's most fashionable public figures.
The Oscar-winning actress stepped into the regal shoes of the Hollywood legend turned princess for Grace of Monaco.
The 27-year-old star played Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mom in Hitchcock, which focused on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
The British star took on the role Tippi Hedren for HBO's The Girl, a flick retelling the making of Hitchcock's 1963 classic The Birds.
The former Private Pactice starlet portrayed the late Playboy model in the Lifetime upcoming biopic, The Anna Nicole Story.