Play Casting Director for the day and cast the role of Mr. Kennedy!

It all started two weeks ago, when I received this from RT BOOK REVIEWS:


February 8, 2012 Received e-mail this morning from Elisa Verna, assistant web editor at RT BOOK REVIEWS: I wanted to let you know that we've featured An Affair with Mr. Kennedy in this month's "Caught on the Cover" column, where we feature recently released books with cover models who bare a striking resemblance to celebrities. 

Naturally I was curious so clicked on the link:  RT Book Reviews 

I scrolled to the bottom of the article titled CAUGHT ON THE COVER and saw these two photographs with the caption:

Mr. Kennedy looks so much like Matthew Fox from Lost that we are considering an "affair" of our own! 

The casting history of Mr. Kennedy

Almost every romance writer I know keeps character files on her heroes and heroines. After Mr. Kennedy made RT Reviews Caught on the Cover, it prompted me to go back into my old files and review all the different men I considered for the role of Mr. Kennedy.

Daniel Day Lewis

Very early on when An Affair with Mr. Kennedy was titled The Yard Man and the manuscript was just a few chapters long, Daniel Day Lewis from The Age of Innocence was a strong contender for the role of Mr. Kennedy.

Clive Owen

And then came the hot-hot-hot Brit (who is just possibly the best man) for the role of Detective Zak Kennedy. Oh yeah, Clive is right up there!

Matthew Macfadyen

Any British actor who has played Mr. Darcy is a potential Mr. Kennedy. In my early manuscript notes I wrote down: stoic, enigmatic Kennedy is like a late Victorian Mr. Darcy who works for Scotland Yard. Matthew Macfadyen was also on the first two seasons of MI-5 (Spooks) So, he's a strong contender.

Henry Cavill

When my editor asked me if I had any input for the cover of Mr. Kennedy,  I sent along this shot. It's a still from a Dunhill commercial. Henry needs about five more years to become the perfect Mr. Kennedy. JMO. Don't get me wrong––he is so lovely!

Rupert Everett

I'm almost positive the Brits would cast Rupert in the role. 

A QUESTION FOR COMMENTERS:

Now it's your turn to play casting director. Who would you cast in the role of Detective Inspector Kennedy?

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