Michelle Ryan Pictures

British actress Michelle Ryan has appeared in numerous TV shows since 2000, when she broke onto the scene as Zoe Slater in the popular BBC soap “EastEnders.” She stayed with the show until 2005, when she decided to focus more on film work.

So far, that move has not panned out quite like Michelle imagined—she narrowly missed the role of Vesper Lynd in the 2006 film Casino Royale.