by Kristen HarrisBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff Have you ever quit a job before your first day? I did once (because I had a strong feeling I shouldn't move to China for a job teaching English, and thank goodness, because COVID hit, like, a month before I was supposed to start, and I would've wound up stuck and unemployed on the other side of the world). ANYWAY, actors take on new jobs (i.e. roles) fairly frequently, and they can be hard to get, which is why it's surprising when they decide to walk away. Here are 17 actors who dropped out of a role before the cameras started rolling: 1.