James Bond
"The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent,' the Oppenheimer director admitted.
The Luther star had previously been heavily tipped to be Daniel Craig's successor in the role of 007.
The Perry Mason actor was considered for the role of 007 before it was announced that Daniel Craig had been cast.
The hunt is currently on for a new 007 after Daniel Craig made his last appearance as Bond in No Time To Die.
The Taken actor joked about his late wife's "ultimatum" in a recent interview.
The Luther actor has long been tipped to replace Daniel Craig in the role of 007.
As MI6’s chief of staff Bill Tanner, Rory shared the screen with Daniel Craig in the last four James Bond films.
"He didn’t seem like the happiest person on Bond, but on Glass Onion, it was the complete opposite."
And he was totally oblivious to what could have been.
Life imitated art for the actor on Tuesday when he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, the same honour held by 007.