4 Actors Auditioned to Play Peeta Before Josh Hutcherson Was Cast as Peeta in 'Hunger Games,' Including 1 of His Costars

Evan Peters

Little is known about his audition, but Evan Peters was strongly rumored to be in the running to play Peeta in the first movie. At 24, he was the oldest frontrunner at the time. Despite things not working out for him, Evan went on co-star in the X-Men series with Jennifer where he played the speedy mutant Quicksilver.