Richard Madden has long been the favourite to become the next James Bond, which will presumably be decided once the upcoming, as-yet-untitled Bond 25 is finished and released.
But further down the bookies’ lists of contenders, Jack Lowden is going from strength to strength.
Three bookmakers – William Hill, Betfair and PaddyPower – have, according to Oddschecker, trimmed his chances.
William Hill have cut him down to 14/1 after previously being on 25/1, while the latter two companies have shortened him to 12/1 from 18/1.
This puts him in the Top 10 with all three firms.
Madden remains out in front on 3/1 with William Hill, with Tom Hiddleston a hairline behind on 7/2.
Idris Elba follows on 11/2, with James Norton and Cillian Murphy on 6/1 and Tom Hardy completing a very tight Top 6 on 13/1.
Behind them, Benedict Cumberbatch is in seventh on 8/1, with Damian Lewis in eighth on 10/1.
Poldark star Aidan Turner is next on 12/1, with Lowden just behind him.
Lowden is, with Betfair and Paddy Power, currently priced shorter than Turner at time of writing.
29-year-old Lowden has had a great year; having been seen in the critically acclaimed Paige biopic Fighting With My Family.
He was also in Mary Queen Of Scots, Dunkirk, Denial and England Is Mine; plus the TV shows Mrs Biggs and War & Peace.