LA Noire Devs Considered Jon Hamm for Cole Phelps Role

The creative team behind LA Noire considered Mad Men star Jon Hamm for the role of Cole Phelps.

I recently interviewed Daniel McMahon, a writer who worked on the Rockstar-published LA Noire, for a YouTube video about the 2011 detective game and its cancelled successor, Whore of the Orient. McMahon revealed that Jon Hamm was discussed as a possibility for the role of Cole Phelps due to his fitting vibe and tone. However, McMahon believed that Aaron Staton was a better fit for portraying Cole's fragility, contrasting Hamm's potential portrayal of a character of great power.

Cole Phelps and Don Draper from Mad Men share similar backgrounds but are depicted differently in terms of character traits and behavior. Fans have long awaited a sequel to LA Noire, with a recent statement from Strauss Zelnick hinting at potential future projects involving Rockstar's intellectual properties, though no specific announcements have been made regarding LA Noire 2.