Chris O’Donnell is seriously pondering a move to TV, and is busily negotiating to star in a new spin-off of US Navy crime procedural NCIS.

We think it’s a smart move, with a little luck, it’ll help his career no end.

In the last few years, telly has gone from the idiot box to the brain box, where all manner of thesps find their perfect creative outlet or, failing that, a healthy pay day and a massive, adoring audience.

So if the best scripts have stopped landing on your mat, seek out talented telly creators who, alongside their movie-making colleagues (such as Diablo Cody), will be only too happy to bring your skills to the small screen.

And if those telly creators are looking for the next small screen superstar, here are some suggestions...