James Bond contender proves his stunt chops – by falling off bike

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page He might be the favourite to become the next James Bond, but Jack Lowden has encountered a rather unexpected obstacle on his road to 007: a bicycle. The Scottish actor, 36, who has been heavily tipped to replace Daniel Craig as Britain’s most famous secret agent, was filmed taking an unfortunate tumble while rehearsing a stunt for his hit Apple TV+ series Slow Horses. In footage obtained by TMZ, Lowden can be seen attempting to navigate a London street on two wheels before losing his balance and falling to the ground. It’s hardly the sort of effortlessly suave manoeuvre we’ve come to expect from a man hoping to inherit Bond’s licence to kill, although, in fairness, 007 has generally had the luxury of four wheels. According to TMZ, a stunt double eventually stepped in to film a more demanding sequence involving Lowden’s character, River Cartwright, colliding with a taxi. Naturally, the footage has provided considerable entertainment for Bond fans, some of whom have suggested the mishap should be enough to eliminate him from the running altogether. Jack Lowden suffered an unfortunate tumble while filming scenes for Slow Horses (Picture: JC Olivera/Variety via Getty Images) ‘I’m sorry you cannot have a license to Kill if you can’t ride a bike without training wheels,’ one X user declared. ‘That should eliminate him from the running itself,’ another agreed, while a third lamented the ‘generational aura loss’. Several fans also rushed to defend Lowden, noting that the actor was, after all, performing a scene for a television programme in which his character’s professional incompetence is something of a recurring theme. ‘I assume this was for Slow Horses where he plays an occasionally incompetent MI5 agent,’ one observed. ‘Isn’t he doing a film stunt??’ another asked. Indeed, anyone familiar with Slow Horses will…