Noah Strausser Speer Wyle is an American actor, producer, director, and writer. He is best know for his role as John Carter in the NBC medical drama ER, earning nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards.
I was digging up old articles from Ain't it Cool News for the first Spider-Man movie back in January 2000, when Sam Raimi was announced as director, everyone in the comments was making up their fancasts already. It seems like fans wanted Doc Ock as the first film's villain with Gwen Stacy as the love interest, then Green Goblin in the sequel where Gwen dies and MJ being introduced.