The 2004 performance Woody Harrelson knew he couldn’t beat: “I didn’t think I could do it better”Thanks to the age of remakes and reboots, the chances of an actor inheriting a role are higher than ever, but there are some parts they know they can’t beat, which is why Woody Harrelson turned one of them down. On the other hand, reheated nachos are never as good as they are the first time around, so you can understand Harrelson’s trepidation. “I ran into Woody,” Macy explained. He said, ‘I watched the British version, and I just thought it was really good. David Threlfall’s Frank was one of the only mainstays of the original Shameless between 2004 and 2013, and in his hands, the character became a 21st-century standout.