To remedy the situation, Warner Bros. president Peter Roth suggested Ackles instead audition for Dean.[10] Kripke agreed, believing Ackles' "smart-ass attitude" made him "born to play" the Harrison Ford-like character,[11] and Ackles preferred the character of Dean after reading the script.[12] Both actors were the only ones to audition, and network executives instantly noticed a brotherly chemistry between them.[13] Evil Dead-actor Bruce Campbell was Kripke's first choice to portray John Winchester, father of Sam and Dean.