Richard Hammond has revealed he would love to get into acting, but is still waiting for the call to come through from Hollywood.

The Top Gear star may be known for his enthusiasm about cars, but he reckons he could easily switch lanes into life as an action hero.

According to The Sun, asked if he had been offered any chances to act, he replied: “No, not one. I would love to, but nobody has knocked on my door at all. It is open.”

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Richard Hammond (left) with Tom Cruise and Top Gear co-star Jeremy Clarkson (right) (Ian West/PA)

The diminutive star joked that he would have made a better star in action film Jack Reacher than Tom Cruise did.

He said: “They should have put me up for Jack Reacher. That was the problem you see, because Tom Cruise is just too short. I would love to do it.

“We all think we’ve got an actor in us, don’t we? Like we all think we’ve got a book in us. I’d love to give it a shot. It would have to be something active I suppose, given what I do.

“I would probably be rather challenged by some soul-searching, far-reaching, insightful but actionless drama. I’d have to be running about, doing something like that.”