Hot Men and Their Best Roles

by vampireplacebo | created - 24 Mar 2013 | updated - 24 Jun 2013 | Public

A list of the most beautiful actors around, and the film(s) I liked them the most in. No particular order. More to come.

1. Lee Pace

Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy

One of the most versatile actors working in Hollywood today, Lee Pace has established himself as a powerful leading man, consistently delivering compelling performances in film, television, and on stage.

Pace will next be seen in the highly anticipated Apple TV+ series FOUNDATION. Scheduled for a ...

While Lee Pace looks good no matter what he's doing, He was jaw-droppingly gorgeous (for all of 2 seconds) in The Hobbit. I was so happy to see that he was in this movie, and after spending the whole movie waiting to see him again, I was quite upset it never happened. Thank goodness there's 2 other Hobbit films to come!

2. Jackson Rathbone

Actor | Twilight

Internationally recognized for his breakout role as Jasper Hale in The Twilight Saga (2008-2012) Jackson Rathbone was born to American parents living in the Republic of Singapore. Growing up internationally, Jackson spent his adolescent years living in Tananger, Norway and Midland, Texas. After ...

I first saw Jackson in Twilight, and while his hair was weird, his face is absolutely stunning. I haven't seen all his movies, but I think he probably looked his best in The Last Airbender. Mediocre movie at best, but boy, did he make it worthwhile!

3. Nicholas Hoult

Actor | About a Boy

Nicholas Hoult was born on December 7, 1989 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK as Nicholas Caradoc Hoult. His parents are Glenis Hoult, a piano teacher and Roger Hoult, a pilot. He has three siblings, two sisters and one brother. His great-aunt was one of the most popular actresses of her time, ...

My favorite Nicholas Hoult film is definitely Warm Bodies, but I can't honestly say that's the film he looks the best in. The goth/emo look is fine. Dead? Not so much. But he was absolutely breathtaking in A Single Man. And not because he was naked a whole lot near the end. Ok, not just because... :-p

4. Jensen Ackles

Actor | Supernatural

Jensen Ross Ackles, better known as simply Jensen Ackles, was born on March 1, 1978, in Dallas, Texas, to Donna Joan (Shaffer) and actor Alan Ackles. He has English, German, and Scottish ancestry. Jensen grew up in Richardson, Texas, together with his older brother, Joshua, and a younger sister, ...

Dean Winchester. Really, do I have to say anything more than that?? You have no idea how happy it makes me that a man this beautiful loves to do horror. It's just a shame that, despite his looks and talent, he can't seem to find a good film role. That's ok, as long as he keeps doing Supernatural, it's all good.

5. Robert Downey Jr.

Actor | Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr. has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. With an amazing list of credits to his name, he has managed to stay new and fresh even after over four decades in the business.

Downey was born April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, the son of writer, director and ...

I've loved Robert Downey Jr since I was a kid. He's so talented, I just can't believe he still doesn't have an Oscar. He was nominated twice, but never won. What a shame. But like a fine wine, Robert seems to get better with age. He's always been good looking, but he was positively gorgeous as Tony Stark.

6. Johnny Depp

Actor | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

John Christopher "Johnny" Depp II was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky, to Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells), a waitress, and John Christopher Depp, a civil engineer. He was raised in Florida. He dropped out of school when he was 15, and fronted a series of music-garage bands, including one ...

Another actor who really doesn't need an explanation as to why he's on a list like this. I mean, have you looked at the man? Beautiful and talented, Johnny's been one of my favorite actors since I first saw him, all those years ago, in Cry-Baby, which, by rights, should be a very bad movie, and yet somehow isn't. Choosing Johnny's most attractive role is like choosing the most brilliant star in the sky (yeah, I'm cheezy) but if I had to, it would probably be Sleepy Hollow. It's still one of my favorite films, and he looked stunning.

7. Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Actor | Den 12. mann

Jonathan Rhys Meyers was born Jonathan Michael Meyers on July 27, 1977, in Dublin, Ireland, to Mary Geraldine (Meyers) and John O'Keeffe, a musician. He and his family moved to County Cork, Ireland, when the actor was nearly a year old, and then, at the age of 3, his father left the family, leaving...

I first saw Jonathan in Velvet Goldmine, and have been in love ever since. It seems unfair that someone so attractive should also be so talented, but there you have it. He's looked amazing in almost all of his roles, but I'd have to pick Titus as the top. The combo of the long hair and tattoos just rocked me.

8. Kit Harington

Actor | Game of Thrones

Kit Harington was born Christopher Catesby Harington in Acton, London, to Deborah Jane (Catesby), a former playwright, and David Richard Harington, a businessman. His mother named him after 16th-century British playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe, whose first name was shortened to Kit, a name ...

Jon Snow. That is all. I haven't seen Kit in anything but Game of Thrones, but with the talent and looks he's got, I'm sure we'll be seeing him pop up more in time.

9. David Tennant

Actor | Doctor Who

Widely considered as one of the greatest stage and screen actors of his generation both in his native Scotland and internationally, David Tennant was born David John McDonald in West Lothian, Scotland, to Essdale Helen (McLeod) and Sandy McDonald, who was a Presbyterian minister. He is of Scottish ...

Ah, Doctor. My beautiful, lonely, messed-up Doctor. I've only recently discovered Doctor Who, but I'm so very glad I did. David could look good sitting in a burlap sack while reading a phone book. Thankfully though, his roles make him look much better than that. I'm going to say, in the looks department, it'll be a tie between Doctor Who and Fright Night. If only for the shirtless, leather-pants-clad scene alone.

10. Timothy Olyphant

Actor | Justified

From Timothy Olyphant's first screen appearances, such as his two-minute bit in The First Wives Club (1996), to "Nicko", whose presence at times dwarfed the island in A Perfect Getaway (2009), he has been a force to be reckoned with.

Born in Hawaii, Timothy David Olyphant was raised in Modesto, ...

Timothy is going grey, which is usually a big turn-off for me, but he's so gorgeous, it kinda doesn't matter. He was even better looking without the greys though, which is why I choose Go as his best looking film.

11. Chris Sarandon

Actor | The Nightmare Before Christmas

The handsome, weird and worldly-looking Chris Sarandon has shown his versatility in everything from vampires to Jesus Christ in hypnotic performances that have been controversial but irresistible. He was born Christopher Sarandon, Jr. and raised in Beckley, West Virginia of Greek heritage on both ...

Chris may have aged a lot, but he was smokin' hot in the 80's. And no movie showcased this more than Fright Night. He was everything a vampire needed to be, and more. Pretty much all his scenes with Amy are swoon-inducing.

12. Cillian Murphy

Actor | 28 Days Later...

Striking Irish actor Cillian Murphy was born in Douglas, the oldest child of Brendan Murphy, who works for the Irish Department of Education, and a mother who is a teacher of French. He has three younger siblings. Murphy was educated at Presentation Brothers College, Cork. He went on to study law ...

I first saw Cillian in 28 Days Later, and really didn't think much of him. It was a great movie, the one to successfully reboot the zombie genre, but he didn't exactly look pretty. Then I saw Batman Begins. I couldn't believe it was the same guy. So very pretty.

13. Misha Collins

Actor | Supernatural

Misha Collins is an actor, director, producer, writer, and activist dedicated to inspiring cultural and civic engagement through works that "game-ify" philanthropy, inspire creativity, and promote social good.

For 12 years, Collins co-starred in Supernatural (2005), the longest running American ...

Castiel. Nuff said. Oddly enough, when Castiel first showed himself in season 4 of Supernatural, I wasn't all that impressed. He was good looking, yes, but nothing special. But through his interaction with Dean Winchester, and the force of his personality, he got more beautiful by the second.

14. Gerard Butler

Actor | 300

Gerard James Butler was born in Paisley, Scotland, to Margaret and Edward Butler, a bookmaker. His family is of Irish origin. Gerard spent some of his very early childhood in Montreal, Quebec, but was mostly raised, along with his older brother and sister, in his hometown of Paisley. His parents ...

While he's gotten too "manly" for me, the first film I saw him in floored me. His role as Dracula in Dracula 2000 was absolutely perfect. It's still one of my favorite Dracula performances.

15. Jared Leto

Actor | Dallas Buyers Club

Jared Leto is a very familiar face in recent film history. Although he has always been the lead vocals, rhythm guitar, and songwriter for American band Thirty Seconds to Mars, Leto is an accomplished actor merited by the numerous, challenging projects he has taken in his life. He is known to be ...

This man seemingly has it all; looks, acting talent, and a hell of a set of pipes. He's looked good in pretty much all his films, but I'm going to cheat a little here, and pick the music video for The Kill as his best looking. Since it's based on The Shining, I guess that makes it count.

16. Tom Hiddleston

Actor | The Avengers

Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory ...

Strangely enough, when I first saw Thor, I can't say that I really noticed Loki. I guess I was just concentrating too hard on Chris Hemsworth. But then The Avengers came out, and my jaw literally hit the floor. That scene where Loki's at the party, coming down the stairs, in that suit? The man couldn't have looked more perfect than if he'd walked straight out of my dreams.

17. Alexander Skarsgård

Actor | The Legend of Tarzan

Alexander Johan Hjalmar Skarsgård was born in Stockholm, Sweden and is the eldest son of famed actor Stellan Skarsgård. Among his siblings are actors Gustaf Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, and Valter Skarsgård. For most of his formative years, his father was an acclaimed actor in Europe but had not yet ...

I've known who Alexander is for a good while now, but I hadn't seen anything that he'd done until True Blood. And really, they couldn't have picked a better actor to portray the thousand year old viking. He definitely looked his best in season 1, when they actually had him looking like a viking. He hadn't cut his hair for a thousand years, why on earth would he start now?? That's just one of the (many) things that annoy me about the show. But I digress...

18. River Phoenix

Actor | My Own Private Idaho

River Phoenix was born River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon. His mother, Arlyn (Dunetz), a Bronx-born secretary, and his father, John Bottom, a carpenter, met in California in 1968. They worked as itinerant fruit pickers, and later joined the Children of God religious group (John was originally ...

What a tragic loss to the world of film-making, River's death was. He was so unbelieveably talented. And beautiful. I could easily pick any of his movies to be in this list, but since I have to pick only one, the winner is A Thing Called Love. Nothing's sexier than a man with a guitar. The long hair was just gravy.

19. Harry Lloyd

Actor | The Theory of Everything

Harry Charles Salusbury Lloyd is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Will Scarlet in the 2006 BBC drama Robin Hood, Jeremy Baines in the 2007 Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood", Viserys Targaryen in the first season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, Peter ...

I'd never heard of Harry before Game of Thrones, although I did just recently see him in a two-part episode of Doctor Who. And while he was cute in the episode, the winner in this list is definitely his role as the sniveling ass-hat Prince Viserys. The character has absolutely no redeeming qualities, but my-oh-my was he beautiful. That scene with the girl in the bathtub.... mmm.

20. Ben Barnes

Actor | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

British actor Benjamin Thomas Barnes was born in Cambridge, England, to Patricia (Becker), a relationship therapist, and Thomas Barnes, a professor of psychiatry. He has a brother, Jack. His mother is from South Africa while his father is English.

Barnes studied at Homefield Preparatory and King's ...

Dorian Gray. That's really all I need to say here. A quite liberal take on the book, I nevertheless enjoyed the movie quite a bit. I'm sure seeing almost all of Ben's skin had nothing to do with that...

21. David Boreanaz

Actor | Angel

David was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of Patti, a travel agent, and weatherman Dave Roberts (Boreanaz). His father is of Italian descent and his mother is of half Slovak ancestry. At the age of seven he decide to be an actor, which eventually ...

I'm sure any girl my age would agree with me, David was the ultimate heartthrob of the 90's. I was in high school when Buffy the Vampire Slayer first aired, and, like every other teenaged girl with eyes, I was immediately smitten with the vampiric Angel.

22. Matthew Gray Gubler

Actor | Alvin and the Chipmunks

Matthew Gray Gubler is an Emmy award-winning actor, director, producer, painter, and voice over actor from Las Vegas, Nevada. While studying film directing at NYU he interned for Wes Anderson who gave him his first feature film role as Bill Murray's loyal intern "Nico" in The Life Aquatic with ...

I don't actually watch Criminal Minds on a regular basis, I've only seen a handful of episodes. But that was enough for me to notice how unbelievably attractive Matthew is as Spencer Reid. To quote Michelle Trachtenberg's character while she's got Reid tied to a chair and her hands inside his shirt: "mm, all that and brains too!"

23. Xavier Samuel

Actor | Blonde

Xavier Samuel was born on December 10, 1983 in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor, known for Blonde (2022), Fury (2014) and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010).

I've only seen Xavier in Eclipse, so by default that'll be the movie on this list. But I was so taken with him, that I'm currently hunting down everything he's been in. I've recently acquired a horror film called The Loved Ones that I'm looking forward to watching.

24. Ryan Gosling

Actor | Blue Valentine

Born Ryan Thomas Gosling on November 12, 1980, in London, Ontario, Canada, he is the son of Donna (Wilson), a secretary, and Thomas Ray Gosling, a traveling salesman. Ryan was the second of their two children, with an older sister, Mandi. His ancestry is French-Canadian, as well as English, ...

When I was in school, there was this cute little show that played when I got home called Breaker High, about a bunch of kids who go to school on a cruise ship that sails all around the world. Ryan played a lovable geek named Shaun. It's hard to believe that he's now one of the best (and most popular) actors working today.

25. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Actor | Inception

Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt was born February 17, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, to Jane Gordon and Dennis Levitt. Joseph was raised in a Jewish family with his late older brother, Dan Gordon-Levitt, who passed away in October 2010. His parents worked for the Pacifica Radio station KPFK-FM and ...

I first saw Joseph in Third Rock from the Sun. He was one of my first big tv crushes. I remember being very sad when he cut all his beautiful hair off, hehe. He's another one that looks good no matter what, but he was especially attractive in the sometimes-hard-to-watch Mysterious Skin.

26. Hayden Christensen

Actor | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Hayden Christensen was born April 19, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His parents, Alie and David Christensen, are in the communications business. He is of Danish (father) and Swedish and Italian (mother) descent. Hayden grew up in Markham, Ontario, with siblings Kaylen, Hejsa, and ...

Hayden is a terrible actor. At least that's what he's been showing people. But if you go back before he got widely popular with those god-awful Star Wars films, he starred in a little film called Life As a House, with Kevin Kline. Not only is it the movie he looks the best in, but he's acting. Actually acting. Well. If you haven't seen this film, I highly recommend it.

27. Julian Sands

Actor | A Room with a View

Tall, gaunt, and particularly effective in horror and drama films, British actor Julian Sands was born in Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, to Brenda and William Sands. He came to the attention of NBC when the network cast him in the TV miniseries The Sun Also Rises (1984) and then with Anthony Hopkins...

Oh, Julian. Horror fans are truly grateful that an actor of his caliber loves to make horror films. We just wished he'd been a little more picky while choosing his scripts, cause some of those films were down-right horrendous. Thankfully, the movie he looks the best in, Warlock, isn't one of those.

28. Evan Peters

Actor | X-Men: Apocalypse

Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the ...

You can't know how happy I was to find out that American Horror Story's Tate Langdon wasn't a teenager in real life, but was actually 25. I was feeling a little skeezy there, for finding him so attractive. Season 1 will be the one in this list, I'm not digging the dark hair he's sporting in season 2. Oh, and PS, it's time to change his profile picture, IMDB. This one is just ever so slightly out of date...

29. Orlando Bloom

Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Orlando Jonathan Blanchard Copeland Bloom was born on January 13, 1977 in Canterbury, Kent, England. His mother, Sonia Constance Josephine Bloom (née Copeland), was born in Kolkata, India, to an English family then-resident there. The man he first knew as his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary ...

What is it with IMDB and horrible profile pictures? Anyways.. I first saw Orlando in Lord of the Rings and he literally took my breath away. Not the best of actors, but when you look like he does, I suppose it doesn't matter too much. To choose whether he looked better in Lord of the Rings or Pirates of the Caribbean, though, that's impossible. So I call a tie.

30. Antonio Banderas

Actor | The Mask of Zorro

Antonio Banderas, one of Spain's most famous faces, was a soccer player until breaking his foot at the age of fourteen; he is now an international movie star known for playing Zorro in the eponymous movie series.

He was born José Antonio Domínguez Banderas on August 10, 1960, in Málaga, Andalusia, ...

Antonio unfortunately hasn't aged very well (a side effect of being married to Melanie Griffith?) but go back, if you will, to 1995. That's when Desperado came out, and women everywhere threw their panties at the movie screen. Truefax *nods*

31. Chris Hemsworth

Actor | Snow White and the Huntsman

Christopher "Chris" Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Leonie Hemsworth (née van Os), an English teacher & Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. His brothers are actors, Liam Hemsworth & Luke Hemsworth; he is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal ...

Thor. Really, that's it. Both in Thor and The Avengers, but just a smidge more in Thor. I love long hair, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but it was too long in The Avengers. It doesn't suit him as well as the chin length locks do.

32. Benedict Cumberbatch

Actor | The Imitation Game

Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch was born and raised in London, England. His parents, Wanda Ventham and Timothy Carlton (born Timothy Carlton Congdon Cumberbatch), are both actors. He is a grandson of submarine commander Henry Carlton Cumberbatch, and a great-grandson of diplomat Henry Arnold ...

Before Star Trek 2, I'd never heard of Benedict. My friends have been singing the praises of Sherlock since it came out, but I'd never gotten around to watching it until recently. Before I saw him on the big screen, I'd only seen pictures, and was unimpressed. I thought he was just weird looking, like a strange elf. And then I saw him in action on-screen. And oh. My. God. I had to take back every single thing I said about him. I was so smitten that the very next day after seeing ST2, I hooked myself up to Netflix and watched Sherlock. Watching him in action as the famous sleuth literally takes my breath away.

33. Colin Farrell

Actor | The Lobster

Colin Farrell is one of Ireland's biggest stars in Hollywood and abroad. His film presence has been filled with memorable roles that range from an inwardly tortured hit man, to an adventurous explorer, a determined-but-failing writer, and the greatest military leader in history.

Farrell was born on ...

Colin looks good no matter what. And if he happens to be in a role that allows him use of his real accent, the hotness doubles. But from all the roles to chose from, I'll have to go with Fright Night for this list, even though he doesn't have the accent. Cause he plays a vampire, and that trumps everything :-p

34. John Barrowman

Actor | Torchwood

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Joliet, Illinois. He returned to the UK, for a 6 month Shakespeare semester with the United States International University of San Diego, but left to star in the musical production of "Anything Goes," with Elaine Paige. He went on to star in "Miss Saigon," "...

Ah, my sexy Captain Jack. I've only ever seen in playing that character (both in Doctor Who and Torchwood), but I was immediately taken with him (along with many, many other fangirls and boys, I'm sure, hehe).

35. Tom Hardy

Actor | Inception

With his breakthrough performance as Eames in Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller Inception (2010), English actor Tom Hardy has been brought to the attention of mainstream audiences worldwide. However, the versatile actor has been steadily working on both stage and screen since his television debut...

While he's gotten much too beefy of late, Tom used to be darn near perfect. Rewind back to Star Trek Nemesis, where he played a young clone of Captain Picard. He was breath-taking. Those lips...



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