Favourite Man Crushes
by JackedMan | created - 16 Aug 2015 | updated - 10 Oct 2015 | PublicAs the Urban Dictionary humourously describes the term: When a straight man has a "crush" on another man, not sexual but kind of idolizing him. Aw yus! All words by Yours Truly!
1. Bryan Cranston
Actor | Breaking Bad
Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
Just watch Bryan's tour de force performance in Breaking Bad and you know why he's made it here.
2. Chris Pratt
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
Christopher Michael "Chris" Pratt was born on June 21, 1979 in Virginia, Minnesota and raised in Lake Stevens, Washington, to Kathleen Louise (Indahl), who worked at a supermarket, and Daniel Clifton Pratt, who remodeled houses. He is of mostly Norwegian descent. He graduated from Lake Stevens High...
Fat or muscular, Chris is effortlessly charming and dead funny (witness Jessica Chastain's expression when he quips about Pakistani prison time in Zero Dark Thirty). Has proven he can take the lead in a rebooted franchise and a hero we can believe in. Seriously, I could go gay for Mr. Pratt, swoon...
3. 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...
Manages to outshine DiCaprio with Inception and has gone onto being labelled the British Brando (which I agree with). Hardigans rejoice though: We're getting 2 Tommy's for the price of one in the forthcoming Kray Twins film, Legend.
4. Bobby Cannavale
Actor | The Station Agent
In both career and in real life, Bobby Cannavale tends to choose the unconventional way of doing things. In the beginning, his decisions may have cost the dark, swarthily good-looking actor some acting roles and/or good-paying parts but, in the end, his strong work ethic and sense of self, despite ...
Hard to believe the larger-than-life Bobby was bullied in his earlier years, but look at him now. He was great in Third Watch and Boardwalk Empire and not afraid to embrace comedy either. Watch him bag another Emmy as Richie Finestra in next year's HBO series, Vinyl.
5. Nolan North
Actor | Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
Nolan North is an American voice actor from Connecticut who is known for voicing Nathan Drake from the Uncharted video game series, the Space Core from Portal 2, Deadpool in many Marvel cartoons and video games, Penguin from Batman: Arkham City, N. Gin from Crash Bandicoot, Desmond Miles from ...
This was a tough one, do I crush on his most famous role as treasure hunter Nathan Drake (in PlayStation's Uncharted series) or the man behind the voice? Watch Mr. North riffing it during interviews and his Christopher Walken impression is right up there with Titus Welliver. A very funny actor who can adapt to any situation in the now-seriously taken art form of video gaming.
6. Ben Affleck
Producer | Argo
Benjamin Géza "Ben" Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers "Tim" Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975...
Fans may have swooped down like banshees from Hell when it was announced he would play Bruce Wayne/the Dark Knight in Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman; but as that second Comic Con trailer proved (and the director sticking closely to all source material), Batfleck is looking set to becoming the quintessential creation of Bob Kane. And loving the pumped-up Ben too, aw yus!
7. Liev Schreiber
Actor | Spotlight
Liev (pronounced Lee-ev) Schreiber was born in San Francisco. His mother, Heather (Milgram), is a painter, and his father, Tell Schreiber (Tell Carroll Schreiber III), is a theatrical actor who had a small role in The Keeper (1976). His mother is from a working-class Jewish family from Poland and ...
Ruggedly handsome and married to English Rose Naomi Watts, how can you not crush on his performance in Ray Donovan? His Victor Creed and John Clark are equally compelling roles to behold.
8. Jeremy Renner
Actor | The Hurt Locker
Jeremy Lee Renner was born in Modesto, California, the son of Valerie (Tague) and Lee Renner, who managed a bowling alley. After a tumultuous yet happy childhood with his four younger siblings, Renner graduated from Beyer High School and attended Modesto Junior College. He explored several areas of...
A recent review asked why Tom Cruise casts less attractive people in the Mission Impossible franchise (totally uncalled for!) Jezza effortlessly steals the thunder from his co-stars and wears suits with more panache than Ethan Hunt. Oh, and manages to be funny in The Unusuals and holds your attention in the award winning Hurt Locker.
9. Dave Bautista
Actor | Guardians of the Galaxy
David Michael Bautista, Jr. was born on January 18, 1969 in Washington, D.C., to Donna Raye (Mullins) and David Michael Bautista, a hairdresser. He has Filipino and Greek ancestry.
When WCW officials told him he'd never make it in sports entertainment, Bautista pushed himself to achieve his dream of...
What's not to love about Dave? Despite his macho bravado, he's a compassionate human being who hasn't been afraid to bare his soul and modestly claims he's a limited actor. And yet Sam Mendes has cast him as the Goldfinger-baddie-for-this-generation in Bond 24, Spectre. Our Dave had only 2 questions as Mr. Hinx:"Is he intelligent?" Yes. "Is he a badass?" Yes. Sammy boy, I love you! Note: Dave is probably bigger than Dwayne Johnson and I'm good with that.
10. Henry Cavill
Actor | Man of Steel
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill was born on the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands. His mother, Marianne (Dalgliesh), a housewife, was also born on Jersey, and is of Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Henry's father, Colin Richard Cavill, a stockbroker, is of ...
Oh yus, Hezza...swoon-swoon! He's definitely come into his own as Clark Kent/Superman in Man of Steel and recently displayed comedic finesse in Man from U.N.C.L.E. (some might say he was echoing Sterling Archer). The secret to his manly frame? Guinness and burgers, who knew?
11. Mads Mikkelsen
Actor | Hannibal
Mads Mikkelsen's great successes parallel those achieved by the Danish film industry since the mid-1990s. He was born in Østerbro, Copenhagen, to Bente Christiansen, a nurse, and Henning Mikkelsen, a banker.
Starting out as a low-life pusher/junkie in the 1996 success Pusher (1996), he slowly grew ...
The best onscreen Hannibal the Cannibal and unlike Anthony Hopkins, doesn't 'ham' it up (geddit?) He's very welcome to join me for dinner any time (just as long I'm not the main course).
12. Stephen Amell
Actor | Arrow
Stephen Amell is a Canadian actor, known for portraying Oliver Queen / Green Arrow in the Arrowverse television franchise (based on the comic character of the same name) and Casey Jones in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016).
Stephen Adam Amell was born on May 8, 1981 in Toronto,...
As playboy millionaire Oliver Queen in Arrow, who doesn't love his catchphrase to a soon-to-be-damned criminal in Starling: "You have failed this city!" Looking at the views his official Facebook page receives on a daily basis (guilty as charged) it's no wonder he comes across as a great guy and does almost every stunt on DC's hit TV show.
13. Hugh Dillon
Actor | Mayor of Kingstown
January 2020, Paramount Network ordered straight to series 'Mayor of Kingstown.' The series comes from co-creator and executive producer, Academy Award nominated director Taylor Sheridan, along with co-creator and executive producer Hugh Dillon. Executive produced by Antoine Fuqua, and co-starring ...
As Officer Ed Lane in the excellent Canadian drama Flashpoint, Dillon is highly compelling and careful to avoid the shoot-first-ask-questions-later syndrome. A damned good singer who made time to play Nick in Left 4 Dead 2, whatta guy!
14. Daniel Craig
Actor | Casino Royale
One of the British theatre's most famous faces, Daniel Craig, who waited tables as a struggling teenage actor with the National Youth Theatre, has gone on to star as James Bond in Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and No Time to Die (2021).
He was born ...
The best Bond since Timothy Dalton and opened my eyes to wearing slim-fitting suits c/o TOM FORD. Manages to pack a mean snarl when he's about to dispatch a villain. Shaken and definitely stirred!
15. Kiefer Sutherland
Actor | 24
Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England, UK, to Canadian actors Shirley Douglas and Donald Sutherland, who moved to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years and led ...
God yes, the man who saves the world in 24 hours with shouting and lots of ass kicking (would definitely beat Jason Bourne in a fight). Is also kind to his fans and has a great voice to boot #jealous
16. James Spader
Actor | The Blacklist
James Todd Spader was born on February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of teachers Jean (Fraser) and Stoddard Greenwood "Todd" Spader. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover with director Peter Sellars; he dropped out in eleventh grade. He bused tables, shoveled manure, and taught yoga ...
You never know where to stand with Red Reddington in The Blacklist, and thanks to Spader's intimidating performance (and out-talking Jimmy Fallon), it has become a weekly treat. #LizzieKeenMostWanted
17. Jesse L. Martin
Actor | Rent
Jesse Martin was born Jesse Lamont Watkins in Virginia's Blue Ridge mountain range. His mother, Virginia Price, was a college career counselor. His father, Jesse Reed Watkins, was a truck driver. His parents divorced when he was very young. His mother then moved his family to Buffalo, New York. He ...
A brother had to make the list and that honour goes to Jesse. As Detective Joe West in The Flash, there are times when I get teary eyed over my pizza; his rapport with Grant Gustin is legendary and seldom equaled.
18. Andrew Lincoln
Actor | The Walking Dead
Andrew Lincoln is a British actor. Lincoln spent his early childhood in Hull, Yorkshire before his family relocated to Bath, Somerset when he was age 10. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School in Bath, and then the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. His father is a civil engineer...
As Egg Cook from This Life or Simon Casey in Teachers, Andy has managed to do the never-saw-it-coming thing and play an American better than the Yanks! As Sheriff Rick Grimes in AMC's The Walking Dead, he has belted out performances worthy of Travis Bickle himself.
19. Jon Bernthal
Actor | The Wolf of Wall Street
Jon Bernthal was born and raised in Washington D.C., the son of Joan (Marx) and Eric Bernthal, a lawyer. His grandfather was musician Murray Bernthal. Jon went to study at The Moscow Art Theatre School, in Moscow, Russia, where he also played professional baseball in the European professional ...
Another zombie alumni from AMC, Bernthal was unforgettable as Shane Walsh and looks set to make hearts swoon and crims run for cover, as Frank Castle in season 2 of Daredevil. Get out of my way, I saw him first bitches!
20. Jim Caviezel
Actor | The Passion of the Christ
James Patrick Caviezel was born on September 26, 1968 in Mount Vernon, Washington. He was one of five children born to Margaret (Lavery), a former stage actress, and James Caviezel, a chiropractor. The Caviezels are a closely knit Catholic family. He is of Irish (mother) and Swiss-Romansh and ...
Softly spoken James possesses a mean streak as John Reese in Person of Interest, with a penchant for smart quips. And knows how to wear a suit too, oh missus!
21. Zack Snyder
Director | 300
Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter, best known for action and science fiction films. Snyder made his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead and has gone on to be known for his comic book movies and ...
Not only has he made some visually spectacular movies and gets it right with action; but our Zack is a workout buff too (does anyone have the number for Gym Jones in LA?)
22. Eric Dane
Actor | X-Men: The Last Stand
Eric Dane was born on November 9, 1972, in San Francisco, California, the older of two brothers. His father is an architect and interior designer based in San Francisco. His mother, Leah (Cohn), was a homemaker. His ancestry includes English, German, Finnish, Russian Jewish, and Austrian Jewish, ...
Never watched Eric in Grey's Anatomy, but as CO CDR Tom Chandler in the excellent Last Ship, he's quite the Ocean Catch (Burger King, there's my endorsement. Please make cheque payable to...)
23. 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 ...
Super-talented and the next best surprise from Inception. It's hard to say anything bad about Joe because he's so darn adorable!
24. Grant Gustin
Actor | The Flash
Thomas Grant Gustin, better known as Grant Gustin, is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Barry Allen / Flash on the CW series The Flash and as Sebastian Smythe on the Fox series Glee.
Gustin was born on January 14, 1990 in Norfolk, Virginia. He is the son of Dr. Tina Lynne (...
As Barry Allen in The Flash, he's managed to churn out an incredible performance with many nuances and does a mean karaoke too.
25. 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 ...
Despite being Scottish, he's managed to play Americans with relative ease and showed Bruce Willis how to make a better film than Die Hard 5, with Olympus Has Fallen.
26. Troy Baker
Actor | The Last of Us
Troy Baker is an American voice actor and musician. He voiced Batman, Two-Face, Jason Todd and the Joker in several Batman productions including Arkham Origins, Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Arkham Knight. He also voiced Joel Miller in The Last of Us, Talion in The Lord of the Rings ...
Amazing voice-over actor and the closest rival to Nolan North (they happen to be great buddies too, aw shucks!) Very capable of playing characters older than his fine young self (and knows how to grow a mean beard). Case in point: Joel from The Last of Us and soon-to-be Sam Drake in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
27. Titus Welliver
Actor | The Town
Titus Welliver was born on March 12, 1962 in New Haven, Connecticut. His father was a famous landscape painter, Neil Welliver. His mother was a fashion illustrator, Norma Cripps. He has three brothers, one was killed overseas. He was raised in Philadelphia and New York City, surrounded by poets and...
Watched Titus as Kyle Hollis in TV series 'Life' and thought he was just incredible. Often appears in Ben Affleck's films and finding his own niche with Harry Bosch for Amazon. Checkout his Swoosie Kurtz story on YouTube as Chris Walken, the stuff of legend.
28. Damian Lewis
Actor | Band of Brothers
Damian Lewis was born on February 11, 1971, in St. John's Wood, London, England, to Charlotte Mary (Bowater), from an upper-class background, and J. Watcyn Lewis, a city broker whose own parents were Welsh. He was raised on Abbey Road in London until the age of 8 with his siblings Gareth, William, ...
The first Brit who I thought was American, in HBO's Band of Brothers; and then went onto greater things with NBC's 'Life' as zen detective Charlie Crews. Could he be the first ginger 007? I'll have my cake and eat it, please.
29. Gabriel Macht
Actor | The Good Shepherd
Gabriel Macht is an American actor. He was born in the Bronx, New York, to Suzanne, a museum curator and archivist, and actor Stephen Macht. Gabriel has three siblings, and moved with his parents to California when he was young.
Gabriel had his first success on screen when he was 8-years-old. He was ...
Despite an ill-advised IMDb profile picture, Gabby plays the much more slicker-in-a-suit lawyer, Harvey Specter, and accomplishes swagger and character flaws than one could ever hope for.
30. Bradley Cooper
Actor | A Star Is Born
Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (Campano), is of Italian descent, and worked for a local NBC station. His father, Charles John Cooper, who was of Irish descent, was a stockbroker. Immediately after Bradley graduated from the ...
Devilishly handsome, Mr. Cooper is quite the surprise going against his sex-God persona (bet he loves it, really). Best role to date: As the gun-slinging Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy, combining inspirations from Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel from Mean Streets.
31. Matt Ryan
Actor | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Ryan was born in Swansea, the son of Steve (a postman turned record producer) and Maria Evans, a dance teacher. He attended schools in Penyrheol before moving on to Gorseinon College, where he completed a BTEC Performing Arts course. He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic in 2003 and joined the ...
Caught my attention as Edward Kenway in Assassins Creed: Black Flag. Although Constantine was criminally cancelled by NBC (shocker), Matt is thankfully reprising his role for Arrow (trench coats at dawn).
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