Back for more sauciness after last week’s Sexiest Women article, we now present those dudes of fantasy that burned their way into our collective memory.
Same rules as last time: we’re rating characters who have been made flesh by an actor on either the big or small screen. Animated or literary characters will have to wait patiently for their own list.
And away we go!
7. Will Turner
I know, I know, what about Captain Jack? Sure, Johnny Depp’s Keith Richards-inspired pirate captain is a work of comic genius, and Johnny Depp himself is one sexy dude, but is Jack Sparrow really someone you would want to … you know? Meanwhile, dashing and daring Will Turner, as portrayed by genre fave Orlando Bloom, stands smoldering and hot just a few feet outside the spotlight. Let’s show this kid some love.
6. Conor
In the role that first introduced him to American audiences (though precious few actually remember it), Heath Ledger played Conor on the short-lived fantasy series Roar. The show, which took place in 4th-century Ireland, featured Ledger as the young leader of a ragtag rebellion determined to fight off the encroaching Roman occupation. Though the show suffered from uneven writing and production values, the young, sexy Ledger kept it anchored right up to its all-too-soon series finale. This also comes as a painful reminder of the many great performances we could have seen from Ledger had his life not ended so tragically early.
5. Jin
After the success of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, wuxia (Chinese martial arts fantasy) films became popular with American audiences. Zhang Yimou quickly rose to the top by creating such beautiful works as Hero and House of Flying Daggers. Though the gorgeous Zhang Ziyi gets most of the attention, many people found an extra special bonus in Takeshi Kaneshiro’s character Jin, who proved to be as deadly with his kung fu skills as he is easy on the eyes.
4. Richard Cypher
Yeah, you’re not even reading this, are you? You’re just looking at the picture. It’s cool. I get it.
3. That dude who said “Then we will fight in the shade.”
The reaction to 300 is split, to say the least. Personally, I’m not a huge fan. But that dude who said we will fight in the shade had it seriously goin’ on.
2. Aragorn
As if you could make a list of the sexiest guys in fantasy and not include a character who makes his audience swoon with practically every line. (Even when he picked up that weird Irish accent for two seconds in Return of the King — “May the LARD of the Black Gates come FARTH!” Seriously, what happened there, Viggo?)
And here we go, the moment we’ve all been waiting for…
The Number One Sexiest Male Character in Fantasy Ever of All Time is…
1. Gimli
Do I even have to explain it? From the moment he showed up in Elrond’s Homely House, we all fell in love.
Okay, just kidding.
Here ya go.
1. Wolverine
Nine years ago, Aussie actor Hugh Jackman did what was thought impossible — he brought a fairly accurate portrayal of comic book character Wolverine to life. Four movies later, we’re still hungry for more…provided there are more scientific experiments done naked, of course.
Honorable mention:
I don’t know if the cheese stands alone on this one, because all I ever heard from my fellow Buffy fans was the fight for supreme hotness between Spike and Angel. A small minority spoke up proclaiming it was the adorkable Xander who deserved the title of sexiest Buffy dude. But I always thought the answer was simple:
How can you ignore the innate sexiness of a 5′4″ guitar-playing laconic too-cool-for-school werewolf rock star? I’m pretty sure his character was meant to express one of those famous Whedon metaphors, that even the gentlest-looking guy has a beast inside him, but the message got lost once the full moon hit and — oops — he morphed into a wolf, thus shredding his clothes, only to wake up in the morning in some field and show off everything his mama gave him. Plus he has awesome hair. So how excited are we that Oz has now (finally!) resurfaced in the Buffy comics?
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Ladies if you want to see the sexiest men alive-check out Varo of Sparticus and Sam Merlot of True Blood. If shape shifting yourself into a cute puppy dog isn’t sexy-then I don’t know what is!
Jason Stackhouse is totaly sexy but the sexiest of the two series(True Blood and Sparticus are)VARO AND SAM MERLOT!!
A friend told me that Hugh Jackman is the only man on earth who can be hariy AND sexy at the same time, well you just proved it!
oh SOOO in agreement with you on Oz.
I’m with Aspera, Windyloo, Paige Bruce, Tim O’Leary, and Dee. Orlando Bloom is god. what’s with all the hate towards my Orly? I mean, come on, Will Turner was noble, heroic, sexy, endearingly naive, with just a hint of raw manliness. this is the perfect recipe for sexy swashbucklin’ pirate!
And may I just say, thank the lord for Legolas. what’s this about Leggie being girlie? You call being able to kill a gigantor mutant elephant and everyone on it with using only three arrows and getting away scratch free And looking sexy the entire time GAY??? Get your facts straight people!
I’m sorry I’ve seen you’ve still mentioned Spike… But Xander sexiest?!!!?? Oh, come on!!! He was my less favorite character in the show. I’ve never liked him and couldn’t stand him at all! Even his jokes were boring and a kind annoying! SPIKE IS THE BEST!!! Angel is my second choice! ;)) And I like Oz and Andrew as well. But Xander, no way! LOL
SPIKE (William the Bloody)!!!! How could you miss him - James Marsters is the sexiest man alive and undead!!!
The list was pretty cool. However, Aragorn should be number one! He is probably one of the sexiest fantasy characters ever created. Hugh Jackman, well, sure. I mean, he’s sexy, but Wolverine cannot trump Aragorn!
Most were pretty good, until Aragorn. Wow! Faramir, David Wenham, would have been a great addition.
Showing my age, perhaps, but Marc Singer in Beastmaster had the hottest outfit of all time and the best proportioned bod, for my taste.
I couldn’t be happier that Wolverine made the no. one. *Sigh*
And just to let you know, there is a new hero who can make the list next year. Betylos. Check out his story, Origination, at http://www.reblakeslee.com
I also support Orlando Bloom - he made a beautiful Legolas, but he was sizzling HOT in POTC!
But where’s the love for Sam & Dean from SUPERNATURAL?
And, how on earth can you have left out Ben Browder’s “John Chrichton” from FARSCAPE? NOBODY could fill out black leather pants as well as he did!
I will stick up for Orlando and am miffed that you are joking around about Legolas. Not all sexy men are macho. Personally I like androgyny and while I love Aragorn, I prefer Legolas. I don’t get the anti-Orlando thing. My little brother also has Legolas stuck on his car visor- he has great taste in men.
So I’m the only one to stick up for Orlando? I love me some mildly effeminate swashbucklers (where is Westley from The Princess Bride on this list???). Count me firmly in the swoon-for-Will-Turner category!
Thank you! Orlando Bloom falls into that category that’s scientifically referred to as “Stupid Hot” - ie, he is so hot it’s stupid!
And believe it or not, Westley was number 8, so he just missed the cut off. And for the curious, he was right above Ryan Reynolds as Hannibal King.
I’m right here with ya - on both Orlando and Cary as Wesley!
Also, call me a purvy elf lover, but I didn’t mind Orlando as Legolas either. This prompted me to look up Orlando and to find some old pictures he did for GQ - oh baby.
Every time I think of Heath Ledger, I cry a little. I was a huge fan, even before he made it “bigger” and started really hitting headlines; it was easy to tell that there was a LOT of talent under his pretty face. I cried in the theatre when I went to The Dark Knight for this reason, so much talent gone. :/
Okay Tim I was seriously beginning to doubt your taste. Right up to Viggo that is as Aragorn, and Hugh.
Sadly the actor who plays Gimli IS very cute you just can’t tell under that makeup.
And for including Seth you are 100% forgiven for Orlando.
But where o where was Sean Bean’s Boromir? Masculine and manly without a whole helluva a lot to do in the movie. Or Patrick Stewarts Doctor X? Bald is sexy :D
The omission of Liev Schreiber’s turn in X Men _ Origins: Wolverine is close to blasphemous too! The montage of he and Hhugh through the years fighting in a series of battles and wars in various states of undress made me literally squirn in my seat it was so hot. Actually pretty much all the men in that movie were squirm-worthy.
And the hottest man in the Buffyverse was not any of the heroes….it was Nathan Fillion’s Caleb in the last series…Nathan
Buffy had so many sexy men, but yes, Oz is right up there at the top. Plus I think he’s the one I could actually see myself dating. Angel and Spike would be a bit challenging to deal with, but Oz is sexy, sweet, and funny.
Oh, and Hugh Jackman is awesome. I love Wolverine
Gotta say, my favorite sexy mancandy is totally the guy from Stardust. Then again, I like ‘em geeky and sweet, especially when they know their way around a, er, a blade. ;0)
No Joxer?
Hey! I like Joxer! ;-)
“Joxer the Mighty
He’s very tidy
Everyone admires him
He’s so handsome it’s a sin…”
Ha ha ha…I love Joxer!
Very mixed on this list. I can see Ledger’s Conor, Jin, and Richard, but the others are all meh. And I could do without Hugh Jackman.
Now this is my kind of list! Thanks for the eyecandy.
Not sure about Will Turner. Sure, he’s hot, I mean, in photos and anytime he’s not moving or talking, but… I can’t even describe it properly - Orlando Bloom just makes me laugh, not swoon.
Oz is love. :)
Kevin Sorbo - how could you miss having Hercules on the list? ;)
And an honorable mention to Karl Urban.
Cool list.
But Wolverine is highly over-rated. Van Helsing was much better looking. And he kept his finger-nails trimmed.
Also, Orlando Bloom should have remained in the “sexiest females” category of nominess.
Agree about Oz, but I always thought Wesley Wyndum-Price should have won any “sexiest male on Buffy/Angel” competition. And surely the ladies of the Buffyverse would agree - his conquests on the shows included Cordelia Chase, the sexy red-headed heiress, Lilah Morgan, Fred Burkle and possibly Illyria. Not to mention the actor’s real life marriage to “Willow”. He’s a total A-grade player!