If there's one positive social contribution that came from the swing toward uber-hippie, 90s revivalism, it's that beards have come back into style, both in Hollywood and elsewhere. Truly, the vast majority of men look better (and more sexually provocative) with a little hair on their face, even if it's just a bit of strategically-cultivated stubble, and this is especially true of categorically attractive gentlemen who are also famous. Who are the sexiest celebrities with beards? And more importantly, which actors look better with beards than they do without them?
Many folks consider the beard (and its other, more artisanal derivatives, such as the mutton chop and the handlebar mustache) to be a pure, distinguished, and noble form of creative expression. A bearded man is a man fully realized, in all of his glorious, masculine splendor - the nuances of his individual maleness, whether dapper and well-groomed, or burly, untamed, and lumberjack-like, on proud display for the rest of the world to ponder and appreciate.
From Ben Affleck, to Jon Hamm, and yes, even Brad Pitt, these celebrity guys are rocking their beards, looking oh so handsome. In support of these brave and trail-blazing gentlemen, we present you with this list of the hottest Hollywood actors who look way, way better with a little facial hair. Cast your votes for the actors you think benefit from their deliciously sexy beards below!
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck's beard is among the most simultaneously well-groomed and lustrous we've ever witnessed (plus, we won't lie, that tiny mole on his face has always sort of bugged us).
Bradley Cooper
Contrary to popular misconceptions, Cooper somehow manages to look more well-groomed and less sleazy with a beard than he does without one, as these contrasting photos demonstrate.
Gerard Butler
With a beard, Gerard Butler looks like someone you could tell your problems to, then snuggle up with for several hours eating ice cream and giggling. Without a beard, he looks like a man eager to aggressively backhand your children in the grocery store for breathing too loudly.
Idris Elba
Idris Elba is so secure in the transcendent power of his signature Van Dyke style beard, that he has rarely appeared onscreen without it. Though his smooth, naked babyface remains stunning, it's no match for the masterful dignity of his trademark look.
Jason Momoa
Jason Momoa rose to fame playing the sexy, terrifying, shirtless Khal Drogo on HBO's Game of Thrones. His old school, Conan-like masculinity could not have been achieved without his flowing braids, copious eye makeup, and respectable growth of facial hair.
Joe Manganiello
Maybe it's because we got used to seeing him as a werewolf all the time on True Blood, but the hairier Joe Manganiello is, the more rugged and dangerously sexy he appears to us.
Johnny Depp
Mr. Depp rose to fame by cultivating a boyish heartthrob image in the 80s and 90s, but his more mature, black-eyeliner-and-goatee incarnation is our favorite look.
Jude Law
Jude Law is a smolderingly intense man at all turns, but something about this fine growth of beard makes him really look prepared to get serious.
Kit Harington
If you're like us, it probably gives you a mild, creeping sensation of brain freeze every time you witness Kit Harington outside a greasy, angst-ridden, Medieval context, which may be a contributing factor in our reflexive rejection of his clean-shaven look. His gentle, delicate beard does help him to exceptionally embody the "sensitive young poet with a guitar" aesthetic, however.
Pedro Pascal
Few men on planet Earth can really rock a mustache, even with some auxiliary, supporting chin stubble. By that standard, Pedro Pascal is basically a superhero.