It Must Be The Accent: Top 8 Hot English Gents
With all this talk about Christian Bale (born in Wales, raised in England--so he's on another list) and Alan Rickman in the blogmunity this week, I thought it was time to post my list of yummy English actors. It's true, I'm a sucker for an accent. And they all seem so wittily intelligent and smoldering with all that repressed passion. Thankfully none of them seem to be plagued with those notorious English teeth.
Yes, I am a silly girl. But Killer doesn't need to worry...I'm just admiring them from a distance.
1.) Colin Firth
2.) Damian Lewis
3.) Clive Owen
4.) Sean Bean
5.) Ralph Fiennes
6.) Anthony Stewart Head
7.) Daniel Craig
8.) Alan Rickman (just for you, Arwen) 
Extra points to the first person who notices the glaring omission from this English Heartthrobs list.
posted by Unknown at
12:01 PM
17 Comments:
Hugh Grant!!! He's got to be the missing link!
But boy oh boy am I glad that Colin Firth was #1!!! He makes me wanna go humuna humuna humuna.
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Christi, at 2:04 PM
What about Jude Law? He's one hot english guy, don't you think?
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Priscilla, at 2:09 PM
ok. here's my take on this whole thing: #1, 2, 4,6, and 7 make me say "huh?" Sean Bean though, as bad as he always is... is ok. #3, 5, 8 get a hearty thumbs up from me.
i don't get the prize, but yes. Huge Grant (yes, on purpose), though he is slightly cursed with the teeth.
also on my britlist is
-Jude Law
-Ewan McGregor (yes, I know he's not really british, but this is my list.)
-Orlando Bloom as Beautiful Elf ONLY
-PIERCE BROSNAN! Seriously, how did 007 not make your list...
-Captain Jean Luc Picard
-Dominic Monaghan (did you know he was born in Germany? Did you? Huh huh?
thank you for not putting Daniel Day Lewis on the list. Barf.
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arwen, at 2:17 PM
Christi, I'm starting to wonder if we were separated at birth.
You were spot-on with the Hugh Grant guess. He's probably better looking than a few of the men who made the list, but he knows it. Plus the whole hooker thing was just so skeevy that I can't get all flustered over him anymore. Sure, the guys on this list might be skeevy, too. But at least they keep it under wraps.
As for Colin Firth, he's just dreamy. Especially in Pride and Predjudice and Bridget Jones' Diary. There are scenes that I have to rewind and rewatch every time. (Also: I love the fact that he seems genuinely mystified by his sex symbol status.)
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Unknown, at 2:18 PM
Wow, you guys are fast. I was typing a response to Christi and you guys snuck in on me.
Jude Law is a fabulous guess. I was thinking of Hugh Grant, but Jude didn't make the list for the same reason: too skeevy.
Arwen, you're getting ahead of me. I'm not limiting myself to just one list. Next week: Hotties who aren't precisely English, but kinda sorta. That way I have a place for Aussies, Irish blokes, Scots, and so on. But don't hold your breath...I'm afraid the only list of mine that Dom's going to appear on would be titled "Heartthrobs I Just Don't Get." We obviously have different tastes in the foreign celebrities we drool over. But that's okay--now when our dream boats fall in love with us, we won't get all jealous of each other and start a brawl.
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Unknown, at 2:24 PM
Next weeks list should look like this.
1. Eric Bana
There are no others worth comparing.
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Lisa, at 2:30 PM
Is it just me, or does Damian Lewis look like a Hugh Laurie, only with lower milage and redder hair?
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Unknown, at 3:10 PM
The guy who's last name is Head? I am glad you included him! I have only ever seen him on Buffy (Julia made me watch a few episodes when she lived with me...enjoyable but I couldn't get fully on board) but I thought he was hot! I'm not sure how his last name affects his hotness....does it add to it or take away from it?
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RoniZee, at 3:29 PM
Roni, nothing takes away from Tony's hotness. I first noticed him when he was the hot guy from the Taster's Choice commericals. Yum! Almost convinced me to drink instant coffee.
Lisa, I can't argue with that assessment. He really is unbelievable. Funny, too. Started out on Australia's version of Saturday Night Live or Kids in the Hall. But I'll have 7 others on the list, too. I can't break tradition now.
Ty, I never noticed, but it's kinda true. Hugh could totally be Damian's dad or uncle or something. I'd love to be invited to that family reunion.
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Unknown, at 3:41 PM
Okay Gina, lets imagine this together...
Bridget Jones' Diary #dos...
The scene where Hugh Grant and Colin Firth are fighting in the fountain.
Hot English actors in wet t-shirts.
Whoops, I mean...lets keep this G rated.
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Christi, at 8:26 PM
the only hugh missing from this list is hugh laurie... in my humble opinion.
also, i kind of don't know what the fuss is over colin firth, unless you are talking about love actually, he was fantastic in love actually. he is a HORRIBLE kisser and that takes away from his over all performance, and YES, you can tell from watching him kiss. he kissed TERRIBLEY in both bridget jones movies, but then, those movies sucked altogether anyway (in comparison to the books, as stand alones i guess they're alright).
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rebecca marie, at 9:57 PM
here Gina. I got this for you. Happy Birthday. There is a shirt involved, unlike in BHD, but whateves.
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6779/1990/1600/eric_bana_16.6.jpg
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arwen, at 10:40 PM
http://photos1.blogger.com/
blogger/6779/1990/1600/eric_
bana_16.6.jpg
the first time didn't work. use this one instead
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arwen, at 10:41 PM
Here's a site I think you will be interested it. I'm sure you can contribute a pic or two to it.
http://www.stuffonmycat.com/
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Anonymous, at 8:13 AM
Here's the funny thing about englishmen, I think that any american could beat them in a fist fight. No, seriously, I'd take Lisa or Ty over any of thost pictured men any time of day...I think thats why alot of women dig the englishmen, they seem tame and sweet.
PS I think I'm english
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Ryan Woods, at 10:36 AM
You are right Ty. I think the same thing. Both are ok in my world.
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dodyb, at 12:02 PM
Christi, I haven't seen the secont Bridget Jones movie (I heard it was kinda lame), but that scene could convince me to watch it.
RM, Hugh Laurie was definitely in the running, but my crush on him is a humor crush, not a hottie crush. He does have a certain something, though. As for Colin Firth seeming like a bad kisser, I can see where you'd come to that conclusion. With him, it's all about The Look. That longing, barely-repressed-passion-for-you-and-no-one-else look. It's worth sitting through all four hours of the BBC version of Pride and Predjudice just for that one look he gives Elizabeth while she's at the piano. And a close second is the nuzzle/attempted kiss when he and Bridget are coming into her apartment at the end of the first Bridget Jones movie. (Melt.) Also, he's really bright and funny and normal in real life, and that adds to his appeal.
Arwen, I can't get that link to work. Which is a bummer because it seems to contain some Eric Bana hotness. That's high on my Not To Miss list.
Ryan, your Englishness must explain all the women who've been chasing you all these years. Have you seen the birthday party fight scene between Colin Firth and Hugh Grant in the first Bridget Jones movie? It is bar none the most hilarious fight scene ever. And it would definitely support your theory. I'm pretty sure I could beat up most Englishmen (soccer hooligans not included) while I had the flu. But I think chicks dig Englishmen because they seem refined and polite, not because they're tame. If I want something tame, I'll get a pet.
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Unknown, at 10:07 AM
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