Hot celebs named Chris: An appreciation gallery

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Author: Georgie HollandPublished 19th Feb 2019
Last updated 17th Apr 2019

It’s a known fact of life that most of the hottest men in Hollywood are named Chris. Although we don’t know why, we’ve done some research into just how many there are and gathered together a collection of the fittest Chris' out there, singers, actors, comedians and all...

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth was born on 11th August 1983. Having first featured in popular Aussie soap Neighbours, Hemsworth went onto become known for his role as Kim Hyde in Australian TV series Home and Away.


This Australian hunk is best known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but has also featured in popular films such as The Cabin in the Woods, Star Trek and Ghostbusters (2016).


Chris is set to reprise his famous role for the final Avengers instalment Avengers: Endgame, scheduled to be released on 26th April 2019, as well as Men In Black: International which is scheduled for release on 14th June 2019.

Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker was born on August 31st 1971 and first appeared in comedy films such as House Party 3 and Friday in the 1990's.


This handsome 47-year-old actor/stand-up comedian is now most famous for his role as James Carter in American comedy Rush Hour as well as the two subsequent films.


Tucker has confirmed that he and Rush Hour co-star Jackie Chan have been working on a Rush Hour 4, however a release date has not been confirmed.

Chris Pine

Chris Pine was born on August 26th, 1980. He first appeared in programmes such as ER, The Guardian and CSI: Miami, then made his first film feature debut in 2004 as the fine-looking Lord Nicholas Devereaux in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.


Well-known for films such as Just My Luck and Wonder Woman, Chris is most famous for playing James T. Kirk in the Star Trek reboot film series.


It has been confirmed that Chris will appear as Steve Trevor in the 2019 Wonder Woman sequel Wonder Woman 1984, set to grace our screens in November.

Christian Bale

Christian Charles Philip Bale (also known as Chris, therefore worthy of our list) was born on 30th January 1974.


Bale made his film debut in 1986 in Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna, followed by an award-winning performance in Empire of the Sun' in 1987.
Christian has since gone on to become most famous for his role as the hunky Bruce Wayne (aka Batman) in The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.


Catch Bale in his upcoming true story action/drama Ford v. Ferrari, reportedly set for release on 28th June 2019.

Chris Evans

Chris Evans was born June 13th 1981. Evans first appeared in a short educational film called Biodiversity: Wild About Life! in 1997, before appearing in popular American comedy film Not Another Teen Movie.


Evans has since gone onto be famously known for his performance as Captain America in Marvel's Avengers franchise; also reprising his role for the final instalment set for release in April 2019.

Chris Martin

Christopher Anthony John Martin was born 2nd March 1977. Lead singer and co-founder of English rock band Coldplay. You can gaze at Chris in recently released documentary Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams, and hopefully catch his dreamy voice soon as Coldplay are reportedly heading back into the studio this year.

Chris Pratt

Christopher Michael Pratt was born 21st June 1979. First appearing in short horror film Cursed Art 3, this handsome chap then went onto feature in The O.C. for its fourth series as Winchester Ché Cook.
Famous for films such as Bride Wars and Jennifer's Body, Chris has gone onto become the leading man in 2014 hit film Guardians of the Galaxy and 2015's Jurassic World. We can expect to see a lot more of Chris Pratt, with upcoming films such as The Kid, Avengers 4: Endgame, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Jurassic World 3.

Chris O’Dowd

Chris O'Dowd was born 9th October 1979. This Irish actor started out appearing on our TV screen in many different shows, including Red Cap, The Clinic and The Amazing Mrs Pritchard - and, of course, The IT Crowd. He then went onto become best known for his performances in 2011's Bridesmaids. You can catch Chris in upcoming comedy How to Build a Girl set for release in 2019.

Chris Noth

Chris Noth was born on 13th November 1954. First appearing in TV series Another World and Hill Street Blues in the 1980's, he is now best known for playing NYPD Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order and appearing in popular films such as Sex and the City and The Perfect Man. Noth is set to appear in upcoming comedy Brooklyn All American in 2019.

Chris Klein

Although he was born Frederick Christopher Klein, he is now known as Chris and that makes him worthy of our hot list! Born on 14th March 1979, Chris is most famous for his role as Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher in 1999's American Pie. You can catch Chris in his upcoming drama Intensive Care coming to our screens in December 2019.

Chris Daughty

Christopher Adam Daughtry was born 26th December 1979. He rose to fame when he finished in forth place on the fifth series of American Idol, and has since gone onto be the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Daughtry. Chris has also appeared on our screens, featuring in crime drama NCIS: Los Angeles.

Chris Colfer

Christopher Colfer was born on 27th May 1990. First appearing on short comedy piece Russel Fish: The Sausage and Eggs Incident in 2009, Colfer is now most famous for his role as Kurt Hummel in Glee.

Chris rock

Christopher Julius Rock III was born on 7th February 1965. First making his name in American sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live and Everybody Hates Chris, the success of Chris' stand-up comedy lead him to becoming most famous for films such as Madagascar, Death at a Funeral and Grown Ups. Chris is set to appear in American drama Molly which will reportedly hit screens in 2020.

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