#20 Sean Bean

It may well be grim oop North, but while the result is hunks of manhood as well-hewn as the man whose name looks like it should rhyme, no one is going to have much sympathy. From reminding us just how much we love a man in uniform with Sharpe to giving everyone the horn of Gondor in Lord of the Rings, he’s a stone-cold fox.

Most alluring as… While on the big screen it’s probably Troy’s Odysseus or Rings’ Boromir, in reality TV’s Sharpe shows him at his hottest, all smouldering passion and conflicted duty.

Interests include… Supporting Sheffield United, raising a family and going for a pint.

source: Empire’s 100 Sexiest Movie Stars