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My fellow Pandagonians, in honor of Independence Day, I’d like to be a bad American and acknowledge the British. All of the actors below the fold are British.
Pics below the fold. Enjoy!
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (yes, he’s British. He’s got a very strong cockney accent, much like Naveen Andrews, who was in the post that started it all.)
Joseph Fiennes
Adrian Lester
Alan Rickman
Idris Elba
Ralph Fiennes
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It’s the “intense eyes” edition!
“Alan Rickman” was the first internet search I ever performed. I’d pay big bucks to attend “Alan Rickman reads Periodical Tables of the American Midwest.”
OH! And I own the shirt he was wearing when he was shot in Rasputin. Yes, I am a geek.
Adrian Lester was good in Primary Colors. Very convincingly American!
Oh my, I’ve never seen Alan Rickman in such a sexy way! (He’ll always be Snape to me…)
And with Ralph Fiennes too, seems like you’re doing the Harry Potter edition
ralph fiennes….mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
But how about Kenneth Branagh in Othello? Has Iago, or evil, ever been that sexy?
You missed a couple. Jude Law, speaking of intense eyes. And Hugh Grant…and Colin Firth, and well….ya know? There’s rather a bunch of Brits, enough for another whole edition - although kudos to you for getting Clive Owen in last week.
Mmmm…Alan Rickman. I could listen to his voice nonstop for a week, and I still probably wouldn’t be tired of it. He does dark characters so very well.
Plus, Joseph Feinnes and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (whose name I didn’t know, but yum).
But still, no Ian McClellan (I know he’s not English, but still technically British, isn’t he)?
Oooooh, retread:
And for BSG fans, I do believe this guy is actually British:
Oooh, Ralph Fiennes and Alan Rickman. Have I mentioned how much I love Tuesdays now?
Dude, Snape is about a thousand times sexier than that pretty-boy version of Rickman. What a shame.
That is the best BSG pic. drool
You know,we could have a sexy-scotsmen-edition:David Tennant,Ewan McGregor, pre-viagra-era Sean Connery…
Ah, to each his/her own favorite version of Alan Rickman. At least we aren’t fighting over the same one.
Also, I DEMAND Hugh Laurie!!!
Oh yeah….Snapes, or his angelic persona from Dogma. Either one works, but I wouldn’t throw Mr. BSG out of bed if he was eating crackers, either.
Yes, this is what I get out of bed and sit at the computer on Tuesdays. It beats reading about “get out of jail” cards. Grrr.
Back to drooling now.
The hottest Rickman ever, obviously, is this one.
These are all quite, QUITE nice, though I would like to place a vote for David Tennant.. (although he’s more geekcake)
:happy sigh:
Viva Tuesdays!!
Three of my all time favourites-
Nigel Hawthorne
Ian McKellan
Derek Jacobi
I have a thing for old gay men it seems….;)
Alan Rickman in ‘Truely, Madly, Deeply’ is wonderful, he is pretty sexy as Snape aswell.
Rowan Atkison is ‘Blackadder’. Not the first series, but he got all cute as a Elizabethan.
He is a weird looking guy but it just worked.
What? No Mr Darcy *tsk*
Not fair Amanda!
Grrr, stuck at work with women and unattractive sociologists
Thanks for the Jamie Bamber - I was wondering why he got left out.
I didn’t know Idris Elba was British until I was watching one of the DVD extras on The Wire series 3. Quite a shock to the system, that…
After Joseph Feinnes, I have to agree with Amanda’s submissions more.
The first movie I ever saw Alan Rickman in was Robin Hood, and his Nottingham struck me as a blowhard, overcompensating for a small penis, that though I love his work(MOST AWSUM SNAPE EVAH!!11!! possible), I have never been attracted to him. And the same with Ralph Feinnes, first role I ever noticed him in was Red Dragon, and just ruined any future attractiveness he might have had. Those eyes though….
And Adewale, I loved him in the Mummy Returns.
Yay for junk science!
micheyd,
Agreed.
I’m psyched for both the 7th book and 5th movie!!!
Dude, was Voldemort in the second movie fine or what? Young Voldy, not weird pasty evil guy. lol
Henry Cavill, from The Tudors and from I Capture the Castle. Mmmmmm
Yum. Yum yum yum to every single one of these pictures. (Sorry, I usually try not to drool in public, but I can’t help it here…)
I vote Clive Owen part II: full body shot.
He’s a Brit, right?
Aw, I was hoping David Tennant would make the list:http://www.scifidesktop.org.uk/WallpaperStore/Actors/David-T/David_Tennant-Dr_Who_002.jpg
Mmm.
And a Harry Potter edition would not go amiss.
Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility…ahhh…
Oh yeah I first saw Idris Elba in a Brit series about vampires called Ultraviolet…creepy, X-files-esque and good.
Alan Rickman will eternally be Col. Brandon. So earnest, so sexy.
Dude, was Voldemort in the second movie fine or what?
Thank god, I thought I was the only one who thought that.
Hell, Alan Rickman in anything! But yeah, those knee high boots in S&S, um. And that voice. Sigh. “Life. Don’t talk to me about life.”
See someone else already added Hugh Laurie to the list so I’ve no more ideas. Yay Tuesday!
MKK
Is it hot in here? Why is my laptop smoking?
Mmmmmm, Jamie Bamber. Which makes me wonder whether the technically Welsh Ioan Gruffudd would be ineligible.
Maybe there should just be an all-UK edition of Tuesday Lechery.
All of them, so very yummy! Though must say my favorite Alan Rickman is Colonel Brandon. Especially when he said “Give me an occupation, Miss Dashwood, or I shall run mad.”
mmmmm.
Thank you so much for performing this public service!
My brother looks like Joseph Fiennes, only his hair’s a tetch lighter.
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Jeff, it’ll be okay. Just close your eyes and think of your biscuits and gravy . . .
Thank you. And I’d like to add to the votes for David Tennant to show up one of these Tuesdays.
Definitely not the only one. And I also think that young Daniel Radcliffe will grow up to make some good eye candy.
Definitely not the only one. And I also think that young Daniel Radcliffe will grow up to make some good eye candy.
I second (or third, whatever we’re up to) on the Harry Potter edition. So long as we get lots of Snape.
How about Lewis Hamilton, the first black F1 driver ever, British/Guyanese, and the best rookie ever (podium finish in every start so far!!)? My spouse certifies him a fine-looking boy, and indeed fine looking boys are one of the major reasons that F1 holds her interest.
bliss…
amanda: i don’t care if the BSG dude is british or not–i just wish he’d drop that towel
Idris Elba= SUPER-HOT. His portrayal of Stringer Bell was incredible, but even just standing still, the man is beautiful.
Yeah, Truly Madly Deeply… definitely. And yeah, a voice to listen to forever.
(As has Jeremy Irons, incidentally. Another missing name.)
Jason Isaacs as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.
A couple of slightly off-topic notes, but all of the world is Hogwarts for me for the next couple of weeks. (Hey, it’s less frustrating than “get out of jail free” cards and all of the rest.)
Aeryl says:
Ironically, Rickman was not the original pick for Snape. He only got the role after Tim Roth backed out after originally agreeing to play the role. Thank the gods for that case of cold feet.Zoe says:
That would be Christian Coulson, who was twenty-three when he played that role, thus making drooling over him an utterly guilt-free occupation. Sadly, his age means he likely won’t be reprising the role in the movie version of Half-Blood Prince. Word is that the director doesn’t want him back for that reason (which, I have to admit is rational, given that it starts being more of a stretch to play a teen when you’re in your 30s), and he’s got an open casting call set up sometime this summer in Britain to find a replacement.And, more on topic, oh yes is David Tennant (Dr. Who vintage) ever a glorious distillation of geekcake.
Idris Elba as Stringer Bell on HBO’s “The Wire” was one of television’s best *and sexiest* crimelords.
Best. Show. Ever.
Omg hawt Brits… where the hell do I start?
I second Jason Isaacs and Jeremy Irons. I also feel the need to beg, like a hormonal teenaged girl…
Where’s the Ewan McGregor?! *cries*
Ralph Fiennes is dead sexy, though (if only I could see the picture of Joseph Fiennes!)
And yesh… we need a little more Colin Firth and Ian McKellen… oh, and Patrick Stewart… Kenneth Brannaugh in Othello (as MaJeff mentioned above) would be cool too.
I know one should never push their luck, but can we have a second week of British lechery, Sheelzebub?
Hmm… I guess I dropped too many “please show us naughty pictures of these guys” names. I’m in moderation. *is sad*
Idris Elba is the most beautiful thing alive.
This from a long-time dyke.
Alan Rickman! Whoo!
I just saw Sense & Sensibility for the first time recently (I know, I’m tardy - that’s just how I roll), and he was /amazing/ in that. I mean, the man conveyed more with meaningful glances and anguished breathing than most actors manage with a whole speech. Just amazing.
He already has.
I know one should never push their luck, but can we have a second week of British lechery, Sheelzebub?
But of course!
And Amanda! I need a damn cold shower now!
Count my vote for a David Tennant pic, like this one or this one; then of course there’s this one, which is adorà ble (which you must pronounce in the French way, aah-dor-AAAH-bluh). Never been much myself for beefy sorts; give me scrawny crazy art boys every time!
I’m thinking a Scotsman installment of this here Tuesday Lechery (thank you ever so much Sheelzebub for instituting this!) might not be amiss at some future date?
And ks, I do remember coming out of the first Harry Potter movie and turning to my friend, “Is it wrong that I think Daniel Radcliffe is going to grow up to be really hot?”
I’m just watching (through the drool) for any signs of the angry person who didn’t like zee pictures, and was more concerned about feminism than droolability. I guess you converted her, good work!! =)
*wiping drool off the chin*
Damn! Is he legal yet?
Dude, was Voldemort in the second movie fine or what?
Thank god, I thought I was the only one who thought that.
I know I’m the only one who finds this hot.
Speaking of Daniel Radcliffe’s underage ass, I can’t stand Malfoy as a character, but little Tom Felton almost made me want to be fourteen again.
He definitely is in New Zealand. The age of consent here is 16.
He turns 18 on July 23rd.
He definitely is in New Zealand. The age of consent here is 16.
He turns 18 on July 23rd.
Creepily enough, that’s my dad’s birthday.
But yeah, the promotional shots for Equus were hawt.
The Brits really do produce some delicious looking men, don’t they? Lordy. Idris Elba…swoon-tacular!
Some suggestions/alternatives?
Sense & Sensibility reminded me of the oh-so-pretty Greg Wise, who now seems downright delightful (see this story, which is more than enough for me to love Emma Thompson forever, but also to think her husband is still smokin’ hot).
James Purefoy is another beautiful himbo, and his voracious, full-frontal-featured performance in “Rome” is definitely worth some gazing.
For nicer, quirkier Brit-stylin’ menz, I would nominate John Hannah and, well, I couldn’t very well ignore an opportunity to put up Anthony Stewart Head for the list as well.
Probably. But then, Ralph Feinnes doesn’t do it for me on his best days. And that definitely wasn’t it. (Although, he does make a good Voldemort.)
This is just me but Clive Owen and Alan Rickman look mean and scary. But that’s why some women like Rickman.
Alan Rickman looks like a plucked chicken. An extremely attractive plucked chicken.
By the way, I don’t really think Voldemort is hot. I’m not that crazy. Besides, he didn’t even have his red eyes with cat pupils like he was supposed to.
Jeremy Northam, please, for the next British one.
And Amanda! I need a damn cold shower now!
How could I forget? Good thing cold water never runs out.
amanda: i don’t care if the BSG dude is british or not–i just wish he’d drop that towel
I say that a lot while watching the DVDs. Maybe there’s an outtake DVD?
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is ridiculously hot. In fact, all of the men (and, for that matter, women) of colour on that show are way, way, way hotter than their white co-Losties.
I have to thank you for Alan Rickman. Mmmmm…. and cast my vote with those who say Col. Brandon is his sexiest role. I mean, “The air is hot and full of spices…” He wasn’t just describing exotic India to the little girl, he was advertizing himself as hot and spicy to her piano-playing older sister. Yum.
Tom Felton– too young, really, although of age. But the scenes where he and Emma Watson (Hermione) face down each other are charged– I was so not surprised to find out that on his blog he drops hints he fancies her. Which kind of works with the characters, too, because he’s been brought up to be an absolute bigot but he doesn’t really like what he’s supposed to be.
And he does look so good in that brunette bleached ultra-pale way, like Spike in Buffy.
David Tennant. Probably the yummiest doctor ever, and I say that as someone who had a huge crush on Tom Baker’s in her teens. Tennant has both conventional good looks, and that wild-but-heroic quality. And before I saw him as Dr. Who I saw him playing Barty Crouch Jr, and thought, “I wish he’d get a hero role so I could admire his dishiness without feeling odd about it.”
— so with them and Jason Isaacs, because he does make Lucius look good, you have a great start to Potterverse Tuesday lechery. Come to think of it, the chap who played Percy has some very nice photos from other roles. When his hair is long, it gets quite curly, and he can do a smoldering gaze. And I know some women fancied Oliver Wood.
If we have Patrick Stewart, can we have John de Lancie with him? I loves me some Q.
and omg. not so much on that picture, because Alan Rickman shouldn’t smile, but damn. he is tastiness. and Lucius Malfoy has pretty girl hair that I want to pet.
Mmmmm…ASH singing an angsty song. Yummy.
Also, all this brit action meant I had to Google this dude — Rufus Sewell — because I couldn’t remember his name, just how he was one of the few redeeming parts of A Knight’s Tale.
I don’t think I am familiar with any of these guys except the Fiennes brothers (I guess I am not watching the right…movies? TV? What are these guys known for?), but oh my god, that Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is absolutely stunning. Where does one see more of him?
I’d be a bad “Band of Brothers” fangirl if I didn’t mention Damian Lewis.
Jamie Bamber was in BoB too. A great many of the actors were British, such as Shane Taylor (Eugene Roe).
A thousand atheist blessings, Amanda, for the Buffy clip. Brings back memories.
I spent a few hours sitting right behind Adewale on a plane several months ago (Toronto to Salt Lake — he was teaching a seminar at Sundance I think). I spent the entire flight knowing I could never say anything to him because even if I could remember his name I certainly couldn’t pronounce it. He seemed incredibly normal (and certainly beautiful). When we got off the plane he stopped right in front of me and bent over to tie a shoelace. If ever an incident brought my fag tendencies out of hiding, that was it. A month later I sat next to Robert Redford in first class (I commute weekly between SL and TO so I tend to see a lot of actors) and had an entirely different experience. He gave off a “don’t even look at meâ€? vibe that was palpable.
–TP in UT
hmmph. i must be the only one madly in love with richard coyle (jeff from coupling). when i think of sexy englishmen, its always richard coyle, and rik mayall, but only as rick on the young ones.
i have a thing for funny awkward men. brunette funny awkward men. often with curly hair. but not always.
I second Mr. Darcy - Matthew Macfadyen (Tom from MI-5)- and John Hannah. Probably
Scotsman tho’ and Patrick Stewart, (for another time). What a fun place this is!
Ohmigawd. Alan Rickman. Check him out in this Texas video:
In Demand. There’s a dance scene in a petrol station that’ll take your breath away.
Scottsmen Please!! gerard Butler—-oh my!
@ Thalia:Thankyouthankyouthankyou for the Tennant-pics!*swoon!*
I was just thinking about Rickman this morning. “Give me an occupation or I shall run mad.” *swoon*
resident_alien: You’re welcome. You do know that you can go here and get all kinds of Dr. Who pics perfectly sized for your desktop? Mmmmmmmm.
ASH! (Hits self in forehead with hand.) Can’t believe I forgot him.
This thread is basically a rehash of how my friends and I spent high school - making lists of British actors and singers we lusted after (and that was back in the late 1970s, so it was people like Tom Conti and Robin Ellis…). Nice to see there are some things I just don’t grow out of.
Hugh Laurie, although I have to say I never saw it until he went American and scruffy (Bertie Wooster did nothing for me). And how about Chiwetel Ejiofor?
With apologies to whoever mentioned him, I’ve pretty much always considered Rowan Atkinson impossible to look at. Yes to John Hannah, though.
Thalia,you’re my new best friend!-;-@
Adewale played Mr. Eko on Lost. I was very upset when they killed him off–I loved his character. (I don’t watch the show much anymore, as I’ve got swimming lessons on Wednesday nights.)
Every time I see Adewale I think of Adabisi from Oz, and I can’t quite see him as attractive. Intellectually, I know he is, but then I get slammed with an image of him jerking off in solitary (and it’s not sexy like one would think) or grinding up glass to feed someone. *shudder* Of course all that means is that he’s one hell of an amazing actor to have made THAT much of an impression on me.
Ooh, I’m a huge fan of British men - if we have James Purefoy, then we totally need Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson too, to round out the Rome crew, although I’d argue that Simon Woods (Octavian part 2) was pretty darn hot too, in that lazy reptilian way.
Speaking as a British lady… there seems to be some confusion here as to who is ‘British’, who is ‘English’ etc etc.
Just to clarify, whoever said Ian McKellen wasn’t English - he is. He has a very Scottish sounding name, but he is English, from Lancashire.
And although Ioan Gruffudd is Welsh, that still makes him British, as Wales is part of Britain.
Great Britain = England, Scotland, Wales
United Kingdom = England (Alan Rickman), Scotland (David Tennant), Wales (Ioan Gruffudd and Rhys Ifans) and Northern Ireland (Kenneth Branagh)
Sorry, just had to clarify that. Plenty of Welsh and Scottish people don’t like being called British, but technically, they are British as well as being Welsh and Scottish.
It’s a whole minefield really.
Oh, and by the way, Alan Rickman gets my vote. He is the most beautiful creature ever to walk this earth.