Male Actors Who Are Definitely Taking Off Their Shirt In Movies (2024)

Photo: Thor: Ragnarok / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Avg. Shirtless Time Per Movie: 4 min.

Hemsworth's shirtlessness is often used sparingly, more as a seasoning than a main ingredient.

Number Of Movies In Which He Goes Shirtless (Estimated): 8

Signature Shirtless Scene: In Thor: Ragnarok, after getting absolutely savaged in a gladiatorial fight against the Hulk, Hemsworth's god of thunder wakes upshirtless and dazed.

It's the best view audiences get of Hemsworth's abs, and one that quickly became the standard by which his (and other MCU) shirtless scenes are judged.

Photo: Baywatch / Paramount Pictures

Avg. Shirtless Time Per Movie: 18 min.

Efron's average increased dramatically after the first few years of his career when he moved into more dramatic roles and raunchy comedies.

Number Of Movies In Which He Goes Shirtless (Estimated): 13

Signature Shirtless Scene: In Baywatch, Efron's shirtlessness is essentially its own storyline. The pinnacle of his bare-chested performance in the action-comedy comes when he successfully completes a Ninja Warrior-inspired obstacle course, including a salmon ladder and dangling rings that he soars through like a pro.

Photo: The Wolverine / 20th Century Fox

Avg. Shirtless Time Per Movie: 9 min.

Many of Jackman's shirtless moments occur during fight scenes, which can be lengthy, depending on the movie.

Number Of Movies In Which He Goes Shirtless (Estimated): 17

Signature Shirtless Scene: For as long as Jackman's played the savageX-Men hero Wolverine, he's always been rippedand had no problem showing it off. However, he kicked things to another level in 2013'sThe Wolverine, where he got into competitive bodybuilder shape for the character's bloody romp through Japan.

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Avg. Shirtless Time Per Movie: 13 min.

Early in his career, Tatum appeared in films that essentially cast him to play just a super-handsome shirtless guy - which pushes his average up significantly. The man is definitely comfortable in his own skin.

Number Of Movies In Which He Goes Shirtless (Estimated):16

Signature Shirtless Scene: Tatum has never been one to hide his body, but his work as a male stripper in Magic Mikewill always be his legacy. The scene when he and his fellow strippers perform a number at the Xquisite Strip Club set to a dubstep version of "It's Raining Men" is a shirtless symphony.

Photo: Crazy, Stupid, Love. / Warner Bros. Pictures

Avg. Shirtless Time Per Movie: 6 min.

Gosling hasn't made shirtlessness his main acting trait, but significant scenes in Crazy, Stupid, Love(CSL) and The Place Beyond the Pinespushhis average up a bit.

Number Of Movies In Which He Goes Shirtless (Estimated): 8

Signature Shirtless Scene: There's one particular scene in CSLthat will forever be remembered as the moment Goslingwent from a romantic leading man to a true Hollywood heartthrob.

In the scene, Gosling's characterJacob has taken Hannah (Emma Stone) back to his house, where she asks him to take off his shirt. After he reluctantly obliges, Hannah famously says of his washboard abs, "Seriously? It's like you're Photoshopped!"

Photo: American Psycho / Lions Gate Films

Avg. Shirtless Time Per Movie: 4 min.

More than any actor on this list, Bale is willing to take his body to extremes for a role. Hisshirtlessness varies based on his weight and body type for each movie, and it's often used to communicate something about the characterhe's playing.

Number Of Movies In Which He Goes Shirtless (Estimated):13

Signature Shirtless Scene:In addition to his intense dedication, Bale is best-known for his wild weight fluctuations for his roles. The 6' actor allegedly dropped down to an emaciated 121pounds for The Machinist, then packed on nearly 100 poundsof muscle to play the buff Bruce Wayne inBatman Begins. He also bulked up significantly to play the overweight former Vice President Dick Cheney in Vice.

By far, Bale's most famous - and creepiest - unclothed performance can be found inAmerican Psycho. As the bloodthirsty and self-obsessed Patrick Bateman, Bale is regularly shirtless while doing hundreds of sit-ups, delicately applying a face mask, basking in a tanning bed, and staring at himself while sleeping with an escort. His egomaniacal character made shirtlessness a core aspect of his personality.