The most muscular Hollywood actors / photo 2022

Dwayne Johnson

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The two-meter-tall actor with powerful muscles bears the self-explanatory nickname “The Rock.” The former wrestler captivated the audience not only with his impressive physical form, but also with his charisma. Wrestling titles, television appearances, and a New York Times best-selling autobiography made Dwayne Johnson a household name before he even began his acting career. In the 2002 film The Scorpion King, the actor received the highest fee in history for his first leading role.

Gerard Butler

"Law abiding citizen"
"Phantom of the Opera"
"Rock 'n' Roller"

To play King Leonidas in the action movie 300, Gerard had to go through grueling training. For 7 months before the start of filming, the artist studied daily for 5-6 hours. A special complex was developed for the actor, which included strength and circuit training and cardio exercises. The end result is fantastic: Butler, walking around in a loincloth and cape, looks truly powerful.

Henry Cavill

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For the first time, the actor showed off his toned torso in the film “War of the Gods: Immortals,” in which he played the role of Theseus. But he really had to work hard for the role of Superman in 2013. The actor achieved positive results in the gym and fit into the role perfectly. To participate in the Netflix television series The Witcher, Henry had to train even more and also experience dietary restrictions, which helped him achieve perfect physical shape.

The most muscular Hollywood actors

Since September 5, the comedy action movie “Two Smoking Barrels” has been showing in Russian theaters, starring Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington. One of the highlights of the film, in addition to the well-choreographed action scenes, are the close-ups of Mark Wahlberg. In preparation for two roles in parallel - in “Two Smoking Barrels” and “Blood and Sweat”, the actor, who is already 42, puffed in the gym for several months, pumping up his sculpted biceps. Wahlberg's efforts were not in vain - in all the scenes where he aims a pistol, you can see muscles worthy of the Greek god Apollo. The female half of the audience is delighted, but the male representatives are jealous and are thinking about buying a subscription to the “rocking chair”... Building muscle for a role is not an easy task, some actors even refuse “tasty” roles, not being ready to devote several months to strengthening training. Those who finally decided on them are worthy of respect, and the result, as they say, is obvious. We invite you to look at the most muscular actors in Hollywood in the images for which they brought their bodies to perfection

Jason Statham - for his role in The Transporter and its sequels

In general, to be honest, all of Statham’s roles require muscles - his role is that of a “bouncer” hero. However, it is in the third “Transporter” that Jason demonstrates all the beauty of his athletic body, appearing topless in several scenes, and in one in only boxers

Mickey Rourke - for the role in “The Wrestler” and “Iron Man 2”

As a former boxer, Mickey knows all the secrets to quickly getting your body into "fight-ready" shape. However, before filming The Wrestler, Rourke had not had to appear on screen with a naked torso for a long time, so the actor naturally let himself go (given the lifestyle that he led then, it was not difficult). But it’s worth paying tribute to Mickey’s determination - in less than a year he made his figure athletic (and he was already over 50 at that time). Excellent form helped Rourke after “The Wrestler” get another “delicious” role - Ivan Vanko in “Iron Man”, for which the actor almost did not have to prepare - everything was already in place

Ryan Reynolds in Blade 3: Trinity

Now Ryan Reynolds has more “dressed” roles, but in 2004, when he was just gaining popularity, he had to earn it with his body - in the literal sense of the word. Don’t think anything bad, just an episode of the movie “Blade 3”, in which Ryan’s slightly shabby, but still incredibly sexy hero appears shirtless, is a great pleasure to watch

Edward Norton in American History X

Norton is also not one of those actors who flashes on the screen shirtless in every film, but in the image that brought him fame - the neo-Nazi in American History X, he spends a decent amount of screen time with a bare torso or in a T-shirt that beautifully outlines the relief the top of his figure

Tsar Leonidas

(Gerard Butler in 300)

It is impossible not to remember this character here. King Leonidas from 300, with his epic cry of “This is Spartaaa!” and a wardrobe consisting of a raincoat and leather briefs - a very powerful image, superbly embodied on screen by Gerard Butler. Despite the fact that the film contains a fair amount of computer retouching, no special effects have yet been able to give the actor a beautiful body - so Leonid’s muscles are entirely the result of Butler’s lengthy training

Tom Hardy in The Dark Knight Rises

Throughout the entire film, Tom Bain's character wears an ugly design on his face, which does not allow one to properly appreciate his appearance, but everything is compensated by his muscles. Tom Hardy and Batman actor Christian Bale even went to the gym together to prepare for filming. True, Christian had to sweat a little less - after all, his hero in the film has his own, special uniform, but Hardy gave it his all

Hugh Jackman in "Wolverine"

In the first part of the X-Men spin-off franchise about a man with an adamantium skeleton, Hugh appears on screen shirtless for only a short time, but in the second part, Wolverine: Immortal, which was released this year, 44-year-old Hugh allows you to admire your athletic physique from all angles. Muscularity is a professional necessity for Jackman: in most of his recent film images he is in excellent physical shape

Vladimir Epifantsev

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Epifantsev's roles in films correspond to the brutal image of the actor. Playing sports helped Vladimir pacify his violent temper and give up bad habits as a teenager. The actor is in excellent physical shape for his age (50 years old) thanks to training 3-4 times a week. Staying active and healthy as long as possible is the main motivation for Vladimir.

Christian Bale

"Ford vs Ferrari"
"Flowers of War"
"Prestige"

It seems that this actor can handle absolutely any role. He always transforms into his characters as accurately as possible and is ready for any transformation for the sake of the success of the film. Over his long career, Christian has had to lose weight and, conversely, gain weight many times. But the most impressive metamorphosis is associated with the film "Batman Begins." On the eve of filming this action film, Bale was incredibly thin. Most recently, he completed work on the thriller “The Machinist,” in which his hero looked very much like a living skeleton. To play Bruce Wayne, the celebrity had to urgently gain weight and rebuild an athletic body. In just six months, the actor completed the task and built up a sculpted muscle corset.

Zac Efron

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The actor has long been known for his roles in teen films like “High School Musical” and “Hairspray,” where he was still quite frail.
But even then, his angelic blue eyes drove teenage girls all over the world crazy. His image changed dramatically after his role in the film “Baywatch,” in which he played one of the main roles. To achieve an ideal body, Efron worked with a trainer 4-5 times a week for six months. The article was prepared by the editors of the site Bodybuilding and Fitness

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Vlad Demin

Vladislav Demin is a film and drama actor.
At a young age, Vlad really liked films with Bruce Lee. They inspired the future actor to take up Wushu. Vladislav achieved his first serious success after just six months of training: he won a silver award at regional competitions. Demin practiced a variety of martial arts: karate, kickboxing, hand-to-hand combat.

Thanks to martial arts, the actor developed such important qualities as restraint, prudence and the ability to make informed decisions in unusual situations.

Bradley Cooper

For the role of a Navy SEAL in the film “Sniper,” the actor gained about 20 kg of muscle mass.

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A protein diet and a special physical training course taken by US Navy personnel helped Bradley achieve impressive results. The additional cast of “Sniper” attended training sessions with him.

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Chris Hemsworth

"Avengers: Infinity War"
"Race"
"Thor: Ragnarok"

Our photo list of actors who pumped up for the role ends with the magnificent Chris Hemsworth. His most famous character is the thunder god Thor. In preparation for filming the first film about this hero, Chris began special training to gain muscle mass. Focusing on strength exercises, the artist managed to gain 10 kg of muscle in a fairly short period. In 2022, while working on the final part of the Avengers, he switched to functional training. The goal of this program was to work on the stabilizing muscles of the core, develop body flexibility and increase joint mobility.

Adrien Brody

To get a chance to play the main role in the remake of the Predator film, Adrian had to gain 15 kg of muscle mass in a couple of months.

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In addition, in order to feel the atmosphere of the film, he spent some time in solitude, studying survival textbooks and manuals for army special units.

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Sylvester Stallone

The action hero was caught violating the law due to illegal drugs. In 2007, the actor was detained at an Australian airport and 48 ampoules of a drug called Jintropin were seized from him.

Australian laws prohibit the importation of steroids into the country, and all violators must pay a fine or receive a prison sentence. But Stallone said that this drug is not a steroid, but just a drug with growth hormone and the actor has been taking it for many years.

Hugh Jackman

"Les Miserables"
"Prisoners"
"Real Steel"

The name of this popular actor is forever associated with Logan-Wolverine. To turn into a superhero, the performer tried his best. When he first appeared on screen, his character had more than modest physical attributes. But in “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” the appearance of the mutant (read Jackman) was incredible: more prominent muscles, bulging veins and a real bestial look.