Updated February 25, 2020 37.9K votes 4.4K voters 770.1K views
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Vote up the hottest of these Irish hotties.
Irish men are some of the hottest looking men in the world.Everybody on this list is of Irish descent, and they are all very attractive. They've got the boyish charm, those wistful eyes, and the heavy appeal we're all looking for in a man. So whether it's St. Patrick's Day, or any time of year, it's time to honor these attractive Irish actors and famous men for their great Irish assets. Here are the 25 hottest Irish guys who give you a reason to splurge on a green beer.
These Irish hunks, sexy Irish men, and cute Irish boys are arguably the stuff of dreams. If you want a photo gallery with pictures of Chris Evans, Bradley Cooper, and Ryan Reynolds, then here you go. Drink in (or eat up?) this eye candy and show your Irish pride all at once. All these attractive Irish guys and cute Irish men are ranked by level of attractiveness and "how Irish they are." Vote up the Irishmen you think are hottest.
Let's just put it out there for Ryan Reynolds. Did you see The Proposal? He must have worked out a lot to get those great glutes.
Yes, Reynolds is a Canadian actor who's starred in movies like National Lampoon's Van Wilder, Just Friends, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Green Lantern, but he is also of Irish ancestry. Which probably had something to do with him being named People's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2010.
Congratulations, Marvel Cinematic Universe, for great casting. Chris Evans is the fine actor who played fictional superhero Captain America in Captain America: The First Avenger. The movie was released in 3-D — that's right, reach out and touch those perfect abs.
Evans is of Italian and Irish descent and was raised Catholic. He planned on attending New York University after graduating high school but met an agent during a summer acting program and instead started working small parts on television series. Now he's a full-blown star, having starred in films like Not Another Teen Movie, Fantastic Four, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Evans will only need a touch up here and there to transform into a perfect human in Captain America. But nobody should lay a hand on those puppy-dog eyes.
Bradley Cooper, AKA, "the reason why you slow-motioned the exit scene down the escalator in The Hangover," is the son of an Italian-American mother and Irish-American father. He graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in English, proving that he has brains behind that insanely good-looking face of his. He can also be seen in movies like Wedding Crashers, Failure to Launch, He's Just Not That Into You. and The A-Team, to name a few.
In 2009, Cooper also stated in an interview with Parade magazine that he "grew up in a very old-fashioned Roman Catholic, Italian-Irish family in Philly." He's also a hopeless romantic, explaining how his "parents have evolved into completely different creatures, in terms of their marriage and the roles of the man and the woman" and that it's "great" and it's "still romantic."
Robert Downey Jr. is another bad boy gone good. His father, Robert Downey Sr., is of half Irish and half Russian Jewish ancestry, and his mother is of German and Scottish descent. He got his big break on SNL in 1985 but was fired due to cast overhaul just a year later. He started abusing drugs from 1996 to 2001 and was arrested several times during the troublesome period. He made a huge comeback after five years with films like Gothika, Good Night, and Good Luck, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and, of course, the blockbuster hit Iron Man.
Colin Farrell is Hollywood's hottest bad boy, and he's also one of the few who's full Irish. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and slings his pronounced Irish accent around all over the big screen. He starred in one of the highest-grossing Irish independent films, Intermission, with fellow Irish hottie Cillian Murphy, but most people in the States know him for his roles in Tigerland, Miami Vice, Minority Report, and Phone Booth. He's been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," and it's no question that his tousled hair, bushy eyebrows, and rebel stare add to his appeal.
Gerard Butler is like a Greek god. Except he's really Scottish and part Irish.
Either way, the 300 star is a beauty to gaze at. He has a very statuesque figure and large prominent facial features that would look incredible carved in marble, but he's also got that reckless look and attitude about him that's a bit left field. He was born in Scotland, but has said in interviews that his "family is from all over Ireland."
