Josh Hartnett looks gorgeous in first major movie role in years

He reminds me of Ryan Reynolds-- smug looking asshole whose movies I've never seen.

Josh was always the hot, dirty guy in that Hollywood peer group.

Show that big cock Josh!

Does he still have that ugly black mole on his neck?

He's so hot. He's like a walking Greek statue. He can't act to save his life though. I guess he got tired of sucking old Hollywood dick and laid low with his wifey in England until Penny Dreadful made him somewhat known again.

Gorgeous? Seriously? He looks basically the same as he did -- tired, bored, uninterested -- but not 'gorgeous'.

The DL Mole Patrol is decidedly not a fan of his.

His mole isn't that distracting to me. He definitely is one of those stars I think that slept for roles. He came out of bumblefuck Minnesota and landed major roles in Hollywood in such a short amount of time. He didn't even spend years doing minor roles or modeling or something. He had to have sucked some major dick.

[quote] After Hartnett graduated from Minneapolis South High School in 1996, his move to New York to attend the Conservatory of Theatre Arts & Film at SUNY Purchase did not go as well as he had hoped, and a year later, at 19, he found himself in California.[6] Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he caught an improbable break, landing a part in the short-lived but acclaimed drama Cracker, on ABC. Although the series was cancelled after sixteen episodes, Hartnett had made a name for himself. He then began to focus on feature film work. He performed in small plays and on national television commercials before being cast in his first feature film, playing the son of Jamie Lee Curtis' character in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later. Released on August 5, 1998, it performed well at the box office.

I want the name of the grey-haired daddy with the large white goatee that shows up toward the end is.

[quote]His mole isn't that distracting to me. He definitely is one of those stars I think that slept for roles. He came out of bumblefuck Minnesota and landed major roles in Hollywood in such a short amount of time. He didn't even spend years doing minor roles or modeling or something.

He reminds me a lot of Garrett Hedlund, another wooden pretty boy out of MN who modeled then somehow made the jump right into major films. And both dated or lived with Kiki Dunst, at different times.

^^ Should add, both Hedlund and Hartnett have struggled with booze and substances, to varying degrees of success.

And Dunst ended up with Fatt Damon, Jesse Plemons.

Gorgeous? He looks like he's lived a life, which he has. I wouldn't quite say weathered but... the bloom is off the rose.

[quote] the bloom is off the rose.

Is he Mexican like Orlando Bloom?

Josh Hartnett can do no wrong. I love him.

He looks part Plains Native American. Like Ojibwe or something

[quote]Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, he caught an improbable break, landing a part in the short-lived but acclaimed drama Cracker, on ABC. Although the series was cancelled after sixteen episodes, Hartnett had made a name for himself.

He certainly had. I was clicking from station to station one night when this young god appeared, tied to a bed on the above-referenced Cracker. I stopped clicking and kept watching. Unfortunately, it was a one-episode deal, and the show soon disappeared.

Crazy good armpit shots. Mmmm.

His looks and willingness to show his hot body is what made him a name. I reckon he got tired of being a passive sex object and wanted to be taken seriously as an actor. Which was never going to happen with his limited acting.

I find him incredibly sexy and his acting has improved. He's always been a friend to and advocate for gay people. so in my book that goes a long way in liking him.

Holy moley this looks terrible!

I've always liked him.

R8 I think someone posted in one of the gossip threads that he was "kept by a fashion designer." Or maybe that was James Marsden?

That’s an old rumor about James Marsden

I've never found Hartnett attractive, and still don't. More for you, I guess.

He played a guy with Aspergers in Mozart and The Whale. He did it pretty well probably because his regular speaking voice is monotone.

Look at R8's photo. His round goofball head is HUGE in proportion to his beady eyes. Not even remotely 'gorgeous'.

When I first saw Hartnett in a movie I thought he was Eurasian or some kind of white-Native American mix. His physical features like his wide face, epicanthic eye folds, cheekbones and smooth olive skin. His very thick and dark hair texture that sticks out rather than lays flat.

He had to be a milkman baby. Maybe he has some Sami ancestry from the Norwegian and Swedish side of his family?

He should play Tommy Lee Jones’ son.

REMOVE THE DISGUSTING NECK MOLE

How do you feel about freckles?

I remember him in The Virgin Suicides where he was perfect for the role of the blank, beautiful jock that deflowers Luxe and literally leaves on her football field. But he's too old for the empty pretty boy role now & his acting ability (or lack thereof) may not carry him much farther. His low key vibe was well matched with Eva Green, but with anyone else...not so sure

Why would a girl have her own football field?

[quote] But he's too old for the empty pretty boy role now & his acting ability (or lack thereof) may not carry him much farther. His low key vibe was well matched with Eva Green, but with anyone else...not so sure

He needs more Matrix/John Wick type of roles where being passive/stoic works for the characterization. He has a rather flat affect and is wooden just like Keanu Reeves. Hartnett has a lot of dramatic roles in his filmography which shows his weakness as an actor.

Still, I imagine if he didn't get those Hollywood roles early on. He would have moved back to Minnesota and became successful in some type of white collar field or business. He seems very smart and empathetic in interviews.

He'll work til he drops. Stoic is always popular in male casting.

...was he raped by jackels?

R35 = Maria Avedici Santoya

If it's a Jason Statham film, this is not impressive. Jason makes stank movies.

I never much cared for him as an actor, but then I've seen him in only a few things.

But today I watched the first episode of HBO's Exterminate All the Brutes, in which he appeared in a few of the "recreation" moments, and I was surprised that he was pretty good.

He was good in [italic]August[/italic], a small indie film about a selfish guy caught up in the dot.com biz and how he shits on everyone close to him. Then the bubble bursts and he gets humbled. I liked it. Not an exciting film, but he gave a decent performance.

R37 i want Jason inside me.

He wasn't bad playing a sociopathic teenager in O. Which was a modern-day update of Othello. Also starring fellow 90s teen stars Mekhi Phifer, Rain Phoenix, Julia Stiles and Andrew Keegan. Josh's career at least outlived theirs.

Julia Stiles still plays leads and she never had any time in the wilderness like Hartnett.

Josh wearing a cock sock in Exterminate All The Brutes on HBO

I know a hottie who looks almost exactly like him. He's 1/4 Native American.

[quote] He's 1/4 Native American.

First Nations!

He doesn't have any social media either which is refreshing. Even though nobody is really checking for him anymore. It helps his mystique.

He explains in this interview that he likes disappearing.

r45 Indigenous!

R47 Native, Indigenous and Aboriginal means the same thing and just like the term Indian/Indio. It was placed on the original ethnic groups of Americas by Europeans. Tribes prefer to be referred to by their tribal names or just the term Native or Indian actually. Most don't care if they're called Native American or Indian because they have bigger issues to deal with like the US government and racism from white Americans who live nearby their reservations.

I find him very handsome, but he's one of those men who needs a good haircut. His hair is very fine in texture and if it's not cut properly it looks stringy and contributes to a sort of trashy look. I agree that he looks like he probably has some Native American in his genetic makeup.

His voice is sexy as hell!

[quote]a sort of trashy look

One of his best features, actually.

r48 In Canada they currently insist on Indigenous.

r49 He could use some dry shampoo.

His hair in the late 90s and early 2000s was weird. He got better by the time of Pearl Harbor.

He looked good in The Black Dahlia. He has that 1940s Hollywood matinee idol look.

R51 Thats fair. But we have to differentiate between Indigenous people throughout the world too. Calling them just "Indigenous" without any other description would cause a lot of confusion. The best bet would just ask what tribe they belong to and call them that anyway because Indigenous people aren't a monolith either.

I mean I think this works:

Canada = First Nations

The US = Native American or American Indian

Hawaii = Native Hawaiians

Alaska = Inuit/Eskimo

Mexico = Indigena/Originario

Australia = Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders

Bruce Weber got to capture Josh in his beauty

Josh with his I Come With The Rain costar Lee Byung Hun. Also hot

I think that Josh is aging quite well.

Impressively too considering his alleged drug addiction.

What drugs is he allegedly taking r59?

Coke, like every celebrity

He showed his fine ass in his first scene on Penny Dreadful.

Heroin apparently. But it's never been confirmed outright.

Suffers from anxiety just like Chris Evans

Josh is heading for a Keanu Reeves/Matthew McConaughey career revival.

I watched H20 a few weeks ago and his haircut in that was odd. He had a similar weird haircut in The Faculty. But goodness, he was pretty when young.

He was always a horrible "actor". Get a fucking brain, OP. He is Jensen Ackles level bad.

Lucky Number Slevin was pretty good...and he was in a towel for a portion of it...and he plays gay to assassinate someone.

sorry, forgot to post the pic...

Lucy Liu was very convincing as the horny neighbor who was slobbering over the thought of Slevin's dick R69.

I can only imagine had The Black Dahlia not have been a huge bomb what wonders it could have done for his career. Working for De Palma was supposed to be his big push for serious roles.

I loved him in Pearl Harbor. I only watch that film for him.

His career is similar to Ryan Phillippe. A teen idol sex symbol of the late 90s who got some big roles in the early 2000s but either was box office poison or chose awful roles and turned down good ones. Unlike David Boreanaz they weren't able to get on multiple long running TV shows. Josh at least had Penny Dreadful which is a cult classic.

Anyone is watching Paradise Lost? I might be one of three viewers. Josh aged like a fine wine. He looks much better now then he did when he was a teen star. IMO.

I find white people with dark hair and dark eyes tend to age better than those with lighter hair and eyes. I thinks it's the melanin that protects against sun damage.

R66, H20 and The Faculty were filmed almost back to back.

The beauty standards seemed to have shifted. I cannot believe Adam Driver, Pete Davidson, Harry Styles and Timothee Chalamet are being dubbed sex symbols by the media.

Though I see a lot of TikTok and IG models who resemble that Abercrombie twunk look that Josh Hartnett, Ryan Phillippe, Ashton Kutcher and Chris Evans had.

Why r76 ?...Do you think thats the first time it happened ?...In the 70s we had Dustin Hoffman, Richard Dreyfuss, and quite a few others that were considered the "hot" ones at the time...they billed it as a refreshing change from the pretty boys...seriously.

R77 in that case I understand it better because at least those men like Hoffman, Pacino and De Niro had talent and charisma.

R76 Adam Driver, Pete Davidson, Harry Styles and Timothee Chalamet are all super fug. Who gives a fuck what the "media" thinks.

He used to hang at a bar called Nick and Eddie in Minneapolis's Loring Park. This was 10-12 years ago and I think he had a place in the tony Kenwood neighborhood, just up the hill from the park, that I believe he's since sold. My husband and I were eating at the bar once and he came in alone and sat near us ... he had an intense, almost physical charisma and was dressed in very expensive-looking but not flashy clothes. He spent most of the time reading on an iPad but also chatted on and off with the bartender. Seemed like a friendly, mellow guy.

I want Josh and Jack Mulhern to play brothers in a TV series or movie.

He lives in Peckham, London these days.

I love his mustache.

He's an introvert. Has a stoic but good boy Midwestern attitude. I imagine he felt so out of place in the attention whoredom and shallow fuckery of LA. Hence his move to London.

R84 I hate LA .. rather live in the UK. who the fuck would live in LA?

Many celebrities who do live in California seem to prefer Central or Northern California for their privacy but will rent a place in LA just for work. I think the celebs who willingly live in LA all year round are either attention whores who want the attention from passerbys or are smaller actors still trying to break into the industry and thus have little options but to live there.

Josh Hartnett could have cashed in early and only do action films and a-list films. He chose not to (except of a few) but mostly he has chosen indie films, and lives in the UK to distance himself from LA

He mentioned he is extremely shy and didn't want to do traditional hero roles. I'm sure was probably uncomfortable with all the attention from Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down. He also was hilariously unfitting in that dated 2000s comedy, 40 Days and 40 Nights. Notice after those movies, he shifted gears to doing more indie and artistic films like Wicker Park, Black Dahlia, Sin City and Mozart and The Whale. He likes doing roles that are morally ambiguous.

Never found him so hot. Maybe a bit in “the faculty” and “Halloween h20” but I think it was the characters. In “the virgin suicides” I found him really rather unattractive and couldn’t understand why they were getting him to play the hot jock of the school.

I just appreciate he did so many beefcake shots in his peak of young beauty.

He’s a handsome guy whose default facial expression is that of passing a kidney stones.

I imagine that squinting eyes look which resemble that of pain comes from the influence of James Dean.

One of my fav pics. Captures his simple country boyishness.