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23 celebrities who look great with beards
BBC

23 celebrities who look great with beards

Often referred to as nature's photoshop, beards have a magical way of transforming men into irresistible beings. And while some of the men on this list look absolutely fantastic with or without facial hair, it does not hurt them one bit when they rock something extra. So, let’s get our hormones racing because it’s time to look at the celebrities who look great with beards.

 
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Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper
Warner Bros. Pictures

Bradley Cooper goes from the buddy at the bar to the man who you want to go home with at the bar when he has that beard.

 
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Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck
Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

Ben Affleck was blessed with a bone structure that does not quit, but the beard just elevates what he already has, and if we could get a message to him, it would be to keep the beard forever and always.

 
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Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy
BBC

Tom Hardy wasn’t the first to look rugged with a beard, but he is one of the best to ever do it.

 
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Donald Glover

Donald Glover
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA

Who else wants to have the ability to shrink down and live inside the magical wonder that is Donald Glover’s facial hair?

 
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Steve Carell

Steve Carell
Fox Searchlight Pictures

There was one instance on The Office where Steve Carell rocked a goatee, and it wasn’t the best. But, man, that show would’ve been way different had fans seen him with a full-on beard because — talk about a hottie!

 
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Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan
Aurore Marechal/Abaca/Sipa USA

Would anyone argue that this man was made to have a beard?

 
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Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac
Legendary Pictures

When it comes to Oscar Isaac and that beard, one can only quote the iconic Britney Spears, “Gimme, gimme, gimme more.”

 
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LeBron James

LeBron James
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

LeBron James and that beard go hand in hand, and we never want to see him without. It’s just as much a part of him as being a basketball great is.

 
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Jake Johnson

Jake Johnson
Magnolia Pictures

Jake Johnson with a beard…tantalizing is the only word that can describe that pairing.

 
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Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler
Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA

Gerard Butler has the type of face that facial hair just naturally knows what to do with.

 
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Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman
Twentieth Century Fox, Marvel Entertainment

All that Hugh Jackman has going on as Wolverine is a true fantasy come to life.

 
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Drake

Drake
Art Garcia/Sipa USA

Drake is adorable without a beard, but there’s something about him with a beard that is just too good.

 
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Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth
Netflix

Chris Hemsworth looks good no matter how you slice it, but there is something about that beard that makes one want to climb him like Mount Everest.

 
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Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

Travis Kelce is the type of guy who doesn’t necessarily need a beard, but it does improve his life by 13%.

 
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Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa
Warner Bros.

Jason Momoa is a ravishing man, but part of his appeal is that stunning beard.

 
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Chris Evans

Chris Evans
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA

America’s āss also packs a powerful punch when it comes to having a gorgeous beard.

 
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Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal
Entertainment One

As he’s gotten older, Jake Gyllenhaal’s beard has only gotten better.

 
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James Harden

James Harden
Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/Sipa USA

James Harden without a beard feels unnatural, and we never want to experience a reality where that happens.

 
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Jared Leto

Jared Leto
Columbia Pictures

Jared Leto isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but that doesn’t mean we can sit here and lie and say he’s not a handsome, bearded man.

 
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John Krasinski

John Krasinski
Anthony Behar/Sipa USA

The Office is a favorite of so many and continues to get new fans via streaming, but one thing fans can’t forgive is the show not allowing John Krasinski’s Jim Halpert to have a beard throughout its nine-season run.

 
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Chris Pine

Chris Pine
Netflix

Chris Pine goes from a good-looking guy to the professor one would risk it all for when he has a beard.

 
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David Beckham

David Beckham
Adam Davy/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA

Everything about David Beckham is a yes, including what he’s got going on when it comes to his face.

 
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Idris Elba

Idris Elba
20th Century Fox

Idris Elba entered the picture and the mold, it was broken.

Kendra Beltran

Kendra Beltran is a pop culture obsessed writer who spent her youth tirelessly jotting down ‘Total Request Live’ data after school. She took that obsession and a useless college degree, and spun it into enough to pay her rent by writing for MTV Geek, Collider, Popverse, and more. Over the years her interest in pop culture has only grown, and today she finds herself baking while streaming ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ running (slowly) while listening to podcasts about the ‘90s, and hanging out with her dog while taking in emo playlists

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