For most actors, hair that starts to suddenly and quickly thin out is a real nightmare.
Firstly, who will now invite the bald (at least twice and three times charming) artist to the role of “hero-lover”? (Where have you seen in Hollywood films a romantic hero with three hairs flying in the wind?)
Secondly, in most cases, a bald head makes its owner visually older and, even worse, more comical. Remember, for example, Johnny Depp (who actually has gorgeous hair) as the always drunk or stoned bald Raoul Duke in “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.” Or Tom Cruise in Soldiers of Failure. This is the real “Fuuu!”
The first handsome Hollywood instantly turned into the most ridiculous characters. (Hmm ... Well, this is not the first time for Depp - he generally loves extravagant and strange roles, but Tom Cruise hardly liked being unattractive).
But for some famous actors, bald head is not just not contraindicated - it even suits them.
Let's recall at least ten very charming "bald":
10. Ben Kingsley
For example, Ben Kingsley, we practically don’t remember him with his hair. And the thing is that it was in his current “bald” image that Kingsley acquired the very charisma of a negative hero, which makes him wildly attractive for both directors and viewers.
And by the way, if you don’t know: the real name of this actor of Indian origin is Krishna Pandit Bhanji. Therefore, he often gets the roles of oriental characters (pharaohs, viziers, or, for example, Mahatma Gandhi, the prophet Moses, the Persian doctor Avicenna, the president of Afghanistan Karzai, etc.).
A proud predatory profile, a piercing look and a high clever forehead - all this together is the magnificent Ben Kingsley.
9. Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci has a very versatile appearance (capable of evoking both positive and negative emotions), as well as an obvious acting talent, and therefore he can play both notorious villains (killers and maniac pedophiles), as well as kind, wise and ironic characters.
And in that and in another case, bald head does not interfere, and even gives the image either rigidity (and even cruelty), or additional charm. Playing with just one look, Tucci can suddenly become either dangerous and even frightening, or a cute "darling."
8. Mark Strong
Mark Strong is often confused with Stanley Tucci (the real name of this actor is Marco Giuseppe Salussolia, he is of Italian origin). Yes, Stanley and Mark are really similar in appearance, but they still have a different image.
And by the way, Mark Strong does not demonstrate his ideal bald spot in every film: for example, in Stardust and Tristan and Isolde he had long hair, and in Rock and Roll and Set of Lies the actor is quite ordinary hair.
But in the role of “people with weapons” (criminals, military, secret agents), which very often go to Strong, his “bare” head fits “perfectly”.
7. Lawrence Fishburn
Most Russian viewers remember Lawrence Fishburne well in only one role - Morpheus, the brutal captain of the ship Nebuchadnezzar (in the iconic Matrix immediately).
In fact, this very good actor has more than 80 roles in his filmography. Actually, Fishburn has rather thick hair - he just always cuts it very short.
And for special roles that require a special “emphasis” on masculinity and rigidity, Lawrence Fishburn shaves off her “head vegetation” completely.
6. John Malkovich
John Gavin Malkovich is an actor with a very peculiar appearance. Frankly, it’s very difficult to call him handsome (and yet, he once used to play the role of treacherous seducers).
Malkovich began to lose catastrophically hair before the age of 40, but he managed to turn this fact to the benefit of his acting career: firstly, he began to choose more often the roles of villains, scientists “not of this world” or simply strange and eccentric characters who have these bald patches only gave additional charm; and secondly, one day he took, and even shaved his head entirely, which made his “non-standard” face even more interesting.
5. Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson, for a minute, is already 70 years old, but he still looks great. And his famous bald head is very recognizable among most moviegoers (as well as large expressive eyes).
Actually, we still quite often see Samuel Jackson in different roles with thick hair (remember Pulp Fiction, 1408, Cleaner, etc.?), But, you see, bald Jackson for some reason it looks much more charming, especially when smiling with its wide sly smile.
For example, it turned out to be a very charismatic and very brutal (albeit absolutely not "canonical") one-eyed Nick Fury.
4. Dwayne Johnson
The American wrestler and actor Dwayne Douglas Johnson is associated with only one familiar way - thugs with huge fists and a powerful blow. And for such roles, his “hairless” head is it.
True, “Skala” quite often takes on comedic images - and, I must say, it looks very decent in them, but even there, his beautiful bald head fits perfectly into the context. (Well! A bald, muscular “terminator” in the role of, for example, a caring nanny, looks much more comical than any ordinary puny little man. This, in due time, worked perfectly with Arnold Schwarzenegger too.)
But with the hair, Dwayne Johnson seems much more harmless, and even, sometimes, funny.
3. Bruce Willis
Already in his first notable role (David Addison in the television series Detective Agency “Moonlight”), Bruce Willis was noted by a rather thinning hair. Then the process went even faster - to "Pulp Fiction" on his head there was only a "distant memory" of the former hairstyle.
As it turned out - well, to hell with them, with hair! The bald Willis has become even more charming, and now it perfectly combines the charisma of a real man who can, if necessary, solve any difficult problems, and the charm of a person with an excellent sense of humor and a wonderful talent for a comic actor. And oh, this one is still so damn attractive (at 63 years old!) Half-smile, half-smirk.
2. Vin Diesel
Have you ever seen a photo of young Mark Sinclair Vincent (future Vin Diesel) on the Internet? Then you will definitely agree that the guy made the right decision, shaving once naked.
Still, he has a rather ordinary, not at all heroic (and certainly not romantic) physiognomy: small eyes, a nose with potatoes ... And in combination with black small curls and (once) awkward thinness, these features made Mark very unsuitable for roles tough and harsh men.
But by the age of 30, Vin Diesel had acquired his famous “texture” (pumped-up torso, strong arms and a stern look from below), and since then he has been very willingly invited to the roles of “real men”. Most of us perceive Diesel exclusively as Riddick or Dominic Toretto.
1. Jason State
With Jason Statham, the story is about the same - in his youth, when he still had a rather thick head of hair (and, by the way, if you weren’t in the know, he was part of the British national diving team), it could hardly be called anything interesting. The most ordinary guy, without the slightest "highlight".
But when, by the time he was in his third ten, Statham was losing his hair, something special appeared in him, something that made British advertising agents once invite him to participate in advertising campaigns.
And a little later (in 1997), the famous Guy Ritchie definitely chose State for the role of Bacon in the film "Cards, Money, Two Trunks." And away we go: “Big jackpot”, “Kostolom”, “Carrier”, “Adrenaline”, “The Expendables”, etc., etc.
It would seem that the very short, stocky and bald State (although, however, is fluent in several types of martial arts and has a piercing look) is now an idol of millions and a favorite of women.