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Every summer, a slew of action movies scissor-kick their way into theaters, and every year, most of them end up being largely unwatchable. The only thing that saves them is the carousel of professionally attractive actors onscreen. This year many of the lead and supporting roles are played by relative newbies. Somehow none of them are named Chris.
Because you're unlikely to see every movie on this list, here's a handy guide to this summer's new crop of action movie beefcakes/sex idiots. Though you may not know their names now, in a few years these dudes will likely be the next Oscar Isaacs, Idris Elbas, and Michael Bae Jordans. Study up accordingly.
Jack Huston
Photo: Donato Sardella/Getty Images
Age: 33
Origin: Norfolk, England
Movie he's in this year: Ben-Hur, premiering August 12th
Role: Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason and sold into slavery.
Past work: Boardwalk Empire, American Hustle, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Hottest fact: Anjelica Huston is his aunt.
Sam Claflin
Photo: Michael Tran/Getty Images
Age: 29
Origin: Ipswich, England
Movie he's in this year: The Huntsman: Winter's War, premiering April 22nd
Role: William (i.e. not the titular huntsman. That role is up to seasoned sex idiot Chris Hemsworth.)
Past work: The Hunger Games, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Hottest fact: He would have pursued a professional football (soccer) career had he not twice broken his ankle at age 16.
Sebastian Stan
Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
Age: 33
Origin: Constanta, Romania
Movie he's in this year: Captain America: Civil War, premiering May 6th
Role: Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Captain America's sidekick, sort of
Past work: The Martian, Black Swan, Ant-Man
Hottest fact: He completed a crazy sex scene opposite Melissa Rauch's body double, who was also a Cirque du Soleil performer, all by himself in The Bronze.
Edwin Hodge
Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images
Age: 31
Origin: Jacksonville, Florida
Movie he's in this year: The Purge: Election Year, premiering July 1st
Role: "The Stranger"
Past work: Chicago Fire, Cougar Town
Hottest fact: He's the older brother of Aldis Hodge, who starred as MC Ren in Straight Outta Compton. Also, that plaid suit. Are you kidding me?
Stephen Amell
Photo: Gilbert Carrasquillo /Getty Images
Age: 34
Origin: Toronto, Canada
Movie he's in this year: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, premiering June 3rd
Role: Not a turtle. He plays Casey Jones, Megan Fox's hockey mask-wearing, sort-of love interest.
Past work: Arrow, New Girl
Hottest fact: He won a WWE fight against a wrestler named Stardust, which you can watch here.
Jessie Usher
Photo: Maarten de Boer/Getty Images
Age: 24
Origin: Maryland
Movie he's in this year: Independence Day: Resurgence, premiering June 24th
Role: Dylan Dubrow-Hiller, son of Vivica A. Fox's character and stepson of Will Smith's character, a now-deceased war hero, and the love interest of the First Daughter.
Past work: Hannah Montana, Survivor's Remorse
Hottest fact: His Instagram will make you feel really, really old, regardless of how old you actually are.
Finn Jones
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Age: 27
Origin: London, England
Movie he's in this year: Technically it's a TV series, but he's been cast as the titular character in Iron Fist, the next Marvel series coming to Netflix.
Role: Daniel Rand, a kung-fu master who's able to summon the power of the Iron Fist.
Past work: Game of Thrones
Hottest fact: His real name is Terry, but changed it because it's the same as a member of Monty Python.
Scott Eastwood
Photo: Andrew Goodman/Getty Images
Age: 29
Origin: San Diego, California
Movie he's in this year: Suicide Squad, premiering August 5th
Role: No one knows, but Heroic Hollywood claims he's playing someone named "Deathstroke," whom Wikipedia confirms is indeed a villain.
Past work: Fury, Invictus, Taylor Swift's "Wildest Dreams" music video
Hottest fact: He began his acting career using his mother's last name to avoid riding on his father's laurels, but eventually came to the conclusion that maybe being Clint Eastwood's son is fine. He tried, okay?!
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
Age: 48
Origin: London, England
Movie he's in this year: Again, Suicide Squad
Role: Killer Croc, a super villain whom he described as "a cannibal with rage issues"
Past work: Concussion, Trumbo, The Bourne Identity, Game of Thrones
Hottest fact: He's a Nichiren Buddhist, and was a former fashion model.
Joel Kinnaman
Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Age: 36
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Movie he's in this year: Again, Suicide Squad
Role: Rick Flag, a military officer
Past work: House of Cards, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Hottest fact: He was the second choice for the role after Tom Hardy, who had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts. Promising!