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{{quote|''"You will have the [[King Kong|tallest, darkest leading man]] in Hollywood."''
|'''Merian C. Cooper''' to Fay Wray}}

Well, [[Everyone Loves Blondes]], [[Heroes Want Redheads]], and of course there's the [[Shiny Midnight Black|sensual Brunette]]. But for men, there seems to be one main perceived ideal: '''Tall, Dark, and Handsome'''. Sometimes, it's a Tall, Dark, and Handsome Stranger.

Tall, Dark and Handsome Stranger was a pulp fiction trope, particularly in mystery novels. [[Romance Novel|Romance novels]] still play it straight sometimes. This then led to a Tall, Dark and Handsome casting trope for leading men, such as [[Clark Gable]]. This is also one of the defining attributes of the [[Latin Lover]] stereotype. A handsome black man can be described as such too, though anyone with the height and dark hair can pull it off. (After all, [[Blond Guys Are Evil]].)

Being one of the oldest tropes in the book, [[Dead Horse Trope|it's nowadays more often used in subversions and deconstructions]]. The actual invocation of the trope Tall, Dark and Handsome Stranger is often parodied, or might be played straight but usually isn't highlighted if it is.

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* [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] ([[Distaff Counterpart]])
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] (Combined with [[Deadpan Snarker]] or [[Gentleman Snarker]])

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==Examples when the trope is invoked, parodied and/or subverted==
=== General ===
* Best known example (and, maybe, the [[Ur Example]]) would be a Roma fortune teller prophesizing that her female customer will meet a Tall, Dark and Handsome Stranger.

=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Gilbert Nightray from ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'' physically fits the description. Psychologically, though, he's a wubbly mess and often behaves very childishly. The other characters (and the mangaka) enjoy picking on him mercilessly. He's like the anti-seme.
** Still epic [[Mr. Fanservice]], though. ''Wow''.
* Gilbert Durandal in ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]''. However, he is a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] [[Magnificent Bastard]].
*  {{spoiler|Neil Dylandy, the first}} Lockon Stratos from [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]], might fit, however,  {{spoiler|he is a [[Revenge]]-obsessed individual. His [[Backup Twin]] Lyle might fit more.}}
* Inspector Shiratori, Makoto Kyougoku, and ''the'' local [[One-Scene Wonder]] Jinpei Matsuda, from ''[[Detective Conan]]''.
* Both Mori and Kyoya use this intentionally as part of their Mr.Fanservice on ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''.
* Reiji Marco of ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' fits the description, but underneath the expensive suits and [[Affably Evil|suave demanour]] is a panicky geek, and a [[Manipulative Bastard]], to boot.

=== [[Fan Works]] ===
* All ''[[South Park]]'' fanfic writers make Craig Tucker this in all fanfics and fanarts, especially in the AU High School fics.
* "Fairground Gypsy fortune teller" variant parodied in [https://web.archive.org/web/20111109170521/http://www.fos-ff.net/viewstory.php?sid=17745 this] ''[[Re-Animator]]'' fanfic. [[Slash Fic|It's Dan, for a given value of handsome]].

=== [[Film]] ===
* As noted above, the director of the original ''[[King Kong]]'' [[Exact Words|truthfully]] promised Fay Wray that she would be working with the "tallest, darkest" leading man in the world. Although a bit of a stretch: the actual Kong ligature used for most scenes was only about sixteen inches tall.
* ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]'': One of Fransisco Scaramanga's associates describes him in this way to Bond. Bond remarks that his aunt matches that description, too.

=== [[Literature]] ===
* In ''[[Good Omens]]'', Anathema Device hoped that the man she was prophesized to meet would be a Tall, Dark and Handsome stranger. Turned out, the stranger in question was Newton Pulsifer. She decided that she could live with two out of three.
** [[Noble Demon|Crowley]], although he's also a bit [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]].
* In ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'', our heroine, who has read too many nineteenth-century romance novels, expresses a desire for this kind of man. And for a year and a half, she has one (did we mention the guy's filthy rich as well?), until she realizes how empty a life with him would be, for he's also dull as powder (to borrow a term from ''[[Little Women]]'').
** Hilariously, the man she had rejected once before but ultimately ended up marrying—Gilbert Blythe—was constantly described in the books as being tall, dark, and handsome.
* Smasher, a puppy from the [[Dick King-Smith]] book of the same name, asks whether his father was like this. His mother says yes, and that Smasher is going to be just like him. However Smasher is actually really ugly and described as looking like the offspring of the [[Sherlock Holmes|Hound of Baskerville]].
* In Victoria Hanley's ''Light of the Oracle'', the love interest of the main character Kiran fits the tall and dark like an animal until he gets a makeover, becoming so handsome that he goes from being snubbed by the [[Rich Bitch]] Clea to being pursued by him.

=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Phoebe from ''[[Charmed]]'' occasionally described her love interest Cole this way.
* ''[[Smallville]]'': instead of using their names, Lois describes Clark (at least) once as "tall, dark, and bumbling" and on another occasion as "tall, dark, and single" and Davis/{{spoiler|Doomsday}} as "tall, dark, and scary".
** When Lois watches a video from her [[Missing Mom]] (played by a [[Lois and Clark|former Lois Lane]]), she is told that she will meet someone special, and her mother guesses he will be tall, dark, and handsome.

=== [[Music]] ===
* [[Heart]] did a song called ''Tall Dark Handsome Stranger'' which is actually a deconstruction of this trope, taking a rather negative view, all about how much better a [[Nice Guy]] is. Disturbingly, a search of Youtube shows that this song is being used to celebrate the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTfSTEV0NRA&feature=related Tall Dark Handsome Stranger] - I guess <s>[[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]</s> [[Viewers are Morons]].
* 19th century tunesmith Henry Clay Work's ''Buckskin Bag of Gold'' comes complete with a fortune teller and has great fun taking the wind out of the trope's sails.

=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===
* ''[[Garfield]]'': Jon Arbuckle once asked his cat if he was this. Garfield responded
{{quote|Maybe if you stand on a chair, turn off the lights, and squint.}}

=== [[Video Games]] ===
* During the music video of ''[[Plants vs. Zombies]]'':
{{quote|'''Sunflower:''' I know your type: tall, dark and dead.}}
* There's a trophy in ''[[BlazBlue: Continuum Shift]]'' that makes fun of this trope.

=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* [http://arthurkingoftimeandspace.com/1734.htm Invoked] in ''[[Arthur, King of Time and Space]]''

=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Parodied in ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'', where Pearl, in one episode, refers to her crush as "long, tan and handsome". Yes, he does  {{spoiler|turn out to be a complete dork}}
* In Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', when Jasmine distracts Jafar by pretending to be mind-controlled into loving him, she describes Jafar as "tall, dark..." Apparently, calling Jafar handsome would just be too suspicious.
** Nah, it'd be redundant, since she already did.

=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Real Life subversion: Fred Astaire was always, always cast as the hero love interest (usually with Ginger Rogers) and was [[Mr. Fanservice]] to millions of women, but mostly because of his incredible poise and superhuman dancing skills, capable of literally sweeping women off their feet.<ref>Late in life, he regarded [[Michael Jackson]] as a worthy successor of many of his dance moves, ironically enough.</ref> He was actually quite short and plain-looking and admitted he probably wouldn't have a career without his dance.

== Examples when the trope is played straight: (WARNING: Highly subjective!) ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* All of the darker-haired males in the Sohma family of ''[[Fruits Basket]]''. Except most of them are pale in skin color.
* Ren Tsuruga from ''[[Skip Beat!]]''. He has rather long legs, is ''very'' handsome, and has dark hair.  {{spoiler|Even though he used to be a blond.}}
* Kuroudo Akabane from ''[[GetBackers]]''—when he's not killing people.
* Sebastian from ''[[Black Butler]]''.
** Earl Vincent Phantomhive, Ciel's deceased father.
** And Claude from the second season.
** And how could we forget William?
* Susumu, Hijikata, and Yoshida from ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane]]''.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' loves this trope. Lelouch in particular stands out.
** [[media:largeAnimePaperscans Code-Geass Hay.jpg|Li Xingke]]
** Suzaku kinda fits, since he's a bit short compared to other males but is still quite tall for a Japanese male.
* L from ''[[Death Note]]'' is obviously tall and dark. Although there is no implication of the fact that he is handsome, and he was deliberately designed as offputting in appearance, he has more fangirl crushes than Light.
* Allelujah Haptism, Johann Trinity, and Hong Long from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. Setsuna F. Seiei [[Fan Service Pack|catches]] [[She's All Grown Up|up]] in the second season.
* A good amount of the male cast in ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' fit under this trope, all being either Italian or Japanese.
* [[Naruto]] has Sasuke, Neji, and Itachi, among others.
** Arguably, you could count Kankuro without his make-up.
* Kurama, Yusuke, and Karasu in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''.
** Don’t forget about Kuronue. He was also in the possession of a very [[Nice Hat]], which really just cemented the deal.
* Guts and Roderick from ''[[Berserk]]''.
* Usagi's father Kenji, in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', although [[Hollywood Homely|much more subdued]].
** Her mother ''does'' use these exact words to describe him when he was younger, though.
* [[Evil Is Sexy|Tyki Mikk]] and [[Tall, Dark and Snarky|Yu Kanda]] from ''[[D.Gray-man]]''.
* Tamahome from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''. Sue me.
* Byakuya Kuchiki from ''[[Bleach]]'' along with Shuhei Hisagi and Shunsui Kyouraku
** [[media:tensazangetsu 3185.png|Tensa Zangetsu]].
* Glen Baskerville from ''[[Pandora Hearts]]' fits better than the aforementioned Gilbert. {{spoiler|Specifically, when he was still Oswald.}}
* Don't forget Age from ''[[Heroic Age]]''!
* Ichise of ''[[Texhnolyze]]''.
* Hei of ''[[Darker than Black]]''.
* Alucard of ''[[Hellsing]]''.
** This trope is probably one of the main factors that gave him [[Memetic Sex God]] status.
* Shoei Jinnai of ''Desire Climax''.
* Inugami of ''[[Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest]]''.
* Sen and Swordfish of ''[[Under Grand Hotel (manga)|Under Grand Hotel]]''.
* Izaya of ''[[Durarara!!]]''.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Colonel Roy Mustang -- while "tall" may be slightly questionable (not short, but both Havoc and Falman are about a head taller), he certainly is dark, and as for handsome, well, he's the series' major [[Mr. Fanservice]].
* Luka of ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]''.
* Jonathan of ''[[Legend of the Blue Wolves]]''.
* Yamato of ''[[Karakuridouji Ultimo]]''.
* Lantis from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' seems to define this trope. Black haired, handsome, and a height of ''1.98'' (neck breaker much?).
** This is ''[[CLAMP]]''...Tall, Dark and Handsome is their [[Trope Namer|specialty]].
* Mamoru and Saphir from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' both belong here. This troper - and probably others - also must mention that they resemble each other. A lot. And resemble Lantis from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''. Actually, the resemblances between Mamoru and Lantis are a bit too much (and not only in appearance - armor too).
* Hagi from ''[[Blood+]]'' is the epitome of this as well. In the novels, Kai muses to himself that even guys like him wouldn't be able to deny how attractive Hagi is.

=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl]]'' has the tall, [[Sealed Evil in a Can|dark]], handsome Ragamuffin, in his human form.
* [[Corto Maltese]].
* Bruce Wayne, ''[[Batman]]''. Money is not the only reason Bats is surrounded by women.
** Likewise, Dick Grayson, Batman II, seems to be continuing the trend.
*** Seems? Dick is the [[Mr. Fanservice]] for all of DC Comics.
* ''John [[Blacksad]]'' is tall, a black cat, and constantly being eyed by most females. Add to that his [[Dark and Troubled Past|mysterious]] nature and you have an archetypal Tall, Dark, And Handsome character.

=== [[Film]] ===
* Charles Boyer in ''Algiers'' with Hedy Lamarr.
{{quote|''[[Beam Me Up, Scotty|"Come with me to the Casbah]]. We'll make beautiful music together.''}}
* [[Clark Gable]] in ''[[Gone with the Wind]]'' is the [[Trope Codifier]].
{{quote|Frankly, my dear, [[Precision F-Strike|I don't give a damn]].}}
* Omar Sharif is the ''epitome'' of this trope in ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' (where his [[Love Dodecahedron|multiple love interests]] are the center of attention, so [[Mr. Fanservice|female fans]] can spend the entire movie [[Shipping]]) and ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'' (where he was a ''literal'' [[Ensemble Darkhorse]] because of this trope), both David Lean films. It helps that he's [[Fake Nationality|Egyptian]].
* [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] as [[Supporting Leader|Hawkeye]] in ''[[The Last of the Mohicans|Last of the Mohicans]]''.
* Colin Farrell in ''The New World'' and ''[[Miami Vice]]'' epitomizes the "Black Irish" sort.
* Movie version [[Chronicles of Narnia|Prince Caspian]]. Susan even  {{spoiler|develops a crush on him}}.
** Movie version, adult/teenager Edmund Pevensie fits the description quite well. Also, he's a veritable [[Deadpan Snarker]], starting from ''Prince Caspian''.
* Pretty much all the [[James Bond]]s, except for [[Casino Royale|one]]. The [[Internet Backdraft]] that ensued after the [[Ruined FOREVER|latter's casting]] is a good indicator on how pervasive this trope was and still is.
* Phantom in the Joel Schumacher version of ''[[Phantom of the Opera]]''. As long as he keeps his mask on. Handsomeness goes out of the window at that point - and, for some reason, he also becomes fair.
* Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy in ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]''.
* The date doctor, [[Hitch|Alex Hitchens]], is referred to as this.
* Notorious ladies' man Catcher Block in ''[[Down With Love]]''.
* Luke Evans as Gaston in the [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|live-action version of Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'']].

=== [[Literature]] ===
* Aragorn from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''—although when we first meet him, he is said to 'look foul and feel fair.'
** While he is described as "grim" when we first meet him, as the book continues, he is constantly described as "noble", with standard Numenorean good looks. The grimness refers more to his demeanor as a Ranger. Not to mention, of course, that he caught the eye of Arwen, who is supposed to be as beautiful as her ancestor who was the most beautiful elf to ever exist, so he definitely [[She Cleans Up Nicely|cleans up nicely]]. And when we first meet Strider in the book, he is a subtle [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]].
* Sirius Black from [[Harry Potter]] is definitely tall, dark, and handsome. The book constantly reminds us of it.
** Voldemort/Tom Riddle in his teenage years. Snape would be an example, too, if the author described him as "handsome".
*** Snape is Tall, Dark and Handsome to his [[Fan Girl]]s...
*** James Potter also fits this.
* Bella says that [[Twilight (novel)|Native American Jacob]] is kind of beautiful.
* Mentioned above, [[Anne of Green Gables|Gilbert Blythe]] fits this trope to a T.
** Walter, his and Anne's second son, is the epitome of this trope. With "finely modelled features" and expressive gray eyes, the girls fall all over him from childhood onward. Walter, however, is kind of a [[Clueless Chick Magnet]] and spends more of his time writing poetry than wooing women.
* ''Tales of the Frog Princess'' gives us [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampire|Prince]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Garrid]], who is tall and noted to be extremely handsome. He is pale and fair-haired, but the "dark" bit still fits with his mysterious nature.
* In [[Darkness Visible]], William Marsh is six feet tall, black haired, and so annoyingly gorgeous that even the protagonist's mother wants him.
* While few detailed descriptions of his appearance are given, 6'9" [[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]] probably counts.

=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Justin Russo from ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]''. The bookworm type.
* When [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] first met Angel, he called himself a friend and she said that he was Dark, gorgeous in an annoying sort of way.
* Both Mulder and Krycek in ''[[The X-Files]]''
* [[Mad Men|Don Draper]].
* Chuck Bartowski.
* Jason from ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]''.
* [[Remington Steele]], played by Pierce Brosnan, is handsome and mysterious.
* In the second episode of the first season of ''[[Smallville]]'', Clark smiles down at Chloe and she says, "It's amazing how far that Kent charm will get you."
* Lancelot from ''[[Merlin]]'', whose colouring makes him a perfect visual counterpoint to golden-haired, blue-eyed Arthur.
* Hawkeye Pierce from ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'', although over the seasons his raven hair gradually became salt-and-peppered until it was almost [[Silver Fox|completely gray]].
* Gomez Addams from ''[[The Addams Family]]''. Suave, mustachioed, passionately devoted to his wife...and just as much a [[Crazy Awesome|crazy]], [[Cloudcuckoolander|weird]] [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]] as the rest of his family. Not ''quite'' the tallest one there, of course, but still.
* Benedict Cumberbatch as [[Sherlock|Sherlock Holmes]] most definitely qualifies. In real life, he's [[Dye Hard|ginger]].
* Apollo from both versions of ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]''.
* Ponch from ''[[CHiPs]]''.
* David Starsky from ''[[Starsky and Hutch (TV series)|Starsky and Hutch]]''.
* Johnny Gage from ''[[Emergency]]''
* The titular character (played by Gil Gerald) from ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]''.

=== [[Myth, Legend and Folklore]] ===
* Hades, Dionysus, and Thanatos from [[Classical Mythology]] were usually depicted as this; Apollo, as well, arguably, since he was described as having black hair. Don't expect modern works to show this, however; Hades and Thanatos are generally [[Everybody Hates Hades|literally demonised]] (never mind his seduction of Persephone, the [[Seasonal Baggage|goddess of spring]]), while Dionysus is often depicted as ugly, and Apollo is more often than not blond.

=== [[Music]] ===
* "Sweet Rosie Jones" by Buck Owens (1968) has the narrator lose the love of the title character to a "tall dark stranger." A year later Owens recorded a spinoff/sequel actually called "Tall Dark Stranger" that explored the trope even further.

=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Jin Kazama from ''[[Tekken]]''.
* [[Final Fantasy]]:
** Zack Fair from ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''.
** Squall Leonheart and {{spoiler|his father}}, Laguna Loire, from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]''.
** Reeve Tuesti.
** Vincent Valentine.
* Terra from ''<nowiki>[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep]]</nowiki>''
* Mr. Darcy in ''[[Matches and Matrimony]]''
* [[Badass Long Hair|Yuri Lowell]] in ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]''.
* [[Evil Sorcerer|Shang Tsung]] with his youth restored in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]''.
* Guy from ''[[Final Fight]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter]]''. Ibuki refers to him as a hunk, [http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Guy and it's not hard to see why.]
* Duo Lon from ''[[The King of Fighters]]''. Mai actually uses the trope name to describe him.

=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Some [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imXdYuyafEA slideshows] came up that show Tall, Dark and Handsome is very much alive in the minds of some women. Just read the comments.
* [[War God|Ares]] in ''[[Thalia's Musings]]''. His half-brothers lean more toward [[Bishonen]].
* [[Slender Man Mythos|Slenderman]].
** Not ''that'' kind of Dark.

=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Menelaos in ''[[Greek Ninja]]'', although he's mostly tall. Very tall.

=== Western Animation ===
* A really, really subtle example is Stan from ''[[South Park]]''. Subtle, because he's a piece of crappy cartoon. Stan is the calm, collected one in his group, has dark hair, and even joins the [[Goth]] kids in one episode. Plus, he's the only one who has had a stable girlfriend for a very long time. It helps that he is South Park's best example of a Cute Shotaro Boy.
** Another example is Craig. It was speculated that Craig was actually number one on the real list of cutest boys that the 4th grade girls made. He has black hair, too, and even more, he is a true, stoical [[Deadpan Snarker]]. He wears high-waisted black pants, making him look taller, and his legs look longer than the other children's.
*** It has been implied in one episode that Craig is actually older than the other kids: that's why they made him look taller.
* The Dark Ace of ''[[Storm Hawks]]'' IS this trope. *swoon*
* All but one of the [[Prince Charming]]s in the [[Disney Animated Canon]] have black or brown hair and are, of course, handsome and fairly tall. [[Beauty and the Beast|Beast]]'s human form is the only exception, as he has [[Redheaded Hero|red hair]].
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'''s Chase Young.
* Zuko, Jet, Ozai, and all the firelords from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''.
** Not all the Firelords. Sozin is rather short.
*** He's a few inches shorter than Roku, who is seven feet tall. I don't think that counts as short.
** Mako from the sequel series ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', to the point even his voice actor admitted so.
* Although he is not tall when he's a teenager, Robin, from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', is definitely dark and handsome. He also becomes tall in his thirties as Nightwing.
* Vince from ''[[Recess]]'' (according to [[Word of God]]).
* In [[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Disney's ''Beauty and the Beast'']], Gaston's three blonde admirers (triplets?) describe him in song as "such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute".

=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Christian Bale, anyone?
* [[Johnny Depp]]. (Height is also subjective. Depp is 5&nbsp;ft 10 inches per his official website—that is, dead average for his age and nationality.)
* [[Clark Gable]].
* Jimmy Stewart.
** Tall and handsome, yes—dark? Maybe.
* Ben Whishaw.
* [[Christopher Lee]].
** Though his autobiography was originally (and wryly) titled ''Tall, Dark, and '''Gruesome'''''.
* Zachary Quinto.
* [[Keanu Reeves]].
* [[David Matranga]]. You have no idea who he is. That's a good thing.
* Jim Caviezel.
* [[Jeff Goldblum]], with a dash of [[Nerds Are Sexy]].
* Dean Cain.
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt, though he's around average height (5.10), but 2/3 isn't bad.
* [[Dwayne Johnson]].
* [[Batista|David Bautista]].
* Rock Hudson.
* [[Type O Negative|Peter Steele]].
* [[Mark Strong]].
* [[Richard Armitage]].
** Oh my, at first, this troper thought you meant Richard Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State.
* John Francis Daley, if you find that [[Nerds Are Sexy]].
* [[Jon Hamm]]. This one is also totally objective.
* As noted in the Film section, [[Colin Firth]].
* [[Sean Connery]], when he was young, fit the bill.
* Zachary Levi.
* Matthew Goode.
* [[Benedict Cumberbatch]].
** At least, when his hair [[Dye Hard|isn't his regular ginger color]].
* Almost the entire NBA roster.
* [[Travis Willingham]] definitely counts at 6'4".
* [[Aidan Turner]] of ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'' fame.
* [[Jeremy Brett]]. [[The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes|Granada]] picked an actor to fit [[Sherlock Holmes]]'s physical description.
* The young [[Alan Alda]].

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