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Hottest Male TV Characters Ever

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By Natasha McNamara

16 December 2015

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Who's the hottest, sexiest male TV character of all time? We're here to celebrate our male TV crushes from the past to the present. These are the characters that we've fallen for be it their moustaches, their mystery, comedy value or because they are, just simply, Poldark.

Find out who made our Top 50 Male Movie characters.

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Neal Caffrey
Who: Neal Caffrey
Played by: Matt Bomer
In: White Collar
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Harvey Specter
Who: Harvey Specter
Played by: Gabriel Macht
In: Suits
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Paul Spector
Who: Paul Spector
Played by: Jamie Dornam
In: The Fall
Luther
Who: Super intelligent London detective
Played by: Idris Elba
In: Luther

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John Mitchell
Who: John Mitchell
Played by: Aidan Turner
In: Being Human
Jon Snow
Who: Jon Snow
Played by: Kit Harrington
In: Game of Thrones
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Angel
Who: Angel
Played by: David Boreanaz
In: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
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Bobby Briggs
Who: Bobby Briggs
Played by: Dana Ashbrook
In: Twin Peaks

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Spike
Who: Spike
Played by: James Marsters
In: Buffy The Vampire Slayer
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Don Draper
Who: Don Draper
Played by: Jon Hamm
In: Mad Men
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Sherlock Holmes
Who: Sherlock Holmes
Played by: Benedict Cumberbatch
In: Sherlock
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Michael Scofield
Who: Michael Scofield
Played by: Wentworth Miller
In: Prison Break

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Dr Doug Ross
Who: Dr Doug Ross
Played by: George Clooney
In: ER
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Nicholas Brody
Who: Nicholas Brody
Played by: Damian Lewis
In: Homeland
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Dr McDreamy
Who: Derek Christopher Shepherd aka ‘Dr Dreamy’
Played by: Patrick Dempsey
In: Grey’s Anatomy
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Agent Dale Cooper
Who: Agent Dale Cooper
Played by: Kyle MacLachlan
In: Twin Peaks

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Pacey Witter
Who: Pacey Witter
Played by: Joshua Jackson
In: Dawson’s Creek
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Joey & Ross
Who: Joey Tribbiani
Played by: Matt LeBlanc
In: Friends
Who: Ross Geller
Played by: David Schwimmer
In: Friends
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Matthew Crawley
Who: Matthew Crawley
Played by: Dan Stevens
In: Downton Abbey
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Eric Northman
Who: Eric Northman
Played by: Alexander Skarsgård
In: True Blood

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Nate Archibald
Who: Nate Archibald
Played by: Chance Crawford
In: Gossip Girl
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Seth Cohen
Who: Seth Cohen
Played by: Adam Brody
In: The OC
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Poldark
Who: Poldark
Played by: Aiden Turner
In: Poldark
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Mick Carter
Who: Mick Carter
Played by: Danny Dyer
In: Eastenders

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Will Smith
Who: Will Smith
Played by: Will Smith
In: Fresh Prince of Bel Air
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Josh Pfefferman
Who: Josh Pfefferman
Played by: Jay Duplass
In: Transparent
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Zack Morris
Who: Zack Morris
Played by: Mark-Paul Gosselaar
In: Saved by the Bell
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Jerrod Smith
Who: Jerrod Smith
Played by: Jason Lewis
In: Sex and The City

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Jordan Catalano
Who: Jordan Catalano
Played by: Jared Leto
In: My So Called Life
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Magnum
Who: Thomas Magnum
Played by: Tom Selleck
In: Magnum PI
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Charlie Salinger
Who: Charlie Salinger
Played by: Matthew Fox
In: Party of Five
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Peter Petrelli
Who: Peter Petrelli
Played by: Milo Ventimiglia
In: Heroes

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Dr Gregory House
Who: Dr Gregory House
Played by: Hugh Laurie
In: House
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John Rowland
Who: John Rowland
Played by: Jesse Metcalfe
In: Desperate Housewives
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Doctor Who
Who: Doctor Who
Played by: David Tennant
In: Doctor Who
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Daniel Desario
Who: Daniel Desario
Played by: James Franco
In: Freaks & Geeks

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Bobby Ewing
Who: Bobby Ewing
Played by: Patrick Duffy
In: Dallas
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Dylan Mackey
Who: Dylan Mackey
Played by: Luke Perry
In: 90210
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Michael Kelso
Who: Michael Kelso
Played by: Ashton Kutcher
In: That 70s show
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Mr Darcy
Who: Mr Darcy
Played by: Colin Firth
In: Pride & Prejudice

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Jessie Pinkman
Who: Jessie Pinkman
Played by: Aaron Paul
In: Breaking Bad
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J.D
Who: Dr John Dorian aka J.D
Played by: Zach Braff
In: Scrubs
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Damon Salvatore
Who: Damon Salvatore
Played by: Ian Somerhalder
In: The Vampire Diaries
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Dr. Luka Kovač
Who: Dr. Luka Kovač
Played by: Goran Višnjić
In: ER

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James McBride
Who: James McBride
Played by: James McAvoy
In: Shameless
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Jake Ballard
Who: Jake Ballard
Played by: Scott Foley
In: Scandal
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Harry Kennedy
Who: Harry Kennedy
Played by: Richard Armitage
In: The Vicar of Dibley
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Sawyer
Who: Sawyer
Played by: Josh Holloway
In: Lost

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Aiden Shaw
Who: Aiden Shaw
Played by: John Corbett
In: Sex & the City
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Jack Porter
Who: Jack Porter
Played by: Nick Wechsler
In: Revenge

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