Males nude on screen and stage

Ramin Karimloo

Ramin Karimloo, an Iranian-born Canadian, is one of the most engaging stage actors, performing most notably in The Phantom of the Opera as the Phantom. He performed in the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical for several years on stage. In 2011 he played the lead role in the 25-year anniversary of Phantom during a performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London streamed worldwide on TV. The 34-year-old Karimloo also played the London stage roles of Jean Valjean, Enjolras and Marius in Les Miserables on stage, as well as that of the national tours of Miss Saigon (as Christopher Scott) and Sunset Boulevard (as Artie Green).

Wotan Milke Möhring

Wotan Wilke Möhring is a former electrician, doorman and club owner who found his true calling in the arts. He co-founded a band, DAF/DOS, and produced soundtracks. Later he moved to television, his first appearance coming in 1998 in a TV movie. The 45-year-old actor has accumulated more than 44 credits, ranging from Henry IV on stage to numerous films and television. He is shown here in the TV movie Mann tut was Mann kann from 2012.

Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem is a Spanish actor who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as psychopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men. Born on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands, the 44-year-old actor also has to his credit a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award, five GOYA awards, two European Film Awards and the Prize for Best Actor at the Cannes film festival. He has appeared in films alongside Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis and Scarlett Johansson and in productions by Woody Allen and Ron Howard. He appears here the Spanish-language film, El detective y la muerte (The Detective and Death) from 1994. He played the lead role as Detective Cornelio.

Mario Casas

Mario Cesas Sierra is a Spanish actor who started his career in television series in his home country. He came to attention in American audiences in the 2006 film El camino de los ingress (Summer Rain), directed by Antonio Bandaras. The 26-year-old appears mostly in episodes of television series and films. He appears here in Tres metros sobre el cielo (Three Steps Above Heaven).

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