List of male action heroes and villains

This is a list of notable male action heroes and villains.

List of heroes and villains

List of male action heroes and villains

Character	Actor(s)	Works and other notes	Ref.
Jack Ryan	Multiple	Works of Tom Clancy and its adaptations	[1]
Magnum	Tom Selleck	TV series Magnum, P.I.	[1]
Sherlock Holmes	Robert Downey Jr.	Films Sherlock Holmes (2009) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)	[1]
James Bond	Multiple	James Bond films	[1]
Terminator	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Film The Terminator and subsequent Terminator films	[1]
Indiana Jones	Harrison Ford	Films in Indiana Jones franchise	[1]
Oliver Queen	Stephen Amell	TV series Arrow	[1]
Rambo	Sylvester Stallone	Rambo films	[1]
Daryl Dixon	Norman Reedus	TV series The Walking Dead	[1]
Riddick	Vin Diesel	The Chronicles of Riddick films	[1]
Mad Max	Mel Gibson	Mad Max films	[1]
Jason Bourne	Matt Damon	Bourne films	[1]
John McClane	Bruce Willis	Die Hard film series	[1]
Frank Martin	Jason Statham	Transporter films	[1]
Neo	Keanu Reeves	The Matrix films	[1]

See also

• List of action film actors
• List of female action heroes and villains
• Bruceploitation

References

1. "The 15 Most Badass Male Action Heroes". Comic Book Resources . November 7, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2022.