Hawaiian hottie! Jason Momoa has been turning heads with his killer bod from the moment he broke onto the acting scene in 1999 with a role on Baywatch.
His handsome face, however, got him noticed well before that, during his modeling days.
The Aquaman star even earned the titled of Us Weekly’s Hottest Hunk in Hollywood in 2019. He beat out Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, John Krasinski and more to take home the crown.
The same year, the Game of Thrones alum was named GQ Man of the Year and when asked by GQ Australia about the honor, he said, “I’m stoked, aloha brother.”
When it comes to how one becomes more like the sexy star, Momoa — who has rocked everything from a clean-cut look to a goatee over the years — has a few ideas.
“The biggest thing for me is I’m searching, and I’m honest with myself,” the See actor told the outlet in December 2019. “I get really happy and stoked about stuff, I just go for it, and I’m not afraid to say that. Maybe that’s an attractive thing – the guys I love and follow are like that, they’re doers, everyone from a musical friend to someone who’s an outdoorsman.”
The Hawaii native added: “It’s important to be funny too and in touch with your feminine and masculine side. I just feel like it’s OK to be a man, it’s OK to be a sensitive man, it’s OK to be a strong man. That way, slowly you come into it all.”
Months after presenting at the Oscars with the actor in February 2019, Helen Mirren revealed on The Talk that she has been a fan of the actor’s looks for years.
“I had secretly sort of done something really rather uncool on an airplane,” Mirren said on the talk show in October 2019. “Jason was on the same [plane]. I didn’t know him at all at that point. He was with his beautiful wife [Lisa Bonet] and my heart just went … I was with my husband, but my heart just went, ‘Oh my god, that is just the most beautiful man I have ever seen in my life.’”
She added: “I was sort of floored by it. So, I secretly got out my camera ― it’s terrible ― and secretly took a photo of him. Oh my god, he was so gorgeous. When they said, ‘Would you like to present with Jason?’ I thought, ‘My dream has come true.’”
After appearing on the cover of Men’s Health in 2014, the Stargate: Atlantis alum earned the adoration of Betty White as well.
“Whoa,” White told Conan O’Brien after seeing the cover of Momoa. “I’m getting better,” she added after being asked how she was feeling after looking at the hot photo.
Scroll through to revisit the actor’s swoon-worthy moments!
Hawaiian hottie! Jason Momoa has been turning heads with his killer bod from the moment he broke onto the acting scene in 1999 with a role on Baywatch.
His handsome face, however, got him noticed well before that, during his modeling days.
The Aquaman star even earned the titled of Us Weekly’s Hottest Hunk in Hollywood in 2019. He beat out Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, John Krasinski and more to take home the crown.
The same year, the Game of Thrones alum was named GQ Man of the Year and when asked by GQ Australia about the honor, he said, “I’m stoked, aloha brother.”
When it comes to how one becomes more like the sexy star, Momoa — who has rocked everything from a clean-cut look to a goatee over the years — has a few ideas.
“The biggest thing for me is I’m searching, and I’m honest with myself,” the See actor told the outlet in December 2019. “I get really happy and stoked about stuff, I just go for it, and I’m not afraid to say that. Maybe that’s an attractive thing – the guys I love and follow are like that, they’re doers, everyone from a musical friend to someone who’s an outdoorsman.”
The Hawaii native added: “It’s important to be funny too and in touch with your feminine and masculine side. I just feel like it’s OK to be a man, it’s OK to be a sensitive man, it’s OK to be a strong man. That way, slowly you come into it all.”
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Months after presenting at the Oscars with the actor in February 2019, Helen Mirren revealed on The Talk that she has been a fan of the actor’s looks for years.
“I had secretly sort of done something really rather uncool on an airplane,” Mirren said on the talk show in October 2019. “Jason was on the same [plane]. I didn’t know him at all at that point. He was with his beautiful wife [Lisa Bonet] and my heart just went … I was with my husband, but my heart just went, ‘Oh my god, that is just the most beautiful man I have ever seen in my life.’”
She added: “I was sort of floored by it. So, I secretly got out my camera ― it’s terrible ― and secretly took a photo of him. Oh my god, he was so gorgeous. When they said, ‘Would you like to present with Jason?’ I thought, ‘My dream has come true.’”
After appearing on the cover of Men’s Health in 2014, the Stargate: Atlantis alum earned the adoration of Betty White as well.
“Whoa,” White told Conan O’Brien after seeing the cover of Momoa. “I’m getting better,” she added after being asked how she was feeling after looking at the hot photo.
Scroll through to revisit the actor’s swoon-worthy moments!
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Young Hunk
Back in 2011, Momoa sported a more clean-shaven look.
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A Warrior
Momoa’s Game of Thrones character, Khal Drogo, made appearances during the first two seasons of the HBO series.
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Making Waves
The actor’s edgy style compliments his luscious locks.
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Not Your Average Dad Bod
Momoa shares two kids — Lola and Nakoa-Wolf — with wife Lisa Bonet.
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Working on His Fitness
“I get up at 5 a.m. and I train hard. I’ve got two young children, so I have to get up early,” Momoa told Men’s Health about his workout routine in March 2018. “But I like it. Morning is when I do all my best work. Whenever I wake up, I’m up, I don’t lie there like an idiot. I get up, run up a hill, get some exercise and have some time with my thoughts.”
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Muscles, Muscles, Muscles
Momoa told Men’s Health that he loves to box, surf or go climbing when he’s not training for a role: “When I have to change my body type, then we just switch it up. Doing a lot more weights for size; a lot more cardio for definition.”
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Family Man
Us broke the news in November 2017 that the Justice League star wed Bonet one month earlier at their house in Topanga, California. “Apparently they weren’t officially married until then!” a source said at the time. “They said they ‘made it official.’”
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A Sweetheart
“He stays close with the people he works with on movies and is a really nice guy,” a source previously told Us of Momoa.
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Switching It Up
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part voice actor is known to rock a manbun.
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Dance It Out
Momoa made headlines in December 2018 for leading a haka, a ceremonial dance in Māori culture, at the Aquaman premiere in Los Angeles.
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Real Men Wear Pink
The Baywatch Hawaii alum honored the late Karl Lagereld in a light-pink custom suit (and matching hair scrunchie) at the 91st annual Academy Awards in February 2019.
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Afterparty Vibes
Momoa ditched his undershirt and changed into a coral jacket for the Vanity Fair Oscars party in February 2019.
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Stripping Down
Momoa showed off his buff body during a trip to Venice with Bonet in July 2019.
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Unbothered
The actor simply shrugged his shoulders and patted his stomach after some social media trolls accused him of having a dad bod during his family vacation in Italy in July 2019. When TMZ asked whether he was offended by the body-shaming, Momoa responded, “No. Not at all.”
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King of the Pride
Momoa took his kids to a private screening of the Lion King remake in July 2019 for Lola’s 12th birthday. “Thanks for making me cry numerous of times in front of a bunch of children,” he wrote on Instagram.
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Hawaiian Protector
The actor protested the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) on a dormant volcano on Hawaii’s big island in August 2019. He shared the message of TMT’s negative effects on the island — mainly that it would stand on sacred grounds — alongside other locals at the time. “Please leave or mauna alone,” Momoa wrote via Instagram, noting other spots the telescope can go instead. “You have taken enough from our people monarchy overthrown. Leave us alone. NO is NO.”
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The King
The Pride of Gypsies founder showed off his dance moves and channeled his inner Elvis Presley for Halloween in 2019.
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Biker Babe
Momoa showed off his edgy side in March 2020, as he sat atop his motorcycle. He donned a flannel overshirt, black tee, camel-colored pants and moto boots to complete his biker look.
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Mud Man
“Like a pig in sh—t,” the Frontier alum wrote via Instagram in July 2020, alongside a series of photos of himself getting sprayed down after a muddy adventure. “Hard to explain this one. but i had an amazing day. now i need a dune buggy.”
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Charity Charmer
After breaking one of his tridents, Momoa donated the prop to charity in August 2020, helping Greenpeace nonprofit.
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Man’s Best Friend
The actor bonded with his pooch, Rama, while away from his family in June 2021.
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Music Man
Momoa showed off his softer side in July 2021, playing the guitar in between filming scenes from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
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All in the Family
Momoa brought double the hotness in February 2022 while spending time with his stepdaughter Kravitz’s boyfriend, Channing Tatum, on the way to support her movie The Batman.
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Velvet Elvis
The Bad Batch actor rocked out in New York City in March 2022.
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Baring His Butt
The Honolulu native stripped down to a traditional Hawaiian malo on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in November 2022. Momoa, who went viral after wearing the undergarment while deep-sea fishing in an Instagram Story video, explained that he’s been rocking the traditional ensemble in preparation for his upcoming AppleTV+ series, Chief of War, which takes place in “1780s, 1790s” Hawaii.
