A Brief, Tragic History of Hidden Hotness

By Rebecca Pahle | Lists | December 2, 2016 |

FEEL MY PAIN.

Daniel Wu, Warcraft

Ralph Fiennes, the Harry Potter movies

Oscar Isaac, X-Men: Apocalypse

Lee Pace, Guardians of the Galaxy

Zoe Saldana, Avatar

Toby Kebbell, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Warcraft. (The trend also holds true in Fantastic Four, where you at least get to see his face a bit.)

Helena Bonham Carter, Planet of the Apes

Idris Elba, Star Trek Beyond

And of course:

Lupita Nyong’o, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

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