Crush Of The Day: Rodrigo Santoro

Brazilian actor Rodrigo Santoro is probably best known for a role where he’s pretty much unrecognisable, as the evil Xerxes in 300. However he’s back in UK cinemas – looking much more like himself – in The Last Stand, in which he stars opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and Johnny Knoxville.

The 37-year-old has also been seen in Che, What To Expect When You’re Expecting, There Be Dragons and 14 episodes of TV’s Lost. Many will remember him wearing just his underwear while trying to get it on with Laura Linney in Love Actually. Indeed that’s probably the only thing about that movie that many can remember.

He’s also played gay in I Love You Phillip Morris, where he was Jim Carrey’s rather camp boyfriend. Next up he’s returning to the role of Xerxes for 300: Rise Of An Empire, which is due for release this summer.

The release of The Last Stand is certainly a good excuse to take a look at a few hot pics of the actor, who’s certainly not averse to getting his shirt off. Click on any of the pics below to enlarge.