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== Comic Books ==

* Pietro "Quicksilver" Maximoff from [[X-Men]] certainly counts as this, as well as a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]].

== Film ==

* [http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/148629/148629_large.jpg Jonas] [http://cineplex.media.baselineresearch.com/images/148632/148632_large.jpg Wandschneider] is a Danish actor, who played in ''Vikaren'' (''The Substitute'') alongside Paprika Steen. He's also amazingly pretty. And has spent 2 weeks in jail for graffiti.

* Zac Efron. He actually manages to look less bishonen in the [[media:highschoolmusicalmanga.jpg|manga adaptation]] of ''[[High School Musical]]''.

** Even ''Sauron'' was [[media:Sauron bishonen.jpg|revealed to be one]] until the War of the Last Alliance and the loss of the One Ring [[Glamour Failure|prevented him from taking any form that wasn't as ugly and nasty as his spirit]].

* Didier Revol the French exchange student in ''[[Son of Rambow]]'' is so beautiful that [[Even the Guys Want Him]].

** Effective [[Dawson Casting]]. Walken was 35.

* Dwayne from ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''.

* Leonard Whiting from Franco Zaferelli's film adaptation of ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''. Most of the comments of this [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtJJ0Ex5wk8&feature=related old interview] of him and co-star Olivia Hussey on [[YouTube]] are about how he looks like [[Zac Effron]].

* Adam Beach. That plains Indians, despite being tall, have been considered the contemporary version of this trope for centuries, helps.

* The title character of ''[[Billy Budd]]''.

* It's implied that Henry from ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife]]'' is one. Apart from being called "pretty" on occasion, it's also mentioned that he looks a good deal like his [[Hot Mom]].

* We'd better not even begin to describe Tadzio from ''Death in Venice''...

** In fact, the actor who portrayed Tadzio in the 1971 [[Film of the Book]], then-14-year-old [http://media.photobucket.com/image/death%20in%20venice/lyds89/vampiros/DEATH_IN_VENICE-26.jpg?o=23 Bjorn Andresen,] was so ''mind-numbingly'' beautiful that [http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/oct/16/gender.film his life actually began to mirror that of his character's.] It's not a comfortable story to hear, and it makes him a [[Truth in Television]] case of [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]].

* ''[[Fablehaven]]'' has the [[Last-Episode New Character]] Bracken, who is tall, willowy, youthful, and has [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|long, soft silver-white hair]].

* Diane Duane's [[Young Wizards]] series gives us Roshaun ke Nelaid, a [[Human Alien]] prince with [[Hair of Gold]] and [[Royal Brat|a really stuck-up attitude]]. [[It Got Better|He gets better]].

* [[The Outsiders|Sodapop Curtis]] is described as being incredibly handsome and looking a lot like his (most likely [[Hot Mom|hot]]) mother. Cue [[The Film of the Book]], where he is ''definitely'' this, because he's played by Rob Lowe.

* Despite the [[Scars Are Forever|scars]], many characters in [[Wicked Lovely]] explicitly refer to Niall as 'pretty boy'.

** Subverted ([[Playing with a Trope|?]]) in that while he's got a ''very'' pretty boy face, from the neck down he's built "like the high priest of Bowflex".

* Marcello Clerici, the protagonist of the 1951 novel ''[[The Conformist]]'', is described as very handsome and feminine-looking both in adolescence and adulthood.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

'''Donna:''' Yes!" (shocked at her own enthusiasm) "Oh, that came out a bit quick." }}

** The Eleventh Doctor is what happens when Pretty Boy meets [[Adorkable]].

** The Eighth Doctor ''definitely'' counts. Some fans jokingly call him The Oncoming Pretty.

** The Fifth Doctor is the embodiment of this trope in the Classic Series. Although, [[Executive Meddling]] often deterred the female characters from commenting on this fact.

* [[Supernatural (TV series)|Dean. Winchester]]. His face is the perfect combination of prettiness and manliness.

** Also [[Our Angels Are Different|Castiel]], who ups the ante by also being slender and being the shortest (barely) of the main [[Supernatural]] trio.

* Chase on ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.

{{quote|'''Dr. Foreman:''' Chase, you're a pretty boy. Works well with the ladies, not so much with the patients. No one wants an underwear model performing their splenectomy.}}

** Speaking of [[Glee]], Sam is quite the Pretty Boy as well. Pretty, with long hair, muscles, and a gorgeous smile. He's so pretty, he has to have his [[Shirtless Scene|shirt off every other scene]].

** Also, Blaine.

{{quote|'''T-Bag:''' One things for sure, you just as pretty as advertised. Prettier even.}}

* Nathan from ''[[Misfits]]''.

* Spike from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' was this as William the Bloody(-Awful Poet) before he was bitten.

* Shawn Hunter from ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' was pretty enough that at one point [[Attractive Bent Gender|he passes very convincingly as a girl]]. However, he grew out of it near the end of the show's run, especially after he grew a beard.

{{quote|'''Barmaid:''' Mmm, you're an handsome fellow.

'''Arthur:''' Well, just wouldn't be the first to say it.

'''Arthur:''' (shocked) Him?

'''Merlin:''' (smirking at Arthur)Thank you. }}

* Michael Kelso from ''[[That '70s Show]]'', who describes himself as "man-pretty".

* From [[Degrassi]] we have Drew, Craig, Eli, Peter, Zane, Marco, and arguably Dylan. Although the latter is a [[Manly Gay]], his facial features could qualify him as this.

* Guitarist [http://guitarinternational.com/files/2010/05/JG-1B.jpg Josh Gooch]. Yes that is a man.

* Pete Wentz of [[Fall Out Boy]].

* Bill Kaulitz. Some of the other members of [[Tokio Hotel]] may count as well.

** Lately, both he and his twin brother Tom have taken to growing a beard and mustache. Intentionally to shrug the image? Who knows.

* Teenage pop singer [[Justin Bieber]].

* [[Panic! at the Disco|Brendon Urie.]]

* [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hCrpvBRTrh0/TgMmULWoQUI/AAAAAAAAGLQ/nImNUtMHW4Y/s1600/Versailles_-_Holy_Grail_promo.jpg Every single member] of [[Versailles]]. [[Wholesome Crossdresser|Yes, including the one in the dress.]]

* The late [[Michael Jackson]]. In the mid-90's, before the surgeries became too much, his appearance could be described as this.

* [http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm2ud8jWhe1qespypo1_500.jpg Quorthon] of the black metal band [[Bathory]]. He later grew a beard to hide this.

* Peter Noone of [[Herman's Hermits|Hermans Hermits]]. Half of the [[YouTube]] comment history of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv8k0VI9tBc this video] draws attention to his striking resemblance to [[Justin Bieber]]. Funnier still is that Noone was Bieber’s current age at the time of that performance.

* Though he's often the target of mockery these days for his looks, Tom Petty was quite often considered one in the early days—to the point where [http://www.thepettyarchives.com/magazines/magazines-1980/1980-03-trouserpress/ he said in an interview (near the end)] that he was tired of people [[So Beautiful It's a Curse|paying more attention to his looks than his music.]]

* The late [[Elvis Presley]].

 

== Tabletop Games ==

*** Eldar, "To a point"?

{{quote|"The Eldar are physically similar to humans, but with longer, cleaner limbs, slim and elegant features, pointed ears, and penetrating eyes."}}

** He's also used [[Bishie Sparkle]] at least twice. Notable in that this is apparently visible in-universe; the next panel always includes someone asking [[Lampshade Hanging|"Since when could you glow?"]]

* Rieken in ''[[A Distant Soil]]'', fits this trope to a T, down to white hair so long it drags on the ground. The twist, though, is that he is probably the most supernaturally powerful being alive.

* Maxim of ''[[Girl Genius]]'', sporting a narrower, pointier face, thinner build, and longer, bishi-er hair than his compatriots Dimo and Oggie, very nearly fits here. There are only a couple things off: First, he has purple skin, smiles too much, smiles too ''big'', and has a mouth full of sharp teeth, all because he is a Jaegermonster. Second, he's too fun-loving, upbeat, and goofy, also because he is a Jaegermonster. Third, his personality is far too distinctive. [[No Except Yes|Other than that]] he fits perfectly.

** [[Word of God|Foglio]] has said that he designed Maxim for fun, to see if he ''could'' draw a bishonen Jaeger. Well, he can!

* Comedy Central's animated "reality" show ''[[Drawn Together]]'' parodies this character type with Xandir.

* ''Field Test'', the third segment of ''[[Batman]]: Gotham Knight'', gives Bruce Wayne a rather [[Bishonen]]-esque look (which doesn't exactly fit Kevin Conroy's voice that well).

* Aqualad from ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''. As well as Malchior (or Rorek) except his "human" form is ''made of paper''.

* Chase Young was tagged to be a [[Bishonen]] in the ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' trope-section - I guess it works if you're into 1500-year-old half-dragons immortals...he does stay in his human form most of the time.

* Brackus from ''[[Di-Gata Defenders]]'' was revealed to be one [[I Was Quite a Looker|when he was younger]]. Blatant Fanbase pandering by the animators.

* Sylvain in the weird, [[Animesque]] French animated film ''[[Gandahar]]'' (AKA ''Light Years'').

* Lancelot from [[King Arthur's Disasters]].

* Mozenrath from the ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' series.

* Gordon Gibble from [[Kick Buttowski]].

* In [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]''

** [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]] Mako takes over the throne for Zuko in this department, (his younger brother Bolin is a [[Big Beautiful Man]])

* A young [[Christopher Walken]]. "I was a pretty boy. Particularly in my early movies. I don't like looking at them so much. There's a sort of pretty thing about me."

* [[Jamie Campbell Bower]] has a slender build and relatively feminine facial feautures which definitely make him a pretty boy. This is lessening slightly as he gets older.

{{quote|Perhaps [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]]? Or maybe [[Bishonen]]}}

* [http://media.photobucket.com/image/bjorn%20andresen/Astatie/Bjorn%20Andresen/0003.jpg Bjorn Andresen.] This [[So Beautiful It's a Curse|didn't always make him happy.]]

* Nico Rosberg, a [[Formula One]] driver, whom one driver referred to as "the prettiest girl in Formula One". He's earnt himself the ("in-universe") nickname "Britney".

* [[Paul McCartney]], known as "the cute [[The Beatles|Beatle]]".

* Tenor Franco Corelli broke the stereotype of the overweight, plain-looking opera singer by being this. He was idolized like a rock star.

* If it's possible, youtube singer Nick Pireta looks like a poutier Dean Winchester.

* Mathew Baynton of ''[[Horrible Histories (TV series)|Horrible Histories]]''. His co-stars' standard response when asked about the show's success is "Mat's eyes".

 

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