The Only Men You Need In 2015

Cumberbatch. Hiddles. Fassbender. CUMBERBATCH.

Tom Hiddleston

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Set to star in Guillermo del Toro's thriller Crimson Peak with Mia Wasikowska. Excellent costume, check. Loki-esque hair, check. Brooding stare, check.

In the mean time, check out The Deep Blue Sea.

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Because the Hiddles brood is like no other.

Tom Hardy

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Tom plays a Soviet soldier in the upcoming wartime drama Child 44, adapted from Tom Rob Smith's 2008 novel.

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Hardy's hypnotizing Heathcliff in the 2009 version of Wuthering Heights.

Kit Harington

HBO

Returns as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones season 5, of course. The last we saw, he was causing quite a stir up at the Wall...

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Every other season of Game of Thrones, marathon-style. For the 16th time.

Michael Fassbender

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As the doomed Scottish king in the historical drama film Macbeth.

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Michael as Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre. He doesn't get nearly enough credit for this mysterious portrayal.

James McAvoy

He'll be starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe (yes please) in a feature length version of Frankenstein. There are no decent pictures yet, so here's James next to a horse.

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Universal

James as Robbie Turner in Atonement, with a career-defining performance. James has said Robbie was the favourite character he ever played.

Hugh Dancy

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Hugh is set to reprise his role as Will Graham in Hannibal. As if you didn't already know that...

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BBC

Daniel Deronda. Fresh faced and clean shaven, but no less alluring - believe me.

Christian Bale

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Mr Bale returns this year in Terence Malick's mysterious and eagerly awaited film, Knight of Cups.

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Late 90's Christian as Demetrius in a screen adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. It's whimsical and wonderful, just what you need after all those Dark Knight rewatches.

Lee Pace

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Halt and Catch Fire really, err, caught fire this year (sorry). You probably know Lee from The Hobbit, where he stole the show as Thranduil the party elf king magnificently. Halt and Catch Fire returns later in 2015.

In the mean time, check out...

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The Fall. Beautifully shot, and Lee rocks eyeliner like no one's business. Also his interactions with the young girl will melt your heart.

Aneurin Barnard

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He's set to star in upcoming romantic drama The Devil's Harvest, about Stalin's takeover during the early 20th century.

In the mean time, check out...

BBC

The White Queen. Aneurin's dark and brooding Richard III will rock your period drama socks.

Richard Madden

Disney

Is the new Prince Charming in Cinderella. Ok, he possibly looks better with some stubble going on, but who can resist some swashbuckling and a charming smile?

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BBC

His performance as Ashley, a bisexual paramedic in Sirens. The writing was fantastic, and there was quite a bit of this...

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David Tennant

ITV

David returns as the sullen DI Alec Hardy in Broadchurch, series 2. Did it need another series? No! Will we be glued to our screens (and David's wonderful stubble) anyway? Yes!

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Casanova. David as the original womanizer? Err... yes. Yes thank you very much.

Dane DeHaan

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You know him from Spiderman 2. He'll be playing another iconic character in 2015 - James Dean, in Life. It's about time those eyes returned to the big screen.

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Dane's eyes in Kill Your Darlings. And his mouth. And his voice. And his chemistry with Daniel Radcliffe... excuse me, I have to go and lie down.

Daniel Bruhl

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You might know Daniel as the partner of a very blonde Benedict Cumberbatch in The Fitfh Estate, or as a sweet German prince from Inglourious Basterds. In truth he's a bit of a chameleon, so watch out for him in 2015, where he'll be starring alongside Helen Mirren and Charles Dance in the post-war drama, The Woman in Gold.

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Universal

His brilliantly convincing portrayal of Niki Lauda in Rush. Well worth the BAFTA nomination. There's something about his reserved presence, the opposite of Chris Hemsworth's brash James Hunt.

And of course... Benedict Cumberbatch

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He'll be starring with Johnny Depp in upcoming crime drama Black Mass, as if Benedict alone wasn't enough to handle.

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Let's not forget the ever-elusive 4th season of Sherlock... which should arrive in 2015. Right? Right??

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Cabin Pressure, the brilliant radio drama. Ok, so you can't see Benedict, but you can lay down and listen to his honeyed voice in all it's glory. And did I mention he's hilarious in it? Because he is. And it's wonderful.

And if you can handle the wait until 2016...

BBC

Benedict will be playing the evil and corrupt Richard III in the BBC's next series of The Hollow Crown. There'll be dark hair. There'll be brooding glances. There'll be swordfighting. We can only imagine what his voice will be like.

Now if you'll excuse me I really do have to lay down.