Every year, faces change the cultural conversation—sometimes because of a role, sometimes because of a moment, sometimes because the entire world suddenly decides: “Yeah… that guy has it.”
Dr. Douglas Steinbrech has selected his 10 most requested male faces, setting the standard right now. Who makes the cut? Not the nicest guys, not the best actors, just the faces that are moving the needle on what people think “looks good” in 2025.
10. Idris Elba
The man looks like he was built to walk into a room and own it without saying a word. Heavy brow ridge, deep eyes, jaw that could carve marble. Age has only made the lines work to his advantage. Quiet authority baked right into the bone structure.
9. Patrick Schwarzenegger
He finally grew into the name. Clean, athletic lines, nothing overdone. Strong square jaw, but still has that easy coastal vibe, but still reminiscent of his father’s iconic face. You can shoot him from the side, from above, from a moving car, whatever, the proportions hold up. After Season 3 of White Lotus finished airing, you can be more people are noticing.
8. Glen Powell
Returning from last year’s list, Powell’s boyish charm welded onto grown-man structure makes no. 8. High cheekbones, sly eyes, a grin that looks like he knows something you don’t—classic leading-man angles but with a relaxed, almost mischievous expression. There’s something effortlessly likable about him, and it shows up in every shot. The kind of face that makes directors go, “Yeah, put him in everything.”
7. Paul Mescal
Paul Mescal’s appeal isn’t conventional Hollywood polish. It’s realer than that—earthy, expressive, rooted in emotion. His face can soften or sharpen depending on how he holds it. Thick eyebrows, soft mouth that can turn hard in half a second, jawline that changes depending on the angle. Looks like a guy who actually feels things. That rawness photographs like crazy.
6. Brad Pitt
Still here, still unfair. The bones never surrendered. The eyes have mileage now, but the framework is so solid the mileage reads as character, not collapse. Living proof that if the scaffolding is elite, time can actually be your friend. He’s a reminder that aging well isn’t about avoiding change; it’s about keeping the framework strong enough that the changes look intentional.
5. Jung Kook
Global face of the decade, easy. It’s youthful but strong, soft but sculpted. Soft skin, razor cheekbones, eyes that take up half the frame. Somehow manages to look seventeen and twenty-seven at the same time. Symmetry so perfect it loops back around to feeling human instead of plastic.
4. Jeremy Allen White
Intense little firecracker of a face, and Hulu’s The Bear is the perfect showcase for it. Sunken eyes that still pop, tight jaw, permanent five-o’clock shadow. Looks like he’s been up all night thinking about something important, and women (and half the dudes) on the internet decided that’s the hottest thing possible.
3. Jonathan Bailey
People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025 has a face that’s both aristocratic and warm. Cheekbones you could land a plane on, jaw that tapers exactly right, eyes that can do vulnerable or lethal in the same take. The face Bridgerton wishes every lord actually had.
2. Chris Hemsworth
The platonic ideal of “hero face.” Wide as a billboard, chin like a cliff edge, brow ridge that casts its own shadow. Everything just seems to be in proportion. But the eyes and the smile keep it from turning into a caricature. Comic-book masculine that still feels like a real person.
1. Henry Cavill
Despite all the great looks above, the crown goes to the guy who looks like Superman even when he’s buying groceries. Jawline that gets name-dropped in my office more than any other human alive. Perfect philtrum, cheekbones that catch light like they’re paid to, eyes that can go full steel or full teddy bear on command. The structure is so locked in that beard, clean-shaven, long hair, buzzcut, doesn’t matter, the blueprint never wavers. If male facial aesthetics had a final boss in 2025, it’s this dude. Netflix’s The Witcher really let this man walk.
Why Does Any of This Matter?
Guys in my DMs aren’t asking how to look exactly like Henry Cavill (most know that’s a genetic lottery they didn’t win). They want to know what parts of these faces actually translate: the ratio, the angles, the way shadow falls on a cheekbone. Some end up doing filler, some do jaw angle implants, some just grow the right beard and hit the gym differently. Point is, they’re studying.
The real takeaway: stop chasing someone else’s face. Figure out which of these elements, jaw width, brow strength, eye spacing, whatever, would actually fit your skull. Then make yours the absolute best version of itself.
Douglas S. Steinbrech, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon that specializes in male aesthetics. Dr. Steinbrech is certified by the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons and a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. 
