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Archetypal protagonist of action-genre fiction
An action hero (or action heroine for women) is the protagonist of an action film or other form of entertainment which portrays action, adventure, and often violence. Other media in which such heroes appear include swashbuckler films, Western films, old-time radio, adventure novels, dime novels, pulp magazines, and folklore.
Notable action heroes
- This list focuses on male action heroes. For the list of female action heroes, see List of female action heroes and villains.
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Ben Affleck
- Yuen Biao
- Charles Bronson
- Yul Brynner
- Nicolas Cage
- John Cena
- Jackie Chan
- Sonny Chiba
- Sean Connery
- Tom Cruise
- Mark Dacascos
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Vin Diesel
- Michael Dudikoff
- Sanjay Dutt
- Clint Eastwood
- Harrison Ford
- Brendan Fraser
- Mel Gibson
- Sammo Hung
- Tony Jaa
- Vidyut Jammwal
- Jayan
- Dwayne Johnson
- Brandon Lee
- Bruce Lee
- Jet Li
- Dolph Lundgren
- Aamir Khan
- Feroz Khan
- Salman Khan
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Akshay Kumar
- Yusaku Matsuda
- Steve McQueen
- Toshiro Mifune
- Liam Neeson
- Chuck Norris
- Keanu Reeves
- Hrithik Roshan
- Mickey Rourke
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Steven Seagal
- Jackie Shroff
- Tiger Shroff
- Will Smith
- Wesley Snipes
- Sylvester Stallone
- Jason Statham
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Ken Takakura
- John Travolta
- Iko Uwais
- Mark Wahlberg
- John Wayne
- Bruce Willis
- Donnie Yen
- Chow Yun-fat
- Salah Zulfikar
See also
Notes
- Barna William Donovan (2010), Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810872622
Further reading
- Osgerby, Bill, Anna Gough-Yates, and Marianne Wells. Action TV : Tough-Guys, Smooth Operators and Foxy Chicks. London: Routledge, 2001.
- Tasker, Yvonne. Action and Adventure Cinema. New York: Routledge, 2004.
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