Peter Jackson's The Lord Of The Rings trilogy turned Orlando Bloom into an overnight star. The film's younger female fans fell madly in love with Legolas, an elf with flowing blonde hair and androgynous looks although it must be noted that Viggo Mortensen gave him a run for his money. Rather than fade away, Orlando has gone on to become one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood and has starred in Pirate Of The Caribbean (2003), Troy (2004) and Kingdom Of Heaven (2005). His matinee idol good looks throw females everywhere into mass hysteria.

The most laid-back sex symbol on the list, Owen Wilson fell into acting after becoming friends with Wes Anderson. The two of them co-wrote Bottle Rocket (1996), and then went on to become Hollywood regulars, working together again on The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2005). Owen's charm lies in his easy going style, surfer good looks and incredible looking nose, which has been broken several times. Anyone in doubt of his sex symbol status need look no further than his performance as a male model called Hansel in the fashion industry satire Zoolander (2001).