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John Cena in The Marine (2006)

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.^[1] 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.

Notes

↑ Barna William Donovan (2010), Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810872622

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[1] Barna William Donovan (2010), Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 9780810872622

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 {{short description|Archetypal protagonist of action-genre fiction}}
-{{for|a list focused on female action heroes|list of female action heroes}}
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+[[File:USMC-15679.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[John Cena]] in ''[[The Marine]]'' (2006)]]
-[[File:Action hero montage.png|thumb|right|400px|'''Examples of actors who have played male action heroes''':<br><small>'''Row 1''': [[Sylvester Stallone]]{{·}}[[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]{{·}}[[Bruce Willis]]{{·}}[[Steven Seagal]]<br>'''Row 2''': [[Dolph Lundgren]]{{·}}[[Jean-Claude Van Damme]]{{·}}[[Wesley Snipes]]{{·}}[[Jackie Chan]]</small>]]
-The archetypal '''action hero''' or '''action heroine''' is the [[protagonist]] of an [[action film]] or other entertainment which portrays action and adventure.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref>  Other media in which such heroes appear include [[swashbuckler film]]s, [[Westerns on television]], [[old-time radio]], [[adventure novel]]s, [[dime novel]]s, [[pulp magazine]]s, and [[folklore]].
+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.<ref>{{citation |title=Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence |author=Barna William Donovan |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=9780810872622}}</ref> Other media in which such heroes appear include [[swashbuckler film]]s, [[Western film]]s, [[old-time radio]], [[adventure novel]]s, [[dime novel]]s, [[pulp magazine]]s, 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]].''
+{{div col}}
+*[[Amitabh Bachchan]]
+*[[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]]
+*[[Sanjay Dutt]]
+*[[Clint Eastwood]]
+*[[Harrison Ford]]
+*[[Mel Gibson]]
+*[[Sammo Hung]]
+*[[Tony Jaa]]
+*[[Vidyut Jammwal]]
+*[[Jayan]]
+*[[Dwayne Johnson]]
+*[[Brandon Lee]]
+*[[Bruce Lee]]
+*[[Jet Li]]
+*[[Dolph Lundgren]]
+*[[Aamir Khan]]
+*[[Feroz Khan (actor)|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]]
+*[[Ken Takakura]]
+*[[John Travolta]]
+*[[Iko Uwais]]
+*[[John Wayne]]
+*[[Bruce Willis]]
+*[[Donnie Yen]]
+*[[Chow Yun-fat]]
+*[[Salah Zulfikar]]
+{{div col end}}
 ==See also==
 * [[Anandalok Best Action Hero Award]]
+* [[Bruceploitation]]
+* [[Lists of superheroes]]
 ==Notes==

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Notable action heroes

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