These booties deserve a standing ovation!
After decades of the male gaze dominating television and film by capturing the nudity of women, we’re finally starting to see a cultural shift where men’s bodies are also explored and shown on the screen. In fact, we’re getting more full-frontal scenes from male actors than ever in recent TV shows and movies.
But besides full frontal scenes, actors have also been showing their bare asses quite often in recent times. These scenes often happen while characters are taking a shower, walking around their homes, having sex, or even for no good reason at all. And hey, no complaints whatsoever!
Scroll through to check out actors who have shown ass on TV and in film.
Charles Melton – ‘May December’
Even though Joe (Charles Melton) is in a long-standing and scandalous relationship with Gracie (Julianne Moore), he ends up having sex with Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) while the actress is in close proximity to them. During that scene between Joe and Elizabeth, Melton’s penis and ass are fully exposed to viewers.
Where to watch: Netflix.
Ben Whishaw – ‘Passages’
Ben Whishaw (Martin) and Franz Rogowski (Tomas) play a gay couple that experiences a true roller-coaster ride of emotions in Passages. Between all the drama and shenanigans, Whishaw absolutely shows his ass cheeks in sex scenes with his costar.
Where to watch: MUBI.Charles Melton – ‘May December’
Matt Bomer – ‘Fellow Travelers’
There are several, several naked scenes on Showtime’s limited series Fellow Travelers — many of which involve Matt Bomer playing the character of Hawkins showing off his ass.
Where to watch: Paramount+ With Showtime.
Jonathan Bailey – ‘Fellow Travelers’
Jonathan Bailey also shows pretty much every angle of his naked body in his portrayal of Tim on Fellow Travelers. Most of his intimate scenes are with Hawkins, and the characters really just roll around naked together and show off their body parts on our screens.
Where to watch: Paramount+ With Showtime.
Jelani Alladin – ‘Fellow Travelers’
One of Fellow Travelers’ scene-stealers, Jelani Alladin as the character of Marcus, also has a scene in the series where his bare ass is shown.
Where to watch: Paramount+ With Showtime.
Paul Mescal – ‘All of Us Strangers’
In All of Us Strangers, Harry (Paul Mescal) and Adam (Andrew Scott) have plenty of sex scenes and intimate moments. In certain shots of the film, Mescal’s bare ass is fully visible to audiences — something that the actor had already done previously in other projects.
Where to watch: now in theaters.
Jordan Firstman – ‘Rotting in the Sun’
There was plenty of nudity in Rotting in the Sun, and a significant portion of it came from Jordan Firstman. The actor had to get very comfortable with nude scenes for this film, and we are quite happy that he pulled it off (and out).
Where to watch: MUBI.
Glen Powell – ‘Anyone But You’
Glen Powell decided that 2023 was the “year of showing ass.” After showing ass on his Men’s Health photoshoot, the actor had it in full display yet again during the romantic comedy Anyone But You starring opposite Sydney Sweeney.
Where to watch: in theaters.
Pedro Pascal – ‘Strange Way of Life’
Starring opposite of Ethan Hawke as his lover, Pedro Pascal shows his bare ass in Pedro Almodóvar’s gay Western film Strange Way of Life.
Where to watch: in theaters.
Adam Demos – ‘Sex/Life’
Netflix’s Sex/Life was a festival of nudity, including numerous scenes of Adam Demos playing Brad Simon. Unsurprisingly, we did get to see his ass on the show.
Where to watch: Netflix.
Alexander Skarsgård – ‘True Blood’
Alexander Skarsgård skyrocketed to heartthrob status during his portrayal Eric Northman on True Blood. And, as expected, playing a horny vampire does require an actor to show a lot of skin.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Chris Evans – ‘Not Another Teen Movie’
Years before he became Captain America and earned himself the nickname “America’s ass,” Chris Evans had already shown his goodies in the comedy Not Another Teen Movie.
Where to watch: Netflix.
Devin Way – ‘Queer As Folk’ (2022)
Devin Way played Brodie Beaumont on the 2022 reboot of Queer As Folk. In one particular scene, we got to witness Way go all the way naked and show off his ass.
Where to watch: Peacock.
Finn Wittrock – ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’
American Horror Story is never scared of showing some nudity. On Freak Show, Finn Wittrock played the character of Dandy Mott and had a very memorable scene showing off his ass.
Where to watch: Hulu.
Jacob Anderson – ‘Game of Thrones’
Some viewers are now getting to know Jacob Anderson for his work on AMC’s Interview With the Vampire. However, plenty of Game of Thrones fans already loved him for his portrayal of Grey Worm, which included a pretty memorable sex scene.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
John Cena – ‘Vacation Friends’
Between Vacation Friends, Suicide Squad, and Peacemaker, John Cena has been showing off his ass and bulge in a lot of different places recently.
Where to watch: Hulu.
Kit Harrington – ‘Game of Thrones’
The freezing cold of the Wall didn’t allow us to see very much of Jon Snow (played by Kit Harrington) on Game of Thrones. However, his “resurrection” scene did give us a great ass moment from the actor.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Leo Woodall – ‘The White Lotus’
Leo Woodall’s ass was all over the place during the second season of The White Lotus, where he played a seductive Essex guy named Jack.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Lukas Gage – ‘The White Lotus’
One of the most iconic TV moments of all time took place in the first season of The White Lotus as Lukas Gage’s character, Dillon, got rimmed by Murray Bartlett’s character, Armond.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Mike Vogel – ‘Sex/Life’
Mike Vogel was another actor who appeared naked quite often on Sex/Life. He played Cooper Connelly on the show, which ran for two seasons on Netflix.
Where to watch: Netflix.
Murray Bartlett – ‘Looking’
Murray Bartlett gave us a fantastic performance on Looking as the character of Dom… and he was also very naked on the show pretty often!
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Paul Mescal – ‘Normal People’
The internet is in love with Paul Mescal, and for good reason! On Normal People, Mescal got naked quite often, and viewers were definitely tuning in.
Where to watch: BBC.
Theo James – ‘The White Lotus’
Another glorious ass moment on The White Lotus season two came from Theo James as his character, Cameron, changed clothes inside a hotel room.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Will Sharpe – ‘The White Lotus’
The entire world fell in love with Will Sharpe following his portrayal of Ethan on The White Lotus season two. In one particular episode, we got several shots of Sharpe’s behind as he took off his clothes and then went for a shower.
Where to watch: HBO Max.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – ‘Watchmen’
The Watchmen television series was phenomenal on every level, and it also featured Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s naked body from a lot of different angles.
Where to watch: HBO Max.