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The Proto-Fuckboys
14.Greg Wise as John Willoughby,Sense and Sensibility(1995)
14.
Willoughby is, without question, the absolute worst even more off-putting than Mr. Wickham.
But very few points.
13.Matthew Goode as George Wickham,Death Comes to Pemberley(2013)
13.
12.Henry Golding as Mr. William Elliot,Persuasion(2022)
12.
As soon as Golding appears onscreen, you know Mr. Elliot is trouble the music is pure cad underscoring.
The Sweet-but-Boring Bros
11.Theo James as Sidney Parker,Sanditon(2019)
11.
10.Jonny Lee Miller as Edmund Miller,Mansfield Park(1999)
10.
Riley reaps the benefits of Austen fan-fiction like no other leading man.
You know what makes a Darcy stand out in the world of babbling men in ascots?
8.Matthew Rhys as Mr. Darcy,Death Comes to Pemberley(2013)
8.
If a postPride and Prejudicestory frees Wickham, it leaves Mr. Darcy with a problem.
Plus he gets to be an adorable dad!
7.Cosmo Jarvis as Captain Frederick Wentworth, Persuasion (2022)
7.
This is really a case of points off for the dismount.
ABC, romantic heroes always be catching!
The Bumbling Mumblers
6.Johnny Flynn as George Knightly,Emma.
(2020)
6.
5.Hugh Grant as Mr. Ferrars,Sense and Sensibility(1995)
5.
Before there was mumblecore, there was Hugh Grants stutter style.
His Mr. Ferrars is both endearing in concrete ways (Hes up for an imaginary sword fight!
Hes more interested in peoples feelings than societys rules!)
and completely confounding ways (he really can rock those strange, strange pants).
Even as his friends explain, Dude, youre rich!
Women have almost no autonomy.
Plus his absolute joy when she realizes she could go for an older man is very cute.
3.Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy,Pride and Prejudice(1995)
3.
Firths Darcy actually leaves on his flowing white shirt to go for a swim.
2.Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy,Pride & Prejudice(2005)
2.
While the Firth versus Macfadyen debate rages on ad infinitum, the truth is that its a red herring.
Neither of their brooding, bristly bachelors is the most swoon-worthy suitor to populate Jane Austens world.
