For leading men in Hollywood, showbiz and TV, a striking mustache can complete a celebrity look and make it truly iconic.

On a Reddit forum dedicated to Man of Steel actor Henry Cavill, a popular post from user @KendraKiss asks the question: ‘The Age of the Mustache. Is Henry at his best?’

The picture shows Henry Cavill appearing at various red carpet events and in various roles, sporting the mustache he sported lavishly in the mid-2010s.

In fact, Henry’s mustache was so popular and garnered so much attention that superhero fans quickly realized that a movie starring him had been CGI-edited.

During the filming of 2017’s Justice League, Henry was also working on his role in Mission: Impossible – Fallout, leaving the filmmakers no choice but to brush his upper lip.

Even though this discussion happened seven years ago, people Googled Henry Cavill’s mustache more than 280,000 times in 2024 alone.

Travis Kelce

Being Taylor Swift’s boyfriend probably puts Travis Kelce in contention as the most famous man on the planet — just by association.

The 35-year-old Kansas City NFL player and three-time Super Bowl champion started growing a very distinctive mustache at the start of the NFL regular season in September.

Travis attracted a lot of media attention for saying he felt like a ‘different character’; The mustache appears to have been grown as a tribute to team coach Andy Reid’s own broom.

Not much is known about how his partner Taylor Swift feels about this, but we can’t imagine Travis would do much to upset his popstar girlfriend.

His mustache has been Googled almost 140,000 times in the last 11 months, with the majority of these events occurring in the last 12 weeks alone.

Tom Selleck

If this poll had been conducted 30 years ago, Tom Selleck would probably be at the top of the list. Try to imagine Tom Selleck without his moustache!

Best known to viewers as Thomas Magnum from the 1980s series Magnum P.I., Tom sported the mustache in nearly all of his most famous TV roles.

In the mid-1990s, he joined the cast of Friends in the hugely popular second season as Richard Burke, Monica’s much older boyfriend.

Monica’s eventual boyfriend and husband Chandler (Matthew Perry) even grew his own mustache to resemble Richard; he was so cool!

In the third season, Richard returns briefly, shaving his mustache. When she made another brief return in season six, she had grown back: ‘My nose got lonely.’

Tom’s mustache has been searched almost 70,000 times since January and his former TV roles are still remembered for his famous moustachioed look.

Miles Teller

Top Gun: Maverick and Whiplash star Miles Teller sported a magnificent mustache when he starred opposite Tom Cruise in the sequel to the 1986 Hollywood classic.

His mustache became so popular and added so much to his look in the movie that there are even YouTube tutorials on how to get it!

Almost 45,000 people Googled the mustache Miles wore for his role as Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw; Tom Cruise’s Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell takes him under his wing.

In the film, Rooster is the son of Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw, played by Anthony Edwards. Goose dies tragically before the end of the original film.

Goose’s defining characteristic was certainly his blond moustache, and his legacy has clearly been carried on by his son in the film, which grossed more than £1bn worldwide in 2022.

Brad Pitt

Since the beginning of Brad Pitt’s movie career, he has had the best hair, the best looks, the best actors, the best fashion, etc. surveys featuring him almost always featured him.