Source: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a143 ... n-man.htmlDaniel Craig has been voted the most convincing action man of 2008, according to a poll by Hello!.
The Quantum Of Solace star beat stiff competition from Shia LaBeouf and Christian Bale to be named the nation's favourite action hero.
Thousands of votes were cast in the survey, which saw the James Bond star win 27% of the public vote and second place LaBeouf nab 25%.
Only 20 votes separated third-placed Christian Bale and fourth-placed Robert Downey Jr.
The top ten most convincing action men of 2008 are:
1. Daniel Craig - Quantum Of Solace
2. Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
3. Christian Bale - The Dark Knight
4. Robert Downey Jr. Iron Man
5. James McAvoy - Wanted
6. Brendan Fraser - The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor
7. Ben Barnes - The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
8. Mark Wahlburg - Max Payne
9. Will Smith - Hancock
10. Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull.
Craig voted 'most convincing action man'
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Craig voted 'most convincing action man'
Re: Craig voted 'most convincing action man'
Does he have eagle eyes and a kung-fu grip?
"He's the one that doesn't smile" - Queen Elizabeth II on Daniel Craig
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I'd have put Harrison Ford-in any of the early Indiana Jones films, anyways-at the top.
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And I would put Christian Bale on the top as well.katied wrote:I'd have put Harrison Ford-in any of the early Indiana Jones films, anyways-at the top.
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Why is Shia 2nd 
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Daniel Craig number one action man of 2008
IN YOUR FACE.
Nice work Dan the man
IN YOUR FACE.
Nice work Dan the man
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katied
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Those polls are very subjective. I'd move Craig down a bit and put Ford,Bale and Smith right at the top.The rest of the people on there I'm not sure about(I hear Iron Man is good,I haven't seen it) 
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But Bond isn't just an action man.
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katied
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Daniel Craig looks a bit like an Action Man(the doll,that is 
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Daniel Craig was supposed to be a serious actor who prefers doing street theatre in Bulgaria to big Hollywood films. Now he is known as an action man, the modern equivalent of Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal.
Let's hope he trys to ditch that stereotype by ditching Bond soon.
Bring back Bond!
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He's even got that stare that Craig does sometimes
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LaBeouf?
Why no Jason Statham?
I'll give credit where it is due, Craig is an action man, not much else but action man he can do.
Why no Jason Statham?
I'll give credit where it is due, Craig is an action man, not much else but action man he can do.
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You're right, the Bond films are not only the series that defined the action genre that is known today, but the character also the one who defined "action man". Bond is just as much the definitive action hero as Superman is the definitive superhero.Saunders wrote:But Bond isn't just an action man.