15 Hollywood Stars You Didn't Know Are Actually Huge Gamers

Hollywood stars are often easier to recognize on a red carpet than behind a controller, but plenty of them spend their downtime gaming just like everyone else. That mix of fame and fandom makes this list a little more fun, because these are the actors, musicians, and entertainers who have quietly built real gaming cred.

From late-night sessions to competitive online play, the people on this list have shown that gaming is not just a casual hobby for them. Some are known for streaming, some for talking openly about their favorite titles, and some just surprised fans by being serious players off camera.

Here are 15 Hollywood stars who turned out to be huge gamers, and a few of them may surprise you.

1. Jack Black

Jack has owned a gaming channel on YouTube called JablinskiGames for years, and he has been playing a lot of arcade classics for entertainment. He also occasionally plays Minecraft with PewDiePie.

2. T-Pain

T-Pain is quite fond of playing Overwatch, whether alone or with others when he's not in the studio working on music.

3. Will Arnett

Will Arnett is an avid player of Call of Duty and has frequently been heckled by other gamers. He has also interviewed other celebrity gamers on Game Chat, a podcast.

 

4. Henry Cavill

It's not exactly a secret that Henry Cavill is passionate about the gaming industry, but if you are unfamiliar, you should know that he almost always plays World of Warcraft. Fun fact: he even almost lost the Superman role because he was in the middle of a game when Zack Snyder called him to offer the part.

5. Jodie Foster

Foster may not be keen on playing musical instruments, but she certainly has some talent in Guitar Hero because “you can just go ‘blue, green, green, green, blue, green, green..’

6. Daniel Craig

Craig is actually more into lore-heavy games and is a self-proclaimed fan of Halo and GTA.

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7. Seth Rogen

Rogen started gaming when he was just a kid on the Atari. His collection includes a PlayChoice-10 arcade machine.

8. Freddie Prinze Jr.

Freddie is actually a regular on Twitch—mostly playing Uncharted 4 and Injustice—but he also enjoys other games such as Sea of Thieves.

9. Megan Fox

Fox is indeed more than just a beautiful face—she'll take you down in Mortal Kombat. She is also an avid fan of Guitar Hero.

10. Zac Efron

Efron hosted the launch of Halo 3 and has a significant presence in the gaming world. In fact, his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens even asked him to choose between her and his Xbox when his gaming addiction worsened.

11. Matthew Perry

Our Chandler Bing has actually suffered from carpal tunnel due to his obsessive playing of Fallout 3.

12. Samuel L. Jackson

You should never underestimate Samuel L. Jackson in video games—he has even hosted numerous video game shows. He grew up playing Space Invaders and Pong, and is now usually found playing games like Tiger Woods Golf and GTA.

13. Michael Fassbender

Fassbender had to stop himself from gaming obsessively when he realized he was pulling all-nighters on his PlayStation.

14. Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg enjoys playing GTA and Madden—but he often exits the game when things go awry.

15. Mila Kunis

Kunis is an avid player of Call of Duty, as well as her favorite, World of Warcraft.

Gone are the days when we thought of gamers as lazy college students who always received comments like "you'll never amount to anything," because hey, even the most successful people can get engrossed in video games, too!

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