This is a list of notable male action heroes and villains.
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| Character | Actor(s) | Works and other notes | Ref. | |
| Jack Ryan | Harrison Ford | Works of Tom Clancy and its adaptations | ||
| Magnum | Tom Selleck | TV series Magnum, P.I. | ||
| Sherlock Holmes | Robert Downey Jr. | Films Sherlock Holmes (2009) and (2011) | ||
| James Bond | Multiple | James Bond films | ||
| Terminator | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Film The Terminator and subsequent Terminator films | ||
| Indiana Jones | Harrison Ford | Films in Indiana Jones franchise | ||
| Oliver Queen | Stephen Amell | TV series Arrow | ||
| Rambo | Sylvester Stallone | Rambo films | ||
| Daryl Dixon | Norman Reedus | TV series The Walking Dead | ||
| Riddick | Vin Diesel | The Chronicles of Riddick films | ||
| Mad Max | Mel Gibson | Mad Max films | ||
| Jason Bourne | Matt Damon | Bourne films | ||
| John McClane | Bruce Willis | Die Hard film series | ||
| Frank Martin | Jason Statham | Transporter films | ||
| Neo | Keanu Reeves | The Matrix films |