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40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Jason Statham 5'10" (1.78 m) Statham may not be short short, but when your action co-star is 6'5" Dwayne Johnson, you look pretty ... short. Still, Statham has the athleticism to perform moves The Rock can't. Consider it a trade off. David Crotty - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Al Pacino 5'7" (1.7 m) In order to tower over Pacino, Robert De Niro (5'10") reportedly wore 4" platform shoes on set of Martin Scorsese's upcoming film The Irishman. Ron Galella - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot
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Bruce Lee 5'7" (1.71 m) There's been plenty of controversy over Lee's characterization in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. But 5'9" actor Mike Moh got the physique pretty dang close. Archive Photos - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Mark Wahlberg 5'8" (1.73 m) The muscles help Marky Mark stand up against larger costars. And then when you put a gun in his hand ... well, height matters a little less then. Julian Parker - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Matt Damon 5'10" (1.78 m) Another short-ish Boston boy. Too bad Damon's always seen next to 6'4" bud Ben Affleck. Noam Galai - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Martin Freeman 5'6" (1.69 m) Sherlock is a solid 6' (and so just misses this list). In the novels , however, Holmes is well over 6', making a shorter Watson appropriate. Jeff Spicer - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Elijah Wood 5'6" (1.68 m) According to fan communities , Frodo is about 3'6", making Wood a shire giant. Chance Yeh - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Daniel Radcliffe 5'5" (1.65 m) Fan analysis places the literary Harry Potter at about 5'9". But even with this modest height, Radcliffe falls a bit short. Still, actor Emma Watson (Hermione) is also 5'5" and Rupert Grint (Ron) is 5'8", so who can really tell? RB/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Mark Hamill 5'9" (1.75 m) It makes sense that 6'1" Harrison Ford would call a young Luke Skywalker "kid." Luckily for Skywalker, Leia actor Carrie Fisher stood at 5'1". Terry O'Neill - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Robert Downey Jr. 5'8" (1.74 m) RDJ is our first Avenger entry who is actually shorter than Ant Man. In fact, most of Earth's mightiest heroes are sub six foot. Stay tuned. Matthias Nareyek - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Kit Harington 5'8" (1.73 m) Standing next to Denmark's Nikolaj Coster-Waldau 6'2" certainly doesn't help. Kit, however, is used to height jokes from his very tall costars. His hair helps him out. Rich Polk - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Michael J. Fox 5'4" (1.63 m) Even as a 24-year-old playing a highschooler in Back to the Future, Fox was a short adult kid. Ron Galella - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Dave Franco 5'7" (1.7 m); James Franco 5' 11" (1.8 m) The siblings have starred together in four films. Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Luke Hemsworth 5'9" (1.77 m) Luke is far from being "short," but standing next to his brother Chris (6' 3"), yeah, he's looking a little tiny. The God of Thunder will do that to you. Todd Williamson - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

George Clooney 5'11" (1.8 m) Can you guess what other sub 6' actor's giving Clooney the bunny ears? Jason Merritt - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Brad Pitt 5'11" (1.8 m) Brad Pitt! The Ocean's costars are just flirting with 6 foot glory. George must be slouching here. Jason Merritt - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Joaquin Phoenix 5'8" (1.73 m) Phoenix will reprise the Joker role from taller actors in Heath Ledger (6'1") and Jack Nicholson (5'10"). Mike Marsland - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Jackie Chan 5'8" (1.74 m) Chan started his career working as a stuntman on Bruce Lee films. Chan has a little over an inch on his idol. George Pimentel - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Humphrey Bogart 5'8" (1.73 m) Bogart would have been considered taller than average during his cinematic, er, height. Baron - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Steve McQueen 5'9" (1.77 m) In Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, McQueen is played by lookalike actor Damien Lewis. Lewis is 6'1". Horst P. Horst - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Jet Li 5'6" (1.68 m) Li proves you don't have to be tall to kick some serious ass. That said, he often plays quiet, pacifistic men. It's always the small quiet ones you gotta watch out for. Barry King - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

James McAvoy 5'7" (1.7 m) McAvoy just misses the average height of his Scottish countryman: 5'9". NBC - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Stanley Tucci 5'8" (1.73 m) Tucci proves that dressing slim can help you look taller. NBC - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Steve Buscemi 5'9" (1.75 m) The two Italian-Americans just fall beneath the average height for Italians: 5' 9". That's taller than American males ... because stereotypes are wrong. Eugene Gologursky - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Sylvester Stallone 5'9" (1.77 m) Matched up against 6'5" Dolph Lundgren (Drago) and 6'2" Carl Weathers (Creed) doesn't make you look any taller. Chuck Wepner, the real-life boxer upon which Rocky is loosely based, was 6'5". Photoshot - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Don Cheadle 5'7" (1.72 m) Paul Rudd's Ant Man might take crap for being the shorter Avenger, but this is the second hero on this list that Rudd can see over. Rudd is 5'10" (1.78 m). Tibrina Hobson - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Mark Ruffalo 5'8" (1.73 m) Another shorter Avenger than Ant Man: the Hulk? Irony. Ed Norton, however, that previous Marvel Hulk, stands at 6' (1.83 m). NBC - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Jeremy Renner 5'9" (1.75 m) Aaaand another Avenger shorter than Ant Man. Seriously, Scott should stop taking shit. Jacopo Raule - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Daniel Craig 5'10" (1.78 m) Craig is the shortest actor to play James Bond. His muscular stature reflects a stockier, more rugged 007. Roy Rochlin - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Toby Maguire 5'8" (1.73 m) From one hit franchise to another: Spiderman. We should remember, though, that Parker is only a highschooler. Donato Sardella - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Andrew Garfield 5'10" (1.79 m) Garfield is certainly the tallest Spiderman. Still, the height on Peter feels a bit off. Something about the character requires shorter spunk. Kevin Winter - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Tom Holland 5'8" (1.73 m) Holland is also the youngest Spiderman, cast when he was still 19. And while he may look short next to his mentor Iron Man, Holland is only half an inch shy of RDJ. Adrian Edwards - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Marlon Brando 5'9" (1.75 m) Even as an old, mostly-seated boss, Vito Corleone seems to tower over everyone. Not the case with Brando. Robert De Niro who plays younger Vito also stands under 6' (De Niro is 5'10".) Donaldson Collection - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

James Dean 5'7" (1.7 m) Even in 1950, Dean would have been considered shorter than average . Yet even today in 2019, he is considered far cooler than average. So ... you know. John Kobal Foundation - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Robert Redford 5'10" (1.79 m) Redford is still kicking butt at 83 ... and making great sartorial choices. Terry O'Neill - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Kiefer Sutherland 5'8" (1.74 m) Rocketed into action stardom with 24, Sutherland showed that smaller men who go entire days without using the restroom can still save the day. Most inaccurate part of that show: the effectiveness of torture. Neil Mockford - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Johnny Depp 5' 10" (1.78 m) Standing next to a 6'5" Armie Hammer would make just about anyone look short. Still, you almost expect Depp to be shorter than 5'10". Must be all those slimy, slouching characters. Ferdaus Shamim - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Jared Leto 5'9" (1.75 m) For some reason, Jared Leto just seems ... tall. Maybe it's the long hair and lanky body. Not that 5'9" is short (the author writes, nervously). Gotham - Getty Images

40 Leading Hollywood Men Under 6 Foot

Steven Yeun 5'9" (1.75 m) Don't think Yeun is leading man material? You need to check out Burning. He's probably a better villain than Leto, honestly. Frederick M. Brown - Getty Images

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