Hans Matheson picspam

[linndechir]

Sherlock Holmes has given me a serious crush on Hans Matheson (and on Mark Strong, but let's not go there for the moment), aka Lord Coward, the cool guy with the silly name. ;) So I started hunting down movies he was in, and one of the movies I found is a TV-four-parter from 2005, called The Virgin Queen, about - surprise, surprise - Elizabeth I. I had hoped he would be in all four parts, but unfortunately he's only in part four (and in the last two minutes of part three). The movie wasn't all that exciting, but Hans was incredible as the Earl of Essex. He really is a great actor, extremely convincing as this manic-depressive, self-centred, charismatic, arrogant, charming noble brat. He described the role himself as "someone who slaps a guy in the face and then looks at him like, 'yeah, I slapped you in the face, but I'm the Earl of Essex, so what are you going to do about it?'". He actually does slap someone in the face, btw, it's not just metaphorical. Anyway, part four is definitely worth watching for his amazing performance; I honestly haven't watched the first three parts.

Long story short, Hans is also disturbingly beautiful, so I capped the hell out of this movie, and I thought I'd share. I hope it will inspire some people to write fic ... about Hans, about Coward, about any other character he's ever played, anything would make me happy. :D

I absolutely LOVE his eyes, and I'm usually not really into blue eyes.








Did I mention that his character has serious mother issues and a weird relationship with the Queen?





He does have quite a temper...



Boots. Hands. Boots AND hands. Guh.

Some comic relief to calm down again ... Because if you wear a funny collar, you have to make funny faces:







I love how he's making fun of everyone in this movie ... when he's not being paranoid and angry:


... or being an angsty mess:


Someone send a Blackwood or a Mark to hug him please?






Have some more angst ... making him cry is like kicking a puppy ...




Love his lips on this one.







I had to include one of the (many) pictures of him on horseback. I've read in an interview that Hans loves riding and that he was so happy he got to spend so much time with horses while doing this movie. Somehow I found that very sweet.


"Bitch please."


Gratuitous groin shot. *distracted*


I have no idea what he's doing there, but he looks very concentrated.



I kept the best things for the end ... First, bathtub scene: including feet that could give anyone a foot kink, general nudity, messy wet hair ...


(I'm working on a little Blackwood/Coward ficlet inspired by these pictures. :))

And it gets even better ...



... no comment needed ...


I had way too many caps to post, these are the best. I hope you enjoyed them. More Hans picspams might follow if I watch more movies and have the patience for caps. I might also do a picspam of Mark Strong because my inner slasher has decided that they belong together. ;) Until then, I'll try to get some Blackwood/Coward and/or Mark/Hans fic written. Comments are love. Squee with me. ;)

Right, and I almost forgot ... at some point in the movie he says to the Queen: "I see now, this is where I belong. I was a fool to stray so far from you." I can very well see Coward saying this to Blackwood as well ... but then again, I see that pairing everywhere. ;)

Comments

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[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm so proud I understood that. ;) Thanks for the comment. ^^

[vivi314.livejournal.com]

i feel bad for not noticing it before but damn he's a fine man ♥ thanks for the pics man ;3;!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

It's easy not to notice him with Robert and Jude around. ;) Glad I could spread the love. :)

[igrab.livejournal.com]

i love this man sfm hskajlgkjsdgjsfkhjfgldjhldjh HIS BACK, HIS HANDS, HIS EYES, HIS DORKY STUPID EXPRESSIONS, HIS BOO CRY MOAR ANGST, I LOVE HIMMMM.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I know exactly how you feel. ^^ Thanks for commenting. :)

And he's really good at dorky stupid expressions, and at angsting. It's heartbreaking. In a good way.

[thatsleon.livejournal.com]

kjsksdafh sdfhsd ssjfhjsd YES.

This picspam killed me. It killed me DEAD. Hans is so fucking gorgeous, I'm pretty sure I would give my soul to look like him. Also, his angstface makes me bawww inside. ;A;


But seriously, I'll be in my bunk.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I think we all need some time in our bunks now ... And his angstface makes me want to write fluffy hurt/comfort for him, so someone can give him a hug. ;)

[mistress-britt.livejournal.com]

HELLO NEW FAVORITE PERSON <3 (and I mean you :P)

Hans is just....well he can make my ovaries exploded and every other part of me ache.

Awfully glad that I am alone right now ;)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Yay, I feel loved now. ;) Thanks a lot for commenting, and, yes, Hans tends to have that effect on people. ^^

[wunderstruck.livejournal.com]

Very awesome picspam!!
I remember seeing him in SH and thinking he was hot and I should find out who he is, but then I got distracted by RDJ and Jude so I am very glad for this picspam, to remind me that there were actually other (hot) actors in the movie! LOL

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Haha, I know what you mean, I almost overlooked him myself, until he started sparkling at Blackwood like a lovesick boy. Which made me ship them, and convinced me that I need to find more Hans. ;)

[igrab.livejournal.com]

IKR OH GOD OH GOD HE IS SUCH A BLAST FROM THE PAST, HE SERIOUSLY JUST NEEDS TO RIDE HORSES AND SWING SWORDS ALL THE TIME

[piratesquared.livejournal.com]

The suprise!Eyecandy in Sherlock Holmes! Like going in knowing about Robert and Jude wasn't enough.

All pretty men should wear period clothing all the time. It obviously works for them!!

THANKYOU FOR THIS MEM'D FOR THE FUTURE TIMES. ♥

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thanks a lot for commenting, I'm glad you liked it. :D I never expected more than Holmes/Watson and RDJudesie (which is already too good to be true), and then I saw the movie and was hit over the head by Hans' cuteness and the overall Blackwood/Coward slashiness.

I so agree with you on the period clothig. Especially if it includes these BOOTS. ;)

[miss-talitha.livejournal.com]

He looks familiar somehow, so maybe I have accidently seen him in something(I don't watch much tv these days, so it'd have to be by chance).
From your screencaps he looks as if he's a really good actor..though I won't be seeing him in Sherlock Holmes as I loathe Jude Law. Sorry to rant, but he puts me off horribly!
But Hans Matheson- where is he from?

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Really, you should watch Jude Law. I don't like him either, I found him positively annoying in some movies, but I was pleasantly surprised by him in SH. He's the perfect Watson, and I even find him hot with his moustache. So, give it a try. ;)

Hans is Scottish and grew up in England, but I have no idea where his family is from. His last name definitely has a Scandinavian ring to it.

[miss-talitha.livejournal.com]

Oh, i've got it- he looks a lot like my Norwegian friend Jurgen!! Spooky.
Is this guy Hans part Scandinavian perhaps?

[wickedground.livejournal.com]

He's Scottish, but I think his family is Irish or so.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___neg3mph/]

I definitely need fic of him. <3
Thanks for posting the lovely pictures!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Fic will be written, I'm working on it. I just can't decide what I want more, Blackwood/Coward or Mark/Hans. ;)
Thanks for commenting. :)

[inside-the-veil.livejournal.com]

I definitely need to see this movie! :D

What made me giggle was your comment:

Did I mention that his character has serious mother issues and a weird relationship with the Queen? [...] He does have quite a temper...
because they could just as well sum up his role as Emperor Nero. XD Which is a very lovely film too, even if not entirely historically correct... XD

And oh, this bathtub scene is iconworthy... :D

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

You should watch it, he's really amazing. ^^

Oh, sounds like a movie I have to watch. I can live with historical inaccuracies (I'm a hardcore Inglourious Basterds fan, of course I can ;)). I think I'd watch just about anything Hans is in.

If you want to make icons, go ahead. ^^ I suck at making icons, so I'm not trying to do it myself. ;)

[deborahkla.livejournal.com]

You are most definitely mad about the boy, and I have to admit, I wouldn't kick him out of my bed...;-)

PS: Hellstrom/Hicox is posted, Stille Nacht part 4 Landa/Hellstrom coming very, very soon...

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Who would? He's gorgeous, how can I not be mad about him? It helps that I love boots, pretty hands, beards, and angsting boys (because I can imagine them getting comforted by hot older men ...). I am so predictable, it's sad.

... and I have still so much stuff to do that I don't get around to reading anything. FML.

[wickedground.livejournal.com]

Mordred! Now I remember.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Right, he was in some Avalon movie, wasn't he? Is it worth watching?

[oh-mumble.livejournal.com]

If you like Hans, check him out in Still Crazy, you'll love him in it :)

[cydonianknight.livejournal.com]

Seconded like whoa! He only has a small part but it's so, SO worth it. Because he plays the guitar and looks like this:



Yes, that is Bill Nighy, he had that character down years before Love Actually.

[cydonianknight.livejournal.com]

There is always room for more Hans love. And I'm glad I'm not the only one who obsessively tracks down the past work of pretty things that catch my eye! If you're looking for with Mark Strong in to watch by the way, I highly recommend "Our Friends in the North" if you haven't already seen it. Also starring Christopher Eccleston, Gina McKee and some bloke who plays a spy or something now. It's quite a long series but it's amazing.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I always do that, which often leads me to watching weird crapppy movies and being disappointed because the actor I wanted to see has only five minutes screen time. ;)

I haven't seen "Our Friends in the North", but I've already put it on the endless list of things to watch. I definitely need more Mark Strong in my life. :D Thanks for the rec and the comment. ^^

[mezzafredda.livejournal.com]

I never thought I could have multiple orgasms.

Turns out - I can.

*____*

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Damn, he's good if he doesn't even have to touch you for that. ;) But I so understand how you're feeling, and I wholeheartedly agree. Guh.

[grim-lupine.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, DELICIOUS. THESE ARE ALL SO FABULOUS. ♥________♥

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Heh, thanks. Hans takes 'delicious' to a new level. <3

[sentbyfools.livejournal.com]

He is such a beautiful crier!

Why is this man so gorgeous even when he's in a scene with a really creepy looking Queen? And him the bathtub...killed me dead

DAMMIT, HANS! STOP BEING SO ATTRACTIVE! I CAN'T AFFORD ANYMORE OBSESSIONS!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

He is, isn't he? He really makes me wish for angsty hurt/comfort, either with Blackwood/Coward or with Mark/Hans. :D If bathtubs are included, all the better.

The Queen is creepy, yes, but this is set a year or two before her death, so she's supposed to be old and creepy.

EXACTLY MY THOUGHT!!! Him AND Mark as the same time ... that makes an awfully long list of movies I have to watch now just to stalk these two. ^^

[donatien1740.livejournal.com]

*drools all over her computer* HE IS SO HOT!!!

Now I really have to get my hands on that movie.

Since I've seen Sherlock Holmes I've been watching the second season of the Tudors over and over again, it's sad that Hans is not in the third season.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I found a nice torrent to download it; I think it shouldn't be too difficult to find this. :D You only need part four, unless you're interested in watching the whole series. (Okay, Hans also has a one-minute-appearance at the end of part three.) Hans is incredible in this movie. :D

Haha, I know what you mean. I loved him as Cranmer, and I ship Cranmer/Cromwell so hard it hurts. Unfortunately there's virtually no fic about them. :(

[elenauial.livejournal.com]

WHY IS HE SO PRETTY.

I kinda hate his dumb facial hair. BUT HE IS SO PRETTY.

OMG HIS BACK. I JUST...GUHHHH. RIGHT CLICK + SAVE AS.

Is this a good Hans movie to watch? (Err. TV special) I have convinced my BFF of Hans' hotness and she has agreed to watch some of his past work with me (As she is putting me through much of RDJ's) but I wasn't sure where to start...This sounds pretty good though...

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I absolutely, passionately LOVE his beard. I love beards in general, and I love men who look so pretty with beards. ^^ He looks a bit too boyish for my taste when he's clean-shaven.

Hans is definitely amazing in this movie. I didn't notice anything else but Hans, to be honest. I was so dazzled both by his beauty and by his breathtaking acting that I couldn't pay attention to anything else. ^^

[lucre-noin.livejournal.com]

Oh my <3 This is the only Hans Matheson movie I still have to watch.
He is like... my favourite actor since The Mists of Avalon <3
Lovely picspam <3

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I still have so many more Hans movies to watch (which means that there might be more picspams ;)). The fourth part of The Virgin Queen is definitely worth watching, just for Hans, because he's absolutely incredible.
Thanks for commenting. :)

[annoyedannushka.livejournal.com]

These are wonderful!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thanks, glad you liked them! :D

[complines.livejournal.com]

Someone send a Blackwood or a Mark to hug him please?

When you say a Blackwood or a Mark, you mean a 'me' don't you? And when you say hug him, you mean raep him, right?

Gratuitous groin shot. *distracted*

Obvs they had to take the leather trousers out at the crotch to make him comfortable, noone elses are this baggy (I have studied this miniseries thoroughly).

Goddamn, I love a hot man in a doublet.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Nope, I meant a Blackwood or a Mark, because I love them all the better when they're together. Of course, I wouldn't mind if the hug was followed by comfort sex. ;)

Hans looks ridiculously hot in all these period clothes, it's amazing. ^^

[ladyheatherlly.livejournal.com]

See, he's angsting in bed in this one too! I can never get enough of that.

I started working through his whole filmography a few months ago and this is one of the few I haven't watched yet. After looking at these screenshots though, I think I need to change that very, very soon.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'm currently trying to watch all of his movies as well. This one is definitely worth watching, although I have to admit that I only watched the parts he was in. I really have to watch Dr Zhivago, btw - I already got the DVD, but I didn't get around to watching it yet.