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

[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. ^^

[elenauial.livejournal.com]

Oh. See. I am not a facial hair fan. But I will take Hans how I can get him. ;)

Is he in it a fair bit then?

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

I'd take Hans either way, of course, but if I get a choice I want the beard. Although, weirdly, Mark is someone I don't like with a beard. I love him clean-shaven, I love him with stubble, but not with a full beard. It makes him look like Christopher Lee, but not in a good way. ;)

Yep, but only in part four. I haven't watched the first three parts, he's not in them.

[elenauial.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree. No beard on Mark. It takes away attention from his jawline...and I don't know what you call it...but the area around his lips is very nice. He was nice features.

Does it make enough sense to watch without watching the first three?

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Exactly, that jawline ... *drools all over the place* I love his features. And I love his five o'clock shadow, it looks hot. And stubble is hot in general. ^^

Yes, I think so. Maybe you'd want to look for a summary of what happens in the first three parts, or look up some historical information about the character he plays. Hans' character appears in the last minute of part three, but it's really a very very short scene. Anyway, I haven't seen the first parts and it still made sense to me. :)

[elenauial.livejournal.com]

The 5 o'clock shadow looks GREAT on Mark. It's ridiculous.

All right, I can do that. And make my best friend watch it. FUAHAHAHA. ;)

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Luckily he has heavy enough beard growth to have a 5 o'clock shadow most of the time. :D LOL, now a weird part of my brain suggested him playing Artemis Entreri if there ever was a Forgotten Realms movie, but he's about 20cm too tall for that. ;)

You should! :D Spread the love!

[donatien1740.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I think I will try to get all four parts, because then I can claim I only watch it, because the time and events interest me, because I study history - I love it to have an excuse for being a retarded fangirl ^^

Yeah, James Frain and Hans are such a cute couple in the Tudors. I haven't found any Tudor slash so far - that's so wrong! There are so many slashable persons in it!

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Heh, okay, I understand. I have lost every shame and just admit that I'm a retarded fangirl. I mean, yesterday I just watched the last hour of The Mists of Avalon because I only wanted Hans, not the rest of the stupid movie. Made screencaps again, I hope I'll find the time to post them. :/

Yeah, everyone is slashable in this show. :( But as much as I love other pairings, Cromwell/Cranmer are by far my favourite. As far as I know, there are only two fics for them, both very short and not smutty, but really well written and with awesome characterisation: this one (http://community.livejournal.com/thetudors_slash/8863.html) and this one (http://community.livejournal.com/thetudors_slash/6408.html) . But the world definitely needs more than just two fics. Problem is that, while I am a history geek, I know a lot less about ths 16th century than I know about the early 20th, and I'm so afraid to get it all wrong if I base my characterisation only on the show. I don't want the history geeks to cry while reading my fic. ;)

[donatien1740.livejournal.com]

I don't have shame either, but it's better when you as a student fake interest in the papers you read about the Tudors and don't admit that you try to find something that'll make your inner fangirl happy XD

Thank you very much for the links *trolls of to read*

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

True, true. I mean, I don't study history (unfortunately, I regret it now), but English, so I don't have to fake professional interest in historical stuff because it's just for fun. Still, of course it's better to be historically interested instead of just looking for slash hints.

You're welcome. Have fun. :) Unfortunately it's really all there is. I need mooooooooore. :(

[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!

[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.

[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.

[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. ^^

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Thanks, glad you liked them! :D