In last week’s poll, readers named Matt Damon as their favorite actor. In one of our more popular polls, Damon earned twice as many votes as his nearest rival, George Clooney. Damon’s combination of intellect, charm and soft charisma seems to have won over our readers. In a field of ten actors, he won more than one third of the vote!

The poll results contained one more surprise, especially considering the high reader participation. Tom Cruise did not receive even a single vote. It seems that Cruise no longer inspires most of our readers.

George Clooney placed second with 14%, followed closely by Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman.

Who Is Your Favorite Male Actor?

Matt Damon: 34%
George Clooney: 14%
Brad Pitt: 12%
Tom Hanks: 12%
Morgan Freeman: 10%
Denzel Washington: 8%
Will Smith: 4%
Russell Crowe: 4%
Don Cheadle: 2%
Tom Cruise: 0%