Mark Gallagher is the author of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Another Steven Soderbergh Experience: Authorship and Contemporary Hollywood, and Action Figures: Men, Action Films, and Contemporary Adventure Narratives, and coeditor of East Asian Film Noir. He also coedits the Global East Asian Screen Cultures book series.

• List of Illustrations Introducing Screen Cosmosexuals Chapter 1. Male Modeling: Sex Appeal and Screen Performance Chapter 2. Sexy Cosmopolitans in Global Film History Chapter 3. Fifty Shades of Vanilla: Spreadable Stardom and the Persistence of White Men Chapter 4. Charismatic Latinos on Transnational Screens Chapter 5. Tony Leung and Simu Liu: Acting Sexy Across the East Asian Diaspora Chapter 6. Star of Elsewhere: Mads Mikkelsen’s Accented Whiteness Chapter 7. Idris Elba and Afro-Global Stardom Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

"Analyzing “sex appeal” in terms of performance, Cosmosexuals provides new insights into male stardom and acting. Mark Gallagher explores how actors from around the world convey sensuality, charisma, magnetism, and cosmopolitan allure in performances across their careers. Both thought-provoking and provocative, Cosmosexuals is an invigorating and illuminating read." - Chris Holmlund, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, author of Female Trouble"An ambitious and compelling project, Cosmosexuals explores a remarkably diverse array of male stars across eras, national contexts, media forms, and genres. Through well-selected case studies and thoughtfully developed arguments, Mark Gallagher has made a significant contribution that researchers and students will find invaluable." - Sabrina Qiong Yu, Newcastle University, author of Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Stardom

Mark Gallagher is the author of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Another Steven Soderbergh Experience: Authorship and Contemporary Hollywood, and Action Figures: Men, Action Films, and Contemporary Adventure Narratives, and coeditor of East Asian Film Noir. He also coedits the Global East Asian Screen Cultures book series.

• List of Illustrations Introducing Screen Cosmosexuals Chapter 1. Male Modeling: Sex Appeal and Screen Performance Chapter 2. Sexy Cosmopolitans in Global Film History Chapter 3. Fifty Shades of Vanilla: Spreadable Stardom and the Persistence of White Men Chapter 4. Charismatic Latinos on Transnational Screens Chapter 5. Tony Leung and Simu Liu: Acting Sexy Across the East Asian Diaspora Chapter 6. Star of Elsewhere: Mads Mikkelsen’s Accented Whiteness Chapter 7. Idris Elba and Afro-Global Stardom Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

"Analyzing “sex appeal” in terms of performance, Cosmosexuals provides new insights into male stardom and acting. Mark Gallagher explores how actors from around the world convey sensuality, charisma, magnetism, and cosmopolitan allure in performances across their careers. Both thought-provoking and provocative, Cosmosexuals is an invigorating and illuminating read." - Chris Holmlund, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, author of Female Trouble"An ambitious and compelling project, Cosmosexuals explores a remarkably diverse array of male stars across eras, national contexts, media forms, and genres. Through well-selected case studies and thoughtfully developed arguments, Mark Gallagher has made a significant contribution that researchers and students will find invaluable." - Sabrina Qiong Yu, Newcastle University, author of Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Stardom

Mark Gallagher is the author of Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Another Steven Soderbergh Experience: Authorship and Contemporary Hollywood, and Action Figures: Men, Action Films, and Contemporary Adventure Narratives, and coeditor of East Asian Film Noir. He also coedits the Global East Asian Screen Cultures book series.

• List of Illustrations Introducing Screen Cosmosexuals Chapter 1. Male Modeling: Sex Appeal and Screen Performance Chapter 2. Sexy Cosmopolitans in Global Film History Chapter 3. Fifty Shades of Vanilla: Spreadable Stardom and the Persistence of White Men Chapter 4. Charismatic Latinos on Transnational Screens Chapter 5. Tony Leung and Simu Liu: Acting Sexy Across the East Asian Diaspora Chapter 6. Star of Elsewhere: Mads Mikkelsen’s Accented Whiteness Chapter 7. Idris Elba and Afro-Global Stardom Conclusion Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

"Analyzing “sex appeal” in terms of performance, Cosmosexuals provides new insights into male stardom and acting. Mark Gallagher explores how actors from around the world convey sensuality, charisma, magnetism, and cosmopolitan allure in performances across their careers. Both thought-provoking and provocative, Cosmosexuals is an invigorating and illuminating read." - Chris Holmlund, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, author of Female Trouble"An ambitious and compelling project, Cosmosexuals explores a remarkably diverse array of male stars across eras, national contexts, media forms, and genres. Through well-selected case studies and thoughtfully developed arguments, Mark Gallagher has made a significant contribution that researchers and students will find invaluable." - Sabrina Qiong Yu, Newcastle University, author of Jet Li: Chinese Masculinity and Transnational Stardom