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Once considered a niche hobby, video gaming is now decidedly mainstream, standing alongside films and TV series that dominate pop culture. With blockbuster adaptations, a billion-dollar streaming industry, and a growing list of celebrity gamers on the scene, video games are reshaping the world of entertainment.
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names have shared their love for gaming. From simply championing their gaming passion to even voicing characters and developing their own games, these seven celebrities are passionate gamers who have brought video games into the spotlight time and again.
Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill, who played Superman for nearly a decade, is a long-time fan of World of Warcraft. In fact, he almost missed the phone call confirming his casting as Clark Kent because he was so invested in the game, per Far Out Magazine.
According to an interview with GQ, Cavill grew up playing Delta Force and Half-Life, and counts the Total War series and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim among his favourites.
Cavill merged his passion for gaming and acting in his role as Geralt in The Witcher, the Netflix series based on the original novels and video games, of which he was already a fan.
Tom Holland

Tom Holland has named the Spider-Man games, as well as Skyrim and The Last of Us, as some of the games he enjoys.
His interest in gaming also came up in his career via his role as Nathan Drake in Uncharted, an adaptation of the hit gaming franchise. While Holland was filming Spider-Man: Homecoming, Sony, the film’s producer, equipped each trailer on set with a PlayStation console, per IGN. It was there that Holland fell in love with Uncharted.
Mila Kunis

That ‘70s Show alum Mila Kunis is famously obsessed with World of Warcraft – so much so that her agent would sometimes have to log onto the game to reach her, as she revealed in her Hot Ones interview. She eventually quit because it consumed too much time – only to switch to Call of Duty, Civilization and Mario Party.
She has also lent her voice to games, portraying Tanya Winters in Saints Row and working on some Family Guy games. Although she took a break from gaming after becoming a mother, she worked with Blizzard, the studio behind World of Warcraft, in 2023 for a fundraising initiative supporting Ukraine, her birth country.
Terry Crews

Before his rise as an NFL player and actor, Terry Crews spent his childhood playing on his Atari or feeding all his coins into classics like Pac-Man at the arcade. In an interview with Esquire, Crews shared that his gaming hobby eventually took a back seat as life got busy and his career took off, but was rekindled by his son, Isaiah.
To connect with him, Crews dove into games like Fortnite and PUBG – though he admitted his son completely crushed him. He built his own gaming PC on Facebook Live and once hosted a Twitch stream during the pandemic – playing Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc with Isaiah to raise funds for charity.
Elijah Wood

The Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood helped usher in a new era of gaming by hosting the reveal of Xbox 360 on MTV in 2005. Years later, Wood got more directly involved in his passion by co-creating the game Transference, a psychological thriller developed with Ubisoft and his film production company, SpectreVision.
Wood also voiced and motion-captured the role of Dr Jonathan Crane and his alter ego, Scarecrow, in the VR instalment of the video game series Batman: Arkham Shadow. Wood has also been obsessed with the puzzle game Blue Prince, going so far as to dedicate a notebook to tracking clues and solving the game’s mysteries.
Brie Larson

Brie Larson has been a lifelong Nintendo fan since stumbling upon consoles in her childhood home and bonding over gaming with her sister, per The Hollywood Reporter. Her earliest gaming memories include The Little Mermaid, the original Super Mario and Duck Hunt. Now a Nintendo ambassador, the Captain Marvel star recently appeared in a video excitedly unboxing the Nintendo Switch 2.
Even while making her West End debut in Elektra earlier this year, Larson found time to start and finish Hogwarts Legacy. When a fan recommended trying The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, she revealed she had already completed it, per NME. She seems to have found her next challenge in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, sharing glimpses of her adventures through Instagram Stories.
Vin Diesel

Fast & Furious actor Vin Diesel clearly loves a thrill – and not just on screen. Diesel also enjoys the celebrity favourite, World of Warcraft. In 2002, the actor and producer took his love for gaming behind the scenes, founding Tigon Studios, a game development company. His voice and likeness have also appeared in many video games, including Wheelman, The Chronicles of Riddick series and the upcoming Ark 2.
Vin Diesel’s love of games includes tabletop gaming, too. The dedicated fan of well-known RPG Dungeons & Dragons loves it so much that he wrote the foreword for its commemorative book, 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons. He even used a fake tattoo of his character’s name during the filming of his film XXX.


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7 celebrity gamers, from Henry Cavill and Mila Kunis to Tom Holland

Tom Holland, Brie Larson and Elijah Wood are all video gaming fans. Photos: @unchartedmovie/Instagram, Getty Images

Henry Cavill played Geralt in The Witcher, a Netflix series based on a set of novels and video games. Photo: @henrycavill/Instagram

Tom Holland starred in the Uncharted movie as Nathan Drake, the main character of the video game franchise. Photo: @unchartedmovie/Instagram

Mila Kunis was so obsessed with World of Warcraft that her agent had to contact her through the game. Photo: @goodrichmovie/Instagram

Terry Crews got back into gaming with his son, Isaiah Crews. Photo: @isaiahsamuelcrews/Instagram

Elijah Wood revealed the Xbox 360 to the world on MTV in 2005. Photo: Getty Images

Brie Larson loves Nintendo games and is an ambassador for the company. Photo: Getty Images

Vin Diesel is known for his love of Dungeons & Dragons. Photo: @vindiesel/Instagram.

Meet Hunter Doohan, who plays Tyler in Netflix’s Wednesday

Hunter Doohan plays Tyler on Wednesday – and is a big Lady Gaga fan. Photo: Getty Images

Hunter Doohan’s scenes in Wednesday’s second season made waves on social media. Photo: @wednesdayaddams/X

Doohan starred in Your Honor as Adam Desiato alongside Bryan Cranston. Photo: @hunterdoohan/Instagram

Doohan portrayed Muse, the serial killer in Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again, earlier this year. Photo: @Daredevil/X

A school musical ignited Doohan’s passion for acting, and he moved to LA to pursue his dreams. Photo: @hunterdoohan/Instagram

Doohan and his husband, Fielder Jewett, tied the knot in 2022 after meeting on Tinder in 2015. Photo: @hunterdoohan/Instagram

Hunter Doohan has expressed a wish to play a queer role on screen. Photo: @hunterdoohan/Instagram

Meet Arden Cho, who voices Rumi in hit Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters

Arden Cho poses with an award for her Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters. Photo: @arden_cho/Instagram

A scene from Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters. Photo: Netflix/TNS

Arden Cho is a long-time fan of K-pop and has been singing songs from the genre for decades. Photo: @arden_cho/Instagram

Arden Cho often participates in competitive poker tournaments. Photo: @arden_cho/Instagram

Arden Cho’s fiancé proposed on March 31, according to her Instagram post. Photo: @arden_cho/Instagram

Arden Cho played Kira Yukimura in Teen Wolf through the show’s fifth season. Photo: @teenwolf/Instagram

Who is Tom Holland’s 25-year-old foodie brother, Sam Holland? Zendaya’s fiancé hired his sibling – who has a twin – as a chef for Spider-Man 2 and he once worked at a Michelin-starred restaurant in London

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Zendaya arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on January 5, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Invision/AP

Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man: No Way Home in December 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Sam Holland in London, in June 2023. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

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The Holland brothers. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

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Sam Holland, hard at work in the kitchen. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

“Race weekend,” Sam Holland captioned this photo of him in Monte Carlo, last May. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram

Sam Holland and his girlfriend, Clark Stewart. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

Sam Holland and Clark Stewart; Holland posted this shot last summer to celebrate Stewart’s birthday. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

“Just relieved I hit it to be honest,” Sam Holland modestly captioned this Instagram snap of him playing golf, posted in October 2023. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

Sam Holland frequently posts travel snaps on his Instagram account. Photo: @samholland1999/Instagram 

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Meet Tom Holland’s younger actor brother, Harry Holland: the Marvel star’s sibling was in The Mandalorian and Diana, and also writes and directs – but he got cut from Spider-Man: No Way Home

Hollywood actor Tom Holland’s little brother Harry is following in his footsteps – but also carving out his own path. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Producers the Russo brothers with Tom and Harry Holland at the recent screening of their film Last Call. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Thanks to Instagram, we know that Tom and Harry Holland are big golf lovers. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram

Harry Holland presenting his film Last Call at the Sands International Film Festival. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Harry and Tom Holland’s supportive parents, Dominic and Nikki Holland. Photo: @dommoholland/Instagram 

From left: twins Sam and Harry Holland with their older brother, the actor Tom Holland. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Harry Holland’s parents Dominic and Nikki are creatives too. Photo: @dommoholland/Instagram 

Harry Holland was supposed to be in Spider-Man: No Way Home, but his scene was cut in the final edit. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Harry Holland shared a shot of himself in Morocco to his 1.2 million followers. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Harry Holland grew up in Kingston in London with his brothers. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

Harry Holland is 25 years old and already an experienced director and actor. Photo: @harryholland64/Instagram 

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Brie Larson and Terry Crews fell in love with gaming as kids, while Vin Diesel and Elijah Wood are involved in creating games


Brie Larson and Terry Crews fell in love with gaming as kids, while Vin Diesel and Elijah Wood are involved in creating games.


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