15 Hollywood Stars You Didn't Know Are Actually Huge Gamers

Megan Fox is a monster when playing Mortal Kombat!

Sophia

• Published in Interesting
• July 27, 2022

Many people find it surprising that a lot of actors we often see on our screens are actually just normal people who have their own quirks and hobbies at the end of the day. It's not that it's unusual—we just often see them playing such memorable characters and wearing extravagant gowns and suits on the red carpet, that we somehow find it weird to see them doing something so mundane.

It's indeed a shame to forget that these people are just like us, too, that they have many other interests than just appearing in movies and shows and TV guest appearances. Did you know Julia Roberts is actually quite crafty with knitting, and that Brad Pitt is actually quite decent at pottery?

There was actually a time when hobbies were only associated with nerds, but with the way society has been changing over the years, thankfully, that has changed. Now, almost all people have hobbies of their own—including celebrities, of course.

One particular hobby that you may have not realized is quite common among our favorite stars, is gaming. Yes, the gaming community has always been alive and well, but what many people don't realize is that they may have played a game once or twice with a star hidden behind their screen name or IGN.

Just take a look at this list of the 15 biggest gamers in Hollywood and see for yourself!

1. Jack Black

Jack is an owner of a gaming channel on YouTube called JablinskiGames for years, and he has been playing a lot of arcade classics for entertainment. He also occasionally plays with PewDiePie in Minecraft.

2. T-Pain

T-Pain's quite fond of playing Overwatch alone or with others when he's not at the studio working on some music.

3. Will Arnett

Will Arnett is an avid player of Call of Duty and has been heckled a lot by other gamers. He has also interviewed other celeb gamers on Game Chat, a podcast.

4. Henry Cavill

It's not exactly a secret that Henry Cavill is big on the gaming industry, but if you are unfamiliar, you should know that he almost always plays Word of Warcraft. Fun fact, he even almost lost the Superman role because he was in the middle of a game when Zack Snyder called him to offer the part.

5. Jodie Foster

Foster may not be keen on playing musical instruments, but she sure got some talent in Guitar Hero because “you can just go ‘blue, green, green, green, blue, green, green..”

6. Daniel Craig

Craig is actually more on lore-heavy games and is a self-proclaimed fan of Halo and GTA.

7. Seth Rogen

Rogen started gaming when he was just a kid on the Atari. His collection includes a PlayChoice-10 arcade machine.

8. Freddie Prinze Jr.

Freddie is actually a Twitch regular—mostly playing Unchartered 4 and Injustice, but also likes the touch of other games such as Sea of Thieves.

9. Megan Fox

Fox is indeed more than just a beautiful face—she'll smack you down at Mortal Kombat. She is also an avid fan of Guitar Hero.

10. Zac Efron

Efron has hosted the launching of Halo 3 and also has a significant presence in the gaming world. In fact, his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens even asked him to choose between her and his Xbox when his gaming addiction worsened.

11. Matthew Perry

Our Chandler Bing has actually suffered from a carpal tunnel due to his obsessive playing of Fallout 3.

12. Samuel L. Jackson

You should never underestimate Samuel L. Jackson in video games—he has even hosted a lot of video game shows. He grew up playing Space Invaders and Pong, and is now usually found playing games like Tiger Woods Golf and GTA.

13. Michael Fassbender

Fassbender had to stop himself from gaming obsessively when he realized he is already pulling all-nighters on his PlayStation.

14. Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg's fond of playing GTA and Madden—but he often exits the game when things go haywire.

15. Mila Kunis

Kunis is an avid player of Call of Duty, as well as her favorite, World of Warcraft.

Gone are the days when we thought of gamers as these lazy college students who always receive comments like "you'll never amount to anything," because hey, even the most successful people can get engrossed in video games, too!

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Sophia