People Magazine has named Jonathan Bailey as its Sexiest Man Alive for 2025.
The 37-year-old British actor was revealed on Tuesday during The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Bailey came to global prominence for his breakout role on Netflix’s bodice-ripping period drama hit Bridgerton. Since then, he has graduated on to become a movie star, appearing in mainstream blockbusters like Jurassic World Rebirth, Wicked and the upcoming Wicked: For Good.
Bailey succeeds John Krasinski as People‘s Sexiest Man Alive.
On hearing the news that he had taken the title, Bailey told People, “I mean, it’s a huge honor. Obviously, I’m incredibly flattered. And it’s completely absurd.” He added, “I’m quite excited for some friends and family to find out.”
Hailing from Oxfordshire, England, Bailey started as a child actor in the U.K., graduating to become an acclaimed theater performer for the likes of the Royal Shakespeare Company and productions on London’s West End. His big TV break came with starring in ITV’s hit whodunnit murder drama Broadchurch and later nabbed the role of Lord Anthony Bridgerton in the Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix Regency drama Bridgerton.
Bailey is opening gay, and his other TV credits include the critically acclaimed gay dramas Fellow Travelers and Heartstopper.
As well as Krasinski in 2024, past recipients of People‘s Sexiest Man Alive title include Chris Evans, John Legend, Michael B. Jordan, Paul Rudd, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Hemsworth, Bradley Cooper, Dwayne Johnson, Idris Elba, Adam Levine, Richard Gere, Channing Tatum and David Beckham.
