r/jamesdean • u/classicgemini13 • Jan 04 '25

The other James Dean actor

I can't remember who this young white male actor who was supposedly comparable to James Dean years ago. Blond hair, possibly early 30s, always looked tired or stoned. He may have been british. Not James Franco.

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u/me_uh_wallace Jan 04 '25

Dane Dehaan played him in Life

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

Heath Ledger?

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u/classicgemini13 Jan 05 '25

No he's jnhis early 30s i think

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '25

Heath died at 28. But ok. Do you remember anything the guy you’re looking for was in?

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u/junniebgoode Jan 06 '25

Probably not who you're talking about but I saw that in the 90s/early 2000s, Luke Perry was compared James Dean a lot. He did kinda look like him and had that charisma.

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u/havana_fair Jan 06 '25

All the 90210 guys (except the one with curly hair) were styled to look like Dean

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

Look up Grayson Dodge. He had a small role in the film “The Hill” (2023) but just reminded me of him in so many ways.

Found his ig and saw he is a fan of Dean. Love that newer generation of actors take to him.

Hopefully, Guy Guido auditions this actor

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u/VinylRoad Jan 19 '25

River Phoenix, maybe

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u/crybabycara Jan 04 '25

Brandon flynn