The 30 hottest male movie characters of all time

18) Iron Man aka Tony Stark

Who: Iron Man aka Tony Stark
Played by: Robert Downey Junior
In: Iron Man 2

Stark learns that the palladium core in the arc reactor that keeps him alive and powers the armor is slowly poisoning him, and he cannot find a substitute. Growing increasingly reckless and despondent about his impending death, and choosing not to tell anyone about his condition.

Tony discovers a hidden message in the diorama of the 1974 Stark Expo; it proves to be a diagram of the atomic structure of a new element. With the aid of his A.I., J.A.R.V.I.S., Stark synthesizes it.