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20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked

From legendary Dungeons and Dragons campaigns to late night World of Warcraft raids, these famous actors and musicians take their gaming very seriously.

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Many of Hollywood's biggest actors and musicians spend their free time exploring virtual worlds, competing in online shooters, and running tabletop campaigns. Here are twenty famous stars ranked by their dedication to gaming.

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#1

20. Chloe Grace Moretz

Chloe Grace Moretz has been an avid PC gamer for years and frequently shares her custom liquid-cooled computer builds on social media. She spends hours playing competitive Call of Duty and Counter-Strike during film breaks.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Chloe Grace Moretz
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#2

19. Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen grew up spending all his spare change in retro arcades and now maintains a private collection of vintage coin-operated arcade machines at home. He is an outspoken enthusiast of classic Nintendo and Sega titles from the 1990s.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Seth Rogen
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#3

18. Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe is a dedicated fan of video games who has spent countless hours playing titles like Madden NFL and the classic Legend of Zelda series. He has often stated that competitive multiplayer sessions help him unwind after demanding theatre runs.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Daniel Radcliffe
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#4

17. Megan Fox

Megan Fox is a self-described gaming nerd who excels at fighting games and has spent years mastering combos in Mortal Kombat. Her genuine love for the franchise led NetherRealm Studios to cast her as the voice and likeness of Nitara in Mortal Kombat 1.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Megan Fox
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#5

16. Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson grew up playing classic Nintendo games and later channeled her lifelong gaming passion into voice acting roles. She provided memorable performances in high-profile franchises including Dishonored 2, Syndicate, and Dying Light 2.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Rosario Dawson
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#6

15. Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood is a dedicated Nintendo gamer who made global headlines during 2020 by politely visiting random players on Twitter to trade fruit and buy turnips in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. He also produced indie adventure games through his production company.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Elijah Wood
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#7

14. Michael B. Jordan

Michael B. Jordan is a devoted gamer and anime fan who plays sports simulators and role-playing adventures regularly. While directing Creed III, he drew direct inspiration from fighting game animations and boxing simulators to storyboard cinematic ring battles.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Michael B. Jordan
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#8

13. Brie Larson

Brie Larson has loved video games since childhood, regularly sharing her devotion to Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Animal Crossing. She has publicly campaigned for years to portray bounty hunter Samus Aran in a live-action adaptation of Metroid.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Brie Larson
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#9

12. Felicia Day

Felicia Day turned her passionate love for World of Warcraft into the groundbreaking web series The Guild, which ran for six seasons. She has voiced characters in Fallout: New Vegas and Dragon Age II while founding major digital entertainment communities.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Felicia Day
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#10

11. Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis became so heavily invested in World of Warcraft that she joined a competitive raiding guild under an anonymous username. She eventually forced herself to delete the game after realizing she was spending dozens of hours each week running dungeons.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Mila Kunis
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#11

10. David Harbour

David Harbour openly admits that he was once consumed by World of Warcraft, playing a night elf warrior for up to sixteen hours a day in the mid-2000s. He credits a sudden realization of his addiction with helping him reset his life and refocus on acting.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — David Harbour
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#12

9. Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg is an enthusiastic gamer who regularly livestreams his Madden NFL matches on Twitch, drawing millions of viewers with his candid commentary. He has also appeared as a playable character in titles like Call of Duty and Def Jam: Fight for NY.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Snoop Dogg
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#13

8. Jack Black

Jack Black launched his YouTube channel Jablinski Games to celebrate video games and retro arcades, gaining millions of subscribers. He starred as Eddie Riggs in Brutal Legend and delivered an iconic voice performance as Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Jack Black
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#14

7. Post Malone

Post Malone is a passionate gamer who regularly streams Apex Legends and even collaborated with Respawn Entertainment on custom in-game cosmetics. He also purchased the unique One Ring card from Magic: The Gathering for two million dollars.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Post Malone
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#15

6. Terry Crews

Terry Crews famously learned how to construct custom gaming computers from scratch in 2016 so he could bond with his son over multiplayer matches. The duo spent hundreds of hours teaming up in titles like Overwatch and Battlefield on high-end hardware.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Terry Crews
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#16

5. Matthew Lillard

Matthew Lillard has been an avid Dungeons and Dragons player for decades and co-founded Beadle and Grimm's Pandemonium Warehouse to produce premium tabletop accessories. He frequently hosts charity gaming streams and advocates for tabletop gaming culture.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Matthew Lillard
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#17

4. Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel has played Dungeons and Dragons for over thirty years and even wrote the foreword for a commemorative book honoring the game. In 2002, he founded Tigon Studios, which produced the critically acclaimed action title The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Vin Diesel
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#18

3. Joe Manganiello

Joe Manganiello is one of the most famous tabletop ambassadors in the world, running high-profile Dungeons and Dragons campaigns in his custom basement dungeon called Gary Con. He served on the official Wizards of the Coast writing team for D&D modules.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Joe Manganiello
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#19

2. Robin Williams

The late Robin Williams was an obsessive gamer who named his daughter Zelda after Nintendo's famous fantasy heroine. He spent years playing competitive matches in Battlefield and Warcraft III, frequently praising gaming as a supreme storytelling medium.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Robin Williams
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#20

1. Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill famously ignored Zack Snyder's phone call offering him the role of Superman because he was in the middle of a World of Warcraft raid. He builds his own liquid-cooled gaming rigs from scratch and is now leading the Warhammer 40,000 cinematic universe.

20 Celebrities Who Are Huge Gamers, Ranked — Henry Cavill
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