Ever wonder if famous people like to paint and play Warhammer? Wonder no more true believers, come see our list of top celebrities that are into Warhammer!
Believe it or not, there have been quite a few celebrities out there that have shown their true hobby colors. Check out this list of famous celebrities that have dabbled in Warhammer.
5. Vin Diesel
Keeping what you kill may not work in 40k
Always rumored to be into the Warhammer scene via his Dungeons and Dragons roots, it has never been “proven” that he plays, however one Dakka Dakka user offered this story a few years about the Fast and Furious actor:
He asked the [Games Workshop store] in a mall to close so he could have an uninterrupted game, was refused, so [he] bought some Blood Angels assault marines and left.
4.) Trey Parker, Creator of South Park
Trey with miniatures painted by White Metal Games
While it’s unclear if he’s into the Warhammer scene, it appears from an old article from White Metal Games, that Matt Parker is definitely into the Tabletop Hobby in general.
He contracted a local studio here in North Carolina to paint up some figures and a Darth Vader for him. Caleb even whipped up a custom man bear pig model for Mr Parker as well.
3.) Ansel Elgort
The heart throb and professional DJ from the Divergent series told Conan in an interview he paints Warhammer figures, and there’s a whole monologue that goes along with it over on Team COCO.
2.) The Late Robin Williams
A gamer since the 1980’s as far as anyone can tell, he confirmed he was into Warhammer in a 2013 Reddit AMA . He wasalso rumored to have gotten a ton of other celebrities into Warhammer through movie interactions as well. Some of those include Billy Crystal, Kirsten Dunst, Bill Murray, and even Dustin Hoffman.
1.) Jordan from Axis of Awesome (Think Four Cords Song)
Jordan pictured middle
When interviewed about their “Awesomeness” the group let slip that Jordan was into 40k:
Benny is serious about his crossword puzzles, Lee serious about saving the lives of baby birds in his local area and Jordan serious about his Warhammer 40,000 miniature collection. So we’re all seriously cool.
In what might be the funniest pop culture cross over video ever for our hobby, the group showcases their adventures in Los Angeles for work, and play. It turns out the real reason for the group’s visit may have been for Jordan to meet up with Carl from the Independent Characters podcast to play a game of 40k!
The Four Chords song is a yearly singalong in our 11-hour trips to Adepticon, best of all it seems like the song gets longer every year with the new pop hits they add to it!
UPDATE: Henry Cavill Plays Custodes
Henry Cavill, the actor that played Superman and most recently The Witcher, is actually into the same hobby as all of us. Plus it looks like he is an Imperial player too- so take that, heretics!
During the social distancing from the effects of COVID-19, he broke out his Custodes and is putting some gold on a helmet. Turns out, he’s been in the hobby for a while. Check out how clean that paint job is. You can see some subtle gold highlights at the sharpest edges of the bit. Which, believe it or not, takes a long time if you’re not just going to be aggressive and drybrush a slightly-lighter gold over it all.
His post also touched on the current crisis, the Easter holiday, and some kind words for England’s health care workers!
Considering we are, both, going through the Easter period, and going through The Lockdown, I figured it a good time to put a silver lining onto the cloud that is some of the darker moments during this time. So I’ve decided to polish some old skills and try my hand at some new ones! It is a time of rebirth after all. So, as you can see here, the obvious might look a little bit like a tiny helmet…which it is. One of my almost life long hobbies, that I’ve been following but not actively doing, is this.
A company called Games Workshop…or plastic crack as “we” call it. Genuinely can’t get enough of the lore they have built over the decades. They have been some of my most enthused reads! If you were in denial about me being a geek before, you can’t hide from it now. Also, in the background of this photo, there may just be some completely new skills I’m working on…..or there may not be, so all of your eye squinting and attempts at digital unfocusing will be in vain….orrrr maybe they won’t.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank, from the bottom of my heart, all of the NHS (National Health Service, here in the UK) and healthcare workers worldwide, for your unceasing efforts to protect us. I imagine it might be feeling a little rough right now, but you Ladies and Gents are absolutely smashing it! Keep it up! You got this. “Hold on a second”, I hear you utter…..”if he has both hands in the photo…how is he taking the photo??” New skills, my friends….new skills.
Even with after seeing these surprising celebrities mentioned as playing Warhammer, we have a strong feeling that it’s all just the tip of the iceberg. Turns out, a lot of people have a hobbying side to them after all!
Check out more articles on Warhammer going mainstream below!
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Do you know of any other celebrities that play Warhammer? Which faction do you think a majority of them play?
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