It’s not just everyone’s favorite nerd Henry Cavil; there are a ton of celebrities that have some love for Warhammer 40k and more!
Believe it or not, there have been quite a few celebrities out there that have shown their true hobby colors (and we know there are more lurking out there). Check out this list of celebrities that have dabbled in tabletop wargaming and Warhammer. Also, there might have been a certain South Park episode that got us thinking about this list once again!
There’s a Long List of Celebrities Who Love Warhammer 40k!
If you know of anyone else who plays or has been spotted playing, let us know, as we love to see people growing the hobby! Now, let’s check out the celebrities who dabble in Warhammer 40k!
Trey Parker, Co-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 Trey 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, and now, he put 40k into South Park!
There are quite a few things to unpack here. First, it looks like they took pictures of their own or friends’ miniatures and put them right into the show! The game is Raven Guard vs Sisters of Battle, and they even talk about hit modifiers, wounds, and saves!
They also add some great little details like the Red Bulls, chips, and soda all over the place. Lastly, Randy (Stan’s dad) is quite confused by why the boys are playing, but we’ve all had that family member quite confused about the game, and especially why we’re so into it!
He wants them to chase some chicks for Spring Break, but they choose Warhammer!
Vin Diesel Plays Blood Angels
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.
While he’s never personally come out and said he plays Warhammer and all we have to go off of is someone’s story….It seems totally believable that he’d roll with the Blood Angels.
Ansel Elgort Paints GW Figures
The 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.
The Late Robin Williams Got Other Celebs into the Hobby?
You will be missed, Robin
A gamer since the 1980s as far as anyone can tell, he confirmed he was into Warhammer in a 2013 Reddit AMA. He was also rumored to have gotten a ton of other celebrities into Warhammer through movie interactions as well.
Some of those may have included Billy Crystal, Kirsten Dunst, Bill Murray, and even Dustin Hoffman.
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 as if the song gets longer every year with the new pop hits they add to it!
Ed Sheeran
In a dressing room pic, Ed Sheeran posted him building up some Space Marines. He also mentions it makes him feel 9 years old again, so that must mean he’s been hobbying for a really long time! He didn’t say much else, but hey, can never be made at someone hitting up the hobby after a long hiatus.
Jason Mewes (Jay from Jay & Silent Bob)
While he says he doesn’t actually play the game, he does mention that he paints them in the video below. Jump to the 3:30 mark if you want to hear him talk about it.
He comes from the age of pewter minis, so you know you really have to like modeling if you’re willing to do it on those!
Edward Woodward (Original Wicker Man)
He was very into wargaming and even had a TV series back in the late ’70s called Battleground, where players would play out the battles using minis and then talk about what really happened in the real battle. It only lasted 6 episodes but is pretty cool to watch some older gaming footage. Check out this cool intro clip from the first episode!
This was basically the pre-curser-to-streamed battle reports that we all enjoy now!
Henry Cavill Just Loves Warhammer!
And, of course, Henry Cavill set the internet on fire with his initial Instagram post:
He broke out his Custodes on Instagram and is putting some gold on a helmet. Turns out, he’s been in the hobby for a while. Since this, he’s gone on to promote the hobby endlessly, show off how good his lore knowledge really is, and maybe most importantly, is going to be heading up a Warhammer project on Amazon!
It is also rumored that Spiderman actor Tom Holland is also a celebrity Warhammer hobbyist!
Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler’s Dark Angels Gear brought a spotlight to Warhammer 40k with her gear during Monday Night Raw- check it out!
After winning her match and advancing to the semifinals of the Queen’s Crown tournament, she posted her walkout gear over on her Instagram. She isn’t the only fighter or wrestler who loves nerdy stuff either, looks like nerds are pretty good at the sport!
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The suit is pretty awesome, and hey, there’s a chance she might also be one of a Fallen as she has worn a Choas star before, but she never said that was specifically Warhammer. This is really cool to see, and her posting it on Instagram might bring some of those wrestling fans over to the hobby fold.
Shayna originally got her start in MMA, and if you don’t know, her coach Josh Barnett is also quite the hobbyist himself as well!
Check out more articles on Warhammer going mainstream below!
- Henry Cavill Proves He Listens to Warhammer 40k Fans
- WWE Superstars Storm Warhammer World!
- Spider-Man Just Asked Superman To Play Warhammer
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