Dorian Townsend

Sexy smooth quippy Stuart Townsend portrays the immortal Dorian Gray in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'.

For those who haven't seen the film: with the threat of war, "superhero"-like characters from literature are gathered in order to fight a mysterious man known as 'The Fantom'[sic].

For those who haven't read Oscar Wilde's 'The Portrait of Dorian Gray': Dorian Gray is a young (blonde!) man, whose "personality" overpowers the artist painting his portrait. Through a young lord (who vies with the painter for Dorian's attention), he discovers the powers of his own beauty. He also laments that he will grow old and ugly, and wishes that his portrait ages rather than him. He falls in love with an actress, but she performs badly when she falls in love with him too; he spurns her, as it was the magic of her acting that he fell in love with her. She commits suicide. When he returns home, he finds that his portrait has taken on an evil countenance, and he vows to never let anyone see it, even the artist. Knowing that his wish has come true, and he shan't change but rather his portrait, he goes on to commit any number of debauched acts. *Spoilers following* He kills Basil the painter, and asks a man he knows (and presumably seduced, given Wilde's tone of the book) to dispose of the body; this man later kills himself. The finale is that Dorian stabs his own portrait: hearing screams, the police are called to investigate, and they can only identify the withered corpse of Dorian Gray by his rings.

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[SilveraMorienne]

And in both films, he's still a brunette. What a favor for him;) Besides, if I remember correctly, Dorian in the book had angelic features, and Stuart looks..hm..I could tell "everything but NOT innocent"

I appreciate his Dorian's creation, but I dare to say: Tom Cruise made a better personification of Lestat.

[ElectricColours]

'Growl.'

Mmmmmm, hes so yummy.

[dante1613]

@FantasmaLuna they didnt turn him into a girl they just made him gay lol, was he gay in the book

[dante1613]

i cant freakin hear it

[bettyboop181000]

I just love when he growls, completly SEXY!

[MsAlexalmighty]

Growl :'''''''''>

[ComputerIlliterit]

This Dorian Gray was cool, I loved his part in this movie.

[chrisoden12]

@TheMissSchillinger he is the reason why ive watched it 1000 times haha

[dawndaae]

i couldn't possibly decide which dorian i prefer; mr townsend or mr barnes... they're both so damn gorgeous! :D i'd take both, any time ;-)

[dawndaae]

growl.