Morena Baccarin V
If there are aliens among us, may they all be as bewitching as Baccarin. The Brazilian actress, 31, has become a sci-fi goddess, starting with her breakout role as Inara Serra in the short-lived space cowboy series “Firefly.” Today she’s the queen of the lizard aliens in ABC’s “V.” She dates indie film director Austin Chick.
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Terrence Howard
Law & Order: Los Angeles
Maybe it’s the bedroom eyes. Or the easy swagger. Howard, in his seductive performance in “Lackawanna Blues” and his Oscar-nominated role in “Hustle & Flow,” has always had an effortless magnetism. Howard, 41, is married to Michelle Ghent.
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Pauley Perrette NCIS
As pigtail-wearing Abby, Perrette, 41, has proven that quirky and nerdy can be sexy, too. The actress married Michael Bosman in 2009.
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Paul Wesley
Vampire Diaries
If a vampire can look like the member of a boy band, then Wesley, the cunning Stefan Salvatore on “Vampire Diaries,” fits the bill. Wesley, 28, is currently single.
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Daniel Dae Kim
Hawaii Five-0
Any “Lost” fan that admired Kim’s earnest portrayal of Jin couldn’t have predicted he would become one of TV’s hottest stars when he showed up in a wet suit on “Hawaii Five-0.” Kim, 42, is single.
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Olivia Munn
The Daily Show
Munn, 30, is another geek girl gone mainstream with her gig as a “Daily Show” correspondent and a new comedy, “Perfect Couples,” on NBC. Most recently, she made tabloid news by allegedly having a fling with Justin Timberlake.
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Stana Katic
Castle
She may glower at perps while wearing pants and sensible shoes on “Castle,” but when Katic, 32, dresses up, you just have to get out of her way. The actress is currenly single.
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Zach Gilford
Off The Map
As Matt Saracen on “Friday Night Lights,” Guilford wore his vulnerability on his sleeve — and under those sleeves were a pair of chiseled triceps. The single Guilford, 28, returns on Jan. 12 as a concerned physician on ABC’s new medical drama “Off The Map.”
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Archie Panjabi
The Good Wife
With her killer boots and Cleopatra eyes, Panjabi, 38, made Kalinda Sharma the coolest character on “The Good Wife.” London-born Panjabi lives in New York with her husband Raj Nihalani.
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Charlie Hunnam
Sons of Anarchy
Who wouldn’t like to strap their hands across his engines? As bad biker boy Jax Teller on “Sons of Anarchy,” British actor Hunnam, 30, is so hot that his girlfriend on the show seems to forget that he’s a motorcycle killer. The actor is divorced from actress Katherine Towne.
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Sofia Vergara
Modern Family
Vergara, 38, is an easy woman to hate: she’s gorgeous, funny and voluptuous. She was discovered on a Colombian beach when she was 20. Today, she’s dating aspiring politician Nick Loeb, 35.
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Maggie Q
Nikita
Stunning Maggie Q, 31, is the reason to tune into the most recent remake of “Nikita,” about a street rat turned rogue operative. The gossip blogs says she’s dating stuntman David Leitch.
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Lara Logan
CBS News
She looks hot in a flak jacket as she fearlessly marches into war zones. CBS Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Logan, 39, is married to federal contractor Joseph Burkett,.
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Ed Westwick
Gossip Girl
Westwick, 23, is TV’s sexiest brat. As Chuck Bass on “Gossip Girl,” he has personified a certain kind of Upper East Side playboy. Cheesy-but-hot. Off-screen, Westwick is dating his co-star Jessica Szohr.
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Jeffrey Donovan
Burn Notice
Action heroes are always hot, but even better if they can fake an accent and look great in Armani. Donovan, 42, does all of the above on “Burn Notice.” The actor has been linked to his co-star Moon Bloodgood and actress/model Michelle Woods.
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Kari Byron
Mythbusters
Byron, 36, gives geeks a reason to rejoice — here’s a cute girl who likes to blow things up. When Byron’s not shooting a bullet into a room filled with methane to see if there’ll be an explosion, she spends time with her husband, Paul Urich, and their daughter, Stella Ruby.
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Nadia Bjorlin
Days of Our Lives
Of Swedish and Iranian descent, Bjorlin, 30, has gone from nerd to opera singer as sexy Chloe Lane on “Days of Our Lives,” She dates actor Brandon Beemer.
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Joel McHale
Community
McHale loooks the boy next door. You know: lean, blond, clean-but. But as he has proved on “Community,” he is more like the prankster-next-door. And comic sensibility is a turn-on. The former “Soup”
host, 39, is married to Sarah Williams and they have two sons, Edward Roy and Hayden.
