Brad Pitt, George Clooney, & More Famous Men Who Are Under Six Feet Tall

If you’ve ever encountered a Hollywood actor in person, you might be surprised to learn they aren’t as tall as they appear on the big screen. Some of the most famous celebrities in the entertainment industry are on the shorter side — and they are some of the most popular A-listers, action stars and superheroes in the movies today.

Many of the Marvel superheroes are well under six feet tall, think Paul Rudd, Robert Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle. And the trio of actors, who have played Spider-Man over the last two decades, don’t hit that six-foot mark either. Kevin Hart is one of the shortest actors working in Hollywood today, but he has “embrace[d]” his height and has no problem making fun of himself. “This is it. This is what I was given. This is my playing cards,” he told Oprah Winfrey in 2014. “If we were playing poker, I’ve got to make this hand work. This is it for me. And this is what I’m going to ride out. So how do you not embrace it? You get one life. One. You get one life. I’m going to embrace mine.”

And there are always tricks to the trade — some men are rumored to wear lifts in their shoes and other times, their female co-stars will wear flat shoes so they don’t tower over their love interest. There are so many ways to make the actors look taller, but Hollywood doesn’t mind because they will always find a way to create an illusion of height, if need be. Find out who clocked in at less than six feet tall — some of the names on this list might shock you.

• Ke Huy Quan

  Everything Everywhere All at Once Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan stands at 5 feet, 4 inches tall.

• Lenny Kravitz

  Proving you don’t have to be tall to look cool, Lenny Kravitz stands at 5 feet, 9 inches tall.

• Colin Farrell

  Colin Farrell stands three inches shorter than his Banshees of Inisherin costar Brendan Gleeson at 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

• John Legend

  Making John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen even cuter, the pair have the same height at 5 feet, 9 inches, each.

• Brad Pitt

  As one of the most recognizable actors in Hollywood, Brad Pitt almost makes it to 6 feet tall, but he clocks in at 5 feet, 11 inches tall.

• Kevin Hart

  One of the highest paid actors in Hollywood is also one of the shortest. Kevin Hart is 5 feet, 2 inches tall.

• George Clooney

  Brad Pitt’s buddy George Clooney is another one in the almost-six-foot-club, he’s also 5 feet, 11 inches tall.

• Tom Cruise

  Mr. Mission Impossible himself is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and he’s been married to tall women like Katie Holmes and Nicole Kidman, who towered over him on the red carpet.

• Matt Damon

  Matt and Ben — two Boston buddies, but Matt stands at 5 feet, 10 inches tall while Ben Affleck has six inches on his BFF.

• Paul Rudd

  Paul Rudd never ages, is probably on everyone’s celebrity crush list and he’s one of the many Marvel stars under 6 feet tall — he’s 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

• Danny DeVito

  You can’t have this list without Danny DeVito getting a mention, and even though he stands 4 feet, 10 inches tall, he has one of the biggest personalities in the entertainment industry.

• Don Cheadle

  A recurring theme in the Marvel universe is that many of the actors aren’t that tall. Iron Man star Don Cheadle stands at 5 feet, 7¾ inches tall.

• Kit Harington

  Kit Harington worked alongside some very tall Game of Thrones actors on the HBO series, but he was one of the shortest men on the set at 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

• Mark Wahlberg

  Mark Wahlberg is another action star who isn’t the tallest actor on the big screen — he’s 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

• Jet Li

  The Mulan actor is small, but mighty, so watch out for one of his swift moves on-screen. He is 5 feet, 6¼ inches tall.

• Stanley Tucci

  Stanley Tucci became everyone’s internet crush during the pandemic for his mixology videos — and he clocks in at 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

• Daniel Radcliffe

  Harry Potter and Hermione, played by Emma Watson, were exactly the same height at 5 feet, 5 inches tall.

• Michael J. Fox

  Every Gen-X teen girl was in love with Michael J. Fox in the 1980s, thanks to Back to the Future. He was the biggest star at the time, but not when it comes to height — he’s only 5 feet, 4¼ inches tall.

• Al Pacino

  Nobody wants to mess with Tony Montana in Scarface, but Al Pacino is only 5 feet, 7 inches tall.

• Luke Hemsworth

  Luke Hemsworth’s brothers, Liam and Chris, are both 6 feet, 3 inches tall, but Luke is a little shorter at 5 feet 9½ inches tall.

• Robert Downey Jr.

  Robert Downey Jr. was half-an-inch shorter than his Iron Man co-star Gwyneth Paltrow — he’s 5 feet, 8½ inches tall.

• Sylvester Stallone

  The Rocky and Rambo star was one of the biggest action stars in the 1980s, but surprisingly, Sylvester Stallone is only 5 feet, 9½ inches tall.

• Dave & James Franco

  The Franco brothers are both in the under-six-foot group — Dave stands at 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and James towers over his little brother at 5 feet, 11 inches tall.

• Elijah Wood

  If you play Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings, you can’t be over 6′ tall — Elijah Wood is 5 feet, 6 inches tall.

• Mark Hamill

  Harrison Ford towered over young Luke Skywalker, played by Mark Hamill, who stands at 5 feet, 9 inches tall.

• Jackie Chan

  Rush Hour actor Jackie Chan is a global superstar known for his spectacular martial arts and stunt work — he stands at 5 feet, 8½ inches tall.

• Joaquin Phoenix

  Joaquin Phoenix is the shortest actor to play the Joker at 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

• Daniel Craig

  Daniel Craig is the shortest actor to play James Bond at 5 feet, 10 inches tall, but he’s also one of the most popular stars to don the 007 tux.

• Jeremy Renner

  Jeremy Renner stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall — and proving that a lot of Marvel superheroes aren’t towering over their enemies.

• Mark Ruffalo

  Wait a minute… the Incredible Hulk is only 5 feet, 8 inches tall? Yes, Mark Ruffalo is on the shorter superhero side.

• Steven Yeun

  The former Walking Dead star and 2020 Oscar nominee for Minari stands at 5 feet, 9 inches tall.

• Tom Holland

  Tom Holland, at 5 feet, 8 inches tall, was cast as Spider-Man at the age of 19, making him of the youngest out of the contemporary trio of actors to play the role.

• Andrew Garfield

  Andrew Garfield was the tallest of the three actors to play the role of Spider-Man — he’s 5 feet, 10½ inches tall.

• Tobey Maguire

  Tobey Maguire led the way for the franchise as the original Peter Parker, and like Tom Holland, he’s 5 feet, 8 inches tall.

• Johnny Depp

  It might be hard to believe, but The Pirates of the Caribbean star is a little shorter than you might have thought — he is 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

• Don Cheadle

  Short kings, assemble! Like many of his Marvel co-stars, Don Cheadle is under six feet tall, standing at 5’7 3/4”, to be precise.