Joe Manganiello first came to our attention in 2002, playing hot lunkhead Flash Thompson in Spiderman, and went on to guest stars roles, and recurring roles on How I Met Your Mother and One Tree Hill.

But his big break came in 2011, when he was cast as werewolf Alcide in the third season of True Blood, where he would remain until he was killed off in the final season protecting an annoying airhead.

Joe built on that success with a co-starring role in the hunkapalooza epic Magic Mike, and will reprise his role of Big Dick Richie in the sequel.

This weekend is Joe's 38th birthday, so let's take a look at some of his finer artistic moments ... in motion!