Brad Pitt through the years: How the star transformed from floppy-haired soap actor to A-list Hollywood royalty – and is looking better than EVER at 59

He has been one of Hollywood’s most handsome leading actors for decades.

And Brad Pitt had fans swooning at his recent appearance on the final day of Wimbledon, where he showed off his chiseled looks.

The actor, 59, has long been known for his attractiveness and has previously been named the world’s sexiest man on two occasions by People magazine.

But the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star has sported many different looks over his years in the spotlight.

From hitting the scene in his early 20s with roles on shows like Dallas and Growing Pains to becoming a bona fide A-lister in the early 1990s, Brad’s popularity has endured.

The star is enjoying one of his most prolific stints to date, as he juggles producing projects like Landscape with Invisible Hand and The Killer, along with starring in upcoming projects like Beetlejuice 2 and Wolves.

While proving he still has it, MailOnline takes a look back at the star’s appearance over the years.

The eighties

Brad sported long, shaggy hair when he first came to the limelight in 1987.

That year, the aspiring actor landed his first on-camera role on the soap opera Another World, followed by appearances on Growing Pains and Dallas.

The actor’s movie star looks were evident early on and he soon earned small roles in movies like Less Than Zero and No Man’s Land.

The nineties

Seeking fame: In the early 90s, Brad sported his signature blonde hair (pictured in 1992)

Robust: By the time his star-studded movie True Romance rolled around, Brad was flaunting his shaggy good looks with long locks and stubble (pictured in 1993)

Star: Two years later, he proved he could rock a shorter look when he took on the lead role of a homicide detective in crime thriller Seven (pictured in 1995)

In the early 1990s, Brad sported his trademark blonde hair and appeared in one of his most memorable early roles in Thelma & Louise (1991) opposite Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon.

Brad played the handsome young drifter JD who ends up sleeping with Thelma and later stealing Louise’s life savings.

By the time his star-studded film True Romance rolled around, Brad was flaunting his shaggy good looks with long locks and stubble.

Two years later, he proved he could rock a shorter look when he took on the lead role of a homicide detective in crime thriller Seven opposite Morgan Freeman and his ex-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow.

Early 2000s

Look: The star continued with a cropped haircut, but opted for a sleeker look in these years as he ditched his 1990s stubble (pictured in August 2000)

The early 2000s were a good time for Brad. He kicked off the decade with starring roles in The Mexican (2001) opposite Julia Roberts and Ocean’s Eleven (2001) with George Clooney.

The star continued with a cropped haircut, but opted for a sleeker look in these years as he ditched his 1990s stubble.

Brad was already established as one of Hollywood’s top male sex symbols by this time when, in 2000, he became the first person to be named Sexiest Man Alive twice.

Mid 2000s

Suave: Brad sported one of his most memorable looks when he opted for a buzzcut around the time he starred in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (pictured with his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston in 2004)

Things change: Brad opted for a more questionable look the following year when he got a longer round cut and dyed platinum blonde for the premiere of the action movie (pictured in June 2005)

Debonair: It was a short look for the actor as he soon returned to a more natural look (pictured in 2008)

A few years later, Brad sported one of his most memorable looks when he opted for a buzzcut while starring in Mr. & Mrs. Smith to Angelina Jolie, whom he went on to marry.

Brad opted for a more questionable look the following year when he grew out a longer round cut and dyed platinum blonde for the action movie premiere.

It was a short look for the actor, however, as he soon returned to a more natural look.

The 2010s

New Look: Brad changed his look during this period as he got long, dark brown locks which he flaunted at the premiere of his movie Killing Him Softly (pictured in 2012)

Brave: He changed the look slightly in later years, going for a more sleek hairstyle with salt and pepper stubble while starring in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (pictured in 2019)

By the time the 2010s were over, Brad had expanded his career from acting to producing, working behind the scenes on some of his films.

The star also changed his appearance during this period as he grew long, dark brown locks which he flaunted at the premiere of his movie Killing Him Softly (2012).

He changed the look slightly in later years, going for a more sleek hairstyle with salt and pepper stubble while starring in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

This period was also a career highlight for Brad, as he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Quentin Tarantino movie.

The 2020s

Smart: Now approaching the end of his 50s, Brad looks better than ever (pictured in 2021)

Now approaching his late fifties, Brad looks better than ever.

Showing off his cutting-edge style, Brad wore a pale blue knitted polo shirt with stacks of chains and a pair of aviator sunglasses last weekend.

The actor turned heads with his recent appearance at the Wimbledon tennis tournament, where he sat alongside Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Far from just admiring his looks, fans were also tickled as the megastar, who famously starred as a man who ages in reverse in 2008’s The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, sitting in a packet of chips while “still looking fantastic.”

Handsome: The actor turned heads with his recent performance at the Wimbledon tennis tournament (pictured in July 2023)