40 Male Celebrities You Didn't Know Have Tattoos

Tattoos aren't always ideal aesthetic choices, especially for actors who must then spend hours in the makeup room covering them. That's why many keep their tats tiny and concealed. Still, many brave those added makeup hours for the perfect arm, wrist, chest, or back piece. Some are ugly. Some are clever. Some are the drunken result of money and fame and pride and way too little shame.

From Shawn Mendes' intricate guitar tattoo to Collin Farrell's less-than-purposeful rose which "actually looks kind of like a cat's asshole on a chopstick," here are 40 celebrity tats you probably didn't know existed.