13 Amazing Bodies of Hunger Games Stars

The Hunger Games film series not only captivated audiences with its thrilling storyline but also left a lasting impression with the remarkable physical transformations of its stars. In this article, we delve into the fitness and wellness secrets of 13 Hunger Games actors, shedding light on their dedicated workouts, diets, and health regimens that helped them embody their iconic characters. From Jennifer Lawrence's commitment to positive body image to Liam Hemsworth's love for the outdoors, discover the incredible efforts these stars put into sculpting their bodies for the epic dystopian saga.

1. Jennifer Lawrence

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Jennifer Lawrence played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. In an interview with Variety, she revealed that she didn’t diet during the films, as she didn’t want to give young girls a bad message. “Along with me being young and growing and not able to be on a diet, I don't know if I want all of the girls who are going to dress up as Katniss to feel like they can't because they're not a certain weight. And I can't let that seep into my brain either."

2. Elizabeth Banks

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Elizabeth Banks played Effie Trinket in all four movies. She shared some of her diet secrets with Glamour. “When you go to the grocery store, buy more bananas than cookies…Portion control is a real problem. My husband and I always split one appetizer and one entree. I'm sure waiters hate us."

3. Lenny Kravitz

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Lenny Kravitz played Cinna in the first two films. Kravitz is vegan, and talked about his diet to Men’s Health. “I’m very careful about what I put into my body and how I take care of my body. It’s a combination of eating all these things and working out and keeping my muscles and my joints in shape, so that I can do what I do.”

4. Evan Ross

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Evan Ross played Messalla in the last two films. He talked about his training process for the films with The New York Times. “We usually start with some cardio: boxing, some exercise with the slam ball, pull-ups, push-ups, dips,” he said. “That’s the warm-up. A lot of focus on the core, taking everything slowly.”

5. Jena Malone

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Jena Malone played Johanna Mason in three of the films. She shared her training process in an interview with Vogue. “I lifted 235 pounds in preparation for that movie and my whole body transformed. The same stunt team—they’re called 87Eleven—got me in shape for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. We focused on martial arts–type training for the role of Johanna, which helped with stamina and endurance. I also did strength training with Patrick Murphy, who is kind of like a body sculptor. I trained five days a week for two months before we started filming, and then I kept it up during the months of shooting.”

6. Liam Hemsworth

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Liam Hemsworth played Gale Hawthorne in all four films. He shared some of his fitness secrets with Men’s Health. “I’ve been trying to spend as much time outdoors as I can. Cycling, playing soccer or basketball, going for two-hour hikes and doing as many push-ups as I can on the way.”

7. Julianne Moore

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Julianne Moore played Alma Coin in the last two films. She talked about her workout secrets in an interview with Health Magazine. "I try to do Ashtanga yoga two to three times a week. I've also started working out with a trainer, doing light weights and a lot of jumping around. The main problem is I can't do anything six days straight because I get hurt. That's the thing about old age, eventually your hip starts to hurt and you have to switch and do something else."

8. Natalie Dormer

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Natalie Dormer played Cressida in the final two movies. She shared some of her favorite workouts with POPSugar. "My yoga mat will always be in my luggage,” Dormer said. “Yoga is invaluable when you're on long-haul flights a lot. But I do it for my mind as much as my body. Actually, that's true of my relationship with all exercise."

9. Mahershala Ali

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Mahershala Ali played Boggs in the final two movies. He likes to bike ride to stay in shape, and shared some of his favorite spots to ride in with WebMD. "I always preferred riding on city streets, but because of how hectic things have been, I have really found peace riding around in Brooklyn's Prospect Park for about an hour, going around in circles and listening to music."

10. Sam Clafin

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Sam Clafin joined the series in the second film as Finnick Odair. He recently starred in Daisy Jones & The Six, and broke down his training process to Men’s Health. “So, we basically did as much cardio and careful dieting as was safe. I was training with a personal trainer, and was on a very, very specific calorie per day intake—he’d mapped out a daily meal plan, and I stuck to that as closely as possible. And no word of a lie, within a month we started to see results.”

11. Jeffery Wright

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Jeffery Wright played Beetee Latier in the film series. In a “25 Things You Didn’t Know About Me” interview with Us Weekly, he shared a hobby he picked up while filming. “I took up surfing while filming The Hunger Games in Oahu, Hawaii. If I weren’t an actor, I’d be surfing every day and eating lots of fresh fish.”

12. Patina Miller

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Patina Miller played Commander Paylor in the film series. She is also a Broadway star, and talked about how doing shows changed her wellness routine to Fit For Broadway. “I got on Broadway, I started eating a more pescatarian diet and I started training about 5 times a week. I would do about 2 strength training workouts and then I would do 3 days of cardio on top of the 8 show schedule. I realized that nutrition played a role in my vocal health, because taking out all the dairy and a lot of the processed food made for less phlegm so that I could sing and also treating my body from the inside out. Treating it right... it really played a role in the energy I was able to give in each show. And being strong made it great for me to be able to physically take on the demands of being in such a rigorous show schedule 8 times a week.”

13. Josh Hutcherson

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Josh Hutcherson played lead role Peeta Mellark for all four movies. He looked back on that time in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "It was worlds apart from anything I have ever experienced. It's like a double-edged sword. Obviously the benefit of having more projects come your way is great. But when I set out to become an actor at 8, being famous and being recognized was not on my radar. I just wanted to make movies. That naiveté followed me until The Hunger Games slapped me in the face. It's hard for anybody to digest, especially being a kid from Kentucky. It made me realize the kind of actor I wanted to be. The idea of doing big, big projects that make you even more well-known doesn't sound as appetizing. If that opportunity came up again, I would have to think about it more."

Discover the secrets behind the enviable physiques of our favorite Netflix stars. From the Henry Cavill's grueling pre-workout routine to the effortless beauty of a renowned actress, these celebrities prove that staying fit and healthy requires dedication and a well-balanced lifestyle. Join us as we delve into the wellness regimens and diets of stars like Chris Hemsworth, Ruby Rose, and more. With exclusive insights from interviews and behind-the-scenes revelations, we present the ultimate guide to the hot bodies of Netflix stars. Prepare to be inspired by their fitness journeys and perhaps find your own motivation along the way. Read on to see how they maintain their stunning physiques and the stunning photos that prove their hard work pays off.

1. Henry Cavill

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Henry Cavill shared some of his wellness secrets with GQ. He says that he likes to take a lot of workout supplements, and shared his favorites. “I feel like grass-fed whey protein is too much of an easy answer because that's my diet basically. That's an absolute necessity. I can't travel without it. But moving on from that, actually it’s the Shatter Elite pre-workout. That stuff is really good. I’m working silly hard most of the time, getting up at the crack of dawn or way before dawn and then working all the way through it. Especially when you're really, really tired, it does give you a really good pick up and kick up the ass to get into the gym.”

2. Chris Hemsworth

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In an interview with GQ, Chris Hemsworth talked about what it’s like starring in Marvel projects, and how he deals with criticism of those projects. “I don’t love when we start scrutinising each other when there’s so much fragility in the business and in this space of the arts as it is… I say that less to the directors who made those comments, who are all, by the way, still my heroes, and in a heartbeat I would leap to work with any of them. But I say it more to the broader opinion around that topic.”

3. Ruby Rose

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Ruby Rose is open about being a vegan, and talked about her diet in an interview. “When I’m exhausted and have a full day and just want a hamburger, I’ll just make an Impossible burger or Beyond Meat. I don’t love meat, but it’s the idea of a hamburger. It’s a form of junk food I want and need, but it’s still good for me. Fries and a burger.”

4. Jason Momoa

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Jason Momoa works with trainer, Damien Viera, to help him stay in shape. Viera opened up about their process in an interview with Men’s Journal. “We're looking at movements in scripts that are a year out. It’s very bespoke. There’s no fat in what we do, it’s all a line in Jason’s performance. In broad strokes, everything we do is good for exactly what he's doing.”

5. Gal Gadot

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Gal Gadot makes sure she eats a healthy diet. She opened up about this in an interview with Good Housekeeping. “I try to eat healthy yet balanced. I don't like to deprive myself of anything. I believe in balance in everything, by the way. I love to cook, and I’ve always been a foodie…Since I’m from the Middle East, I’m very much all about the Mediterranean diet. I look at food as fuel, and I want to give the best to my body so I try to eat healthy on most days."

6. Taylor Schilling

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Taylor Schilling is a big fan of journaling. She opened up about this in an interview with Vogue. "If I wake up and write out whatever is clogging up my thinking—fears, worries, whatever it is—that by the time I’m done writing, I’m a little more focused on what I want to have happen."

7. Dacre Montgomery

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In an interview with Men’s Health, Dacre Montgomery revealed how he got in shape for his role in Stranger Things. “I wanted to do this meatier, chunkier jock thing so I still worked out a ton, but I also did a lot of boxing and ate heaps. My carb intake was higher, my meat intake was higher and I just built this chunkier, more muscly version of myself.”

8. Laura Prepon

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In 2016, Laura Prepon gave an interview to People to promote her book The Stash Plan. “When I got to my early twenties, I started having issues with my digestion,” Prepon said. “I was gaining weight just when I didn’t need to be, and my energy levels started to plummet. Not to mention I was bloated and puffy most days. I had just started working on That ’70s Show and was very worried, so I became obsessed with reading diet and health books, looking for answers. I have stacks of them in my house!”

9. David Harbour

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David Harbour’s trainer, David Higgins, talked about how the actor stays in shape in an interview with GQ. “We implemented a 24 hour fast from Sunday evening to Monday night for four weeks. David really got into it. I think the longest fast he did was 48 hours a few times, just to see how it would go.”

10. Alison Brie

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Alison Brie opened up about her process of getting in shape for GLOWin an interview. “A lot of women, especially in my profession, feel like they have to starve themselves to lose weight. I’ve certainly felt that way in the past. But while training for the show, I was eating more than ever and I’ve never felt better.”

11. Anya Taylor-Joy

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Anya Taylor-Joy talked about how she balances her busy schedule in an interview with Tatler. “I don’t have time to be a 25-year-old with a hangover. But I’m not someone who needs a drink to dance. Basically I’ve become very efficient at everything. I’m like ‘What do I need out of this situation?’ I need to dance for a couple of hours, see my friends and have a good time’, so I’m like ‘Right, let’s bang it out.’ Then it’s: go home, have a bath, get up for work. I sound mental, but that’s what’s working for me right now.”

12. Ross Butler

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Ross Butler opened up about his workout routine in an Instagram post from 2018. He captioned it, “7 weeks into this workout and diet regiment! Body did a total 180, so insane. @thomasdelauer is a wizard. #workoutwednesday.”

13. Emma Mackey

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Emma Mackey talked about working on Sex Education in an interview with whimn.com. “Work-wise, it’s given us more of a leg up in terms of working with interesting scripts and getting to do some good work, which is what we want to do at the end of the day. It’s a really nice position to be in, but yeah. It’s kind of mad. But I’m grateful for it, and I’m just taking it step by step, you know?”

14. Naomi Watts

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Naomi Watts shared some of her favorite workouts in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar. "I try to work out as often as I can, but I'm not fanatical about fitness,” she said. “My back carries most of my tension and if I'm stressed I can't do high-impact exercise, so yoga and Pilates tend to work better for me."

15. Penn Badgely

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In an interview with GQ, Penn Badgely opened up about his career. He says that having valuable relationships is crucial. “Every relationship you have – every single one, down to your parents, your children, and everybody outside of that – it influences every single relationship in ways that are always unpredictable and a bit tricky. And then everywhere you go, that happens.”

16. Tom Ellis

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In order to play the title character in Lucifer, Tom Ellis worked with Paolo Mascitti. “Tom didn’t really do pullups as part of his sessions before we started working together,” Mascitti told Men’s Journal. “Now he loves them, and likes to push himself as far as how many more he can do every time. That's just an example of the ways he's really taken to the challenge.”

17. Laverne Cox

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Laverne Cox has amazing skin, and she shared some of her favorite products and tips with Allure. “Olay Regenerist has an eye depuffer — I love their eye creams. There's an eye roller from L'Oréal [that's also] a depuffer. So it's those things from the drugstore. I also love that the press-on [nails] are getting so good. The Kiss press-ons you can get, you glue them on — they're so good. When I'm in a pinch, I love going to the drugstore for them.”

18. Katherine Langford

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In this Instagram post, Katherine Langford spoke out about climate change. She captioned the post, “The difference between 1.5C, 2C or 3-4C average global warming can sound marginal. In fact, they represent vastly different scenarios for the future of humanity. The frequency of disasters, the survival of plants and animals, the spread of diseases, the stability of our global climate system and - ultimately - the possibility for humanity to survive on this planet hinge on these few degrees.”

19. Omar Sy

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In an interview with The Guardian, Omar Sy talked about his parents and how proud and close he is to them. “I think it builds your relationship with your parents when you have to explain to people who they are and what they do for a living. It makes you think about who they are beneath the jobs. It connects you to them. I remember having to explain what my mum did when I was Tidiane’s age. When I told people she was a cleaner… Well, I went through different stages with that. For a long time I was ashamed. Then, growing up, explaining it over and over, something changed. Talking about my mum and her life made me feel more connected to her. Expressing stuff helped me to realise things. And I was so proud of her.”

20. Charlize Theron

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In an interview with Red Online, Charlize Theron talked about how she was raised, and what she wants to instill in her children. “I was very lucky to be raised by a single parent who wanted that for me. I wouldn’t be where I am today without that kind of a backbone. I learnt that from a very young age…Look, nothing bad comes from telling your children to pick themselves up and use the things that happen to them as lessons, rather than things that will define then. I don’t want anything to ever define my children.”

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1. Pedro Pascal

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To prepare for his role as Joel in the show, Pedro Pascal worked with trainer David Higgins. Higgins talked about Pascal’s workout with GQ. “It was a lot of abs and mobility, along with calisthenics. We looked at his lower back and general tension with some mobility programming. I'm always coming at the body at more of a fix that and then build it kind of approach.”

2. Anna Torv

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Anna Torv played Tess on the show. She talked about how she got into acting with The Sydney Morning Herald. "My mother instilled in me a sense of self-worth, that I could do anything - but she also made sure she only encouraged the things I was good at and knew I wasn't going to be a scientist or a mathematician.”

3. Melanie Lynskey

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Melanie Lynskey played Kathleen Coghlan on the show. She hit back at people body-shaming her on Twitter, writing. "Most egregious are the 'I care about her health!!' people…bitch you don't see me on my Peloton! You don't see me running through the park with my child. Skinny does not always equal healthy."

4. Gabriel Luna

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Gabriel Luna played Tommy on the show. He also worked on Terminator: Dark Fate, and shared how he got in shape for the film to Blackfilm.com. “It wasn't until I really started training with the trainer they provided me and the nutritionist that I was able to see the gains and to see my body change. It was really interesting because Josephine was my first trainer, and she comes from a bit of a CrossFit background in power lifting. So she helped me shed a lot of body weight and to start to strengthen my skeletal muscles and build lean muscle. Then in Madrid, I had a trainer named Rafa and he was also a bit of a CrossFit guy, but as a male, he also was a bit of a heavier lifter, so he started to get my body lifting heavier weights. Then of course, in Budapest, I had Adam. He comes from a bodybuilding background.”

5. Merle Dandridge

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Merle Dandridge played Marlene on both the show and in the video game. She shared her fitness secrets with E! News. “My trainer, Amoila Cesar, gets lots of results out of me by appealing to my no quit, competitive side. He yells and I love it. During quarantine, I got my fix by doing his 6 Weeks of THE WORK on Beachbody on Demand. I also love a rigorous barre class and need daily yoga.”

6. Bella Ramsey

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Bella Ramsey played the leading role of Ellie on the show. In an interview with The Guardian, they said that they don’t pay attention to social media. “I detach myself from it now. There’s an element of it that isn’t quite real. The problem is that when your validation and self-worth is being interpreted through the attention on social media it can be addictive.”

7. Lamar Johnson

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Lamar Johnson plays Henry Burrell on the show. He talked about his fitness secrets with Valet Magazine. “I usually workout three times a week. Always in the mornings. I think working out early really gives you energy, gets your mind right and is a great way to step into your work day. Plus, there are no excuses later when things get busy.”