Matthew as Racer X Credit: Warner Bros.

Hunky Matthew Fox has been "Lost" for so long, we forget that he can play someone in addition to hot doc Jack. He popped up as a football coach in We Are Marshall and in the political thriller Vantage Point. This week, Matthew hits the race track in style as Racer X, a sexy, mysterious fellow with a secret past and a very hot ride who works to help Speed Racer stay alive and become the ultimate king of the speedway. Since he's dressed in tight superhero gear and a mask (not through the whole movie) there is no way we can't appreciate Matthew's tough physical training for the film!

Can't think of anyone who looks quite so hot in plain blue tee and jeans. When we sat down recently at the Long Beach Grand Prix to chat with the actor, we spotted his "Lost" dice and skull tattoos and, since his time on hiatus from the popular series is so limited, wondered why he chose to spend his valuable break time wearing an uncomfortable costume and getting bashed around in a driving simulator...

Matthew: [It was] the Wachowski brothers; meeting them and hearing their thoughts on what they wanted to try to accomplish in the movie. One of the first things that they said was that they wanted to make a movie that their nieces and nephews could see, and they had never really done anything like that. They wanted to make a family movie, and that really hit a chord with me, I have kids and I haven't done anything that I would feel comfortable with them really watching.