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Posted Sat, April 30, 2011 11:29am EDT

Meet 'Prom' Star Thomas McDonell — The Newest High School Heartthrob! Exclusive

Eva Longoria

Justine Bieber is usually clean cut and photo ready. Caught off guard leaving a plane, Justin Bieber seems a lot more grown up dressed down.

Brad Pitt’s boyish good looks aren’t lost when he sports this scruffy, manly look. Brad has always embraced the grungy look, and even donned dreadlocks when he was younger.

Jared Leto always looks good as a rough and tough frontman of a rock band.

Ian Somerhalder is still dreamy dressed down in jeans and a t-shirt. Turns out vampires look just as hot in the sunlight as they do at night.

Orlando Bloom is known for his model good looks, but he looks just as handsome dressed down and scruffy!

Justin Timberlake shed his boy band image but retained his lady killing charm dressed down and disheveled.

Heartbreaker Ryan Phillippe is usually caught looking casual walking his dog or hiking in the canyon. He’s active, rugged, and a whole lot of hot!

Zac Efron is Disney’s quintessential pretty boy, but he looks pretty good dressed down as one of the guys.

Keanu Reeves is usually clean shaven and kept, but he looks distinguished and manly when grunged down.

Johnny Depp always looks like he just rolled out of bed, but it’s such a great look for him! He is the epitome of grungy good looks, and a heartbreaker to women of all ages.

Leonard Di Caprio defies his label as a pretty boy, when dressed down and scruffy. He looks older, serious, and alluring.

Robert Pattinson hates the glitz and glam of Hollywood, and looks a lot more comfortable rocking this grungy style.

Thomas is about to realize just how much attention his sex appeal will get him — will he be the new Zac Efron?

Hollywoodlife.com spoke exclusively with actor Thomas McDonell about his role in Disney’s Prom, in which he co-stars with Aimee Teegarden of Friday Night Lights. The actor is full of charm and boasts Johnny Depp-like good looks that will definitely get him noticed by the girls!

Prom hit theaters on April 29 so we asked Thomas whether he went to his own prom before. He said, “Yes I went to my high school prom while I was at boarding school in Massachusetts . [The movie] was similar to my high school prom, in that it was a party where everyone was celebrating their school years together.”

Thomas explained that his character in the film has an “I’m so over high school” attitude as a result of a difficult childhood. “He wants to graduate from school pretty badly because he wants to get out and had been working to support his family. He lived with his mother & younger brother. His life is more adult than the people that live around him.”

His next project is with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in the film Dark Shadows, in which he will play the younger version of Johnny’s vampire character. He couldn’t be a more perfect fit!

Another thing you should know about Thomas is that he’s not a one trick pony —  he’s a talented musician as well.  We asked him about his song featured in Prom, and he revealed, “Disney found out that I had been making music & listened to the EP I had made. They liked it, but it wasn’t the just right fit for the movie. My band and I got together with my band that would work for us & also fit into their music. So it’s between pop music & electric guitar music.”

Thomas is well on his way to being the next Hollywood heartbreaker. His effortlessly cool presence will land him plenty of roles to come, so keep an eye on him!

–Brooke Peoples