There's a part of every man that wants to be Steve McQueen. He was cooler than Christmas, radiated charisma like a dozen Ryan Goslings and captivated cinemagoers with on-screen characters that epitomised laconic style. Men like the Cincinnati Kid, Bullitt, Thomas Crown and the Cooler King. Dude could even make double denim work for him. With a new book on the man, Steve McQueen: The Actor And His Films, landing on our shelves, we've asked author Andrew Antoniades to delve into the archives and talk us through some rarely-seen snaps of the man in action. And before you ask, none of them come from the set of Hunger.

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