Famous Stars Who Love Riding Motorcycles

Some celebrities collect luxury cars. Others prefer two wheels, open roads, and the sound of a motorcycle engine.

For a few stars, motorcycles are part of the public image. For others, the hobby is more surprising. Some ride for freedom. Some collect rare bikes. Some built travel shows around riding. A few even launched motorcycle businesses.

Here are celebrities you may not have known were bikers.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves is not just a celebrity who rides motorcycles. He helped build a motorcycle company.

The John Wick and Matrix actor co-founded ARCH Motorcycle with designer Gard Hollinger. Reuters reported that Reeves and Hollinger created the docuseries Visionaries, connected to their work with ARCH Motorcycles and Reeves’ long love of motorbikes.

Norman Reedus

Norman Reedus is one of the most visible celebrity bikers on television.

The Walking Dead actor hosts Ride with Norman Reedus, a motorcycle travel series where he rides with famous guests, explores local biker culture, and visits different locations. AMC+ describes the show as following Reedus, a motorcycle enthusiast, as he hits the open road with famous friends.

Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor turned his love of motorcycles into an entire travel-documentary franchise.

In Long Way Round, McGregor and Charley Boorman rode from London to New York, traveling thousands of miles across countries and difficult terrain. Apple TV describes the 2004 journey as a 20,000-mile motorcycle challenge across 12 countries and 19 time zones.

Charley Boorman

Charley Boorman may not be as globally famous as Ewan McGregor, but in motorcycle culture, he is a major name.

Boorman became widely known through the Long Way series with McGregor. Their travel projects combined friendship, endurance, route planning, breakdowns, border crossings, and the unpredictable reality of long-distance riding.

Jay Leno

Jay Leno is best known for comedy, late-night television, and one of the most famous vehicle collections in entertainment.

While many people know about his cars, Leno is also deeply connected to motorcycles. The American Motorcyclist Association described him as probably the most famous celebrity motorcyclist known to AMA members.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise’s motorcycle connection is hard to miss if you watch his movies, but his interest goes beyond screen stunts.

He has ridden motorcycles in major films including Top Gun and the Mission: Impossible franchise. In 2023, ABC News reported on one of Cruise’s most dangerous stunts for Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning, which involved riding a motorbike off a cliff.

Pink

Pink is famous for powerhouse vocals, aerial stage work, and fearless live performances. She also has a long-running connection to motorcycles.

Pink started riding around the time of her early “There You Go” video and has continued to love motorcycles years later. She also has a motorcycle collection that reflects her personal style.

David Beckham

David Beckham is usually associated with soccer, fashion, grooming, and family life. But he is also a motorcycle enthusiast.

He has long had a taste for classic design, heritage brands, leather jackets, and carefully styled travel. For Beckham, motorcycles are part of a lifestyle built around movement, design, and cool understatement.

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt has long been reported as a motorcycle collector and rider.

Pitt’s interest makes sense for a star who has often been drawn to design, architecture, and objects with craftsmanship. Motorcycles combine engineering, aesthetics, and personal freedom in a way that fits that taste.

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds is better known for comedy, action films, business ventures, and his sharp social media style than for bikes.

Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond is not a Hollywood actor, but he is a famous TV personality whose identity is strongly tied to vehicles.

Best known for Top Gear and The Grand Tour, Hammond has spent much of his public career around cars, engines, speed, and mechanical obsession.

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen may be the original Hollywood biker icon.

The actor’s connection to motorcycles was not just image-making. He raced, rode, collected, and helped make motorcycles part of his cool screen identity. He is among the stars who shaped how pop culture views bikes. Stars like McQueen, Keanu Reeves, and Tom Cruise helped shape the image of motorcycles through Hollywood.

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie has ridden motorcycles on screen and has also been linked to bikes off screen.

Her motorcycle image became especially visible through action roles such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Salt. Motorcycle outlet Devitt Insurance notes that Jolie rode a CCM 604 in Tomb Raider and performed her own stunts on a Triumph Street Triple R in Salt.

Carey Hart

Carey Hart is not just a celebrity who likes motorcycles. He became famous because of them.

Hart is a former freestyle motocross rider and one of the most recognizable names connected to motocross and action-sports culture. His relationship with Pink brought him into wider pop culture, but motorcycles were already the center of his career.

Tyler, the Creator

Tyler, the Creator has shown a more playful, fashion-forward side of motorcycle culture.

Vogue covered a 2017 moment where Tyler brought a pink Chanel bag to a motocross park, describing him taking on the trails while mixing motocross with his own style.

Liam Cunningham

Liam Cunningham is not usually the first actor people connect with motorcycles.

That changed when he took part in a physically demanding TV project involving motorcycle travel through Nepal’s Annapurna range. The Times reported that the Game of Thrones actor joked about the experience as an “old-life crisis” while discussing the demanding ride.

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott joined Norman Reedus for a motorcycle adventure in New Zealand on Ride with Norman Reedus.

AMC’s travelogue described Reedus and McDermott taking on a 460-kilometer road trip across New Zealand’s South Island, traveling from Wellington to Christchurch over three days.

Charlie Hunnam

Charlie Hunnam became closely associated with motorcycles through Sons of Anarchy.

Although playing a biker on television is not the same as being a real-life rider, Hunnam’s connection to motorcycle culture became much stronger because of the show. He spent years playing Jax Teller, a role that helped bring biker imagery back into mainstream TV.

Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa’s public image has long fit motorcycle culture: rugged style, vintage tastes, leather, travel, and outdoor life.

He has often been seen around bikes and mechanical culture, and celebrity motorcycle outlets frequently include him among stars associated with riding. His wider brand also includes motorcycles, climbing, surfing, and handmade design.

Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard has a well-known love of engines, motorcycles, cars, and off-road culture.

His public personality often includes vehicle stories, mechanical enthusiasm, and an interest in racing and riding. He has also appeared in motorcycle and vehicle-focused celebrity discussions over the years.