It's complicated. In some of the early Sherlock Holmes stories, Sidney Paget shows him as a young, handsome man (maybe in his twenties or early thirties) that looked much like Basil Rathbone, however, as the books go on, the illustrations begin to become more like Arthur Wotner. read more
You really can never know if Sherlock Holmes is actually handsome, so you just have to say it according to the movie that you watched. In some movies, he is just a plain old man, but in others, he is cute. read more
Sherlock Holmes (/ ˈ ʃ ɜːr l ɒ k ˈ h oʊ m z /) is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. read more