List of fictional antiheroes

This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following:

• imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry);^[1]
• lack of positive qualities such as "courage, physical prowess, and fortitude", and "generally feel helpless in a world over which they have no control";^[2]
• qualities considered dark traits, usually belonging to villains, (amorality, greed, violent tendencies, etc.)^[3] that may be tempered with more human, identifiable traits that blur the moral lines between the protagonist and antagonist.^[4]

Each of these examples has been identified by a critic as an antihero, although the classification remains fairly subjective. Some of the entries may be disputed by other sources and some may contradict all established definitions of antihero.

Literature

Character	Work	Author	First published	Ref.
Lázaro de Tormes	Lazarillo de Tormes	anonymous	1554	[5]
Shylock	The Merchant of Venice	William Shakespeare	1596	[6]
Prince Hamlet	Hamlet		1599–1602	[7]
Othello	Othello		1603	[8]
Lady Macbeth	Macbeth		1623	[9]
Satan	Paradise Lost	John Milton	1667	[10][11]
Phèdre	Phèdre	Jean Racine	1677	[12]
Redmond Barry	The Luck of Barry Lyndon	William Makepeace Thackeray	1844	[13]
Edward Rochester	Jane Eyre	Charlotte Brontë	1847	[9]
Becky Sharp	Vanity Fair	William Makepeace Thackeray	1847–1848	[14]
Raskolnikov	Crime and Punishment	Fyodor Dostoevsky	1866	[14]
Huckleberry Finn	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Mark Twain	1884	[15][16]
Stephen Dedalus	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses	James Joyce	1916 1922	[17]
Jay Gatsby	The Great Gatsby	F. Scott Fitzgerald	1925	[9]
Quentin Compson	The Sound and the Fury	William Faulkner	1929	[18]
Sam Spade	The Maltese Falcon	Dashiell Hammett	1930	[19]
Scarlett O'Hara	Gone with the Wind	Margaret Mitchell	1936	[9]
Pinkie Brown	Brighton Rock	Graham Greene	1938	[14]
Bigger Thomas	Native Son	Richard Wright	1940	[20]
Meursault	The Stranger	Albert Camus	1942	[21][22]
Bob Jones	If He Hollers Let Him Go	Chester Himes	1945	[23]
Annie Allen	Annie Allen	Gwendolyn Brooks	1949	[24][25]
Holden Caulfield	The Catcher in the Rye	J. D. Salinger	1951	[9]
The Narrator	Invisible Man	Ralph Ellison	1952	[26]
Cross Damon	The Outsider	Richard Wright	1953	[27]
James Bond	James Bond novels and short stories	Ian Fleming	1953–1966	[28][29][30][31][32][33]
Humbert Humbert	Lolita	Vladimir Nabokov	1955	[34][35]
Tom Ripley	The Talented Mr. Ripley Ripley Under Ground Ripley's Game The Boy Who Followed Ripley Ripley Under Water	Patricia Highsmith	1955–1991	[36]
Okonkwo	Things Fall Apart	Chinua Achebe	1958	[37]
Elric of Melniboné	Elric of Melniboné	Michael Moorcock	1961	[38]
Yossarian	Catch-22	Joseph Heller		[39]
Alex	A Clockwork Orange	Anthony Burgess	1962	[14]
Paul Atreides	Dune	Frank Herbert	1965	[40]
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	Tom Stoppard	1966	[41]
Woland	The Master and Margarita	Mikhail Bulgakov	1967	[14]
Wei Xiaobao	The Deer and the Cauldron	Jin Yong	1969	[42]
Harry Flashman	The Flashman Papers	George MacDonald Fraser		[43]
Alexander Portnoy	Portnoy's Complaint	Philip Roth		[9]
Michael Corleone	The Godfather	Mario Puzo		[9]
Raoul Duke	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	Hunter S. Thompson	1971	[44]
Lestat de Lioncourt	The Vampire Chronicles Series	Anne Rice	1976–2018	[14][45]
Macon "Milkman" Dead III	Song of Solomon	Toni Morrison	1977	[46][47]
Fëanor	The Silmarillion	J.R.R. Tolkien		[48][49]
Túrin Turambar	The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The Lays of Beleriand The Children of Húrin	J.R.R. Tolkien	1977–2007	[49][50]
Randall Flagg	The Stand Eyes of the Dragon The Dark Tower series	Stephen King	1978–2012	[51]
Dr. Hannibal Lecter	Red Dragon	Thomas Harris	1981	[9]
Roland Deschain	The Dark Tower series	Stephen King	1982–2012	[9]
Francis "Frank" Cauldhame	The Wasp Factory	Iain Banks	1984	[14]
Dr. Hannibal Lecter	The Silence of the Lambs	Thomas Harris	1988	[9]
Geralt of Rivia	The Witcher	Andrzej Sapkowski	1986	[52]
Shrek	Shrek!	William Steig	1990	[53]
Mark Renton	Trainspotting	Irvine Welsh	1993	[14]
Tyler Durden and the Narrator	Fight Club	Chuck Palahniuk	1996	[54][55]
Tyrion Lannister	A Game of Thrones A Clash of Kings A Storm of Swords A Feast for Crows A Dance with Dragons	George R. R. Martin	1996–present	[56][57]
Severus Snape	Harry Potter series	J. K. Rowling	1997–2007	[58]
Bruce Robertson	Filth	Irvine Welsh	1998	[59]
Artemis Fowl II	Artemis Fowl series	Eoin Colfer	2001	[60]
Dexter Morgan	Darkly Dreaming Dexter Dearly Devoted Dexter Dexter in the Dark Dexter by Design Dexter Is Delicious Double Dexter Dexter's Final Cut Dexter is Dead	Jeff Lindsay	2004–2015	[9]
Lisbeth Salander	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Stieg Larsson	2005	[9]
Greg Heffley	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Jeff Kinney	2007–present	[61]
Christian Grey	Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Freed Grey Darker Freed	E. L. James	2011–2021	[62]

Film

Character	Film	Portrayed by	Year	Ref.
Tom Powers	The Public Enemy	James Cagney	1931	[63]
Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello / "Little Caesar"	Little Caesar	Edward G. Robinson
Tony Camonte	Scarface	Paul Muni	1932
Donald Duck	Mickey Mouse short film series	Clarence Nash	1934–1966	[64][65]
Scarlett O'Hara	Gone with the Wind	Vivien Leigh	1939	[66]
Charles Foster Kane	Citizen Kane	Orson Welles	1941	[63][67][68][69]
Rick Blaine	Casablanca	Humphrey Bogart	1942	[70][71]
Shekhar & Madan	Kismet	Ashok Kumar	1943	[72]
Fred C. Dobbs	The Treasure of the Sierra Madre	Humphrey Bogart	1948	[63]
Arthur "Cody" Jarrett	White Heat	James Cagney
Michael J. 'Mike' McComb	Silver River	Errol Flynn		[73]
Midge Kelly	Champion	Kirk Douglas	1949	[74]
Dilip	Andaz	Dilip Kumar		[75]
Tony Fernandes	Jaal	Dev Anand	1952	[76]
Johnny Strabler	The Wild One	Marlon Brando	1953	[63]
Jim Stark	Rebel Without a Cause	James Dean	1955	[67][77]
Ethan Edwards	The Searchers	John Wayne	1956	[63]
Radha	Mother India	Sunil Dutt	1957	[78]
John "Scottie" Ferguson	Vertigo	James Stewart	1958	[67]
Tom Ripley	Plein Soleil	Alain Delon	1960	[79]
Norman Bates	Psycho	Anthony Perkins		[80]
Raghuvir	Kala Bazar	Dev Anand		[76]
Kuwabatake Sanjuro	Yojimbo	Toshiro Mifune	1961	[81]
Sanjuro Tsubaki	Sanjuro		1962
Hud Bannon	Hud	Paul Newman	1963	[63]
Ranjit	Ayee Milan Ki Bela	Dharmendra	1964	[78]
Man with No Name	Dollars Trilogy	Clint Eastwood	1964–1966	[63][68][69][71]
Raja (Raju)	Waqt	Raaj Kumar	1965	[75]
Diana Scott	Darling	Julie Christie		[82]
Harry Palmer	The Ipcress File	Michael Caine		[83]
Alfie Elkins	Alfie		1966	[84]
Guy Montag	Fahrenheit 451	Oskar Werner		[85]
Django	Django	Franco Nero		[86]
Shakti Singh / Shaaka	Phool Aur Patthar	Dharmendra		[87]
Bonnie Parker	Bonnie and Clyde	Faye Dunaway	1967	[63]
Clyde Barrow		Warren Beatty
Walker	Point Blank	Lee Marvin
"Cool Hand" Luke Jackson	Cool Hand Luke	Paul Newman		[88][89]
Butch Cassidy	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid	Paul Newman	1969	[63]
Sundance Kid		Robert Redford
Anil Choudhary	Aan Milo Sajna	Vinod Khanna	1970	[90]
Alex DeLarge	A Clockwork Orange	Malcolm McDowell	1971	[63][67][68][69]
Jack Carter	Get Carter	Michael Caine		[63]
Dirty Harry	Dirty Harry	Clint Eastwood	1971–1988	[63][67][68]
Youngblood Priest	Super Fly	Ron O'Neal	1972	[63]
Lope de Aguirre	Aguirre, the Wrath of God	Klaus Kinski		[91]
Michael Corleone	The Godfather trilogy	Al Pacino	1972–1990	[63][67][68][69]
Tommy Gibbs	Black Caesar	Fred Williamson	1973	[63]
	Hell Up in Harlem
Eddie "Fingers" Coyle	The Friends of Eddie Coyle	Robert Mitchum
Insp. Vijay Khanna	Zanjeer	Amitabh Bachchan		[92]
Uuno Turhapuro	Uuno Turhapuro	Vesa-Matti Loiri		[93]
John "Johnny Boy" Civello	Mean Streets	Robert De Niro		[63]
Takuma Tsurugi	The Street Fighter	Sonny Chiba	1974	[94]
Vijay Verma	Deewaar	Amitabh Bachchan	1975	[92]
Jai (Jaidev)	Sholay
Veeru		Dharmendra
Randle McMurphy	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest	Jack Nicholson		[67][68][95]
Sonny Wortzik	Dog Day Afternoon	Al Pacino		[63][67][68]
Quint	Jaws	Robert Shaw		[69]
Redmond Barry	Barry Lyndon	Ryan O'Neal		[67]
Carrie White	Carrie	Sissy Spacek	1976	[69]
Travis Bickle	Taxi Driver	Robert De Niro		[63][67][68][96]
D.S.P. Shamsher Singh	Parvarish	Vinod Khanna	1977	[92]
Bo "Bandit" Darville	Smokey and the Bandit trilogy	Burt Reynolds	1977–1983	[63]
Han Solo	Star Wars	Harrison Ford	1977–2018	[69][71][97][98]
Don	Don	Amitabh Bachchan	1978	[92]
Amit Kapoor	Suhaag		1979
Max Rockatansky	Mad Max	Mel Gibson Tom Hardy	1979–2015	[68][69][91]
Anand	Red Rose	Rajesh Khanna	1980	[92]
Jack Torrance	The Shining	Jack Nicholson		[99]
Jake LaMotta	Raging Bull	Robert De Niro		[63]
Indiana Jones	Indiana Jones film series	Harrison Ford	1981–2023	[68][100]
Snake Plissken	Escape from New York Escape from L.A.	Kurt Russell	1981 1996	[45][63][71]
Rick Deckard	Blade Runner Blade Runner 2049	Harrison Ford	1982	[101]
Rupert Pupkin	The King of Comedy	Robert De Niro		[63]
John Rambo	Rambo	Sylvester Stallone	1982–2018	[68][67][69]
Tony Montana	Scarface	Al Pacino	1983	[63][67][68][69][102]
Antonio Salieri	Amadeus	F. Murray Abraham	1984	[67][68]
T-800 "Model 101"	The Terminator	Arnold Schwarzenegger	1984–present	[68][100]
Gordon Gekko	Wall Street Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Michael Douglas	1987 2010	[63][103]
Withnail	Withnail and I	Richard E. Grant	1987	[63]
Betelgeuse	Beetlejuice	Michael Keaton	1988	[104]
Frank Drebin	The Naked Gun	Leslie Nielsen		[105]
Veronica Sawyer	Heathers	Winona Ryder		[106]
Jason "J.D." Dean		Christian Slater
John McClane	Die Hard film series	Bruce Willis	1988–2013	[107]
Mookie	Do the Right Thing	Spike Lee	1989	[108][109]
Peyton Westlake / Darkman	Darkman	Liam Neeson	1990	[110]
Vijay Deenanath Chavan	Agneepath	Amitabh Bachchan		[78]
Henry Hill	Goodfellas	Ray Liotta		[63]
Thelma Yvonne Dickinson	Thelma & Louise	Geena Davis	1991	[106]
Louise Elizabeth Sawyer		Susan Sarandon
Dr. Hannibal Lecter	The Silence of the Lambs	Anthony Hopkins		[111]
Tequila Yuen	Hard Boiled	Chow Yun-fat	1992	[112]
Catwoman / Selina Kyle	Batman Returns	Michelle Pfeiffer		[63][68]
William Munny	Unforgiven	Clint Eastwood		[63][68]
Richard Roma	Glengarry Glen Ross	Al Pacino		[63]
Hando	Romper Stomper	Russell Crowe		[113]
The Lieutenant	Bad Lieutenant	Harvey Keitel		[63]
D-Fens / William Foster	Falling Down	Michael Douglas	1993	[63][67][68][91]
Kevin "O-Dog" Anderson	Menace II Society	Larenz Tate		[114][115]
Balaram "Ballu" Rakesh Prasad	Khal Nayak	Sanjay Dutt		[92]
Jack Grimaldi / Jim Daugherty	Romeo Is Bleeding	Gary Oldman		[63]
Rahul Mehra	Darr	Shah Rukh Khan		[92]
Vicky Malhotra (fake identity)/Ajay Sharma	Baazigar
Oskar Schindler	Schindler's List	Liam Neeson		[67]
Léon	Léon: The Professional	Jean Reno	1994	[67][68][91]
Eric Draven	The Crow	Brandon Lee		[91][116]
Jules Winnfield	Pulp Fiction	Samuel L. Jackson		[63][69][71]
Mickey Knox	Natural Born Killers	Woody Harrelson		[63]
Mallory Wilson Knox		Juliette Lewis
Neil McCauley	Heat	Robert De Niro	1995
Ernest Palmer	Get Shorty	John Travolta		[117]
Roger "Verbal" Kint	The Usual Suspects	Kevin Spacey		[118]
Brodie Bruce	Mallrats	Jason Lee		[119]
Seth Gecko	From Dusk till Dawn	George Clooney	1996	[63]
Larry Flynt	The People vs. Larry Flynt	Woody Harrelson		[67]
Mark Renton	Trainspotting T2 Trainspotting	Ewan McGregor	1996 2017	[120]
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski	The Big Lebowski	Jeff Bridges	1998	[71][121]
Raoul Duke	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas	Johnny Depp		[122]
Cary	Your Friends & Neighbors	Jason Patric		[63]
Derek Vineyard	American History X	Edward Norton		[67][68]
Porter	Payback	Mel Gibson	1999	[63]
Tracy Flick	Election	Reese Witherspoon		[69]
Lester Burnham	American Beauty	Kevin Spacey		[63]
The Narrator	Fight Club	Edward Norton		[67]
Tyler Durden		Brad Pitt		[63][68][123]
Raghunath "Raghu" Namdev Shivalkhar	Vaastav: The Reality	Sanjay Dutt		[124]
Tom Ripley	The Talented Mr. Ripley	Matt Damon		[63]
Patrick Bateman	American Psycho	Christian Bale	2000	[63][67][68]
Dev Ranjan Chopra	Dhadkan	Suniel Shetty		[125]
Om Srivastav / Mahendra Pratap Singhania	Shikari	Govinda		[78]
Riddick	The Chronicles of Riddick film series	Vin Diesel	2000–2013	[45][126]
Ginger Fitzgerald	Ginger Snaps Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning	Katharine Isabelle	2000 and both 2004	[127]
Alonzo Harris	Training Day	Denzel Washington	2001	[128]
Vikram Bajaj (Vicky)	Ajnabee	Akshay Kumar		[78]
Donnie Darko	Donnie Darko	Jake Gyllenhaal		[129]
Severus Snape	Harry Potter	Alan Rickman	2001–2011	[130]
Shrek	Shrek series	Mike Myers	2001–present	[53]
Dominic Toretto	The Fast and the Furious film series	Vin Diesel		[45][131]
Roger Swanson	Roger Dodger	Campbell Scott	2002	[63]
Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr.	8 Mile	Eminem		[132]
Frank Martin	The Transporter film series	Jason Statham	2002–2008	[133]
Jason Bourne	Bourne	Matt Damon	2002–2016	[134]
xXx / Xander Cage	XXX	Vin Diesel	2002–present	[45]
Oh Dae-su	Oldboy	Choi Min-sik	2003	[68]
The Bride	Kill Bill: Volume 1 Kill Bill: Volume 2	Uma Thurman	2003 2004	[91]
Willie Soke	Bad Santa Bad Santa 2	Billy Bob Thornton	2003 2016	[135]
Jack Sparrow	Pirates of the Caribbean film series	Johnny Depp	2003–2017	[45][67][69][71][136]
Richard	Dead Man's Shoes	Paddy Considine	2004	[91]
Punisher / Frank Castle	The Punisher	Thomas Jane		[137]
Hellboy	Hellboy Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Ron Perlman	2004 2008	[138]
John Constantine	Constantine	Keanu Reeves	2005	[139]
DJay	Hustle & Flow	Terrence Howard		[140]
King Kong	King Kong	Andy Serkis		[141]
John Wydell	The Devil's Rejects	William Forsythe		[142]
V	V for Vendetta	Hugo Weaving		[143]
Batman / Bruce Wayne	Dark Knight trilogy	Christian Bale	2005–2012	[144]
Borat Sagdiyev	Borat Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	Sacha Baron Cohen	2006 2020	[67][71][145]
Rehan Qadri Sr. / Khan	Fanaa	Aamir Khan	2006	[78]
Colin Sullivan	The Departed	Matt Damon		[63]
Don	Don Don 2	Shah Rukh Khan	2006 2011	[92]
Chev Chelios	Crank Crank: High Voltage	Jason Statham	2006 2009	[146]
Robert Ford	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Casey Affleck	2007	[63]
Daniel Plainview	There Will Be Blood	Daniel Day-Lewis		[63][68]
Bryan Mills	Taken	Liam Neeson	2008	[147]
Jacques Mesrine	Mesrine	Vincent Cassel		[91]
Punisher / Frank Castle	Punisher: War Zone	Ray Stevenson		[137]
Loki	Marvel Cinematic Universe	Tom Hiddleston	2008–present	[148]
Bucky Barnes		Sebastian Stan		[149]
Ronnie Barnhardt	Observe and Report	Seth Rogen	2009	[63]
Terence McDonagh	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Nicolas Cage		[63][67]
Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Robert Downey Jr.	2009 2011	[150]
Mark Zuckerberg	The Social Network	Jesse Eisenberg	2010	[63][67][68]
Steven Jay Russell	I Love You Phillip Morris	Jim Carrey		[151]
Sultan Mirza	Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai	Ajay Devgan		[78]
Hit-Girl / Mindy Macready	Kick-Ass Kick-Ass 2	Chloë Grace Moretz	2010 2013	[106]
Machete	Machete Machete Kills	Danny Trejo		[152]
Gru	Despicable Me	Steve Carell	2010–present	[153][154][155]
Lisbeth Salander	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Rooney Mara	2011	[67][106]
The Driver	Drive	Ryan Gosling		[63][68]
Mavis Gary	Young Adult	Charlize Theron		[63]
Django	Django Unchained	Jamie Foxx	2012	[156]
Barnabas Collins	Dark Shadows	Johnny Depp		[157]
Judge Dredd	Dredd	Karl Urban		[158]
Ralph	Wreck-it Ralph film series	John C. Reilly		[159]
Selina Kyle / Catwoman	The Dark Knight Rises	Anne Hathaway		[68]
Jack Reacher	Jack Reacher Jack Reacher: Never Go Back	Tom Cruise	2012 2016	[160]
Parker	Parker	Jason Statham	2013	[161]
Manya Surve	Shootout at Wadala	John Abraham		[78]
Monica	Shortcut Romeo	Ameesha Patel		[162]
Bruce Robertson	Filth	James McAvoy		[59]
Ron Woodroof	Dallas Buyers Club	Matthew McConaughey		[91]
Jordan Belfort	The Wolf of Wall Street	Leonardo DiCaprio		[163]
John Wick	John Wick	Keanu Reeves	2014–present	[45][69][71][91][153][154][155]
Louis "Lou" Bloom	Nightcrawler	Jake Gyllenhaal	2014	[68]
Abel Morales	A Most Violent Year	Oscar Isaac		[164][165]
Riggan Thomson	Birdman	Michael Keaton		[91]
Maleficent	Maleficent Maleficent: Mistress of Evil	Angelina Jolie	2014 2019	[166][167][168]
Kylo Ren	Star Wars film series	Adam Driver	2015–2019	[169]
Frank Martin	The Transporter film series	Ed Skrein	2015–present	[133]
Katherine Lester	Lady Macbeth	Florence Pugh	2016	[170]
Gloria	Colossal	Anne Hathaway		[106]
Deadpool / Wade Wilson	Deadpool Deadpool 2 Deadpool & Wolverine	Ryan Reynolds	2016 2018 2024	[71][91]
Harley Quinn	DC Extended Universe	Margot Robbie	2016–present	[171]
Raees Alam	Raees	Shah Rukh Khan	2017	[92]
Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson	Lady Bird	Saoirse Ronan		[106]
Venom / Eddie Brock	Venom Venom: Let There Be Carnage	Tom Hardy	2018 2021	[172]
Joker / Arthur Fleck	Joker	Joaquin Phoenix	2019	[173]
Howard Ratner	Uncut Gems	Adam Sandler		[174]
Chen Kui-lin	The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon	Ethan Ruan	2023	[175]

Comic books

Character	First appearance	Ref.
Sub-Mariner	1939 April (Motion Picture Funnies Weekly)	[176][177][178][179]
Batman	1939 May (Detective Comics #27)	[179][180][181][182][183][184]
Catwoman	1940 (Batman #1)	[45][185]
Manhunter (Paul Kirk)	1941 January (Adventure Comics #58)	[45]
Shade	1942 September (Flash Comics #33)
Fritz the Cat	1959	[186]
Hulk	1962 May (The Incredible Hulk #1)	[45][187][188][179]
Iron Man	1963 March (Tales of Suspense #39)	[189][190][191][179][184]
Magneto	1963 September (The X-Men #1)	[192]
Juggernaut	1965 July (The X-Men #12)	[193]
Jonah Hex	1972 March (All-Star Western #10)	[45]
Ghost Rider	1972 August (Marvel Spotlight #5)	[45][194]
Blade	1973 July (The Tomb of Dracula #10)	[45][195]
Punisher	1974 February (The Amazing Spider-Man #129)	[45][196][179]
Deathlok	1974 August (Astonishing Tales #25)	[45]
Wolverine	1974 October (The Incredible Hulk #180)	[45][197][198][199][179]
Moon Knight	1975 August (Werewolf by Night #32)	[200]
Rocket Raccoon	1976 July (Marvel Preview #7)	[45]
Judge Dredd	1977 March (2000 AD #2)
Cerebus	1977 December (Cerebus the Aardvark #1)
Black Cat	1979 July (The Amazing Spider-Man #179)	[201]
Elektra	1981 January (Daredevil Vol. 1 #168)	[45][202]
V	1982 March (Warrior #1)	[45][143]
Snake Eyes	1982 June (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1)	[45]
Reuben Flagg	1983 October (American Flagg! #1)
Lobo	1983 June (Omega Men #3)
John Constantine	1985 June (The Saga of the Swamp Thing #37)	[45][203][179]
Rorschach	1986 September (Watchmen #1)	[204]
Venom (Eddie Brock)	1988 May (The Amazing Spider-Man #299)	[45][205]
Cable	1990 March (The New Mutants #87)	[45]
Deadpool	1991 February (The New Mutants #98)	[45][206][179]
Marv	1991 April (The Hard Goodbye)	[207]
Phoncible P. "Phoney" Bone	1991 July (Bone #1)	[45]
Spawn	1992 May (Spawn #1)	[45][208]
Doga	1993 (Curfew)	[209]
Dwight	1993 November (A Dame to Kill For)	[207]
King Mob	1994 September (The Invisibles #1)	[45]
Jesse Custer	1995 April (Preacher #1)	[45][210][179]
Johnny C	1995 August (Johnny the Homicidal Maniac #1)	[211]
Spider Jerusalem	1997 July (Transmetropolitan #1)	[45]
Scott Pilgrim	2004 August (Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life)	[212]
Red Hood (Jason Todd)	2005 (Batman #635)	[179][213]

Television

Character	TV show	Portrayed by	Year	Ref.
Catwoman	Batman	Julie Newmar	1966–1967	[214]
Oscar the Grouch	Sesame Street	Caroll Spinney (1969–2018) Eric Jacobson (2015–present)	1969–present	[215]
Erica Kane	All My Children	Susan Lucci	1970–2011	[216]
John Kline	Gangsters	Maurice Colbourne	1975-1978	[217]
Kerr Avon	Blake's 7	Paul Darrow	1978–1981	[218]
Peter "Tucker" Jenkins	Grange Hill	Todd Carty	1978–1982 2003 2008	[219]
Thomas Sullivan Magnum III	Magnum, P.I.	Tom Selleck	1980–1988	[220]
Abby Fairgate	Knots Landing	Donna Mills	1980–1989	[221]
Various generations of Edmund Blackadder	Blackadder	Rowan Atkinson	1983–1989	[222][223]
Al Bundy	Married... with Children	Ed O'Neill	1987–1997	[224]
George Costanza	Seinfeld	Jason Alexander	1989–1998	[220]
Todd Manning	One Life to Live	Roger Howarth	1992–1995 1996–1998 2000–2003 2011–2013	[216]
Eric Cartman	South Park	Trey Parker	1992–present	[216]
Tommy Oliver	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers	Jason David Frank	1993–1995	[225]
Jim Profit	Profit	Adrian Pasdar	1996	[216]
Angel	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Angel	David Boreanaz	1997–2003 1999–2004	[226]
Spike		James Marsters		[220]
Lisa Fowler	EastEnders	Lucy Benjamin	1998–2003 2010 2017 2019–2020 2023	[227]
Tony Soprano	The Sopranos	James Gandolfini	1999–2007	[216][220][228][229][230]
Bender	Futurama	John DiMaggio	1999–present	[45]
Cole Turner	Charmed	Julian McMahon	2000–2003 2005	[231]
Larry David	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Larry David	2000–2024	[230]
David Brent	The Office (UK)	Ricky Gervais	2001–2003	[232]
Jack Bauer	24	Kiefer Sutherland	2001–2010, 2014	[228][230]
Jimmy McNulty	The Wire	Dominic West	2002–2008	[216]
Stringer Bell		Idris Elba		[230]
Bubbles / Reginald Cousins		Andre Royo
Omar Little		Michael K. Williams		[216][220][228][230]
Vic Mackey	The Shield	Michael Chiklis
Julie Cooper	The O.C.	Melinda Clarke	2003–2007	[216]
Al Swearengen	Deadwood	Ian McShane	2004–2006	[220]
Tommy Gavin	Rescue Me	Denis Leary	2004–2011	[228]
Veronica Mars	Veronica Mars	Kristen Bell	2004–2007 2019	[233]
James "Sawyer" Ford	Lost	Josh Holloway	2004–2010	[234]
Gregory House	House	Hugh Laurie	2004–2012	[228][229][230]
Zuko	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Dante Basco	2005–2008	[230]
Charlie Kelly	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Charlie Day	2005–present	[230]
Dennis Reynolds		Glenn Howerton
Ronald "Mac" McDonald		Rob McElhenney
Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds		Kaitlin Olsen
Frank Reynolds		Danny DeVito
Nancy Botwin	Weeds	Mary-Louise Parker	2005–2012	[228][230]
Atia of the Julii	Rome	Polly Walker	2005–2007	[216]
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell	Prison Break	Robert Knepper	2005–2009, 2017	[235]
Dean Winchester	Supernatural	Jensen Ackles	2005–2020	[236]
Sam Winchester		Jared Padalecki		[236]
Ben Linus	Lost	Michael Emerson	2006–2010	[216][220]
Noah Bennet	Heroes Heroes Reborn	Jack Coleman	2006–2010 2015	[237]
Dexter Morgan	Dexter Dexter: New Blood Dexter: Original Sin	Michael C. Hall	2006–2013, 2021–2022, 2024–present	[216][220][228][229][230]
Tony Stonem	Skins	Nicholas Hoult	2007–2008	[238]
Patricia "Patty" Hewes	Damages	Glenn Close	2007–2012	[216][220][228]
Chuck Bass	Gossip Girl	Ed Westwick		[239]
Blair Waldorf		Leighton Meester		[216]
Don Draper	Mad Men	Jon Hamm	2007–2015	[220][228][229][230]
Pete Campbell		Vincent Kartheiser		[216]
Hank Moody	Californication	David Duchovny	2007–2014	[228]
Sheldon Cooper	The Big Bang Theory	Jim Parsons	2007–2019	[216]
Walter White	Breaking Bad	Bryan Cranston	2008–2013	[216][220][228][229][230][240]
Skyler White		Anna Gunn		[241][242]
Jesse Pinkman		Aaron Paul		[243]
Jackson "Jax" Teller	Sons of Anarchy	Charlie Hunnam	2008–2014	[216][220][228]
Gemma Teller Morrow		Katey Sagal		[228]
Kenny Powers	Eastbound & Down	Danny McBride	2009–2013	[230]
Saul Goodman	Breaking Bad Better Call Saul	Bob Odenkirk	2009–2013 2015–2022	[230][244]
Rachel Berry	Glee	Lea Michele	2009–2015	[245]
Jackie Peyton	Nurse Jackie	Edie Falco		[228]
Damon Salvatore	The Vampire Diaries	Ian Somerhalder	2009–2017	[230]
Boyd Crowder	Justified	Walton Goggins	2010–2015	[216]
Sherlock Holmes	Sherlock	Benedict Cumberbatch	2010–2017	[246]
Nucky Thompson	Boardwalk Empire	Steve Buscemi	2010–2014	[228]
Daryl Dixon	The Walking Dead	Norman Reedus	2010–present	[247]
Jaime Lannister	Game of Thrones	Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	2011–2019	[220]
Tyrion Lannister		Peter Dinklage		[248]
Arya Stark		Maisie Williams		[45][248]
Nicholas Brody	Homeland	Damian Lewis	2011–2014	[228][229]
Oliver Queen / Green Arrow	Arrow	Stephen Amell	2012–2020	[249]
Elizabeth Jennings	The Americans	Keri Russell	2013–2018	[220]
Philip Jennings		Matthew Rhys
Frank Underwood	House of Cards	Kevin Spacey		[220][230]
Raymond "Ray" Donovan	Ray Donovan	Liev Schreiber	2013–2020	[228]
Grant Ward	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Brett Dalton	2013–2017	[250]
Rick Sanchez	Rick and Morty	Justin Roiland (2013–2022) Ian Cardoni (2023–present)	2013–present	[45][251]
John Constantine	Constantine	Matt Ryan	2014–2015	[252]
Bojack Horseman	Bojack Horseman	Will Arnett	2014–2020	[253]
Kim Wexler	Better Call Saul	Rhea Seehorn	2015–2022	[242]
Nacho Varga		Michael Mando		[254]
Elliot Alderson	Mr. Robot	Rami Malek	2015–2019	[255]
Frank Castle / The Punisher	Marvel's The Punisher	Jon Bernthal	2017–2019	[137]
Martin "Marty" Byrde	Ozark	Jason Bateman	2017–present	[230]
Eve Polastri	Killing Eve	Sandra Oh	2018–2022
Oksana Astankova / Villanelle		Jodie Comer
Billy Butcher	The Boys	Karl Urban	2019–present	[45]
The Mandalorian	The Mandalorian	Pedro Pascal		[230]
Seong Gi-hun	Squid Game	Lee Jung-jae	2021	[256]
Wednesday Addams	Wednesday	Jenna Ortega	2022	[257]

Anime and manga

Character	Work	Year	Ref.
Lupin III	Lupin III	1967–present	[258]
Skull Man / Ryūsei Chisato	Skull Man	1970–2002	[259]
Ogami Ittō	Lone Wolf and Cub	1970–1976	[260]
Captain Harlock	Space Pirate Captain Harlock	1977–1979	[258][261][262]
Amuro Ray	Mobile Suit Gundam	1979–1980	[263]
Char Aznable			[264]
Vegeta	Dragon Ball Z	1989–present	[258][265][266]
Guts	Berserk	1989–present	[258][266][267][268][269][270]
Orphen	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen	1994–present	[271][272]
Gene Starwind	Outlaw Star	1996–1999	[258]
Inuyasha	Inuyasha	1996–2008	[273]
Kikyo			[270][274]
Alucard	Hellsing	1997–2008	[258][267][269][270]
Ashura Doji	One Piece	1997–present	[275]
Bartholomew Kuma
"Big Gang" Bege
Denjiro
Eustass Kid
Lola the Proposer
Nico Robin			[274][275]
Roronoa Zoro			[275]
Smoker
Trafalgar Law
Spike Spiegel	Cowboy Bebop	1998–1999	[258][266][267][269][270][276][277]
Jet Black			[278]
Faye Valentine
Sasuke Uchiha	Naruto	1999–2014	[258][279][280]
Caiman	Dorohedoro	2000–2020	[267][280]
Scar	Fullmetal Alchemist	2001–2010	[258][270][281][282]
Ichigo Kurosaki	Bleach	2001–2016	[283][284]
Grimmjow Jeagerjaques			[281]
Revy / Rebecca Lee	Black Lagoon	2002–present	[258][266][270][274][280]
Lucy	Elfen Lied	2002–2005	[274]
Vino / Claire Stanfield	Baccano!	2003–present	[258]
Tokiko Tsumura	Buso Renkin	2003–2005	[274]
Light Yagami	Death Note	2003–2006	[45][266][267][269][270][280][285]
L Lawliet			[282]
Mello / Mihael Keehl			[258][282]
Mugen	Samurai Champloo	2004	[258][267][286]
Jin			[267][287]
Accelerator	A Certain Magical Index	2004	[258][266][267]
Thorfinn	Vinland Saga	2005–present	[268]
Askeladd			[270][280]
Yuno Gasai	Future Diary	2006–2010	[274]
Sebastian Michaelis	Black Butler	2006–present	[258][267]
Ciel Phantomhive			[267]
Lelouch Lamperouge	Code Geass	2006–2008	[45][258][266][267][269][270][280][285]
Kiritsugu Emiya	Fate/Zero	2006–2007	[270][280]
Hei	Darker than Black	2007	[269][270][288]
Eren Yeager	Attack on Titan	2009–2021	[266][269][270][280]
Akame	Akame ga Kill!	2010–2019	[266][274]
Homura Akemi	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	2011	[274]
Kyoko Sakura			[289]
Worick Arcangelo	Gangsta	2011–present	[258][267]
Nicolas Brown			[258][267][270]
Hachiman Hikigaya	My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected	2011–2021	[270]
Ken Kaneki	Tokyo Ghoul	2011–2014	[268]
Saitama	One-Punch Man	2012–present	[258]
Osamu Dazai	Bungo Stray Dogs		[270]
Satsuki Kiryuin	Kill la Kill	2013–2014	[280]
Dandy	Space Dandy		[258]
Dynamight / Katsuki Bakugo	My Hero Academia	2014–present	[280]
Endeavor / Enji Todoroki
Lady Nagant			[274]
McGillis Fareed	Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans	2015—2017	[264]
Angelo Lagusa	91 Days	2016	[269]
William James Moriarty	Moriarty the Patriot	2016–present
Tanya Degurechaff	The Saga of Tanya the Evil	2017–present	[267]
Fate Graphite	Berserk of Gluttony		[290]
Rachel "Ray" Gardner	Angels of Death	2018	[269]
Maki Zen'in	Jujutsu Kaisen	2018–present	[274]
Cid Kagenou / Shadow / Minoru Kageno	The Eminence in Shadow		[290]
Adonis	The Kingdoms of Ruin	2019–present

Video games

Character	Work	Year	Ref.
George	Rampage	1986–present	[291]
Ralph
Lizzie
Rick Taylor	Splatterhouse	1988–2010	[292]
Duke Nukem	Duke Nukem	1991–2011	[45][292][293]
Meta Knight	Kirby	1993–present	[45]
Wario	Wario	1992–present	[45][291][292]
Sweet Tooth	Twisted Metal	1995–present	[291]
Kain	Legacy of Kain	1996–2003	[291][292]
Raziel			[291]
Alucard	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	1997
Garrett	Thief: The Dark Project	1998
Waluigi	Mario	2000–present	[292][294]
Agent 47	Hitman		[45][291][292][295]
Conker the Squirrel	Conker's Bad Fur Day	2001	[291][292]
Claude	Grand Theft Auto III		[291][293]
Shadow the Hedgehog	Sonic the Hedgehog	2001–present	[45][291][292]
Dante	Devil May Cry		[295]
Captain Olimar	Pikmin		[292]
Jak	Jak and Daxter	2001–2009	[45]
Max Payne	Max Payne	2001–2012	[291][292][295]
Arthas Menethil	Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos	2002	[291]
Tommy Vercetti	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City		[291][292][293]
Sly Cooper	Sly Cooper	2002–2013	[45]
Nicholas Kang	True Crime: Streets of LA	2003	[292]
James Earl Cash	Manhunt		[291][292]
Torque	The Suffering	2004	[292]
Carl Johnson	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas		[291][293]
Mattias Nilsson	Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction	2005	[291]
Jennifer Mui
Chris Jacobs
Jericho Cross	Darkwatch		[292]
Wander	Shadow of the Colossus		[291]
Kratos	God of War	2005–present	[45][291][292][295]
Kazuma Kiryu	Yakuza		[291]
Johnny Gat	Saints Row	2006–2015	[295]
Marcus Fenix	Gears of War	2006–present	[292][293]
Jackie Estacado	The Darkness	2007	[291][292]
Altaïr Ibn-LaʼAhad	Assassin's Creed		[45]
Geralt of Rivia	The Witcher	2007–present	[295]
Ethan Thomas	Condemned 2: Bloodshot	2008	[292]
Niko Bellic	Grand Theft Auto IV		[291][292][293]
Starkiller	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed		[291][292]
Jack	MadWorld	2009	[292]
Stone Cold Steve Austin	WWE Legends of WrestleMania
Riddick	The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Cole McGrath	Infamous		[291]
Alex Mercer	Prototype		[45][291]
Bayonetta	Bayonetta	2009–present	[295]
War	Darksiders	2010	[291]
John Marston	Red Dead Redemption		[293]
Adam "Kane" Marcus	Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days		[291]
James Seth Lynch
Paxton Fettel	F.E.A.R. 3	2011
Death	Darksiders II	2012
Joel	The Last of Us	2013	[295][296]
Ellie			[45]
Trevor Philips	Grand Theft Auto V		[295]
Shay Patrick Cormac	Assassin's Creed Rogue	2014	[297]
Soldier: 76	Overwatch	2016–present	[45]
Arthur Morgan	Red Dead Redemption 2	2018	[295]