# 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);
* lack of positive qualities such as "courage, physical prowess, and fortitude", and "generally feel helpless in a world over which they have no control";
* qualities considered dark traits, usually belonging to villains, (amorality, greed, violent tendencies, etc.) that may be tempered with more human, identifiable traits that blur the moral lines between the protagonist and antagonist.
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 |
| Lázaro de Tormes | Lazarillo de Tormes | anonymous | 1554 |
| Shylock | The Merchant of Venice | William Shakespeare | 1596 |
| Prince Hamlet | Hamlet | William Shakespeare | 1599–1602 |
| Othello | Othello | William Shakespeare | 1603 |
| Lady Macbeth | Macbeth | William Shakespeare | 1623 |
| Satan | Paradise Lost | John Milton | 1667 |
| Phèdre | Phèdre | Jean Racine | 1677 |
| Redmond Barry | The Luck of Barry Lyndon | William Makepeace Thackeray | 1844 |
| Edward Rochester | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Brontë | 1847 |
| Becky Sharp | Vanity Fair | William Makepeace Thackeray | 1847–1848 |
| Raskolnikov | Crime and Punishment | Fyodor Dostoevsky | 1866 |
| Huckleberry Finn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | 1884 |
| Stephen Dedalus | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Ulysses | James Joyce | 1916 1922 |
| Jay Gatsby | The Great Gatsby | F. Scott Fitzgerald | 1925 |
| Quentin Compson | The Sound and the Fury | William Faulkner | 1929 |
| Sam Spade | The Maltese Falcon | Dashiell Hammett | 1930 |
| Scarlett O'Hara | Gone with the Wind | Margaret Mitchell | 1936 |
| Pinkie Brown | Brighton Rock | Graham Greene | 1938 |
| Bigger Thomas | Native Son | Richard Wright | 1940 |
| Meursault | The Stranger | Albert Camus | 1942 |
| Bob Jones | If He Hollers Let Him Go | Chester Himes | 1945 |
| Annie Allen | Annie Allen | Gwendolyn Brooks | 1949 |
| Holden Caulfield | The Catcher in the Rye | J. D. Salinger | 1951 |
| The Narrator | Invisible Man | Ralph Ellison | 1952 |
| Cross Damon | The Outsider | Richard Wright | 1953 |
| James Bond | James Bond novels and short stories | Ian Fleming | 1953–1966 |
| Humbert Humbert | Lolita | Vladimir Nabokov | 1955 |
| Tom Ripley | The Talented Mr. Ripley Ripley Under Ground Ripley's Game The Boy Who Followed Ripley Ripley Under Water | Patricia Highsmith | 1955–1991 |
| Okonkwo | Things Fall Apart | Chinua Achebe | 1958 |
| Elric of Melniboné | Elric of Melniboné | Michael Moorcock | 1961 |
| Yossarian | Catch-22 | Joseph Heller | 1961 |
| Alex | A Clockwork Orange | Anthony Burgess | 1962 |
| Paul Atreides | Dune | Frank Herbert | 1965 |
| Rosencrantz and Guildenstern | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | Tom Stoppard | 1966 |
| Woland | The Master and Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov | 1967 |
| Wei Xiaobao | The Deer and the Cauldron | Jin Yong | 1969 |
| Harry Flashman | The Flashman Papers | George MacDonald Fraser | 1969 |
| Alexander Portnoy | Portnoy's Complaint | Philip Roth | 1969 |
| Michael Corleone | The Godfather | Mario Puzo | 1969 |
| Raoul Duke | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Hunter S. Thompson | 1971 |
| Lestat de Lioncourt | The Vampire Chronicles Series | Anne Rice | 1976–2018 |
| Macon "Milkman" Dead III | Song of Solomon | Toni Morrison | 1977 |
| Fëanor | The Silmarillion | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1977 |
| Túrin Turambar | The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales The Lays of Beleriand The Children of Húrin | J.R.R. Tolkien | 1977–2007 |
| Randall Flagg | The Stand Eyes of the Dragon The Dark Tower series | Stephen King | 1978–2012 |
| Dr. Hannibal Lecter | Red Dragon | Thomas Harris | 1981 |
| Roland Deschain | The Dark Tower series | Stephen King | 1982–2012 |
| Francis “Frank” Cauldhame | The Wasp Factory | Iain Banks | 1984 |
| Dr. Hannibal Lecter | The Silence of the Lambs | Thomas Harris | 1988 |
| Geralt of Rivia | The Witcher | Andrzej Sapkowski | 1986 |
| Shrek | Shrek! | William Steig | 1990 |
| Mark Renton | Trainspotting | Irvine Welsh | 1993 |
| Tyler Durden and the Narrator | Fight Club | Chuck Palahniuk | 1996 |
| 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 |
| Severus Snape | Harry Potter series | J. K. Rowling | 1997–2007 |
| Bruce Robertson | Filth | Irvine Welsh | 1998 |
| Artemis Fowl II | Artemis Fowl series | Eoin Colfer | 2001 |
| 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 |
| Lisbeth Salander | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | Stieg Larsson | 2005 |
| Greg Heffley | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | 2007–present |
| Christian Grey | Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades Darker Fifty Shades Freed Grey Darker Freed | E. L. James | 2011–2021 |

## Film

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

## Comic books

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

## Television

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

## Anime and manga

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

## Video games

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