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The Cynical Operator
Character Archetype
The Cynical Operator
24 films
23 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Woody Harrelson
Alec Baldwin
Bashir Salahuddin
Billy Bob Thornton
Burt Reynolds
Darshan Jariwala
Gary Oldman
James Remar
Jamie Foxx
Jason Alexander
Jean Yanne
Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Josh Holloway
Kevin Dillon
Larry Hagman
Leonardo DiCaprio
Marc Maron
Nick Searcy
Ron Leibman
Rory Keenan
Shin-ichiro Miki
Vivek
Films Featuring This Archetype
Deishuu Kaiki
Rio
2011
·
8.1
Jackson Lamb
Slow Horses
2022
·
8.0
James Sawyer
Lost
2004
·
8.0
Danny Archer
Blood Diamond
2006
·
7.6
Snake
The Bad Guys
2022
·
7.5
Philip Stuckey
Pretty Woman
1990
·
7.4
Binzer
Power Ballad
2026
·
7.1
Guy Asselin
Indochine
1992
·
7.0
DYSP Jawahar Rastogi
Sector 36
2024
·
7.0
'Revolver' Richard
Yennai Arindhaal
2015
·
6.9
Joe
Looper
2012
·
6.9
Varrick
Kate
2021
·
6.6
Willie
Bad Santa
2003
·
6.6
Slick Charles
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
·
6.5
Jack Warner
Reagan
2024
·
6.4
Boris Fillmore
Miller's Girl
2024
·
6.3
Dennis Dupree
Rock of Ages
2012
·
6.2
Maxie Devine
The Quest
1996
·
6.2
Dick Benson
S.O.B.
1981
·
6.0
Monix
Semi-Pro
2008
·
5.6
Brian Lewis
Head of State
2003
·
5.6
Mike Murphy
City Heat
1984
·
5.5
Freddie Ugo
Rhinestone
1984
·
4.9
Gerri
Zandalee
1991
·
4.4
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The Streetwise Initiate
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The Reserved Strategist
The Spirited Initiate
The Worldly Mentor
The Structured Strategist
The Idealistic Catalyst
The Traumatized Subject
The Determined Protector
