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The Desperate Protector
Character Archetype
The Desperate Protector
25 films
25 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Aaron Eckhart
Ashley Greene
Berant Zhu
Dale Midkiff
Danielle Chuchran
Demi Moore
Fernando Cayo
Frank Grillo
Glen Powell
Ice Cube
Jay Baruchel
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Liam Neeson
Linda Zilliacus
Martin Shakar
Martin Short
Mel Gibson
Michael Jai White
Pierce Brosnan
Radha Mitchell
Russell Crowe
Steve Carell
Tom Irwin
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Films Featuring This Archetype
David Sheff
Beautiful Boy
2018
·
7.6
George Chambers
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
2006
·
7.4
Marja
Evil
2003
·
7.3
Frank Bennett
Thieves Highway
2025
·
7.3
John Brennan
The Next Three Days
2010
·
7.1
Jim
The Sadness
2021
·
6.9
Ben Richards
The Running Man
2025
·
6.8
Ned Perry
Three Fugitives
1989
·
6.7
Louis Creed
Pet Sematary
1989
·
6.7
Rose Da Silva
Silent Hill
2006
·
6.6
Will Sharp
Ambulance
2022
·
6.6
Matt Turner
Retribution
2023
·
6.5
Tom Garvey
The River
1984
·
6.4
Karl Brendt
Don't. Get. Out!
2018
·
6.4
Natalie
Aftermath
2021
·
6.2
Jaime
Kidnapped
2010
·
6.1
Luke Vaughn
Heist
2015
·
6.1
John
Snow White
2001
·
5.9
Holly McCord
Night Train
2023
·
5.9
David Blume
Misdirection
2026
·
5.8
Annie
The Juror
1996
·
5.7
Durell
First Sunday
2008
·
5.6
Jared York
Humane
2024
·
5.4
Mike Regan
I.T.
2016
·
5.4
John Freemont
The Children
1980
·
5.1
Related Archetypes
The Fractured Stabilizer
The Steadfast Investigator
The Divided Subject
The Tragic Witness
The Strained Confidant
The Weathered Mentor
The Apparitional Catalyst
The Grieving Protector
The Fractured Confidant
The Ambivalent Confidant
The Innocent Initiate
The Seductive Predator
