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The Imaginative Initiate
Character Archetype
The Imaginative Initiate
26 films
25 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Jonathan Brandis
Amybeth McNulty
Bertil Guve
Cailey Fleming
Cayden Boyd
Eiko Yamada
Elijah Wood
Emma Bolger
Ethan Hawke
Fushigi Yamada
Jacob Tremblay
Jennifer Connelly
Joséphine Lebas-Joly
Kath Soucie
Marie Gillain
Megan Follows
Megumi Oohara
Rachel Blanchard
Raymond Briggs
Spencer Klein
Spencer Rothbell
TG
Takuma Gono
Xu Jiao
Yonas Kibreab
Zachary Levi
Films Featuring This Archetype
Anne Shirley
Anne with an E
2017
·
8.7
Kristen
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1992
·
8.2
Anne Shirley
Anne of Green Gables
1985
·
8.1
Arnold
Hey Arnold!
1996
·
8.0
Alexander Ekdahl
Fanny and Alexander
1982
·
7.8
Phil DeVille
Rugrats
1991
·
7.6
Older James
The Snowman
1982
·
7.6
Anne Shirley
Anne of Green Gables
1979
·
7.5
Dicky Chow
CJ7
2008
·
7.3
Sarah
Labyrinth
1986
·
7.3
8-year-old-Sophie
Love Me If You Dare
2003
·
7.2
Ariel
In America
2003
·
7.2
Mike
Radio Flyer
1992
·
7.0
Bea
IF
2024
·
7.0
Elio
Elio
2025
·
6.9
Nemo
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989
·
6.9
Nobita
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure
2012
·
6.8
Colin
Twelve Forever
2019
·
6.7
Harold
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
·
6.6
Masato
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker
2003
·
6.6
Orion
Orion and the Dark
2024
·
6.5
Ben Crandall
Explorers
1985
·
6.3
Bastian Bux
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
1990
·
5.8
Véronique Véro Arnel
My Father the Hero
1991
·
5.7
Barry Gabrewski
Sidekicks
1992
·
5.3
Max
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
·
5.2
Related Archetypes
The Wistful Performer
The Steadfast Confidant
The Obsessive Catalyst
The Accidental Performer
The Eager Initiate
The Reserved Performer
The Curious Investigator
The Eager Performer
The Steady Confidant
The Timid Doubter
The Mischievous Performer
The Curious Initiate
