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The Pragmatic Stabilizer
Character Archetype
The Pragmatic Stabilizer
21 films
21 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Aure Atika
Christa Miller
Christina Applegate
Courtney Henggeler
Cynthia Nixon
David Zayas
Ethan Hawke
Franklin Cover
Jackie Woodburne
Joan Allen
John Hannah
Matthew Modine
Pamela Adlon
Paul Reiser
Paul Schneider
Rene Russo
Ted Danson
Tetsushi Tanaka
Traylor Howard
Youn Sang-hyun
Zhang Yao
Films Featuring This Archetype
Baek Seong-rae
Love Untangled
2025
·
8.3
Amanda LaRusso
Cobra Kai
2018
·
8.2
Mark Brendanawicz
Parks and Recreation
2009
·
8.0
Nancy
Room
2015
·
8.0
Kanda
Dollhouse
2025
·
7.6
Marcy Runkle
Californication
2007
·
7.6
Thomas Tom Willis
The Jeffersons
1975
·
7.3
Colin
Overboard
2018
·
6.7
Kate O'Brien
The Drew Carey Show
1995
·
6.5
Clay Sandford
Leave the World Behind
2023
·
6.4
Debbie Griswold
Vacation
2015
·
6.3
Drake Goodman
Pacific Heights
1990
·
6.3
Da Meizi
I Know Who You Are
2026
·
6.2
Louna
Forced Vacation
2025
·
6.1
Susan Kennedy
Neighbours
1985
·
6.1
Dr. Molly Griswold
Tin Cup
1996
·
6.1
Miranda Hobbes
Sex and the City 2
2010
·
6.0
Stephen Bachman
Crazy People
1990
·
5.9
Jack Holden
3 Men and a Little Lady
1990
·
5.9
Oliver
Skyline
2010
·
5.1
Tonya Avery
Son of the Mask
2005
·
4.2
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The Eccentric Catalyst
The Boisterous Performer
The Practical Confidant
The Eccentric Performer
The Bemused Initiate
The Fractured Protector
The Resigned Guardian
The Well-meaning Confidant
The Self-destructive Catalyst
The Enabling Confidant
