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The Principled Investigator
Character Archetype
The Principled Investigator
40 films
40 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Jeff Daniels
Alison Brie
Anthony Mackie
Ayça Ayşin Turan
Ben McKenzie
Bryan Cranston
Catherine Dent
Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Danielle Brooks
Danny Pudi
Darlene Vogel
David Strathairn
Dwight Schultz
Elizabeth Perkins
Emi Takei
Emily Mortimer
Emily Watson
Geetanjali Kulkarni
Holly Mae Brood
Howard Rollins
JL
Jack Lam
Jaime King
Joanna Kulig
John David Washington
Krystal Joy Brown
Laura Linney
Mark Williams
Matt Damon
Matt Stone
Michael Ealy
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Films Featuring This Archetype
Dr. Heather Collins
The Pitt
2025
·
8.7
Ulana Khomyuk
Chernobyl
2019
·
8.7
Kyle Broflovski
South Park
1997
·
8.3
Dr. Will Halstead
Chicago Med
2015
·
8.3
Danielle 'Danny' Sofer
The Shield
2002
·
8.2
Leota Adebayo
Peacemaker
2022
·
8.2
Joss Carter
The Rapture
1991
·
8.1
Huey Duck
DuckTales
2017
·
7.8
Jolanta Wadowska-Król
Lead Children
2026
·
7.8
Constable Benton Fraser
Due South
1994
·
7.6
James 'Jim' Gordon
Gotham
2014
·
7.6
Father Brown
Father Brown
2013
·
7.6
Ron Stallworth
BlacKkKlansman
2018
·
7.5
Ali Soufan
The Looming Tower
2018
·
7.3
Barbara Gordon
Batman: Caped Crusader
2024
·
7.2
Nadine Memphis
Shooter
2016
·
7.2
Cecilia Pederson
Saw X
2023
·
7.2
Edward R. Murrow
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
·
7.1
Detective Ellen Ridgway
Lights Out
2024
·
7.0
James Comey
The Comey Rule
2020
·
6.9
Public Prosecutor Nutan
Court
2015
·
6.9
Kumru
Love in 39 Degrees
2024
·
6.9
DI Alice Frampton
Harry Brown
2009
·
6.8
Captain Davenport
A Soldier's Story
1984
·
6.8
Robert Mazur
The Infiltrator
2016
·
6.7
Erin Bruner
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2005
·
6.6
Mike Ackerman
Man on a Ledge
2012
·
6.4
Samuel
Vultures
2025
·
6.4
Rochelle Madeley
Roadkill
2020
·
6.4
Claire Wellington
Freelance
2023
·
6.4
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Related Archetypes
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The Reluctant Investigator
The Charismatic Operator
The Calculating Strategist
