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The Strained Protector
Character Archetype
The Strained Protector
10 films
10 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Anna Gunn
Anson Mount
Bill Irwin
Dennis Quaid
Donald Sutherland
Hera Hilmar
Jodie Foster
John Benjamin Hickey
Liilia Šinkarjova
Shannyn Sossamon
Films Featuring This Archetype
Skyler White
Breaking Bad
2008
·
8.9
Aunt Anna
Lilya 4-ever
2002
·
7.6
Calvin Jarrett
Ordinary People
1980
·
7.4
Penelope Longstreet
Carnage
2011
·
7.2
Frank Winter
Manhattan
2014
·
7.0
Emmy
Turbulence
2025
·
6.6
Paul Buchman
Rachel Getting Married
2008
·
6.3
Courtney Collins
Sinister 2
2015
·
5.9
Cooper Tilson
Cold Creek Manor
2003
·
5.4
David Maddox
Visions
2015
·
5.3
Related Archetypes
The Innocent Subject
The Volatile Initiate
The Reluctant Protector
The Calculating Strategist
The Wounded Initiate
The Stabilizer
The Quiet Confidant
The Absent Guardian
The Vulnerable Initiate
The Displaced Guardian
The Menacing Predator
The Anxious Initiate
