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The Well-meaning Catalyst
Character Archetype
The Well-meaning Catalyst
25 films
23 actors
Actors with This Archetype
John Leguizamo
Peter Sallis
Allen Payne
Chevy Chase
Chris Pratt
Daran Norris
Ed Helms
Evan MacKenzie
Fatma Al Sherif
Haley Lu Richardson
Jesse Bradford
Kate Beckinsale
Keanu Reeves
Kyle Marvin
Lake Bell
Matthew McConaughey
Michael McKean
Natasha Lyonne
Paul Rudd
Steve Carell
Valérie Lemercier
Vincent Elbaz
Zoe Saldaña
Films Featuring This Archetype
Wallace
A Close Shave
1996
·
7.6
Cosmo
The Fairly OddParents
2001
·
7.6
Clarence 'C.J.' Payne Jr.
Tyler Perry's House of Payne
2007
·
7.6
Wallace
A Grand Day Out
1990
·
7.5
Krista
The Edge of Seventeen
2016
·
7.2
Gabriel
Good Fortune
2025
·
6.9
Emma Woodhouse
Emma
1996
·
6.6
Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Everyone Says I Love You
1996
·
6.5
Sid
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
·
6.5
David
The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
·
6.4
Sid
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
·
6.4
Carey
Splitsville
2025
·
6.3
Rusty Griswold
Vacation
2015
·
6.3
Brett
Delivery Man
2013
·
6.2
Clark Griswold
National Lampoon's European Vacation
1985
·
6.2
Manu
He Even Has Your Eyes
2017
·
6.0
George Talbot
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
·
5.9
Elaine
Death at a Funeral
2010
·
5.9
Victoire
It Takes Two To Tango
2025
·
5.8
Barry
Dinner for Schmucks
2010
·
5.7
Nicky
Happy Endings
2005
·
5.6
Ashley
Over Her Dead Body
2008
·
5.5
Skip Carter
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
1990
·
5.2
Supporting Role
Love in Slow Motion
2026
·
4.4
Steven
Tiptoes
2002
·
3.9
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The Enigmatic Catalyst
The Dispossessed Subject
The Empathetic Confidant
The Ruthless Operator
