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The World-weary Investigator
Character Archetype
The World-weary Investigator
29 films
29 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Al Pacino
Albert Salmi
Alec Guinness
Axel Prahl
Bruce Willis
Dennis Franz
Don Johnson
Elias Koteas
Gary Oldman
George C. Scott
Jeff Bridges
Kenjiro Tsuda
Mark Hamill
Matt Ryan
Max von Sydow
Michael Douglas
Michael Ealy
Neill Rea
Rhea Seehorn
Richard Belzer
Richard Berry
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon
Sam Neill
Samuel L. Jackson
Sven Wollter
Todd Jensen
Tommy Lee Jones
Will Smith
Yoko Asagami
Films Featuring This Archetype
John Munch
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
·
8.1
Carol Sturka
Pluribus
2025
·
7.9
Major Marquis Warren
The Hateful Eight
2015
·
7.8
DI Mike Shepherd
The Brokenwood Mysteries
2014
·
7.6
George Smiley
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
·
7.6
James 'Sonny' Crockett
Miami Vice
1984
·
7.5
John Constantine
Justice League Dark
2017
·
7.3
Marcus Hamilton
Hell or High Water
2016
·
7.3
Chief Inspector Ho
Miracles: The Canton Godfather
1989
·
7.1
Andy Sipowicz
NYPD Blue
1993
·
7.1
Joe Hallenbeck
The Last Boy Scout
1991
·
6.8
Kei Matoba
Cop Craft
2019
·
6.8
The Policeman
Let Me In
2010
·
6.8
Commissioner Vernet
Ruby & Quentin
2003
·
6.7
George Smiley
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
·
6.6
Frank Keller
Sea of Love
1989
·
6.6
Alan Grant
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
·
6.6
Nick Conklin
Black Rain
1989
·
6.6
Bo Jarnebring
The Man from Majorca
1984
·
6.6
Agent J
Men in Black 3
2012
·
6.5
Saeko Nogami
City Hunter: .357 Magnum
1989
·
6.4
Detective Sebastian
Underworld: Awakening
2012
·
6.3
Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
The Exorcist III
1990
·
6.3
Frank Thiel
Scene of the Crime
1970
·
6.2
Detective Traxler
Ninja
2009
·
6.2
Moretti
Sleepless
2001
·
6.1
Inspector Sturgess
Superstition
1982
·
6.1
Dave Robicheaux
In the Electric Mist
2009
·
6.1
Max Reed
The Guyver
1991
·
5.6
Related Archetypes
The Ambitious Strategist
The Green Initiate
The Steady Confidant
The Conflicted Investigator
The Grizzled Investigator
The Steady Protector
The Ambitious Initiate
The Reluctant Investigator
The Steadfast Guardian
The Principled Operator
The Determined Investigator
The Driven Strategist
