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The Wounded Guardian
Character Archetype
The Wounded Guardian
30 films
30 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Betty Gilpin
Brenda Blethyn
Bruce Willis
Daniel Day-Lewis
Deedee Magno Hall
Emir Benderlioğlu
Gena Rowlands
Glenne Headly
Helen Hunt
Hope Davis
J.K. Simmons
Jack Lemmon
Joely Richardson
John Mahoney
Jovan Adepo
Judy Davis
Julie Benz
KS
Kae Shimamura
Kathleen Barr
Kim Hae-sook
Laia Costa
Matthew Duckett
Olivia Grace Applegate
Paddy Considine
Rob Lowe
Sachiko Murase
Scott Glenn
Silvia Solar
Tim Rozon
Tohru Emori
Films Featuring This Archetype
Sharon
Succubus
2024
·
8.5
Leroy Hanlon
IT: Welcome to Derry
2025
·
8.2
Rita Bennett
Dexter
2006
·
8.2
Pearl
Steven Universe Future
2019
·
8.2
Larissa Cannon
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
2026
·
8.1
Owen Strand
9-1-1: Lone Star
2020
·
8.0
Gin
Tokyo Godfathers
2003
·
7.9
John Henry 'Doc' Holliday
Wynonna Earp
2016
·
7.9
Shin Hyun-Sook
Tower of Babel
2019
·
7.8
Martin Crane
Frasier
1993
·
7.7
Sara Rowell
American Primeval
2025
·
7.7
Cynthia Rose Purley
Secrets & Lies
1996
·
7.6
James Forester
The Tomorrow War
2021
·
7.5
Arlene McKinney
Pay It Forward
2000
·
7.4
Sarah Lawson
Love Streams
1984
·
7.2
Julia McNamara
Nip/Tuck
2003
·
7.2
Johnny
In America
2003
·
7.2
Kane
Rhapsody in August
1991
·
7.2
Turan Kara
Wolf
2018
·
7.1
Molly Dunnage
The Dressmaker
2015
·
7.0
Emmett
Silverado
1985
·
6.9
Elizabeth 'Liz' Garfield
Hearts in Atlantis
2001
·
6.8
Rayna
Barbie Mariposa
2008
·
6.8
Mother
Barefoot Gen 2
1986
·
6.7
Clifford Chatterley
Lady Chatterley's Lover
2022
·
6.7
Jake Tremont
Dad
1989
·
6.4
Ray Stoker
Anemone
2025
·
6.0
Joyce Urbanski
Mortal Thoughts
1991
·
5.7
Emmett Smith
In Country
1989
·
5.6
Madame Danville
Cannibal Terror
1980
·
4.1
Related Archetypes
The Domestic Guardian
The Compartmentalized Predator
The Transient Initiate
The Investigator
The Ambitious Confidant
The Traumatized Initiate
The Methodical Predator
The Erudite Mentor
The Fastidious Confidant
The Practical Healer
The Erudite Strategist
The Neurotic Confidant
