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Character Archetype
The Wry Catalyst
25 films
25 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Agnès Jaoui
Amanda Peet
Auliʻi Cravalho
Austin Lin
Celia Imrie
Denzel Washington
Isabella Rossellini
Jim Rash
Jung Kyung-ho
Kat Dennings
Kate McKinnon
Larry David
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Waltz
Lorenzo Music
Louis C.K.
Paul Giamatti
Rachel House
Rainn Wilson
RJ Balaji
Scarlett Johansson
Stephen Full
Toshiyuki Nishida
Trey Parker
Vincent Price
Films Featuring This Archetype
Kim Jun-wan
Hospital Playlist
2020
·
8.5
Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
·
8.0
Narrator
Vincent
1982
·
7.9
Supporting Role
Friends: The Reunion
2021
·
7.8
Supporting Role
Louis C.K.: Hilarious
2010
·
7.8
Paula
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2016
·
7.6
Bill
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022
·
7.4
Iwa
A Letter to Momo
2012
·
7.3
Garfield
Garfield and Friends
1988
·
7.3
Max Black
2 Broke Girls
2011
·
7.2
Ash
Sing: Thriller
2024
·
7.1
Supporting Role
President Curtis
2026
·
7.1
Baby Kannan 'BK'
Karuppu
2026
·
7.1
Mao Pang Yu
Marry My Dead Body
2023
·
7.0
Stan
Dog with a Blog
2012
·
7.0
Goomi
Minions & Monsters
2026
·
6.9
Laëtitia
The Sweet Escape
2015
·
6.6
Nora
Brighton Beach Memoirs
1986
·
6.6
Joyce
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
·
6.6
Shorty
Paycheck
2003
·
6.2
Maria Hardy
Cousins
1989
·
6.0
Janis ʻImiʻike
Mean Girls
2024
·
5.9
Napoleon Stone
Heart Condition
1990
·
5.7
Coakley
In the Blink of an Eye
2026
·
5.6
Darcy Silverman
Gulliver's Travels
2010
·
5.2
Related Archetypes
The Awkward Catalyst
The Patient Guardian
The Enabling Confidant
The Patient Protector
The Blunt Avenger
The Well-meaning Confidant
The Laconic Performer
The Affable Initiate
The Amiable Confidant
The Loyal Witness
The Well-meaning Steward
The Eccentric Performer
