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The Wry Performer
Character Archetype
The Wry Performer
39 films
39 actors
Actors with This Archetype
Alan Tudyk
Alec Baldwin
Andréa Ferréol
Angus Deayton
Awkwafina
Bill Murray
Billy Crystal
Bob Saget
Chris O'Dowd
Christopher Guest
Craig Ferguson
David Byrne
David Letterman
Fran Lebowitz
Graham Norton
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Jerry Seinfeld
Jim Broadbent
Jim Rash
Jimmy Kimmel
Jo Firestone
Joy Behar
Jung Kyung-ho
Kevin Hart
Lee Kwang-soo
Marcello Mastroianni
Martin Short
Pascale Hutton
Patton Oswalt
Randall Park
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Films Featuring This Archetype
Kim Jun-wan
Hospital Playlist
2020
·
8.5
Jerry Seinfeld
Seinfeld
1989
·
8.3
Mark Twain
Bungo Stray Dogs
2016
·
8.3
Rosemary LeVeaux
When Calls the Heart
2014
·
8.3
Self - Actor
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
·
7.9
Garfield 'Gar' Logan
Titans
2018
·
7.9
Mike
Monsters, Inc.
2001
·
7.9
Mopple
The Sheep Detectives
2026
·
7.6
Gavin 'Spinner' Mason
Crank
2006
·
7.6
Tarantula
The Bad Guys
2022
·
7.5
Peter Venkman
Ghostbusters
1984
·
7.5
Self - Host
Beyond Stranger Things
2017
·
7.5
Supporting Role
Pretend It's a City
2021
·
7.4
Self - Host
The Graham Norton Show
2007
·
7.2
Self - Jimmy Woo
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
·
7.2
Arlette Guillaume
The Last Metro
1980
·
7.2
Self - Host
Have I Got News for You
1990
·
7.2
Mike
Sing
2016
·
7.1
Loto
Moana 2
2024
·
7.0
Roman
Fast X
2023
·
7.0
Captain Molyneux
Cloud Atlas
2012
·
6.9
Pippo Fred Botticella
Ginger and Fred
1986
·
6.9
Mo Morrison
Lightyear
2022
·
6.9
Self / Duke of Clarence
Looking for Richard
1996
·
6.8
Alan Barrows
A Mighty Wind
2003
·
6.8
Self - Host
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
·
6.8
Narrator
True Stories
1986
·
6.7
Self - Host
America's Funniest Home Videos
1989
·
6.6
Mak-Yi
The Pirates: The Last Royal Treasure
2022
·
6.5
Valentino
Wish
2023
·
6.2
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