A central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes. The characteristics include: Imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, bigotry, etc.); Lack of positive qualities such as "courage, physical prowess, and fortitude", and "generally feel helpless in a world over which they have no control"; Qualities considered dark traits, usually belonging to villains, (amorality, greed, violent tendencies, etc.) that may be tempered with more human, identifiable traits that blur the moral lines between the protagonist and antagonist.
Johnny Depp
Al Pacino
Robert De Niro
Samuel L. Jackson
Clint Eastwood
Kurt Russell
Oscar Isaac
Jack Nicholson
Harrison Ford
Jean Reno
Jason Statham
Tom Hardy
Ashley Tisdale
Christopher Lee
Brandon Lee
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