When it comes to conspiracy theories, it’s the characters that make these movies and shows so great. No matter how many twists, cliffhangers, or double-agents, these characters constantly brave the odds to expose the truth - even if it means putting their own lives at risk.
Whether you like a complex, series-long conspiracy in the vein of Homeland or something more episodic along the lines of Law & Order and the X-Files, there's no denying that the characters on this list will guide you through all the wild twists and turns of any good conspiracy with charm and style to spare. FBI agents Mulder and Scully are out to expose the truth, but Eleven packs some serious superpowers. Which character is your favorite?
Check your hotel room for listening devices, dust for fingerprints, and vote up the best conspiracy characters in film and TV. And if you notice your favorite character isn't listed, add them!
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264Steve Harrington
Stranger Things2
239Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock, The Hound of the BaskervillesPowers & Abilities: Natural deduction, Disguise
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2618Eleven
Stranger Things4
1810Agent K
Men in Black: The Series, Men in Black5
159Agent Jay
Men in Black: The Series, Men in Black6
2120Mitch McDeere
The Firm, The Firm7
1918John Locke
Lost, Lost8
1918Bryan Mills
Taken, Taken 29
1718Richard Kimble
The Fugitive10
1618Lincoln Burrows
Prison Break, Prison Break: The Final Break11
1821Fox Mulder
The X-Files, The X Files 2Powers & Abilities: Eidetic memory
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1315Nicholas Van Orton
The Game13
1621Dana Scully
The X-Files, The X Files 214
1419Jason Bourne
The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Identity15
1420Dean Winchester
Supernatural The Animation, Supernatural16
1319Robert Langdon
The Da Vinci Code, The Lost SymbolPowers & Abilities: Eidetic memory
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010Frank Serpico
Serpico18
915Sam Winchester
Supernatural The Animation, SupernaturalPowers & Abilities: Psychokinesis, Precognition
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915Michael Scofield
Prison Break20
917Jack Bauer
24, Journeys Below the Line: The Editing Process of 2421
27Rust Cohle
True Detective22
717Raymond 'Red' Reddington
The Blacklist23
824Spencer Reid
Criminal Minds24
824Carrie Mathison
Homeland25
621Olivia Benson
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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