While CIA agents are out gallivanting across the world causing coups and destabilizing regions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation frequently concerns itself with what's actually happening on American soil. They don't usually carry quite as much baggage, and so FBI characters are often perfect pop culture heroes. The greatest FBI characters in film and TV are the Donnie Brascos and the Johnny Utahs, hunting down criminals and making sure we can sleep safely knowing that someone, somewhere, is out there protecting us. Crime stands no chance against the FBI's best and brightest.
But even though they're all working for America, surely some of them are better at keeping us safe than others. After all, Taken's Bryan Mills had already retired from the FBI when he successfully tracked down his daughter's captors. Does that qualify him as the greatest FBI agent of all time, or should that honor go to someone like Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs for going toe-to-toe with the creepiest serial killer ever?
It's up to you to decide! Vote up the best fictional FBI characters you think are the best at safeguarding your security. Is there somebody we missed? Add them to the list!
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8424Fox Mulder
The X-Files, The X Files 2Fox William Mulder is a fictional character in the Fox science fiction-supernatural television... more2
8627Dana Scully
The X-Files, The X Files 2Dana Scully is a fictional character in the Fox science fiction-supernatural television series... more3
5331Dale Cooper
Twin Peaks, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With MeFBI Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper, portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan, is a fictional... more4
5534Clarice Starling
The Silence of the Lambs, HannibalClarice M. Starling is a fictional character and the protagonist of the novels The Silence of... more5
2410Spencer Reid
Criminal MindsDr. Spencer Reid is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds, portrayed... more6
2210Eliot Ness
The UntouchablesEliot Ness is a fictional character from the 1987 film The Untouchables.... more7
4438Seeley Booth
BonesSeeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the US television series Bones, portrayed by... more8
2720Holden Ford
MindhunterPlaces Lived: Jonathan Groff
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2822Jason Gideon
Criminal MindsJason Gideon is a fictional character from the TV series Criminal Minds.... more10
2822Johnny Utah
Point BreakJohnny Utah is a fictional character from the 1991 film Point Break.... more11
157David Rossi
Criminal MindsDavid Rossi is a fictional character from the 2005 tv series Criminal Minds.... more12
3333Temperance "Bones" Brennan, Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by Emily Deschanel in the... more13
2523Olivia Dunham
FringeFBI agent Olivia Dunham (played by Anna Torv) is a fictional character in the American... more14
2324Gracie Hart
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, Miss CongenialityGracie Hart is a fictional character from the 2000 film Miss Congeniality and 2005 film Miss... more15
1919Lincoln Lee
FringeLincoln Lee is a fictional character on the Fox television series Fringe. Lincoln first... more16
1820Bill Tench
MindhunterPlaces Lived: Holt McCallany
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Special Agent George Huang, M.D. is a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order: Special... more18
1217Melvin Purvis
Public EnemiesMelvin Purvis is a fictional character from the 1975 film The Kansas City Massacre.... more19
1220Sean Archer
Face/Off20
1018Carl Hanratty
Catch Me If You Can, Catch Me If You CanCarl Hanratty is a fictional character from Catch Me If You Can....21
917Charlie Francis
Fringe, Evolution: The Genesis of 'Fringe Season 1'FBI Special agent Charlie Francis (played by Kirk Acevedo) is a fictional character in the... more22
716Agent Mike Warren
Graceland23
616Agent Paul Briggs
Graceland24
514Donnie Brasco/Joseph D. 'Joe' Pistone
Donnie BrascoJoseph D. 'Joe' Pistone is the fictional representation of former FBI agent Joseph Dominick... more25
618Kate Macer
SicarioPlaces Lived: Emily Blunt