The Most Memorable Sociopaths In TV History
Get ready to feel manipulated as we rank the greatest and most memorable sociopaths in TV history. Sociopathic characters make for some of the most interesting TV you’ll ever see. They can be misanthropes, misogynists, homicidal maniacs, or all of the above!
From Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal) to Dennis Reynolds (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), the best sociopaths on TV are usually rude, conniving, and self-centered - which is probably what makes them so interesting! Bad characters make for great TV, and these are some of the worst and most egotistical characters to ever grace the small screen. But while some of the characters on this list of TV sociopaths are legitimately evil, others are just really, really vain. Which of these charming TV sociopaths is your favorite? Some of the scariest sociopaths on TV include twisted, little king Joffrey Baratheon of Game of Thrones and the ruthless Francis Underwood on House of Cards.
Vote up the greatest sociopaths on TV - not because they want you to, but because YOU want to! Share this list of TV characters who are sociopaths with your friends, and add any characters you think are missing.
Played by: Benedict Cumberbatch
Memorable quote: "I'm not a psychopath, Anderson. I'm a high-functioning sociopath. Do your research."
Played by: Andrew Scott
Memorable quote: "Every fairy tale needs a good old-fashioned villain."
Played by: Mads Mikkelsen
Memorable quote: "I have let you know me, see me. I gave you a rare gift, but you didn't want it."
Played by: Michael C. Hall
Memorable quote: "Monsters don't get to live happily ever after."
Played by: Evan Peters
Memorable quote: " I… hated high school. So I’d come here and I’d look out at this vast, limitless expanse. Then it’s like, that’s your life, man. You can do anything, could be anything. Screw high school. That’s… it’s just a blip in your timeline."
Played by: Hugh Laurie
Memorable quote: "There’s no ‘I’ in team. There’s a ‘me’ though, if you jumble it up."
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Played by: Jodie Comer
Memorable quote: "You look like someone stuck a mustache on some fudge."
Played by: Glenn Howerton
Memorable quote: "Hi. I'm a recovering crack head. This is my retarded sister that I take care of. I'd like some welfare, please."
Played by: Aidan Gillen
Memorable quote: "Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some, are given a chance to climb. They refuse, they cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is."
Played by: Iwan Rheon
Memorable quote: "If you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention."
Played by: David Morrissey
Memorable quote: "In this life now, you kill or you die. Or you die and you kill."
Played by: Jack Gleeson
Memorable quote: "They say Stannis never smiles. I'll give him a Red smile, from ear to ear."
Played by: Freddie Highmore
Memorable quote: "I'm afraid of you and I love you, and that's a bad combination."
Played by: Kelsey Grammer
Memorable quote: "That's right, dear. Enjoy your rest. The wedding was very tough on you, and the honeymoon is going to be... murder."
Played by: David Tennant
Memorable quote: "Children should be seen and not heard. Or better still, not seen and not heard. Get into that closet!"
Played by: Kevin Spacey
Memorable quote: "Shake with your right hand, but hold a rock in your left."
Played by: Billy Bob Thornton
Memorable quote: "Because some roads you shouldn’t go down. Because maps used to say, 'There be dragons here.' Now they don’t. But that don’t mean the dragons aren’t there."
Played by: Jon Hamm
Memorable quote: "It's your life. You don't know how long it's gonna last, but you know it doesn't end well. You've gotta move forward ... as soon as you can figure out what that means."
Played by: Darren Criss
Memorable quote: "He proposed to me. Didn't work out, but we're still friends."
Played by: Teddy Sears, Tony Todd
Memorable quote: "Look at your hero. This man is no god. He is nothing!"
Played by: Joe Pantoliano
Memorable quote: "Hey, if it's a boy, we'll name him after me. If it's a girl, we'll name it Tracee after you... that way she could grow up to be a c*ck suckin' slob just like her mother."
Played by: Jon Bernthal
Memorable quote: "There are worse things than dying, Bill. I wake up most mornings and I want it. I hope for it."
