Louise Fletcher fucking nailed her character. It’s difficult to create a villain that the audience can hate with a passion. Fletcher and Ronny Cox (Robert Kinsey from SG-1) are the best villain actors I’ve seen.
Geoffrey is disqualified because his character is flat as a board. He was simply sadistic, evil for evil’s sake, and his only motivation was to indulge. His presence enabled more interesting characters to have a dynamic, and allowed the plot to happen by legitimizing the Lannisters’ claim to the throne, but on his own, he was a nothingburger, a one-trick pony, and an absolute tool. No offense to the actor, he did a great job, but I was glad to see the character gone.
Alan Rickman was never a character you hated. He played antagonists that people loved to see onscreen. (And IIRC once told a very young fan, through gritted teeth, “I don’t play villains, I play very interesting characters.” Dr. Lazarus had to be partly autobiographical.)
Louise Fletcher fucking nailed her character. It’s difficult to create a villain that the audience can hate with a passion. Fletcher and Ronny Cox (Robert Kinsey from SG-1) are the best villain actors I’ve seen.
King Joffrey would like a word.
So would Draco Malfoy
Geoffrey is disqualified because his character is flat as a board. He was simply sadistic, evil for evil’s sake, and his only motivation was to indulge. His presence enabled more interesting characters to have a dynamic, and allowed the plot to happen by legitimizing the Lannisters’ claim to the throne, but on his own, he was a nothingburger, a one-trick pony, and an absolute tool. No offense to the actor, he did a great job, but I was glad to see the character gone.
Hans Gruber, The Sheriff of Nottingham and Severus Snape would all, collectively, be interested in that conversation as well.
Alan Rickman was never a character you hated. He played antagonists that people loved to see onscreen. (And IIRC once told a very young fan, through gritted teeth, “I don’t play villains, I play very interesting characters.” Dr. Lazarus had to be partly autobiographical.)
Contrast with Dolores Umbridge.
Alan Rickman was a treasure. RIP
I agree Winn is a great villain.
Two other favorites of mine:
John Graves Simcoe in the series Turn: Washington’s Spies as portrayed by Samuel Roukin
Archibald Cunningham in the movie Rob Roy as portrayed by Tim Roth