Because you like Donkey in Shrek

Much more than just "Coach Taylor's wife," Tami Taylor is making herself known in town as a caring, persistent guidance counselor. See them in Friday Night Lights (TV).

Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.

Charlotte is ready to embrace connection in a strange place. See them in Lost in Translation.

Once a loving family man, James Heller is now dark, damaged, and hell-bent on getting revenge. See them in Prototype Series.

First Lady Melody Grant is conspiring to stay in the White House, but she stays a few steps behind her husband because that’s where she "belongs." See them in Scandal.

Dimitri Belikov is a stoic vampire guardian who has the reserve, focus, and discipline of a soldier. See them in Vampire Academy .

Herion is Mark Renton's favorite drug. He sniffs it, smokes it, swallows it, sticks it up his arse, and injects it into his veins. See them in Trainspotting.

For Louie C.K., comedy is tough but fatherhood is even tougher. See them in Louie.

Sam Roth is sensitive, musically gifted, and scarred by his past. See them in Shiver .