Because you like Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It
Riggan Thomson is a washed-up movie star running from his inner demons. Alas those inner demons look just like the superhero he used to play. See them in Birdman.
Free-spirited Annie Hall goes through life saying "La-di-da, la-di-da, la la." See them in Annie Hall.
Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.
A monstrous pirate captain, Davy Jones is quite literally heartless. See them in Pirates of the Caribbean: the Curse of the Black Pearl.
Emily Gilmore is the DAR chair, proud grandmother, and full of opinions. See them in Gilmore Girls.
James Wilson is a compassionate doctor who willingly plays the sidekick. See them in House M.D..
Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.
Billy Batson is a troublemaking teen grappling with a pretty weird superhero identity crisis See them in DC Extended Universe.
Henry Mills is an idealistic young boy with the heart of the truest believer. See them in Once Upon a Time.
Dewey Finn will rock you. He feels rock and roll in his blood and guts. See them in School of Rock.