Because you like Sydney Prosser in American Hustle
As the unit chief of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, Aaron Hotchner is dead serious about avenging dead people. See them in Criminal Minds.
Woody is a selfless leader of Andy's toys who likes change less than a snake in his boots. See them in Toy Story.
Benji Applebaum is not a total nerd. He also happens to be super into magic. See them in Pitch Perfect.
As a scaring Assistant, Mike Wazowski frightens children to collect their screams to be used as a power supply for the city. See them in Monsters, Inc..
If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.
Arthur Dent is an incredibly normal man on an incredibly abnormal adventure. See them in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Leonard Hofstadter is the normal one among his scientist friends, though in fairness that's a low bar. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Poussey Washington is a former army brat who loves to read and loves her friends. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
Aerith Gainsborough has lived a simple life, but when the world is threatened she's willing to step up and do whatever she can to help. See them in Final Fantasy Series.
A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.
Captain Spock is on a five-year mission exploring the final frontier and boldly going where no man has gone before. See them in Star Trek.