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Here Are Some Of The Most Displeasing And Annoying TV And Film Characters Ever (30 Examples)
Every movie or TV series has that one character that gets on your nerves. Remember Skyler from Breaking Bad or Geoffrey Baratheon from Game Of Thrones? There’s just something wrong with them - their silly stubbornness, unyielding character, and zero grip on reality are probably what makes them so irksome. Although in Skyler’s case, that is the impression when you watch Breaking Bad for the first time as with further viewings, you really start to get her. However, these two are definitely not the only annoying characters on your silver screens; there are plenty more! So many, in fact, that we’ve dedicated a whole list to the most annoying TV and film characters. So, ready to get bothered?
As mentioned above, things like blind stubbornness can make a movie character an inherently annoying one; however, there are plenty more factors that make them so. One that we’d like to mention is bad character writing - how could a good actor make a persona likable when all his dialogues are as smart or as witty as a potato? This might be the case with some Twilight series characters - sorry if you’re a fan! Another thing that makes a film or series character an irksome one is their silliness - although it might be fun, once it is overdone, it just gets on your nerves. This is our take on what makes a character into a very hateful and annoying entity, but if you have your own theories - be sure to mention them in the comments section!
But shouldn’t we check out our picks of the most annoying TV and film characters first? From animated series to TV shows and to some huge Hollywood productions, it seems that no one is safe from such bothersome types. However, we still have to decide who is the most annoying one, so give the character of your choice a vote!
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Bella Swan, The Twilight Saga
Dolores Umbridge, Harry Potter Franchise
Joffrey Baratheon, Game Of Thrones
That young actor was so good at his job it went bad for him. Stupid people would harass him...
I met him in Dublin were he was just a normal dude with his friends, sitting next table at a Aussie BBQ joint. Dublin, and Ireland in general is great because even if you're famous, people let you live your life.
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I wouldn't say annoying at all.., a brilliant character we loved to hate performed brilliantly by Jack Gleeson who captured it so perfectly that people believed he was evil.
The title did does say displeasing too, which Joffery very much was!! Jack Gleeson did such an amazing job playing this character! I feel he was one of the best actors of the series!
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This poor kid...all he ever did was exceed at playing a detestable character and people with brains the size of a pea couldn't differentiate between Joffrey, the fictional character, and Jack Gleeson, the TEENAGER playing that character onscreen. It led him to quit acting! I hope he's happy doing whatever he's up to these days. His performance was fantastic.
That pic looks like Joffrey's being told there's a worse villain than him in Ramsey Bolton.
Or, according to this article, Bella Swan is worse.....lol
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I heard that too and that he was also a theology major while doing the role.
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Joffrey was such an easy character to hate! never understood how people would or why they transferred such hate to the actual person...madness!!!
Many people do it. I can think of many shows, The Crown being one of them, who specifically state in the beginning, that it is fiction, but everyone seemed to think it was a historical documentary. There are a HUGE number of very gullible people out there.
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He wasn’t “displeasing and annoying” he was sadistic and evil. Joffrey was a great character to hate.
This kid is an excellent actor. I wish he was in more things. I bet he has an amazing range.
Well he was supposed to be wasn't he? We loved to hate him. Actor did such a good job that most rejoiced his death.
I feel for this guy, he played the character by the book and you just loved to hate him. I hope he has got over it.
Such a well-written and superbly acted villain. We ALL hated him and cheered when he was finally killed. That young actor deserved a lot praise---he did his job well because we believed in that character and hated him with great passion.
The only thing worse than Robert Baratheon was the ending of the show.
The villains were convincingly evil, especially the guy who captured "Reek" (sp), oh he was so evil.
Not seen him in much since either. I don't think anyone could deny he created one heck of a nasty little character quite masterfully
Nellie Olson, Little House On The Prarie
Barney, Barney & Friends
I love you .... You love Me ... we're a happppy family ... I had that ringtone with the kid gunning him down and shouting 'shut the fluff up' many moons ago
Caillou, Caillou
It was the song ..... and now it's in my head and I want to ....arrrghhhhh SHE HULK SMASH!!!!!
Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars Universe
Veruca Salt, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Buzz McAllister, Home Alone Series
Edward Cullen, The Twilight Saga
Caledon Hockley, Titanic
Andrea, The Walking Dead
Lori Grimes was much, much worse. "Oh, I think my husband died 5 minutes ago. I'll just f**k his best friend and blame it on my grief."
Ross Geller, Friends
Prince Hans, Frozen
Lori Grimes, The Walking Dead
Anastasia Steele, Fifty Shades Of Grey
Christian Grey, Fifty Shades Of Grey
The Annoying Orange, Annoying Orange
Scrappy-Doo, Scooby-Doo Universe
Prince Charming, Shrek Series
Viserys Targaryen, Game Of Thrones
Pat, Saturday Night Live
Back in my university days I know someone who sounded and looked exactly like Pat. And this was their regular behaviour. It was weird.
Cousin Oliver, The Brady Bunch
Dora The Explorer, Dora The Explorer
Kimmy Gibbler, Full House
Dawson Leery, Dawson's Creek
The Cat In The Hat, Dr. Seuss' Cat In The Hat
Skyler White, Breaking Bad
She gets way too much of a bad press. Yeah she was a wee bit annoying but you know what? Don't blame her for the way she reacted to her awful husband. He was a liar, a thief, a murderer, a drug kingpin and ruined everyone's life. I think some of her behaviour can most definitely be justified.
Jacob Black, The Twilight Saga
Mutt Williams, Indiana Jones Franchise
maybe if he was played by a different actor or was written differently. The character could have taken over the franchise but of course it would never be as good, right? Who could possibly be better than Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones?!?!
Larry Bloom, Orange Is The New Black
Biff Tannen, Back To The Future Trilogy
President Alma Coin, The Hunger Games
Rico Suave, Hannah Montana
Howard The Duck, Howard The Duck
Boss Nass, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Randy Pearson, That '70s Show
Newman, Seinfeld
Francie Jarvis, Gilmore Girls
Little Nicky, Little Nicky
Will Schuester, Glee
Really? You have Will on here but not the psychotic Sue Sylvester or the supremely annoying and self-absorbed Rachel Berry?
Connor, Angel
Justin Hammer, Iron Man 2
Pearl, SpongeBob SquarePants
Being forced to watch these with my kids I spent a lot of time working out how Mr Krabbs and Pearls' Mom managed to procreate
Helen Lovejoy, The Simpsons
Pitka, The Love Guru
This entire movie not just the character. It should be cut and thrown into the center of the sun.
Judith Harper, Two And A Half Men
Vicky, The Fairly OddParents
Amber Von Tussle, Hairspray
When Trump wouldn't concede that he lost, all I could think of was Amber Von Tussle clinging to her throne with her tiara and roses...
Janice Soprano, The Sopranos
Backpack, Dora The Explorer
backpack shouldnt get any hate...another character though?...I'm the map I'm the map I'm the map I'm the map I'm the map I'm the map I'm the map I'm the map. Burn it.
Fabienne, Pulp Fiction
Frederick Chilton, Hannibal, The Silence Of The Lambs
The last line in the movie, which actually referred to him, however, was gold. "I would like to chat longer, but... I'm having an old friend for dinner. Bye." Anthony Hopkins deserved that Oscar for that line alone.
Denzel Q. Crocker, The Fairly OddParents
Georgina Sparks, Gossip Girl
Wait... is that Dawn Summers, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Michelle Trachtenberger? Same actress made this list twice? I never saw Gossip Girl, but the reason she was hated on Buffy wasn't anything to do with the actress, simply a bad concept for her character. The actress handled a tough assignment well.
Rachel Ferrier, War Of The Worlds
Oh come on. She was a 9 year old kid. And she was WAY better than most kids in apocalyptic movies
Austin Powers, Austin Powers In Goldmember
Ed Peletier, The Walking Dead
Nute Gunray, Star Wars Universe
Jill Sadelstein, Jack And Jill
Sakura Haruno, Naruto
Walden Schmidt, Two And A Half Men
Kate, Days Of Our Lives
Diego, Dora The Explorer
Janice Hosenstein, Friends
Jenny Schecter, The L Word
OMG. Pretty much every character had a reason to want her dead. Some of the c**p she pulled was awful.
Carla, Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen
The Governor, The Walking Dead
Dawn Summers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Miley Stewart, Hannah Montana
Jack Sadelstein, Jack And Jill
Mary Corleone, The Godfather: Part III
Bradley Martin, Bates Motel
Izzie Stevens, Grey's Anatomy
Susan Delfino, Desperate Housewives
Jenna Marshall, Pretty Little Liars
Oz, American Pie Franchise
Cleveland Brown Jr., The Cleveland Show
Staff Sgt. Sean Dignam, The Departed
Walder Frey, Game Of Thrones
Nah, he was just taking his frustration at Harry Potter, out on the Starks.
John Lutz, 30 Rock
More like John Putz, am I right? I'm kidding. I haven't seen 30 Rock yet.
Meg Masters, Supernatural
Henry Mills, Once Upon A Time
Wendy Torrance, The Shining
Roman Pearce, Fast & Furious Franchise
Honestly, I watched only the first two films and had a bit of a crush on Roman and Dom. Couldn't help it, didn't watch the rest hundred movies. Does it get THAT bad? :D
Peeta Mellark, Hunger Games
Anakin Skywalker, Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones
Okay, no. This is his character arc. You’re supposed to hate/pity him by the end, yes, but he is not the least favorite character.
Derek Zoolander, Zoolander
Richie, Richie Rich
Theon Greyjoy, Game Of Thrones
Ruby Rhod, The Fifth Element
William Turner, The Pirates Of The Caribbean Franchise
Samwise Gamgee, The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
i feel like it kind of defeats the point of the list to put the show/movie's literal antagonists
Exactly! I knew maybe one of them. But aren't they supposed to be like that? For the good of the show/movie?
Load More Replies... This list is a mess. It mixes well-written, well-played villains (like Dolores Umbridge or Joffrey Baratheon), which are not supposed to be likable, with annoying protagonists that are badly written and/or badly played. Not the same thing at all.
You as adult can't just judge any character which is meant for kids. Because kids could find them amazing and a nice behaviour pattern. Same for the teen stories characters. Maybe the author of this is a grumpy boomer xD
Can I include most children that appear in movies, the kids Jurassic Park springs to mind.
Buttercup from “The Princess Bride”. She’s useless and insufferable. When she’s not being a stuck-up brat to Westley she’s moping around waiting to be rescued.
Some of these are just written badly, like Bella swan, but some were created to make you hate them like Umbridge
Or, also missing: the woman in Stephen King's Misery!!! Magnificent performance by Kathy Bates (is supposed to be horrible and unlikeable though, so maybe not right for this list?).
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I can't believe they had 100 characters and no one mentioned Oliver Wells from Bones who's literally the most arrogant, self absorbed and annoying person ever. I know, he's supposed to be annoying but they really managed to get that through tho
Some of these characters were meant to be controversial, and they were quite good at it, since they were well-written and well-acted. Others were annoying because of a lack of artistic talent on various sides.
Some you hated because they were villains and you were supposed to hate them. Some you hated them because they were so poorly conceived or written. Some were supposed to be villains, but the real reason you hated them was because they were so poorly conceived or written. And some were supposed to be annoying, but actually weren't.
Zach from The Strain. In the books he is okay-ish, but in the series he so f*****g annoying!
98% agree with this list. Man, there's some mega annoying people. I'm a big film fan, but I just never got the hype surrounding Zoolander or Austin Powers. Even thinking of those characters makes me feeling uncomfortable. Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler are way better in serious roles than comedy. The whole Vampire thing got boring after Sookie turned into a fairy that's where all vampire shows should have ended. As for GoT, argh, IMO, other than an overall good looking show, sets and cinematography wise, casting could have done a far better job.
i feel like it kind of defeats the point of the list to put the show/movie's literal antagonists
Exactly! I knew maybe one of them. But aren't they supposed to be like that? For the good of the show/movie?
Load More Replies... This list is a mess. It mixes well-written, well-played villains (like Dolores Umbridge or Joffrey Baratheon), which are not supposed to be likable, with annoying protagonists that are badly written and/or badly played. Not the same thing at all.
You as adult can't just judge any character which is meant for kids. Because kids could find them amazing and a nice behaviour pattern. Same for the teen stories characters. Maybe the author of this is a grumpy boomer xD
Can I include most children that appear in movies, the kids Jurassic Park springs to mind.
Buttercup from “The Princess Bride”. She’s useless and insufferable. When she’s not being a stuck-up brat to Westley she’s moping around waiting to be rescued.
Some of these are just written badly, like Bella swan, but some were created to make you hate them like Umbridge
Or, also missing: the woman in Stephen King's Misery!!! Magnificent performance by Kathy Bates (is supposed to be horrible and unlikeable though, so maybe not right for this list?).
Load More Replies... I can't believe they had 100 characters and no one mentioned Oliver Wells from Bones who's literally the most arrogant, self absorbed and annoying person ever. I know, he's supposed to be annoying but they really managed to get that through tho
Some of these characters were meant to be controversial, and they were quite good at it, since they were well-written and well-acted. Others were annoying because of a lack of artistic talent on various sides.
Some you hated because they were villains and you were supposed to hate them. Some you hated them because they were so poorly conceived or written. Some were supposed to be villains, but the real reason you hated them was because they were so poorly conceived or written. And some were supposed to be annoying, but actually weren't.
Zach from The Strain. In the books he is okay-ish, but in the series he so f*****g annoying!
98% agree with this list. Man, there's some mega annoying people. I'm a big film fan, but I just never got the hype surrounding Zoolander or Austin Powers. Even thinking of those characters makes me feeling uncomfortable. Ben Stiller and Adam Sandler are way better in serious roles than comedy. The whole Vampire thing got boring after Sookie turned into a fairy that's where all vampire shows should have ended. As for GoT, argh, IMO, other than an overall good looking show, sets and cinematography wise, casting could have done a far better job.
