Top 10 TV Villain Performances of the Last Decade

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TV bad guys are some of the most dramatic! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most epically evil performances across television from the past ten years. Our countdown includes performances from shows “Stranger Things”, “The Walking Dead”, "Succession" and more! Which villainous performance had you glued to your screen? Should Antony Starr have received an Emmy already for his role as Homelander in "The Boys"? Share your favorite heinous portrayals in the comments below.
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@WatchMojo 9 күн бұрын

Which villainous performance had you glued to your screen? Should Antony Starr have received an Emmy already for his role as Homelander in "The Boys"? Share your favorite heinous portrayals in the comments below. For more content like this, click here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i96Bm9p6zqvNd58.html Play our Daily Point Battles to earn MojoPoints and qualify for CASH BATTLES! Check it out: WatchMojo.com/play

@Bman32x 8 күн бұрын

Antony Starr deserves an Emmy 100%.

@trumptouchesivanka 7 күн бұрын

Mr Robot WASN’T a villain

@arielfangirlmendez 6 күн бұрын

Lea michele as hester from scream queens

@Asstazztic 3 күн бұрын

Antony has been getting robbed since 2019!

@KingJohnVA 3 күн бұрын

Yes. Yes he most definitely deserves an Emmy. Brilliantly performed

@Animeguy300 8 күн бұрын

Someone give Antony Starr an Emmy

@Dopecheetah 8 күн бұрын

Word👍🏾

@markperez9613 8 күн бұрын

🥛👅

@MikeRiderOOO 8 күн бұрын

If John Hamm got an Emmy for playing Don Draper from Mad Men, if Matthew Rhys got an Emmy for playing Phillip Jennings from The Americans, and if Bryan Cranston got an Emmy for playing Walter White/Heisenberg from Breaking Bad, then Antony Starr should get an Emmy for playing Homelander from The Boys!

@SirsasthNigam. 8 күн бұрын

"I'm not worried about it, man," Starr told Rolling Stone when asked to share his thoughts about the awards buzz surrounding his character. "As I've gotten older, my ambitions have changed. And I realize the mechanics behind those things, the politics and all of that. And I think, good luck to everyone, but yeah, that's not what drives me."

@nalday2534 7 күн бұрын

For doing what exactly?

@henri191 8 күн бұрын

Antony Starr as Homelander is the best thing about The Boys

@user-em6ie2be7x 8 күн бұрын

Billy Butcher is pretty cool too.

@Caffeine_Club 8 күн бұрын

One of the best things about television, period. He has had the time to make Homelander an epic all-time villain. He deserves an Emmy IMO

@jacila8377 8 күн бұрын

i agree his the best villian ive seen so far.

@DvLnDsGyZ 7 күн бұрын

Trump thinks he looks exactly like Homelander. He's even selling overpriced digital trading cards that look like homelander with trump's head on his body 🤣

@pedrocarbarros 7 күн бұрын

Anthony Starr as Homeland and karl Urban as Billy Butcher for me !

@transformersguy2002 8 күн бұрын

Homelander’s the best tv villain right now

@jacila8377 8 күн бұрын

litreally

@ludonymous526 2 күн бұрын

Indeed.

@simonemauro9217 Күн бұрын

Ever

@bigbroinsac 8 күн бұрын

ATHONY STARR DESERVES AN EMMY!!!!

@prettifacegab3420 8 күн бұрын

Antony Starr needs an award please

@brodaforlife 8 күн бұрын

Homelander is such a love to hate villain whenever you think he can’t get worst he hilariously gets worse.

@jonesdebrah181 7 күн бұрын

You know a villian is extremely good when you still like them for the role they play, Homelander is the goat

@AJARyan-yn2uv 6 күн бұрын

Or when you watch behind the scenes footage and you’re still scared of him.

@willyice704 7 күн бұрын

Lalo deserved that number 2 spot to himself. Even Gus feared him

@crucialthedon3997 7 күн бұрын

Lalo was not a better character or played better than Gus was. So no.

@willyice704 7 күн бұрын

@@crucialthedon3997 Gus had BB. BCS was Lalo’s. Those last episodes he was a monster

@sidarth632 5 күн бұрын

@@willyice704 Lalo 4 and gus 3 or the other way around they are very neck and neck to me and walter has to be atleast 2

@willyice704 5 күн бұрын

@@sidarth632 this is from the last decade so Gus and Walter on breaking bad do not count

@batman69696 5 күн бұрын

Tbh, Lalo is the most underrated villain of all time. It is because not many people could continue watching BCS because they thought the show was "slow". Stupid people don't understand that "slow" doesn’t mean "not good".

@drinkmorecareless 8 күн бұрын

Antony Starr’s performance as Homelander is SO good. He really makes you hate/fear the character. Absolute 10/10

@CalebJacobs762 8 күн бұрын

No redemption for him at all.

@Lisainmaine 8 күн бұрын

David Tenant as Kilgrave was definitely in my top 5!

@StedeBonnetsCravat 8 күн бұрын

Kilgrave is terrifying. Just the thought of a psychopath with the ability to make you do whatever they want. *shudder*

@Lisainmaine 8 күн бұрын

Exactly! He was so sinister!

@antrazitaj5209 8 күн бұрын

The show wasn't as good without him

@georgeeastwood6930 8 күн бұрын

I honestly could imagine someone like Kilgrave existing in the real world, even without mind control. He actually wouldn’t feel out of place in “The Boys”.

@Happyhaunt92 8 күн бұрын

Give Anthony Starr an Emmy!!

@firelordprometheus6345 7 күн бұрын

Bev Keane from Midnight Mass definitely deserved an honorable mention. You know you're a good villain when you're more hated than the literal blood sucking vampire that's in the show. Also Lorne Malvo deserves an actual spot on the list and not an honorable mention.

@adriennemeyer3408 7 күн бұрын

Seconded. Bev's the worst. Midnight Mass is such an amazing and underrated show. Mike Flanagan is the most exciting thing in horror since Jordan Peele.

@priyanka_srivastava 6 күн бұрын

True

@user-em6ie2be7x 8 күн бұрын

Giancarlo Esposito - Gus Fring Breaking Bad & Stan Edgar The Boys. He always plays the perfect Villians. He made Gus Fring so relatable.

@ratedtriplex 8 күн бұрын

I became a fan of him for his portrayal of Neville on Revolution. I've watched a couple of movies I otherwise wouldn't have because he was in it.

@boohankins2993 8 күн бұрын

He made Gus Fring relatable but still mysterious.

@SGT_23 7 күн бұрын

His interactions with Homelander always were the best thing about stan edgar! He always showed Homelander who was boss even tho Homelander could easily kill him

@shell150675 7 күн бұрын

And Moff Gideon in The Mandolorian.

@kevingame3198 6 күн бұрын

What’s next grand regent thragg

@SM-qd7po 5 күн бұрын

One of my favorite things about Antony Starr's portrayal of Homelander is the small facial details, he adds in an extra facial expression, or some weird noise, or whatever to whatever emotion he is feeling which makes it seem so authentic.

@SensationalBanana 7 күн бұрын

Nobody makes me feel as unsafe as Anthony Starr as Homelander. Every. Damned. Scene I am just wondering what he'll do next. He feels utterly unhinged and I am loving it! I was so surprised to see Anthony Starr in Covenant, Guy Ritchie's movie, as he was completely different and he looks SO GOOD with black hair and beard!! What a talent.

@HFXmermaid 7 күн бұрын

Mads as Hannibal

@flexivefowl8186 8 күн бұрын

Ramsay and Joffery's performances were perfect. They were supposed to be despised characters, and they pulled it off.

@Duckmann62 7 күн бұрын

Homelander is both incredibly captivating & terrifying in equal measure. Antony Starr is brilliant.

@CalebJacobs762 8 күн бұрын

There is absolutely no redemption for Homelander. None At All. And if you don't believe me go ask Elizabeth Shue's character and her son.

@Caffeine_Club 8 күн бұрын

.... they tried with Jamie Lannister in Game of Thrones. Damn his ending was terrible.

@CalebJacobs762 8 күн бұрын

@@Caffeine_Club No redemption qualities either.

@thomerno 7 күн бұрын

Madelyn stillwell was a monster herself, but her baby was just a baby..

@CalebJacobs762 7 күн бұрын

@@thomerno that is not an excuse.

@31webseries 7 күн бұрын

Pretty sure he saved the baby. Probably out of some twisted feelings for Mads. It was actually Butcher who was willing to kill the kid even though it wouldn’t have injured Homelander at all.

@blutomindpretzel1735 7 күн бұрын

Homelander just takes the cake. He absolutely steals the show, you hate to love him

@G_O_J_O_S_A_T_O_R_U 4 күн бұрын

love to hate him *

@chibiprussia5574 8 күн бұрын

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is perfectly cast as Negan

@pacer2165 8 күн бұрын

Giancarlo Esposito is always a treat to watch.

@nigelbennington4565 7 күн бұрын

Oh you failed so hard on this one! David Tenant as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones doesn't even rate a mention?

@nicomal 3 күн бұрын

That's such an underrated show.

@wmassey683 8 күн бұрын

It’s Antony, not Anthony

@itsrectimemedia 7 күн бұрын

They even got Matthew Waterson’s name wrong too!

@WatchMojo 6 күн бұрын

Thanks for pointing out this typo, much appreciated.

@jonah.donohue 6 күн бұрын

Sue them 🤓

@AJValentine0 6 күн бұрын

I would have had Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal on here. He had massive shoes to fill and did a great job

@WILLIE_BIG 6 күн бұрын

Can't have this list without Tom Cavanagh as the reverse flash/ Harrison wells

@kyleg1912 3 күн бұрын

You most certainly can. He did well with what he got but what he got was some of the worst writing I’ve ever seen on tv

@Holdendave1 7 күн бұрын

Why wasn’t Mark Pellegrino listed for his portrayal of Lucifer in supernatural? Not only was he amazing as the devil but he was genuinely terrifying, funny and in some cases sympathetic.

@teigannyman196 7 күн бұрын

I was also waiting for Teddy Sears as Zoom in The Flash (second season), but I also enjoyed Mark Pellegrino as James Bishop on the first season of the underrated U.S. adaptation of Being Human.

@dietotaku 7 күн бұрын

probably because of the "in some cases sympathetic" part. would you call homelander sympathetic? or ramsay bolton?

@31webseries 7 күн бұрын

@@dietotakuHomelander, yes. Ramsey, no.

@davidlamar2806 7 күн бұрын

I felt he was too sympathetic. He let shit slide way to much instead of just killing people.

@theSuperviLLain_est 6 күн бұрын

No way, Death in SN was better tho Lucifer was good too

@matthewthompson9471 8 күн бұрын

All great picks. Great video.

@Umbra173 7 күн бұрын

i think Robin Lord Taylor as the Penguin deserves to be a honorable mention

@kyleg1912 3 күн бұрын

Didn’t think of this but yes he’s incredibly underrated. His performance is the main reason I kept watching that show

@leonigama5597 8 күн бұрын

awesome job about TV Villain Performances of the Last Decade from Top 10

@paulwright1814 5 күн бұрын

This is one of the most pitch perfect lists on Watch Mojo. They nailed it.

@TheWaynos73 8 күн бұрын

Hugh Laurie as Richard Roeper in The Night Manager. That show is underrated AF. Hamish Linklater as Father Paul in Midnight Mass. Brilliant villain in an amazing show. Harry Treadaway as Brady Hartsfield in Mr. Mercedes - such a great show.

@adriennemeyer3408 7 күн бұрын

Father Paul wasn't the true villian though. He's just proof of the old adage that the path to Hell is paved with good intentions.

@KaponoMonster 8 күн бұрын

Dude that thumbnail is a perfect 😂

@Handsome_Black 8 күн бұрын

Antony star people. Antony. There's no "H".

@silgen 7 күн бұрын

It's Starr. There are two 'r's.

@No_Thxs 7 күн бұрын

😂 @@silgen

@jacobdrolet4262 8 күн бұрын

Amazing video watch mojo,fantastic job.

@mikemann3811 Күн бұрын

They didn't even get #1's name right 😂😂

@Sandylee00214 7 күн бұрын

I would've hoped to see David Tennant from 'Jessica Jones' on this list. He was so chilling. Anthony Starr 100000 percent deserves his number one spot. And an Emmy.

@jackambrose2762 8 күн бұрын

“Last chance to look at me, Hector.” -Final words of Gustavo Fring

@MaxModded 7 күн бұрын

The Boys! Just these clips of Starr's Homelander make me wanna watch it all over again and again.

@nicomal 3 күн бұрын

New season is pretty good imo, and there's a new episode tomorrow

@Afastarr32 7 күн бұрын

Charles Dance as Tywin Lannister. That man could be calm and subtle, yet incredibly powerful and intimidating.

@nicomal 3 күн бұрын

That was such an awesome character, only second to Tyrion imo. And that was his only weakness, to disparage him. No one would've stopped them if they had worked together.

@foy5051 2 күн бұрын

Antony Starr as Homelander is chilling and unpredictable

@naveen_selvaraj 7 күн бұрын

Kingpin deserves a higher spot in this list.

@Ronnie28067 3 күн бұрын

Pretty good list!

@DoomPotato 7 күн бұрын

Antony Starr is amazing as Homelander. Range of emotions that he is able to put in that performance sometimes in same scene is outstanding.

@rralphfrancisco 7 күн бұрын

Congrats Anthony Star for being Villainous Villain Star! HAHA

@AwkardCommentz714 8 күн бұрын

Should have waited for this list. Billy Butcher should be on this.

@rachelfishbein1478 7 күн бұрын

I wouldn't say Butcher is a villain. Anti-hero maybe, but not a villain.

@steveclapper5424 7 күн бұрын

They all are pretty horrible.

@KillOnS 2 күн бұрын

@@rachelfishbein1478 He meana after this (4th) season ends, Butcher will be the villain.. That's why he said "should have waited"

@emmanuelpavowski3221 7 күн бұрын

Amazing list and Antony Starr is the best, but I would add Kevin Thompson as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones. Fantastic performance!

@Nio744 3 күн бұрын

That thumbnail is everything 😂

@TamirKhan-fo2zm 4 күн бұрын

Gen Z's- Vecna and Homelander Legends- Logan Roy and Gustavo Fring right at the top.

@KingSlayer_. 2 күн бұрын

That is a very well earned no. 1

@waittillfamewtf2385 8 күн бұрын

Eden Espinosa as Cassandra 🔮 "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure"

@AJ-xc4qe 8 күн бұрын

I don’t love HOW they made her into a villain. But I’m not gonna deny how talented the voice actress was.

@noobgamer7_738 2 күн бұрын

If Giancarlo Esposito portrays his mystery villain In Captain America Brave New World with the same amount of energy he did Gus, then we will be in for a fun time

@pepesilvia3573 3 күн бұрын

How are you gonna credit Christian Slater for Mr Robot when the REAL villain Whiterose (played masterfully by BD Wong) was RIGHT THERE!!!

@user-fv2hb4mm7m Күн бұрын

Antony Starr is a perfect casting for Homelander

@rebeccamcdermott9259 8 күн бұрын

Homelander is the greatest TV villain of all-time for me. Will be sad when the show ends next season.

@user-ui8sp5th4g 7 күн бұрын

I compare Anthony Stars performance as homelander to heath ledgers joker. Both are so great on screen and you can’t but continue to watch them wondering what crazy scene will come next. Definitely two actors that embodied their role of playing the bad guy better than any hero in the film. You want to hate them but you can’t stop watching them. The films wouldn’t be the same without their performance. Give Anthony his recognition and awards already Hollywood, he sure earned them.

@MovieTalker21 8 күн бұрын

Daniel Shermann's performance as Troy in FTWD season 3 was excellent

@theobecquet8477 7 сағат бұрын

Can't believe she mentionned The Governor but didn't include him on the list

@IkonikBeast 7 күн бұрын

John Creese, Homelander, Vecna, Ramsey Bolton has to be the most valid list I have ever seen.

@kahael08 8 күн бұрын

well deserved homelander, but kilgrave was better than some on the list

@aiden417 8 күн бұрын

What about Keith David as King Andrias from Amphibia, Ron Perlman as The Lich from Adventure Time, Robert Englund as Anti-Pops from Regular Show, David Tennant as the Lord Commander from Final Space, and Matthew Rhys as Emperor Belos from The Owl House?

@kyleg1912 3 күн бұрын

Would have gone with the purple man for David Tennant

@frederickbradley8255 6 күн бұрын

Every time Homelander is on screen, he just makes you feel uncomfortable. That's a sign of a great villian.

@gauravkhanna2622 7 күн бұрын

I would have unsubscribed if Homelander wasn't number 1. This dude sends shivers down my spine and not in a good way. Excellent choice!

@samsepiol05590 3 сағат бұрын

Love the nod to Mr. Robot

@asplundarna 7 күн бұрын

Lee Pace as Brother Day in Foundation needs a mention here as well.

@moshu10 7 күн бұрын

Anthony's jaw muscles must also br nominated for all the awards.

@wanncrypt1046 7 күн бұрын

Homelander as Antony Starr is crazy good

@Goldlung1 8 күн бұрын

Honestly homelander is the main reason why i watch the show, not that the show is bad, far from it, even though season 4 is kind of a let down so far, but each scene homelander is in are tense and so fucking interesting to watch, he is fucking horrible but at the same time the more we see of his story the more i understand how he must feel

@nicomal 3 күн бұрын

Season 4 is great. I'm enjoying it a lot.

@DJ_Alleycat 8 күн бұрын

So glad that Tony Dalton at least got an honorable mention as Lalo. One of the greatest TV villains of all time.

@willyice704 7 күн бұрын

He should’ve had that 2 spot to himself. He had a Homelander type creepiness to him. Gus even feared him.

@DJ_Alleycat 7 күн бұрын

@willyice704 agreed, and it was the only time we truly saw Gus fear anything and anyone. Also, Lalo surviving the ambush on his estate was terrifying.

@daudimasinde6280 7 күн бұрын

Ziegler, Ziegler, Ziiiiiiiiiiiegler.

@jamalvargas6146 8 күн бұрын

Pip Torrens As Herr Starr Preacher (2016-2019) Based on the Antagonist from DC Vertigo's Preacher series adapted by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for AMC

@stringedaz 8 күн бұрын

Anthony Starr does such a great job at playing a psycopathic supe. He is up there with Heath Ledger's Joker.

@Bman32x 8 күн бұрын

Just watched to confirm Omni Man & Homelander are on the list. Was not disappointed. (Multiverse) Sinister Mark Grayson should be an honorable mention.

@Ricvictors 7 күн бұрын

Alex Hirsch as Bill Cipher in Gravity Falls. The role was supposed to be a guest appearance by David Lynch, but he couldn’t make it and Alex, the show’s creator, stepped up to fill in for him and ended up making the character the show’s main antagonist.

@timbocross 7 күн бұрын

Wendy Byrde? I feel by the end of Ozark, I saw her as a villian.

@sleekowen 7 күн бұрын

"the only man in the sky is me" Somebody get this man an Oscar

@psow4062 2 күн бұрын

Well deserved #1 - Antony Starr is amazing. Since animated shows were included, it's a shame there was no Silco from Arcane - I think it's a big overshight.

@fancyhermit7 7 күн бұрын

Nobody can replace Anthony Starr as Homelander

@britishname6531 4 күн бұрын

I think homelander is in top 3 in tv and movies combined, just after vader and the heath ledger's joker

@tylergoodman3560 8 күн бұрын

A villain doesn't see their acts as villainous but as justifiable actions to achieve their goals. 🎉

@cruzanassassin 7 күн бұрын

If homelander isn't top 3, I'm deleting... I only left him off #1 because of GOT Edit: pleasantly surprised he is #1... So they're more cultured than I thought

@rynothealbinoryno 6 күн бұрын

Antony Starr is absolutely amazing at this role. When he's on screen, I am basically petrified as a viewer, right alongside the characters he interacts with. On top of that, if you watch bloopers and behind the scenes stuff and group interviews, he's a total light-hearted goofball and that makes his performance all the more impressive.

@AM-mo6dw 8 күн бұрын

so many incredible villains from the hannibal series. Im surprised none were mentioned 🤔

@juanoro-barcenas79495 8 күн бұрын

Better Call Saul and Mr. Robot are some of my favorite shows of the last decade.

@goodfella1401 2 күн бұрын

You never know what Homelander will do because of Anthony Starr's amazing performance

@CloneScavengerVulpin8389 7 күн бұрын

Matthew waterson did a great job bringing magneto's emotional side to life.

@jackiegillies4165 7 күн бұрын

Anthony Starr has a way of looking crazed, indifferent, and still kinda innocent from how he was treated /raised. It's amazing.

@omarfigueroa188 5 күн бұрын

Ramsey Bolton And Anthony Starr are those villains that you can’t wait for them to receive what’s coming to them.

@randomassmomentsingames 3 күн бұрын

I think we all knew Antony Starr as Homelander was going to be number 1, but I'm shocked to see Jack Black as Bowser not included in this list at all (not even in the honorable mentions like wow)

@udobald 2 күн бұрын

Homelander is a hero, not a villain! Vincent D’Onofrio is so good that I’m always rooting for Kingpin.

@ragashravaniyer927 5 күн бұрын

Jim Moriarty and Eurus Holmes need a mention to say the least. They were absolutely menacing in Sherlock

@eduardovazquez7817 7 күн бұрын

Shame there isnt a mention of Mads Mikelsen as Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal.

@bharathkumar6390 4 күн бұрын

Joseph Morgan as Klaus Mikaelson in TVD & Alex Hogh Anderson as Ivar the Boneless in The Vikings deserves a spot

@TheKhyLife100 5 күн бұрын

Homelander definitively is a great character study. Perfect performance. Dad in Succession. Marlo and Omar in the Wire needs to be there.

@RyukyuStyle 7 күн бұрын

Antony Starr is killing it as homelander. One of the greatest performances of all time hands down. Phenomenal.

@ginsenketsu 6 күн бұрын

I'm surprised that Jason Spisak as Silco wasn't on the list or mentioned

@jordangate7742 3 күн бұрын

Homelander's got to be number 1. Most people think he's not even acting, that's how scary it is. & It's the only reason I clicked this thumbnail.

@jherrenor 6 күн бұрын

This would've been better as a Top Ten Comic Book Villains of the last Decade so that you can include other series in a different list.

@cgautz 6 күн бұрын

I would add Jon Hamm's Roy Tillman in Season 5 of Fargo. Rape, Domestic Violence, and Murder hard to get more evil. Still there's that Jon Hamm charm.