3. Josh Lyman
Show: The West Wing Played by: Bradley Whitford Bradley Whitford was born to play Sorkin characters, more importantly, he is the only actor who could have played Josh Lyman (described as one of the best political minds in the party). Those of us who love politics wish we were more like Josh, who can readily quote Kant or breakdown complicated Senate bills on command. He also loves to raise his voice, DONNNNNA! Joshs passion for politics is so deep, you know its a wasted wish for our politicians in Washington to resemble anything close to this man (although he is said to share a lot of similarities with Chicago mayor and former Chief of Staff to Obama, Rahm Emmanuel). Josh also had a great trajectory on The West Wing, becoming the Leo to the next president of the United States, Matt Santos.
Fun Fact: Sorkin's named Josh's after a character from the musical 1776 (Dr. Lyman Hall of Georgia)