7. 24
In another role authority role, Dean Norris appeared in season 2 of 24, with Kiffer Sutherland. Dean Norris played General Bowden and on day 2, he was a general with a big decision to make. In a breakdown on his role in 24, the 24 Wiki describes it as follows.
In the run-up to the nuclear detonation in the Mojave Desert, Bowden puts pressure on President David Palmer to activate the logistical preparations for war. Later, he describes in detail the first actions that would be taken during the assault on the three Middle Eastern countries implicated by the Cyprus recording. When asked by Palmer if the attacks would be underway by his address in six hours, Bowden replies ''affirmative.'' In the meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff he presented an estimate ranging from ten to thirty thousand American casualties and the slight possibility of Chinese and Russian involvement.
Heavy stuff. But you can rely on Norris to deliver in tense moments like this and as a bonus, he looks great in uniform.