The Top 10 Fictional Characters of 2017

1. Randall Pearson [caption id="attachment_5039761" align="alignnone" width="560"] Ron Batzdorff—NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images[/caption] Pearson’s experience being adopted by a family outside his own race—and how that continues to shape him as an adult—made for the most meaningful and compelling component of broadcast TV’s breakout hit This Is Us. Emmy voters agreed, dubbing Sterling K. Brown’s performance the best by an actor in a drama series.

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