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Laura Spencer (General Hospital)
Laura Spencer (now Laura Collins) is a fictional character on ABC's General Hospital, played by Genie Francis since 1976; half of supercouple Luke and Laura, whose 1981 wedding set soap ratings records, later mayor of Port Charles.
Law enforcement characters of The Wire
Law enforcement characters of The Wire: Baltimore Police officers and prosecutors in HBO's The Wire (2002–2008), including McNulty, Daniels, Freamon, Rawls, Colvin, and Kima, shaped by creators David Simon and Ed Burns and the 'real police' ideal.
Lawrence Kutner (House)
Lawrence Kutner is a fictional diagnostic fellow on House, M.D., played by Kal Penn; born Lawrence Choudhary, hired in season 4, he dies by suicide in season 5's "Simple Explanation" after Penn joined the Obama White House.
Leela (Futurama)
Turanga Leela, called Leela, is the one-eyed captain of the Planet Express ship in Futurama, voiced by Katey Sagal since 1999; a sewer mutant revealed in "Leela's Homeworld", and Fry's long-running love interest.
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered is the 2026 Crystal Dynamics/PlayEveryWare remaster of the 2003 action-adventure Defiance, the only series game starring both Kain and Raziel, with HD visuals, a toggleable modern camera, lost levels, and the Dark Prophecy demo, out March 3, 2026 on PS5, PS4, Xbox, Switch, and PC.
Lego Star Wars
Lego Star Wars is the LEGO Group–Lucasfilm licensed line launched in 1999 with thirteen Phantom Menace sets, spanning building sets, TT Games video games from 2005, and animated specials including Rebuild the Galaxy.
Lelouch Lamperouge (ルルーシュ・ランペルージ)
Lelouch Lamperouge (ルルーシュ・ランペルージ), also Lelouch vi Britannia, is the protagonist of Sunrise's Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. A deposed Britannian prince with the Geass of absolute obedience, he leads the Black Knights as Zero and becomes the Empire's 99th emperor.
Lennie Briscoe
Lennie Briscoe is a fictional NYPD detective on Law & Order, played by Jerry Orbach from 1992 to 2004, who appeared in 274 episodes and retired in 2004.
Leo McGarry
Leo McGarry (Leopold Thomas McGarry) is the fictional White House Chief of Staff, later 2006 Democratic vice presidential nominee, on NBC's The West Wing, played by John Spencer; a Chicago-born Vietnam veteran and recovering alcoholic who dies on election night.
Leonard McCoy
Leonard "Bones" McCoy, fictional chief medical officer of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek, played by DeForest Kelley (TOS, animated series, first seven films) and Karl Urban (2009 reboot); Georgia-born, transporter-averse foil to Spock.
Leroy Jethro Gibbs
Leroy Jethro Gibbs, also called Jethro Gibbs, is the fictional NCIS Major Case Response Team leader from NCIS, played by Mark Harmon 2003–2021 and Austin Stowell in NCIS: Origins, known for Gibbs' Rules and four marriages.
Leverage: Redemption
Leverage: Redemption, sequel to Leverage, is an American heist comedy-drama (2021–2025) on IMDb TV/Freevee and Prime Video, starring Gina Bellman, Noah Wyle, and Beth Riesgraf; canceled after three seasons and 39 episodes.
Lex Luthor (Smallville)
Lex Luthor (Smallville) is the DC Comics villain as played by Michael Rosenbaum in the Alfred Gough and Miles Millar series Smallville; a seven-season morally ambiguous arc from Clark Kent's friend to villain, including the season six fake-pregnancy storyline with Lana Lang.
Lexa (The 100)
Lexa (Leksa kom Trikru) is a fictional Commander (Heda) of the Grounders in The 100, played by Alycia Debnam-Carey; founder of the Coalition, Clarke Griffin's lover (Clexa), killed in "Thirteen" (2016), sparking the Lexagate backlash.
Lexie Grey
Lexie Grey (Alexandra Caroline Grey) is a fictional surgeon on Grey's Anatomy, played by Chyler Leigh; Meredith Grey's half-sister with a photographic memory ("Lexipedia"), killed in the season 8 plane crash.
Leyla Harding
Leyla Harding, fictional Emmerdale character played by Roxy Shahidi from 2008 to 2025; wedding planner, mother of Jacob Gallagher, died in a frozen-lake limo crash in February 2025.
LGBTQ themes in Western animation
LGBTQ themes in Western animation cover queer characters and relationships in cartoons, from 1950s queer coding to Steven Universe, She-Ra, and The Owl House, plus industry representation data.
Lily Slater
Lily Slater (also Branning, Fowler) is a fictional EastEnders character, daughter of Stacey Slater and Ryan Malloy, played by Lillia Turner since 2020; her 2023 storyline saw her give birth to Charli Slater at age 12.
Lincoln Loud
Lincoln Loud (Lincoln Albert Loud) is the main protagonist of Nickelodeon's animated series The Loud House (2016): the middle child and only boy among ten sisters, "the man with the plan," voiced by multiple actors including Grant Palmer and Sawyer Cole.
Linda Walker (林思望) (character)
Linda Walker, originally Lin Siwang (林思望), is the heroine of the Chinese vertical micro-drama The Heiress Who Won With Brains (真千金她是学霸), played by Zhang Yingfei. A poor top student switched at birth with a fake heiress, she is known for a 719 mock-exam score, a stated IQ of 180, and going viral in the Philippines in 2026.
Lisa Cuddy
Lisa Cuddy is the fictional Dean of Medicine of Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital on House (2004–2012), played by Lisa Edelstein. House's boss and season 7 love interest; left the series after a pay dispute.
List of 7th Heaven characters
List of 7th Heaven characters: Camden family of the WB/CW drama (1996–2007, 243 episodes): Eric (Stephen Collins), Annie (Catherine Hicks), Matt, Mary (Jessica Biel), Lucy, Simon, Ruthie, twins Sam and David, plus Kevin Kinkirk and Sarah Glass Camden.
List of 9-1-1 characters
Character list for 9-1-1, the Fox-then-ABC first-responder drama (2018– ). Covers the 118 firehouse, dispatch, and LAPD ensemble, Bobby Nash's Season 8 death, Season 9 promotions, and the Buck–Eddie pairing.
List of A Certain Magical Index characters
Character roster of A Certain Magical Index (とある魔術の禁書目録), Kazuma Kamachi's light novel series: Touma Kamijo, Index, Mikoto Misaka, Accelerator, Hamazura, and the science-side and magic-side factions of the Toaru franchise.
List of adaptations of Slender Man
The list of adaptations of Slender Man covers works based on the faceless figure Eric Knudsen created in 2009, from web series to games and films.
List of Adventure Time characters
Cast of Cartoon Network's Adventure Time: Finn (Jeremy Shada), Jake (John DiMaggio), Princess Bubblegum, Ice King, Marceline, BMO, plus recurring and antagonist characters across the original series and the Distant Lands, Fionna and Cake, and Side Quests spin-offs.
List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters
Characters of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Marvel TV series (2013-2020): Coulson, May, Ward, Daisy Johnson/Quake, Fitz, Simmons, Mack, Yo-Yo, Deke Shaw, the Koenigs, and powered figures like Ghost Rider; not MCU canon.
List of All That cast members
List of All That cast members covers performers on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy All That (1994–2005; 2019–2020 revival), including Kenan Thompson, Kel Mitchell, Amanda Bynes, Nick Cannon, Josh Server, and the seven-kid 2019 cast.
List of American Dad! characters
List of American Dad! characters: the Smith family (Stan, Francine, Hayley, Steve), Roger the alien, Klaus the goldfish, and Jeff Fischer, with voice cast, backstories, appearance counts, and the TBS-era cast changes.
List of American Horror Story cast members
American Horror Story cast members: season-by-season cast list for Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's FX horror anthology (2011–), built on a repertory company of returning actors such as Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, and Evan Peters, including the season 13 lineup and notable guest castings.