Hackers have played heroes and villains in dozens of TV series. Here are some of the most unforgettable
Harold Finch/"Person of Interest" (CBS)
A reclusive tech billionaire played by Michael Emerson, Finch hijacks surveillance data to further his mysterious goals.
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Felicity Smoak, "Arrow" (CW)
Emily Bett Rickards plays this adapted version of the DC Comics character, an IT whiz who becomes the girlfriend of the superhero Arrow, aka Oliver Queen.
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Elliot Alderson/"Mr. Robot" (USA)
Maybe the quintessential TV hacker, Alderson (Rami Malek) is a depressive who's recruited by the title character (Christian Slater) to join a hacktivist group.
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Brody Nelson/"CSI: Cyber" (CBS)
A former criminal hacker, Nelson (Shad Moss) comes over to the law-enforcement side and eventually becomes an FBI agent.
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Willow Rosenberg/"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (The WB/UPN)
Buffy's high-school buddy, the nerdy computer ace played by Alyson Hannigan, made TV history by having one of the first lesbian relationships in a primetime series.
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Skye (aka Daisy Johnson)/"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC)
Chloe Bennet plays this hacker with special powers, who was adapted liberally from the comic-book version of the character.
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Christopher Pelant/"Bones" (Fox)
Andrew Leeds plays the role of a hacker-turned-serial-killer in this crime procedural.
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Chloe O'Brian/"24" (Fox)
As portrayed by Mary Lynn Rajskub, Chloe isn't just a computer whiz, she's a friend in need to bad-ass super-agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland).
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Cindy Mackenzie/"Veronica Mars" (The CW, UPN)
Tina Majorino plays a high-school computer genius who helps her crime-solving pal Veronica crack cases.
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Chuck Bartowski/"Chuck" (NBC)
Zachary Levi played the title character in this comedy-drama, about a computer sales guy thrown into global espionage capers after top-secret data gets implanted in his brain.
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Ringo Langly/"The X-Files"/"The Lone Gunmen" (Fox)
In this "X-Files" spin-off, hacker Ringo was one of three conspiracy theorists who helped agents solve paranormal mysteries.
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Huck Finn/"Scandal"
Guillermo Diaz plays this former CIA operative who helps heroine Olivia Pope navigate the thickets of D.C.
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Walter O'Brien/"Scorpion"
British actor Elyes Gabel plays this super-genius who leads a pack of misfits in defending the U.S. from cyber threats.
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