The talented actors totally transform for their roles. How many do you recognize?

Greatest Character Actors of All Time

"[link=/title/tt5875444]Slow Horses[/link]" and "[link=/title/tt22091076]High Potential[/link]" return with new seasons this month. Check out our [link=/list/ls4103534970/]September calendar[/link] for more!

September 2025 TV and Streaming Premiere Dates

&quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt5875444?ref_=ttch_eds_right-5_lk">Slow Horses</a>&quot; and &quot;<a class="ipc-md-link" href="/title/tt22091076?ref_=ttch_eds_right-5_lk">High Potential</a>&quot; return with new seasons this month. Check out our <a class="ipc-md-link" href="/list/ls4103534970/?ref_=ttch_eds_right-5_lk">September calendar</a> for more!

Check out our gallery of the 33 first-time performer nominees this year, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life.

2025 Emmys First-Time Acting Nominees

Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, and Eric Elizaga in Elementary (2012)

Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, and Jon Michael Hill in Elementary (2012)

Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu in Elementary (2012)

Jonny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Jayce Bartok, and Jon Michael Hill in Elementary (2012)

Jonny Lee Miller and Jon Huertas in Elementary (2012)

Jonny Lee Miller and Joanna Christie in Elementary (2012)

A crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London, eccentric Sherlock escapes to New York where his father forces him to live with his worst nightmare--a sober companion, Dr. Watson.

Jonny Lee Miller: Sherlock Holmes

Elementary

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