Hugh Laurie's character may be the definition of a narcissist, but compared to the rest of the anti-heroes on our list, he is rather tame. For starters, he doesn't have too much intentional blood on his hands.
Unlike Dr. House, Edie Falco's Nurse Jackie is intentionally treacherous with her co-workers and patients. However, while she does do harm, a great deal of it is at her own expense.
What sets Omari Hardwick's Ghost apart from the previous two entries is not only his kill count, but also his general lack of empathy for even his own family. Cold-blooded, indeed.
Whether you find Eve or Villanelle to be the show's true anti-hero, it's safe to say that both Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer's characters have killer instincts. And senses of humor.
Penn Badgley's Joe Goldberg is currently in his most heroic era yet in season four of the Netflix series. However, half a season of relative innocence does not quite make up for three years' worth of bloodshed. And the bodies keep dropping.
Michael C. Hall's Dexter may be the only TV serial killer who's proven more deadly than the aforementioned Joe. While he technically only kills other serial killers, it's safe to say the Bay Harbor Butcher is as infamous as they come.
Sure, he might not have quite as high a body count as the killers before him, but where would we be without James Gandolfini's original TV anti-hero? [cut to black]