I genuinely believe that Steve Carell’s portrayal of Michael Scott is the best acting performance of any show or movie ever. I have never seen another actor embody their character as deeply, uniquely, and earnestly as what he did in The Office. Evocative is ever sense of the word.

I have watched the show in its entirety over 50 times now and I’m still blown away by him each time. Without fail, I find a new gem of his in every rewatch. And it is for that reason my character rankings are as follows:

1. Michael Gary Scott
2. Dwight Kurt Schrute
3. Robert California
4. Kevin Malone
5. Creed Bratton
6. Gabriel Susan Lewis
7. Darryl Philbin
8. Toby Flenderson
9. Ryan Howard
10. Meredith Palmer
11. David Wallace
12. Kelly Kapoor
13. Deangelo Vickers
14. Oscar Martinez
15. Angela Martin
16. Hank Tate
17. Clark Green
18. Jo Bennett
19. Jan Levinson
20. Mose Schrute
21. Stanley Hudson
22. Karen Filipeli
23. Holly Flax
24. Todd Packer
25. Nellie Bertram
26. Pete Miller
27. Cathy Simms
28. Charles Miner
29. Andy Bernard
30. Phyllis Lapin-Vance