Lee Pace
Leading with the obvious, but Foundation knows what’s up. Not for nothing does season two’s first episode show Lee Pace’s Brother Day—the middle-aged incarnation of Empire, the galaxy’s dynasty of cloned Cleons going back centuries—nakedly fighting off assassins who’ve rudely interrupted an intimate moment in his bedroom. And he’s not just eye candy; Pace’s performance of Day as a petulant, overly confident ruler encompasses both campy dramatics and unexpected nuance.
