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American Horror Story Characters Ranked (By Actor) From Worst to Best

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Nov 15, 2017 8:30 PM
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American Horror Story: Roanoke
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Evan Peters No. 4. Rory Monahan, AHS: Roanoke

Has Peters ever had as much fun in the franchise as he did playing punk hotshot actor Rory? We don't think so, which makes it all the crueler that we only got to spend one episode with him.


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Evan Peters' No. 3. Kit, AHS: Asylum

Oh, Kit. We really felt and rooted for Kit this whole season. Even with all the alien stuff.


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Evan Peters' No. 2. Kai Anderson, AHS: Cult

As cult leader Kai, Peters has never been scarier or more powerful. 


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Evan Peters' No. 1. Tate, AHS: Murder House

A psychopathic ghost gave Evan Peters a lot do.


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Sarah Paulson's No. 8. Shelby Miller (Reenactment), AHS: Roanoke

We liked Sarah Paulson's version of Shelby a little bit more than we liked Lily Rabe's, but that's not saying much. Shelby was just sort of the worst.


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Sarah Paulson's No. 7. Billie Dean Howard, AHS: Murder House & Hotel

Can we watch the reality show Billie Dean Howard was working on?


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Sarah Paulson's No. 6. Audrey Tindall, AHS: Roanoke

Audrey was a blast, with her silly accent and her oblivious cries about all the parts she didn't get to play as she feared for her life. You could tell that Paulson was relishing the opportunity to send up the vapidness that's sometimes associated with her profession.


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Sarah Paulson's No. 5. Bette and Dot, AHS: Freak Show

These are technically two characters and what a feat it was for Paulson to pull off (and she did).


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Sarah Paulson's No. 4. Ally Mayfair-Richards, AHS: Cult

Ally's fever-pitched phobias were a bit grating in the beginning (she was at an 11, always), but when she began exacting her revenge about midseason, she showed everyone who was boss. 


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Sarah Paulson's No. 3. Sally, AHS: Hotel

A junkie ghost who sews people into beds? Even Sarah Paulson makes that work.


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Sarah Paulson's No. 2. Cordelia Foxx, AHS: Coven

All hail the (new) Supreme!


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Sarah Paulson's No. 1. Lana Winters, AHS: Asylum & Roanoke

Lana Winters is probably the most heroic character ever on AHS and she's Sarah Paulson's favorite, so there.


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Jessica Lange's No. 4. Elsa Mars, AHS: Freak Show

The tortured backstory (she lost her legs in a snuff film!), the murdering, the singing...there was a lot going on with Elsa.


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Jessica Lange's No. 3. Sister Jude, AHS: Asylum

We went from hating her to rooting for her and that would not have been possible without Jessica Lange under that habit.


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Jessica Lange's No. 2. Fiona Goode, AHS: Coven

Delightfully campy and bad to the bone with awesome powers to boot!


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Jessica Lange's No. 1. Constance, AHS: Murder House

Lange's performance as Constance is the defining AHS performance. Never forget that beauty shop scene.

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