Tina Majorino – Veronica Mars
In the 2014 “Veronica Mars” movie, Cindy “Mac” Mackenzie works for a software company. She dropped that job like a bad habit to help out Veronica at Mars Investigations, where she could put her hacking skills to the test. Mac was never going to be able to outshine Veronica, let’s be fair.
In real life, though, Tina Majorino probably couldn’t hack into an Android device, but with that smile, she could open anyone’s heart. Her coolness did not slip from the eye of one miss Shonda Rhimes, who cast her as Dr. Heather Brooks on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Not as nerdy in that show.
William Jackson Harper – The Good Place
In the Netflix hit "The Good Place," Chidi Anagonye is a Nigerian-Senegalese professor of philosophy who made it to heaven (or so we are led to think). During his life, he used to teach morals and ethics at the Sorbonne, but then he starts trying to save a soul from “the bad place.”
Take off his glasses in real life, and he's a total looker. He is also a self-proclaimed nerd, which makes him even more attractive. And the coolest thing? Not only is he a talented actor, but he is also a playwright! His play, "Travisville" first hit the stage in 2018.
Louise Brealey – Sherlock
"Sherlock" fans, this is your time to shine. Molly Hooper is a highly trained doctor working at the hospital’s morgue. She has a secret helpless crush on Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock. But sadly, he is not as perceptive of that as he is of crime-solving. Which is a shame because Molly's a real catch!
In real life, however, it's hard to believe she will go unnoticed by any man of her choosing. Other than her on-screen credentials, Brealey has written scripts and music scores for television as a young girl and lent her voice to various audiobooks. Can she be our friend, please?
Bebe Neuwirth – Cheers
Dr. Lilith Sternin’s severe style as a highbrow socialite and a clinical psychiatrist is out of place mounting a barstool at "Cheers." But after marrying Frasier, she hangs out with the gang. Of course, that marriage did not stand the test of time, as you would see in the years to come.
She tags along with Kelsey Grammer for the spinoff "Frasier" to play his ex-wife. In real life, Bebe Neuwirth is an animal lover with a charitable heart and a former dancer who you would more likely find behind a pottery wheel than practicing medicine. How cool is that?
Cole Sprouse – Riverdale
With a name like Jughead Jones, you do not need to show any dork credentials. The "Riverdale" character on the CW teen drama was based on Archie Comics and lifted Cole Sprouse to teen idol status. But this young actor is much more than his nerdy character.
No one can deny this suave young man's coolness now (especially when you see him trolling his twin brother, Dylan, on social media). With those dashing looks, he was a "Teen Beat" pinup faster than you can say "Jughead Jones." Sprouse is also a passionate photographer, shooting for the likes of "Teen Vogue" and "The Sunday Times Style."