Oddly enough, I have no idea what shows, books, and movies you are familiar with. So, I'm just going to take a wild guess and give you a link to a Wikipedia page for each one.

Spike (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Batman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman) (whichever incarnation floats your boat), and Hugh Jackman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Jackman) (the fantabulous actor).