Robotic Acting? 10 Stars Who Went Android on Television

Alexander Skarsgård is taking a turn for the mechanical with his latest TV role, having signed on to executive produce and star in Murderbot for Apple TV+

The sci-fi drama series follows “a self-hacking security android who is horrified by human emotion yet drawn to its vulnerable ‘clients,’” according to the streamer. “Murderbot must hide its free will and complete a dangerous assignment when all it really wants is to be left alone to watch futuristic soap operas and figure out its place in the universe.”

And like some of the actors below, Skarsgård might find that it’s not always easy playing an android on screen. Here are other TV stars with synthetic entries on their filmographies…