TV's underrated stars of 2012: Zap2it's Year in Review

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Timothy Omundson, 'Psych'

You know him as: Detective Carlton Lassiter

Why we like him: Over six seasons of the comedy detective series, Omundson has deftly revealed that beneath the bullet-proof vest of the trigger-happy squirrel assassin lies a vulnerable heart. After years of violently resenting Shawn and Gus' interference in his police investigations, he's finally developed a grudging respect for their skills, and through his romance with a criminal (Kristy Swanson), we've seen even more of his softer side. And Omundson is a master at playing the straight man opposite a couple of goofballs.

Where else you've seen him: "Deadwood," "Judging Amy"

-- Drusilla Moorhouse, Zap2it