Heroes/Characters
From The TV IV
Heroes has a storytelling method that involves taking a number of separate unrelated storylines and slowly bringing them all together as time goes by. This creates a huge cast of supporting characters that can be difficult to keep track of.
This page lists all powered characters appearing on the main show and in webisodes, in person or in dialogue, as well as every relative of the main characters to have appeared in person, and every other character seen in at least three episodes. The characters are sorted into three categories and arranged by number of episode appearances. It should be noted that only actual visual appearances are included in the episode count, and that episodes where a character only appear in re-used footage is not included in the count.
The list is complete as of Shadowboxing, the 68th episode.
| Color Legend | ||
| Alive | ||
| Dead | ||
| 1600s | ||
| Status unknown | ||
Contents |
[edit] Powered characters
| Character | Actor | # | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Bennet | Hayden Panettiere | 63 | Rapid cell regeneration |
| Peter Petrelli | Milo Ventimiglia | 60 | Empathic mimicry |
| Hiro Nakamura | Masi Oka | 591 | Space-time manipulation |
| Ando Masahashi | James Kyson Lee | 56 | Ability supercharging S |
| Nathan Petrelli | Adrian Pasdar | 552 | Flight S |
| Matt Parkman | Greg Grunberg | 53 | Telepathy |
| Sylar | Zachary Quinto | 534 | Intuitive aptitude |
| Mohinder Suresh | Sendhil Ramamurthy | 513 | Super strengthS |
| Angela Petrelli | Cristine Rose | 45 | Precognitive dreaming |
| Micah Sanders | Noah Gray-Cabey | 28 | Technopathy |
| Niki Sanders | Ali Larter | 28 | Super strength S, L |
| The Haitian | Jimmy Jean-Louis | 275 | Mental manipulation |
| Tracy Strauss | Ali Larter | 21 | Freezing S |
| D.L. Hawkins | Leonard Roberts | 16 | Phasing |
| Isaac Mendez | Santiago Cabrera | 16 | Precognition |
| Daphne Millbrook | Brea Grant | 16 | Super speed |
| Molly Walker | Adair Tishler | 16 | Clairvoyance |
| Maya Herrera | Dania Ramirez | 15 | Deadly tears L |
| Adam Monroe | David Anders | 14 | Rapid cell regeneration L |
| Bob Bishop | Stephen Tobolowsky | 126 | Alchemy |
| Elle Bishop | Kristen Bell | 12 | Lightning |
| Kaito Nakamura | George Takei | 127 | Unknown |
| Flint Gordon | Blake Shields | 118 | Pyrokinesis |
| Meredith Gordon | Jessalyn Gilsig | 10 | Pyrokinesis |
| Daniel Linderman | Malcolm McDowell | 109 | Healing |
| Usutu | Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | 10 | Precognition |
| Benjamin "Knox" Washington | Jamie Hector | 10 | Fear enhancement |
| Lydia | Dawn Olivieri | 9 | Empathy |
| Arthur Petrelli | Robert Forster | 9 | Power absorption |
| West Rosen | Nicholas D'Agosto | 9 | Flight |
| Samuel Sullivan | Robert Knepper | 9 | Terrakinesis |
| Eric Doyle | David H. Lawrence XVII | 8 | Puppet master |
| Eden McCain | Nora Zehetner | 8 | Persuasion |
| Ted Sprague | Matthew John Armstrong | 8 | Induced radioactivity |
| Alejandro Herrera | Shalim Ortiz | 7 | Deadly tears negation |
| Matt Parkman, Jr. | Quin and Reed Baron | 710 | Touch and go |
| Candice Wilmer | Missy Peregrym | 711 | Illusion |
| Monica Dawson | Dana Davis | 6 | Adoptive muscle memory |
| Maury Parkman | Alan Blumenfeld | 6 | Telepathy |
| Charlie Andrews | Jayma Mays | 512 | Enhanced memory |
| Chris Bowman | Daryl Crittenden | 5 | Fire breathing |
| Nana Dawson | Nichelle Nichols | 5 | Unknown |
| Edgar | Ray Park | 5 | Super speed |
| Claude Rains | Christopher Eccleston | 5 | Invisibility |
| Emma Coolidge | Deanne Bray | 4 | Enhanced synesthesia |
| Charles Deveaux | Richard Roundtree | 413 | Telepathy |
| Rachel Mills | Taylor Cole | 4 | Teleportation |
| Arnold | Jack Wallace | 3 | Space-time manipulation |
| Luke Campbell | Dan Byrd | 3 | Microwave emission |
| James Martin | Bill Hooper | 314 | Shape shifting |
| Jesse Murphy | Francis Capra | 3 | Sound manipulation |
| Danny Pine | Franc Ross | 3 | Metal mimicry |
| Baron Samedi | Demetrius Grosse | 3 | Impenetrable skin |
| Becky Taylor | Tessa Thompson | 3 | Invisibility |
| Stephen Canfield | Andre Royo | 2 | Gravitational manipulation |
| The German | Ken Lally | 2 | Magnetism |
| Hana Gitelman | Stana Katic | 2 | Digital communication |
| Samson Gray | John Glover | 215 | Intuitive aptitude |
| Jeremy Greer | Mark L. Young | 2 | Healing |
| Sanjog Iyer | Javin Reid | 2 | Dream manipulation |
| Scott | Chad Faust | 2 | Super strength S |
| Alex Woolsley | Justin Baldoni | 2 | Underwater breathing |
| Bridget Bailey | Tehmina Sunny | 1 | Clairsentience |
| Gail Bowman | Erin O'Reilly | 1 | Fire breathing |
| Jennie Bowman | Kaleigh Ryan | 1 | Fire breathing |
| Damien | Harry Perry | 1 | Memory restoring |
| Brian Davis | David Berman | 1 | Telekinesis |
| Echo DeMille | Kiko Ellsworth | 1 | Sound manipulation |
| Paulette Hawkins | Tina Lifford | 1 | Ability supercharging |
| Sue Landers | Elizabeth Ann Bennett | 1 | Lie detection |
| Tom Miller | Clint Howard | 1 | Shattering |
| Ishi Nakamura | Tamlyn Tomita | 1 | Healing |
| Victoria Pratt | Joanna Cassidy | 1 | Unknown |
| Alice Shaw | Diana Scarwid | 1 | Weather control |
| Mr. Shaw | Zachary Knower | 1 | Shockwave emission |
| Dale Smither | Rusty Schwimmer | 1 | Enhanced hearing |
| Mr. Taylor | Everett Kelsey | 1 | Shockwave emission |
| Zane Taylor | Ethan Cohn | 1 | Melting |
| Teddy | Edward Gusts | 1 | Cloaking |
| Trevor Zeitlan | Jeff Staron | 1 | Shattering |
| Caleb | Dusty Sorg | Web | Spider mimicry |
| The Constrictor | Mark Steger | Web | Constriction |
| Edward | Jose Yenque | Web | Accelerated probability |
| Elisa | Lina Esco | Web | Water mimicry |
| Iris | Norma Maldonado | Web | Pyrokinesis |
| Santiago | Roberto Urbina | Web | Accelerated probability |
| Amanda Strazzulla | Sasha Pieterse | Web | Spontaneous combustion |
| Barbara | Ali Larter | 016 | Unknown |
| Susan Amman | None | 016 | Unknown |
| Harry Fletcher | None | 016 | Unknown |
| Paula Gramble | None | 016 | Unknown |
| Carlos Mendez | None | 016 | Unknown |
| Shanti Suresh | None | 016 | Unknown |
| James Walker | None | 016 | Freezing |
| Joseph Sullivan | None | 017 | Unknown |
Notes
S These characters where given their abilities synthetically.
L These characters have, willingly or unwillingly, lost their abilities without regaining them.
1 Including 1 episode (1x17) in which Hiro Nakamura only appeared as a child, played by Garrett Masuda.
2 Including 3 episodes (4x01, 4x06 and 4x09) in which "Nathan Petrelli" only appears as Sylar's new persona, and 1 episode (4x04) where Nathan appears only in flashbacks (played by Jason Blair and Sam Cohen) and as as Sylar's new persona.
3 Not including 5 episodes (1x07, 1x10, 2x08, 3x03 and 3x19) in which Mohinder Suresh (Sendhil Ramamurthy) was credited, but only provided voice-over narration for, and did not visually appear.
4 Including 1 episode (1x03, shot prior to the casting of Zachary Quinto), in which Sylar briefly appeared, played by an unknown extra, 1 episode (3x23) in which Sylar only appeared shapeshifted into Nathan, 2 episode (4x02, 4x03) in which Sylar only appears in dreams and visions, and 1 episode (4x01) where he appears both shapeshifted into Nathan Petrelli and in dreams and visions, but not as himself.
5 Not including 1 episode (3x01) in which The Haitian (Jimmy Jean-Louis) was credited, but did not appear.
6 Including 1 episode (2x10) in which Kaito Nakamura only appeared as a young man, played by Eijiro Ozaki.
7 Including 1 episode (3x23) in which Bob Bishop only appeared as a teen, played by H. Michael Croner.
8 Including 1 episode (3x01) in which Flint Gordon (Blake Shields) appeared without being credited.
9 Including 5 episodes (3x01, 3x02, 3x03, 3x05 and 3x06) in which Daniel Linderman (Malcolm McDowell) only appeared as an mental projection created by Maury Parkman, and 1 episode (3x23) in which he only appeared as a teen, played by Casey Kringlen.
10 Including 1 episode (3x01) in which Matt Parkman, Jr. (Quin and Reed Baron) appeared without being credited, and 1 episode (2x05) in which Matt Parkman, Jr. only appeared as a mental projection of Maury Parkman, played by an unknown extra.
11 Including 1 episode (2x03) in which Candice Wilmer only appeared as her new persona, Michelle, played by Rachel Kimsey.
12 Including 1 episode (4x06 in which Charlie Andrews only appeared played by an unknown extra.
13 Including 1 episode (3x23) in which Charles Deveaux only appeared as a teen, played by Edwin Hodge.
14 Including 3 episodes (3x21, 3x22 and 3x25) where the flesh and blood James Martin was portrayed by Zachary Quinto. In addition Kevin Alejandro, Manuel Urrego, and Željko Ivanek all appeared as Martin in 3x21, this due to Martin's ability of shape shifting. Martin's original appearance (as portrayed by Bill Hooper) was only shown in photos in 2 of these episodes (3x21 and 3x22).
15 Including 1 episode (3x18) in which Samson Gray only appeared as a young man, played by an unknown extra.
16 Although never seen live in the series, these characters have appeared in photos.
17 Although never seen alive in the series Joseph Sullivan's casket was seen in one episode (4x01).
[edit] Non-powered relatives
| Character | Actor | # | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Bennet | Jack Coleman | 63 | Claire's adoptive father. |
| Sandra Bennet | Ashley Crow | 36 | Claire's adoptive mother. |
| Mr. Muggles | Lestat | 221 | Claire's family pet. |
| Lyle Bennet | Randall Bentley | 18 | Claire's adoptive brother. |
| Janice Parkman | Lisa Lackey | 142 | Matt's ex-wife. |
| Kimiko Nakamura | Saemi Nakamura | 5 | Hiro's sister. |
| Heidi Petrelli | Rena Sofer | 5 | Nathan's ex-wife. |
| Virginia Gray | Ellen Greene | 43 | Sylar's adoptive mother. |
| Monty Petrelli | Jackson Wurth | 4 | Nathan's youngest son. |
| Simon Petrelli | Justin Evans | 4 | Nathan's eldest son. |
| Chandra Suresh | Erick Avari | 44 | Mohinder's father. |
| Damon Dawson | Carlon Jeffery | 3 | Monica's brother. |
| Martin Gray | Ned Schmidtke | 25 | Sylar's adoptive father. |
| Mrs. Suresh | Sakina Jaffrey | 2 | Mohinder's mother. |
| Mrs. Gray | Natalie Salins | 1 | Sylar's biological mother. |
| Gloria Herrera | Sabrina Perez | 1 | Maya's sister-in-law. |
| Hal Sanders | Graham Beckel | 1 | Niki's adoptive father. |
| Mrs. Shaw | Ginger Pauley | 16 | Angela's mother. |
Notes
1 Including 1 episode (1x13) in which Mr. Muggles was played by a stand-in dog due to a schedule conflict. All of Mr. Muggles' appearances have been uncredited.
2 Including 1 episode (2x05) in which Janice Parkman (Lisa Lackey) only appeared as a mental projection of Maury Parkman.
3 Including 1 episode (3x18) in which Virginia Gray only appeared as a young woman, portrayed by an unknown extra, 1 episode (3x24) in which Ellen Greene (Virginia) only appeared as Sylar, shapeshifted into his mother, and 1 episode (4x06) in which Virginia only appeared as a fragment of Sylar's memory.
4 Including 1 episode (3x23) in which Chandra Suresh only appeared as a young man, played by Ravi Kapoor.
5 Including 1 episode (3x18) in which Martin Gray only appeared as a young man, portrayed by an unknown extra.
6 Including 1 episode (3x23) in which Ginger Pauley (Mrs. Shaw) appeared uncredited.
[edit] Other characters
1 Not including 1 episode (1x05) in which Simone Deveaux (Tawny Cypress) was credited, but did not appear; Including 1 episode (1x18) in which Simone Deveaux (Tawny Cypress) only appeared as an illusion created by Candice Wilmer.
2 Including 1 episode (3x23) in which Dr. Zimmerman only appeared as a young man, uncredited and played by Jon Donahue.
