List of Titans (TV series) characters
Titans is an American web television series, developed by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics team Teen Titans. The series premiered in the United States on October 12, 2018 for the DC Universe streaming service and it finished its first season on December 21, 2019. The second season premiered on September 6, 2019 and is scheduled to conclude on November 29, 2019.
Titans follows Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) stepping out of his mentor Batman's shadow by being the lone vigilante known as Robin. Along the way he meets and teams up with other outcasts including Rachel Roth (Teagan Croft), Koriand'r / Kory Anders (Anna Diop), Garfield "Gar" Logan and Jason Todd / Robin II (Curran Walters). The first season brings the heroes together when Rachel's demonic father Trigon (Seamus Dever) arrives on Earth to conquer it and bring Rachel home. The second season picks up three months after Trigon's defeat and the Titans become public prompting an old enemy of the original Titans - Slade Wilson / Deathstroke to emerge hence bringing Dick's old friends Hank Hall / Hawk (Alan Ritchson) and Dawn Granger / Dove (Minka Kelly) back to the field to help the new Titans fight Deathstroke. They are also joined by Rose Wilson (Chelsea Zhang), Slade's rogue daughter.
The following is a list of characters that have appeared on the television series. Many are named for, or are based on, DC Comics characters.
Overview
| Character | Portrayed by | First appearance | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||
| Main characters | ||||
| Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing | Brenton Thwaites | "Titans" | Main | |
| Koriand'r / Kory Anders / Starfire | Anna Diop | Main | ||
| Rachel Roth / Raven | Teagan Croft | Main | ||
| Garfield "Gar" Logan | Ryan Potter | Main | ||
| Jason Todd / Robin II | Curran Walters | "Together" | Recurring | Main |
| Donna Troy / Wonder Girl | Conor Leslie | "Donna Troy" | Recurring | Main |
| Dawn Granger / Dove II | Minka Kelly | "Hawk and Dove" | Recurring | Main |
| Hank Hall / Hawk | Alan Ritchson | Recurring | Main | |
| Slade Wilson / Deathstroke | Esai Morales | "Trigon" | Main | |
| Rose Wilson / Ravager | Chelsea Zhang | "Rose" | Main | |
| Conner / Superboy | Joshua Orpin | "Conner" | Main | |
| Recurring characters | ||||
| Angela Azarath | Rachel Nichols | "Asylum" | Recurring | |
| Trigon Frank Finney |
Seamus Dever | "Koriand'r" | Guest | |
| Dr. Adamson | Reed Birney | "Together" | ||
| Nuclear Dad | Jeff Clarke | "Hawk and Dove" | ||
| Nuclear Mom | Melody Johnson | |||
| Nuclear Sis | Jeni Ross | |||
| Nuclear Biff | Logan Thompson | |||
| Arthur Light / Doctor Light | Michael Mosley | "Rose" | Recurring | |
Titans members
| Member | Season 1 | Season 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing | Yes | |
| Koriand'r / Kory Anders / Starfire | Yes | |
| Rachel Roth / Raven | Yes | |
| Garfield "Gar" Logan | Yes | |
| Jason Todd / Robin II | Yes | Yes |
| Donna Troy / Wonder Girl | ||
| Hank Hall / Hawk | ||
| Dawn Granger / Dove II | ||
Main characters
Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing
Richard "Dick" Grayson (portrayed by Brenton Thwaites) is a vigilante known as Robin and was Batman's former sidekick who left him due to anger. Dick was a child when he witnessed the death of his parents John and Mary during a trapeze performance. Since then, he was in care of Clayton Williams until billionaire Bruce Wayne adopted him. However, Dick attempts to runaway several times until he eventually stops. As a teenager, Dick fought alongside crime fighting duo Hank Hall / Hawk and Dawn Granger / Dove, the latter whom Dick had a relationship with unbeknownst to Hank. Dick decides to leave Batman and resign from being Robin then moves to Detroit as a police detective. In the episode "Asylum", Dick burns his Robin suit. In the season one finale, Dick enters a Trigon possessed world in which he is married to Dawn and has a son named John after his father but is driven into the darkness by killing Batman. In the season two premiere, he is saved by Rachel.
Koriand'r / Kory Anders / Starfire
Koriand'r (played by Anna Diop) is a princess from the planet Tamaran who escapes her world from claiming her royalty. She adopts the name "Kory Anders" and lives in Vienna, Austria. Kory finds herself hunted by gangster Konstantin Kovar, Kory's ex-boyfriend, who felt betrayed by her in her search for a teenage girl named Rachel Roth but is killed by Kory. It is later discovered that Kory was sent to secure and kill the "Raven" as "Starfire" but hesitates to do so.
Rachel Roth / Raven
Rachel Roth (portrayed by Teagan Croft) is a teenage girl with supernatural abilities who is on the run from the Nuclear Family whose leader - Dr. Adamson wants to use Rachel to free her father Trigon to destroy Earth. However, she seeks help from Dick after seeings visions of his past. Dick promises to protect her with help from Hank, Dawn, Kory and later Garfield "Gar" Logan. Rachel's mother Angela finds Rachel but lures her to her house where she injures Gar in order for Rachel to free Trigon who heals Gar. Rachel manages to free Dick from Trigon's trance and kills the latter.
Garfield "Gar" Logan
Garfield "Gar" Logan (portrayed by Ryan Potter) is a metahuman who can shape shift into any animal he wishes. Gar was exposed to a disease which he was cured from by Dr. Niles Caulder who introduces him to the Doom Patrol where he meets Rita Farr, Clifford Steele and Larry Trainor who were also saved by Dr. Caulder from near death. Gar encounters Rachel who tells her about the Patrol. Dr. Caulder manages to contain Rachel's supernatural abilities. The Patrol convince Gar to join Dick to start a new ordinary life.
Jason Todd / Robin II
Jason Todd (portrayed by Curran Walters) is the current Robin and Batman's sidekick succeeding Dick. Jason arrives to save Dick and his team from Dr. Adamson's captivity.
Donna Troy / Wonder Girl
Donna Troy (portrayed by (Conor Leslie) was the former sidekick of Wonder Woman. She helps Dick stop Kory from killing Rachel. After Trigon's defeat, she and Kory become a metahuman fighting duo until Donna is contacted by Dick when Slade Wilson / Deathstroke re-emerges from retirement.
Hank Hall / Hawk
Dawn Granger / Dove
Slade Wilson / Deathstroke
Rose Wilson
Superboy / Connor Kent
Conner Kent (portrayed by Joshua Orpin) is an angsty, superhuman teenager searching for purpose and the truth about his past. He learns that he is a clone created from the DNA of Superman and Lex Luthor.
The character was previously portrayed by body double Brooker Muir in the first season.[1]
Blackfire
Blackfire (portrayed by Damaris Lewis): A Tamaranean royal and Kory's sister.
Recurring characters
Dr. Adamson
Dr. Adamson (portrayed by Reed Birney) is a high-ranking member of Trigon's organization
Angela Azarath
Angela Azarath (portrayed by Rachel Nichols) is Rachel's biological mother, secretly in allegiance with Trigon.
Nuclear Family
The Nuclear Family are a group of people that were brainwashed by Dr. Adamson to be assassins and work to retrieve Rachel for Trigon.
Dad
Dad (portrayed by Jeff Clarke) is the patriarch of the Nuclear Family. He is killed by Kory.
Mom
Mom (portrayed by Melody Johnson) is the matriarch of the Nuclear Family.
Sis
Sis (portrayed by Jeni Ross) is the daughter/sister figure of the Nuclear Family.
Biff
Biff (portrayed by Logan Thompson) is the brother/sister figure of the Nuclear Family.
Nuclear Stepdad
Nuclear Stepdad (portrayed by Zach Smadu) is the second patriarch of the Nuclear Family following the death of Dad.
Trigon
Trigon (portrayed by Seamus Dever who also motion-captures his demon form) is a powerful demon who is the father of Raven.
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Bruce Wayne / Batman (portrayed by Iain Glen) is a billionaire who moonlights as a feared vigilante named Batman in Gotham City. He also serves as Dick's former mentor.[2] Bruce's vigilante persona Batman was previously portrayed by stunt doubles Alain Moussi and Maxim Savarias in the first season.
Stuntmen Alain Moussi and Maxime Savaria make uncredited appearances as Batman in season one during a dark future that Trigon has Dick experience.
Krypto
Kryto (portrayed by dog actors Wrigly, Digby, and Lacey in season two,[3] Pepsi in season three[4]) is a dog and companian of Connor who has Kryptonian powers.
William Wintergreen
William Wintergreen (portrayed by Demore Barnes) is a loyal associate of Slade.
Arthur Light / Doctor Light
Doctor Light (portrayed by Michael Mosley) is a former physicist who became a criminal after discovering that he can control light.
Joseph Wilson
Joseph Wilson (portrayed by Chella Man) is Slade's mute son who has the power to possess other people's bodies through eye contact.[5]
Walter Hawn
Walter Hawn (portrayed by Raoul Bhaneja) is the vice president of special projects at Cadmus Laboratories.
Mercy Graves
Mercy Graves (portrayed by Natalie Gumede) is Lex Luthor's ruthless, cunning right-hand woman and bodyguard.[6]
Adeline
Adeline (portrayed by Mayko Nguyen) is Jericho's mother and Deathstroke's ex-wife.
Guest stars
The following is a supplementary list of guest stars, some recurring, who appear in lesser roles. The characters are listed in the order in which they first appeared.
Introduced in season one
- Amy Rohrbach (portrayed by Lindsey Gort): A Detroit police detective partnered with Dick Grayson.[7]
- The Acolyte (portrayed by Jarreth Merz): A mysterious man hunting Rachel.
- Jessica Perez (portrayed by Liza Colón-Zayas): A detective in the Detroit Police Department.
- Melissa Roth (portrayed by Sherilyn Fenn): Rachel's adoptive mother.
- Sister Catherine (portrayed by Meagen Fay): The head of a convent that Rachel resided in as a child.
- Becky Bond (portrayed by Cara Ricketts): A social worker who managed Bruce's adoption of Dick.
- Rita Farr (portrayed by April Bowlby): A member of the Doom Patrol and former actress, who has difficulty maintaining a solid form after being exposed to a toxic gas.[8]
- Niles Caulder / Chief (portrayed by Bruno Bichir): A medical scientist and the leader of the Doom Patrol, responsible for saving the lives of its members and giving them residence in his mansion.[8]
- Shyleen Lao (portrayed by Hina Adbullah): A young woman who develops the ability to control temperature from being covered in liquid nitrogen.
- Clifford "Cliff" Steele / Robotman (performed by Jake Michaels, voiced by Brendan Fraser): A member of the Doom Patrol and former car racer, whose brain was transplanted into a robotic body after an accident destroyed his own.[8]
- Larry Trainor / Negative Man (performed by Dwain Murphy, voiced by Matt Bomer): A member of the Doom Patrol and former pilot wrapped entirely in bandages after being exposed to negative energy. Murphy physically portrays Negative Man while Bomer provides the voice of the character and appears as Larry in photos.[8]
- Asylum Doctor (portrayed by Rachael Crawford): The unnamed head of Agnews Asylum.
- John Grayson (portrayed by Randolf Hobbs): Dick's father who was killed in a sabotaged trapeze performance.
- Mary Grayson (portrayed by April Brown Chodkowski): Dick's mother who was killed in the same sabotaged trapeze accident as her husband John.
- Clayton Williams (portrayed by Lester Speight): A nightclub security guard who was previously a strongman at Haly's Circus and Dick's caretaker before Bruce adopted Dick.
- Tony Zucco (portrayed by Richard Zeppieri): The gangster responsible for the deaths of Dick's parents. He was later killed by mobsters from the Maroni crime family.
- Nick Zucco (portrayed by Kyle Mac): Tony Zucco's vengeful son who plotted revenge on Dick Grayson for what befell his father. He targeted the other members of Haly's Circus before being defeated by Dick and Jason Todd.
- Graham Norris (portrayed by Damian Walshe-Howling): An international poacher and contact of Donna.
- Don Hall / Dove (portrayed by Elliot Knight): The original vigilante partner and younger half-brother of Hank Hall.[9] Jayden Marine plays the young Don.
- Marie Granger (portrayed by Marina Sirtis): Dawn's mother.
- Vincent (portrayed by Trevor Hayes): A child molester who was Hank's football coach.
- Thomas Carson (portrayed by Jeff Roop): The sheriff in Angela's hometown and former high school classmate of hers.
- Konstantin Kovar (portrayed by Mark Antony Krupa): A gangster in Vienna, Austria.
- John "Johnny" Grayson (portrayed by James Scallion): The illusionary son of Dick Grayson and Dawn Granger created by Trigon.
Introduced in season two
- Garth / Aqualad (portrayed by Drew Van Acker): Aquaman's sidekick and a member of the original Titans.[10]
- Faddei (portrayed by Robbie Jones): A royal guard from Tamaran and former romantic interest of Kory.
- Selinda Flinders / Shimmer (portrayed by Hanneke Talbot): A metahuman criminal with the ability to alter compounds and elements.
- Jillian (portrayed by Ann Magnuson): An Amazon monitoring Donna
- Dr. Eve Watson (portrayed by Genevieve Angelson): A research scientist at Cadmus Laboratories.[11]
- Len Armstrong (portrayed by Evan Jones): A prison guard at the Kane County Correctional Facility.
- Rafi (portrayed by Orel De La Mota): A Kane County Correctional Facility inmate who illegally entered the United States after he fled Corto Maltese
- Luis (portrayed by Julian Works): An undocumented immigrant from Corto Maltese detained in Kane County Correctional Facility with Rafi and Santos.
- Santos (portrayed by Rey Gallegos): Rafi and Luis's cellmate at Kane County Correctional Facility and fellow Corto Maltese undocumented immigrant.
- Psychiatrist (portrayed by McKinley Freeman): An unnamed psychiatrist who encounters Kory in Las Vegas.
- Stuart (portrayed by Currie Graham): The creator of Dick's costume who is posing as a shoemaker.
- Clark Kent / Superman (portrayed by Payne Novak as a child): A Kryptonian that is Earth's greatest superhero. His DNA was used to create Connor.
- Lex Luthor (portrayed by Payne Novak as a child): The CEO of LexCorp and enemy of Superman whose DNA was used to create Connor.
- Lionel Luthor (portrayed by Peter MacNeill): A retired scientist and Lex Luthor's father.
- Martha Kent (portrayed by Sarah Deakins): Superman's adoptive mother.
- Benny (portrayed by Curtis Lum): A contact of Dick.
- Ellis (portrayed by Spencer Macpherson): A recovering drug addict hired by Hank and Dawn to help manage their farm as a farmhand.
- Ellis' Sister (portrayed by Elizabeth Whitmere): The unnamed sister of Hank and Dawn's farmhand.
- Faux Hawk (portrayed by Drew Scheid): A teenager who poses as Hawk.
- Cage Announcer (portrayed by Patrick Garrow): The unnamed announcer for Hank's cage fights.
- Mati Matisse (portrayed by Oluniké Adeliyi): A burlesque dancer formerly in a relationship with Wintergreen.
- Dani (portrayed by Sydney Kuhne): A runaway fleeing from an abusive household.
- Caleb (portrayed by Ishan Morris): Dani's abusive father.
- Paris (portrayed by Natalie Morgan): A pregnant woman who becomes Blackfire's host body on Earth.
Introduced in season three
- Barbara Gordon (portrayed by Savannah Welch[12]): The former Batgirl and current police commissioner of the Gotham City Police Department.
- Tim Drake (portrayed by Jay Lycurgo[13]):
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- Orpin, Joshua (December 12, 2020). "Introducing the newest Krypto: Pepsi!". Instagram. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
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