List of Pretty Little Liars characters

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Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King for Freeform. It is based on Sara Shepard's novel series of the same name. Some of the characters appeared in the spin-off shows Pretty Dirty Secrets, Ravenswood, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists and Pretty Little Liars (2022). Below is a list consisting of the many characters who have appeared throughout the original series' seven-season run.

Tables

· Overview - main series

Season 1

Character

Season 1

Portrayed by

Season 2

Appearances

Season 3

Appearances

Season 4

Appearances

Season 5

Appearances

Season 6

Appearances

Season 7

Main characters

Character

Main characters

Spencer Hastings

Character

Spencer Hastings

Portrayed by

Troian Bellisario

Appearances

Main

Alex Drake

Character

Alex Drake

Portrayed by

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Hanna Marin

Character

Hanna Marin

Portrayed by

Ashley Benson

Appearances

Main

Ella Montgomery

Character

Ella Montgomery

Portrayed by

Holly Marie Combs

Appearances

Main

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Aria Montgomery

Character

Aria Montgomery

Portrayed by

Lucy Hale

Appearances

Main

Ezra Fitz

Character

Ezra Fitz

Portrayed by

Ian Harding

Appearances

Main

Maya St. Germain

Character

Maya St. Germain

Portrayed by

Bianca Lawson

Appearances

Main

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Ashley Marin

Character

Ashley Marin

Portrayed by

Laura Leighton

Appearances

Main

Byron Montgomery

Character

Byron Montgomery

Portrayed by

Chad Lowe

Appearances

Main

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Emily Fields

Character

Emily Fields

Portrayed by

Shay Mitchell

Appearances

Main

Pam Fields

Character

Pam Fields

Portrayed by

Nia Peeples

Appearances

Main

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Alison DiLaurentis

Character

Alison DiLaurentis

Portrayed by

Sasha Pieterse

Appearances

Main

Caleb Rivers

Character

Caleb Rivers

Portrayed by

Tyler Blackburn

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Main

Mona Vanderwaal

Character

Mona Vanderwaal

Portrayed by

Janel Parrish

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Main

Jessica DiLaurentis

Character

Jessica DiLaurentis

Portrayed by

Andrea Parker

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Mary Drake

Character

Mary Drake

Portrayed by

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Main

Recurring characters

Character

Recurring characters

"A"

Character

"A"

Portrayed by

Stand-in

Appearances

Recurring

Toby Cavanaugh

Character

Toby Cavanaugh

Portrayed by

Keegan Allen

Appearances

Recurring

Mike Montgomery

Character

Mike Montgomery

Portrayed by

Cody Allen Christian

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Melissa Hastings

Character

Melissa Hastings

Portrayed by

Torrey DeVitto

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Darren Wilden

Character

Darren Wilden

Portrayed by

Bryce Johnson

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Ian Thomas

Character

Ian Thomas

Portrayed by

Ryan Merriman

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Wren Kingston

Character

Wren Kingston

Portrayed by

Julian Morris

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Jenna Marshall

Character

Jenna Marshall

Portrayed by

Tammin Sursok

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Sean Ackard

Character

Sean Ackard

Portrayed by

Chuck Hittinger

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Peter Hastings

Character

Peter Hastings

Portrayed by

Nolan North

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Noel Kahn

Character

Noel Kahn

Portrayed by

Brant Daugherty

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Veronica Hastings

Character

Veronica Hastings

Portrayed by

Lesley Fera

Appearances

Recurring

Alex Santiago

Character

Alex Santiago

Portrayed by

Diego Boneta

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Lucas Gottesman

Character

Lucas Gottesman

Portrayed by

Brendan Robinson

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Paige McCullers

Character

Paige McCullers

Portrayed by

Lindsey Shaw

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Garrett Reynolds

Character

Garrett Reynolds

Portrayed by

Yani Gellman

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Tom Marin

Character

Tom Marin

Portrayed by

Roark Critchlow

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Kate Randall

Character

Kate Randall

Portrayed by

Natalie Hall

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Jason DiLaurentis

Character

Jason DiLaurentis

Portrayed by

Drew Van Acker

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Samara Cook

Character

Samara Cook

Portrayed by

Claire Holt

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Jackie Molina

Character

Jackie Molina

Portrayed by

Paloma Guzmán

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Anne Sullivan

Character

Anne Sullivan

Portrayed by

Annabeth Gish

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Holden Strauss

Character

Holden Strauss

Portrayed by

Shane Coffey

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Meredith Sorenson

Character

Meredith Sorenson

Portrayed by

Amanda Schull

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Shana Fring

Character

Shana Fring

Portrayed by

Aeriél Miranda

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

CeCe Drake

Character

CeCe Drake

Portrayed by

Vanessa Ray

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Ted Wilson

Character

Ted Wilson

Portrayed by

Edward Kerr

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Lyndon James

Character

Lyndon James

Portrayed by

Sterling Sulieman

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Wesley Fitzgerald

Character

Wesley Fitzgerald

Portrayed by

Gregg Sulkin

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Malcolm Cutler

Character

Malcolm Cutler

Portrayed by

Teo Briones

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Maggie Cutler

Character

Maggie Cutler

Portrayed by

Larisa Oleynik

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Gabriel Holbrook

Character

Gabriel Holbrook

Portrayed by

Sean Faris

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Linda Tanner

Character

Linda Tanner

Portrayed by

Roma Maffia

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Travis Hobbs

Character

Travis Hobbs

Portrayed by

Luke Kleintank

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Jake

Character

Jake

Portrayed by

Ryan Guzman

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Kenneth DiLaurentis

Character

Kenneth DiLaurentis

Portrayed by

Jim Abele

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Andrew Campbell

Character

Andrew Campbell

Portrayed by

Brandon Jones

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Cindy

Character

Cindy

Portrayed by

Melanie Moreno

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Mindy

Character

Mindy

Portrayed by

Monica Moreno

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Sydney Driscoll

Character

Sydney Driscoll

Portrayed by

Chloe Bridges

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Cyrus Petrillo

Character

Cyrus Petrillo

Portrayed by

Jake Weary

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Talia Sandoval

Character

Talia Sandoval

Portrayed by

Miranda Rae Mayo

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Jonny Raymond

Character

Jonny Raymond

Portrayed by

Will Bradley

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Archer Dunhill

Character

Archer Dunhill

Portrayed by

Huw Collins

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Sara Harvey

Character

Sara Harvey

Portrayed by

Dre Davis

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Liam Greene

Character

Liam Greene

Portrayed by

Roberto Aguire

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Jordan Hobart

Character

Jordan Hobart

Portrayed by

David Coussins

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Guest

Lorenzo Calderon

Character

Lorenzo Calderon

Portrayed by

Travis Winfrey

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Sabrina

Character

Sabrina

Portrayed by

Lulu Brud

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Clark Wilkins

Character

Clark Wilkins

Portrayed by

Titus Makin Jr.

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Appearances

Does not appear

Yvonne Phillips

Character

Yvonne Phillips

Portrayed by

Kara Royster

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Recurring

Marco Furey

Character

Marco Furey

Portrayed by

Nicholas Gonzalez

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Recurring

Guest characters

Character

Guest characters

Barry Maple

Character

Barry Maple

Portrayed by

Jim Titus II

Appearances

Guest

Wayne Fields

Character

Wayne Fields

Portrayed by

Eric Steinberg

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Arthur Hackett

Character

Arthur Hackett

Portrayed by

John O'Brien

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Appearances

Guest

Mrs. Welch

Character

Mrs. Welch

Portrayed by

Jill Holden

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Ben Coogan

Character

Ben Coogan

Portrayed by

Steven Krueger

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Isabel Marin

Character

Isabel Marin

Portrayed by

Heather Mazur

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Mr. Sheldrake

Character

Mr. Sheldrake

Portrayed by

Keith Pillow

Appearances

Guest

Appearances

Does not appear

Character	Portrayed by	Appearances
		Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7
Main characters
Spencer Hastings	Troian Bellisario	Main
Alex Drake		Does not appear						Recurring
Hanna Marin	Ashley Benson	Main
Ella Montgomery	Holly Marie Combs	Main			Guest		Recurring	Guest
Aria Montgomery	Lucy Hale	Main
Ezra Fitz	Ian Harding	Main
Maya St. Germain	Bianca Lawson	Main		Recurring	Does not appear
Ashley Marin	Laura Leighton	Main
Byron Montgomery	Chad Lowe	Main			Guest		Recurring	Guest
Emily Fields	Shay Mitchell	Main
Pam Fields	Nia Peeples	Main	Recurring			Guest	Recurring	Guest
Alison DiLaurentis	Sasha Pieterse	Main
Caleb Rivers	Tyler Blackburn	Recurring		Main
Mona Vanderwaal	Janel Parrish	Recurring		Main
Jessica DiLaurentis	Andrea Parker	Guest		Does not appear	Recurring	Guest	Recurring	Guest
Mary Drake		Does not appear			Guest	Does not appear	Guest	Main
Recurring characters
"A"	Stand-in	Recurring
Toby Cavanaugh	Keegan Allen	Recurring
Mike Montgomery	Cody Allen Christian	Recurring		Does not appear	Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
Melissa Hastings	Torrey DeVitto	Recurring			Guest	Recurring	Guest
Darren Wilden	Bryce Johnson	Recurring			Guest	Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Ian Thomas	Ryan Merriman	Recurring		Does not appear	Guest	Does not appear
Wren Kingston	Julian Morris	Recurring			Guest	Does not appear		Guest
Jenna Marshall	Tammin Sursok	Recurring			Guest		Does not appear	Recurring
Sean Ackard	Chuck Hittinger	Recurring	Does not appear
Peter Hastings	Nolan North	Recurring		Guest	Recurring		Guest
Noel Kahn	Brant Daugherty	Recurring		Guest			Does not appear	Recurring
Veronica Hastings	Lesley Fera	Recurring
Alex Santiago	Diego Boneta	Recurring	Does not appear
Lucas Gottesman	Brendan Robinson	Recurring			Does not appear	Recurring	Guest	Recurring
Paige McCullers	Lindsey Shaw	Recurring	Guest	Recurring			Does not appear	Recurring
Garrett Reynolds	Yani Gellman	Guest	Recurring		Does not appear
Tom Marin	Roark Critchlow	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear	Guest		Does not appear
Kate Randall	Natalie Hall	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear
Jason DiLaurentis	Drew Van Acker	Guest	Recurring		Guest	Recurring		Guest
Samara Cook	Claire Holt	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear
Jackie Molina	Paloma Guzmán	Guest	Recurring	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Anne Sullivan	Annabeth Gish	Does not appear	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear		Guest	Does not appear
Holden Strauss	Shane Coffey	Does not appear	Recurring	Guest	Does not appear			Guest
Meredith Sorenson	Amanda Schull	Guest		Recurring	Does not appear
Shana Fring	Aeriél Miranda	Does not appear	Guest	Recurring		Guest	Does not appear
CeCe Drake	Vanessa Ray	Does not appear		Recurring	Guest			Recurring
Ted Wilson	Edward Kerr	Does not appear		Recurring	Guest		Does not appear	Guest
Lyndon James	Sterling Sulieman	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Wesley Fitzgerald	Gregg Sulkin	Does not appear		Recurring	Does not appear
Malcolm Cutler	Teo Briones	Does not appear		Recurring	Guest	Does not appear

References

In the first season, Peeples is initially credited as a series regular in Pilot (1 ); however, from the next episode onw
In the first season, Pieterse is credited as a guest star in Pilot (1 ); however, from the next episode onward, she is c
Jessica was portrayed by Anne Marie DeLuise in Season 1.
In the series' pilot episode, Cavanaugh was portrayed by James Neate. Subsequent episodes featured Allen in the role.
In the series' pilot episode, Thomas was portrayed by Carlo Marks. Subsequent episodes featured Merriman in the role.
Kate was portrayed by Natalie Floyd in Season 1.
Jason was portrayed by Parker Bagley in Season 1.
Miranda is uncredited in her appearance.
In "Single Fright Female", Cutler was portrayed by Flynn Morrison. Subsequent episodes featured Briones in the role.
In the third, fourth and fifth seasons, Harvey was portrayed by doubles and stock photos.
O’Brien is uncredited in her appearance.
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