This is a list of fictional characters in the television series, Big Time Rush. The article deals with main, recurring, minor character and notable guest stars.
Main characters
Kendall Knight Kendall Knight (portrayed by Kendall Schmidt) is the leader and founder of Big Time Rush. Originally just wanting to be a professional hockey player, he accepts an offer to move to Los Angeles and record demos only if Gustavo brings James, Carlos, and Logan along to make them all a band. He is portrayed as the glue that keeps the band together. Kendall manages to stay cool under pressure (described as "Cool Rush") and figure out solutions to problems, thus often resulting in the other guys running to Kendall when they have a problem, being the most mature and responsible member of Big Time Rush. Kendall keeps a great relationship with his mother and his younger sister, Katie, who helps him and his friends whenever they get into trouble. He is quite affectionate towards Katie, as she is always there to help him and vice versa.
Kendall is shown to be dating Jo Taylor throughout the series first taking an interest in her in "Big Time Love Song" and eventually becoming a couple in "Big Time Dance." They date happily for a while until Jo gets an offer to go shoot a movie trilogy overseas and break up in "Big Time Break Up" Kendall then starts dating aspiring rockstar Lucy Stone until Jo comes back after the first movie failed causing Kendall to choose between Lucy and Jo; ultimately choosing Jo and dating her throughout the rest of the series.
James Diamond James Diamond (portrayed by James Maslow) is the pretty boy of Big Time Rush. He is the one who originally wanted to be a star when the boys were just four hockey players in Minnesota. James is shallow, driven, sometimes an airhead, and, like Logan, sometimes panics under pressure, but is a good friend, and he always looks out for his bandmates. He is the second-to-youngest member of the group before Kendall. James loves wearing bandanas and has an alter-ego known as Bandana-Man, which is just him wrapped in purple bandanas. James always has personal head shots of himself which he carries along, wherever he goes. Of his bandmates, he is closest to Carlos, whom he loves to play video games and goof around with. He is described as solid-voiced and driven beyond belief. Though he is conceited, James can also be caring and think of others. He is shown as a ladies' man going on many dates with various girls throughout the show. He eventually finds a great interest in Lucy Stone (after Kendall gets back together with Jo) and eventually starts dating her in the end.
Carlos Garcia Carlos Garcia (portrayed by Carlos Pena Jr.) is the joker of the band who likes to wear a hockey helmet for no apparent reason. According to Kendall, he isn't very tough without it. Carlos is the oldest member of the band along with being the shortest and most immature. Due to his childish nature, he is described as innocent, loyal, and kind along with a bit dim-witted, naive, and impulsive. He almost always tends to rebound quickly from setbacks, with his sudden break up in "Big Time Single" and James revealing his betrayal of throwing away Heather Fox's note saying she liked Carlos in Big Time Secret being rare exceptions. He is also very superstitious, believing in ghosts and the paranormal, as well as being cautious of bringers of bad luck like black cats and broken mirrors. He has dated a few girls throughout the show, but never had an actual girlfriend until the final episode where he gets together with actress Alexa Vega (Pena's actual wife).
Logan Mitchell Hortense "Logan" Mitchell (portrayed by Logan Henderson) is the genius and second-in-command of the group. He is genuine and sweet, and the next most down-to-earth guy in the band after Kendall. He is also the serious one but usually follows along in his friend's schemes, sometimes making schemes of his own when needed, like his most famous scheme, 'Love Science'. He is the second oldest of the group after Carlos. Logan is extremely smart and the other guys usually rely on him to solve certain problems, like school work and such. However, he panics under pressure usually leaving it to Kendall to come up with answer. Logan is introduced in "Big Time Audition" as the brain of the group. Logan can be shy but when he lets loose, he can be just as goofy as his friends. Logan's birth name is Hortense, but James' mother doesn't like the name and told the boys to call him Logan, and since no one ever says no to James' mom the name stuck, much to his liking.
Logan is shown to have feelings for Camille right from the beginning and later on they become a couple until "Big Time Girlfriends" where James being his best friend and Camille being his girlfriend kiss. The two decide to remain friends for the time being until they realize they really do love each other and reconcile. They date on and off again throughout the series ending up together in the end.
Katie Knight Katie Knight (portrayed by Ciara BravoKiesewetter, John. "People to watch: Ciara Bravo." Cincinnati Post. January 3, 2011.) is Kendall's younger sister who is shown to be a lot smarter and quick-witted than her mother. She enjoys blackmailing and likes to gamble. She goes to the Palm Woods School with the boys, after starring in a commercial where all she had to do was beat up a boy. She is originally nine years old in the pilot, later turns 10 in early Season 1 in the series, and turns 11 in the second season. She is very clever and has excellent business senses, which is why the boys often need her for their plans. She is a good sister to Kendall and the boys, helping them out whenever needed. It is shown that the other boys in the band look at Katie as their own little sister too being shown to be very protective of her, seeing her as an unofficial sibling.
Gustavo Rocque Gustavo Rocque (portrayed by Stephen Kramer Glickman) is a world-renowned but hot tempered record producer who auditions the boys in Minnesota and brings them to L.A. to make them stars. He is the founder and head of Rocque Records, a division of RCMCBT Global Net Sanyoid Corporation. Before Big Time Rush, he had twenty-nine platinum albums, including ones he made with a previous boy band, Boy Quake.
Kelly Wainwright Kelly Wainwright (portrayed by Tanya Chisholm) is a talent scout and Gustavo's assistant. Her personality is a lot mellower than her boss's. She is honest, polite, and very efficient. She is usually the straight woman and the only ones looking out for the band. She is also very helpful and supportive. She serves mainly as moderator/mediator between Gustavo and Big Time Rush, keeping Gustavo's rage in check and simultaneously getting the boys to do what they have to do, avoiding the clashes that would otherwise ensue.
Secondary characters
Jo Taylor Josephine "Jo" Taylor (portrayed by Katelyn Tarver) is a new girl at the Palm Woods. Jo is from North Carolina and lives in L.A. with her strict former marine, CIA dad. She is an aspiring singer and actress described as a nice, sweet and normal (compared to the others aspiring actors in Hollywood.) Jo first appears in the episode "Big Time Love Song", where the guys were battling it out to see who would get to date her but none of them got to after she lied she had a boyfriend. Following these events, the other guys moved on and it was only Kendall who insisted on Jo to give him a chance. Though she constantly turned him down, Kendall finally figured out her lie and she started to develop feelings for him. This eventually leads to them soon becoming a couple at the Palm Woods end-of-year school dance in "Big Time Dance." They eventually break up in Big Time Break Up after Jo decides to take a movie deal that shoots abroad for three years leading to the song "Worldwide" as they say goodbye. She returns to L.A. after the test audience for the first movie gave it negative reviews only to find Kendall starting to date another girl, forcing him to choose between the two. Kendall chooses her ultimately and the two are a couple throughout the rest of the series.
Jennifer Knight Jennifer Knight (portrayed by Challen Cates) is the mother of Kendall and Katie. She is the adult responsible of Big Time Rush and the only parent to move to live with them. It is seen she gets along very well with Katie and the guys, who respect her and can count on her, as she is proven helpful and both lenient and strict when needed. Despite her gentle personality Mrs. Knight can get really stubborn at times, becoming aggressive and competitive while she can go to the extremes for something she is determined to do and as claimed she likes to win. It is also mentioned that when back to Minnesota she used to be a waitress. Overall, aside from Kendall, she is mostly seen helping and advising Logan who seeks for and respects her opinions.
Reginald Bitters (Mr. Bitters) Reginald Bitters (portrayed by David Anthony Higgins) is the strict, money-loving, manager of the Palm Woods. He is also a frenemy with Katie Knight and though they constantly get on each other nerves they seem to care the one for another and occasionally they get along well. Bitters is never helpful at his work and can get lazy as well as arrogant and tries to impose his own rules to others no matter how unfair they may be, though he gets usually outsmarted by either Katie or the guys.
Arthur Griffin Arthur Griffin (portrayed by Matt Riedy) is the CEO of conglomerate RCMCBT Global Net Sanyoid Corporation, which owns Rocque Records. He tends to have irrational demands from Gustavo and Big Time Rush to be fulfilled in a short period of time that they always just barely reach. He is also known to make spur-of-the-moment decisions. On numerous occasions, he has threatened to shut down Big Time Rush or otherwise handicap it.
Camille Roberts Camille Roberts (portrayed by Erin Sanders) is known as the "Method Actress Queen" of the Palm Woods and can always be seen practicing her lines around the pool before her auditions. Camille is best friends with Jo. In "Big Time Party", she wanted Logan to audition for a role in her "fantasy dream movie". Logan rejected the idea at first, but came back to play in her "movie" and soon began to grow feelings for her. But soon Logan had to balance her date with Mercedes' and, after Camille discovered this, she and Mercedes threw him into the pool, then agreed to dance with him but not to talk to him for a week, showing that she was really cool. Logan acknowledging his feelings for Camille, he dressed up as a prince and rode in on a fake horse to ask her to be his date for the dance. In the film, Big Time Concert, it appeared as if the boys were leaving after Griffin dumped them. After seeing Kendall and Jo kiss good-bye, Logan asked for something to remember Camille. As he leaned in to kiss her, she slapped him. Later on, when the boys came back and had to find James, Logan accidentally blurted out "Camille" instead of James, showing he missed her during their time apart. In the episode "Big Time Girlfriends", James and Camille kissed when they caught up with the acting while practicing some lines, although James claimed that Camille is not his type earlier in "Big Time Dance". This led Logan and Camille to break up and remain good friends even though they still have feelings for each other. In the episode, "Big Time Returns", Logan and Camille get back together again.
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