This is a list of the characters featured on ABC soap opera Revenge created by Mike Kelley and stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. Cast timeline Main cast (opening credits) Recurring guest star (3+ episodes) Guest star (1–2 episodes) ActorCharacterSeason 1 2 3 4Main cast members Madeleine Stowe Victoria Graysoncolspan="4" Emily VanCamp Emily Thorne colspan="4" Gabriel Mann Nolan Ross colspan="4" Henry Czerny Conrad Grayson colspan="3" Ashley Madekwe Ashley Davenport colspan="2" colspan=“1" Nick Wechsler Jack Porter colspan="4" Josh BowmanDaniel Grayson colspan="4" Connor Paolo Declan Porter colspan="2" colspan="1" Christa B. Allen Charlotte Grayson colspan="4" Barry Sloane Aiden Mathis colspan="2" James Tupper David Clarke colspan="2" colspan=“1" colspan"1" Karine Vanasse Margaux LeMarchal colspan="2" Brian Hallisay Ben Hunter colspan="3" Elena Satine Louise Ellis colspan="3" Recurring cast members Amber Valletta Lydia Daviscolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Brian Goodman Carl Portercolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Max Martini Frank Stevenscolspan="1" colspan="3" Ashton Holmes Tyler Barrolcolspan="1" colspan="3" Margarita Levieva Amanda Clarkecolspan="2" colspan="1" Roger Bart Mason Treadwellcolspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" James Morrison Gordon Murphycolspan="2" colspan="2" Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Satoshi Takedacolspan="2" colspan="2" Jennifer Jason Leigh Kara Clarkecolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Dilshad Vadsaria Padma Laharicolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" J. R. Bourne Kenny Ryancolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Wendy Crewson Helen Crowleycolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Michael Trucco Nate Ryancolspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" Justin Hartley Patrick Osbournecolspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Annabelle Stephenson Sara Munellocolspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Stephanie Jacobsen Niko Takedacolspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Gail O'Grady Stevie Graysoncolspan="2" colspan="2" Olivier Martinez Pascal LeMarchalcolspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Henri Esteve Javier Salgadocolspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Daniel Zovatto Gideon LeMarchalcolspan="2" colspan="1" Nestor Serrano Edward Alvarezcolspan="3" colspan="1" Carolyn Hennesy Penelope Elliscolspan="3" colspan="1" Courtney Ford Kate Taylorcolspan="3" colspan="1" Tommy Flanagan Malcolm Blackcolspan="3" colspan="1" Sebastian Pigott Lyman Elliscolspan="3" colspan="1" Gina Torres Natalie Waterscolspan="3" colspan="1" Ed Quinn James Allencolspan="3" colspan="1" Courtney Love White Goldcolspan="3" colspan="1"
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Name Actor/Actress Starring Seasons Recurring/Guest Seasons Appearances Status Victoria Grayson Madeleine StoweGrace Fulton (child) 1, 2, 3, 4 89 Deceased Victoria Grayson is the wealthy and powerful matriarch of the Grayson family, wife of Conrad Grayson, mother of Patrick, Daniel and Charlotte. After having an affair with David Clarke, Victoria reluctantly agreed to help Conrad and Frank frame him to cover up their crimes. Victoria and Conrad's marriage deteriorates steadily, and the couple begin divorce proceedings. Despite not knowing Emily's true identity, Victoria never entirely trusts her and attempts to sabotage Daniel and Emily's relationship. During difficult times for her family, Victoria occasionally asks Emily for assistance, severing contact when Emily has fulfilled her usefulness. Amanda Clarke/Emily Thorne Emily VanCampEmily Alyn Lind (child)Alyvia Alyn Lind (child) 1, 2, 3, 4 89 Alive Amanda Clarke is the daughter of David Clarke and Kara Clarke.
Amanda returns to the Hamptons under a new identity, Emily Thorne, a wealthy socialite dedicated to charity work, to exact revenge on the people responsible for her father's death and wrongful conviction for terrorism. As a youth, she spent time in a juvenile detention center, unaware of her father's innocence until her release when Nolan Ross approaches her. He tells her that her father was framed and presents her with her father's share of NolCorp, 49% of the closely held stock, a result of her father's funding the company's start-up. After realizing that Nolan is telling the truth, she decides to clear her father's name. She undergoes training with Takeda, during which time she meets and has a relationship with Aiden Mathis. Their relationship ends when he abandons her after agreeing to take her with him. She makes preparations for her return to the Hamptons – trading identities with her former cellmate in juvenile detention, as well as taking notes on Daniel Grayson. After arriving in the Hamptons, Emily buys her father's former house next door to the Graysons and becomes romantically involved with Daniel in order to get closer to his family. She accepts his marriage proposal, but their relationship falters as Daniel grows more like his relatives. They break off the engagement after she kisses Jack. After learning that Charlotte is her half-sister, Emily chooses to protect her from her revenge against the Graysons, although she does use her to take Conrad down. Nolan Ross Gabriel Mann 1, 2, 3, 4 89 AliveNolan Ross is a computer genius and Emily's wealthy ally with a cocky attitude and poor social skills.
After dropping out of college, Nolan co-founded Nolcorp, a software company, with David Clarke. Nolcorp became a great success, making Nolan the sixth youngest billionaire on Forbes list and a well-known celebrity. Grateful to David, Nolan offers to help his daughter. Emily is initially reluctant to trust him and tries to repulse him through intimidation or use of force. Over time, however, she accepts his involvement in her activities. Nolan is Emily's first port of call when she needs a computer or cell phone hacked, an anonymous email sent, something decrypted, or something doctored. Their relationship develops to the point that in Season 3, Emily buys Nolan a new house and Nolan walks Emily down the aisle at her wedding. They repeatedly talk about trusting each other and discuss the morality of their actions.
Nolan is also very generous towards the Porter family, helping them financially and otherwise. In season one, he helped Porters keep their bar during a period of financial troubles, paid Declan's tuition and even offered to help them keep their house. His efforts in matchmaking between Jack Porter and Emily often trigger Emily's wrath.
Nolan is bisexual; although he often hits on women at Grayson parties (much to Ashley Davenport's chagrin), he had a relationship with Nolcorp's former CFO, Marco Romero, for many years until 2006. He had a brief relationship with Tyler Barrol in the first season, with his new CFO, Padma Lahari, in the second season, and with Patrick Osbourne, Victoria's illegitimate son, in the third season. Although Ashley has made it a priority to get closer to rich men and women, she and Nolan cannot tolerate each other; she sums up her opinion of him as a "perennial pain in the arse" while he calls her "fun police".
Nolan is a target of physical aggression more than anybody else in the series. In season one, he is attacked by Emily (twice), Frank Stevens, Tyler Barrol, Jack Porter and Gordon Murphy. In "Two Graves", he is stabbed in the hand by White Gold but manages to stun her with a taser before she can kill him. In the season 2 finale, Nolan – like David Clarke – is framed by the Initiative (a terrorist organization) for terrorist attacks and is arrested. In season 3, however, it is revealed that Nolan installed a failsafe in the program that led to his arrest, enabling the FBI to (off-screen) shut down the Initiative.
In the series final episode, "Two Graves", after helping Amanda/Emily get her revenge, Nolan is approached by another person looking for revenge. Conrad Grayson Henry Czerny 1, 2, 3 4 67 DeceasedConrad Grayson is the current CEO of Grayson Global, as well as David Clarke's ex-boss. He is the husband of Victoria, and the father of Daniel and Charlotte.
Conrad was involved in laundering money for the Americon Initiative, which used the money in a terrorist attack that brought down a plane. After the disaster, Conrad worked with Frank and a reluctant Victoria to frame her lover, David Clarke. His affair with Victoria's best friend, Lydia further damages the couple's strained relationship and leads to divorce proceedings. Initially close to his daughter, Conrad is devastated when a DNA test reveals that she is not his biological child. He exposes Victoria's past extramarital affair with David Clarke at a family dinner and blackmails her current lover, Dominik, into leaving her. In the first season finale, Conrad warns Victoria not to get on a plane, but she appears to disregard him. After the plane is destroyed, he believes Victoria has died but she eventually calls him to ask for help with Murphy. Conrad helps Victoria with a scheme to make it appear she was kidnapped and held hostage by Murphy. He eventually asks Victoria to remarry him, explaining that it will prevent them from having to testify against each other. At their second wedding, Conrad is arrested, wrongly, for the murder of Gordon Murphy. Helen, a member of the Initiative, arranges his release on bail. However, after Daniel takes Conrad's place as CEO of Grayson Global, the Initiative destroys all ties with Conrad, and focus on Daniel. Conrad is also revealed to have had a tryst with Ashley Davenport. Charlotte Grayson Christa B. Allen 1, 2, 3, 4 70 AliveCharlotte Grayson is the youngest child of David Clarke and only daughter of Victoria Grayson. Named by Victoria after David Clarke's aunt, she is the younger half-sister to Patrick Osbourne, Daniel Grayson, and Amanda Clarke.
Charlotte has a perfect academic record, though is often truant. Believing Conrad to be her father, Charlotte is shocked when he reveals that she is in fact the result of an affair between Victoria and David. Charlotte is the only person to whom Victoria reveals her status after her plane explodes. Charlotte bonds with Emily, unaware that she is her half-sister and instead believing Amanda is while unknowingly helping Emily in her revenge. Charlotte also develops romantic relationships with Adam Connor and Declan Porter. Following the turbulent end of her relationship with Declan in season one, they gradually become friends and lovers again. Throughout the second season, Charlotte attempts to destroy ties with her family and live with the Porters, though she still (reluctantly) attends some Grayson parties. Despite Victoria's constant belittling of Amanda, Declan and Emily, Charlotte believes they offer love that she does not find in her family. At the end of the second season, Charlotte discovers she is pregnant with Declan's baby, though her future intentions following Declan's death are unclear. She has indicated sadness at the idea of her baby being born into the Graysons. By season 3, it is revealed that Charlotte suffered a miscarriage and lost the baby. Charlotte begins to take a dislike to Emily, believing that she is becoming more like a Grayson. She forms a bond with Jack, helping him with the bar. She later discovers that Conrad was responsible for Declan's death, making her leave him. Charlotte tries to break Daniel and Emily apart by secretly arranging for Daniel to get back together with his former girlfriend, Sara.