List of Orphan Black characters

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Several Orphan Black cast members at NerdHQ in 2014. (L-R: Millen, Bruun, Doyle Kennedy, Bruce, Gavaris, and Maslany). Orphan black 0001.jpg
Several Orphan Black cast members at NerdHQ in 2014. (L-R: Millen, Bruun, Doyle Kennedy, Bruce, Gavaris, and Maslany).

Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction television series broadcast on Space in Canada and on BBC America in the United States. [1] [2] The series' first season stars Tatiana Maslany, Dylan Bruce, Jordan Gavaris, Kevin Hanchard, Michael Mando, and Maria Doyle Kennedy, with the addition of Evelyne Brochu to the regular cast in the second season, Kristian Bruun and Ari Millen in the third, and Josh Vokey in the fourth. [3] [4] [5] Orphan Black revolves around the main character of Sarah Manning as she discovers the existence of several of her genetic identicals. [3] Numerous actors appear in the series as recurring cast members, but some guest actors are featured in only a few. Particularly, Skyler Wexler often recurs as Sarah's daughter Kira. [3]

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Appearances

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in each season.

Overview of starring and supporting appearances
PortrayerCharacter(s)Number of appearances
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 Total
Starring
Tatiana Maslany Sarah Manning101010101050
Cosima Niehaus91010101049
Alison Hendrix8999742
Helena78105838
Rachel Duncan2866931
Elizabeth "Beth" Childs11518
Krystal Goderitch3317
Veera "M.K." Suominen617
Pupok (voice) [lower-alpha 1] 55
Katja Obinger11
Tony Sawicki11
Jennifer Fitzsimmons11
"Church Clone"11
Camilla Torres11
OVERALL101010101050
Ari Millen Mark Rollins87318
Ira Blair8513
Rudy1910
Styles Miller156
Seth22
Parsons11
OVERALL898833
Jordan Gavaris Felix "Fee" Dawkins10101010747
Maria Doyle Kennedy Siobhán "S" Sadler9788840
Kristian Bruun Donnie Hendrix6999740
Kevin Hanchard Arthur "Art" Bell8848836
Josh Vokey Scott Smith3798 [lower-alpha 2] 936
Evelyne Brochu Delphine Cormier6962528
Dylan Bruce Paul Dierden10543 [lower-alpha 3] 22
Michael Mando Victor "Vic" Schmidt639
Supporting
Skyler WexlerKira Manning99471039
Cynthia GalantYoung Rachel Duncan / Charlotte Bowles426719
Zoé de Grand'Maison Gracie Johanssen78217
Millie Davis Gemma Hendrix4551116
Inga Cadranel Angela "Angie" Deangelis86115
Kyra HarperVirginia Coady9615
Calwyn ShurgoldHell-Wizard16815
Rosemary Dunsmore Susan Duncan28313
Matt Frewer Aldous Leekie541111
Ron Lea Gavin (or Mike) Hardcastle81211
Drew DavisOscar Hendrix45110
James Frain Ferdinand Chevalier3328
Lauren Hammersley Adele448
Terra Hazelton Sarah Stubbs4228
Gord RandMartin "Marty" Duko88
Nicholas RoseColin5128
Jessalyn Wanlim Evie Cho88
Ryan BlakelyReverend Mike11327
Natalie Lisinska Aynsley Norris5117
Tom McCamus Alan Nealon167
Stephen McHattie Percival "P.T." Westmorland/John Paterick Mathieson77
Andrew MoodieSimon Frontenac77
Julian Richings Benjamin Kertland437
Matthew Bennett Daniel Rosen156
Kristin Booth Bonnie Johanssen426
Andrew GilliesEthan Duncan516
Michiel Huisman Cal Morrison516
Géza KovácsThe Messenger336
Elyse Levesque Detective Maddy Enger66
Ksenia Solo Shay Davydov66
Eileen SwordSister Irina66
Amanda Brugel Marci Coates55
Miranda EdwardsRoxie55
Jenessa Grant Mud55
Sirena GulamgausAisha Yasin55
Daniel Kash Tomas3115
Peter Outerbridge Henrik Johanssen55
David Richmond-Peck Olivier Duval415
Diana SalvatoreBobby11215
Alison Steadman Kendall Malone235
Scott Wentworth Ian Van Lier325
Raymond Ablack Raj Singh314
Tom BarnettDavid Benchman44
Justin Chatwin Jason Kellerman44
Carlos Gonzalez-VioDr. Silva44
Stuart HughesCooper44
Joel Thomas Hynes Dizzy44
Anika JohnsonThe "Blood Ties" pianist314
Barbara JohnstonKelsey314
Homa KamehAisha's Mother44
Allie MacDonald Trina44
Ian MatthewsFrank44
Alex Ozerov Ramone11114
Priya RaoMeera Kumar314
Jean Yoon Janis Beckwith314
Kathryn Alexandre Alexis McGann123
Kristi Angus Charity Simms213
Sarain BoylanAstrid123
Christy BruceYoung Susan Duncan213
Tony CianchinoPouchy Pouzihno123
Raven DaudaYvonne33
Michelle Forbes Marion Bowles33
Elie GemaelHashem Al-Khatib33
Victor GomezSalvador33
Carter Hayden Paul33
Eric Johnson Chad Norris213
Alex Karzis Alexander33
Trenna Keating Vera33
Allen KengPainmaker123
Danny MacDonaldMartin Funt33
Earl "Bubba" McLeanTeddy1113
Andrew MusselmanYanis "The Creature"33
Earl Pastko Bulldog33
Joe Pingue Troy Collier33
Vas SarangaAmar33
Kent SheridanConrad33
David VenaJoão123
Patrick J. Adams Jesse112
Michelle ArvizuLa Camarera22
Marqus BobesichRockabilly Bob22
Dmitry Chepovetsky Henry Bosch22
Jamila FlemingSherry22
Gavin Fox Lionel22
Humberly GonzalezAna22
Lucie GuestZoie112
Natalie Krill Patty22
Melanie Nicholls-King Amelia22
Louise NicolMrs. Chubbs112
Jessica Salgueiro Luisa22
Elizabeth Saunders Anita Bowers22
Taylor TrowbridgeTabitha Stewart22
Allan TurnerYoung Ethan Duncan112
Ivan Wanis-RuizAlonzo Martinez22
Kirsten Williamson Detective Lindstein22
Azdin ZamanMr. Kumar112
  1. Pupok is the only character played by Maslany who is not a Leda clone. Pupok is a hallucination of Helena's of a talking scorpion voiced by Maslany.
  2. Josh Vokey is credited as a special guest for his first two appearances of the season in episodes 2 and 3. Subsequent appearances are credited as series regular.
  3. Dylan Bruce is only credited for appearing in the first two episodes of season 4. Subsequent appearances are uncredited.

Main characters

Recurring characters

Acquaintances of Sarah, Felix and Mrs. S
Acquaintances of Beth and Art
Acquaintances of Alison and Donnie
Acquaintances of Cosima and Scott
Acquaintances of Helena
Acquaintances of Krystal
Acquaintances of M.K.
Project Leda (including The Dyad Institute, Topside, BrightBorn and Revival)
The Proletheans
Project Castor and associated characters
Civilian Neolutionists

While the Neolution movement is most notable represented by the scientists and businesspersons connected to Projects Leda and Castor, the Neolution ideas and ideals are also shared by many civilians, hoping to improve their lives in one way or another using its methods and technique, ranging from body modification to medical treatment.

Minor recurring cast

Additionally, real-life news anchor Janette Luu appeared as a reporter in the series' pilot episode as well as the fourth-season finale. Season one also included Dom Fiore as a police captain and Ivan Sherry as an agent of the Internal Affairs, both serving at Beth's precinct, as well as Joanne Reece as Beth's lawyer. In season two Allison Wilson-Forbes appeared as a trauma nurse caring for Helena, and in season three Monica Dottor portrayed as a soccer mom buying drugs from Alison. During season four Jonathan Purdon appeared as an associate of Benjamin Kertland, and Francisco Trujillo played the surgeon operating on Alonzo Martinez. While they all were credited for their roles, and appeared in two episodes each, their parts were very limited.

Guest characters

Clones

By the end of the first season, 10 clones are revealed. They are of various nationalities and stations in life. Additional clones are revealed in the second season, including Jennifer, who died from the same respiratory illness that affected Katja and Cosima. [11] In episode 8 of season 2, Tony, a transgender clone is introduced. [12] In the season one finale, Cosima discovers each clone has a different DNA tag based on ASCII coded basepairs. In addition to the identification code is the text "THIS ORGANISM AND DERIVATIVE GENETIC MATERIAL IS RESTRICTED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY" followed by a series of patent numbers. Sarah is given a photograph whose caption suggests that the cloning project that produced her was called "Project Leda". In the season 2 finale, Charlotte, an 8-year-old clone with a leg disability, is introduced. At the start of Season 3 a non self-aware clone, Krystal, was almost kidnapped by the military. In Season 3 episode 8, a Polish clone is revealed to have recently died from the clone illness.

Season 2's finale reveals that the military carried on with a male cloning project called Project Castor, which created Mark (the Prolethean), Miller (the soldier clone), Rudy (a male clone held in the home of Marion Bowles), Seth (a mustachioed clone) and Parsons a clone kept barely alive by the military to study the cognitive defect. All of the Project Castor clones are self-aware of their clone nature [13] and were raised together in a military-like environment. [14]

In the Season 3 premiere it is revealed in 2006 Ferdinand of Topside was involved in the execution of six self-aware Project Leda clones in the Helsinki area. All were believed to be dead within 24 hours with another 32 people killed as collateral damage. Comics depicting the event would later clearly place it during 2001.

In the third episode of Season 3 it is revealed the originals for Projects Leda and Castor were brother and sister, making all the clones genetic siblings.

It is also revealed the DNA of the original Castor donor was stolen by Henrik Johanssen who wanted a son. This created Abel Johanssen who died as an infant.

The Castor and Leda original genetic source is revealed at the end of season three. It is Siobhan's mother, Kendall Malone, a genetic chimera who provided DNA for both the Leda and Castor lineages of clones, explaining the clones' relationship as genetic brother and sister.

In August 2015, at the conclusion of the Orphan Black comic book, a survivor of Helsinki was revealed: Veera Suominen. She will star in her comic series starting in November 2015 called Orphan Black: Helsinki [15] and then appear in Season 4 of the show in 2016.

In March 2016, the new Castor clone Ira was revealed on the website for the show.

The seventh episode of Season 5 mentions a Leda clone, Lisa Glynn, in Rachel's childhood flashback and reveals another, Miriam Johnson, in young adulthood. Miriam was a homeless artist sick with the Leda defect; Rachel arranged her death so research into the illness could progress. The ninth episode of the season shows an unnamed Leda clone praying in a church, the first one Helena killed.

The final episode of the series reveals there are 274 Leda clones in the world. Stephanie Loyd and Gillian West are mentioned directly while other names are seen briefly on a list. The final clone of the series is Camilla Torres, seen being cured by Delphine.

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