Major characters appear in more than one movie or series. Works are presented in chronological order.
# |
Name |
Portrayed by |
Appearances |
Year |
|
Connor MacLeod |
Christopher Lambert |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
The "Highlander" is a 500-year-old Immortal who must fight fearful enemies to win The Game. |
|
Ramírez |
Sean Connery |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening |
1986-1991 |
Connor's first mentor, Ramírez is killed by The Kurgan in Highlander. He is revived in Highlander II to help Connor again. |
|
Rachel Ellenstein |
Sheila Gish |
Highlander, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
A war orphan, she is adopted by Connor MacLeod. Through the years their relationship evolves from a father/daughter relationship to a brother/sister one. She is killed by Jacob Kell. |
|
Heather MacLeod |
Beatie Edney |
Highlander, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
Connor's first wife, Heather is a mortal. They live a peaceful life, except the few occasions Immortals interfere, until her death. |
|
Duncan MacLeod |
Adrian Paul |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source |
1992-2007 |
Connor MacLeod's clansman and friend. |
|
Amanda |
Elizabeth Gracen |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven |
1992-1999 |
A 1200 year old Immortal, a thief and Duncan's lover on more than one occasion. |
|
Joe Dawson |
Jim Byrnes |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source |
1993-2007 |
Duncan MacLeod's Watcher. He becomes one of his close friends. |
|
Methos |
Peter Wingfield |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source |
1995-2007 |
The legendary oldest Immortal and Duncan's friend, always ready to advise him. |
# |
Name |
Portrayed by |
Appearance(s) |
Year(s) |
01 |
Connor MacLeod |
Christopher Lambert |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
The "Highlander" is a 500-year-old Immortal who must fight fearful enemies to win The Game. |
02 |
Ramírez |
Sean Connery |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening |
1986-1991 |
Connor's first mentor, Ramírez is killed by The Kurgan in Highlander. He is revived in Highlander II to help Connor again. |
03 |
Rachel Ellenstein |
Sheila Gish |
Highlander, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
A war orphan, she is adopted by Connor MacLeod. Through the years their relationship evolves from a father/daughter relationship to a brother/sister one. She is killed by Jacob Kell. |
04 |
Heather MacLeod |
Beatie Edney |
Highlander, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
Connor's first wife, Heather is a mortal. They live a peaceful life, except the few occasions Immortals interfere, until her death. |
05 |
The Kurgan |
Clancy Brown |
Highlander |
1986 |
The most evil and powerful Immortal that ever existed, he faced MacLeod in the 1985 Gathering. In the end, MacLeod was victorious. |
06 |
Brenda Wyatt |
Roxanne Hart |
Highlander |
1986 |
Connor MacLeod's second wife. They met in 1985, at the time of "The Gathering", when Connor faced The Kurgan. The means of her death varies by sequel: solar radiation in Highlander II, a car accident in Highlander III, and a hit-and-run by Jacob Kell in Highlander IV (deleted scene). |
# |
Name |
Portrayed by |
Appearances |
Year |
01 |
Connor MacLeod |
Christopher Lambert |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
The "Highlander" is a 500-year-old Immortal who must fight fearful enemies to win The Game. |
02 |
Ramírez |
Sean Connery |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening |
1986-1991 |
Connor's first mentor, Ramírez is killed by the Kurgan in Highlander. He is revived in Highlander II to help Connor again. |
07 |
Louise Marcus |
Virginia Madsen |
Highlander II: The Quickening |
1991 |
An environmentalist in 2024, she asked Connor MacLeod to help her take down the evil Shield Corporation, but got caught up in Immortal business. After the problems were over, she began a new life with MacLeod. |
08 |
General Katana |
Michael Ironside |
Highlander II: The Quickening |
1991 |
General Katana was a madman who ruled the Immortals in the distant past, exiling many of them into the future to fight in The Game, being reborn in doing so. When Connor MacLeod won The Prize, Katana journeyed forward in time in an attempt to slay him personally, but failed, and was beheaded by MacLeod. |
09 |
Corda |
Pete Antico |
Highlander II: The Quickening |
1991 |
One of General Katana's Immortal henchmen. |
10 |
Reno |
Peter Bucossi |
Highlander II: The Quickening |
1991 |
One of General Katana's Immortal henchmen. |
# |
Name |
Portrayed by |
Appearances |
Year |
01 |
Connor MacLeod |
Christopher Lambert |
Highlander, Highlander II: The Quickening, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame |
1986-2000 |
The "Highlander" is a 500-year-old Immortal who must fight fearful enemies to win The Game. |
15 |
Duncan MacLeod |
Adrian Paul |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source |
1992-2007 |
Connor MacLeod's clansman and friend. |
16 |
Joe Dawson |
Jim Byrnes |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: The Raven, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source |
1993-2007 |
Duncan MacLeod's Watcher. He becomes one of his close friends. |
17 |
Methos |
Peter Wingfield |
Highlander: The Series, Highlander: Endgame, Highlander: The Source |
1995-2007 |
The legendary oldest Immortal and Duncan's friend, always ready to advise him. |
18 |
Kate MacLeod |
Lisa Barbuscia |
Highlander: Endgame |
2000 |
Duncan MacLeod's only wife, she was Immortal. To trigger her immortality, by means of a violent death, Duncan stabbed her on their wedding night. She held a grudge for years, until made peace with each other and restarted their marriage. *Note: In "Darkness", Season 2. It was indicated that Duncan had never married. And Tessa was to have been his first wife before she was killed. |
19 |
Jacob Kell |
Bruce Payne |
Highlander: Endgame |
2000 |
Connor's clansman, he burned Connor's mother alive for being the mother of "the devil". Connor killed him and he became Immortal. To make Connor suffer he tried to kill all his loved ones. He targeted Duncan, but ended up losing his head to him. |
The characters listed are those played by the regular and the recurring cast, as well as the guest cast credited in the opening credits. Characters played by guest cast listed in the closing credits are not listed. Characters are listed chronologically by order of appearance.
# |
Name |
Portrayed by |
Episode |
Year |
25 |
Sgt. Thomas Powell |
Wendell Wright |
"The Gathering", "The Road Not Taken", "Innocent Man" |
1992 |
A Seacouver police officer whose cases seemed to always involve MacLeod and Richie. |
26 |
Ian MacLeod |
Matthew Walker |
"Family Tree", "Homeland", "Prophecy" |
1992-1996 |
Duncan MacLeod's foster father. |
27 |
Angie Burke |
Christianne Hirt |
"Family Tree", "Revenge Is Sweet" |
1992 |
Richie Ryan's oldest friend and a former biker/heavy metal groupie. |
28 |
Commissioner Stanley "Stosh" Cominski |
Jay Brazeau |
"Free Fall", "Bad Day in Building A" |
1992 |
A Seacouver police officer who suspected of MacLeod's involvement in several crimes. |
29 |
Sam Thompson |
Leslie Carlson |
"Free Fall", "Deadly Medicine" |
1992 |
A renaissance man whose technical and computer skills help get Duncan MacLeod out of his predicaments. |
30 |
Sgt. Ray Bennett |
Tim Reid |
"Revenge Is Sweet", "See No Evil", "Eyewitness" |
1992 |
A Seacouver police officer whose investigations always had Duncan MacLeod as a suspect or witness. |
31 |
Darius |
Werner Stocker |
"Band of Brothers", "For Tomorrow We Die", "The Beast Below", "Saving Grace", "The Hunters" |
1993 |
A 2,123 year old Immortal who lived as a monk who was beheaded by Hunter James Horton. |
32 |
Inspector Raymond LeBrun |
Hugues Leforestier |
"For Evil's Sake", "For Tomorrow We Die", "Saving Grace" |
1993 |
A French inspector whose cases always had Duncan MacLeod as a suspect or witness. |
33 |
Xavier St. Cloud |
Roland Gift |
"For Tomorrow We Die", "Unholy Alliance", "Unholy Alliance Part Two", "Finale", "Double Jeopardy" |
1993-1995 |
MacLeod's arch-enemy in the first two seasons; he was killed by MacLeod in "Unholy Alliance Part Two". |
34 |
Amanda |
Elizabeth Gracen |
"The Lady and The Tiger", "The Return of Amanda", "Legacy", "The Cross of St. Antoine", "Rite of Passage", "Finale", "Finale Part 2", "Double Eagle", "Reunion", "The Colonel", "Methuselah's Gift", "The Immortal Cimoli", "Dramatic License", "Money No Object", "The Stone of Scone", "Forgive Us Our Trespasses", "To Be", "Not To Be" |
1992-1999 |
A 1200 year old Immortal, a thief and Duncan's lover on more than one occasion. |
35 |
Hugh Fitzcairn |
Roger Daltrey |
"The Hunters", "Star-Crossed", "Till Death", "The Stone of Scone", "Unusual Suspects", "To Be", "Not To Be" |
1993-1998 |
Duncan MacLeod's Immortal friend; he was beheaded by Kalas in the episode ("Star-Crossed"). |
36 |
James Horton |
Peter Hudson |
"The Hunters", "The Watchers", "Unholy Alliance", "Unholy Alliance Part Two", "Counterfeit", "Counterfeit Part Two", "One Minute to Midnight", "To Be", "Not To Be" |
1993-1998 |
A renegade Watcher, Horton was the leader of The Hunters, a group of Watchers whose goal was to kill Immortals. He became obsessed in killing MacLeod but died at his hands in "Counterfeit Part Two". |
37 |
Carl Robinson |
Bruce A. Young |
"Run For Your Life", "Manhunt" |
1993-1996 |
An African-American Immortal friend of MacLeod's who was once a slave. |
38 |
Kenny |
Myles Ferguson |
"The Lamb", "Reunion" |
1994-1995 |
An 800 year old Immortal, with a body of a ten year old boy. He tried to behead MacLeod twice in the third and fourth season but failed and was able to escape. |
39 |
Renee Delaney |
Stacey Travis |
"Unholy Alliance", "Unholy Alliance Part Two", "Double Jeopardy" |
1994-1995 |
An Army CID agent investigating the many headless bodies constantly appearing whenever Duncan MacLeod is around. |
40 |
Maurice Lalonde |
Michel Modo |
"Unholy Alliance Part Two", "Warmonger", "Pharaoh's Daughter", "Legacy", "Prodigal Son", "Star-Crossed", "Take Back the Night", "Reasonable Doubt", "Finale", "The Modern Prometheus" |
1993-1997 |
A mortal friend of MacLeod's who lived in a boat next to Duncan's barge in Paris and later owned a restaurant and a jazz bar. He was the comic relief in most episodes. |
41 |
Kalas |
David Robb |
"Song of the Executioner", "Star-Crossed", "Methos", "Finale", "Finale Part 2" |
1995 |
MacLeod's arch-enemy, in the third season, who was killed by MacLeod in Finale Part 2. |
17 |
Methos |
Peter Wingfield |
"Methos", "Finale", "Finale Part 2", "Chivalry", "Timeless", "Deliverance", "Methuselah's Gift", "Through a Glass, Darkly", "Till Death", "Judgement Day", "One Minute to Midnight", "The Messenger", "The Valkyrie", "Comes a Horseman", "Revelation 6:8", "Forgive Us Our Trespasses", "The Modern Prometheus", "Archangel", "Indiscretions", "To Be", "Not To Be" |
1995-2007 |
The legendary oldest Immortal and Duncan's friend, always ready to advise him. |
42 |
Rebecca Horne |
Nadia Cameron |
"Legacy" |
1995 |
Amanda's first teacher; She was killed by fellow student Luther (Emile Abossolo M'Bo) in the episode ("Legacy"). |
43 |
Cassandra |
Tracy Scoggins |
"Prophecy", "Comes a Horseman", "Revelation 6:8" |
1995-1996 |
A 3,000 year old Immortal known as the "Witch of Donan Woods" who possessed magic abilities. |
44 |
Kronos |
Valentine Pelka |
"Comes a Horseman", "Revelation 6:8", "Not To Be" |
1996 |
Kronos was part of the Four Horsemen along with Methos, Silas (Richard Ridings) and Caspian (Marcus Testory) — the most terrible Immortals that ever existed. MacLeod killed him in Revelation 6:8. |
45 |
Caspian |
Marcus Testory |
"Comes a Horseman", "Revelation 6:8" |
1996 |
Caspian was part of the Four Horsemen along with Methos, Silas (Richard Ridings) and Kronos (Valentine Pelka) — the most terrible Immortals that ever existed. MacLeod killed him in Revelation 6:8. |
46 |
Silas |
Richard Ridings |
"Comes a Horseman", "Revelation 6:8" |
1996 |
Silas was part of the Four Horsemen along with Methos, Kronos (Valentine Pelka) and Caspian (Marcus Testory) — the most terrible Immortals that ever existed. Methos killed him in Revelation 6:8. |
47 |
Ahriman |
Peter Hudson et al. |
"Armaggedon" |
1997 |
The evil zoroastrian demon prophesied to be destroyed by a chosen one: Duncan MacLeod. He was destroyed by MacLeod in Armageddon. |
# |
Name |
Portrayed by |
Appearances |
Year |
103 |
Lucy Becker |
Patricia Gage |
"Reborn", "Full Disclosure", "Bloodlines", "Immunity", "Crime and Punishment", "The Unknown Soldier", "Cloak and Dagger", "Passion Play", "The Devil You Know" |
1998 |
Amanda's old mortal friend. |
104 |
Carl Magnus |
Michael Copeman |
"Reborn", "Full Disclosure", "Birthright", "Crime and Punishment", "The Unknown Soldier", "The Devil You Know" |
1998 |
Nick's former boss. |
105 |
Basil Morgan |
Julian Richings |
"Reborn", "Birthright" |
1998 |
Amanda's fence. |
106 |
Bert Myers |
Hannes Jaenicke |
"Bloodlines", "Immunity", "Cloak and Dagger", "The French Connection", "The Rogue", "Love and Death" |
1998-1999 |
Nick's current boss and friend. |
107 |
Chase MacAffee |
Catherine Bruhier |
"So Shall Ye Reap", "Cloak and Dagger" |
1998-1999 |
A journalist. |
108 |
Officer Robbins |
Melanie Nicholls-King |
"The Unknown Soldier", "Passion Play" |
1998-1999 |
A policewoman and ex-colleague of Nick. |
109 |
Andre Korda |
Valentine Pelka |
"A Matter of Time", "The French Connection" |
1999 |
An immortal crime boss and Amanda's former teacher. |
110 |
Father Liam Riley |
Robert Cavannah |
"The French Connection", "Inferno", "The Frame", "Love and Death", "War and Peace" |
1999 |
An Immortal priest who lives in Paris. |
111 |
Pascal |
Marc Pierret |
"Love and Death", "The Ex-Files" |
1999 |
An employee of Amanda's at The Sanctuary. |