List of The 100 characters

Main cast of The 100, from left to right: Thomas McDonell (Finn), Eliza Taylor (Clarke), Bob Morley (Bellamy), Devon Bostick (Jasper), Marie Avgeropoulos (Octavia), Lindsey Morgan (Raven), Ricky Whittle (Lincoln), Christopher Larkin (Monty), Paige Turco (Abby), Isaiah Washington (Jaha) and Henry Ian Cusick (Kane)

The 100 (pronounced The Hundred^[1]) is an American post-apocalyptic drama television series that premiered on The CW during the 2013–14 American television season.^[2][3][4] The series is based on a book of the same name, the first in a trilogy by Kass Morgan, and developed by Jason Rothenberg.^[5] The show premiered on Wednesday, March 19, 2014.^[6]

Characters

Sky People

Sky people, or Skaikru (in Trigedasleng), is a term used by the grounders to describe a person who came from The Ark. They are also commonly known as Arkers. The sky people alive today are descendants of humans who survived the nuclear apocalypse 97 years before the show by living in space in the Ark.

Grounders

The "grounders" or "outsiders" (by the mountain men) describes people born on Earth rather than in space or Mount Weather. The grounders alive today are descendants of humans who survived the nuclear apocalypse 97 years ago. Many of the 100 have negative views toward grounders, just like a lot of grounders have a negative view of the 100. They were the primary antagonists of the first season. There are 12 grounder clans, including the Woods Clan (Also known as the Tree People).

Mountain Men

Mountain Men, or Maunon (in Trigedasleng) is a term used by the Sky People and the grounders to describe a person who comes from Mount Weather. The Mountain Men alive today are descendants of humans who survived the nuclear apocalypse 97 years before the show, by living inside of Mount Weather. They are responsible for creating the savage Reapers as well as the Acid Fog that have both killed many. Because of this the grounders have a negative view of Mountain Men.

Main cast

Clarke Griffin

Eliza Taylor portrays the role of Clarke.

Portrayed by Eliza Taylor, Clarke Griffin^[5] is the daughter of Dr. Abigail Griffin and Jake Griffin, and the leader of the 100. She was imprisoned as an accessory to the crimes of her father. Down on the ground, she tries to ensure the 100's survival by getting food, resources, and continuously serves as their medic. She is portrayed as relatively benevolent but will fight or kill when there are no options, and possesses natural leadership qualities. Clarke is gradually hardened and matured by her experience on Earth, which transforms her into a strong heroine in the series, in a struggle for the people of the Ark and the inhabitants on the planet to co-exist peacefully and thus in hopes of the reunification of humankind. On February 28, 2015, screenwriter Jason Rothenberg confirmed that Clarke is bisexual; this makes her the first openly bisexual lead character on the CW network.^[7] She is based on the character created by novelist Kass Morgan.

Abby Griffin

Portrayed by Paige Turco, Chancellor Abigail "Abby" Griffin^[5] is Clarke's mother. She is the chief medical officer of the Ark and the main proponent regarding the habitable status of Earth. Her husband was the chief engineer, Jake Griffin. She starts the series as Councillor, before being stripped of her seat, but becomes the Chancellor on Earth. Abby becomes friends with Raven Reyes when she needs her mechanical expertise; in addition, Raven reminds Abby of Clarke. Abby's relationship with her daughter is estranged following Clarke's discovery of her mother's betrayal to her father which led to his execution. She is an amalgam of two minor characters created by novelist Kass Morgan, Dr. Mary Griffin (who is Clarke's mother in the novel trilogy) and Dr. Lahiri (who is Clarke's mentor in medicine and the Council's chief medical advisor).

Finn Collins

Thomas McDonell portrays the role of Finn.

Portrayed by Thomas McDonell, Finn Collins (seasons 1–2)^[5] is a caring teenager who is always looking for fun and a peaceful solution. He was arrested for being a spacewalker and wasting oxygen, but it was revealed that he took the fall for Raven. Originally Clarke's love interest, the relationship starts collapsing when he is later revealed to be Raven's boyfriend. However, both of his relationships are subsequently ended, but both Finn and Clarke still love each other. He begins the series more interested in helping others as than seeking vengeance, however in season two, fear of losing Clarke in addition of the hardships he endures causes him to become more unpredictable and violent, such as murdering 18 unarmed grounders and wanting to leave others from the Ark to die to find her. He is mercifully killed by Clarke so the grounders cannot torture him before he is finally executed. He appears briefly after his death as Clarke's grief-induced hallucination.

Wells Jaha

Eli Goree portrays the role of Wells.

Portrayed by Eli Goree, Wells Jaha (season 1; guest, season 2)^[5] is Clarke's childhood best friend and son of the Thelonious Jaha, the Ark's Chancellor at the start of the series. He is despised by the some of the 100 because of his father. He intentionally committed a crime when he found out about the imminent launch to Earth so as to join the group in the hope to protect Clarke, for whom he harbors feelings. Clarke believed he was the reason her father is dead; only to find out later that her mother was the one who betrayed her father and Wells willingly took the blame to prevent Clarke from hating her. On the ground, he is hardworking and thoughtful, volunteering to dig graves and collect rainwater, and his knowledge in Earth's botany is valuable to Clarke for gathering herbal medicine for her until his death. He is murdered by Charlotte in the third episode out of retribution for his father's executing her parents. He appears once again in season two, when Thelonious hallucinates that Wells is alive and with him on the Ark, when everyone else has left for the surface. He is based on the character created by novelist Kass Morgan, who, in The 100 novel trilogy, is Clarke's ex-boyfriend and Bellamy's paternal half-brother.

Octavia Blake

Marie Avgeropoulos portrays the role of Octavia.

Portrayed by Marie Avgeropoulos, Octavia Blake^[5] is Bellamy's younger sister – a rare relationship given the Ark's one-child rule. She was kept a secret by her family, living under the floor to avoid detection by authorities, but was eventually caught when Bellamy sneaked her out of her room to attend a masked ball. Once discovered, some of the detainees discriminate against her for being a second child and thus an outcast to the Ark's dystopian society. She is a fiercely independent girl who is constantly rebelling and getting attention from men, most notably the grounder Lincoln but, just like Clarke, she is not exactly built for war so she is horrified at what she sees and experiences at first. In season two, she becomes more immersed in grounder culture and serves as Indra's second. Originally she felt hatred towards Clarke for being the daughter of someone in the same council who had her locked up; it is intensified when she discovers Clarke knew about the bombing of Tondc and did nothing about it and allowed all those grounders to die, after the events of Mt. Weather (even telling Indra that she won't leave behind Bellamy & her friends.) she remains in her grounder gear, and berates Lincoln for wearing an Ark jacket and being naive as she still holds a grudge towards them.

Bellamy Blake

Bob Morley portrays the role of Bellamy.

Portrayed by Bob Morley, Bellamy Blake^[5] is Octavia's brother. He professes a strong determination to protect his sister, spanning from her birth. He was the leader of the 100, although often loses focus and control over the group, and uses militaristic approaches. He develops from an antagonistic character to an antihero, realizing the 100 matter to him and showing compassion towards enemies and fallen comrades. He initially clashes with Clarke over their opposing approaches to their respective responsibilities over their people, but ultimately both he and Clarke develop a mutual respect and learn to compromise for each other's methods. He still feels guilty for accidentally causing the death of 300 people, and getting Octavia caught, which led to her lockup and his mother's death, In the 3rd season he aligned himself with the new Chancellor after finding out about the 49 people (one of them being his girlfriend) being bombed in Mt. Weather all because he trusted a grounder who assisted him. He is based on the character created by novelist Kass Morgan, who, in the revelation of the second part of The 100 novel trilogy Day 21, is the Chancellor's illegitimate son and thus Wells' illegal paternal half-brother, and Clarke’s love interest throughout the original story.

Cece Cartwig

Kelly Hu

Portrayed by Kelly Hu, Callie "Cece" Cartwig (season 1)^[5] is the best friend of Abigail Griffin as well as the Ark's communications officer. Callie is first seen talking to the people on The Ark about The 100 going down to Earth. She said that she can't confirm or deny anything at the moment. When Callie comes to know that Abigail Griffin is going to be executed she goes up to Marcus Kane to tell him that he is out of his mind and he can't kill everyone who disagrees with him. Callie says that Abigail is her friend leaving Kane to reply that he can't do anything to stop it. Kane and Callie share a close moment. She tries to implore him to give Abby amnesty, asking him to think of their own relationship. He answers by saying that no matter what he feels, he can't. When its time, Callie breaks into tears walking with Abigail to the place where she will be executed, embracing her and refusing to let go even at the behest of the guards. Abby asks that Callie watch out for her daughter before she would die. When the door is about to close Chancellor Thelonious Jaha demands the execution is stopped immediately. Callie is thrilled for Abigail, able to hold her friend again. Hu was dropped after the first episode for unknown reasons, with Jason Rothenberg saying her character was killed off-screen.

Monty Green

Portrayed by Christopher Larkin, Monty Green^[5] is a smart and tech-savvy teenager who is a valuable asset to the teenagers on Earth due to his pharmaceutical and engineering knowledge. He and Jasper were arrested for making illegal substances. He is best friends with Jasper and is among the 47 held in Mount Weather.

Jasper Jordan

Devon Bostick portrays the role of Jasper.

Portrayed by Devon Bostick, Jasper Jordan is a goofy and geeky chemist. After his capture and subsequent rescue from grounders, he becomes traumatized by his near-death experience which he is struggle to overcome. Early in the series, he has a crush on Octavia, even saving her life during an animal attack, but she offers her friendship in return instead. Jasper, however, later becomes romantically involved with a Mount Weather resident, Maya who was later killed. In grief, Jasper becomes an alcoholic and disgusts that his own people would steal from Mt. Weather after the war with its inhabitants as well as hating Clarke. Monty and Octavia struggle to help Jasper to cope with his loss. He was one of the delinquents' camp's gunners and is among the 47 held in Mount Weather, and becomes an acting leader of his surviving people in Clarke's and Bellamy's absences. He is Monty's best friend.

Thelonious Jaha

Isaiah Washington portrays the role of Thelonious.

Portrayed by Isaiah Washington, Thelonious Jaha^[5] is Wells' father and the former Chancellor of the Ark. Thelonious, along with Marcus, was best friends with Jake Griffin and his family. However, his and Marcus' friendships with the Griffins deteriorates after Jake's death and his daughter's subsequent arrest but he manages to maintain Abby's. He loses his power while on Earth as he clashes with Abby and Marcus over their views on the grounders in addition to the unconfirmed destination, the "City of Light". Along with Murphy, he leads a small group of his followers from Camp Jaha to find the city. He is based on an unnamed character created by novelist Kass Morgan, who is known throughout The 100 novel trilogy as "The Chancellor," and not only Wells' but also Bellamy's biological father.

Marcus Kane

Henry Ian Cusick portrays the role of Marcus.

Portrayed by Henry Ian Cusick, Marcus Kane^[5] is one of the Councillors on the Ark. When Thelonious Jaha was Chancellor, he was second-in-command. He, along with Thelonious Jaha, was friends with Jake Griffin and his family, but his friendship with them did not last after Jake's execution and Clarke's subsequent arrest. Though he initially supports population culls to extend life on the Ark, when Earth is shown to be survivable, he is guilt-stricken and works for everyone to survive in hopes of making amend of his past misdeeds. This, in addtion of his mother's influence and death, affect his later actions of seeking peaceful and compromising solutions when governing his people after arriving on Earth; in the process he gains allies who respect his new approaches, rebuilds his friendship with Jake's wife Abby Griffin, and earns the grounders' commander Lexa's trust. He initially sides with Thelonious Jaha, but with the former Chancellor now appearing delusional, ruthless and possibly insane, Kane aligns himself with Abby, who becomes Jaha's successor.

Raven Reyes

Lindsey Morgan portrays the role of Raven.

Portrayed by Lindsey Morgan, Raven Reyes (recurring, season 1; regular, season 2–) is an ambitious zero-gravity mechanic when on board the Ark who isn't afraid of anyone or anything. She later collaborates with Abby Griffin in her escape from the Ark and launched herself in a pod to Earth, and occasionally advises Abby in the fields in electronics and mechanical engineering after she becomes chancellor on Earth. Brave and intelligent, Raven leads the camp in setting up communications and making bombs. She was childhood friends with Finn and was in a relationship with him until he fell in love with Clarke. It is revealed in season two, that Finn took the blame for Raven's crime because she was already over 18 and would be floated. She was the first zero G mech student under the age of 18 in 52 years. In season 3, with Abby's help, Raven begin recovering from the injuries she sustained from last season.

Lincoln

Ricky Whittle portrays the role of Lincoln.

Portrayed by Ricky Whittle, Lincoln (recurring, season 1; regular, season 2–) is a grounder who rescues Octavia. The pair develop romantic feelings, and Lincoln helps the 100 multiple times, causing him to be viewed as a traitor to his people. He later is drugged to become a reaper, but with Clarke's and Abby's assistance, withdraws from the drug. Having viewed as a traitor by some of his people, Lincoln resides in Camp Jaha with Octavia.

John Murphy

Richard Harmon portrays the role of Murphy.

Portrayed by Richard Harmon, John Murphy (recurring, season 1–2; regular, season 3) is a teenager who starts out as one of Bellamy's men and generally disliked by the group due to his reputation of being a trouble maker and career criminal, making him one of the few members to actually have committed actual felons and not petty misdemeanors. After being wrongfully accused by Clarke and nearly lynched, he tries to kill Charlotte. As a result of her death, he is banished from the camp. He later returns, surviving being tortured by the grounders. He seems to have forgiven the 100, but he kills two and attempts to hang Bellamy. In season two, he helps the 100 as they search for their lost members, even saving Bellamy's life when he could have let him drop. As he is still disliked in Camp Jaha, he accompanies Thelonious to find the City of Light. He eventually finds a lighthouse where he is trapped by Jaha and ALIE after watching something that horrifies him. He later leaves the Island after not wanting to be a part of Jaha's insane missions, and gets a boat ride from Emori.

Recurring cast

The 100

• Katie Stuart as Monroe (season 1–): One of the 100.
• Jarod Joseph as Nathan Miller (season 1–): One of the 100. He is among the surviving 47 held in Mount Weather. His father is one of those upon the arc who survived the fall to Earth; he is the head of the security guard. In the first episode of season 3, it is revealed that Miller is gay, which his boyfriend among those lost in the ice nation.
• Chelsey Reist as Harper (season 1–): One of the 100. She had a crush on Jasper at the beginning of season 1. She is among the 47 held in Mount Weather, after escaping Mount Weather she sides with Bellamy for Pike's cause.
• Keenan Tracey as Sterling (seasons 1–2): One of the 100. He fell to his death trying to rescue his friend Mel, who was the sole survivor when her section of the Ark crash-landed.
• Genevieve Buechner as Fox (seasons 1–2): One of the 100. She is among the 47 held in Mount Weather. She was nearly killed for her bone marrow in Mount Weather, but Bellamy saves her. She is killed shortly after anyway for her bone marrow.
• Rhys Ward as Atom (season 1): One of the 100 who was an adviser to Bellamy and became romantically involved with Octavia. He was severely burned by the acid fog and Clarke killed him out of mercy.
• Izabela Vidovic as Charlotte (season 1): One of the youngest members of the 100, who was arrested for attacking a guard. She has recurring nightmares about Chancellor Jaha executing her parents. She attempts to stifle the nightmares by killing his son Wells, but later breaks down and confesses before jumping off a cliff to her death because she couldn't face her guilt, and despite murdering her best friend, Clarke chose to protect Charlotte from the more aggressive members of the group who wish to kill to her, and banished Murphy because of her death.
• Brendan Meyer as Myles (season 1): One of the 100, who was killed by John Murphy.
• Josh Ssettuba as Connor (season 1): One of the 100, who was also killed by John Murphy.

The Ark/Arkadia/Skaikru

• Sachin Sahel as Doctor Jackson (season 1–): Abby's helper and confidant.
• Alessandro Juliani as Sinclair (season 1–): A technician.
• Steve Talley as Kyle Wick (season 1–2): An engineer who was a coworker of Raven back on the ark. They later engage in a relationship. He also become friends with Marcus Kane after he saved him. It is mentioned in Season 3 that he has broke up with Raven.
• Chris Browning as Jake Griffin (season 1): Abby's husband and Clarke's father who died before the start of the series. He was executed for attempting to release critical information regarding the Ark's swiftly deteriorating life-support systems; Clarke initially blamed Wells for telling his father, before learning that her mother was responsible and Wells took responsibility to save her relationship with her mother. Clarke was accused of assisting in his crime. He is based on a minor character created by novelist Kass Morgan, Dr. David Griffin.
• Terry Chen as Commander Shumway (season 1): Loyal to Diana Sydney. His plan to have Bellamy assassinate Jaha is later revealed, and Shumway is killed on Diana's orders.
• Kate Vernon as Diana Sydney (season 1): A former Chancellor of the Ark. After Abby Griffin is stripped of her council seat, it is given to Diana. She and her team steal and launch the Exodus ship to Earth, Diana painting herself as a voice of the 'lower classes' who would otherwise not be given the chance to return to Earth as the Ark's resources are depleted. The ship crash lands, however, and she is presumed dead. It is later revealed that Mount Weather caused the exodus ship to crash.
• Kendall Cross, as Major Byrne (season 2): Captain of Marcus Kane's guard at Camp Jaha. She is killed by a mutated species of carnivorous ape.
• Michael Beach as Pike (season 3–): An Ark survivor from Farm Station. On the Ark he was a teacher, but on Earth he is a leader in the guard.
• Shawn Mendes as McCallan (season 3): An ark survivor who gets caught stealing by Raven.
• Jonathan Whitesell as Bryan (season 3): The boyfriend of Nathan Miller from Farm Station.
• Donna Yamamoto as Hannah Green (season 3); Mother of Monty and an Ark survivor from Farm Station.

Grounders

• Alycia Debnam-Carey as Lexa (season 2–): The commander of the allied grounder clans. She is proven to be a reasonable leader, willing to negotiate with the people of the Ark so they can save their people in Mount Weather. She views love as a weakness, and revealed that she previously had a girlfriend named Costia who was killed. Though she starts to show feelings towards Clarke, she eventually leaves her when Mount Weather offers to release the rest of their grounder prisoners in exchange for the grounders, retreating which leaves Clarke's people to fend for themselves. She later sends a former ice nation member to kidnap Clarke and bring her to her. She swears loyalty to Clarke after the sky people are initiated as the thirteenth clan.
• Dichen Lachman as Anya (seasons 1–2): The leader of one of the grounder clans, and the main antagonist of the first season. Despite Clarke's awkward attempts to negotiate peace with her, she was killed by the guards of Camp Jaha after they both escaped from Mount Weather because the guards thought she was a threat.
• Joseph Gatt as Tristan (seasons 1–2): A military leader of the grounders. He led the attack on the 100 and was killed by Kane and the guards in season two after surviving the ring of fire.
• Adina Porter as Indra (season 2–): A leader of one of the grounder clans who considers Lincoln a traitor to her people. In season two she appoints Octavia as her second after being impressed by her bravery.
• Ty Olsson as Nyko (season 2–): A healer of the grounders and considered Lincoln's brother because of their true friendship.
• Tasya Teles as Echo (season 2–): An ice nation grounder who was trapped at Mount Weather. She saves Bellamy's life, which leads him to trust her and he helps her escape. She later betrays him and helps act out a plan that led to the destruction of Mount Weather.
• Zach McGowan as King Roan (season 3–): An ice nation fugitive who is tempted by Lexa to kidnap Clarke. He is the son of Queen Nia, he eventually becomes King of the Ice Nation after Lexa murders Nia for attempting to overtake her.
• Jessica Harmon as Niylah (season 3–): A grounder who helps Clarke and later sleeps with her.
• Brenda Strong as Queen Nia (season 3): The former Queen of the ice nation who attempted to overthrow Lexa, but murdered in her hands.
• Neil Sandilands as Titus (season 3); An Old Guard who serves as an advisor to Lexa.

Mount Weather

• Raymond J. Barry as Dante Wallace (season 2): The leader and president of the Mount Weather colony, who favours more diplomatic attempts to use the blood of the 100 to cure his peoples' own vulnerability to radiation. He is eventually ousted from his leadership role. He is killed when Clarke shoots him in the chest.
• Eve Harlow as Maya Vie (season 2): A resident at Mount Weather who develops romantic feeling toward Jasper. Though initially unaware of Mount Weather's true intentions, she eventually realizes what is going on and assists Bellamy in his attempt to rescue the 47. She eventually joins a rebel faction of her people in goals of overthrowing the Mount Weather government and helping Jasper. While trying to help Octavia, she is killed when Clarke releases radiation on the fifth floor
• Rekha Sharma as Dr. Lorelei Tsing^[8] (season 2): One of the doctors at the Mount Weather colony. She uses the 47 to extract their bone marrow in order to get to the ground with no remorse. She is killed when Bellamy exposes her and several guards to radiation, and when she tries to escape via an elevator; Jasper, Monty, Miller and Harper stop her from escaping and watch her die. Her first name is mentioned by Cage.
• Johnny Whitworth as Cage Wallace (season 2): The son of Dante Wallace, and the main antagonist of the second season. He works on the Cerberus Project and plans to kill the 47 to save himself and everyone else. He later betrays his father when he tries to release the 47. When his people are dying of radiation, Lincoln cuts of his hand and injects him with the Cerberus Serum, seemingly killing him.
• Ian Tracey as Vincent Vie (season 2): Maya's father who is with her on assisting the 47 and leads a rebel faction. He is killed by one of the Mount Weather guards.
• Toby Levins as Carl Emerson (season 2–): A Mount Weather guard. He is captured by Clarke for information on Mount Weather but is sent back to tell Cage that she and the grounders are coming. He is the sole surviving resident of Mount Weather, after Clarke and Bellamy irradiate the fortress and kill the rest of the Mountain Men to save the captive Arkers, he aligns himself with the ice nation.

City of Light

• Erica Cerra as A.L.I.E./Becca (season 2–); The avatar of an artificial intelligence who guide Jaha and Murphy to the City of Light. She is based on Becca, a colleague of Chris.
• Luisa D'Oliveira as Emori (season 2–); A nomadic grounder who scours the wastelands in search of the City Of Light. Emori and her brother later rob Jaha and his group for their supplies, and later meets up with Jaha and Murphy at the City of Light.
• James Neate as Chris (season 2–); One of the few who created A.L.I.E.

See also

• List of The 100 episodes
• The 100 trilogy

References

External links

• Official website