The ultimate source to find character and cast information. The characters listed on this page are important and/or have appeared on more than one occasion. The character name is accompanied by a description of the character's role and the name of the actress/actor playing the role. Sorted by first name of the characters, in categories.

Categories: Main Characters - Supporting Characters - Stars Hollow Residents - Lane's Bandmates - Related to the Gilmores - Related to Luke - Chilton Staff and Students - Yale Students, Roomates and Professors - Other Characters

Main Characters

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Dean Forester	Jared Padalecki	Rory’s first boyfriend.
Emily Gilmore	Kelly Bishop	Lorelai’s mother.
Jess Mariano	Milo Ventimiglia	Rory’s ex-boyfriend, Luke’s nephew.
Kirk Gleason	Sean Gunn	Stars Hollow resident.
Lane Kim	Keiko Agena	Rory’s best friend.
Logan Huntzberger	Matt Czuchry	Rory’s boyfriend, Yale graduate.
Lorelai Gilmore	Lauren Graham	Mother of Rory Gilmore.
Luke Danes	Scott Patterson	Lorelai’s fiance, Owner of Luke’s Diner.
Michel Girard	Yanic Truesdale	Lorelai’s employee at the Inn.
Paris Gellar	Liza Weil	Rory’s school friend and roomate.
Richard Gilmore	Edward Herrmann	Lorelai’s father.
Rory Gilmore	Alexis Bledel	Daughter of Lorelai Gilmore.
Sookie St. James	Melissa McCarthy	Lorelai’s best friend, chef at the Inn.

Supporting Characters

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Babette Dell	Sally Struthers	Lorelai and Rory’s neighbour.
Christopher Hayden	David Sutcliffe	Rory’s father.
Jackson Belleville	Jackson Douglas	Produceman, Sookie’s husband.
Jason Stiles	Chris Eigeman	Lorelai’s ex-boyfriend, Richard’s business partner.
Maury Dell	Ted Rooney	Babette’s husband.
Miss Patty	Liz Torres	Dance teacher and Stars Hollow gossiper.
Mrs Kim	Emily Kuroda	Antique store owner, Lane’s mother.
Taylor Doose	Michael Winters	Mayor, selectman and entrepreneur in Stars Hollow.

Stars Hollow Residents

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Andrew	Mike Gandolfi	Bookstore owner.
Bootsy	Brian Tarantina	Longtime resident.
Ceaser	Aris Alvarado	Cook, Luke’s Diner.
Clara Forester	Scout Taylor-Compton	Dean’s sister.
Drella	Alex Borstein	Harp player, Independence Inn.
Fran Westin	Linda Porter	Bakery owner, Westin’s Bakery.
Gypsy	Rose Abdoo	Mechanic.
Harry Potter	David Huddleston	Mayor (first season).
Joe	Brian Berke	Pizza delivery man.
Kyle	Chauncey Leopardi	Dean’s friend.
Lindsay Lister Forester	Arielle Kebbel	Dean’s ex-wife.
Lulu	Rini Bell	Kirk’s girlfriend, teacher.
Mrs Cassini	Pat Crawford Brown	Resident.
Tom	Biff Yeager	General Contractor.
Troubadour	Grant Lee Phillips	Town Troubadour.
2nd Troubadour	Dave Allen	Troubadour, vegetable vendor, minister.
Rabbi David Barans	Alan Blumenfeld	Rabbi.
Rev. Archie Skinner	Jim Jansen	Reverand.
Shane	Jessica Kiper	Jess’s blonde girlfriend.
Sophie	Carole King	Music store owner.

Lane’s Bandmates

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Brian	John Cabrera	Bass player.
Dave Rygalski	Adam Brody	Lane’s first real boyfriend.
Gil	Sebastian Bach	Guitarist.
Zack	Todd Lowe	Lane’s husband.

Related to the Gilmores (family/relationships)

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Alex Lesman	Billy Burke	Lorelai’s boyfriend.
Floyd Stiles	Lawrence Pressman	Jason’s father, Richard’s business partner.
Francine Hayden	Cristine Rose	Christopher’s mother.
Lorelai “Trix” Gilmore	Marion Ross	Richard’s mother, Lorelai the first.
Mia	Elizabeth Franz	Owner of Independence Inn.
Straub Hayden	Peter Michael Goetz	Christopher’s father.

Related to Luke (family/relationships)

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Anna Nardini	Sherilyn Fenn	Luke’s ex-girlfriend.
April Nardini	Vanessa Marano	Luke and Anna’s daughter.
Carrie Duncan	Jill Brennan	Liz’s high school friend, had crush on Luke.
Liz Danes	Kathleen Wilhoite	Luke’s sister, Jess’s mother.
Nicole Leahy	Tricia O’Kelley	Luke’s first wife, lawyer.
Rachel	Lisa Ann Hadley	Luke’s ex-girlfriend.
T.J.	Michael DeLuise	Liz’s husband.

Chilton Staff and Students

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Brad Langford	Adam Wylie	Student, scared of Paris.
Francie Jarvis	Emily Bergl	Blackmailing member of Student Council.
Hanlin Charleston	Dakin Matthews	Principal, friend of Emily and Richard.
Henry Cho	Eddie Shin	Lane’s first “boyfriend”.
Louise Grant	Teal Redmann	Student, Paris’s friend.
Madeline Lynn	Shelly Cole	Student, Paris’s friend.
Max Medina	Scott Cohen	Teacher, Lorelai’s ex-fiancé.
Tristan DuGray	Chad Michael Murray	Student, had a crush on Rory.

Yale Students, Roomates and Professors

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Asher Fleming	Michael York	Professor, Paris’s ex-boyfriend.
Bill	Devon Michaels	Yale Daily News.
Collin	Alan Loayza	Logan’s friend, Life & Death Brigade.
Doyle	Danny Strong	Paris’s boyfriend, ex-editor of Yale Daily News.
Finn	Tanc Sade	Logan’s friend, Life & Death Brigade.
Glenn Babble	Ethan Cohn	Yale Daily News.
Janet	Katie Walder	Rory’s athletic roomate, first year.
Joni	Rona Benson	Life & Death Brigade.
Juliet	Ricki Lindhome	Life & Death Brigade.
Marty	Wayne Wilcox	Rory’s “naked” friend.
Robert	Nick Holmes	Life & Death Brigade.
Tana Schrick	Olivia Hack	Rory’s younger roomate, first year.

Other characters

Character Name	Actor/Actress	Role
Beau Belleville	Nick Offerman	Jackson’s brother.
Honor Huntzberger	Devon Sorvari	Logan’s sister.
Jamie	Brandon Barash	Paris’s first boyfriend.
Mitchum Huntzberger	Gregg Henry	Logan’s father, journalist.
Rune	Max Perlich	Jackson’s cousin.
Sherry	Madchen Amick	Christopher’s wife.
Shira Huntzberger	Leann Hunley	Logan’s mother.
Young Chui	Samson Yi	Lane’s fake boyfriend.

Source: The list was compiled by Elise. Some actor names were found on the IMDB. All role descriptions were written by Elise.