Main characters
- Stephen Amell portrays Oliver Queen, a billionaire playboy turned hooded vigilante archer, who is based on the DC Comics Green Arrow. After surviving a shipwreck on an isolated island for five years, Oliver returns to his home city with a mission to right the wrongs of his father and save the city from the crime that has flourished in his absence. At first, he's considered a vigilante. But to honor Tommy's memory, he decides not to kill anymore and becomes a hero of Starling City. In his costumed guise, he has alternately been called "The Hood", "The Vigilante", and "Arrow".
- David Ramsey portrays John Diggle, Oliver's partner, bodyguard, and good friend. More perceptive than his tough exterior might suggest, John was the first person in Starling City to notice Oliver is no longer the same man as he was 5 years ago before he got stranded on that island. John is ex-military, and works to have Oliver channel his abilities into helping others in the city, and not just taking down the wealthy, corrupt businessmen that worked with Oliver's father. The character was introduced in the DC Comics universe with Green Arrow (Vol. 5) #24.
- Emily Bett Rickards portrays Felicity Smoak,[5] the IT girl at Queen Consolidated who has become part of Oliver's vigilante team. A character by the same name has appeared in the comics, as Ronnie Raymond's step-mother who runs a software company.[6]
- Colton Haynes portrays Roy Harper, a character based on the DC Comics character of the same name.[8]A petty crook, Roy was befriended by Thea and becomes her boyfriend, and is fascinated by the hooded vigilante, eventually starting to work with him in season 2. Roy is later injected with the same super soldier drug that was given to Slade, giving him super strength. He has trouble handling his new abilities, so Arrow decides to train him. He eventually learned Oliver's secret identity and joined his team.
- Caity Lotz portrays Sara Lance, Laurel's sister with whom Oliver had an affair. She was believed to have drowned with the sinking Queen's Gambit, but she resurfaces in season two as another vigilante, theCanary, who is connected to the League of Assassins.[16] She was originally portrayed by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood in the pilot.[17] According to Kreisberg, she is "the beginning of the Black Canary story".[18][19] She eventually wins her freedom from the League and returns to Starling City.
- Katie Cassidy portrays Dinah "Laurel" Lance, a character based on the DC Comics character Black Canary.[1][2] In season 1, Laurel is a non-profit attorney who fights for the rights of the less fortunate but in season 2, starts off as an Assistant District Attorney, but is fired at mid season due to her drug addiction.
- Paul Blackthorne portrays Detective Quentin Lance, Laurel's father and Starling City police detective.[4]The character is based on the DC Comics character, Larry Lance, who was also a detective, and husband to Dinah Drake Lance and father to Dinah Laurel Lance. At the start of the series, Detective Lance blamed Oliver for the presumed death of his daughter, Sara, as she was with him on his family yacht when it sank. He was also out to capture the vigilante, who he saw as a menace to the city for the vigilante's willingness to break the law and kill in the pursuit of stopping crime. In season 2, Lance had been demoted to beat cop and became more accepting of the vigilante's actions, even teaming up with him when needed. When Sara returns to Starling City, Lance is the first of his family to discover that his daughter is alive.
- Willa Holland portrays Thea Queen, Oliver's troubled younger sister. Thea's recreational drug use is resolved by the end of Season One when she narrowly escapes being jailed for driving while under the influence. Her brother's occasional nickname for her is "Speedy", which was put into the script intentionally by the writers, along with her middle name of Dearden, as an easter egg connection to one of Green Arrow's sidekicks in the comics.[3] In Season 2, she has started running Oliver's nightclub and is later revealed to be Malcolm Merlyn's biological daughter.
- Susanna Thompson portrays Moira Queen, Oliver's mother. Moira is revealed to also be part of the secret organization her late-husband was involved with, which was making plans to bring down the city as a means of rebuilding it in the image of the organization's leader. She stands trial for her alleged crimes in season 2, and is revealed to have had an affair with Malcolm Merlyn in the distant past, which causes estrangement from Oliver. After she is acquitted of the charges, she decides to run for Mayor of Starling City.
- Colin Donnell portrayed Tommy Merlyn, was Oliver's best friend who eventually learns of Oliver's secret identity. Tommy also dated Laurel for a period of time. Along with his father, Malcolm Merlyn, a character of the same name appears in the DC Comics Green Arrow series. Tommy died saving Laurel's life in the season 1 finale.
- Summer Glau portrays Isabel Rochev, the VP of Acquisitions at Stellmoor International who acquires half of Queen Consolidated in the second season premiere.[13] The character shares her name with the DC comics villainess "The Queen", who in the comics, became CEO of Queen Industries following the death of founder, Robert Queen.[14]
- Byron Mann portrays Yao Fei,[20] a skilled former Chinese general who assists Oliver on the island. The character's name was derived from a DC Comics superhero character.[21] To help Oliver survive, Yao Fei attempts to train Oliver in archery and other survival skills. He is killed during season 1.
- Celina Jade portrays Shado, based on the DC Comics character of the same name.[15] Shado is the daughter of Yao Fei and trained Oliver in archery and martial arts while on the island, as they briefly became lovers. She was killed by Ivo during season 2.
- Bex Taylor-Klaus portrays Cindy a.k.a. "Sin", a wayward youth who befriends Sara Lance and Roy Harper. She is based on the DC comics character Sin.[23]
THE VILLIANS
- Kevin Alejandro portrays Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood, a savvy politician who is working with Slade Wilson.[9]
- John Barrowman portrays Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy's father. He lives a triple-life: as the successful and seemingly benevolent head of Merlyn Global Group, as the leader of the criminal organization behind "The Undertaking" (a plot to destroy the Glades as revenge for the death of his wife), and as the deadly "Dark Archer" vigilante, a persona he uses to kill those connected to the Undertaking who could potentially expose him. Malcolm is apparently killed by Oliver in the first season finale, but his plan to destroy the Glades still succeeds. However, his plans inadvertently resulted in Tommy's death.[10] He is based on the comics character Merlyn, an archenemy of Green Arrow.[11][12] In Season 2, it is revealed that he did not die, that he had been trained by the League of Assassins, and that he is the biological father of Thea Queen.
- Manu Bennett portrays Slade Wilson, a character based on the DC Comics character Deathstroke.[7]Slade is an ASIS agent who teamed up with Oliver during his time on the island and helped train him in martial arts and military combat skills. Despite being Oliver's mentor and ally in the past, Slade is revealed to have become Oliver's enemy in the present, seeking revenge against his former pupil, whom he blames for Shado's death. Slade gained superhuman abilities after being injected with a super soldier serum while on the island.
SEASON ONE GUEST STARS
- Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels, anA.R.G.U.S. agent and John Diggle's former wife. She sometimes uses the codename "Harbinger"
- Roger Cross as Detective Lucas Hilton, Detective Lance's partner.
- Andrew Dunbar as Garfield Lynns.[26]
- Janina Gavankar as McKenna Hall.[29]
- Annie Ilonzeh as Joanna De La Vega.[33][34]
- Alex Kingston as Dinah Lance, mother of Laurel and Sara.
- Christie Laing as Carly Diggle, love interest of John Diggle and widow of his brother, Andy.
- Jeffrey Nordling as Frank Bertinelli.[35]
- Tahmoh Penikett as Nick Salvati, the right hand man of Frank Bertinelli.[36]
- Jeffrey Robinson as a man wearing a costume similar to Deathstroke's,[37][38] later revealed to beBilly Wintergreen.
- Michael Rowe as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot.[39]
- Jamey Sheridan as Robert Queen, Moira's late-husband, Oliver's father, and Thea's legal father.
SEASON TWO GUEST STARS
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Amanda Waller, anA.R.G.U.S. agent in charge of the Suicide Squad.[41]
- Dylan Bruce, as Assistant District Attorney Adam Donner, who becomes Laurel's new boss in season 2.[42]
- Jimmy Jean-Louis as the captain of the shipAmazo, who has links to Professor Ivo.[44]
- Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul, the daughter ofRa's al Ghul.[45]
- Nicholas Lea as Mark Francis, an associate of Walter Steele.[46]
- Graham Shiels as Cyrus Gold.[51]
- Kevin Alejandro portrays Sebastian Blood / Brother Blood, a savvy politician who is working with Slade Wilson.[9]
- John Barrowman portrays Malcolm Merlyn, Tommy's father. He lives a triple-life: as the successful and seemingly benevolent head of Merlyn Global Group, as the leader of the criminal organization behind "The Undertaking" (a plot to destroy the Glades as revenge for the death of his wife), and as the deadly "Dark Archer" vigilante, a persona he uses to kill those connected to the Undertaking who could potentially expose him. Malcolm is apparently killed by Oliver in the first season finale, but his plan to destroy the Glades still succeeds. However, his plans inadvertently resulted in Tommy's death.[10] He is based on the comics character Merlyn, an archenemy of Green Arrow.[11][12] In Season 2, it is revealed that he did not die, that he had been trained by the League of Assassins, and that he is the biological father of Thea Queen.
- Audrey Marie Anderson as Lyla Michaels, anA.R.G.U.S. agent and John Diggle's former wife. She sometimes uses the codename "Harbinger"
- Roger Cross as Detective Lucas Hilton, Detective Lance's partner.
- Andrew Dunbar as Garfield Lynns.[26]
- Janina Gavankar as McKenna Hall.[29]
- Annie Ilonzeh as Joanna De La Vega.[33][34]
- Alex Kingston as Dinah Lance, mother of Laurel and Sara.
- Christie Laing as Carly Diggle, love interest of John Diggle and widow of his brother, Andy.
- Jeffrey Nordling as Frank Bertinelli.[35]
- Tahmoh Penikett as Nick Salvati, the right hand man of Frank Bertinelli.[36]
- Jeffrey Robinson as a man wearing a costume similar to Deathstroke's,[37][38] later revealed to beBilly Wintergreen.
- Michael Rowe as Floyd Lawton / Deadshot.[39]
- Jamey Sheridan as Robert Queen, Moira's late-husband, Oliver's father, and Thea's legal father.
SEASON TWO GUEST STARS
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Amanda Waller, anA.R.G.U.S. agent in charge of the Suicide Squad.[41]
- Dylan Bruce, as Assistant District Attorney Adam Donner, who becomes Laurel's new boss in season 2.[42]
- Jimmy Jean-Louis as the captain of the shipAmazo, who has links to Professor Ivo.[44]
- Katrina Law as Nyssa al Ghul, the daughter ofRa's al Ghul.[45]
- Nicholas Lea as Mark Francis, an associate of Walter Steele.[46]
- Graham Shiels as Cyrus Gold.[51]
No comments:
Post a Comment