Peter Petrelli

Played By: Milo Ventimiglia
Ability: Take on the Abilities of others close by. DNA then restructures itself, and the powers can be "recalled" based on Peter's emotional connection to the person he received the ability from.
Age: 26

The younger brother of politician Nathan Petrelli, Peter has always stood in his brother's shadow. A hospice nurse, Peter feels destined for something bigger in life.

Other Known Relatives: Angela Petrelli (mother), Simon and Monty (nephews), Claire Bennet (neice), Heidi (sister-in-law)

Hiro Nakamura

Played By: Masi Oka
Ability: Teleportation, Time Travel, Freezing TIme
Age: 24

A young Japanese man and comic-book fanatic who, through the sheer force of his own will alone, discovers that he can stop the flow of time around him.

Claire Bennet

Played By: Hayden Panettiere
Ability: Rapid Cellular Regeneration (Healing)
Age: 15

Biography:
Claire Bennet lives in Odessa Texas and is a cheerleader for Union Wells High School, the Trojans.

Known Relatives: Mr. Bennet (adoptive father), Sandra Bennet (adoptive mother), Lyle Bennet (brother), Meredith Gordon (biological mother), Nathan Petrelli (biological father), Simon and Monty Petrelli (half brothers), Angela Petrelli (grandmother), Peter Petrelli (uncle), Heidi Petrelli (stepmother)

Nathan Petrelli

Played By: Adrian Pasdar
Ability: Flight
Age:

Peter's over-achieving older brother, Nathan is the golden boy of the family and is running for US Congress. He fears his eccentric brother and mother might bring him down.

Other Known Relatives: Heidi Petrelli (wife), Angela Petrelli (mother), Simon and Monty (sons), Claire Bennet (illegitimate daughter)

Niki Sanders

Played By: Ali Larter
Ability: Niki's other personality, Jessica, shows the ability of Super Strength. Recently, it was hinted that Niki also has access to this super strength. This has been confirmed that she also shares the power.
Age: around 30
Place of Residence: Henderson, Nevada

Biography:

Former casino employee who now supports herself and her son Micah by stripping in front of an internet webcam.

Niki has a Split Personality, Jessica, who believes she must protect Niki and Micah (When speaking about Micah she always refers to him as "our son"). When Jessica is in charge it is quite noticable that it is not Niki due to her different attitude both physically and verbally. Currently, Jessica is in control and pretendering that she is Niki. Jessica is starting to show that she is taking on some of Niki's personality as her own. (She is becoming more compassionate and less impulsive). Jessica has now allowed Niki to regain control of her life realizing that she is strong enough to protect herself again. (Though she still speaks with her through their various means)

Known Relatives: Hal Sanders (Father), Jessica Sanders (Sister, deceased 1987 at 11 years old), Micah Sanders (Son, 10 years old), D.L. Hawkins (Husband)

Sylar

Played By: Zachary Quinto
Ability: Telekenisis
Age:27

Also known as Gabriel Gray

• Sylar is a merciless sociopathic killer.


• Current family unknown. He mentioned to Chandra Suresh that his family never really felt like his family.


• Ellen Greene will play the role as Sylar's mother in episode 1X21 "The Hard Part"

(In case you didn't know, Ms. Greene is a very accomplished singer/actress and played "Audrey" in the multi-award-winning original off-Broadway production of "Little Shop of Horrors". She repeated the role in the movie version starring with Rick Moranis as "Seymour" and Steve Martin as her sadistic dentist boyfriend.)

• Sylar visits his mother at her home, and ends up accidentally killing her instead.
• At the end of the season finale, Hiro managed to take Sylar down with the thrush of his sword through Sylar's torso.

Mr. Bennet (HRG)


Mohinder Suresh

Played By: Sendhill Ramamurthy
Ability:
Age:

A genetics professor from India who pursues his father after his disappearance only to discover a theory kept a secret - people with enhanced abilities, "super powers", live among us.

Known Relatives: Chandra Suresh (father, deceased), Mrs. Suresh (mother), and Shanti Suresh (sister, deceased. Died at the age of 5, when Mohinder was 2.)

D.L. Hawkins

Played By: Leonard Roberts
Ability: Phase Shift (Walk through walls etc.)
Age: 31

A prison inmate who sleeps one night only to find himself outside of his cell when he wakes.

Known Relatives: Niki Sanders (wife), Micah Sanders (son), Mother (forgot her name)

Isaac Mendez

Played By: Santiago Cabrera
Ability: Predict The Future via His Paintings
Age:

An artist by trade, Isaac battles with a drug addiction pushing him and his girlfriend, Simone Deveraux, further and further apart. Unfortunately, his addiction also has a positive side - he can paint the future when he's high.

Matt Parkman

Played By: Greg Grunberg
Ability: Telepathy
Age:

A "beat cop", a man of the streets, Matt can get into people's heads - litterally - and can hear their thoughts.

Known Relatives: Janice Parkman (wife), unborn child

Micah Sanders

Played By: Noah Gray-Cabey
Ability: Repair/Manipulate Electronics With His Mind
Age: 10

Niki Sanders' son.

Ando Masahashi


Angela Petrelli


Audrey Hanson


Chandra Suresh


Claude Rains


Eden McCain


Simone Deveaux

Played By: Tawny Cypress
Ability:
Age: 28

Simone is the girlfriend/enabler of tormented artist Isaac Mendez.

The Haitian

Played By: Jimmy Jean-Louis
Ability: Memory Manipulation, and the suggested power to limit or restrict the ability of others.
Age:

First encounter as the mysterious stranger who caused Officer Matt Parkman pass out and lose two days. Wears a charm necklace in the shape of the Godsend symbol.

Known Relatives: Guilman, father, who also has a power.

Hana Gitelman


Janice Parkman


Mr. Linderman


Sandra Bennet


Theodore Sprague


Zach