All 91 Gleedle characters

Adam Crawford

British NYADA student who dates Kurt in season 4.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

None

Family

Crawford

Hair

Blonde

First season

4

Last season

4

Alistair

Red-haired student who joins New Directions in season 6.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Unknown

Hair

Red

First season

6

Last season

6

Andrea Carmichael

Rod Remington's co-anchor on the Lima local news.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

None

Family

Carmichael

Hair

Red

First season

1

Last season

6

April Rhodes

Former McKinley star with a drinking problem who briefly joins New Directions.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Local

Groups

New Directions

Family

Rhodes

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

5

Artie Abrams

Guitarist and singer in New Directions who uses a wheelchair and later studies film.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Abrams

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Azimio Adams

Football player and bully who loves throwing slushies at the glee club.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Football

Family

Adams

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

3

Becky Jackson

Cheerio with Down syndrome who is Sue Sylvester's loyal sidekick.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Cheerios

Family

Jackson

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

6

Blaine Anderson

Lead singer of the Dalton Academy Warblers who becomes Kurt's boyfriend.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios, Warblers

Family

Anderson

Hair

Black

First season

2

Last season

6

Brad

The glee club's piano player, who rarely says a word.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Unknown

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

6

Bree

Mean Cheerio who stirs up trouble in season 5.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Cheerios

Family

Unknown

Hair

Brown

First season

5

Last season

5

Brittany Pierce

Sweet, spacey Cheerio and dancer known for her baffling one-liners.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios, Troubletones

Family

Pierce

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

6

Brody Weston

NYADA student who flirts with Rachel in season 4.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

None

Family

Weston

Hair

Brown

First season

4

Last season

4

Bryan Ryan

Former show choir star turned school board member who wants to cut arts funding.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Ryan

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

1

Burt Hummel

Kurt's devoted mechanic father, who marries Carole and later goes into politics.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Hummel

Hair

Grey

First season

1

Last season

6

Carl Howell

Charming dentist who marries Emma in season 2.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Relative

Groups

None

Family

Howell

Hair

Black

First season

2

Last season

2

Carmen Tibideaux

Strict, legendary dean of NYADA who holds Rachel's future in her hands.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Tibideaux

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

5

Carole Hudson

Finn's warm-hearted mother, who marries Burt Hummel and joins the two families.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Hudson, Hummel

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Cassandra July

Tough NYADA dance teacher who clashes with Rachel.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

July

Hair

Blonde

First season

4

Last season

4

Clint

Vocal Adrenaline member who torments New Directions in season 6.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Unknown

Hair

Brown

First season

6

Last season

6

Coach Beiste

Tough but kind football coach who arrives at McKinley in season 2.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

Football

Family

Beiste

Hair

Brown

First season

2

Last season

6

Cooper Anderson

Blaine's actor older brother, best known for a TV commercial.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Relative

Groups

None

Family

Anderson

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

3

Cooter Menkins

College football scout who dates Coach Beiste in season 3.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Local

Groups

None

Family

Menkins

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

3

Dakota Stanley

Harsh choreographer Will hires to whip New Directions into shape.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Stanley

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

1

Dani

Singer who dates Santana in New York and plays in Pamela Lansbury.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

Pamela Lansbury

Family

Unknown

Hair

Blonde

First season

5

Last season

5

Dave Karofsky

Football player who bullies Kurt before facing his own sexuality.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Football, Hockey

Family

Karofsky

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Dottie Kazatori

Cheerio who usually stands at Kitty Wilde's side.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Cheerios

Family

Kazatori

Hair

Brown

First season

4

Last season

5

Dustin Goolsby

Vocal Adrenaline's arrogant new coach in season 2, a rival of Will's.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Goolsby

Hair

Brown

First season

2

Last season

2

Elliott Gilbert

Rock singer who forms the band Pamela Lansbury with Kurt.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Pamela Lansbury

Family

Gilbert

Hair

Brown

First season

5

Last season

5

Emma Pillsbury

Germophobic guidance counselor who falls for Will and later marries him.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Pillsbury, Schuester

Hair

Red

First season

1

Last season

6

Finn Hudson

Quarterback who joins the glee club, becomes its male lead and falls for Rachel.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Hudson

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

4

Grace Hitchens

Director of a rival choir from a school for the deaf in season 1.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Hitchens

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

1

Harmony

Gifted young singer who turns up in season 3.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

None

Family

Unknown

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

3

Hiram Berry

One of Rachel's two dads, seen in season 3.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Berry

Hair

Grey

First season

3

Last season

3

Holly Holliday

Free-spirited substitute teacher who wins over the glee club.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Holliday

Hair

Blonde

First season

2

Last season

5

Howard Bamboo

Terri's dim coworker at the bedding store Sheets-N-Things.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Local

Groups

None

Family

Bamboo

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Hunter Clarington

Captain of the Warblers in season 4, a tough rival for New Directions.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Warblers

Family

Clarington

Hair

Brown

First season

4

Last season

4

Isabelle Wright

Fashion website executive who hires Kurt as an intern.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

None

Family

Wright

Hair

Blonde

First season

4

Last season

4

Jacob Ben Israel

School newspaper reporter and gossip blogger with a crush on Rachel.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

None

Family

Ben Israel

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

5

Jake Puckerman

Puck's younger half-brother, a dancer who joins New Directions in season 4.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Puckerman

Hair

Black

First season

4

Last season

6

Jane Hayward

Dalton student who moves to McKinley and joins New Directions in season 6.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Hayward

Hair

Black

First season

6

Last season

6

Jean Sylvester

Sue's older sister, who has Down syndrome and brings out Sue's soft side.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Relative

Groups

None

Family

Sylvester

Hair

Grey

First season

1

Last season

2

Jesse St. James

Vocal Adrenaline lead who dates Rachel, with motives no one quite trusts.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Vocal Adrenaline

Family

St. James

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Joe Hart

Home-schooled Christian student with dreadlocks, nicknamed Teen Jesus.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Hart

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

6

Judy Fabray

Quinn's mother, who later stands up for her daughter.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Fabray

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

3

Julia Chang

Mike's mother, who quietly supports his love of dance.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Chang

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

3

June Dolloway

Wealthy Broadway patron who takes Blaine under her wing.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

None

Family

Dolloway

Hair

Red

First season

5

Last season

5

Ken Tanaka

Football coach who is engaged to Emma in season 1.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

Football

Family

Tanaka

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

1

Kendra Giardi

Terri's bossy sister, who helps with the fake pregnancy plan.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Relative

Groups

None

Family

Del Monico, Giardi

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

1

Kitty Wilde

Mean-girl Cheerio who idolises Quinn Fabray and joins New Directions.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios

Family

Wilde

Hair

Blonde

First season

4

Last season

6

Kurt Hummel

Fashion-loving countertenor who comes out early in the show and later moves to New York.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios, Football, Warblers, Pamela Lansbury

Family

Hummel

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Lauren Zizes

Wrestler and AV club member who joins New Directions and dates Puck.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Zizes

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

LeRoy Berry

One of Rachel's two dads, who supports her Broadway dreams.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Berry

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

6

Madison McCarthy

Cheerio who joins New Directions in season 6 with her twin brother, Mason.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios

Family

McCarthy

Hair

Brown

First season

6

Last season

6

Maribel Lopez

Santana's mother, who supports her daughter more than her grandmother does.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Lopez

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

6

Marley Rose

Shy, gifted new girl in season 4 whose mother works in the school cafeteria.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Rose

Hair

Brown

First season

4

Last season

5

Mason McCarthy

Cheerio who joins New Directions in season 6 alongside his twin sister, Madison.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios

Family

McCarthy

Hair

Brown

First season

6

Last season

6

Matt Rutherford

Football player and quiet member of the original New Directions.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Rutherford

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Mercedes Jones

Powerhouse diva of New Directions who wants to be treated like the star she is.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios, Troubletones

Family

Jones

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Mike Chang

Football player and the best dancer New Directions has.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Chang

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Mike Chang Sr.

Mike's strict father, who wants his son to become a doctor, not a dancer.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Chang

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

3

Millie Rose

Marley's mother, who works as a lunch lady at McKinley.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Rose

Hair

Brown

First season

4

Last season

5

Myron Muskovitz

Pint-sized performer who joins New Directions in season 6.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Muskovitz

Hair

Brown

First season

6

Last season

6

Principal Figgins

McKinley High's put-upon principal, forever caught between Will and Sue.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Figgins

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Puck

Mohawked football player and troublemaker who joins New Directions.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Puckerman

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Quinn Fabray

Head Cheerio and celibacy club president whose pregnancy shakes up season 1.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios

Family

Fabray

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

6

Rachel Berry

Ambitious star of New Directions who dreams of Broadway and never stops chasing the solo.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Pamela Lansbury

Family

Berry

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Rick Nelson

Hockey player and bully known around school as Rick the Stick.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Hockey

Family

Nelson

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

3

Rod Remington

Local news anchor in Lima who dates Sue Sylvester.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

None

Family

Remington

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6

Roderick Meeks

Shy season 6 recruit with a surprisingly big voice.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Meeks

Hair

Brown

First season

6

Last season

6

Rory Flanagan

Irish exchange student who stays with Brittany's family in season 3.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Flanagan

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

4

Roz Washington

Former Olympic synchronised swimmer who coaches the Cheerios with Sue.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

Cheerios

Family

Washington

Hair

Blonde

First season

3

Last season

6

Rupert Campion

Broadway director who works on Rachel's big show.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

None

Family

Campion

Hair

Blonde

First season

5

Last season

5

Russel Fabray

Quinn's strict father, who throws her out when he learns she's pregnant.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Parent

Groups

None

Family

Fabray

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

1

Ryder Lynn

Football player who joins New Directions in season 4 and learns he has dyslexia.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Lynn

Hair

Brown

First season

4

Last season

6

Sam Evans

Blond transfer student who does impressions and joins New Directions in season 2.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Evans

Hair

Blonde

First season

2

Last season

6

Sandy Ryerson

Former glee club director, fired before Will takes over.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

New Directions

Family

Ryerson

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

2

Santana Lopez

Sharp-tongued Cheerio from Lima Heights Adjacent who joins the glee club and later comes out.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Cheerios, Troubletones, Pamela Lansbury

Family

Lopez

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Sebastian Smythe

Scheming Warbler who sets his sights on Blaine.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Warblers

Family

Smythe

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

5

Shane Tinsley

Football player who dates Mercedes in season 3.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Football

Family

Tinsley

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

3

Shelby Corcoran

Vocal Adrenaline coach with a personal link to Rachel, who later runs the Troubletones.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

Vocal Adrenaline, Troubletones

Family

Corcoran

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

4

Sidney Greene

Broadway producer behind the revival Rachel stars in.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Showbiz

Groups

None

Family

Greene

Hair

Grey

First season

4

Last season

5

Spencer Porter

Football player who joins New Directions in season 6.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Football

Family

Porter

Hair

Blonde

First season

6

Last season

6

Sue Sylvester

Ruthless Cheerios coach and Will's arch-enemy, famous for her insults.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

Cheerios, Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Sylvester

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

6

Sugar Motta

Wealthy, blunt newcomer in season 3 who joins the Troubletones and later New Directions.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Troubletones

Family

Motta

Hair

Brown

First season

3

Last season

6

Sunshine Corazon

Filipino exchange student with a huge voice who ends up in Vocal Adrenaline.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Corazon

Hair

Brown

First season

2

Last season

2

Superintendent Harris

School district superintendent who oversees McKinley in the later seasons.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

None

Family

Harris

Hair

Grey

First season

5

Last season

6

Terri Schuester

Will's first wife, who fakes a pregnancy in season 1.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Relative

Groups

Cheerios

Family

Del Monico, Schuester

Hair

Blonde

First season

1

Last season

6

Tina Cohen-Chang

Goth singer from the original New Directions who often feels overlooked.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions

Family

Cohen-Chang

Hair

Black

First season

1

Last season

6

Trent

Cheerful, loyal member of the Dalton Academy Warblers.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

Student

Groups

Warblers

Family

Unknown

Hair

Brown

First season

2

Last season

5

Unique Adams

Vocal Adrenaline star who transfers to McKinley and joins New Directions.

Gender

Female

Role at debut

Student

Groups

New Directions, Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Adams

Hair

Black

First season

3

Last season

6

Will Schuester

Spanish teacher who takes over the glee club and leads New Directions.

Gender

Male

Role at debut

School staff

Groups

New Directions, Vocal Adrenaline

Family

Schuester

Hair

Brown

First season

1

Last season

6