All 85 Shamelessdle characters

Amanda

Lip's well-off girlfriend from his college years, seen from season 4 to 6.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Student

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

College

First season

4

Last season

6

Anne Gonzalez

Woman who moves into the Gallagher house in season 10 and gets close to Carl.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Service, Criminal

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

10

Last season

10

Arthur Tipping

Fellow police officer partnered with Carl during the final season.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Law enforcement

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

11

Last season

11

Bianca Samson

Doctor with a terminal illness who runs off with Frank in season 5.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Medical & rescue

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Elsewhere

First season

5

Last season

5

Bonnie

Wild girl Carl dates in season 4, who shares his taste for trouble.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Student, Criminal

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

4

Last season

4

Brad Young

Lip's sponsor in recovery, a friend from the motorcycle shop.

Gender

Male

Family

Young, Tamietti

Role

Trades

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

South Side

First season

7

Last season

11

Caleb

Firefighter who dates Ian in seasons 6 and 7.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Medical & rescue

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

South Side

First season

6

Last season

7

Cami Young

Brad's wife, Tami's sister and a regular at their family gatherings.

Gender

Female

Family

Tamietti, Young

Role

None

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

South Side

First season

8

Last season

11

Carl Gallagher

Gallagher son who goes from a violent little troublemaker to military school and then the police.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher

Role

Criminal, Military, Law enforcement

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

1

Last season

11

Carol Fisher

V's mother, who gets involved in Kev and V's plans for a family.

Gender

Female

Family

Fisher

Role

Business

Linked to

V, Kev

Home turf

Kev & V's

First season

1

Last season

11

Chuckie Slott

Sammi's dim young son, Frank's grandson, who ends up in juvenile detention with Carl.

Gender

Male

Family

Slott, Gallagher

Role

Student, Criminal

Linked to

Frank, Carl

Home turf

Jackson house, Prison

First season

4

Last season

6

Claudia Nicolo

Wealthy North Side mother Debbie gets involved with in season 10.

Gender

Female

Family

Nicolo

Role

Business

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

North Side

First season

10

Last season

10

Debbie Gallagher

Middle Gallagher daughter, sweet as a kid and fiercely stubborn as a teenage mother and welder.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher

Role

Student, Trades

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

1

Last season

11

Derek Delgado

Debbie's teenage boyfriend and Franny's father, who leaves for the military.

Gender

Male

Family

Delgado

Role

Student, Military

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

South Side

First season

5

Last season

8

Dominique Winslow

Carl's girlfriend and the daughter of a police sergeant.

Gender

Female

Family

Winslow

Role

Student

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

6

Last season

7

Dottie Corones

Alibi regular with a bad heart who becomes involved with Frank in season 2.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

None

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Alibi Room

First season

2

Last season

2

Eddie Jackson

Sheila's husband and Karen's father in the first season.

Gender

Male

Family

Jackson

Role

None

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Jackson house

First season

1

Last season

1

Estefania

Brazilian woman Jimmy is pushed into marrying for her drug-lord father's sake.

Gender

Female

Family

Lishman

Role

None

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

2

Last season

3

Ethel

Teen girl Kev and V take in after she escapes a cult compound with her baby.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Kid

Linked to

Kev, V

Home turf

Kev & V's

First season

1

Last season

2

Etta Teasdale

Elderly owner of the laundromat Fiona takes over in season 7.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Business

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

South Side

First season

7

Last season

7

Faye Donahue

Alibi Room barfly who catches Frank's eye in season 10.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

None

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Alibi Room

First season

10

Last season

10

Fiona Gallagher

Eldest Gallagher sister, who gives up her own youth to raise her siblings and keep the house running.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher

Role

Service, Business

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

Gallagher house, Patsy's Pies

First season

1

Last season

9

Ford Kellogg

Carpenter Fiona dates in season 8, calm on the surface and a little mysterious.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Trades

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

South Side

First season

8

Last season

9

Frank Gallagher

The drunken, scheming father of the Gallagher clan, who would rather con the system than work.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher

Role

Barfly, Criminal

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Gallagher house, Alibi Room

First season

1

Last season

11

Franny Gallagher

Debbie's daughter, born when Debbie was still a teenager.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher, Delgado

Role

Kid

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

6

Last season

11

Freddie Gallagher

Lip and Tami's baby son, born in season 10.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher, Tamietti

Role

Kid

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

10

Last season

11

Geneva

Woman tied to Ian's story in the later seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

None

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

South Side

First season

8

Last season

10

Gus Pfender

Bass player Fiona marries in a hurry in season 5.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher

Role

Showbiz

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

South Side

First season

5

Last season

6

Heidi Cronch

Woman with a criminal past who crosses paths with Debbie in the final season.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

South Side

First season

11

Last season

11

Helene Runyon

Lip's college professor, with whom he has an affair in season 5.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Academic

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

College

First season

5

Last season

7

Holly Herkimer

Debbie's classmate and on-off friend from her school days.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Student

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

South Side

First season

2

Last season

5

Ian Gallagher

Gallagher son who dreams of the military, later becomes an EMT, and has a long romance with Mickey.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher, Milkovich

Role

Military, Medical & rescue

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

Gallagher house, Prison

First season

1

Last season

11

Iggy Milkovich

One of Mickey's brothers, a laid-back member of the Milkovich crew.

Gender

Male

Family

Milkovich

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

Milkovich house

First season

2

Last season

5

Ingrid Jones

Frank's girlfriend in season 9, who brings her own family chaos.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Medical & rescue

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Elsewhere

First season

9

Last season

9

Jasmine Hollander

Married friend from the North Side whom Fiona spends time with in the first two seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

None

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

North Side

First season

1

Last season

2

Jimmy Lishman

Fiona's charming boyfriend from the North Side, who goes by Steve and steals cars.

Gender

Male

Family

Lishman

Role

Criminal, Student

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

1

Last season

5

Jody Silverman

Recovering addict who marries Karen and later stays on with Sheila.

Gender

Male

Family

Jackson

Role

Trades

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Jackson house

First season

2

Last season

3

Julia Nicolo

Claudia's teenage daughter, whom Debbie meets in season 10.

Gender

Female

Family

Nicolo

Role

Student

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

North Side

First season

10

Last season

10

Karen Jackson

Sheila's wild, troubled daughter and Lip's girlfriend in the early seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

Jackson

Role

Student

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

Jackson house

First season

1

Last season

3

Kash

Co-owner of the Kash & Grab convenience store, where Ian works and with whom Ian has a secret affair.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Business

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

Kash & Grab

First season

1

Last season

2

Kassidi Gallagher

Carl's clingy, unpredictable girlfriend who rushes into marriage with him.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher

Role

None

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

8

Last season

9

Kate

Bartender at the Alibi Room in the early seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Bar staff

Linked to

Kev

Home turf

Alibi Room

First season

1

Last season

4

Kelly Keefe

Carl's girlfriend in seasons 9 and 10, who backs his West Point dreams.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Student

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

9

Last season

10

Kermit

Longtime Alibi Room regular with a dry wit, part of the bar's furniture.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Barfly

Linked to

Frank, Kev

Home turf

Alibi Room

First season

1

Last season

11

Kevin Ball

Gallaghers' good-natured neighbour, V's partner and the bartender who ends up owning the Alibi Room.

Gender

Male

Family

Ball, Fisher

Role

Bar staff, Business

Linked to

Kev

Home turf

Alibi Room, Kev & V's

First season

1

Last season

11

Liam Gallagher

Youngest Gallagher, a baby at the start who grows into a sharp, sensible kid.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher

Role

Student

Linked to

Liam

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

1

Last season

11

Linda

Kash's sharp, demanding wife and co-owner of the Kash & Grab.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Business

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

Kash & Grab

First season

1

Last season

2

Lip Gallagher

Brilliant, self-sabotaging Gallagher brother who makes it to college and later works fixing motorcycles.

Gender

Male

Family

Gallagher

Role

Student, Trades

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

Gallagher house, College

First season

1

Last season

11

Lori

Woman linked to Carl in seasons 9 and 10.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Service

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

9

Last season

10

Luther Winslow

Police sergeant and Dominique's protective father, who keeps a close eye on Carl.

Gender

Male

Family

Winslow

Role

Law enforcement

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

6

Last season

7

Mandy Milkovich

Mickey's sister, Ian's close friend and Lip's girlfriend through the early seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

Milkovich

Role

Student

Linked to

Lip, Ian

Home turf

Milkovich house

First season

1

Last season

6

Margo Mierzejewski

Owner of Patsy's Pies, Fiona's boss in the later seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Business

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

Patsy's Pies

First season

7

Last season

9

Matty Baker

Older guy Debbie fixates on as a teenager in season 4.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

None

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

South Side

First season

4

Last season

5

Mickey Milkovich

Tough South Side thug from the Milkovich clan whose rocky romance with Ian runs the whole series.

Gender

Male

Family

Milkovich, Gallagher

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

Milkovich house, Prison

First season

1

Last season

11

Mike Pratt

Fiona's decent boss at Worldwide Cup, who dates her in seasons 3 and 4.

Gender

Male

Family

Pratt

Role

Business

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

North Side

First season

3

Last season

4

Mikey O'Shea

Frank's old friend from prison who turns up in seasons 9 and 10.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Barfly

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

South Side

First season

9

Last season

10

Mo White

Political candidate Frank gets involved with in season 9.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Politics

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

South Side

First season

9

Last season

9

Monica Gallagher

Frank's wife and the Gallagher kids' mother, whose bipolar disorder keeps her drifting in and out of their lives.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher

Role

None

Linked to

Frank, Ian

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

1

Last season

7

Ned Lishman

Jimmy's wealthy doctor father, who has a secret affair with Ian.

Gender

Male

Family

Lishman

Role

Medical & rescue

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

North Side

First season

2

Last season

4

Neil Morton

Older man who uses a wheelchair and becomes Debbie's boyfriend in season 7.

Gender

Male

Family

Morton

Role

None

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

South Side

First season

7

Last season

8

Nessa Chabon

Tenant in the apartment building Fiona buys, who becomes her friend.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

None

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

South Side

First season

8

Last season

9

Nick

Carl's friend from juvenile detention who becomes a danger in season 6.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

6

Last season

6

Paula Bitterman

Officer of the law Ian has to deal with in season 10.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Law enforcement

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

South Side

First season

10

Last season

10

Peggy Gallagher

Frank's mean-spirited mother, a convicted criminal who comes home from prison in season 2.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Prison, Jackson house

First season

1

Last season

2

Professor Hearst

Academic who gets to know Lip in the early seasons when his talent first shows.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Academic

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

College

First season

1

Last season

2

Professor Youens

Lip's hard-drinking college mentor, who tries to help him get his life back on track.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Academic

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

College

First season

6

Last season

8

Queenie Slott

Sammi's mother, an old flame of Frank's who reappears in season 6.

Gender

Female

Family

Slott

Role

None

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

6

Last season

6

Robbie Pratt

Mike Pratt's troublesome brother, who comes between him and Fiona.

Gender

Male

Family

Pratt

Role

None

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

North Side

First season

4

Last season

4

Sammi Slott

Frank's long-lost daughter, who turns up in season 4 and moves into the Gallagher circle.

Gender

Female

Family

Gallagher, Slott

Role

None

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Jackson house

First season

4

Last season

5

Sandy Milkovich

Mickey's tough cousin, who becomes Debbie's girlfriend in the later seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

Milkovich

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Debbie

Home turf

Milkovich house

First season

10

Last season

11

Sean Pierce

Manager of Patsy's Pies and a recovering addict who becomes Fiona's fiancé.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Service, Business

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

Patsy's Pies

First season

5

Last season

8

Sheila Jackson

Agoraphobic, kind-hearted mother of Karen, who takes Frank in for several seasons.

Gender

Female

Family

Jackson

Role

None

Linked to

Frank

Home turf

Jackson house

First season

1

Last season

5

Sierra Morton

Single mother working at Patsy's Pies who dates Lip.

Gender

Female

Family

Morton

Role

Service

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

Patsy's Pies

First season

7

Last season

8

Stan Kopchek

Owner of the Alibi Room before Kev and V take it over.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Business

Linked to

Kev

Home turf

Alibi Room

First season

2

Last season

4

Sue

Ian's co-worker during his time as an EMT.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Medical & rescue

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

South Side

First season

7

Last season

8

Svetlana Yevgenivna

Russian sex worker who marries Mickey, then lives with Kev and V and helps run the Alibi.

Gender

Female

Family

Milkovich, Fisher

Role

Bar staff, Business

Linked to

Kev, V

Home turf

Alibi Room, Kev & V's

First season

3

Last season

8

Tami Tamietti

Lip's girlfriend in the later seasons and the mother of his son Freddie.

Gender

Female

Family

Tamietti, Gallagher

Role

Service

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

9

Last season

11

Terry Milkovich

Violent, hateful patriarch of the Milkovich family and a constant threat to his own children.

Gender

Male

Family

Milkovich

Role

Criminal

Linked to

Frank, Ian

Home turf

Milkovich house, Prison

First season

1

Last season

11

Tish

Business owner Carl deals with in the final season.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Business

Linked to

Carl

Home turf

South Side

First season

11

Last season

11

Tommy

Alibi Room regular and one of Frank's drinking buddies across all eleven seasons.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Barfly, Trades

Linked to

Frank, Kev

Home turf

Alibi Room

First season

1

Last season

11

Tony Markovich

Neighbourhood cop who carries a long torch for Fiona.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Law enforcement

Linked to

Fiona

Home turf

South Side

First season

1

Last season

6

Trevor

Activist who runs a shelter for LGBTQ youth and dates Ian.

Gender

Male

Family

None

Role

Politics

Linked to

Ian

Home turf

South Side

First season

7

Last season

8

Veronica Fisher

Fiona's best friend and Kev's partner, a nurse turned Alibi co-owner with big schemes.

Gender

Female

Family

Fisher, Ball

Role

Medical & rescue, Bar staff, Business

Linked to

V

Home turf

Alibi Room, Kev & V's

First season

1

Last season

11

Xan Galvez

Young girl Lip looks after for a while in seasons 8 and 9.

Gender

Female

Family

None

Role

Kid

Linked to

Lip

Home turf

Gallagher house

First season

8

Last season

9

Yevgeny Milkovich

Svetlana's son, raised among the Milkoviches and at Kev and V's house.

Gender

Male

Family

Milkovich

Role

Kid

Linked to

Kev, V

Home turf

Milkovich house, Kev & V's

First season

4

Last season

8