Characters in Julie and the Phantoms.
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Julie and the Phantoms
In General
Tropes relating to all four members of Julie and the Phantoms.
"Rise through the night you and I, we will fight to shine together."
- Family of Choice: The three boys considered themselves family before their deaths, and Julie joins them over the course of the season.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Julie is phlegmatic/supine, Luke is choleric, Alex is melancholic, and Reggie is sanguine.
- Nice Girl / Nice Guy: All four of them are kind, sweet and a little goofy.
- Parental Issues: Oh boy. Luke ran away from home because his parents disapproved of his music, Reggie's were on the brink of a divorce, Alex's never accepted him for being gay, and Julie's mom died before the series.
- Plucky Girl / Plucky Guy: Despite everything they've been through - Julie losing her mom, the boy's deaths, facing Caleb's seemingly unbeatable powers - they're all stubbornly optimistic. Their determination to keep going against the odds is invoked in the show's final song."And it's one, two, three, four times, Then I'll try for one more night...Whatever happens, even if I'm the last standing I'ma stand tall.
- The Power of Love: What saves them from Caleb in the end.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Luke and Reggie (generally impulsive and hyper) versus Julie and Alex (more thoughtful and reserved).
- True Companions: Ready to face whatever the afterlife throws at them for each other.
- Undying Loyalty: Literally. The boys refuse to join Caleb's band over Julie's even if it means they'll cease to exist. Meanwhile, Julie does everything she can to help them cross over, despite knowing that she'll never see them again.
Julie Molina
Julie Molina
Portrayed by: Madison Reyes
"I got the music streaming from my soul, and it's stronger than before."
Lead vocalist and keyboardist of Julie and the Phantoms and titular protagonist. She lost her passion for music ever since the death of her mother, but reignited her love for it upon meeting the phantoms.
- Affectionate Nickname: Jules.
- Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Julie’s mom isn’t dead in the original Brazilian show. This makes it play out more like a typical teen drama with the added feature of ghosts, while the English version focuses heavily on Julie grieving over her mother.
- Animal Motifs: Butterflies seem to be hers. They can be found all over her bedroom, plastered on the inside of her locker, her necklace, and she wears an entire outfit covered in them in episode seven.
- Blessed with Suck: As she is the only "lifer" that can see the Phantoms, it becomes awkward when she speaks to them and there are other people around seeing her speak to thin air.
- Broken Ace: She's a pretty, intelligent and incredibly talented musician, but the death of her mother has shaken her faith in herself and her love of music.
- Deadpan Snarker: She gets in quite a few sarcastic quips, though not as much as Alex.
- Everyone Can See It: With Luke. Anyone watching her perform realises there's something going on - and bear in mind most of those people think Luke is a hologram.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Phelgmatic/Supine. She's reliable, level-headed, and usually in control of her emotions.
- Imagine Spot: She tends to have quite a few of these, most particularly being front and center in extravagant musical numbers involving her whole school or with Luke. Naturally, this leads to her Acting Out a Daydream earlier in season one.
- I See Dead People: She is the only lifer who can see and talk to the phantoms. It’s unconfirmed if she can see other ghosts.
- Missing Mom: Her mom passed away a year before the show started.
- Power of Love: A platonic version, her love for her friends is what breaks Caleb's curse on the Phantoms' souls.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni:
- She and Alex are calmer blue onis to Reggie and Luke's excitable red onis.
- She's the more cautious and introspective blue oni to Flynn's outgoing and assertive red oni.
- Ship Tease: With Luke.
Luke Patterson
Luke Patterson
Portrayed by: Charlie Gillespie
"Our music – it's like an energy. It connects us with people. They can feel us when we play. I want that connection with everybody."
Vocalist and guitarist of Julie and the Phantoms, and a former member of Sunset Curve who ran away from home to pursue his dreams of being in a band.
- Ambiguously Bi: Confirmed to have feelings for Julie, but also has Belligerent Sexual Tension with Reggie multiple times while performing.
- Determinator: Nothing, not parental disapproval or even death itself, will stop him creating music.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Choleric. He's assertive, passionate and easily excited.
- Everyone Can See It: Reggie and Alex tease him about his "oozing" chemistry with Julie, despite Luke's protests.
- Heroic Willpower: He resists longest during "You Got Nothing to Lose" through sheer stubbornness. Later, he makes it back to the Orpheum despite Caleb obviously putting up a hell of a fight from the other end.
- Hidden Depths: Initially seems like your classic edgy rock guitarist and the toughest of the boys. Later episodes reveal he's a sensitive songwriter, regrets never making amends with his parents, is consistently encouraging and affectionate towards his bandmates, and is the character who cries the most on-screen. Best illustrated with Unsaid Emily: Julie originally thought it was about some girl, nope turns out it's a heart-wrenching song about his mother.
- Hot-Blooded: He’s passionate and stubborn about things he cares about, including getting Julie to join the band, getting revenge on Bobby for ruining Sunset Curve’s legacy and music in general.
- Intangibility: A perk of being a ghost.
- Mr. Fanservice: His tight-fitting shirts rarely have sleeves, showing off his toned biceps and defined pecs.
- My Greatest Failure: Not mending fences with his parents before his death.
- No Sense of Personal Space: Towards Alex and Reggie. Hugs, tussling and hand-holding are part of band leadership seemingly.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: He and Reggie are the red onis to Julie and Alex's blue onis.
- Ship Tease: With Julie.
- Sleeves Are for Wimps: He has a brash and confident personality, highlighted by his wardrobe consisting almost entirely of sleeveless shirts.
- The Leader: The headstrong type. He's the most driven and focused member of Sunset Curve, and is usually the one to rally the others.Alex: [To Reggie] "If you get scared, you can always hide behind me - I'll be hiding behind Luke."
- The Runaway: He ran away from home because his parents didn’t approve of him being in a band.
- Teleporters and Transporters: How he gets around now that he's a ghost.
Alex Mercer
Alex Mercer
Portrayed by: Owen Joyner
"I've always been a little anxious, and then I died...Which did not calm me down."
Drummer of Julie and the Phantoms and a former member of Sunset Curve. He is openly gay and has a crush on Willie.
- Deadpan Snarker: Especially in response to Luke and Reggie's more zany ideas.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Melancholic. Alex is generally more anxious, reserved, and moodier than the others.
- Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has blonde hair and is the most soft-spoken member.
- Heroic Self-Deprecation: Is introduced downplaying his accomplishments compared to the rest of the band and lacks confidence in unfamiliar situations.
- Intangibility: A perk of being a ghost.
- Meet Cute: Had one with Willie.
- Nervous Wreck: Suffers from anxiety. He openly acknowledges this, and says it's the reason he started drumming, and he's often seen pacing. The other boys say that he makes them nervous sometimes because of how anxious he gets.
- Only Sane Man: Reins in Luke and Reggie during their more reckless moments.
- Real Men Wear Pink: He often wears pastel-colored shirts, several of which are pink. Caleb also puts him in a pink suit when he makes the boys perform at the club.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: He and Julie are the more sensible blue onis to Reggie and Luke's wilder red ones.
- Teleporters and Transporters: How he gets around now that he's a ghost.
Reginald "Reggie" Peters
Reginald "Reggie" Peters
Portrayed by: Jeremy Shada
"I I - wish I had a puppy! A hamster? Pizza!?"
Bassist of Julie and the Phantoms and former member of Sunset Curve. He’s goofy and serves as the series’ comic relief.
- Ambiguously Bi: His fashion sense, behavior and Belligerent Sexual Tension with Luke led to a lot of fans speculating that he may be bi.
- Casanova Wannabe: Is a constant flirt with girls, a Dirty Candy member being one of them even though he’s a ghost who can’t be seen by her.
- Four-Temperament Ensemble: Sanguine. He's talkative, social, and generally just cheerful.
- Didn't Think This Through: Has this moment after intentionally haunting Carlos and Victoria to prove to her that Carlos wasn't just a silly child.
- Distracted by the Sexy: Occasionally, the prime example being when he asks Julie to tell some nearby cheerleaders he's available, apparently forgetting they can't see him.
- The Ditz: Not the sharpest tool in the shed.
- Friend to All Children: He intentionally haunts the house in front of Victoria to keep her from discouraging Carlos' belief and interest in ghosts.
- The Heart: Reggie is nothing but kind and sweet. When he's down, the others go out of their way to cheer him up again.
- Intangibility: A perk of being a ghost.
- My Friends... and Zoidberg: Julie tells Flynn that the ghosts are just normal teenage boys...except Reggie, who is a little questionable.
- Parental Substitute: Views Ray as one. It's a little one-sided given Ray can't see him - but Reggie's working on it.
- Perky Goth: He has a punk-inspired wardrobe, including torn black jeans, a leather jacket, and flannel. He's also the most upbeat and bubbly member of the band.
- Plucky Comic Relief: His goofiness provides many of the show's funniest moments.
- The Pollyanna: Keeps an optimistic outlook on life, despite the fact he's y'know dead.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: He and Luke are the red to Julie and Alex's blue.
- Teleporters and Transporters: How he gets around now that he's a ghost.
Kids
Flynn
Flynn
Portrayed by: Jadah Marie
Julie’s best friend.- Best Friend: With Julie since grade school.
- Deadpan Snarker: Emphasis on the snark.
- Eating the Eye Candy: After meeting the Phantoms she jumps at the chance whenever Julie and the band rehearse, just so she can ogle the handsome lads when they are visible.
- Honorary True Companion: Although not a member of the band, she's the only person Julie introduces to the boys and helps support the group and acts as their hype woman.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The loud and confident red oni to Julie's quieter, thoughtful blue oni.
- Secret-Keeper: She's the only one who knows the phantoms aren't just holograms, until Carlos overhears Julie speaking with them.
- Undying Loyalty: She sticks by Julie's side through her grieving for her mom and her new "seeing dead people" thing.
Carrie Wilson
Carrie Wilson
Portrayed by: Savannah Lee May
Julie’s former friend-turned-nemesis and the face of the girl group Dirty Candy.- Alpha Bitch: She lords her father's wealth and connections over everyone, and is snide and condescending towards less privileged students, including Julie and Flynn.
- Character Development: When Julie first performs and upstages Carrie in episode two, she looks on with her arms crossed, angry and frustrated. However, when Julie and the boys play the Orpheum at the end of the season, Carrie ends up genuinely moved and gives them a standing ovation
- Girl Posse: In the form of her girl band Dirty Candy.
- It's All About Me: The two Dirty Candy songs we hear are both about how awesome she is and how everyone wants to be just like her.
- Jerkass Has a Point: After Julie And The Phantoms hijacked the stage to perform in the second episode, Carrie states that she worked really hard on her performance, and it should've been her moment. It's not hard to see where she's coming from, as at the time Julie had been withdrawn from the school's music program, and therefore presumably not eligible to perform, while Carrie had likely been chosen to. This is added onto in that Carrie's mother is also out of the picture, so while others might be sympathetic to Julie's plight of missing her mom, Carrie must miss her own in some capacity, even if her absence is less recent, and still busted her butt on her routine.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Likely. She has Nick until they break up and her posse, but it seems like her dad is rarely around and her mom is out of the picture entirely. She seems to be often more or less alone in her big empty house.
- Pink Means Feminine: She's more of a classic Girly Girl than Flynn or Julie, and most of her wardrobe is pink. Her costumes while performing with Dirty Candy are completely pink, including a bubblegum-pink wig.
- Rich Bitch: Her father is a famous musician, which not only means she can afford Katy Perry's choreographer, she also has connections in the industry that let her girl group perform at exclusive events.
- We Used to Be Friends: She and Julie were friends when they were younger but have grown apart, probably because Carrie's become so self-absorbed.
Nick
Nick
Portrayed by: Sacha Carlson
Carrie’s ex-boyfriend and Julie’s longtime crush.- Grand Theft Me: He is possessed by Caleb in the final seconds of the first season.
- Lovable Jock: A sweet guy who is also on the school's lacrosse team.
- Nice Guy: In contrast to Carrie, he is more friendly to Julie, encourages her to perform in front of the school for the dance, and ultimately takes it gracefully when Julie turns him down for a date and is there to support her whenever the band plays.
- Romantic Runner-Up: Julie turns him down because of her connection with Luke.
- Satellite Love Interest: His entire relevance to the plot is based on his and Julie's mistimed feelings for each other.
- Unrequited Love Switcheroo: Julie had a crush on him "literally forever". Just when he starts developing feelings for her, she falls for Luke.
Carlos Molina
Carlos Molina
Portrayed by: Sonny Bustamante
Julie’s younger brother.- Missing Mom: His mom passed away a year before the show started.
- Secret-Keeper: After Reggie helps spurn on his belief in ghosts, he finds the booklet of their cd with their pictures and overhears Julie talking with the Phantoms, and playfully lets them know he knows of their existence. At the end of Stand Tall, he says "Don't ghost me," to Julie, followed by a wink, revealing to her that he knows the secret and is willingly keeping it.
Adults
Ray Molina
Ray Molina
Portrayed by: Carlos Ponce
Julie’s father.- Good Parents: He is supportive and loving to both his kids, even while grieving for his wife. Reggie outright tells Julie he's the best dad ever.
- Happily Married: To Rose before her death. Best seen in episode 2 when he reminisces about their life together.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: When Julie sneaks out while grounded to go to a gig he is most upset that she didn't talk to him first, then, instead of just extending her punishment, he sets reasonable ground rules (such as keeping her grades up) and encourages her to continue performing with the band.
Rose Molina
Rose Molina
Julie’s mother who recently died and who Julie is currently grieving.- Good Parents: There are signs she's still supporting and guiding Julie, even after her death.
- The Ghost: Is mentioned, but never seen, due to having died before the year before, though it is all but officially confirmed that she is the fan watching Sunset Curve's rehearsal back in 1995, in the very first scene of the series.
- Happily Married: With Ray, who is still mourning her deeply a year after her death.
- Posthumous Character: Her presence is definitely felt despite her having been gone for a year by the start of the series. She's the catalyst for most of the action that takes place, and provides a connection between Julie and the boys before they even meet.
Victoria
Victoria
Portrayed by: Alison Araya
Julie’s maternal aunt.- Agent Scully: She tries to dissuade Carlos's belief there is a ghost in the house.
- Parental Substitute: Tries to act as one to her niece and nephew.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After seeing Reggie's "haunting", she runs outside and strongly suggests to Ray the family move out.
Bobby/Trevor Wilson
Bobby/Trevor Wilson
Portrayed by: Steve Bacic, Taylor Kare (young)
The only member of Sunset Curve who didn’t die. After the tragic fate of his band members, he stole Luke’s songs and released them under the alias Trevor Wilson, getting rich and becoming a famous rockstar. Is Carrie’s dad.- Consummate Liar: Created a whole new identity so he could steal Luke's songs and the band's work. Even in the 1995 sequence, he's immediately shown lying about being a vegetarian to impress girls, hinting this is already a habit.
- Evil Former Friend: He was close to Luke, Reggie and Alex back in the 90's, only for them to discover he betrayed them after their deaths and is now a self-absorbed celebrity.
- Plagiarism in Fiction: He passed off Sunset Curve's songs as his own after the others died, gaining much fame and fortune in the process. Julie mentions that his songs haven't been good in years which implies that he's run out of Sunset Curve material to use.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After being haunted by Luke, Reggie and Alex, he is understandably freaked out and hurriedly decides to pay a visit to his therapist.
- We Used to Be Friends: Unsurprisingly, the other boys are furious at what he did to their legacy and determined to get payback.
Emily and Mitch Patterson
Emily and Mitch Patterson
Portrayed by: Jennifer-Juniper Angeli and Michael Ryan
Luke's parents.- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Genuinely loved Luke despite all the fights between them.
- Fantasy-Forbidding Parent: They disapproved of Luke's music, which led to him running away back in the nineties.
- Outliving One's Offspring: Lost Luke when he was only 17 and are still devastated over his death in the present day.
- Parting-Words Regret: Emily and Luke's explosive fight was the last time they ever saw him and Luke admits that not making up with them was the biggest regret of his life. Had he survived things would have turned out very differently. Julie delivering "Unsaid Emily" serves as his true last words to them.
- Strict Parents Make Sneaky Kids: Their opposition to Luke being in the band only seemed to make him more rebellious, if his familiarity with sneaking out of bedroom windows and skipping school is anything to go by. note
Ghosts
Willie
Willie
Portrayed by: Booboo Stewart
A ghostly skater and Alex’s Love Interest.- Intangibility: A perk of being a ghost, but rarely shown as most of his scenes are with Alex.
- Long-Haired Pretty Boy: His first scene includes a slow-motion shot of him shaking his hair out after removing his skate helmet, and Alex is clearly immediately smitten while watching him.
- Meet Cute: He meets Alex by accidentally running him over while on his skateboard, thinking Alex was a 'lifer'.
- Teleporters and Transporters: While he does uses his skateboard, he's also shown to use this method to get around now that he's a ghost.
- Your Soul Is Mine!: Of an undead variant. His soul belongs to Caleb, and it's implied that Caleb can take away his skateboarding or prevent him from leaving the Hollywood Ghost Club.
Caleb Covington
Caleb Covington
Portrayed by: Cheyenne Jackson
The Antagonist, a magician and the ghost who founded the Hollywood Ghost Club.- Big Bad: The main villain of the series, who tricks the Phantoms and puts a curse on their souls. He later possesses Nick in the final scene of season 1, to trick Julie.
- Colour-Coded for Your Convenience: Wears black and dark purple, and his magic (curse stamps, possession smoke) is purple.
- Dark Is Evil: Wears dark purple and black, contrasting against the more colourful outfits of the protagonists.
- Evil Wears Black: When not in his club, he roams the streets in a black top hat and a black cloak.
- Faux Affably Evil: He is polite and hospitable to the band, and even when threatening Willie his voice is never raised. It doesn't stop even when he's gloating about the effects the stamp has on the band members.
- Intangibility: A perk of being a ghost.
- Purple Is Powerful: His magic appears as clouds of purple smoke.
- Stage Magician: Was one before he died, and apparently he died doing one of his tricks.
- Teleporters and Transporters: How he gets around now that he's a ghost.
- The Trickster: He was, after all, a magician when he was alive.
- Your Soul Is Mine!: He owns the souls of everyone at the Hollywood Ghost Club, including Willie's.
