Brian Kinney

Portrayed by : Gale Harold

• The Ace
• Attention Whore- A minor example.
• The Casanova
• The Charmer
• Closer to Earth: Oh, that crude, simple wisdom of his, which almost always saves the day.
• Corrupt the Cutie - Can be said to have done this to Justin.
• Deadpan Snarker
• The Friend Nobody Likes
• Guilt Complex - Gets a slight one in season 2 after Justin's gay-bashing.
• Heartbroken Badass
• Hidden Heart of Gold
• Jerkass
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold
  • Jerkass Façade
• Leaning on the Furniture
• Love Triangle - with him, Michael and Justin. There is some obvious, early tension between Michael and Justin because of this.
• Manipulative Bastard
• Mr. Fanservice
• Narcissist
• Odd Friendship - With Michael.
• Odd Couple - With Justin.
• Sleeps with Everyone but You - Poor Michael.
• Really Gets Around
• Straight Gay
• Tall, Dark and Handsome
• Tall, Dark and Snarky
• The Beautiful Elite: beautiful, rich, charismatic, narcissistic, informedly perfect (even if his emotional life is a mess).

Michael Novotny

Portrayed by : Hal Sparks

• Adorkable
• Apologises a Lot
• Dogged Nice Guy
• Hollywood Nerd
• Keet
• Love Triangle - with him, Brian and Justin. There is some obvious, early tension between Michael and Justin because of this.
• Man Child: the comics, being a mom's boy, called adorable several times...
• Nice Guy
• Took a Level in Jerkass - When he lets David's money go to his head.
  • Also when he tried to force Justin out of everybody's lives after Justin's first breakup with Brian.
• Odd Friendship - With Brian.
• The Storyteller: sometimes he narrates.
• Wish Fulfillment: how could such a lovably average guy attract such boringly perfect men?

Emmett Honeycutt

• Camp Gay
• May-December Romance: Has a relationship with much older man.
• The Prima Donna: when he becomes a star in Ted's movies.

Portrayed by : Peter Paige

Theodore (Ted) Schmidt

• Gay Conservative
• Informed Flaw: The not too unattractive Ted is treated like he was absolutely hideous.
• The Reliable One
• Shrinking Violet: Poor self-deprecating dear.

Portrayed by : Scott Lowell

Justin Taylor

• Coming Out Story
• The Cutie
• Guile Hero: Don't let the cute looks fool you. When the gloves come off, Justin is as, if not more cunning than Brian.
• The Twink
• Love Martyr
• Nice Guy
• Why Couldn't You Be Different?

Portrayed by : Randy Harrison

Lindsay Peterson

Portrayed by : Thea Gill

Melanie Marcus

Portrayed by : Michelle Clunie

Debbie Novotny

• Amazingly Embarrassing Parent
• Closer to Earth
• Cool Old Lady
• Fag Hag
• Fun T-Shirt
• Fiery Redhead
• Good Parent
• Hot Blooded
• Mama Bear
• Team Mom

Portrayed by : Sharon Gless

Jennifer Taylor

Portrayed by : Sherry Miller

Daphne Chanders

Portrayed by : Makyla Smith

David Cameron

• Control Freak: Regarding Michael as an adult costs them a thorough quarrel on every occasion.
• Hospital Hottie
• Hot Dad
• Wanko Seme for Michael

Portrayed by : Chris Potter

Blake Wyzecki

Portrayed by : Dean Armstrong