History Characters / HisDarkMaterialsSeries

* CompositeCharacter: In the second season, he starts taking on the self-harm traits of Father Gomez from the books.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Is killed by Asirel in the season 1 finale as a sacrifice to open the portal]].

* RaceLift: Will's ethnicity wasn't stated explicitly in the books, but he was portrayed as Caucasian in the illustrations. Here he's mixed-race with a black mother and white father.

* DarkAndTroubledPast: His father used to beat him, once to the point he couldn't even walk for weeks.

* RaceLift: Will's ethnicity wasn't stated explicitly in the books, but he was portrayed as Caucasian in the illustrations. Here he's mixed race with a black mother and white father.

* BadassBaritone: A deep, booming voice befitting of his proud, honourable warrior nature.

* [[TheManBehindTheMan The Woman Behind The Man]]: By Season 2, she has become this to Cardinal Sturrock. It's almost immediately nullified by his death, but she does manage to manipulate Macphail into pretty much giving her carte blanche in the Magisterium.

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Stabbed by Ruta Skadi early in season 2, Mrs. Coulter convinces Father Macphail to let her kill him so he can become the new Cardinal]].

[[folder:Macphail]]
!!'''Father Hugh Macphail'''

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The right hand man of Father Macphail, who often accompanies him on important assignments. He is intense and easily annoyed. His dæmon takes the form of a beetle.

* JealousParent: He exhibits some jealousy that Marisa is more interested in reclaiming Lyra than in joining him.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler: His goal is revealed to be to confront The Authority, the God figure of the setting]].

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!!!'''Voiced By:''' David Suchet

* WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to think he's the villain of the series, a MagnificentBastard who runs rings around the heroes. In actuality, he's a DiscOneFinalBoss who is easily seduced and manipulated by Mrs. Coulter, his ambitions are minuscule and childish, and he is only a threat to the heroes because of luck and wealth. He also genuinely believes he has a shot with Marisa, when it's clear she has absolutely no interest in him.

[[folder:Elaine]]
!!'''Elaine Parry'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:Elaine]]
!!!'''Played By:''' Nina Sosanya

The mother of Will, and the presumed widow of John. She suffers from an unspecified mental illness that leaves her sometimes paranoid and difficult to understand, which was exacerbated by her husband's disappearance. Despite this, she is a loving mother, and does not enjoy being taken care of by her young son.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Her condition is never named, but it is clearly quite serious, as Will has to take time out of school to check on her. [[spoiler:When will leaves, he has to make sure she's taken care of, and still feels the desire to check in on her during his time back in Oxford, despite the risks]].

[[folder:John]]
!!'''John Parry / Stanislaus Grumman'''
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[[caption-width-right:350:John and his dæmon]]
!!!'''Played By:''' Creator/AndrewScott
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The husband of Elaine and father of Will. Formerly of the Royal Marines, he has been missing from Will's World after disappearing on an arctic expedition twelve years before the start of the series. On Lyra's world, he is a respected academic and explorer, who goes by the name "Stanislaus Grumman". His dæmon takes the form of an osprey.
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* TakingTheBullet: [[spoiler: Puts himself between a Magisterium gunman and his son in the season 2 finale, at the cost of his life]].
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* AmbiguousDisorder: She has legitimate anger management issues and teeters on the edge of being a full-blown psychopath.

* NiceHat: One befitting his cowboy aesthetic.

The exiled former prince of the armoured bears. A fierce warrior, but not without mercy. He begins the series doing menial labor the the local government of Trollesund. He is loyal friends with Lee Scoresby.

!!!'''Played By:''' Morfydd Clark

* {{Ghostwriter}}: She is an accomplished scientist and academic in her own right, but the misogyny of the Magisterium prevents her from gaining a doctorate. She is therefore forced to publish her scientific papers under the names of some of her male colleagues. She deeply resents this.

A hot-blooded experimental theologian, member of Jordan College, and Lyra's nominal guardian and ''uncle'' at the start of the series. His ''heretical'' studies often get him in hot water with the Magisterium. His dæmon, Stelmaria, takes the form of a Snow Leopard.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: How he acts when Lyra arrives at his laboratory before seeing Roger is an indication that something is very, ''very'' wrong.
* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler: His goal is revealed to be to confront The Authority, the God of the setting]].

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler: Kills Roger in the season 1 finale to create a portal to other worlds]].

* TheFashionista: No matter where she is, Marisa is always on point with her clothing, always elegant and neat. She manages to avert the LimitedWardrobe by having a new set of clothing every episode. Compared to her film counterpart, who wore outfits with flashy style. Her here clothes are distinguished by being simpler (but always elegant) from this point of view, distinguishing themselves instead for the livelier colors such as blue, indigo, dark red, or teal and precious fabrics such as silk and velvet.

* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: She doesn't treat her dæmon very well, often hurting it when she's angered. Considering dæmons are peoples souls, this implies a lot about her mindset.

!!'''Mrs. Marisa Coulter and The Golden Monkey'''

An astrophysicist especialized in Dark Matter or Dust.

!!!'''Played By:''' Will Keen

!!! '''The Parry's'''

* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler: Loses two fingers to the Subtle Knife, marking him as its new bearer]].

Mrs. Coulter's dæmon, her more bestial and outwardly emotional other half. He prefers not to speak to anyone but Marisa, and is often menacing to her sweet.

!!!'''Voiced By:''' PeterSerafinowicz

* ManipulativeBastard: She has a habit of manipulating people, particularly those in power in the Magisterium, for her own ends. [[NotSoDifferent It's no wonder where Lyra gets it from.]] By Season 2, it's grown to near-supernatural levels when she is actually able to psychologically manipulate the Spectres, who are full-on [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]].