Main Characters

Finn Hudson is the very popular quarterback of McKinley High's football team...at least until he joins glee club. He lives with his single mother, Carole Hudson (Finn's dad died during Desert Storm), and he discovered his love of singing through Darren, a lawn specialist who had a brief fling with his mom. Beyond glee club, he temporarily joins Mr. Schue's Acafellas to perform at a PTA meeting...

Will is the Spanish teacher at William McKinley High School, his alma mater. As a student, he led Show Choir to Nationals in 1993, and at the time, it was cool to be in the club. He is now determined to return glee club to its former glory under the name "New Directions." He starts up an all-male acapella group with Ken Tanaka, Howard Bamboo, Henri St. Pierre, and Sandy Ryerson (temporary)...

Artie is a geeky guitarist in glee club. He was in a car accident with his mother when he was eight, and he has been paralyzed from the waist down ever since. He nurses a crush on Tina Cohen-Chang — until he finds out her stutter is fake. He's also written some Def Poetry Jams, which he offers to recite for Sectionals.

Kurt Hummel is a soprano in glee with a flair for the dramatic. A self-named fashion iconoclast, he counts Marc Jacobs among his faves. His mom died when he was six years old, and he was raised by his single dad, a former high school and college football player who owns a garage. Kurt comes out to his father in Episode 1.4, "Preggers," and his father is very supportive. They enjoy a close...

Brittany is one of Quinn Fabray's Cheerio friends who joins glee club. She's an airhead who spies for Sue Sylvester — she passes the New Directions Sectionals set list to Sue — and claims to have had sex with BFF Santana Lopez. Along with Matt Rutherford and Mike Chang, she's one of the best dancers in the club. Homegirl also knows her "hairography."

Santana is one of Quinn Fabray's Cheerio friends who sings in glee club. Although she initially joins the club as a spy for Sue Sylvester, she eventually comes to enjoy it. The master "sexter" has hooked up with Puck, the father of Quinn's baby, as well as her BFF Brittany.

Sam Evans is one of the newer members of New Directions. Slightly goofy (and prone to spontaneous Matthew McConaughey impressions), Sam's stock increased considerably when he won the position of starting quarterback at McKinley High. An injury knocked him out of commission for a while, but it also gave him plenty of time to cozy up to new girlfriend Quinn. Did we mention that his closest friend...

Originally from Montana, Brody Weston (Dean Geyer) is a hot upperclassman who befriends Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) during her freshman year at NYADA. They first meet in a co-ed bathroom, and Rachel later enlists Brody to help her with an upcoming dance number. Brody is instantly attracted to Rachel, and won’t give up trying to win her over, but Rachel is still carrying a torch for her MIA...

A guitar-playing bad boy and an underclassman at McKinley High, Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) is the younger half brother of Noah “Puck” Puckerman (Mark Salling).