# List of Misfits characters
*Misfits* is a British science-fiction comedy drama broadcast on E4 from 2009 to 2013 in five series, and this article lists its principal characters. The premise places five young offenders doing community service on a South East London estate, where a freak electrical storm gives each of them a superpower shaped by their personality[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/29/jump-the-shark-misfits) • [2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). The show won Best Drama Series at the 2010 BAFTA TV awards[3](https://time.com/5037696/best-british-tv-shows/).
| Character | Actor | Power or role | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Young | Robert Sheehan | Immortality, later mediumship; revealed only when he dies and wakes in his coffin | 1–2[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits) • [2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers) |
| Kelly Bailey | Lauren Socha | Mind reading, reflecting her fear of being judged | 1–3[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits) • [1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/29/jump-the-shark-misfits) |
| Curtis Donovan | Nathan Stewart-Jarrett | Time reversal driven by regret; later powers include resurrection with zombifying side effects | 1–4[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits) • [2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers) |
| Alisha Daniels | Antonia Thomas | Induces intense sexual arousal in anyone who touches her; later trades the power away | 1–3[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits) • [5](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/misfits_e4/characters/) |
| Simon Bellamy | Iwan Rheon | Invisibility; later the masked time-traveling "Superhoodie" | 1–3[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits) • [6](https://whatarew0rdsworth.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/misfits-big-issue-page-3.pdf) |
| Rudy Wade | Joe Gilgun | Manifests his insecurities as a separate physical entity, Rudy Two | 3–5[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers) |
| Finn Samson / Jess / Alex | Nathan McMullen / Karla Crome / Matt Stokoe | New gang of series 4–5 | 4–5[7](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-interview-matt-stokoe-karla-crome-nathan-mcmullen) |
| Seth | Matthew McNulty | Power dealer who can transfer abilities by touch but cannot use them himself | 2 onward[8](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-matthew-mcnulty-plays-seth) |
## The original five
The first line-up consisted of Nathan, Kelly, Curtis, Alisha and Simon, played by [Robert Sheehan](https://www.edgepedia.org/robert-sheehan), Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas, and [Iwan Rheon](https://www.edgepedia.org/iwan-rheon)[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits). Series 1 aired on E4 from 12 November to 17 December 2009[9](https://e4-misfits.fandom.com/wiki/Series_1), and the opening episode drew 1.1 million viewers, the biggest audience on the channel that month[10](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/14/misfits-asbo-superhero-television).
**Nathan Young** is the motormouth of the group, and his apparent imperviousness to hurtful comments manifests as literal immortality[11](https://e4-misfits.fandom.com/wiki/Nathan_Young). He believes the storm bypassed him until the end of series 1, when he falls from a rooftop, is impaled, and wakes in his own coffin[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). In series 2 he discovers he can also see and communicate with the dead, including the ghost of the probation officer Tony Morecombe[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). Sheehan left after two series, and the character is written out between series 2 and 3[12](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/misfits/s03).
**Kelly Bailey** is the mind reader, a power the show ties to her fear that everyone is judging her for her social class[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/29/jump-the-shark-misfits). Socha was BAFTA-nominated for the role[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits).
**Curtis Donovan**, arrested for one-off drug possession, gains the ability to reverse time by harnessing his regret[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/29/jump-the-shark-misfits). After the original powers are traded away, later abilities include a resurrection power whose unintended side effect is a localized zombie outbreak at the community center[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). Curtis is the last remaining original Misfit and is killed in series 4[13](https://larsschmeink.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Modern-Day_Superheroes_Transgressions_of.pdf).
**Alisha Daniels** can send anyone who touches her into a sexual frenzy[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits), a power she treats as a curse because it prevents physical relationships[5](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/misfits_e4/characters/). She acquires a new power, and in series 3 she can touch people again, matured and in a steady relationship with Simon[5](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/misfits_e4/characters/).
**Simon Bellamy** is the quiet outsider who turns invisible[4](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits). A masked, hooded figure watching the gang through series 2 is revealed as a future version of Simon, the self-styled Superhoodie, who wears a specialized suit and manipulates the timeline[6](https://whatarew0rdsworth.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/misfits-big-issue-page-3.pdf) • [2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). His relationship with Alisha is written as tragic: he realizes he must travel back in time to die saving her, closing the loop[14](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/ships).
## The later gang
From series 3, **Rudy Wade** ([Joe Gilgun](https://www.edgepedia.org/joe-gilgun)) replaces Nathan as the comic focus[12](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/misfits/s03). His power splits his personality, manifesting his insecurities as a separate physical entity, Rudy Two[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). In the final series, Rudy Two discovers a support group for people with powers and is encouraged there to stand on his own two feet[5](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/misfits_e4/characters/).
Series 4 introduces a new gang: **Finn Samson** (Nathan McMullen), **Jess** ([Karla Crome](https://www.edgepedia.org/karla-crome)), and **Alex** (Matt Stokoe), a barman whose behavior draws strongly negative fan reactions[7](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-interview-matt-stokoe-karla-crome-nathan-mcmullen). Series 5, the last, was the first without any member of the original cast[7](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-interview-matt-stokoe-karla-crome-nathan-mcmullen). **Abbey Smith** ([Natasha O'Keeffe](https://www.edgepedia.org/natasha-okeeffe)) joins the final line-up[15](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/misfits/cast/1000416970/).
## Recurring characters
**Seth** ([Matthew McNulty](https://www.edgepedia.org/matthew-mcnulty)), introduced at the end of series 2, is a power dealer who can give and take abilities through physical contact but cannot use them himself[8](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-matthew-mcnulty-plays-seth) • [2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). His trading underpins the show's shift away from the original powers in series 3[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers).
The probation workers supervising the group's community service form a running motif: the first, **Tony Morecombe**, dies accidentally at the group's hands, and the show establishes a cycle in which each assigned probation officer eventually dies in a power-related incident[2](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers). Cast lists name **Sally** (Alex Reid), **Shaun** ([Craig Parkinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/craig-parkinson)), **Nikki** ([Ruth Negga](https://www.edgepedia.org/ruth-negga)) and **Greg** ([Shaun Dooley](https://www.edgepedia.org/shaun-dooley)) among the recurring roles[16](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-production-information) • [15](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/misfits/cast/1000416970/).
## Cast turnover
The Guardian's retrospective argues that cast turnover drove the show's decline: each character death felt cheaper than the last as actors were recruited by bigger productions, among them Iwan Rheon, who joined *Game of Thrones*, and [Nathan Stewart-Jarrett](https://www.edgepedia.org/nathan-stewart-jarrett), who starred in *Utopia*[1](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/29/jump-the-shark-misfits). By contrast, the series 5 cast describe the transitions as routine, with Matt Stokoe saying the new gang had "earned our stripes, or our jumpsuits"[7](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-interview-matt-stokoe-karla-crome-nathan-mcmullen).
## References
1. [Ben Gazur, "Young offenders: how cast turnover made us miss the original Misfits", The Guardian (2019)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/jul/29/jump-the-shark-misfits)
2. [The Misfits Superpowers, Shapes](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/powers)
3. ["16 of the Best British TV Shows to Binge This Winter", Time](https://time.com/5037696/best-british-tv-shows/)
4. ["Misfits", Channel 4 press release (2011)](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits)
5. [Misfits character guide, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/misfits_e4/characters/)
6. [The Big Issue in the North, Misfits large cast photo feature (2012)](https://whatarew0rdsworth.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/misfits-big-issue-page-3.pdf)
7. ["Misfits – Interview with Matt Stokoe, Karla Crome & Nathan McMullen", Channel 4 (2013)](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-interview-matt-stokoe-karla-crome-nathan-mcmullen)
8. ["Misfits: Matthew McNulty plays Seth", Channel 4 (2011)](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-matthew-mcnulty-plays-seth)
9. [Series 1, Misfits Wiki](https://e4-misfits.fandom.com/wiki/Series_1)
10. [Vanessa Thorpe, "Misfits teens put the Asbo into Superhero", The Guardian (2010)](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/14/misfits-asbo-superhero-television)
11. [Nathan Young, Misfits Wiki](https://e4-misfits.fandom.com/wiki/Nathan_Young)
12. [Misfits: Season 3, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/misfits/s03)
13. [Dana Frei and Lars Schmeink, "Modern-Day Superheroes: Transgressions of Genre and Morality in Misfits", in Transitions and Dissolving Boundaries in the Fantastic (LIT Verlag, 2014)](https://larsschmeink.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Modern-Day_Superheroes_Transgressions_of.pdf)
14. [The Misfits Ships, Shapes](https://shapes.inc/fandom/the-misfits/ships)
15. [Misfits full cast and crew, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/misfits/cast/1000416970/)
16. ["Misfits Production Information", Channel 4 (2011)](https://www.channel4.com/press/news/misfits-production-information)
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