List of Battlestar Galactica characters

Original 1978 movie and series

• Commander Adama - played by Lorne Greene
• Commander Cain - played by Lloyd Bridges
• Captain Apollo - played by Richard Hatch
• Lieutenant Zac - played by Rick Springfield
• Lieutenant Starbuck - played by Dirk Benedict
• Lieutenant Boomer - played by Herb Jefferson Jr.
• Lieutenant Athena - played by Maren Jensen
• Colonel Tigh - played by Terry Carter
• Serina - played by Jane Seymour
• Boxey - played by Noah Hathaway
• Muffit II - played by Evolution the chimpanzee
• Flight Sergeant Jolly - played by Tony Swartz
• Flight Officer Omega - played by David Greenan
• Flight Corporal Rigel - played by Sarah Rush
• Corporal Giles - played by Larry Manetti
• Ensign Greenbean later Flight Sergeant Greenbean - played by Ed Begley, Jr.
• Dr. Salik - played by George Murdock
• Dr. Paye - Pilot only - played by John Fink
• Medtech Cassiopeia - played by Laurette Spang-McCook
• Lieutenant Sheba - played by Anne Lockhart
• Corporal Komma - played by Jeff MacKay
• Ensign Dietra - played by Sheila DeWindt
• Ensign Brie - played by Janet Louise Johnson
• Sorell - played by Janet Lynn Curtis
• Flight Sergeant Ortega - played by Frank Ashmore
• Lieutenant Barton - played by W. K. Stratton

• Baltar - played by John Colicos
• Imperious Leader - voiced by Patrick Macnee
• Lucifer - voiced by Jonathan Harris

• John - played by Edward Mulhare

• Maga - played by Lance LeGault
• Taba - played by Anthony De Longis
• Bora - played by Robert Feero

• Michael - played by Randolph Mantooth
• Sarah - played by Kelly Harmon
• Commandant Leiter - played by Lloyd Bochner

  ''Galactica 1980''

• Commander Adama - played by Lorne Greene
• Lieutenant Starbuck - played by Dirk Benedict
• Colonel Boomer - played by Herb Jefferson, Jr.
• Captain Troy - played by Kent McCord
• Lieutenant Dillon - played by Barry Van Dyke
• Commander Xavier - played by Richard Lynch, then Jeremy Brett
• Lieutenant Nash - played by Jeremy Brett
• Doctor Zee - played by Robbie Rist, then James Patrick Stuart
• Captain Dante, of D-Squadron - played by Phil Livien
• Daggit Squadron Viper pilot - played by Dennis Haysbert

• Jamie Hamilton - played by Robyn Douglass
• Dr. Mortinson - played by Robert Reed
• Colonel Sydell - played by Allan Miller
• Wolfman Jack - played by himself

• Advanced Cylon Humanoid, Andromus - played by Roger Davis
• Centuri - played by Rex Cutter
• Cy - played by Rex Cutter

• Angela - played by Judith Chapman

  Re-imagined 2003 miniseries / 2004 series

Key

Main characters

Battlestar Pegasus military personnel

• Helena Cain
• Alastair Thorne is an officer aboard the Battlestar Pegasus known as the "Cylon Interregator", played by Fulvio Cecere. He appears in two episodes.
• Barry Garner is the third commanding officer of Pegasus. Before his promotion, he was the ship's chief engineer, played by John Heard. He appears in one episode and suffocates while fixing the Pegasus FTL drive.
• Cole "Stinger" Taylor is the CAG of the Battlestar Pegasus serving under Admiral Helena Cain. Played by John Pyper-Ferguson. He appears in two episodes.
• Gage is a Specialist serving on the Battlestar Pegasus, and later on Galactica, played by Mike Dopud. He appears in four episodes and serves in Gaeta's mutiny.
• Jurgen Belzen was the XO of the Pegasus. Portrayed as a long-time confidant of Adm. Helena Cain, he is nevertheless summarily executed by her for insubordination. Played by Steve Bacic.
• Jack Fisk was the Pegasus' second-officer at the time of the attacks. A Lieutenant-Colonel, he is promoted to Colonel upon assuming Belzen's duties as XO, and later serves as interim CO of the Pegasus after the murder of Helena Cain before being murdered himself. Portrayed by Graham Beckel.
• Kendra Shaw is the executive officer on Pegasus under Lee Adama, played by Stephanie Jacobsen. She is the protagonist of the two-hour television movie Razor.
• Mel "Freaker" Firelli is an officer on Pegasus. Played by P.J. Prinsloo. He appears in two episodes.
• Noel Allison is a senior Viper pilot on the Battlestar Pegasus who later transfers to Galactica, played by Sebastian Spence. He appears in nine episodes.
• Peter Laird is a civilian aeronautical engineer pressed into service on the Battlestar Pegasus by order of Admiral Helena Cain after the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies, played by Vincent Gale. He appears in six episodes and is killed by Tom Zarek during Gaeta's mutiny.
• Vireem is a Specialist serving on the Battlestar Pegasus and later on Galactica, played by Derek Delost. He appears in three episodes and serves in Gaeta's mutiny.

  Other Characters

• The Armistice Station Officer is the first member of the Colonial Fleet to see the Cylons in over 40 years. He is killed when the cylons destroy the station. Played by Ryan Robbins,. He only appears in the first part of the miniseries.
• Daniel Novacek is a pilot who served under Commander William Adama aboard the Battlestar Valkyrie and was lost while on a stealth mission across the Armistice Line approximately six years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. Played by Carl Lumbly. He appears in one episode.
• Emily Kowalski is a terminal cancer patient befriended by Laura Roslin. She appears in one episode played by Nana Visitor.
• The First Hybrid is the precursor to the modern Cylon Hybrids, and is the first step in their evolution from pure machines to organic beings. Played by Campbell Lane. He only appears in the two-hour television movie Razor.
• Hera Agathon is the first successful Human/Cylon hybrid. She is the daughter of Karl "Helo" Agathon and Sharon "Athena". Played in different episodes by child actors Lily Duong-Walton, Alexandra Thomas and Iliana Gomez-Martinez.
• Sue-Shaun is a member of Samuel Anders' resistance group on Caprica, and a former Caprica Buccaneer. Played by Tamara Lashley. She appears in three episodes. She is mercy-killed by Starbuck at her own request.
• Tucker Clellan was a Colonial Viper pilot about the Battlestar Galactica. He was a central character in the web series "", as well as appearing in the main series. Becoming depressed after the death of his love, Nora, he joins the resistance and dies as a suicide bomber. Tucker was portrayed by Christian Tessier.
• Zak Adama is the younger son of William Adama, a Viper pilot killed in his first solo flight. He was portrayed by Clarke Hudson in the miniseries and Tobias Mehler in the full series.

  ''Caprica''

• Adama family
• * Joseph Adama
• * Shannon Adama
• * Tamara Adama
• * William "Willie" Adama
• * Young Bill Adama
• * Sam Adama
• Graystone family
• * Amanda Graystone
• * Daniel Graystone
• * Zoe Graystone
• Lacy Rand
• Ruth
• Jordan Duram
• Cyrus Xander
• Pryah
• Baxter Sarno
• Philomon
• Olaf Willow
• Nestor Willow
• Ben Stark
• Minister for Defence Val Chambers
• The Guatrau
• Caston
• Crew Member
• Secretary of State for Defence Joan Leyte
• Barnabus Greele
• Vesta
• Gara Singh

  ''Blood & Chrome''

• Luke Pasqualino as Ensign/Lieutenant William "Husker" Adama
• Ben Cotton as Lieutenant Coker Fasjovik
• Lili Bordán as Dr. Becca Kelly
• John Pyper-Ferguson as Tech Sergeant Xander Toth; Pyper-Ferguson previously played recurring character Tomas Vergis on Caprica and Pegasus CAG Captain Taylor on Battlestar Galactica.
• Zak Santiago as Captain Armin "High Top" Diaz; Santiago previously played supporting character Pan on Caprica.
• Leo Li Chiang as Osirus Marine Sergeant
• Mike Dopud as Captain Deke "Minute Man" Tornvald; Dopud previously played supporting character Specialist Gage on Battlestar Galactica.
• Brian Markinson as Commander Silas Nash; Markinson played supporting character Jordan Duram on Caprica.
• Adrian Holmes as Lieutenant Decklan Elias
• Karen LeBlanc as Lieutenant Jenna
• Carmen Moore as Senior Lieutenant Nina Leotie; Moore played supporting character Fidelia Fazekas on Caprica.
• Toby Levins as Pilot "Sandman"
• Jill Teed as Commander Ozar; Teed portrayed the role of MSgt. Hadrian on Battlestar Galactica and supporting character Colonel Sasha Patel on Caprica.
• Sebastian Spence as Lieutenant Jim "Sunshine" Kirby; Spence played Capt. Noel "Narcho" Allison on Battlestar Galactica.
• Jordan Weller as Seamus Fahey
• Tom Stevens as Marine Baris
• Tricia Helfer as Cylon Prototype ; Helfer played the Cylon model Number Six in Battlestar Galactica.
• Ty Olsson as Osiris Crewmember; Olsson portrayed LSO Captain Aaron Kelly on Battlestar Galactica.