The Best Characters on The Leftovers, Ranked

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Updated April 25, 2024 35 items
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These are the best characters on HBO's The Leftovers, ranked by viewers and fans. Ranked from best to worst, the list of The Leftovers characters also has the actor names and cast pictures. Who is the best character on The Leftovers?

Featuring Kevin (Justin Theroux), Laurie (Amy Brenneman), Matt (Christopher Eccleston), Nora (Carrie Coon), and Meg (Liv Tyler), the best Leftovers characters include memorable villains and fan favorites. Over three seasons, the HBO original series centers on a small community trying to cope with their lives after 140 million people suddenly vanished.

Vote up the best characters on The Leftovers. Feel free to also vote down the most annoying Leftovers characters or any underrated characters missing from this list.

Most divisive: Aimee
Over 300 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Characters on The Leftovers, Ranked
  • Kevin Garvey, Jr.
    1
    176 votes

    Kevin Garvey, Jr.

    Justin Theroux
  • Nora Durst
    2
    159 votes

    Nora Durst

    Carrie Coon
  • Matt Jamison
    3
    199 votes

    Matt Jamison

    Christopher Eccleston
  • Patti Levin
    4
    142 votes

    Patti Levin

    Ann Dowd
  • Kevin Garvey, Sr.
    5
    118 votes

    Kevin Garvey, Sr.

    Scott Glenn
  • Jill Garvey
    6
    125 votes

    Jill Garvey

    Margaret Qualley
  • Laurie Garvey
    7
    131 votes

    Laurie Garvey

    Amy Brenneman
  • Erika Murphy
    8
    95 votes

    Erika Murphy

    Regina King
  • Michael Murphy
    9
    59 votes

    Michael Murphy

    Jovan Adepo
  • Tom Garvey
    10
    100 votes

    Tom Garvey

    Chris Zylka
  • Mary Jamison
    11
    59 votes

    Mary Jamison

    Janel Moloney
  • Don't Know
    12
    51 votes

    Don't Know

  • David Burton
    13
    45 votes

    David Burton

    Bill Camp
  • Pillar Man
    14
    28 votes

    Pillar Man

    Turk Pipkin
  • Aimee
    15
    94 votes

    Aimee

    Emily Meade
  • John Murphy
    16
    87 votes

    John Murphy

    Kevin Carroll
  • Scott Frost
    17
    43 votes

    Scott Frost

    Charlie Carver
  • Meg Abbott
    18
    114 votes

    Meg Abbott

    Liv Tyler
  • Dean
    19
    75 votes

    Dean

    Michael Gaston
  • Henry Gilchrest, Jr.
    20
    49 votes

    Henry Gilchrest, Jr.

    Paterson Joseph
  • Isaac Rayney
    21
    29 votes

    Isaac Rayney

    Darius McCrary
  • Grace Playford
    22
    35 votes

    Grace Playford

    Lindsay Duncan
  • Evangeline Murphy
    23
    54 votes

    Evangeline Murphy

    Jasmin Savoy Brown
  • Adam Frost
    24
    33 votes

    Adam Frost

    Max Carver
  • Sam's Mother
    25
    28 votes

    Sam's Mother

    Natalie Gold
  • Gladys
    26
    53 votes

    Gladys

    Marceline Hugot
  • George Brevity
    27
    19 votes

    George Brevity

    Joel Murray
  • Christopher Sunday
    28
    20 votes

    Christopher Sunday

    David Gulpilil
  • Dr. Brian Goodheart
    29
    22 votes

    Dr. Brian Goodheart

    Dominic Burgess
  • Mark Linn-Baker
    30
    23 votes

    Mark Linn-Baker

    Mark Linn-Baker