The Uncensored Picture of Dorian Gray characters

Appears from the start

A strikingly beautiful young man who sits for Basil Hallward's finest portrait. Sheltered and impressionable when Lord Henry first meets him, Dorian has not yet considered how strongly society values his youth and appearance.

Appears from the start

A successful painter whose new portrait of Dorian Gray contains more of his private feeling than he wishes the public to see. He is devoted to Dorian and distrusts Lord Henry's appetite for influencing other people.

Also known as Harry

Appears from the start

Basil's aristocratic friend, a witty and deliberately provocative talker who treats received morality with contempt. He is intrigued by Basil's attachment to Dorian and quickly captivates the young man with his praise of beauty, youth, and sensation.

First appears in chapter 3

A young actress performing Shakespearean heroines in a modest London theatre. Dorian knows her first through her roles and believes her talent embodies everything beautiful in art; she calls him Prince Charming rather than using his name.

First appears in chapter 3

The manager of the small theatre where Sibyl Vane performs. Dorian finds his manner vulgar but relies on him for access to the productions in which he first discovers Sibyl.

First appears in chapter 8

Dorian's valet, who attends to the ordinary business of his household. Dorian becomes guarded around him when arranging to move the portrait into a disused room and is careful not to let him see it uncovered.

First appears in chapter 12

A scientist and former intimate friend of Dorian's who now wants nothing to do with him. His specialist knowledge makes him the one person Dorian believes can remove physical evidence of a crime.

First appears in chapter 13

A young countrywoman whom Dorian has been seeing. He tells Lord Henry that he ended their relationship without disgracing her, offering this restraint as proof that he has begun to reform.