List of Pretty Little Liars characters

Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King for Freeform.

The main characters, marked in green, are those whose portrayer has had received ensemble cast billing in at least one episode in the season they are denoted.

The following list features characters that are considered fundamental to the series' storylines, consisting of the central group deemed as "the Liars" and the main antagonist "A."

Considered the "de facto leader" of the group, Spencer Hastings, portrayed by Troian Bellisario, is intelligent, extremely ambitious, and strives for perfection in everything she does in an attempt to live up to the high expectations of her parents.

Considered the "alternative" one of the group, Aria Montgomery, portrayed by Lucy Hale, is more outgoing in fashion and what she sees as acceptable behavior.

The "jock" of the group, Emily Fields, portrayed by Shay Mitchell, is a highly competitive swimmer, considered the star of Rosewood's swimming team.

The former "queen bee" of her clique, Alison DiLaurentis, portrayed by Sasha Pieterse, used to be the most popular girl in school before her disappearance and alleged death.

A former "unpopular" girl at Rosewood, Mona Vanderwaal, portrayed by Janel Parrish, longed to be accepted into Alison's group and was continuously mocked by her.

The main antagonist, "A" is stalking and torturing the Liars in relentless and creative ways and also threatens their friends and family.

The team consists of Mona, Toby, Spencer, Sara, Lucas, Melissa, Wilden, Jenna, Noel, and Wren.

Some of the female cast of the show from left to right: Sasha Pieterse , Shay Mitchell , Lucy Hale , Troian Bellisario , Ashley Benson and Janel Parrish