Characters

From the movie, this is a young Clare Abshire.

Clare Abshire: She grew up as a good mannered catholic school girl. She was teased growing up to be a lesbian because she never dated any guys. This is because she could not tell anyone of Henry and she was already in love with him that she felt bad for seeing someone else. She lives in South Heaven in a big house with twenty-four rooms and butlers and maids. She grows in to thin women with long red hair.

From the movie, this is Henry DeTamble

Henry DeTamble:
He grew up in a family of musical and art talents, his father was a violinist and his mother was an opera singer. He started time traveling when he and his mom got into a car accident; his mother sadly dies in that accident. The time traveling is not controllable and the doctor determines that stress is the main cause for him to time travel. He is a tall and thin with dark brown hair. When he time travels he is not able to bring anything with him and he shows up stark naked, this leads to his life becoming even more frustrating and difficult he needs to learn how to pick pocket steal and break into stores to get money and clothes. For a while he lives his life as an alcoholic and becomes involved with many women. His behaviours began to change when Clare and his relationship develop and he begins to fix his relationship with his father.

Richard DeTamble:
 Henry’s Father who is violinist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. After the death of his wife he become an alcoholic an finds living has no point, his drinking leads to him giving up the violin. He blames his self for the accident and has Mrs. Kim raise Henry, as he goes into a depressing state. Henry becomes closer to his father when he brings Clare over to meet him and when Henry goes to ask for his mother’s engagement ring. Richard really like Clare and thinks she is good for Henry.

Annette DeTamble:
 Henry’s Mother and Richard’s wife, she was a very successful opera singer. But she dies in a car accident on Christmas Eve with Henry in the car. After her death she leave Henry an Richard broken and empty and their relationship begins to fall apart.

Mrs. Kim: (Kimy)
She is a small Asian women who owns the building that Henry’s family lived in and now Henry’s dad. She lives in the basement of the house and raised Henry since his mother died when he was five. When Henry is old enough to move out she begins to take care of his dad making sure the place is clean and even lets him not pay rent because she feels bad for his state of depression.

Lucile Abshire:
Clare’s mother who is very sick an unpredictable. She never really was a mother to Clare or her brother and sister. She is off in her own world; she often gardens and just keeps to herself. Clare later tells Henry that her mother lost a baby and that is why she is crazy and has tried to commit suicide.

Philip Abshire:
Clare’s Father and Lucile’s husband. He is a lawyer and main care giver for the family. He tries to keep his life a secret from others in the outside world, as he is continually scared of his wife’s mood swings and medical condition. He does not like anyone know of his wife illness and even gets upset that Clare tells Henry. He hides the pain and shows a model family and parents when others are around.

Mark Abshire and Sharon:
Mark is Clare’s brother who is studying to be a lawyer just like his dad. His relationship with Clare has never been close and was the typical brother sister relationship. Sharon his fiancée is only getting married because she is now pregnant with his baby and in catholic tradition it is proper to get married. Sharon does not even love him but they have to do it for their religion and parents.

Alicia Abshire:
Clare’s younger sister, she is just trying to fit in and find her place, she is always worried what her father will think. When she was younger she tells Clare that she thinks she has seen Henry before naked in there basement, which is because of time travel but Clare does not want to tell Alicia this so she makes her out to be crazy. 

Grandma Meagram:
Clare’s grandma who lives in their family house, she is blind and likes to spend time with Clare when she was a younger girl. She takes her grandma out for a walk in to the meadow and that’s where she meets Henry she is the first to know of their relationship. Her grandma is very concerned for her granddaughter an doesn’t want her to get hurt by this time travel but overall just wants Clare to be happy.

Abshire Staff:
On the staff there is Etta the housekeeper who is more like the mom she takes care of the kids, and runs the household. Nell the cook, she makes sure everyone is eating and makes some of the nest meals. Peter is the Gardner who spends most times with Clare’s mother.

Gomez and Charisse:
Charisse move in with Clare when she first got to Chicago for school. She is a tall and broad beautiful women. She is dating Gomez who becomes concerned over Clare’s relationship with Henry and feels a little more for Clare then Clare wants. Gomez continues to warn Clare about Henry and how he is a bad guy to be with and that she can do better. Although Gomez feels this way him an Henry still become friends an Gomez never brings his feelings up over Clare.

Ingrid:
Ingrid is Henrys ex girlfriend who he dated before Clare. She is a tall blonde woman and is very beautiful. She was in love with Henry and feels bad for Clare. She struggles with break up and even tries to commit suicide a bunch of times. Henry tells Clare that their relationship was nothing but merely physical.

Celia:
She is a friend of Ingrid’s, she warns Clare of Henry and what he has one and what he will do to her. Telling Clare to stay away from Henry or she will get hurt. She arranges Clare to meet Ingrid after the announcement of her engagement to Henry, Clare has no clue where they are going and realizes that she is taking her to see Henry’s ex girlfriend. Ingrid’s gets really mad at Celia and tells her she is a bad friend for doing this to her and making her feel hurt all over again.

Ben:
Ben is Henrys really close friend who helps him with medicines to help control his time travel. He is a doctor who runs a lab for Henry to help him makes rugs to help his rare condition. He prepares such strong drugs and tests them on Henry to see if they work, one time his drug went really wrong and Henry ended up in the Hospital and almost died.