This list of The L Word characters is sorted by last name (where possible), and includes both major and minor characters from the American drama The L Word.
A Felicity Adams: Lesbian, portrayed by Latarsha Rose. Generation Q Ex-wife of Tyler Adams. Had an affair with Bette Porter while she was married to Tyler and while she was Bette's employee between the events of The L Word and Generation Q. Tyler Adams: Straight man, portrayed by Jeffrey Muller. Generation Q. Ex-husband of Felicity Adams, who had an affair with Bette Porter while she was Bette's employee. Coleman Alt: Portrayed by Brendan Penny. Season 3. Slept with Frank in 1985. Slept with Bette Porter in 1985. Marcus Allenwood: Portrayed by Mark Gibson. Season 1. Tina Kennard's sperm donor, and the biological father of Angelica Porter-Kennard. Has a relationship with Lei Ling. Andrew: Portrayed by Darrin Klimek. Season 1. Went on a blind date with Dana Fairbanks, before finding out she was a lesbian. Had a short-term relationship with Alice Pieszecki during season 1. April: "Former" lesbian; character only alluded to during Season 3. Dated Alice's first boyfriend; mentioned during episode "Labia Majora". Had a rebound-affair with Alice Pieszecki; mentioned during episode "Labia Majora". Kate Arden: Lesbian film director first chosen to direct the film version of Jenny's book Lez Girls. Portrayed by Annabella Sciorra. Season 4. Ivan Aycock: Genderqueer, potentially a trans man, portrayed by Kelly Lynch. Seasons 1 and 2. Has a five-year open relationship with Iris, an exotic dancer. Season 2. Courted Kit Porter during Seasons 1 and 2.
B Nick Barashov: Straight, portrayed by Julian Sands; minor character with appearance in episode 1.05: "Lies, Lies, Lies". College professor who had an affair with Jenny Schecter during her college years. Allen Barnes: Portrayed by Sara Botsford; minor character with appearance during season 2. Barnes is an artist who is friends with Helena Peabody. Taught at Yale and Bette Porter took the course in college; Bette wrote a thesis about her work. Sonny Benson: Straight, portrayed by Roger Cross; minor character with appearance during season 6. Stage name of Sunset Boulevard, professional female drag performer/dj who falls in love with Kit Porter. Billie Blaikie: Bisexual man; portrayed by Alan Cumming; minor character with appearance during season 3. Has an affair with Max Sweeney during season 3. Was hired and then fired as the manager of The Planet in season 3 Charlotte Birch: Portrayed by Sandra Bernhard; minor character with appearance during season 2. Teaches writing in college which Jenny attends. Friend of Burr Connor. Annette Bishop: Straight, portrayed by Sarah Strange; minor character with appearance during season 1. Best friend of Jenny Schecter. Pretended to be dating Jenny Schecter in episode 1.08: "Listen Up". Veronica Bloom: Straight, portrayed by Camryn Manheim; Volatile Hollywood producer who hires Shane McCutcheon in season 2. Sunset Boulevard: Straight, portrayed by Roger Cross; minor character with appearance during season 6. Stage name of Sonny Benson. Falls in love with Kit Porter. Benjamin Bradshaw: Straight, portrayed by Charles S. Dutton; minor character with appearance during season 2. Married man who had an affair with Kit Porter during season 2. Josh Brecker: Straight, portrayed by Paul Popowich; minor character with appearance during season 3. Attempted to have an affair with Tina Kennard in episode 3.07: "Lone Star". Brooke: Character only alluded to during the "Pilot" episode. Slept with Heather. Slept with Nina. Brooke: Straight, portrayed by Chelsea Hobbs; minor character with appearance during season 4. Dated Max Sweeney without knowing Max was a trans man. Faye Buckley: Leader of an extreme right-wing activist group bent on shutting down Bette's art gallery, portrayed by Helen Shaver in season one. Faye's daughter (Cora Buckley) became a pornographic actress after running away from home to escape her abusive father. Faye paid off a district court judge to expunge the record (child services report, missing persons report).
C Melanie Caplan: Lesbian, minor character alluded to during season 1 and appearance in season 2. Former girlfriend of Dana Fairbanks; mentioned during the "Pilot" episode. Slept with Heather; mentioned during the "Pilot" episode. Jean-Paul Chamois: Portrayed by Robert Gauvin; minor character with appearance during the "Pilot" episode. Was contacted by Bette Porter and Tina Kennard as a possible sperm donor for Tina's insemination. Chandra, portrayed by Holly Dignard Adele Channing: Portrayed by Malaya Drew; Bisexual; introduced in season 5 Jenny Schecter's personal assistant/saboteur/stalker/doppelgänger Kissed Niki Stevens while impersonating Jenny Blackmails Tina's studio into letting her take over directing Jenny's movie Dates the actress portraying "Karina", A.K.A. Begonia, in Lez Girls Jamie Chen: Lesbian, portrayed by Meiling Melançon; minor character appearing in season 6 episodes 3 through 9. Is a social worker at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Center Becomes best friends with/a third wheel to Alice Pieszecki and Tasha Williams Admits she has fallen in love with Tasha Williams in the series finale, season 6, episode 8 Lover Cindy: Lesbian; portrayed by Alicia Leigh Willis, generally referred to as "my lover Cindy" or "her lover Cindy" Has long-term, open relationship with Dawn Denbo. Had a three-way with Dawn and Shane Had a tryst with Shane without Dawn's permission or knowledge Revealed that her name is actually Cindi Tucker. Claybourne: Lesbian, portrayed by Jill Christensen; minor character with appearance in episode 2.02: "Lap Dance". Married to Robin in 2002. She cheated on her during her wedding celebration. A connection to Lara Perkins is shown on the final chart that appears in the third season finale. Katherine Claymore: Lesbian, minor character only alluded to during season 1. Was the first girlfriend of Alice Pieszecki after college; mentioned in episode 1.03: "Let's Do it". Clive: Gay, portrayed by Matthew Currie Holmes; minor character with appearance during season 1. Friend of Shane McCutcheon. Slept with Harry Samchuk. Roberta Collie: Portrayed by Cynthia Stevenson; minor character with appearance during season 3. Roberta was the adoption-case social worker assigned to evaluate the petition placed by Bette Porter and Tina Kennard. Burr Connor: Portrayed by Tony Goldwyn; minor character with appearance in 2.08: "Loyal" and 2.09: "Late, Later, Latent". Was deeply closeted movie star. Friend of Charlotte Birch. Hired Jenny Schecter to get to ghost write his memoir; fired her, re-hired her, confessed his sexuality to her, then fired her again, feeling that she had greater things to write for herself.
D Slim Daddy: Straight, portrayed by Snoop Dogg; minor character with appearance during episodes 1.10: "Luck, Next Time" and 1.11: "Liberally". Recorded a song with Kit Porter. Gillian Davis: Portrayed by Kelly McGillis; minor character with appearances during episodes 5.7: "Lesbians Gone Wild" and 5.8: "Lay Down the Law". Was a Colonel in the Army National Guard and a JAG officer. Was the lead Army investigator in Tasha Williams' homosexual conduct investigation. While not explicitly stated, showed strong signs of being a closeted lesbian or bisexual woman herself. Called Alice Pieszecki to testify during Tasha's separation board but backed off from her attempts to prove Tasha was a lesbian after Alice made a comment about the possibility of an unwilling person being outed. Dax: Lesbian, portrayed by Luvia Petersen; minor character with very brief appearance in Season 1. Friend of Ivan who works with him in the mechanic shop. Appeared as the dancing cowboy in the Kings of the Night at The Planet. Carmen de la Pica Morales: Lesbian, portrayed by Sarah Shahi; main character during seasons 2 and 3. Daughter of Mercedes Morales. Niece of Begonia Morales. Her first lesbian experience was with Lucía Torres when she was 16. Had some one-night stands with Shane McCutcheon before starting a relationship with Jenny Schecter. Had a relationship with Jenny Schecter that started and ended in season 2. Admitted to have slept with someone named "Robin" during episode 3.10: "Losing the Light", while dating Shane. Was engaged to Shane McCutcheon until Shane left her at the altar in episode 3.12: "Left Hand of the Goddess". Dawn Denbo: Lesbian, portrayed by Elizabeth Keener; minor character appearing in season 5. Miami-based club promoter and owner of Shebar. Long term open relationship with Lover Cindy Had three-way with Shane McCutcheon and Lover Cindy Business rivalry with Kit Porter. Later bought out Ivan Aycock's 51 per cent of The Planet and became majority owner. Vowed vengeance on Shane for seducing "my lover Cindy", and by extension all of Shane's friends Gabby Deveaux: Lesbian, portrayed by Guinevere Turner; also known as 'Lesbian X'; minor character with appearances in seasons 1 and 2, and allusions in seasons 1 through 4. Dated Alice Pieszecki during part of season 1 and before of show line story begins. Simultaneously dated Nadia while she was dating Alice during season 1. Dated Lara Perkins during part of season 2. Also involved with Eva "Papi" Torres at the start of season 6. Dusty, portrayed by Lucia Rijker, Helena's cellmate (season five) and as Dana's trainer (season two)
E Eric: Straight, portrayed by Kyle Cassie; minor character with appearance during episode 1.12: "Looking Back". Was Tina Kennard's boyfriend in 1998, before she started a relationship with Bette Porter.
F Dr. Farber, portrayed by Kate Clinton, a lesbian sex therapist to Bette and Tina. Dana Fairbanks: Lesbian, portrayed by Erin Daniels; main character from seasons 1 through 3. First lesbian experience was with tennis-mentor "Ralph", when she was sixteen; mentioned during the Pilot episode, episode 1.12: "Looking Back", and episode 3.11: "Last Dance". Daughter of Sharon and Irwin Fairbanks. Sister to Howie Fairbanks. Has a false heterosexual relationship with her doubles partner Harrison Scott; mentioned during the "Pilot" episode and during episode 3.11: "Last Dance". Dated Melanie Caplan; mentioned during the "Pilot" episode. Attempted to date Jenny Schecter in season 1, before deciding to remain friends. Dated Lara Perkins during seasons 1 and 3. Goes to a date with Andrew telling him she is a lesbian. Committed to Tonya during season 1, but later broke up with her in episode 2.06: "Lágrimas de Oro", after cheating on her with Alice for a while. Dated Alice Pieszecki during season 2. According to the story line, she broke up with Alice six months before episode 3.01, "Labia Majora", in order to be with Lara again. Died of heart failure in episode 3.10: "Losing the Light", after having discovered in episode 3.05: "Lifeline" that she had invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer. Howie Fairbanks: Gay, portrayed by Andrew Francis; minor character with appearances in seasons 1 through 3. Son of Sharon and Irwin Fairbanks. Younger brother of Dana Fairbanks. Comes out as gay to Dana and Alice during episode 2.11: "Loud and Proud". Irwin Fairbanks: Portrayed by Michael Hogan; minor character with appearance during seasons 1 through 3. Married to Sharon Fairbanks. Father of Dana and Howie Fairbanks. Sharon Fairbanks: Portrayed by Susan Hogan; minor character with appearance during seasons 1 through 3. Had a lesbian experience when she was 17. Married to Irwin Fairbanks. Mother of Dana and Howie Fairbanks. Gene Feinberg: Straight, portrayed by Tygh Runyan; minor character with appearance during seasons 1 and 2. Dated Jenny Schecter until episode 2.01: "Life, Loss, Leaving".