Titans is an American superhero streaming television series created by Akiva Goldsman, Geoff Johns, and Greg Berlanti. It is based on the DC Comics team Teen Titans, a group of young superheroes who join forces in their fight against evil. Created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, the team was popularized by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, with the series primarily using elements from their comic run.
Starring as the eponymous Titans are Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson, Anna Diop as Kory Anders, Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth, Ryan Potter as Gar Logan, Curran Walters as Jason Todd, Conor Leslie as Donna Troy, Minka Kelly as Dawn Granger, Alan Ritchson as Hank Hall, Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson, Joshua Orpin as Conner Kent, and Jay Lycurgo as Tim Drake. Cast members portraying enemies of the Titans include Esai Morales as Deathstroke, Vincent Kartheiser as Dr. Jonathan Crane, Franka Potente as May Bennett, and Joseph Morgan as Sebastian Sanger, while allies include Damaris Lewis as Blackfire and Savannah Welch as Barbara Gordon.
This list includes the series' main cast, all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series, and any other guest who is otherwise notable.
Overview Character Portrayed by Appearances First Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Main characters Dick Grayson Brenton Thwaites "Titans" colspan="4" Koriand'r Anna Diop colspan="4" Rachel Roth Teagan Croft colspan="4" Gar Logan Ryan Potter colspan="4" Jason Todd Curran Walters "Together" colspan="3" Donna Troy Conor Leslie "Donna Troy" colspan="2" Dawn Granger Minka Kelly "Hawk and Dove" colspan="2" Hank Hall Alan Ritchson colspan="2" Rose Wilson Chelsea Zhang "Rose" colspan="2" Conner Kent Luthor Joshua Orpin "Conner" colspan="3" Slade Wilson Esai Morales "Trigon" colspan="1" Komand'r Damaris Lewis "Atonement" Barbara Gordon Savannah Welch "Barbara Gordon" colspan="2" Dr. Jonathan Crane Vincent Kartheiser "Red Hood" colspan="2" Tim Drake Jay Lycurgo "Barbara Gordon" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" May Bennett Franka Potente "Lex Luthor" colspan="3" Sebastian Sanger Joseph Morgan colspan="3" Recurring characters Angela Azarath Rachel Nichols "Asylum" colspan="2" Dr. Adamson Reed Birney "Hawk and Dove" colspan="2" Nuclear Family colspan="3" Trigon Seamus Dever "Koriand'r" colspan="2" Krypto "Dick Grayson" colspan="3" Bruce Wayne Iain Glen "Trigon" colspan="2" Mercy Graves Natalie Gumede "Conner" William Wintergreen Demore Barnes "Trigon" colspan="2" Dr. Arthur Light Michael Mosley "Rose" colspan="2" Jericho Chella Man "Aqualad" colspan="2" Adeline Kane Mayko Nguyen colspan="2" Walter Hawn Raoul Bhaneja "Conner" colspan="2" Justin Cole McKinley Freeman "E.L._.O." Drake family "Barbara Gordon" colspan="2" Margarita Vee Karen Robinson "Red Hood" colspan="2" Molly Jensen Eve Harlow "Lazarus" colspan="2" Bernard Fitzmartin James Scully "Lex Luthor" colspan="3" Jinx Lisa Ambalavanar "Jinx" colspan="3"
Main characters Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing
Portrayed by Brenton Thwaites / Tomaso Sanelli and Viktor Sawchuk (young).
Richard "Dick" Grayson is the vigilante leader of the Titans who began his career as the young sidekick to Bruce Wayne. He was originally a trapeze artist with his father John and mother Mary at Haly's Circus until they were murdered by mobster Tony Zucco. Dick was subsequently adopted by Bruce and took up the identity of Robin alongside Bruce's Batman persona. He also formed the original Titans team with Donna Troy. Like his mentor, Dick does not possess any superhuman abilities and instead relies on his physical prowess, gadgets, and tactics to fight crime.
In the first season, Dick leaves Bruce to become a police detective in Detroit and forge his own path. He encounters Rachel Roth seeking his help, which leads to them also meeting Kory Anders and Gar Logan. The four briefly form a team who succeed in defeating the individuals pursuing Rachel and rescue her imprisoned mother Angela Azarath. After they part ways, Dick learns that Angela is league with the same individuals after Rachel. He arrives too late to prevent Rachel's demon father Trigon from being summoned and falls victim to Trigon's mind control.
In the second season, after being rescued by Rachel, Dick leads a new Titans team with her, Gar, and Jason Todd. It is also revealed that Dick was part of an earlier Titans team with Donna, Hank Hall, and Dawn Granger that disbanded when Dick's revenge plot against Deathstroke, who killed their teammate Garth, resulted in the death of Deathstroke's son Jericho. The reemergence of the Titans causes Deathstroke to come out of retirement, forcing Dick to admit to his team that Jericho sacrificed himself to save Dick instead of already being dead by his father's hands when Dick found him. Afterwards, Dick learns that Jericho is still alive, but trapped inside of Deathstroke's body. Taking up the new identity of Nightwing, he leads the Titans in rescuing Jericho and defeating Deathstroke, as well as stopping Lex Luthor's Cadmus Laboratories. Dick then forms the newest team with Kory, Gar, Rose Wilson, Conner, Dawn, and Hank.
In the third season, Dick moves the Teen Titans to Gotham City to investigate Jason Todd's death and the fact that Bruce left Gotham after he killed the Joker.
Koriand'r / Kory Anders / Starfire
Portrayed by Anna Diop.
Koriand'r, often referred to as "Kory Anders", is an extraterrestrial royal from the planet Tamaran. In addition to having enhanced strength and durability, she can absorb and redirect heat energy, although this causes her powers to be weakened without the sun. Kory begins the series next in line to her planet's throne, despite being uninterested in claiming it.
In the first season, Kory is sent to assassinate Rachel on Earth over fears that Rachel's summoning of her demon father Trigon will put Tamaran in danger. Kory, however, suffers a bout of amnesia that causes her to instead befriend Rachel and join Dick and Gar in protecting her, leading to them rescuing Rachel's mother Angela Azarath. Kory later has her memories restored by Rachel, which allows her to find her spaceship and information on her original mission. This information helps Kory, Dick, and Donna Troy learn about Trigon and Angela being in allegiance with him. Nevertheless, they are unable to prevent Trigon from being summoned.
In the second season, after Trigon's defeat, Kory teams up with Donna to fight crime in Chicago until she is captured by her former bodyguard and lover Faddei. Faddei informs Kory that he was ordered by Blackfire to return her to Tamaran to claim the throne, but Kory escapes him to assist the Titans in fighting Deathstroke. She subsequently learns from Faddei that Blackfire claimed the throne after killing their parents and is now hunting her; Kory is also forced to kill Faddei when Blackfire takes over his body. Although promising to hunt down her sister, Kory prioritizes helping the Titans defeat Lex Luthor's Cadmus Laboratories and subdues their leader, Mercy Graves. During this period, Kory discovers that she is losing her powers, although the cause is left unrevealed.
In the third season, Kory joins the Titans in Gotham City to battle Red Hood. She starts to have strange visions and starts speaking in Tamaranean.
Rachel Roth / Raven
Portrayed by Teagan Croft.
Rachel Roth is the daughter of the interdimensional demon Trigon. She possesses empathic powers that are capable of causing harm and healing others. Adopted by Melissa Roth shortly after she was born, Rachel begins the series unaware of her true identity and abilities. As a result, she often struggles to control her powers during the first two seasons. The extent of her powers is left ambiguous.
In the first season, Rachel begins to learn about herself while being targeted by Trigon's associates because of her role in summoning him. She seeks the help of Dick Grayson when he appears to her in her dreams and the two team up with Kory Anders and Gar Logan, leading to them reuniting Rachel with her biological mother, Angela Azarath, who is revealed to be in allegiance with Trigon and forces Rachel to summon him under the threat of killing Gar.
In the second season, after defeating Trigon, Rachel joins a new Titans team with Gar and Jason Todd under Dick's tutelage. Although Rachel believes her father is dead, she continues to feel his influence while her powers become more unstable. She helps defeat Lex Luthor's Cadmus Laboratories by using her powers to allow Dick to break Conner's brainwashing. After Donna Troy is killed, Rachel travels to the Amazons' home of Themyscira, believing her powers are capable of bringing Donna back. In her absence, Kory and Dawn Granger speculate that Rachel created an illusion of Bruce Wayne that they witnessed.
In the third season on Themyscira, Rachel tries to resurrect Donna, but fails every time. After her punishment for trying to use her powers that involve stacking some rocks into what they were in before, Rachel eventually comes to the conclusion that Donna can't be brought back and leaves the island. She later reunites with Gar in Gotham City and joins the Titans in defeating Jonathan Crane and transforming the Lazarus Pit into rain that brings back everyone that was killed. Before leaving with the Titans to San Francisco, Rachel uses the Lazarus Pit's dark magic on Crane.
In the fourth season, Rachel starts to experience visions and seizures which include blood and flickering lights. After her battle with May Bennett, Rachel's power is drained by her opponent causing her gem to disappear and her hair to turn white. In episode 6, she regains her powers purified and becomes the White Raven.
Gar Logan / Beast Boy
Portrayed by Ryan Potter and Wyatt Lindner (child).
Garfield "Gar" Logan is a shapeshifter who can transform into animals of his choice. He primarily turns into a tiger, his favorite animal. Gar developed his abilities from a drug administered by scientist Niles Caulder, also known as the Chief, to cure him of a lethal disease. The drug saved his life, but also created the side effect of allowing him to alter his DNA into animal DNA. He begins the series living in a secluded mansion with the Chief and other individuals saved by him.
In the first season, Gar encounters Rachel Roth while sneaking out of the mansion and encourages her to live with him. After Dick Grayson and Kory Anders arrive to take back Rachel, Gar's housemates encourage him to join them. He becomes part of a team with Dick, Kory, and Rachel, who defeat those pursuing Rachel and reunite her with her mother Angela Azarath, but Gar ends up poisoned by Angela, who is secretly in league with Rachel's demon father Trigon. To save Gar's life, Rachel is forced to summon Trigon, and Trigon cures Gar of his poisoning.
In the second season, after Trigon's defeat, Gar joins a new Titans team with Rachel and Jason Todd under Dick's leadership. Gar is the only Titan who does not leave their tower after Dick reveals the truth behind Jericho's death, which results in him being left alone to care for Conner. He is subsequently captured by Lex Luthor's Cadmus Laboratories, who subject him to a brainwashing experiment that causes him to turn violent on command. The experiment is intended to increase Conner's bidding rights by pitting him against the brainwashed Gar, but Rachel manages to save Gar as the Titans defeat Cadmus.
In the third season, Gar joins the Titans in relocating to Gotham City in light of Jason Todd's death. He started watching nature documentaries to make himself more than both a human and an animal.