Alias Grace
Alias GraceMargaret Atwood
Characters in Alias Grace
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Grace Marks
A young Irish immigrant servant convicted of murder, who narrates her own story to a doctor from Kingston Penitentiary.
Supporting characters
Dr. Simon Jordan
A young physician interested in the new science of the mind who interviews Grace and becomes absorbed in her case.
Thomas Kinnear
A wealthy Scottish gentleman farmer and Grace's employer, whose murder in 1843 is the case at the centre of the novel.
Mary Whitney (Alias Grace)
A fellow maid and Grace's close, outspoken friend in her first service post in Toronto.
Nancy Montgomery
Thomas Kinnear's housekeeper and mistress, whose death is at the heart of the case.
James McDermott
A stableman and handyman on the Kinnear farm, tried alongside Grace for the murders.
Jeremiah Pontelli
A travelling peddler and self-styled hypnotist with a past connection to Grace.