No Country for Old MenCormac McCarthy

Characters in No Country for Old Men

9 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Llewelyn Moss
A welder and Vietnam veteran who takes the drug-money satchel and becomes the target of a manhunt.
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
An aging sheriff whose reflective narration frames the story's meditation on evil.

Antagonists

Anton Chigurh
A remorseless, philosophically detached hitman pursuing Moss and the money.

Supporting characters

Carla Jean Moss
Llewelyn's young wife, caught in the fallout of his decision.
Dead Dawg
Carson Wells
A bounty hunter who knows Chigurh and is sent after the stolen money, tracking Moss across the border country.
Deputy Wendell
Loretta Bell
Ed Tom Bell