Characters in Normal People

Connell Waldron

A bright, popular, working-class boy from a small Irish town whose quiet insecurity shapes his choices.

Marianne Sheridan

An intelligent, wealthy, socially isolated young woman whose home life leaves lasting marks.

Denise Sheridan

Marianne's mother, a wealthy solicitor who employs Lorraine and is coldly withholding towards her daughter.

Alan Sheridan

Marianne's older brother, whose bullying and violence at home shape much of her sense of herself.

Lorraine Waldron

Connell's mother, who cleans for Marianne's family and is his steadiest moral compass.

Rachel Moran

Helen Brophy