Aria Montgomery
Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale) (Season 1 - present) is considered the "alternative" one of the group. She is more outgoing in fashion and what she sees as acceptable behavior. She moves back to Rosewood with her family after living in Iceland for a year. Before Alison's death, she and Alison discovered that Aria's father was having an affair with one of his former students, Meredith, who became his coworker at Hollis College. Alison encourages Aria to tell her mother the truth, but instead, Aria reluctantly agrees to keep her father's secret.
Considered the most artistic one of the group, Aria also tends to be the most outgoing of the girls. Her interest in being a writer is what attracts her to Ezra Fitz upon their first meeting in a bar. She is unaware that Ezra is a teacher at Rosewood High School. Despite their attempts to stay away from each other once they realize their student-teacher relationship, they eventually give in to their attraction and begin to date.
Out of all the girls in Alison's old clique, Aria is the most secretive, rarely getting help dealing with her issues. Her crush on Noel was encouraged by Alison; the two later briefly dated, but their relationship was ended after Noel attempted to blackmail Ezra after discovering that he was dating Aria.
"A" has tormented Aria the least out of the four girls, though A does expose Aria's father's affair and attempts to ruin Aria's relationship with Ezra and her friendship with Hanna.
Considered the most artistic one of the group, Aria also tends to be the most outgoing of the girls. Her interest in being a writer is what attracts her to Ezra Fitz upon their first meeting in a bar. She is unaware that Ezra is a teacher at Rosewood High School. Despite their attempts to stay away from each other once they realize their student-teacher relationship, they eventually give in to their attraction and begin to date.
Out of all the girls in Alison's old clique, Aria is the most secretive, rarely getting help dealing with her issues. Her crush on Noel was encouraged by Alison; the two later briefly dated, but their relationship was ended after Noel attempted to blackmail Ezra after discovering that he was dating Aria.
"A" has tormented Aria the least out of the four girls, though A does expose Aria's father's affair and attempts to ruin Aria's relationship with Ezra and her friendship with Hanna.
Spencer Hastings
Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario) (Season 1 - present) is considered the "de facto leader" of the group. Intelligent and extremely ambitious, she thrives for perfection in everything she does in an attempt to live up to the high expectations of her parents. Spencer's biggest rival is her older sister, Melissa, and the two are constantly at odds. Their relationship is often strained by the fact that Spencer has a habit of crushing on, and later kissing, Melissa's boyfriends (first Ian, then Wren).
Although close friends, Spencer resented Alison. The two of them often argued, as Spencer was the only one of their clique who was willing to stand up to Alison. On the night of Alison's disappearance, Spencer argued with Alison, stating that their friendship was over, as she was tired of being treated like Alison's property. However, it was Spencer who went looking for Alison when she heard Alison scream.
Wren and Spencer have a brief affair, which is cut short when Melissa discovers it and dumps Wren. Spencer later begins a relationship with Alex, a boy who works at Rosewood's exclusive country club, though a misunderstanding leads to Alex dumping her. Although initially suspicious of Toby, believing him to be "A" and possibly Alison's killer, Spencer begins to bond with Toby after she becomes his French tutor and is also framed by "A" (who plants evidence in Spencer's house to make her look guilty). The two begin to date, against the wishes of their parents. Shortly after Jason DiLaurentis returns to Rosewood, he reveals to Spencer that they are half-siblings through Spencer's father.
Spencer has been a frequent target of "A", who often preys upon Spencer's high-strung, suspicious nature. In one case, "A" helped feed Spencer's suspicions of Ian Thomas, Melissa's husband, heightening the rocky relationship between the two sisters. In another case, "A" planted evidence to convince Spencer that Paige McCullers was both "A" and Maya's killer, putting the Liars at odds. At the end of the second season, Spencer discovers that Mona is "A"; Mona invites Spencer to join the "A team", but she refuses.
Although close friends, Spencer resented Alison. The two of them often argued, as Spencer was the only one of their clique who was willing to stand up to Alison. On the night of Alison's disappearance, Spencer argued with Alison, stating that their friendship was over, as she was tired of being treated like Alison's property. However, it was Spencer who went looking for Alison when she heard Alison scream.
Wren and Spencer have a brief affair, which is cut short when Melissa discovers it and dumps Wren. Spencer later begins a relationship with Alex, a boy who works at Rosewood's exclusive country club, though a misunderstanding leads to Alex dumping her. Although initially suspicious of Toby, believing him to be "A" and possibly Alison's killer, Spencer begins to bond with Toby after she becomes his French tutor and is also framed by "A" (who plants evidence in Spencer's house to make her look guilty). The two begin to date, against the wishes of their parents. Shortly after Jason DiLaurentis returns to Rosewood, he reveals to Spencer that they are half-siblings through Spencer's father.
Spencer has been a frequent target of "A", who often preys upon Spencer's high-strung, suspicious nature. In one case, "A" helped feed Spencer's suspicions of Ian Thomas, Melissa's husband, heightening the rocky relationship between the two sisters. In another case, "A" planted evidence to convince Spencer that Paige McCullers was both "A" and Maya's killer, putting the Liars at odds. At the end of the second season, Spencer discovers that Mona is "A"; Mona invites Spencer to join the "A team", but she refuses.
Hanna Marin
Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson) (Season 1 - present) is the "diva" of the group, having taken Alison's place as the most popular girl at Rosewood High in Alison's absence. Prior to Alison's death, Hanna was a bulimic girl who Alison frequently mocked for being overweight. Her parents divorced, Hanna lives with her mother. She feels betrayed by her father, who has remarried, and does not get along well with his new wife and daughter. When Hanna's mother falls upon financial hardship, she steals thousands of dollars, which Hanna is forced to keep a secret.
Though Alison was one of Hanna's closest friends, Hanna expresses relief at Alison being dead, having been hurt so often by Alison, and seeing how Alison hurt everyone else. At the start of the show, Hanna was dating Sean, who she had crushed on for a long time, however, they later break up. She becomes close to Rosewood's resident bad boy, Caleb Rivers, and the two begin to date, with Hanna subsequently losing her virginity to him. Although Hanna dumps Caleb after she discovers he was working for Jenna, they eventually reconcile. Hanna is best friends with Mona Vanderwaal, the two of them having transformed themselves from "losers" together. Hanna is also friends with Lucas Gottesman, who harbors an unrequited crush on her.
"A" frequently torments Hanna with taunts about her weight and social status, at one time threatening to reveal her mother's theft from the bank. In the first season, "A" ran Hanna down with a car, after claiming that Hanna "knew too much"; the accident left Hanna with a broken leg and ribs. "A" later forces Hanna to ruin her father's relationship Isabel by revealing his infidelity, although she is ultimately unsuccessful.
In the third season, Hanna is devastated at the discovery of Mona being "A" and cannot bear the fact that Mona tormented her and her friends. She makes regular visits to Radley to see Mona, explaining that she is doing it in an attempt to understand and move on.
Though Alison was one of Hanna's closest friends, Hanna expresses relief at Alison being dead, having been hurt so often by Alison, and seeing how Alison hurt everyone else. At the start of the show, Hanna was dating Sean, who she had crushed on for a long time, however, they later break up. She becomes close to Rosewood's resident bad boy, Caleb Rivers, and the two begin to date, with Hanna subsequently losing her virginity to him. Although Hanna dumps Caleb after she discovers he was working for Jenna, they eventually reconcile. Hanna is best friends with Mona Vanderwaal, the two of them having transformed themselves from "losers" together. Hanna is also friends with Lucas Gottesman, who harbors an unrequited crush on her.
"A" frequently torments Hanna with taunts about her weight and social status, at one time threatening to reveal her mother's theft from the bank. In the first season, "A" ran Hanna down with a car, after claiming that Hanna "knew too much"; the accident left Hanna with a broken leg and ribs. "A" later forces Hanna to ruin her father's relationship Isabel by revealing his infidelity, although she is ultimately unsuccessful.
In the third season, Hanna is devastated at the discovery of Mona being "A" and cannot bear the fact that Mona tormented her and her friends. She makes regular visits to Radley to see Mona, explaining that she is doing it in an attempt to understand and move on.
Emily Fields
Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell) (Season 1 - present) is the "jock" of the group. A highly competitive swimmer, she is considered the star of Rosewood's swim team. Sweet and shy, she is also a lesbian, something that she takes great pains to hide for a long time. Although her parents initially struggle with her being gay, they eventually come to accept her for who she is. For a short time Emily lives with Hanna, after her mother moves to Texas to live with Emily's father, who is stationed in Fort Hood.
Of the four girls, Emily was the one who had the closest relationship with Alison, whom she was in love with. Although Alison frequently mocked Emily's romantic feelings towards her, she also professed a fondness for Emily, confessing that Emily was the only one who understood her and calling Emily her "favorite". Alison appears to Emily when she passes out from carbon monoxide poisoning, telling Emily that she knows "A"'s identity; it is unclear if Alison's appearance was a hallucination or reality.
When the St. Germain family moves into the old DiLaurentis house, Emily is immediately attracted to Maya, her new neighbor. The two begin to date, leading Emily to come out, however their relationship is broken up by Emily's mother, who disapproves and has Maya sent away when she discovers marijuana in Maya's bag. When Emily returns to the swim team after a short leave of absence, she becomes rivals with Paige McCullers who has taken Emily's place as being the best swimmer. She confronts Paige about Paige's homophobia, only to discover that Paige is secretly gay herself; the two begin dating, but Emily soon breaks it off, not wanting to be Paige's "secret". In the second season, Emily dates Samara Cook, whom she meets through a LGBTQ group, though she is dumped after a misunderstanding caused by "A".
Following the mid-season finale of the second season, Emily reunites with Maya, but their new relationship is shaky and soon falls apart. In the second season finale, it is revealed that Maya has been murdered. Deeply depressed and angry, Emily struggles to move on from Maya's murder, finding solace in her rekindled relationship with Paige, and getting "revenge" for Maya's death after killing Maya's murderer, Lyndon James, in a struggle.
"A" is very aggressive towards Emily, singling her out as the "weakest link". Among other things, "A" attempts to out Emily to her parents, blackmails Emily into lying about receiving a college scholarship for swimming, secretly doses her with HGH, and torments her emotionally and physically, leading Emily to develop a stomach ulcer due to stress.
Of the four girls, Emily was the one who had the closest relationship with Alison, whom she was in love with. Although Alison frequently mocked Emily's romantic feelings towards her, she also professed a fondness for Emily, confessing that Emily was the only one who understood her and calling Emily her "favorite". Alison appears to Emily when she passes out from carbon monoxide poisoning, telling Emily that she knows "A"'s identity; it is unclear if Alison's appearance was a hallucination or reality.
When the St. Germain family moves into the old DiLaurentis house, Emily is immediately attracted to Maya, her new neighbor. The two begin to date, leading Emily to come out, however their relationship is broken up by Emily's mother, who disapproves and has Maya sent away when she discovers marijuana in Maya's bag. When Emily returns to the swim team after a short leave of absence, she becomes rivals with Paige McCullers who has taken Emily's place as being the best swimmer. She confronts Paige about Paige's homophobia, only to discover that Paige is secretly gay herself; the two begin dating, but Emily soon breaks it off, not wanting to be Paige's "secret". In the second season, Emily dates Samara Cook, whom she meets through a LGBTQ group, though she is dumped after a misunderstanding caused by "A".
Following the mid-season finale of the second season, Emily reunites with Maya, but their new relationship is shaky and soon falls apart. In the second season finale, it is revealed that Maya has been murdered. Deeply depressed and angry, Emily struggles to move on from Maya's murder, finding solace in her rekindled relationship with Paige, and getting "revenge" for Maya's death after killing Maya's murderer, Lyndon James, in a struggle.
"A" is very aggressive towards Emily, singling her out as the "weakest link". Among other things, "A" attempts to out Emily to her parents, blackmails Emily into lying about receiving a college scholarship for swimming, secretly doses her with HGH, and torments her emotionally and physically, leading Emily to develop a stomach ulcer due to stress.
Alison DiLaurentis
Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse) (Season 1 - present) was the "Queen Bee" of Rosewood and the leader of her clique. Ruling the group with an iron fist, the vicious but charismatic Alison went missing during a slumber party at the end of summer. When Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily begin receiving threatening messages from "A" a year after Ali goes missing, they believe she is alive and is playing a trick on them. However, shortly after the appearance of "A", Alison's body is found buried in the backyard of the former DiLaurentis house, hidden under the gazebo (which had been under construction at the time of her disappearance). The discovery of her body launches a murder investigation. The police believe Alison was killed by a blow to the head (with a shovel), but the girls later learn, via Alison's autopsy report, that she actually suffocated to death by being buried alive.
It is revealed through flashbacks and clues sent by "A" that numerous people in Rosewood would have had motive to kill her. Alison was aware of all of the girls' deepest secrets: Spencer kissing Ian (her sister, Melissa's, boyfriend at the time), Aria's dad's affair with a student, Hanna's bulimia, and Emily's homosexuality (and her crush on Alison herself). She was responsible for blinding Jenna Marshall, by setting off a fire cracker in Toby Cavanaugh's shed; Ali then blackmailed Toby into taking the blame by threatening to reveal that Toby and Jenna were engaged in a sexual affair. Before her death, Alison had also been secretly dating Ian and being stalked by an unknown person also going by the name "A".
It is revealed through flashbacks and clues sent by "A" that numerous people in Rosewood would have had motive to kill her. Alison was aware of all of the girls' deepest secrets: Spencer kissing Ian (her sister, Melissa's, boyfriend at the time), Aria's dad's affair with a student, Hanna's bulimia, and Emily's homosexuality (and her crush on Alison herself). She was responsible for blinding Jenna Marshall, by setting off a fire cracker in Toby Cavanaugh's shed; Ali then blackmailed Toby into taking the blame by threatening to reveal that Toby and Jenna were engaged in a sexual affair. Before her death, Alison had also been secretly dating Ian and being stalked by an unknown person also going by the name "A".
"A"
"A" is the main antagonist of the series. "A" is a "team" of people working in tandem. The team members include:
The girls have suspected numerous people of being "A", including Toby, who is revealed to be part of "A"'s team in the mid-season finale of season three (though at this point, the girls had dismissed him as being innocent). It was revealed in a prequel Halloween episode in season two that Alison was being tormented by someone calling themselves "A", though it is yet unknown if Alison's "A" and the girls' "A" are in fact the same person.
Mona was revealed to be "A" in the season two finale; after traveling with Spencer to the Lost Woods Resort where "A"'s lair is discovered, Spencer finally realizes Mona is "A", confronting her. Mona is declared insane and sent to Radley, a mental institution, where it is revealed she was in fact taking orders from a mysterious person ("Red Coat"). In the season three premiere, Mona hallucinates Alison sitting in her cell, reading Lolita and wearing a red coat, hinting at a connection between Alison and "Red Coat".
In the third season, "A" sends the Liars less messages, though it is clear this new "A" is more sinister and deranged than Mona (for example, "A" steals Alison's body and later sends Emily a necklace made of Alison's teeth). In the third season's mid-season finale, it is revealed that Mona has been regularly escaping Radley and attempted to frame Paige for Maya's murder with the help of Toby Cavanugh, who is exposed as a member of "The A Team"
- Mona Vanderwaal: Revealed in the second season finale, Mona was the primary "A" in the first two seasons.
- Toby Cavanaugh: Revealed in the mid-season finale of the third season, he appears to take orders from Mona.
- Unknown Leader & Other Members: Unknown to date but it is speculated that their are other members of "The A Team" This can be seen with the various people in tormented doll masks, the person in the red coat and the mention of a "Big A"
The girls have suspected numerous people of being "A", including Toby, who is revealed to be part of "A"'s team in the mid-season finale of season three (though at this point, the girls had dismissed him as being innocent). It was revealed in a prequel Halloween episode in season two that Alison was being tormented by someone calling themselves "A", though it is yet unknown if Alison's "A" and the girls' "A" are in fact the same person.
Mona was revealed to be "A" in the season two finale; after traveling with Spencer to the Lost Woods Resort where "A"'s lair is discovered, Spencer finally realizes Mona is "A", confronting her. Mona is declared insane and sent to Radley, a mental institution, where it is revealed she was in fact taking orders from a mysterious person ("Red Coat"). In the season three premiere, Mona hallucinates Alison sitting in her cell, reading Lolita and wearing a red coat, hinting at a connection between Alison and "Red Coat".
In the third season, "A" sends the Liars less messages, though it is clear this new "A" is more sinister and deranged than Mona (for example, "A" steals Alison's body and later sends Emily a necklace made of Alison's teeth). In the third season's mid-season finale, it is revealed that Mona has been regularly escaping Radley and attempted to frame Paige for Maya's murder with the help of Toby Cavanugh, who is exposed as a member of "The A Team"
Acquaintances of Aria Montgomery
Family
Byron Montgomery
Byron Montgomery (Chad Lowe) (Season 1 - present) is Aria's father and a history professor at Hollis College. He asked Aria to keep his affair with a student, Meredith, a secret after Aria witnessed them kissing. Regretting the affair and wanting them to be a family again, Byron moves the family to Iceland for a year as a sabbatical. The relationship between Byron and Ella becomes strained after A sends her a letter revealing Byron's affair. After spending some time apart, Ella and Byron slowly begin to rebuild their relationship. When Mike becomes depressed, Byron reveals that his brother Scott, who committed suicide, also suffered from mental illness; Byron feels guilty for not doing anything to help his brother. Byron finds out that Ezra is involved in a relationship with Aria after they tell him and Ella and is furious about it. In an effort to get Ezra away from Aria, Byron recommends him for a job in New Orleans. He also plots to send Aria to an all girls boarding school in Vermont. When Aria threatens to reveal his affair to his boss, however, he backs off from sending her to boarding school but gets Ezra fired from Hollis. In season 3, Byron and Ella have divorced and Ella has moved out of the house. Byron starts seeing Meredith again. He informs Aria that Meredith got a job at the same high school that Aria attends and Ella teaches.
Ella Montgomery
Ella Montgomery (Holly Marie Combs) (Season 1 - present) is Aria's mother, as well as a teacher at Rosewood High. Ella believes in treating her children as friends, not as property. She has mentioned that she doesn't want to push into Aria's private life, and she thinks that Aria should be allowed to keep secrets. Ella was unaware of her husband's affair with a student until A sent her a letter. After asking Byron to move out, and his refusal, she left the home. Eventually, Aria found out her parents were secretly getting back together, and Ella eventually decides to move back in. When her son, Mike, is depressed, she doesn't feel he needs medication, and remains somewhat in denial about his illness. She finally receives her wake-up call when he attacks her in his bedroom. When Ella found out Aria was dating Ezra, she was angry, but she believed Aria when she said she had broken it off, and tried to win her back her freedom, which Byron didn't think she deserved. Later, she finds out that Aria and Ezra are still together, and decides she is going to try to understand their relationship. Ella is aware of A, and tries to send Aria to Boarding School to get away. Aria is furious, and blackmails her mother into not going through with it. Ella tearfully tells Aria how ashamed she is, and how she doesn't know how to save their relationship. Friends n season 3, she and Byron have divorced and Ella tries to move on with her life not knowing how. Aria creates a profile for her on a dating website under the nickname "Hot Mamma." Ella is furious at Aria but later she likes the idea and starts dating again. She befriends and starts dating the owner of the brew who is much younger than her.
Mike Montgomery
Mike Montgomery (Cody Christian) (Seasons 1-2) is Aria's younger brother. A lacrosse player, he suffers from some sort of mental illness, which has causes him to burst into fits of anger and later leads him to break into people's houses for fun, before he begins to shut down emotionally and withdraw completely from his family. He blames Aria for the trouble between their parents. Mike accidentally discovered that Jenna and Garrett knew each other, which he told Aria about. Mike reveals to Aria that the only reason he punched Ezra was because after Ezra and Aria announced they are a couple, he feared what Byron would have done to hurt Ezra judging by the look on his face and thought, "Better I do it, than him."
Friends
Holden Strauss
Holden Strauss (Shane Coffey) (Season 2-3) is a childhood friend of Aria's who returns with his family from a year abroad in Portugal in the middle of Season 2. He asks Aria out on a date, and discovers that she only agreed so she could get out of the house unsupervised and try to meet Ezra. Instead of becoming upset, he suggest that they continue the cover, though he remains secretive about what he does during their fake dates. We later find out that his secret is more serious than it seemed at first when he accidentally reveals a very large bruise on his stomach, but he tells Aria not to worry about it. He eventually tells her that he is doing Tang soo do, a Korean martial art, and that his parents forbid him to keep training, that is why he needs a cover. The situation turns out to be more complicated, though, when Ella tells Aria that Holden has a heart condition that could kill him any time. Aria goes to watch one of Holden's fights and she sees how much he loves to fight. In the sixth episode in season 3, he attends the same church party as Hanna. But when Emily comes, he runs into her and sparks a conversation. When he grabs a cupcake his wrist is exposed reveling a tattoo from that night and Noel Khan's party
Relationship
Ezra Fitz
Ezra Fitz (Ezra Fitzgerald) (Ian Harding) (Season 1 - present) is a former English teacher at Rosewood High School and later teaches at Hollis. He became romantically involved with Aria after the two met at a club and instantly bonded. When he discovered that Aria was his student, he attempted to break things off, but found himself unable to do so. He broke up with Aria for a little while in order to take time to think about their relationship. He quit his teaching position at Rosewood just before Noel threatened to expose Aria and Ezra's relationship. Ezra later explains to Aria that he was engaged to a girl named Jackie when he was in college, but that she broke it off; Jackie later returns to Rosewood after getting a teaching position at Hollis. Although Ezra loves Aria, he seems to still have some lingering feelings for Jackie, and the two remain close. His relationship with Aria is often strained by the fact that they have to hide that they are together. Aria, who apparently was a virgin, was surprised dreaming with having relations with Ezra and then confirmed that she was not surprising Ezra with a very sexy dinner and then closing the door of the office. He confesses to Ella that he loves Aria (though she misunderstands and believes he is talking about Spencer) when he comes to comfort Aria after her arrest. In "Through Many Danger, Toils, and Snares" we find out that Aria broke up with Ezra because of Jackie threatening to expose their relationship but they later get back together after Aria explains to Ezra that Jackie was the reason why she broke up with him. Ezra and Aria later tell Byron and Ella that they are a couple which leads him to getting punched by Mike (though it's told he only did it fearing what Bryon what would have done instead). Ezra later tells Jackie, who comes into his office trying to convince him it'll never work out for him and Aria due to age difference and the fact she's still a teenager, to get out of his office, saying he will not let her do anything to harm or hurt Aria ever again and that he wants nothing more to do with Jackie herself. Aria continues to attempt to convince her parents to allow her to date Ezra but in the meantime they try to set her up with someone else. When Aria calls Ezra, he tells her not to call him again. The two later rekindle their relationship when Aria leaves him a voice mail telling Ezra that, if he doesn't meet up with her, their relationship is over. Ezra turns up at the last minute after a student tells him to 'be bold' and the two kiss in the rain. Aria decides not to tell her friends that the two are back together, hoping that, by keeping it from them, she can also keep it from 'A'. They later have sex in his apartment after Ezra finds out that he has been fired from Hollis. In season 3, Aria and Ezra celebrate their one year anniversary. Their relationship seems to be going smoothly until Ezra's younger brother Wesley "Wes" drops by unexpectedly. Bumps are soon formed in their relationship when Aria learns of Ezra getting his high school girlfriend Maggie pregnant and his mother paying her to disappear from his life, even though he wanted to do the right thing. Aria tracks Maggie down and discovers that she has kept the baby, who is now a healthy 7 year old boy, but Ezra doesn't know.
Noel Kahn
Noel Kahn (Brant Daugherty) (Season 1 - present) is a popular jock and friends with Sean and Mike. He has feelings for Aria and briefly dates her, ending things when he discovers that Aria is seeing Ezra. Noel attempts to blackmail Ezra with this information, but ends up getting framed by A (for apparently stealing mid-term exams). After a suspension, he returns to school and becomes somewhat romantically involved with Mona, but eventually breaks up with her and starts dating Jenna.
Other
Meredith Sorenson
Meredith Sorenson (Amanda Schull) (Season 1 - present) is a former student at Hollis who Byron had an affair with. She ignores Aria's pleas for her to stay away from Byron and in an effort to get close to Byron again, attempts to befriend Ella, who was unaware of the affair. In the beginning of season 3, "A" forces Aria to reveal a past secret that Aria and Alison trashed Byron's office and framed Meredith for the crime when Aria believes an earring she found proves that Byron and Meredith were still together after Aria found out about the affair. After the incident Byron did end all ties with Meredith because he felt threatened. But when "A" forces Aria to confess it was her, it gives now divorced Byron and Meredith another chance at a relationship. When Aria is forced to confess and apologize to Meredith, she returns the earring "A" gave her, which was taken from Alison's grave only to find out the earring is not hers.
Jackie Molina
Jackie Molina (Paloma Guzman) (Seasons 1-2) is Ezra's ex-fiancée. After getting a teaching job at Hollis, she makes hints at wanting to reconcile her relationship with Ezra. She discovers that Aria and Ezra are in a relationship, and uses this as leverage when Aria attempts to force her out of Ezra's life by threatening to expose a paper that Jackie plagiarized. Jackie forces Aria to break up with Ezra but the two later get back together and reveal their relationship to her parents when Ezra overhears Jackie threatening Aria. Ezra later tells Jackie to get out of his office when she comes by his office and to stay away from Aria after Jackie makes a comment about his relationship with Aria being "a terrible mistake," and that he wants nothing to do with Jackie again.
Wesley Fitzgerald
Wesley Fitzgerald (Gregg Sulkin) (Season 3 - present) is Ezra's younger brother. Aria first meets him outside of Ezra's apartment in the Season 3 episode "The Kahn Game", after Wesley and Ezra get into a heated argument. Later, Aria calls Ezra for a ride home from Noel's cabin party, and Wesley answers because Ezra left his phone at the apartment with Wesley. He offers to pick Aria up, and on the way home, Wesley reveals to Aria that Ezra had accidentally impregnated a girl named Maggie while in high school, assuming that Ezra had already told Aria this. Wesley goes on to say that Ezra's mother had paid Maggie to stay away from Ezra, and Ezra had never stayed in touch with her. Later, on Ezra's birthday, Aria reveals to Wesley that she had gone to Wilmington to locate Maggie, and that she discovered that Ezra has a 7-year-old son named Malcolm. They plan to break the news to Ezra together, but are disheartened when they learn that Maggie lied to Ezra about the situation.
Dianne Fitzgerald
Dianne Fitzgerald (Mary Page Keller) (Season 3 - present) is Ezra's wealthy mother. She disapproves of Aria's relationship with Ezra, and consequently blackmails her to break up with him. This infuriates Aria, who refuses the offer. It is later revealed that Dianne had paid Maggie a large sum of money to disappear out of Ezra's life.
Maggie
Maggie (Larisa Oleynik) (Season 3- present) is Ezra's ex, who was impregnated by Ezra after High School. She was paid a large sum of money to disappear from Ezra's life and to take care of his unborn child, who he doesn't know about. In the eleventh episode, Aria pays her a visit at her school, where she reveals that she has a son named Malcom. In the summer finale, she pays Ezra a visit leaving Aria out. She will be the next obstacle in Ezra and Aria's relationship, but she might be the toughest yet.
Acquaintances of Spencer Hastings
Family
Melissa Hastings Thomas
Melissa Hastings Thomas (Torrey DeVitto) (Season 1 - present) is Spencer's older sister, who is engaged to Wren at the start of the series, but later returns to Ian. A perfectionist and the favored daughter, she was Spencer's rival for most of their lives. Their competition lead to Spencer kissing both Ian and Wren, which culminated in Melissa breaking off her engagement with Wren. After the breakup, Melissa rekindled her relationship with Ian and the two eloped, after which Melissa confided in Spencer that she just wanted the fighting between them to stop. Shortly after marrying Ian, Melissa becomes pregnant, which again causes a rift between her and Spencer, who suspects Melissa is covering for Ian. When Ian goes missing, Melissa refuses to believe Spencer's claims that he is dead, thinking that she is receiving text messages from Ian, who is in hiding. After discovering Ian's body, however, Melissa becomes depressed and apologizes to Spencer for choosing Ian over her. When Melissa finds Ian's phone in Spencer's bag, (although it was A who put the phone in there), she believes it was Spencer sending the texts to Melissa's phone and mentions she will never, ever forgive Spencer for this. Melissa discovers that Jason is their half-brother and says that she can't be around their parents because they lied to her and Spencer. She still loiters around the house however, and Spencer and her friends begin to suspect that Melissa knows more about "A" and Ali's disappearance than she is letting on. They find a video taken inside Alison's room the night she disappeared, and Melissa is shown throwing open the door and yelling "Where is she?!" The girls also find out that Melissa was sending Ali threatening text messages, and had worked at a law firm that Ali had suspected of assisting "A" in messing with her life. Spencer and Melissa's dad's gun goes missing, and Spencer fears Melissa took it. Although Melissa didn't take the gun, her parents still feared that she killed Allison through jealousy. So her mom hired a private investigator to watch her. Toward the end of the second season, Melissa makes some odd statements that imply she knows some secrets about Alison and/or the N.A.T. club.
Peter Hastings
Peter Hastings (Nolan North) (Season 1 - present) is Spencer and Melissa's father. A lawyer who places a great emphasis on winning, he destroys evidence that he fears will implicate Spencer in Alison's murder. Although initially he disapproves of Spencer and Toby dating, he warms to Toby after Toby begins to work for him. Peter strongly dislikes DiLaurentises, who has claims are "always crossing lines." In Season 2, Episode 19, it is revealed that Peter did have an affair with Jessica DiLaurentis, he is Jason's father and that Jason, Spencer and Melissa are all half-siblings. We also discover that he paid a private investigator to look into Ali's disappearance, as he was afraid that Melissa had something to do with it, since he already found out Melissa had been sending Ali threatening text messages.
Veronica Hastings
Veronica Hastings (Lesley Fera) (Season 1 - present) is Spencer's and Melissa's mother. She had a breast cancer scare that she keeps a secret from her family, not wanting to worry them. A lawyer, she frequently helps the girls out with legal situations. Although she dislikes Toby and his relationship with Spencer, she eventually becomes more tolerant of it.
Jason DiLaurentis
Jason DiLaurentis* (briefly Parker Bagley, later Drew Van Acker) (Season 1 - present) is Alison's older brother, who is later revealed to also be Spencer's half-brother as her Dad had an affair with his mom, although this was only recently exposed.
Relationship
Ian Thomas
Ian Thomas (Ryan Merriman) (Seasons 1-2) is Melissa's late husband. He attended high school with Jason and Garrett and was part of their "N.A.T." club (the initials of a Latin phrase meaning "We See All"). Ian dated Melissa prior to Alison's death, although he was secretly carrying on an affair with Alison, he also flirted and tried it on with Spencer, who had a crush on him. He returned to Rosewood shortly after Melissa broke off her engagement with Wren; after a small courtship, the two eloped and took up residency in the Hastings' renovated barn while their apartment in Philadelphia was being remodeled. He had an uneasy relationship with Spencer, who became suspicious of him and believed he was A/Alison's killer. It is later revealed that Ian liked to secretly videotape the girls when they were getting undressed. When Spencer confronts Ian about Alison's death, he claims he only pushed her, not intended for her to hit her head. After this he approaches Spencer and tries to kill her, stating that he's doing it for Melissa's benefit, but is killed by A, who surprisingly intervenes. His body goes missing and he is presumed to be in hiding, however, his body is eventually discovered, his death staged to look like a suicide; and leaving Melissa with his unborn child.
Wren Kingston
Wren Kingston (Julian Morris)(Season 1 - present) was a medical student who was engaged to Melissa. He was attracted to Spencer and later kissed her, which resulted in Melissa calling off their engagement. However, he later returns to Rosewood to help Melissa out with Ian, who, at the time, they believe to still be alive. He obtains a job at the hospital in Rosewood, telling Spencer he came back for her, he then asks her if she wants to go out for a coffee but she says 'I have a boyfriend now',they leave it at that and go. He then comforts Spencer after her breakup with Toby, leaving her confused. After Mona is revealed to be A, Wren develops a friendship with Hanna, since he works at the mental institution and Hanna goes to visit Mona there on a regular basis. Eventually, the board at the mental threatens to transfer Mona to New York, and Wren helps Hanna testify to the board and get her to not be transferred. Hanna accidentally kisses Wren from happiness when she finds out Mona will not be transferred based on Hanna's testimony. Wren tends to get an unrequited crush on Hanna after the kiss and tries to woo her at times, but gets rejected. Most likely because he's Spencer's ex and she's secretly dating Caleb again.
Alex Santiago
Alex Santiago (Diego Boneta) (Season 1) is an employee of Rosewood's exclusive country club. He meets Spencer after observing her practicing serves, and the two quickly enter into a relationship. Their relationship becomes strained after Melissa plants doubts about Spencer's feelings for him in Alex's mind, leading Alex to think Spencer is slumming it with him. Veronica is initially uncomfortable around Alex, which Spencer thinks is because of Alex being of a lower economic class, however, Alex explains that he comforted Veronica after her cancer scare. Alex breaks up with Spencer for good after A makes him believe Spencer applied for him to go to Europe for a tennis camp after he asked her explicitly not to.
Toby Cavanaugh
Toby Cavanaugh (Keegan Allen) (Season 1 - present) is Jenna's stepbrother, who was blackmailed into sleeping with Jenna and taking the blame for the girls accidentally blinding Jenna. After he returns to Rosewood, he strikes up a tentative friendship with Emily after saving her from Ben. Spencer disapproves of the friendship, believing that Toby is Alison's murderer. Emily goes to Homecoming with Toby and later confesses to him that she is a lesbian; her openness makes Toby try to confess to her about having a thing with Jenna, which Emily misunderstands, leading to a physical confrontation. Toby drops her off at the hospital before running away; he is later caught by the police, who have been tipped off by Jenna. After witnessing Toby being taunted in the street, Spencer begins to sympathize with him, and they bond, when they realize they are both being framed for Alison's murder. Despite Spencer's parents distrust and dislike of Toby, they begin to date. After A threatens Spencer with Toby's safety, she decides to break up with him, not wanting him to get hurt. He then falls, because of one of A's tricks and ends up in hospital. He later learns that Wren kissed Spencer and had a one day fling with her. Back in the hospital he tells Wren that his left arm may be broken but his right arm isn't(meaning he would beat him up if he tried anything like it again.) When he comes out he begins to act cold towards her, no longer caring about her. In the season 2 finale he admits that pretending not to love her was the hardest thing he has ever done, she then approaches him and gets ready to slap him but before she has a chance he pulls her close to him and kisses her. In Season 3, Spencer and Toby seem to have moved past all the problems that plagued their relationship in the past, seeming happier and more in love than they ever were. In the Season 3 summer finale, Toby and Spencer open a new chapter in their relationship. Toby is revealed to be a member of the "A" team. But his motives are unknown.
Acquaintances of Hanna Marin
Ashley Marin
Ashley Marin (Laura Leighton) (Season 1 - present) is Hanna's mother, who works at a bank in Rosewood. She is angered by Hanna's shoplifting, so she has an affair with Detective Darren in order to keep Hanna from being charged. After some financial hardship caused by the divorce, Ashley falls behind on her bills and resorts to stealing money from the safety deposit box of a client; the money is later stolen (by A, unbeknownst to Ashley) and Hanna is forced to slowly earn it back by hurting Lucas. Although she is divorced from Tom, Hanna's father, Ashley still has lingering feelings for him; when he comes for a visit, she ends up sleeping with him. However, she ends the affair when she realizes that Tom will never change. After Emily's parents move to Texas, Ashley invites Emily to come live with her and Hanna. She initially disapproves when Hanna starts dating Caleb, but eventually warms up to him even saying how she sees "herself" in him.
Tom Marin
Tom Marin (Roark Critchlow) (Season 1-2) is Hanna's father. He divorced Hanna's mother, Ashley, after having an affair with Isabel, his current wife. When he comes to Rosewood to visit Hanna, he begins to grow close to Ashley once more, something which is encouraged by Hanna. Tom eventually sleeps with Ashley, but she breaks things off with him when she realizes that he will never change. His wedding to Isabel is interrupted by Hanna, who reveals his affair with Ashley to Isabel. Despite Hanna ruining Tom's wedding to Isabel, Ashley reveals to Hanna that Tom still married her. Tom later reveals that he will be moving back to Rosewood with Isabel and Kate so he can be closer to Hanna.
Isabel Marin
Isabel Marin (née Randall) (Heather Mazur) (Seasons 1-2) is Tom's new wife and Hanna's stepmother. At Tom and Isabel's wedding, "A" makes Hanna reveal that Tom had slept with Ashley while he was engaged to Isabel. Despite Hanna telling Isabel about Tom's affair with Ashley, Isabel still marries him. Until recently, Isabel seemed entirely unaware of her daughter Kate's nature.
Kate Randall
Kate Randall (Natalie Floyd, later Natalie Hall) (Seasons 1-2) is Isabel's daughter and Hanna's stepsister. Although Hanna is friendly to Kate at first, she begins to resent her. Kate is shown to possess a malicious streak, with a willingness to use manipulation for her own purposes. Hanna had said some unkind things about Kate, but apologizes to her. Kate pretends to accept the apology, but makes comparisons of how to break in horses and how she would break in Hanna. She humiliates Hanna after getting her drunk at their parents' rehearsal dinner. Even though Hanna stopped Isabel's wedding to her father, Kate still becomes Hanna's stepsister when their parents get married at the courthouse. Tom later moves back to Rosewood with Isabel, and Kate is enrolled at Rosewood High. It appears that Kate actually wants to be friends with Hanna at school, but she was really trying to look like an innocent victim, even sending the school a naked photo of herself and framing Hanna for it. But after finding out the truth, Hanna neutralizes Kate for a time.
Regina Marin
Regina Marin (Betty Buckley) (Season 2) is Hanna's grandmother. She is quite eccentric but very smart. Regina is very fond of her granddaughter and Ashley, and is very ambiguous about Tom's new family. Regina sees right through Kate and her sneaky ways.
Friends
Mona Vanderwaal
Mona Vanderwaal (Janel Parrish) (Season 1 - present) is a former unpopular girl at Rosewood who longed to be accepted into Alison's group and was continuously mocked by Alison. After Alison's disappearance, Mona befriended Hanna and they underwent an "extreme makeover" together; as a result, they both became popular students. When "A" appears, Mona becomes jealous of Hanna rekindling her friendships with the other Liars. She dislikes Caleb and makes attempts to break Hanna and Caleb up, though to no avail. She becomes romantically involved with Noel, much to Hanna's disapproval, but is later dumped by him for Jenna. When "A" begins sending Mona threatening notes, she grows closer to the Liars. In the second season finale, she is in fact revealed to actually be "A" when she and Spencer travel to the Lost Woods Resort to uncover "A"'s lair. She is committed to a mental institution, Radley, after being diagnosed with an antisocial personality disorder. It is subsequently revealed that Mona had been taking orders from an unknown person. Although at Radley, Mona frequently cause trouble for the Liars and their loved ones, even going so far as to attempt to frame Paige for Maya's murder. It has been revealed that Mona has figured out a way to come and go from Radley as she pleases and that she gives orders to Toby Cavanaugh, an "A" accomplice.
Lucas Gottesman
Lucas Gottesman (Brendan Robinson) (Season 1 - present) is an unpopular student at Rosewood, who harbors an unrequited crush on Hanna, who he develops a friendship with. Having been frequently tormented by Alison, he often expresses his happiness at her death, going so far as to destroy Alison's memorial, believing her cruelty shouldn't have been forgiven posthumously. that it isn't right that Alison's cruelty should be forgiven just because she died. Although initially angered by Hanna's rejection of his romantic feelings, he eventually accepts it and even befriends Caleb. He seeks Hanna out for dating advice after he becomes involved with a girl named Danielle, however, it is unclear if any relationship developed between them. Soon afterward, due to a series of misunderstandings and coincidences, the Liars suspect Lucas may be A; it is later revealed that Lucas had gambled away thousands of dollars of Caleb's savings. Following this, his friendship with Hanna and Caleb is severely strained, and Lucas grew increasingly more troubled. It was revealed in the third season that he had been visiting Mona at Radley, for yet unknown reasons.
Relationships
Sean Ackard
Sean Ackard (Chuck Hittinger) (Season 1) is Hanna's boyfriend prior to the beginning of the series. Having crushed on Sean since before Alison's disappearance, motivated by insecurities about her weight, Hanna puts a lot of pressure on their relationship. When Sean refuses to have sex with Hanna, she becomes upset and wrecks his car, though Sean understands and forgives her. However, the mystery surrounding A and Alison's death begin to take a toll on their relationship and that, combined with Sean's treatment of Lucas as well as his attraction to Aria, leads to their breakup. Afterwards, Sean seeks out Emily's help in pursuing Paige, unaware that Paige is a lesbian.
Caleb Rivers
Caleb Rivers (Tyler Blackburn) (Season 1 - present) is a foster child and Rosewood's resident "bad boy" who Hanna seeks out for help in hacking Emily's phone so that she can call Maya, her girlfriend at the time. Though initially annoyed and frustrated by Caleb, she becomes more sympathetic towards him when she discovers his poor home life. The two eventually enter into a relationship which results in Hanna losing her virginity to Caleb. When she discovers that Caleb originally tried to get close to her while working for Jenna, she dumps him, feeling betrayed. He is brought back to Rosewood by Lucas, who wants Hanna and Caleb to make amends and reunite. After Caleb is contacted by his birth mother, he leaves Hanna to stay in California for a while. He returns in time for Tom's marriage to Isabel, accompanying Hanna to the wedding. Caleb then comes back after being in California and helps Hanna and her friends hack A's phone without telling him who's phone it belongs to, but it backfires when "A" shuts the phone down. His surprise birthday party later gets ruined because Lucas has something to tell Hanna but Hanna takes it the wrong way and they both end up falling out the boat. The girls (excluding Hanna) let Caleb continue to hack "A"´s phone and so that he does it they tell him about "A" but just the important parts that include defending Hanna. The girls try to hide the truth from Hanna but when she finds out she is angry at them. They however talk and become friends again. Meanwhile, Caleb becomes obsessed with finding out who "A" is, which caused "A" to hack into Caleb's computer and planted secure school files, which landed him in trouble with the police, However Hanna saves him by deleting the files. Caleb is the first person other than the liars to help figure out who "A" is. Earlier Lucas has some problems and starts to be a bad boy at school when he is given a letter to give to his parents he drops it into a bin and sets it on fire, Hanna starts to worry about Lucas so she asks Caleb to talk to him. Later Caleb confronts Lucas and asks him why he nearly set fire to his girlfriend and why is he acting so weird, Lucas says sorry and walks off leaving Caleb wondering. In the third season, Hanna has trouble telling Caleb about what's going on in her life, causing him to breakup with her. a couple episodes later it is revealed that they are back together in secret, unable to tell anyone. Caleb promises to help Hanna take down this new "A". In the summer finale, he accompanies the liars sans Emily to Ali's grave. Right after Emily's confrontion with Nate/Lyndon he comforts Emily but is shot by a gun Caleb put down assuming Nate was dead; Caleb was shot by Nate/Lyndon.
Other
Darren Wilden
Darren Wilden (Bryce Johnson) (Season 1 - present) is a detective investigating Alison's murder. He is attracted to Hanna's mom, Ashley, who he once drove home after she had been drinking and asked for a ride, later sleeping with her to make up for not charging Hanna, who was caught shoplifting. He is distrustful of the girls, frequently questioning them beyond normal means, such as when he humiliates Emily by outing her to her friends. The detective returns in season 2 episode 12, when the girls are arrested. Officer Reynolds suggests there could be a raise in this for him, as he has his suspicions of the girls to start with. He reveals to them that he knew the murder weapon all along, and the girls had just been caught with it. He had strong feelings towards them all especially Hanna, and was determined that they would be thrown into jail. The girls are very grateful for Spencer's mom for getting them out of it and landing them with merely community service. When Ashley begins to worry that someone is still trying to get to her daughter, she goes to Darren for help, asking him if he had anything to do with Hanna's police report being released. Darren says that information could get him fired, and he didn't release the report.
Acquaintances of Emily Fields
Family
Pam Fields
Pam Fields (Nia Peeples) (Season 1 - present) is Emily's mother. Strict and traditional, she expresses great anger and sadness when she learns that Emily is gay. Believing that Maya corrupted her daughter, she holds a grudge against her, eventually discovering marijuana in Maya's bag and having her sent away. Her relationship with Emily becomes extremely strained after this, but begins to heal when Pam stands up to Paige's father for being homophobic and accusing Emily of getting preferential treatment. For a short time, she moved to Texas to be with her husband, Wayne, eventually returning to Rosewood at the end of season two.
Wayne Fields
Wayne Fields (Eric Steinberg) (Season 1 - present) is Emily's father and an officer in the military. At the start of the series, he was stationed in Afghanistan, and when he returned home, Emily came out to him. He struggled to accept Emily's homosexuality at first, but took a liking to Maya after she came over for dinner. After a few weeks of being in Rosewood, he was sent to Fort Hood, Texas to help train new recruits. When Emily was hospitalized after getting an ulcer, he came to visit her, apologizing for pressuring her into getting a swimming scholarship and explaining that he won't mind if Emily gives up on swimming, as long as she is healthy. Near the end of the second season, he is called back to active duty for another tour in Afghanistan.
Relationships
Ben Coogan
Ben Coogan (Steven Krueger) (Season 1) is Emily's ex-boyfriend, who she had begun dating prior to Alison's death. At one point, Ben began telling people that he and Emily had slept together, something Emily did not refute, believing it would happen "eventually" anyway. Feeling Emily growing distant from him after the arrival of Maya, he attempts to rape her, but is stopped by Toby. Emily officially dumps him at a party later that evening.
Maya St. Germain
Maya St. Germain (Bianca Lawson) (Season 1 - present) was Emily's first girlfriend. When Maya's family moves next door to Emily, the two quickly become friends, and their friendship gradually develops into romance. Though their relationship has a rocky start, Maya eventually helps Emily to come to terms with her sexuality. They are broken up by Pam, who discovers marijuana in Maya's bag and has her sent away to "True North," a camp for juvenile delinquents. After returning to Rosewood, Maya and Emily attempted to rekindle their relationship, though their new relationship is shaky. After a rocky dinner with Emily's mom, the two admit their love for each other and end up having sex for the first time. Maya fears that her parents might send her back to "True North" after finding an "old" joint of hers. Afraid of being sent back to True North, in part due to her "stalker" (a boy she dated while at True North who had begun harassing her), Maya plans to run away to San Francisco to live with some friends. She attempts to convince Emily to join her, but to no avail. When Maya goes missing and stops responding to any of Emily's calls, texts, and emails, Emily makes attempts to track her down, but is unsuccessful. At the end of the second season, it is revealed that Maya had been murdered, her body dumped in the DiLaurentis' backyard. In the third season, the Liars discover more about Maya's disappearance and subsequent murder, including a secret website on which Maya kept pictures and videos, many pertaining to her relationship with Emily. Emily also learns that Maya had never left Rosewood and had instead stayed in a secret room in the Kahn family's cabin. Maya's killer is revealed to be Lyndon James: her stalker from True North, he had been angry at Maya for turning him down, and subsequently killed her. When he returned to Rosewood with plans to kill Emily as well, he pretended to be Nate St. Germain, Maya's cousin.
Paige McCullers
Paige McCullers (Lindsey Shaw) (Season 1 - present) is the captain of the swim team and the star swimmer in Emily's absence. Jealous of Emily's perceived ease of accomplishments, she makes homophobic remarks towards Emily and physically threatens her. However, she later apologizes to Emily, stating that she can understand if Emily hates her, because she hates herself. She later also apologizes for her father, who causes problems for Emily at school, as he believes Emily is getting preferential treatment for being gay. She then kisses Emily, revealing herself to be gay. The two begin an on-again, off-again relationship, which suffers due to Paige's fear of being outed. Emily breaks up with Paige after Paige becomes jealous of Samara flirting with Emily. In Season 2, Emily starts hanging out with Paige once more, who has finally come out to her parents. While trying to console Emily, who is upset about Maya's disappearance, Paige tries to kiss Emily, but is bluntly rejected. Paige later apologizes and agrees to just be friends with Emily. In Season 3, Emily realizes her feelings for Paige and the two reunite. Though they are extremely happy together, it's a difficult relationship to maintain due to the stresses of Maya's unsolved murder case, the relentless "A-team", and suspicions among the other Liars that Paige may be both Ali and Maya's murderer. It was revealed that Paige did not murder Alison and Maya, as Mona and Toby (who was revealed to have worked with the A-team) were actually trying to frame Paige for their murders. Their plan was changed when Nate kidnapped Paige, revealing he was Maya's killer. With that, their plan to free Garrett succeeded, though Mona asked Toby to get Maya's cell phone back from Paige who unknowning doesn't know she have it, as Maya's cell was part of their original plan.
Samara Cook
Samara Cook (Claire Holt) (Season 1-2) is the president of a local private school's GSA. Upon meeting her, Emily is initially attracted to Samara because of Samara's beauty and the fact that she is out, unlike Paige, who Emily was secretly dating at the time. The two date for a short period of time, but Samara states that she does not want to be exclusive, causing Emily to doubt her feelings. After "A" blackmails Emily into giving Samara's friend her phone number, Samara thinks Emily is flirting and ends the relationship when Emily doesn't give her an honest answer.
Donnie St. Germain
Donnie St. Germain (Salem Avenion) (Season 3 - present) is Maya's ACTUAL troubled cousin who moves to rosewood to attempt to fill the void of a child in the St. Germain household. Appears in the Halloween Special on October 23,2012
Other
Lyndon James/Nate St. Germain
Lyndon James/Nate St. Germain (Sterling Sulieman) (Season 3) Maya's stalker and killer. Having met Maya while the two of them were at True North, he was angered after Maya broke off their relationship, and proceeded to harass and stalk her once she returned home and rekindled her relationship with Emily. He eventually kidnapped her outside of the Kahn family's cabin one night and strangled her to death with a metal bar, crushing her trachea. After Maya's death, he approaches Emily with the intent to befriend and then kill her, assuming the false identity of "Nate", Maya's supposed cousin. After being turned down romantically by Emily, Lyndon subsequently kidnaps Paige and tricks Emily into leaving Rosewood with him, planning on killing Paige in front of Emily as "revenge" for "taking" Maya from him. When Emily attempts to escape, the two get into a physical confrontation which culminates in Emily stabbing Lyndon in self-defense, fatally wounding him. Before he dies, however, Lyndon manages to shoot Caleb Rivers.
Acquaintances of Alison DiLaurentis
Family
Kenneth DiLaurentis
Kenneth DiLaurentis (Jim Abele) (Season 3 - present) is Alison's father, an intimidating middle-aged man who returns to Rosewood in the Season 3 episode "Crazy". He has never forgiven Hanna for giving "false hope" to his wife that they would find Alison alive.
Jessica DiLaurentis
Jessica DiLaurentis (Anne Marie DeLuise, later Andrea Parker) (Seasons 1-2) is Alison's mother, who spearheaded a charity fashion show in Alison's memory. Jessica DiLaurentis also had an affair with Peter Hastings which produced Jason.
Jason DiLaurentis
Jason DiLaurentis (briefly Parker Bagley, later Drew Van Acker) (Season 1 - present) is Alison's brother and Spencer and Melissa's half-brother. He had an interesting relationship with his late sister; though they often fought, they were both conniving and willing to keep each other's secrets. Jason attended high school and was friends with Ian and Garrett, and they formed a club called "N.A.T" (initials from a Latin phrase which means "We See All"). He revealed to Spencer that Alison blamed the accident where Jenna was blinded on her, though Spencer believes Jason knows this to be a lie. After Ian's death, Jason returns to Rosewood, moving back into his old house and papering up the windows, apparently looking for something that Alison hid. He explains to Aria, who he has romantic feelings for, that he can't remember what he was doing on the night of Alison's murder and that someone sent him a note afterward with "I know what you did," written on them causing him to fear he might have killed Alison. We later find out that Spencer's father had had an affair with Jason's mother. When Spencer finds this out, she knows something's up, and she looks back on memories. When she remembers Ali telling her weird things on a night when her parents had been fighting about Jason and Melissa kissing, she figures out that Ali had subtly told her about Jason being her half-brother. When she approaches him he confirms her suspicions and they become closer and eventually he lends her $2,000.
"Courtney (Alison) DiLaurentis" Season 3-TBA
Friends
Duncan Albert
Duncan Albert (Lachlan Buchanan) (Season 2) is a boy Alison met in Brookhaven when she was pretending to be Vivian Darkbloom. When the girls are in Brookhaven, Duncan mistakes Aria for Vivian when she puts on Alison's red coat. Duncan then gives Aria his number and they later meet up at Rosewood High. There Duncan tells her that he knows Vivian was actually called Alison and that Alison talked about them. He is shocked when he hears about Alison's death. They later meet up again and he takes Aria flying. Duncan tells Aria that he took Alison flying many times and he says that she felt safe in the air, because no one could get to her and she was in control. It is made clear that Duncan was in love with Alison, but Alison had Ian. He also tells her that he picked Alison up from Hilton Head the morning before she went missing, which is how the girls find out that Alison was near Rosewood that morning, hours before she met up with them.
CeCe Drake
CeCe Drake (Vanessa Ray) (Season 3 - present) is an ex-girlfriend of Jason DiLaurentis, who was friends with Alison as well. They spent a summer vacation together in Cape May. It seems that CeCe taught Ali her scheming ways, both act quite similarly. When CeCe returns to Rosewood in Season 3, the girls immediately notice the similarities between the way she acts and how Ali acted. Cece also learned a lot about the other girls from Alison.
Other characters
Jenna Marshall
Jenna Marshall (Tammin Sursok) (Season 1 - present) is Toby's younger stepsister. Jenna was accidentally blinded after Alison threw a firecracker into Toby's shed, intending to play a prank on him. At the time, Jenna had been in a sexual relationship with Toby (it is later discovered that Jenna had forced Toby into the relationship, threatening to tell their parents he had forced himself on her if he did not). Although Toby is still afraid of Jenna, further attempts to rekindle their relationship a year later were unsuccessful. Jenna attended a school for the blind in Philadelphia before returning a year later when Alison's body is found. This leads to conflicts with the girls, who feel guilty about what they did to Jenna, and having let Alison pin the blame on Toby. Prior to Alison's death, she and Jenna had been rivals, after Jenna turned down Alison's offer of friendship. Jenna was engaged in a power struggle with Alison before her death, as they had a similar personalities, both being cruel, manipulative and very charismatic. Alison held a grudge against Jenna, and jealously called her "Jenna the Jerk", as many boys were attracted to her. Both Alison and Jenna would use their good looks to get men to do what they want. After Jenna's accident, Alison visited her and threatened to reveal Jenna and Toby's relationship unless Jenna left town. Despite this, Jenna seems to hold some sort of admiration towards Alison, calling Alison "the bravest person" she knew. Jenna tells Spencer that, unlike everyone else, Jenna knew "exactly what kind of person [Alison] really was," hinting that she knows things about Alison that the girls do not. Jenna was a part of a secret club with Jason DiLaurentis, Garrett Reynolds and Ian called N.A.T. Jenna was involved with Garrett, who is helping her to "take down" the girls by implicating them in Alison's murder. Jenna has revealed that she may know what happened to Alison on the night that she died and the truth about N.A.T's purpose. Jenna has broken up with Garrett as of January 2012 and is now seeing Noel. During season 2 we find out that Jenna is scheduled to have a tricky eye operation that has a slim chance upon recovery of returning vision. In the second to last episode of Season two,"If these dolls could talk" it was revealed that Jenna can now see after surgery (she smashes a fly on her mirror), although she keeps her sight a secret and pretends that the surgery has failed. It is revealed in season 3 that Jenna was actually never blind. In the Books Jenna is supposed to be murdered by "A."
Barry Maple
Barry Maple (Jim Titus) (Season 1 - present) is a police officer at the Rosewood Police Force. He questions Pam Fields when Emily is attacked and also informs her that Emily attended homecoming with Toby. He is also the one who informs Ashley about Hanna's car accident. When the girls call the police after the accident in the bell tower, Barry is the one who questions the girls and asks them if their calling the police is a joke. He later appears at the Montgomery house, when Mike is caught breaking into a house. He also informs Emily when Maya is reported missing by her parents.
Garrett Reynolds
Garrett Reynolds (Yani Gellman) (Season 1 - present) is a police officer investigating the case of Alison DiLaurentis' death, who is initially assigned to trail Spencer, a suspect in Alison's death. Although he appears to be sympathetic towards the girls, in reality he is secretly dating/in an alliance with Jenna. He was a member of N.A.T along with Jason and Ian, who he went to high school with. Garrett and Jenna have broken up. Aria and Spencer see Garrett watching them after they talk to the guy who Alison owed money to prior to her murder. Garrett then gets arrested, for Alison's murder in front of Melissa.
Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan (Annabeth Gish) (Season 2) is a therapist who the girls are forced to see to deal with Alison's death. She is visited by A and attempts to reveal A's identity to the girls; A subsequently finds a way to keep her quiet. She returns once Mona ("A") has been caught and explains that Mona ("A") threatened the life of her son to get her to disappear. She then is the one to explain Mona's mental issues to the girls in the jail before Mona ("A") is put in a mental facility.
"The Black Swan"
"The Black Swan" is a mysterious character introduced in the second season finale. She was shown hanging out with Lucas and Jenna at the masquerade ball. It is hinted that she might be part (or the leader) of the 'A' team. It is later revealed in an episode of Season 3 that "The Black Swan" is Melissa and she was blackmailed by 'A' into doing so, leading us to think that she is not A. It is not clear whether Melissa is 'A', and therefore lying about being blackmailed, or not A and telling the truth.