About Back to the Future Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive Back to the Future characters list and database. Here youβll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Back to the Future series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in Back to the Future
Back to the Future features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Antagonist / Bully characters
- Inventor / Scientist characters
- Marty's Father characters
- Time Traveler / Protagonist characters
Below youβll find the complete list of Back to the Future characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.

Biff Tannen
The primary antagonist across multiple time periods, Biff is a bully who torments the McFly family across generations, representing the consequences of unchecked aggression.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
Make like a tree and get out of here.

Doc Brown
An eccentric scientist and inventor who creates the time machine. Doc is brilliant, enthusiastic, and deeply cares about the consequences of time travel and scientific responsibility.
Personality
Abilities
Great Scott!
Doc Brown
An eccentric scientist and inventor who creates the time machine. Doc is brilliant, enthusiastic, an...

George McFly
Marty's father, initially a timid and insecure man who transforms into a confident writer after Marty's intervention in the past.
Personality
Abilities
Notable Items
I am your density... I mean, your destiny.

Marty McFly
A typical 1980s teeger who becomes an accidental time traveler. Marty is resourceful, brave, and loyal to his friends and family, though sometimes impulsive when called "chicken."
Personality
Abilities
This is heavy, Doc.
Marty McFly
A typical 1980s teeger who becomes an accidental time traveler. Marty is resourceful, brave, and l...