About The Shawshank Redemption Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive The Shawshank Redemption characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the The Shawshank Redemption 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 The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Protagonist characters
- Prison Predator characters
- Prison Librarian characters
- Head Guard characters
- Narrator/Best Friend characters
- True Killer characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of The Shawshank Redemption characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Andy Dufresne
A banker wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, who maintains hope and dignity in prison
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Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
Andy Dufresne
A banker wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and her lover, who maintains hope and dignity in pr...
Bogs Diamond
The leader of 'The Sisters,' a group of inmates who sexually assault other prisoners
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You're gon fit right in.
Brooks Hatlen
The elderly prison librarian who struggles with life outside after 50 years in prison
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I am Brooks Hatlen.
Captain Byron Hadley
The brutal head guard who represents the corrupt and violent prison system
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I am Captain Byron Hadley.
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
A long-term inmate who becomes Andy's closest friend and the film's rrator
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I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head.
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding
A long-term inmate who becomes Andy's closest friend and the film's rrator...
Elmo Blatch
The real murderer of Andy's wife and her lover, whose confession could free Andy
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I am Elmo Blatch.
Heywood
One of Red's friends and a long-term inmate who provides comic relief
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I am Heywood.
Linda Dufresne
Andy's wife whose murder he was wrongly convicted of committing
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I am Linda Dufresne.
Parole Board Members
The parole board members who repeatedly deny Red's applications for release
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I am Parole Board Members.
Tommy Williams
A young inmate who Andy helps earn his GED and who knows the truth about Andy's case
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I am Tommy Williams.
Warden Samuel Norton
The corrupt warden who uses Andy's fincial skills for money laundering while maintaining a religious facade
Personality
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Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me.