This is a list of pansexual characters in fiction, i.e. characters that identify as pansexual or are identified by outside parties to be pansexual. Pansexuality is the sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their biological sex or gender identity.[1][2] While pansexuality is at times viewed as a sexual orientation in its own right, at other times it's viewed as a branch of bisexuality, to indicate an alternative sexual identity.[2][3][4]
This list contains characters across various forms of media that are pansexual, listed in alphabetical order by surname in each section. In the case where characters are identified with only a single name (either first or last) or by a title, that is used instead. To be listed here, characters have to either state in-universe that they are pansexual, be identified as such by either someone involved in the work they appear in, or a reliable, third-party source.
The names are organized alphabetically by surname (i.e. last name), or by single name if the character does not have a surname.
Character | Title | Duration | Actor | Notes | Ref. |
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Ali | Big Mouth | 2019–present | Ali Wong | She is openly pansexual, although her explanation of her pansexuality, as compared to bisexuality, was criticized by various LGBTQ people on social media.[5][6] In later episodes, Ali begins dating a quiet female student named Samira and later becomes a potential love interest for Jessi Glaser. | [7] |
Ally | Amphibia | 2019–2022 | Melissa Villaseñor | Ally is in a same-sex relationship with Jess, running an internet video channel named "IT Gals" with her.[8] The pair describe themselves in the text of their video descriptions as "just two girlfriends", qualified with an LGBT pride flag emoji. After the characters' debut, lead color designer Andy Garner-Flexner stated that Ally's color palette was based on the pansexual pride flag.[9][10] | [9] |
Lord Boxman | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | 2017–2019 | Jim Cummings | Boxman has feelings for Professor Venomous, who was his loving partner in the past.[11][12] On October 13, 2020, Ian Jones-Quartey confirmed that Professor Venomous and Lord Boxman were married at the end of the series.[13] | [14] |
Comfortable Doug | Centaurworld | 2021 | Flula Borg | Comfortable Doug is a centaur with the lower body of a mole. While performing a musical number, he tells the main cast, "I never found a husband or a wife".[15] In an interview on YouTube, series creator Megan Nicole Dong mentions that she considers Comfortable Doug to be a pansexual character.[16] | |
Andre Lee | Inside Job | 2021-2022 | Bobby Lee | Andre is a debauch Korean-American biochemist who works for a secret society. In the episode "Reagan and Mychelle's Hive School Reunion", a character refers to him as pansexual onscreen.[17] | |
Chikn Nuggit | Chikn Nuggit | 2020–present | Kyra Kupetsky | Chikn Nuggit is a long-eared yellow dog who stars in various animated shorts. In the short "Chikn is pan! 💖💛💙", he is animated waving the pansexual pride flag.[18] | |
Rose Quartz | Steven Universe | 2013–2019 | Susan Egan | Rose had a complicated romantic relationship with Pearl,[19][20] and later with Greg Universe, the father of the show's protagonist, Steven Universe, along with various other men in short-term relationships.[21][22][23] In the episode "Mr. Greg," Greg and Pearl recognize that they both loved Rose, who loved them both back.[24][better source needed][23] | [25] |
Steven Universe Future | 2019–2020 | ||||
Roger | American Dad! | 2005–present | Seth MacFarlane | He shows interest in both men and women and most commonly refers to his sexuality as omnisexual.[26] He also uses other labels. Particularly, in the episode "You Debt Your Life", he describes himself as a "fey pansexual alcoholic non-human".[27] He is a very zany alien who lives in the Smith family's attic, who is shown to assume hundreds of different aliases, male and female.[28][29] | [26] |
Val/entina Romanyszyn | Gen:Lock | 2019–2021 | Asia Kate Dillon | Val/entina Romanyszyn is revealed to be pansexual in the episode "Together. Together." Val is also genderfluid, going by the name "Val" when male-presenting and "Valentina" when female-presenting.[30] Romanyszyn is voiced by Asia Kate Dillon, who is a pansexual and non-binary actor, and the character was written as genderfluid and feminine-presenting, altering their gender performance several times.[31] | [32][better source needed] |
Character | Title | Year | Actor | Notes | Ref. |
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Lando Calrissian | The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | Billy Dee Williams | Lando, a gambler, con artist, playboy, mining engineer, and businessman who administered Cloud City, was confirmed as pansexual, and having fluidity in his sexuality, by a co-writer of Solo, Jonathan Kasdan. Some took this to be a "deeply regressive" move by suggesting this to fans without delivering on it, even as Donald Glover supported the interpretation.[33] Other fans pointed out possible flirting between Han and Lando, shipping them since the 1980s, with shipping expanding in the 1990s. Glover also described Lando as a character who "doesn't have hard and fast boundaries about everything" when it comes to sexual attraction.[34] | [35] |
Return of the Jedi | 1983 | ||||
Solo: A Star Wars Story | 2018 | Donald Glover | |||
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | 2019 | Billy Dee Williams | |||
Mal | Descendants | 2015 | Dove Cameron | [36][37] | |
Descendants 2 | 2017 | ||||
Descendants 3 | 2019 | ||||
Harry Turpin | The Thing About Harry | 2020 | Niko Terho | [38] | |
Wade Wilson / Deadpool | Deadpool | 2016 | Ryan Reynolds | While Tim Miller, director of the first film, described Deadpool as pansexual, this is never explicitly portrayed on-screen.[39][40] As with the first film, Deadpool 2 (2018) also does not explicitly portray his sexuality, with the character's interest in men being used as a source of humor.[41] | [42] |
Deadpool 2 | 2018 |
Character | Title | Duration | Actor | Notes | Ref. |
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Kibby Ainsley | Daytime Divas | 2017 | Chloe Bridges | [43] | |
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell | Prison Break | 2005–2009 | Robert Knepper | [44] | |
Harper Bettencourt | iCarly | 2021–present | Laci Mosley | [45] | |
Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth | What We Do in the Shadows | 2019–present | Matt Berry | Executive producer, co-showrunner and writer Paul Simms stated "All of our characters are completely pansexual."[46] In the pilot episode, Laszlo discusses his relations with both Nadja and Baron Afanas. | [46] |
Crowley | Supernatural | 2009–2017 | Mark Sheppard | [47][better source needed] | |
Dionysus | KAOS | 2024 | Nabhaan Rizwan | Dionysus, the Greek god of pleasure, wine, and madness, is occasionally seen performing intimate acts with both men and women. In a review of the show, Philadelphia Gay News described him as a pansexual character.[48] In the original mythos, Dionysus had male lovers such as Prosymnus[49] as well as female lovers such as Physcoa.[50] | |
Nola Darling | She's Gotta Have It | 2017–2019 | DeWanda Wise | [51] | |
Kristina Davis | General Hospital | 2002–present | Lexi Ainsworth | [52] | |
Jaskier | The Witcher (TV series) | 2019–present | Joey Batey | "He’s canonically queer in the TV show, which is a departure from the books and the games, as far as I know. It was wonderful to see a panromantic or pansexual person in such a flagship show such as this."[53] | [53] |
Jadzia Dax | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 1993–1998 | Terry Farrell | [54] | |
Edward | Will & Grace | 2005 | Stuart Townsend | [55][better source needed] | |
Franky Fitzgerald | Skins | 2011–2012 | Dakota Blue Richards | [56] | |
Elim Garak | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 1993–1999 | Andrew Robinson | [57][better source needed] | |
Adrian Garff | The Mist | 2017 | Russell Posner | [58] | |
Philippa Georgiou (Mirror) | Star Trek: Discovery | 2017–2020 | Michelle Yeoh | [59] | |
Dorian Gray | Penny Dreadful | 2014–2016 | Reeve Carney | [60] | |
Yara Greyjoy | Game of Thrones | 2012–2019 | Gemma Whelan | [61] | |
The Guide | What We Do in the Shadows | 2019-2024 | Kristen Schaal | Executive producer, co-showrunner and writer Paul Simms stated "All of our characters are completely pansexual." While attending a wedding, the Guide objects twice–– once because she briefly fell in love with the groom the first time they met, and another time because she briefly fell in love with the bride the first time they met. | [46][62] |
Klaus Hargreeves[a] | The Umbrella Academy | 2019–2024 | Robert Sheehan | Sheehan describes his character's onscreen behavior as "very out there and very colourful and unashamed about the fact that he is pansexual, or whatever you want to call it."[63] | [63] |
Jack Harkness | Doctor Who & Torchwood | 2005–2020 | John Barrowman | [64] | |
John Hart | Torchwood | 2008 | James Marsters | [65] | |
Roscoe Kaan | House of Lies | 2012–2016 | Donis Leonard Jr. | [66] | |
Kareema | No Tomorrow | 2016–2017 | Sarayu Rao | [67] | |
Carlton Lassiter | Psych | 2006–present | Timothy Omundson | [68] | |
Hannibal Lecter | Hannibal | 2013–2015 | Mads Mikkelsen | The show's creator, Bryan Fuller, states, "From our very first meeting with Mads, he redefined the character immediately for me because he's the devil. He is this thing both of the world and outside of the world. So for me, the devil is pansexual". | [69] |
Sammy Lieberman | Dance Academy | 2010–2012 | Thom Green | [70][better source needed] | |
Mal | Descendants: Wicked World | 2015–2017 | Dove Cameron | [36] | |
Oberyn Martell | Game of Thrones | 2014 | Pedro Pascal | [71] | |
Mazikeen | Lucifer | 2016–2021 | Lesley-Ann Brandt | [72] | |
Imogen Moreno | Degrassi: The Next Generation | 2011–2015 | Cristine Prosperi | [73] | |
Even Bech Næsheim | Skam | 2016–2017 | Henrik Holm | [74] | |
Nadja of Antipaxos | What We Do in the Shadows | 2019–present | Natasia Demetriou | Executive producer, co-showrunner and writer Paul Simms stated "All of our characters are completely pansexual."[46] Nadja also has an ongoing affair with Gregor, who is repeatedly reincarnated. She pursues him in every lifetime, including those where Gregor is reincarnated as a woman. | [46] |
Nandor the Relentless | What We Do in the Shadows | 2019–present | Kayvan Novak | Executive producer, co-showrunner and writer Paul Simms stated "All of our characters are completely pansexual."[46] Nandor says that of his 37 wives, "they weren't all women."[75] | [46] |
Eric Northman | True Blood | 2008–2014 | Alexander Skarsgård | [76] | |
Ola Nyman | Sex Education | 2019–2021 | Patricia Allison | [77] | |
Dean Craig Pelton | Community | 2009-2014 | Jim Rash | A running joke in the show is the Dean's unreciprocated infatuation with Jeff Winger. When a student calls the Dean a "fruit", he rebukes such a comment as "unacceptable and none of your business and barely the whole truth."[78] At one point in the series, he's referred to as a "pansexual imp".[79] | |
Emma Reid | Doctors | 2012–present | Dido Miles | [80][better source needed] | |
Colin Robinson | What We Do in the Shadows | 2019–present | Mark Proksch | Executive producer, co-showrunner and writer Paul Simms stated "All of our characters are completely pansexual."[46] Colin is shown to have relationships with both men and women. | [46] |
David Rose | Schitt's Creek | 2015–2020 | Dan Levy | An openly pansexual man, Dan Levy said that him being pansexual "felt very natural for him" and in line with his character in the small town in this series.[81][b] | [82] |
Josie Saltzman | Legacies | 2018–2021 | Kaylee Bryant | [83] | |
Sophia | Star-Crossed | 2014 | Brina Palencia | [84] | |
Brook Soso | Orange Is the New Black | 2014–2019 | Kimiko Glenn | [85] | |
Ambrose Spellman | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | 2018–2020 | Chance Perdomo | An eccentric warlock, the character shows interest in both men and women throughout the series, and the writers have said they intended him as specifically pansexual.[86] | [87] |
Izzie Torres | Doctors | 2008, 2018–present | Bethan Moore | [88][better source needed] | |
Frank Underwood | House of Cards | 2013–2017 | Kevin Spacey | [89] | |
Kieren Walker | In the Flesh | 2013–2014 | Luke Newberry | [90][better source needed] | |
Cory Wilson | Ackley Bridge | 2017–2019 | Sam Retford | Retford stated that Cory "just falls in love with people".[91] | [91][better source needed] |
Max Wolfe | Gossip Girl (2021 TV series) | 2021–2023 | Thomas Doherty | Doherty states, "playing Max, a pansexual character, was incredibly liberating. It was very educational, and it definitely made me challenge my own preconceived notions, my indoctrination, of 'This is who you love, this is what you do, everything else is wrong.'" | [92] |
Character | Title | Year | Voice actor | Notes | Ref. |
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Margaret "Mae" Borowski | Night in the Woods | 2017 | [93] | ||
Finn | Life Is Strange 2 | 2019 | Matthew Gallenstein | [94][better source needed] | |
Iron Bull | Dragon Age: Inquisition | 2014 | Freddie Prinze Jr. | [95] | |
Kevin | Saints Row | 2022 | Greg Chun | [96][better source needed] | |
Matilda[c] | Angry Birds | 2009 | Altara Michelle | A white bird who weaponizes her ability to lay eggs. In Angry Birds Seasons, Matilda has a girlfriend, and in The Angry Birds Movie, she has a male love interest.[97] In the "better together" microtransaction in Angry Birds 2, the player can purchase an outfit for Matilda with colors taken from the pansexual pride flag.[98] | |
Monika | Doki Doki Literature Club | 2017 | Jillian Ashcraft | A dating sim character who attains sentience and develops an unhealthy infatuation with the player, ambivalent to the fact that she doesn't know their gender. | [99][better source needed] |
Scrimshaw | Billie Bust Up | Upcoming | Sean Chiplock | The upcoming musical platformer Billie Bust Up features a smuggler cat named Scrimshaw. In an official Twitter post for pride month, he's illustrated waving the pansexual pride flag. [100][101] |
Character | Title or Publisher | Debut and Duration | Notes | Ref. |
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Michael Holden | Heartstopper | 2014–present | Debuting as the male lead in Alice Oseman's novel Solitaire and appearing as a side character in Heartstopper, Michael is a friendly, enthusiastic nerd with heterochromia. He has a girlfriend, Tori, and he has celebrity crushes on Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal.[102] Michael makes his live action debut in season three of the television adaptation of Heartstopper, in which he is portrayed by Darragh Hand.[103][better source needed] | |
Sakura Kinomoto | Cardcaptor Sakura | 1996–2000 | In an October 2000 interview, Nanase Ohkawa called Sakura a person with an "open mind towards different family structures, different kinds of love, and different perspectives from society," adding that if Syaoran had been a girl, and the age gap had been the same, she would have fell in love with Syaoran all the same.[104] In the same interview she said that Sakura loves Tomoyo but not the same way she feels about Syaoran.[104] In November 2016, Ohkawa added that Sakura is someone who believes that "those around her will be there to catch her."[105] | [104] |
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card | 2016–Present | |||
Princess Koriand'r[d] | DC Comics | 1980 | Deriving from being raised on the culture of her homeworld Tamaran, where it's acceptable to have open marriage, Starfire's sex-positivism and free-thinking habits such as a fondness for practicing nudism, openness to polygamous relationships and acceptance of "open sex" and pansexual "free-love" with persons regardless of terrestrial species, race or gender, usually lead her into conflict with Earth's more reserved culture and customs.[106][107] For Starfire, polyamory was a personal and cultural preference.[106] | [107] |
Loki Laufeyson | Marvel Comics | 1962 | Loki, a frequent shapeshifter, is genderfluid, and is the God of Mischief.[108][109][110] His genderfluid identity was confirmed before the Loki series premiered.[111] | [112][109] |
Sojourner Mullein | Green Lantern | 2020-present | In 2022, Green Lantern writer Grant Morrison wrote in a newsletter that they wanted to suggest that Hal Jordan "with a whole universe of worlds at his disposal would tend towards a pansexual persuasion…” However, the comic was cancelled due to low sales before his sexuality could be explored. [113] Sojourner Mullein, another member of the Green Lantern Corps, is explicitly shown to feel attraction regardless of gender or planetary origin, suggesting a pansexual or bisexual persuasion.[114] | |
Wade Wilson[e] | Marvel Comics | 1991 | Deadpool, a married man, has a list of five "free passes" who he has gotten permission to have extramarital relations with. This list includes Hillary Clinton, Thor (if he ever becomes a girl), Hellcat, ZomBea Arthur, and Spider-Man.[115] | [39] |
Character | Title | Medium | Creator | Notes | Ref. |
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Randy Feltface | Randy Feltface | puppetry | Heath McIvor | In a performance at Helium Comedy Studios, Randy mentions that he thinks he's pansexual, adding that his ideal romantic partner is someone with enough sexual fluidity to have intercourse with a puppet.[116] | |
Gigi the Christmas Snake | Gigi the Christmas Snake | character comedy | Chris Fleming | Acting as a replacement for Santa Claus, Gigi the Christmas Snake is a snake who breaks into people's houses to deliver a sleeve of tennis balls. He also screams the phrase "I'm pan!" in reference to his sexuality.[117] | [117] |
"I never found a husband or a wife."
""Andre, I'm sorry for judging your commie, hippie, junkie, pinko, pansexual, ambiguously ethnic lifestyle."
In fact, I don't even know if you're a boy or a girl... Well, I guess it doesn't really matter.