Character Profile
Character Profile
Name:
________________________________
Height: _______
Age in story: _________
Birthplace:
____________________
Hair color, length,
style: ________________________________
Race/nationality:
_______________________________________
Regional influences:
_____________________________________
Accent: (include voice,
style of speech, slang, signature phrases or words)
_______________________________________________________________________
Religion:
__________________________________________________
Marital status:
_____________________________________
Scars or other notable
physical attributes:
_____________________________________________________________________
Handicaps: (emotional,
physical, mental) ____________________________________________________________
Athletic? Inactive?
Overall health? ___________________________________
Style of dress:
_____________________________________________________________
Favorite colors:
_____________________________________________
How does the character
feel about his/her appearance?
____________________________________________________________
Brothers/sisters:
_____________________________________________________________
Relationship with
parents: _____________________________________________________________
Memories about childhood:
_______________________________________________________________________
Educational background:
(street smart? Formal? Does he/she read?)
_______________________________________________________________________
Work experience:
_______________________________________________________________________
Occupation:
_________________________________________________
Where does the character
live now? Describe home (emotional atmosphere as well as physical)
________________________________________________________________________
Neat or messy?
_____________________________________
Sexual
preferences/morals/activities:
_____________________________________________________________
Women friends/men
friends: ____________________________________________________________________
Pets?
_______________________________________________________
Enemies? Why?
_____________________________________________________________________
Basic nature:
________________________________________________________
Personality traits (shy,
outgoing, domineering, doormat, honest, kind, sense of humor):
______________________________________________________________________
Strongest trait:
_____________________________________________
Weakest trait:
_____________________________________________
What does the character
fear? _____________________________________________________________
What is the character
proud of? _____________________________________________________________
What is the character
ashamed of? _____________________________________________________________
Outlook on life
(optimistic, pessimistic, cynic, idealist)
_____________________________________________________________
Ambitions:
__________________________________________________
Politics:
_____________________________________________________
How does the character
see himself/herself?
____________________________________________________________
How is the character seen
by others? _____________________________________________________________
Do you like this person?
Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________
Will readers like or
dislike? __________________________________
Most important thing to
know about this character:
_____________________________________________________________
Present problem:
___________________________________________
How it will get worse:
_____________________________________________________________
What is the character’s
goal in the story? _____________________________________________________________
What traits will
help/hurt the character in achieving this goal?
_____________________________________________________________
What makes the character
different from similar characters?
_____________________________________________________________
Why will readers remember
this character vividly? _____________________________________________________________