The Complete Character Profile Template
When you’re writing fiction, you can create a character profile to help you build dynamic, realistic characters and keep your story consistent.
Here’s the ultimate character profile to guide you, with 100 traits to get to know your characters’ personalities, backgrounds, looks, and more.
You don’t have to fill out every section, but grab the parts that are most relevant to your story—and don’t forget to have fun!
Character Profile Template
Story Role
- Character label: protagonist, antagonist, love interest, supporting character, etc.
- Story role description: protagonist’s best friend, love interest’s boss, etc.
- Relationship with other characters in the story
Physical Description
- Hair color
- Hairstyle
- Eye color
- Height
- Body type: Athletic, husky, slender, etc.
- Skin color
- Face shape
- Dominant hand
- Typical clothing and style
- Accessories: glasses, jewelry, piercings, etc.
- Tattoos, scars, and other distinguishing markings
- Posture and gait: confident, slouched, stiff, etc.
- Signature gesture or expression
- Actor look-alike or image reference
- Physical changes over the course of the story
Demographics
- Full name
- Nickname(s)
- Age
- Birthday
- Pronouns
- Sexual orientation
- Race and ethnicity
- Nationality
- Languages this character speaks
- Occupation
- Income level
- Health status
- Relationship status
- Family members:
- Name
- Age
- Relationship to character
- Role in family
- Where this character lives (city/country)
- Where this character lives (type of home)
- Who this character lives with
- How this character gets around (mode of transportation)
- Closest friends
- Enemies or rivals
- Pets
- Allergies
Personality
- Introvert, extrovert, or somewhere in between?
- Dialogue style and speaking patterns
- Voice type: raspy, smooth, nasal, etc.
- Catchphrases or common sayings
- Laughter type
- Life philosophy
- Habits and mannerisms
- Short-term goals
- Long-term goals
- Desires
- What motivates this character
- Emotional wounds
- Biggest strengths
- Biggest weaknesses
- Fatal flaw(s)
- Biggest fears
- Special skills and talents
- What this character is really bad at
- Internal conflicts
- External conflicts
- Political views
- Typical role in a group setting: leader, peace-maker, observer, etc.
- Unique quirks
- Favorite foods
- Favorite music
- Favorite color
- Hobbies and favorite activities
- Biggest dislikes
- Pet peeves
- Most prized possession
- Sense of humor
- Astrology sign
- Myers-Briggs type
- Enneagram type
- Love language
- What pisses this character off
- How this character gets in their own way
- What this character wants, but is afraid to ask for
- What this character needs (might be different from what they want!)
- What makes this character feel safe
- What makes this character feel vulnerable
- How this character handles stress or conflict
- How other people see this character
- How this character seems themselves
Background
- Hometown
- Educational background
- Religion, spirituality, or moral philosophy and how it was formed
- Job history
- Criminal history
- What this character’s childhood was like
- Who this character looked up to as a child
- What this character is most proud of
- What this character is most ashamed of
- Favorite memories
- Least favorite memories
- Past relationships and romantic history
- Cultural influences
- Personal achievements
- Secrets this character has
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