History Characters / Suits

* IKeptMyWord:

* TheOneThatGotAway: To Harvey. Just when he starts to really fall in love with her, she has to return to England.

* HelloAttorney

!!Other Characters

** In this same episode where the exchange takes place two things are revealed: 1) Daniel Hardman, the former managing partner, was a such a bigger {{Jerkass}} that he made Louis look like a NiceGuy. 2) There's a method to this maddness as it turns out it runs on the philosophy that MiseryBuildsCharacter or skillset in this case. When he learns that the Associates think he dumps his work on them so he doesn't have to do it and have no respect for him, Louis proceeds to complete all of the assignments in a single night that they had all day to do.
** It should be noted that whether its an associate or Louis himself looking for a job, his training methods are a ''selling point''.

* {{Foil}}: To Donna as a legal secretary for one of the main characters

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* ParentalNeglect: His father sent him weekly memos via his secretary and according to him, Nigel was very young when he was sent away to boarding school. This ends up translating to him having a hands-off approach to training the Associates which drives Louis, who believes in being a DrillSergeantNasty, nuts and believes lessens the quality of their work (which is indicated to be true).

->'''Potrayed by:''' Creator/ConlethHill

->'''Potrayed by:''' Creator/AbigailSpencer

!!Other Characters
[[folder: Cameron Dennis]]
!!Cameron Dennis
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GaryCole

[[folder:Harvey Specter]]
!!Harvey Specter
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GabrielMacht

A vicious and highly-skilled litigator. Harvey came from humble beginnings and was working as a mailroom clerk before Jessica Pearson recognized his potential and arranged for him to go to Harvard. After graduating from law school, he worked as a prosecutor before joining Pearson Hardman as an associate and quickly working his way up to being a name partner at the newly-christened Pearson Specter.

* TheAce: Deconstructed in a sense. His huge win record has made him arrogant and self-serving. Although this ruthlessness wins cases for the clients he ends up annoying a lot of people (including the department heads), which has begun to backfire, especially since Daniel Hardman was [[spoiler: plotting with Louis to get rid of him]].
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Is seen this way by Louis who, no matter how much he's good at his job, always ends up being overshadowed by Harvey.
* AmoralAttorney: He will often use questionable and underhanded tactics to win a case or close a deal, but he will also go out of his way to help out an innocent person even if it jeopardizes the case. His 'crusades' are usually motivated by his ego: he is showing off what a great lawyer he is. However, he seems able to sacrifice his ego if the case is really important.
* AwesomeButImpractical: He's an excellent closer, but his narcissism, his abrasiveness when dealing with the other partners and his tendency to do stupid shit, like hiring Mike, make him almost more trouble than he's worth.
* BerserkButton: Adultery, since his mother cheated on his father and asked young Harvey to lie about it, resulting in him not speaking to her for years.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Harvey seems to have turned into one, despite his protestations to the contrary. In season two premiere he becomes fiercely protective of Mike, to the point where [[spoiler: he throws his PlausibleDeniability out the window to save Mike's job]]. This coming from the man who, twelve episodes earlier, had said: "I have to put my own interests above yours. It's nothing personal." Over time, it becomes more and more of a familial bond as the two get closer. It doesn't help that Harvey has a FreudianExcuse and Mike has no one else in his life.
* BigBrotherMentor: To Mike. Harvey has become somewhat of an older brother figure, a mentor figure and even a father figure for Mike. Harvey has basically guided Mike throughout the course of the show.
* BrokenAce: In many ways. Working for the DA wasn't the start of it, but it helped. He has an almost pathological fear of looking weak and will go to great lengths to preserve an image as a win-at-any-cost AmoralAttorney. A former lover points out that this dooms any romantic relationships he has since he cannot open up and show vulnerability.
* TheCasanova: Harvey is very flirtatious and promiscuous when it comes to women. He doesn't seem to be the commitment type and seems to be more into one-night stands and flings.
* TheCharmer: Comes with the turf of being a closer. Harvey is very arrogant, cocky and brash but at the same time, he is also incredibly charismatic.
* ClosetGeek: You'd never guess it from looking at him, but Harvey is an ardent [[Franchise/StarTrek Trekkie]], referencing the [[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan Kobayashi Maru]] in some advice to Mike.
* CommitmentIssues: Harvey cannot seem to be in a committed romantic relationship with a woman for too long. It's mostly because of his serious trust and abandonment issues that stem all the way back to his issues with his mother.
* CynicalMentor: It's the only reason he became a mentor in the first place: the drugs falling out of the case was only a cherry on top of the darkly amusing package that walked through the door.
* DeadpanSnarker: Slightly, yes. Say, like, every five minutes.
* EveryoneHasStandards:
** Harvey is quite angry to learn that the district attorney [[spoiler: suppressed evidence and put an innocent man in jail]]. He also frequently makes it clear that there are lines he'd never cross and expects Mike not to cross them either. He's quite offended when Louis accuses him of trying to take all the credit for a win they received together:
-->'''Harvey:''' I'd never do that Louis. But you would and that's your problem.
** He is also a man of his word. If he says he has someone's back, he really does till the end. Unless of course you screw him over.
* FatalFlaw: His {{pride}}, in the form of arrogance, which tends to piss people off. It also makes him extremely reluctant to admit when he screwed up.
* AFatherToHisMen: To the younger associates.
* FreudianExcuse: Harvey does not take his mother's cheating well, even all these years later, at all.
* FreudianTrio: The ego.
* HelloAttorney: He's not hard on the eyes. And, he knows it.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: As the series progresses, he starts to get this kind of relationship with Mike.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: His former mentor Cameron Dennis was a corrupt {{Jerkass}} but, according to Donna, Harvey didn't see it for a long time.
* HumbleHero: Harvey has shades of this. While he will gloat over his own genius, he will also give praise when it is due. [[spoiler: Even to Louis]].
* HyperAwareness: Multiple instances of it. Sometimes per episode.
* InsufferableGenius: Oh, hell, yes. He can get ''terribly'' smug about being rather good at what he does. It occasionally bites him, but he usually manages to pull the bacon off the flames.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He got a little surprised about how many times he can get tempted to exercise the gold.
* TheLancer: Though in practice he's TheDragon or even a DragonWithAnAgenda. The agenda being his own ego.
* TheLeader: After season 6.
* MarriedToTheJob: He's so committed to his work that he isn't able to get into a romantic relationship of any kind.
* TheMovieBuff: You name a film, and it probably has been mined.
* MrFanservice: And, knows it.
* MustHaveCaffeine: One of the ways to get on his good side when there is bad news is to preface it with the right coffee. Unfortunately, it might not be enough coffee.
* NumberTwo: To Jessica.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: Harvey creates the vibe of an AmoralAttorney as bait for crooks - they have a harder time predicting his moves, since they expect him to act just like them.
* OfficeRomance: Subverted; [[spoiler: Donna and Harvey did hook up once, but it was after the two of them resigned from the DA's office. When Harvey takes Jessica's offer to work at Pearson-Hardman and asks her to come as his secretary, she asks for one of her conditions for both to forget about that night, because she does not want to have an affair with anyone she works with, and he accepts.]] The season 4 finale [[spoiler: leaves their relationship uncertain, as Harvey told Donna he loves her in the season's penultimate episode]].
* OmnidisciplinaryLawyer: Part of the reason why Harvey rose so quickly through the law firms ranks is because he is proficient in multiple areas of the law. His main specialty is mergers and tax law but he also spent a few years working as a criminal prosecutor specifically to get a solid background in criminal law. This is averted with most of the firm's other partners who specialize exclusively in certain areas of the law and can be very territorial when Harvey gets involved in a case that falls into their area of expertise. On the other hand, as part of their Training from Hell, the junior associates are supposed to work any case that is assigned to them no matter what areas of the law it touches on or how proficient they are in the subject matter.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Donna and Jessica, despite occasional ShipTease with both of them. [[spoiler: Though in the past, he and Donna did have a fling. At the end of season 8, he and Donna end up together. In the next season, they end up getting married.]]
* {{Pride}}: His crowing joy... and, his major problem. The number of times he's got himself in and out of trouble thanks to his pride...
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Mike's Red. Being the more experienced lawyer, he knows how to use the law to suit his own purposes.
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler:With Donna. They're thick as thieves for the first 7 seasons. Then they end up together at the end of season 8 and marrying in season 9.]]
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: He has very strong rules about personal conduct as a lawyer and he won't compromise himself to play office politics, even when Jessica wants him to do the bidding of another Senior Partner. Above all, Harvey won't betray his clients and lie to them, and he expects them not to lie in return.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The confident, arrogant Manly Man to Mike's boyish and naive Sensitive Guy.
* SharpDressedMan: A show about high-priced lawyers couldn't be without this one. It's in the name of the show, for starters.
* ShoutOut: Harvey and Mike are compared to Franchise/{{Batman}} and Comicbook/{{Robin}} in-universe (after fans made such comparison for two whole seasons).
* SternTeacher: He ''really'' doesn't believe in spoon-feeding. Forget deep-ends, he goes for rapids.
* TheStoic: He doesn't show much emotion around other people. Although he can lose his temper from time to time.
* TrademarkFavoriteDrink: He like his coffee in the mornings. Not nearly as much as Donna, but he has a preference for the coffee from the cart on the street outside the office. At all other times, he goes for scotch. Specifically, he's a huge fan of high-end Macallan, the more bespoke the better.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Donna, Mike and Jessica. He is willing to do anything for them and has consistently shown his loyalty to them.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Donna. Although Harvey and Donna are at PlatonicLifePartners status for much of the show, it's evident that there are still unresolved feelings of attraction between them.
* WellDoneSonGuy: In a flashback we see that Harvey's push to become a partner in the firm was motivated in large part by a desire to make his father proud. [[spoiler: His father dies the day before the promotion becomes official and Harvey never had a chance to tell him]]. Interesting for this trope: it seems like his father was already proud of him.
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[[folder:Donna Paulsen]]
!!Donna Paulsen
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/SarahRafferty

Harvey's assistant. They've been working together ever since Harvey was at the [=DA's=] office and many of Harvey's great victories would not have been possible without her help.

She is one of the most powerful figures in the office, to the point where not even the most senior members of the firm dare to take her head on.

* TheAce: More than everyone else in the cast. She's hypercompetent at everything, she knows it and so does everyone else.
* AlmightyJanitor: While not a lawyer, she wields an incredible amount of influence because she is just that good at her job. Even Jessica will turn to her for advice. Her value is demonstrated in monetary terms when Louis takes a look at her salary and then asks if an extra zero was added by accident. As it turns out, Harvey considered her to be so valuable that he's been paying her out of his own pocket (unbeknownst to her) on top of what the firm pays and it's implied that the firm only covers a small portion of her paycheck.
* BigSisterInstinct: Towards Mike and Rachel. She is strongly protective of both of them and looks out for them as much as possible.
* CatchPhrase: "I'm Donna"
* TheChick: Shares this role with Rachel.
* TheConscience: For pretty much everyone but especially for Harvey and Louis. She is often the one that makes the two of them question their morality and whether or not they are doing something wrong. It often takes either a talk or a lecture from Donna to get either Harvey or Louis to second guess their actions.
* DatingCatwoman: Gender-flipped in regards her relationship with [[spoiler: Stephen Huntley.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: One of the wittiest and sassiest characters:
--> '''Harvey''': Hey Donna, did you take care of that--\\
''[Donna hands him a folder]''\\
'''Harvey''': Also, I didn't have a chance to--\\
''[Donna hands him a coffee]''\\
'''Harvey''': ...Marry me?\\
'''Donna''': I took care of that too--we've been married for the past seven years.\\
'''Harvey''': Excellent. ''[walks away smirking]''
* FieryRedhead: Has red hair and is very feisty. She is not afraid to call people out on their nonsense.
* GirlFriday: For Harvey, Mike and Louis. She is often the one who helps them out when they need information for cases and what not. Donna is the considered to be the "Go To Girl" whenever a problem or issue comes up and needs to be solved.
* GuileHero: Donna often uses manipulation and smarts to get what she wants.
* TheHeart: Combined with something of a MoralityChain. More so than Mike, she's usually the one everyone looks towards for stability and the one to question if they're crossing moral and ethical lines. [[spoiler: Which makes the story arc where she destroys a memo all the more shocking, all else aside, as it is a major ethical line she has crossed.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Rachel.
* HyperAwareness: Often aware of minor details around the office. As she puts it, "I know what I know."
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Barring Jessica, she's possibly the most consistently competent person at the entire law firm.
* ImprobableAimingSkills: When Donna visits Louis at the range she outshoots him with ease. She then reveal that she was a champion competitive shooter in her youth.
* LargeHam: Befitting her formidable acting skills (both the character In-Universe and the actress who plays her), Donna is this on a regular basis, until she gets pushed over the edge later.
* MamaBear: To Mike.
* MoralityPet: To both Harvey and Louis. Both tend to show their nice side around her.
* MsFanservice: A tall voluptuous redhead with a penchant for low-cut dresses, she's like Joan from ''Series/MadMen'' with a slightly smaller chest.
* MustHaveCaffeine: Donna is a huge coffee lover. There is never a time when Donna does not have coffee in her possession.
* NumberTwo: To Harvey. She is basically his right hand woman, his confidant and his MoralityPet.
* OfficeRomance: Subverted; [[spoiler: Donna and Harvey did hook up once, but it was after the two of them resigned from the DA's office. When Harvey takes Jessica's offer to work at Pearson-Hardman and asks her to come as his secretary, she asks for one of her conditions for both to forget about that night, because she does not want to have an affair with anyone she works with, and he accepts.]]
* TheOmniscient: Donna knows pretty much everything that goes on in the office.
* PlatonicLifePartners: With Harvey, and to a lesser extent, with Louis. She also has a BigSisterInstinct towards Mike.
* PluckyOfficeGirl: For the most part, Donna is actually the most optimistic and hopeful character on the show. She is also the one to try to relieve tension amongst among situations and other characters from time to time.
* ReactionShot: [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzonk9vSB21r45er3o1_500.png Donna]] [[http://static.tumblr.com/ezfojqr/686lrqp8d/donna.gif may well be]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1mkk92u9h1r45er3o1_500.png the goddamn]] [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpwit2HKyq1qafrbxo2_250.gif Goddess]] [[http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpwit2HKyq1qafrbxo3_500.gif of this trope]].
* SassySecretary: Donna is very sarcastic and witty. She always has a solid come back and good one liners, which often results in SnarkToSnarkCombat with other characters, especially Harvey.
* SecretKeeper: For Harvey in general.
* SexySecretary: Donna is a physically appealing MsFanservice and she is a legal secretary at Pearson Specter Litt.
* SparingThemTheDirtyWork: To Harvey when he stubbornly refuses to testify against an old boss. [[spoiler: She worked for him as well, and has no qualms turning over evidence of his illegal activities]].
* StatuesqueStunner: Donna is the second tallest female character on the show after Jessica. Her portrayer Sarah Rafferty is 5'9" or 5'10". In addition, her height is even more emphasized when she wears high heels.
* TeamMom: For the entire firm.
* UndyingLoyalty: Donna is extremely loyal to Harvey and will do anything she can to protect him. By proxy, she's a bit more protective and helpful towards Mike than to anyone else not named Harvey.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Harvey. Although Harvey and Donna are usually at PlatonicLifePartners status, it's evident that there are still unresolved feelings of attraction between them.
* WomenAreWiser: Donna seems to be much more wise, logical and practical in her thinking and outlook than her male counterparts such as Harvey, Louis and even Mike at times.
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!!!Firm Staff
[[folder: Katrina Bennet]]
!Katrina Bennett

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AmandaSchull
----

[[folder:Rachel Zane]]
!!Rachel Zane

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/MeghanMarkle

A paralegal at the firm. Rachel wants to be a lawyer but had to put that dream on hold because she suffers from severe test anxiety that prevents her from getting an adequate score on the [=LSATs=]. She eventually manages to get over it and does well on the exam, but fails to get into Harvard Law School. Instead, she decides to go to Columbia after pressuring Jessica into paying her law school tuition and to make an exception to the firm's policy that it will only hire Harvard graduates.

She and Mike have been in a relationship since Season 3.

* BigBad: Of season 2.

* [[spoiler: EvilBrit]]

[[folder: Kyle Durant]]
! Kyle Durant
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BenHollingsworth

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* TheRival: To Mike in season 1.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being introduced as Louis's best pupil and Mike's rival, he disappears after season one.

[[folder: Daniel Hardman]]
!!Daniel Hardman
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidCostablie

* BigBad: Of season 2.
* ConsummateLiar: The whole reason why Harvey doesn't trust him when he returns to the firm is because, if he lied about funding his wife's cancer treatment, he could lie about anything.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The former senior partner who was stealing from his firm and playing other dirty tricks.
* NiceToTheWaiter: He isn't, and it comes to bite him in the ass. He gave insultingly small tips to the staff of a hotel where he met with his mistress. Years after the affair, they still remember him and are fully willing to testify against him.
* SmugSnake: His smugness stands out in a show about lawyers, for crying out loud.
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[[folder: Zoe Lawford]]
! Zoe Lawford
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JacindaBarrett
----

!!Darby International
[[folder: Edward Darby]]
!!Edward Darby
->'''Potrayed by:''' Creator/ConlethHill

* ArmouredClosetGay: He was in the past; as he confesses to Jessica, the times were different in the past, and back when he was with [[spoiler: Ava's father]] he stayed in the closet.
* StraightGay

Mike is an associate at Pearson Specter who is renowned for his photographic memory. He also has a secret: he's not actually a lawyer. He never even graduated from university. But Harvey saw potential in Mike and hired him anyway with the two, and a select few, working to maintain the ruse lest everyone involved is imprisoned for fraud.

!!Litt Wheeler Williams Bennet [[note]]Formerly Pearson Hardman/Pearson/Pearson Darby/Pearson Darby Specter/Pearson Specter/Pearson Specter Litt/Specter Litt/Zane Specter Litt/Zane Specter Litt Wheeler Williams/Specter Litt Wheeler Williams/Specter Litt Williams[[/note]]

An incredibly powerful New York law firm. It came under the control of Jessica Pearson after she and Daniel Hardman staged a coup against the original name partners. It's now known as Pearson Specter Litt after a series of internal conflicts, financial troubles, and backroom deals.

The firm is notable in that it has a long-standing policy of only hiring Harvard Law School graduates.
* RunningGag: There have been so many name partners coming and going at Pearson Specter Litt that it's become a running gag. With Season 8, after the departures of Meagan Markle and Patrick Adams, the opening credits changed, and now include a montage of the various firm names over the years ... which changed ''again'' in Season 9. The series actually ends

* There have been so many name partners coming and going at Pearson Specter Litt that it's become a running gag. With Season 8, after the departures of Meagan Markle and Patrick Adams, the opening credits changed, and now include a montage of the various firm names over the years ... which changed ''again'' in Season 9.

!!Pearson Hardman

!!!Firm Staff

[[folder: Katrina Bennet]]
!Katrina Bennett

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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/AmandaSchull

* AlphaBitch: Her default mode with most people other than Louis, she's especially this to Rachel.
* TheBusCameBack: She returns from Barcelona in the episode "Bad Faith".
* CatchPhrase: Doesn't have one herself, but she's apparently a fan of "You just got Litt up!". Going so far as to trademark it and get it printed on a mug in order to cheer Louis up.
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Just as Harvey wanted 'another him', Katrina ultimately wins Louis's position as his personal associate by the fact that she went to war with Louis (and almost won), among other things. He appreciated the fact that she gave him respect and treated him as a threat.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Gets a job at Pearson & Hardman by essentially blackmailing Harvey - he'd get a win, she'd get a job. Subsequently, picks a fight with Mike in order to try and take his spot and ends up with Louis.
* {{Foil}}: What Mike is to Harvey, Katrina is to Louis. She shares Louis's hyper-competitive streak, his killer instinct, his penchant for trying to win respect through intimidation, fear, and humiliation. And as with Mike to Harvey, she also shares Louis's passion for the arts, his pool of references and hobbies, and respects/looks up to him as a mentor.
* GirlFriday: For Louis, with shades of BattleButler. She's a full-fledged lawyer, and damned good, too.
* HelloAttorney: She's a blonde, gorgeous lawyer.
* TheMovieBuff: Well, more like tv shows buff... in an episode in which she and Mike are forced to work together, the two grow closer due to both being fans of Series/TheWire and Series/TheSopranos.
* NumberTwo: To Louis. So much so, that when Nigel seeks to win a mock trial against Louis, he intentionally sends Katrina to another country so Louis can't call on her help.
* PlatonicLifePartners: For the time she was on the show, she was this with Louis.
* PutOnABus: During Louis's mock trial, so that she can't help him, Nigel sends her to Barcelona.
* UndyingLoyalty: Katrina ends up being extremely loyal to Louis. She even helps him out when he is no longer her boss and doing so will most likely result in the end of her career.

!!Former Staff of Pearson Hardman
[[folder: Kyle Durant]]
! Kyle Durant
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BenHollingsworth

* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* TheRival: To Mike in season 1.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being introduced as Louis's best pupil and Mike's rival, he disappears after season one.

[[folder: Daniel Hardman]]
!!Daniel Hardman
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidCostablie

* BigBad: Of season 2.
* ConsummateLiar: The whole reason why Harvey doesn't trust him when he returns to the firm is because, if he lied about funding his wife's cancer treatment, he could lie about anything.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The former senior partner who was stealing from his firm and playing other dirty tricks.
* NiceToTheWaiter: He isn't, and it comes to bite him in the ass. He gave insultingly small tips to the staff of a hotel where he met with his mistress. Years after the affair, they still remember him and are fully willing to testify against him.
* SmugSnake: His smugness stands out in a show about lawyers, for crying out loud.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Zoe Lawford]]
! Zoe Lawford
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JacindaBarrett
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!!Main Characters

!!Former Main Characters

!!Pearson Specter Litt

An incredibly powerful New York law firm. It came under the control of Jessica Pearson after she and Daniel Hardman staged a coup against the original name partners. It's now known as Pearson Specter Litt after a series of internal conflicts, financial troubles, and backroom deals.

The firm is notable in that it has a long-standing policy of only hiring Harvard Law School graduates.
* There have been so many name partners coming and going at Pearson Specter Litt that it's become a running gag. With Season 8, after the departures of Meagan Markle and Patrick Adams, the opening credits changed, and now include a montage of the various firm names over the years ... which changed ''again'' in Season 9.

!!Supporting Cast

[[folder: Kyle Durant]]
! Kyle Durant
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/BenHollingsworth
----
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome
* TheRival: To Mike in season 1.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Despite being introduced as Louis's best pupil and Mike's rival, he disappears after season one.
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[[folder: Edward Darby]]
!!Edward Darby
->'''Potrayed by:''' Creator/ConlethHill

* ArmouredClosetGay: He was in the past; as he confesses to Jessica, the times were different in the past, and back when he was with [[spoiler: Ava's father]] he stayed in the closet.
* StraightGay

[[folder: Scottie]]
! Dana "Scottie" Scott
->'''Potrayed by:''' Creator/AbigailSpencer

* AffectionateNickname: She's called Scottie by Harvey since they met in Harvard.
* DatingCatwoman: Her relationship with Harvey gives off this vibe in season one.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: She's an antagonist in season one, an ally in season two and an antagonist again in season three. [[spoiler: In later appearances she's back to being an ally.]]
* HelloAttorney
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[[folder: Stephen Huntley]]
! Stephen Huntley
->'''Potrayed by:''' Creator/MaxBeesley

* [[spoiler: EvilBrit]]
* NumberTwo: To Darby. It's even explicity mentioned that he's to him what Harvey is to Jessica, making him very much this trope.

!!Former Staff of Pearson Hardman]]
[[folder: Daniel Hardman]]
!!Daniel Hardman
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DavidCostablie

* BigBad: Of season 2.
* ConsummateLiar: The whole reason why Harvey doesn't trust him when he returns to the firm is because, if he lied about funding his wife's cancer treatment, he could lie about anything.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: The former senior partner who was stealing from his firm and playing other dirty tricks.
* NiceToTheWaiter: He isn't, and it comes to bite him in the ass. He gave insultingly small tips to the staff of a hotel where he met with his mistress. Years after the affair, they still remember him and are fully willing to testify against him.
* SmugSnake: His smugness stands out in a show about lawyers, for crying out loud.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Zoe Lawford]]
! Zoe Lawford
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/JacindaBarrett
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!!Other Characters
[[folder: Cameron Dennis]]
!!Cameron Dennis
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/GaryCole

* BigBad: Season 3, at least the first half. [[spoiler: And we later learn the real bad guy is Stephen, who got all those people killed and was going to place the blame on Ava.]]
* EvilMentor: To Harvey.
* GoodHairEvilHair: He sports a cop mustache in season three and the ten years ago flashbacks. Not in season one.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: He's infamous for burying evidence in order to incriminate people he knows are guilty.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Harvey tries to pull this during Ava Hassington's murder trial, since Dennis used to be all about "putting the bad guy behind bars" no matter what, and Ava is, against all odds, innocent.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: A darker version of this trope; Cameron twists and bends the law, going as far as to committing illegal acts such as burying evidence, if he thinks the person is guilty and should be locked up.
* TheBusCameBack: After a single appearance in season one, he comes back as the BigBad of season three.

[[folder: Trevor Evans]]
!!Trevor Evans
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/TomLipinski

* EvilFormerFriend: To Mike. ''Evil'' is kind of a stretch, but he's a complete {{Jerkass}} and Mike realizes too late he was ruining his life. Even Mike's grandmother tells him to drop the bum.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Was this with Mike, prior to the pilot episode. Probably a failed version of ChildhoodFriends.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: In season 5, Trevor, no longer a drug dealer, seemingly becomes a better person and has a friendly conversation with Mike...except that he has also become very judgmental about Mike breaking the law (even if it was Trevor's fault in the first place) and refuses to attend his wedding. In a later episode he even turns against Mike at the trial, ready to reveal everything about him.
* TheMillstone: For Mike. Everything that went wrong for Mike between his tenure at the University and the beginning of the series was because of Trevor's douchebaggery. But because they were the best of friends before that Mike stood by him no matter what. As Mike's grandmother put it, Trevor is an anchor. At the same time, after getting caught selling test answers, which Mike got for him, he refuses to give up his friend, claiming that he got the answers all by himself.
* TheStoner: He was the one who introduced Mike in his weed-smoking life. In later seasons he grows out of it but he's still the same {{Jerkass}} he always was.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Over the years, Trevor has talked Mike into a number of illegal schemes that derailed Mike's life and dreams of attending law school. In the pilot, he talks Mike into doing a drug deal that almost gets Mike arrested and thrown in prison.
* UngratefulBastard: Mike did a lot for him but Trevor just wanted to take advantage of his friend's genius and he ends up betraying him many times.

[[folder: Travis Tanner]]
!!Travis Tannner
->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/EricClose

* AmoralAttorney: He considers himself the same as Harvey in this regard, except, unlike Harvey, he has crossed the line long ago and has no problems with using underhanded tactics and hitting people below the belt.
* EvilCounterpart: To Harvey. He even went to Yale, the rival law school to Harvard, Harvey's alma mater.
* HeelFaceTurn: He claims to have made this when he resurfaces in "Toe to Toe". Harvey doesn't believe it for a second, but he does in fact behave in a completely reputable manner, even offer to recuse himself from the case because he knows Harvey doesn't trust or believe him.

[[folder:Pearson Specter Litt]]

[[folder:Darby International]]

An international law firm based in Britain. It merged with Pearson Hardman (which became Pearson Darby) after investing in the financially struggling firm.

! Edward Darby

[[folder:Former staff of Pearson Hardman]]
! Daniel Hardman

!Harold Gunderson

[[folder:Other characters]]
! Cameron Dennis

! Trevor Evans

! Travis Tannner

* PoisonousFriend: To Mike.

* PoisonousFriend: To Harvey when he stubbornly refuses to testify against an old boss. [[spoiler: She worked for him as well, and has no qualms turning over evidence of his illegal activities]].

* TheAce: More than everyone else in the cast. She's hypercompetent at everything, she knows it and everyone knows it.