'The Office' Character Guide

Michael Scott

Played By: Steve Carell
Title: Regional Manager
Office Gossip: The obnoxious boss once burned his foot on a George Forman grill placed next to his bed so he could wake up to the smell of crackling bacon.

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Dwight K. Schrute

Played By: Rainn Wilson
Title: Assistant (to the) Regional Manager
Office Gossip: Dwight, who considers himself to be Michael's wing-man, grew up on a beet farm and has an affinity for bears, 'Battlestar Galactica' and co-worker Angela Martin (in secret).

Jim Halpert

Played By: John Krasinski
Title: Assistant Regional Manager
Office Gossip: The loveable slacker once spent $11 on an outfit to mimic Dwight, who then accused him of identity theft. He was dating Karen but dumped her for longtime crush Pam.

Pam Beesly

Played By: Jenna Fischer
Title: Receptionist
Office Gossip: The once bashful receptionist became more outspoken after splitting with fiancé Roy. To the joy of "Jam" fans, she admitted her feelings for Jim after walking on hot coals.

Ryan Howard

Played By: B.J. Novak
Title: Vice President of Regional Sales
Office Gossip: Ryan began at Dunder Mifflin as a temp but Michael often used him as a personal assistant. Shortly after receiving his MBA, he became Michael's superior and dumped girlfriend Kelly.

Angela Martin

Played By: Angela Kinsey
Title: Accounting Supervisor
Office Gossip: The uptight accountant is in a (secret) relationship with Dwight Schrute. She is head of the "Party Planing Committee" and loves posters of babies dressed as adults.

Oscar Martinez

Played By: Oscar Nuñez
Title: Accountant
Office Gossip: Michael once kissed Oscar to show he had no qualms about Oscar's sexuality. To prevent a lawsuit, Oscar was given a three-month paid vacation to Europe.

Kevin Malone

Played By: Brian Baumgartner
Title: Accountant
Office Gossip: Child-like Kevin plays drums and sings vocals for his Police cover band, Scrantonicity. The band played at Phyllis' wedding.

Phyllis Lapin

Played By: Phyllis Smith
Title: Sales Representative
Office Gossip: When Phyllis married Bob Vance from Vance Refrigeration, she copied almost every aspect of Pam's cancelled wedding, right down to the invitations.

Stanley Hudson

Played By: Leslie David Baker
Title: Sales Representative
Office Gossip: As the most bored office employee, Stanley often solves crossword puzzles during office meetings.

Andy Bernard

Played By: Ed Helms
Title: Regional Director in Charge of Sales
Office Gossip: Transferring in from the Stamford branch, Andy attended anger management classes after punching a hole in the wall following one of Jim's pranks. The Cornell alum often sings in falsetto.

Karen Filippelli

Played By: Rashida Jones
Title: Sales Representative
Office Gossip: During her days at the Stamford branch, she played 'Call of Duty' under the name "KarenTheJimSlayer." Jim and Karen dated but he later dumped her for Pam.

Creed Bratton

Played By: Creed Bratton
Title: Quality Assurance
Office Gossip: The most eccentric office employee, Creed keeps a blog called "Creed Thoughts" filled with musings like "If I ever go[t] the chance, I'd take a bath in a giant fondue pot. No lie."

Kelly Kapoor

Played By: Mindy Kaling
Title: Customer Service Representative
Office Gossip: The girly chatterbox used to date Ryan but was dumped immediately after he received his promotion with the simple "You and I are done."

Meredith Palmer

Played By: Kate Flannery
Title: Customer Service Representative
Office Gossip: The office drunk who flashed Michael at the 2005 Christmas party. She's also been caught eating Angela's alcohol-based hand-sanitizer.

Toby Flenderson

Played By: Paul Lieberstein
Title: Human Resources Representative
Office Gossip: The divorcé harbors a crush Pam. He is also Michael's most hated colleague. Michael once told Toby, "I hate so much about the things you choose to be."

Jan Levinson

Played By: Melora Hardin
Title: Corporate Manager (fired)
Office Gossip: Michael's oft-frustrated corporate superior had an odd relationship with her underling, becoming obsessed with him and then losing her position.

Darryl Philbin

Played By: Craig Robinson
Title: Warehouse Supervisior
Office Gossip: One of the few characters to frequently embarrass Michael; during his salary negotiations he revealed to everyone that Michael was wearing a women's suit.

Roy Anderson

Played By: David Denman
Title: Warehouse Worker (Fired)
Office Gossip: The somewhat insensitive worker was engaged to Pam for three years, but was fired for attacking Jim after learning about their kiss. Luckily, Dwight intervened with pepper spray.