| Aram |
Berkhoff | Till's partner |
| Max |
Berkhoff | Till's son; missing |
| Till |
Berkhoff | Firefighter; protagonist |
| Matt |
Damon | American actor |
| Volker |
Frieder | Surgeon |
| James |
Joyce | Irish novelist and poet |
| Andreas |
K. | One of Guido's victims |
| Marten |
Kasov | Senior doctor on Ward III |
| Thea |
Sanger | Hospital director |
| Andrea |
Schilf | Anesthetist |
| Laura |
Schmidt | Myriam's missing daughter; victim of Guido Tramnitz |
| Myriam |
Schmidt | Laura's mother; victim of Guido Tramnitz |
| Gedeon |
Schultz | Ricarda's medium |
| Emilia |
Skania | Oliver's daughter; Till's niece |
| Oliver |
Skania | Criminal inspector; Till's brother-in-law |
| Guidо |
Tramnitz | Serial killer |
| Robin |
Williams | American actor and comedian |
| Frieda |
Winter | Patrick's missing daughter |
| Jonas |
Winter | Patrick's son |
| Linda |
Winter | Patrick's wife |
| Patrick |
Winter | Till's new identity. Aka: Till Berkhoff |
| Pia |
Wohlfeil | Guido's defense lawyer and lover |
| Armin |
Wolf | Till's cellmate; violent psychopath |
| Krzysztof |
Wozniak | Senior doctor at Steinklinik |
| Alex |
| Guido's childhood friend |
| Anna |
| Max's first love |
| Baldy |
| Nickname of an unidentified individual |
| Emil |
| Student |
| No Teeth |
| Till's friend. Aka: No Trousers; No Arm |
| Ricarda |
| Till's wife; Max's mother |
| Seda |
| Skania's informant |
| Simon |
| Orderly |
| Sonja |
| Teacher |
| Thomas |
| Guido's childhood friend |
| Trixi |
| Inspector |
| Viktoria |
| Head nursery teacher |
