| | Sideburns | | The paramedic. |
| | Maya | | The woman who was in love with a paramedic. |
| | Marvin | | An elderly man who lives in Maya's building. |
| | Martin | | A gambler. Maya's neighbor. |
| | Gerwer | | Maya's doctor. |
| | Earl | | Kyle's grandfather. |
| | Tuuli | | Earl's wife. |
| | Sarah | | Earl's daughter. |
| | Reginald | | Sarah's ex-lover. |
| | Dennis | | Sarah's former lover. Kyle's father. Anna's father. |
| | Harold | | A junk buyer. Bernice customer. |
| | Stevie | | An old junkie. Henry's neighbor and only friend. |
| | Linda | | Henry's social worker. Disabled Brain's disability worker. |
| | Henry | | A drug addict. Aka: Hank. |
| | J. Robert | Oppenheimer | The man that Henry befriended. Aka: Oppie. |
| | David | Oppenheimer | The second mayor. |
| | Brenda | | Henry's colleague. |
| | Wanda | | Bernice's younger sister. |
| | Bernice | | Wanda's elder sister. |
| | Gus | | Bernice's husband. Aka: Gustavo. |
| | Tuan | | Bernice's workmate. A store volunteer. |
| | Karla | | A thrift store volunteer. |
| | Carol | | Bernice's new supervisor. |
| | Brian | | The surgeon. Wanda's lover. |
| | Pete | | Carol's supervisor. |
| | Disabled | Brain | The unnamed narrator. Rick's companion. |
| | Rick | | Disabled Brain's companion. |
| | Baldev | | Rick's landlord. |
| | Dan | | A dog lover. One of the protagonists. |
| | Ihor | Kuziak | A dog breeder. |
| | Sandy | Kuziak | Ihor's wife. |
| | Winston | | Dan's best friend and band mate. |
| | Marta | | The girl Winston impregnated. |
| | Buddy | | Dan's dog. |
| | Ginnie | | The dog owner that Dan met. |
| | Josephine | | Ginnie's dog. |
| | Jacob | | Winston's son. |
| | Saul | Columbo | A mental patient. |
| | Georgina | | Saul's co-patient. |
| | Luis | | A new nurse. |
| | Darko | Karepevic | Saul's psychiatrist. |
| | Janet | | Saul's former nurse. |
| | Margo | | One of the psych nurses. |
| | Martin | Shenck | The minister of mental health. |
| | Roberta | | The duty nurse. |
| | Tina | | Saul's friend. |
| | Isaac | Columbo | Saul's younger brother. The beggar. |
| | Jacob | Drubinski | A psychiatrist. |
| | Frieda | | Georgina's nurse. |
| | Finch | | Jerzy's brother. |
| | Jerzy | | Finch's brother. |
| | Sam | Prince | Anna's husband. Isaac's companion. |
| | Anna | Prince | A casting director. Sam's wife. |
| | Cricket | | Sam and Anna's daughter. |
| | Gretchen | | Anna's mother. |
