List of Final Destination characters


The American supernatural horror film series Final Destination features a large cast of characters, many of whom were originally created by Glen Morgan and Jeffrey Reddick, with contributions from James Wong, J. Mackye Gruber, Eric Bress, Eric Heisserer, and Guy Busick and Lori Evans Taylor. The series comprises six films: Final Destination, Final Destination 2, Final Destination 3, The Final Destination, Final Destination 5, and Final Destination Bloodlines.
The Final Destination films focuses on characters who experience a sudden premonition of themselves and several other people dying in a catastrophic accident, only to escape the event moments before it turns into a reality. The survivors are later killed one by one through bizarre accidents caused by an unseen force that creates complicated chains of cause and effect frequently resembling Rube Goldberg machines in their complexity. The series is noteworthy amongst others in the horror genre because the "villain" is not the stereotypical slasher or monster, but Death itself—occasionally seen as a shadow or a wind gust—which manipulates the environment in deadly ways to reclaim the lives of the survivors.
The list of characters includes those who died in the initial premonitions and those who died among the survivors. Characters are listed in alphabetical order, and are arranged by chronological appearance. Unnecessary characters are excluded, for example, those who do not affect the story heavily. The characters' status indicates whether they are alive, deceased, or if it is unknown.

Introduced in ''Final Destination''

Final Destination is the first film in the Final Destination series. It focuses on high school student [|Alex Browning], who has a premonition about a catastrophic plane explosion that will kill everybody on board. He leaves the plane along with six other people—his best friend [|Tod Waggner], his arch-rival [|Carter Horton], Carter's girlfriend [|Terry Chaney], fellow classmates [|Clear Rivers] and [|Billy Hitchcock], and their teacher Valerie Lewton—just before the explosion occurs, but Death begins to claim the lives of the survivors in the same order they should have died on the explosion.

Alex Browning

  • Portrayed by Devon Sawa
  • Appeared in: Final Destination, Final Destination 2, and Final Destination 5
  • Status: Deceased
Alex Theodore Browning is the protagonist and visionary of Final Destination. He is one of the survivors of the Flight 180 explosion, and the sixth survivor to die.
Alex is a student at Mt. Abraham High School who boards Volée Airlines Flight 180 with his classmates for their senior trip to Paris, France. Before take-off, Alex has a premonition about a mechanical failure that will cause a mid-air explosion, killing everyone on board. When the events from his vision begin to occur in reality, he panics and is thrown off the plane along with five classmates and their teacher, all of whom witness the plane explode moments later.
One month later, Alex learns that Death is still after the survivors when they begin to die one by one in a series of bizarre accidents, and attempts to figure out Death's plan to save them. He manages to save Carter Horton and Clear Rivers, causing Death to skip them and leading the trio to believe they have cheated Death. Six months later, Alex, Clear, and Carter travel to Paris to celebrate their survival. However, Alex realizes that Death still has not skipped him and is nearly killed by a falling sign. Carter saves Alex, and Death skips him. When Carter asks who is the next to die, the sign swings back down and kills him.
In Final Destination 2, it is revealed that after the events of the original film, Alex and Clear cheated Death dozens of times before he was finally killed by a dislodged brick from a nearby building. In Final Destination 3, Alex is briefly mentioned by [|Kevin Fischer] while he explains to [|Wendy Christensen] about the Flight 180 explosion and the sudden deaths of the survivors. In Final Destination 5, Alex appears through archive footage as he is removed from Flight 180 while warning the other passengers that the plane will explode.

Barbara and Ken Browning

Barbara Browning and Ken Browning are the mother and father of Alex Browning. Barbara and Ken are first seen helping Alex pack his bags before his flight to Paris, and are later seen comforting him after the plane explodes. Ken expresses his concern for Alex when he refuses to speak to both him and Barbara about what happened.

Billy Hitchcock

  • Portrayed by Seann William Scott
  • Appeared in: Final Destination, Final Destination 2, and Final Destination 5
  • Status: Deceased
William "Billy" Hitchcock is one of the survivors of the Flight 180 explosion, and the fourth survivor to die.
Billy is a student at Mt. Abraham High School, and the main target of Carter Horton's bullying. He was supposed to board Flight 180 with his classmates for their senior trip to Paris, but got stuck in the airport's restroom before departure. Billy arrives just as Alex Browning and Carter are being thrown off the plane, and is forced off as well after being caught in the commotion. Moments later, a horrified Billy witnesses the plane explode in mid-air.
One month later, Billy attends a memorial service for the plane's victims. He later encounters the other survivors at a café, where they witness Terry Chaney's death. After Valerie Lewton's death, Billy reunites with Alex, Carter, and Clear Rivers to discuss what they should do to avoid their deaths. While driving through town, Carter learns that he is next on Death's list and begins to drive recklessly. He parks his car on railroad tracks and becomes trapped, but Alex saves him just before the car is smashed by an oncoming train. Billy warns Alex and Clear to stay away from Carter until he is suddenly decapitated by flying scrap metal from the car wreckage. As a result, Alex realizes that if someone intervenes, Death will move on to the next survivor on the list.
In Final Destination 2, Billy is mentioned by [|Thomas Burke], who reveals he avoided a fatal shootout after being called to clean up Billy's remains. During the opening credits of The Final Destination, Billy's death is shown in X-ray format. In Final Destination 5, Billy appears through archive footage as he leaves from Flight 180 and his death is shown in a montage before the end credits.

Blake Dreyer and Christa Marsh

Blake Dreyer and Christa Marsh are students at Mt. Abraham High School, and casualties of the Flight 180 explosion.
Blake and Christa are best friends and board the plane together for their senior trip to Paris. Tod Waggner had a crush on both Blake and Christa, and planned to spend the flight trying to hook up with them. Before the plane's departure, Alex Browning has a premonition that the plane will explode in mid-air. He awakens as Blake and Christa ask him to switch seats, just like in the vision, and panics. Disregarding Alex's warning, Blake and Christa stay on the plane and are killed among 285 other passengers.
Later on, Alex realizes that it is not his turn to die, since he never switched seats with Blake and Christa, like he did in the vision.

Carter Horton

  • Portrayed by Kerr Smith
  • Appeared: in Final Destination, Final Destination 2, and Final Destination 5
  • Status: Deceased
Carter Horton is one of the survivors of the Flight 180 explosion, and the fifth survivor to die.
Carter is a student at Mt. Abraham High School, and Alex Browning's arch-rival. He boards Flight 180 with his girlfriend Terry Chaney for their senior trip to Paris. When Alex warns everyone that the plane will explode, Carter believes it is a joke and a fight breaks out between them. They are both thrown off the plane along with Terry and several other classmates, all of whom witness the plane explode. One month later, Carter attends a memorial service for the plane's victims, where he refuses to admit that Alex saved his life. He later encounters the survivors and confronts Alex at a café where they all witness Terry's death, leaving Carter devastated.
After Alex explains that Death is still after them, they reunite with Clear Rivers and Billy Hitchcock. Carter learns that he is next on Death's list and drives recklessly through town. He parks his car on railroad tracks, wanting to die on his own terms, but later changes his mind. When his seat belt jams, Alex saves him before the car is smashed by an oncoming train; Death then skips him and kills Billy, the next survivor on the list. Six months later, Carter visits Paris with Alex and Clear to celebrate their survival. When they realize that Death has still not skipped Alex, Carter saves him from being hit by a falling sign. Alex reveals that Death has now skipped him and Carter asks who is the next to die just before the sign swings back down and kills him.
In Final Destination 2, Carter is mentioned by [|Rory Peters], who reveals that he decided not to attend a theater—which later collapsed on the guests—after witnessing Carter's death. In Final Destination 5, Carter appears through archive footage as he and Alex are removed from Flight 180 along with their other classmates.

Clear Rivers

  • Portrayed by Ali Larter
  • Appeared in: Final Destination, Final Destination 2, and Final Destination 5
  • Status: Deceased
Clear Marie Rivers is one of the survivors of the Flight 180 explosion, and the seventh and final survivor to die.
Clear is a student at Mt. Abraham High School who boards Flight 180 with her classmates for their senior trip to Paris. When Alex Browning warns everyone that the plane will explode, Clear is the only one who believes him and voluntarily leaves the plane. She witnesses as it explodes in mid-air shortly after and, one month later, attends a memorial service for the plane's victims. Clear thanks Alex for saving her life and gives him a rose to show her gratitude. After Tod Waggner's death, Clear and Alex sneak into the local funeral home to examine his corpse. They meet [|William Bludworth], who warns them that Death is still after the survivors.
Clear is initially skeptical of Bludworth's warning until the survivors begin to die one by one in bizarre accidents. When Alex saves Carter Horton, he distances himself from Clear, believing that he is next on Death's list. However, Alex later learns that Clear is actually next and rushes to her house. Meanwhile, Clear gets trapped in her car—which leaks gasoline and is surrounded by live wires—until Alex arrives to save her. He grabs the wires, allowing Clear to escape from the car before it explodes, and Death skips her. Six months later, Clear, Alex, and Carter travel to Paris to celebrate their survival; after Alex narrowly avoids Death, they both witness Carter's death and realize that Death's plan is still in action.
In Final Destination 2, it is revealed that Clear is the last survivor of Flight 180 after Alex was bludgeoned to death by a dislodged brick from a nearby building. She has committed herself to a mental institution to protect herself from Death. Clear is visited by [|Kimberly Corman], who asks her to save the survivors of the Route 23 pile-up. Clear initially refuses, but later decides to help and introduces Kimberly and Thomas Burke to Bludworth, who explains that only "new life" can defeat Death.
Bludworth's information leads them to believe that if pregnant survivor [|Isabella Hudson] has her baby it will ruin Death's plan, and the remaining survivors will all be safe. Clear, Kimberly, and Burke manage to save Isabella and her baby, but Kimberly later realizes that she was never meant to die in the pile-up, and was therefore never on Death's list. Clear searches for [|Eugene Dix] at the hospital, but accidentally causes his room to explode from an oxygen combustion, killing them both.
During the opening credits of The Final Destination, Clear's death is shown in X-ray format. In Final Destination 5, Clear appears through archive footage as she leaves from Flight 180 and her death is shown in a montage before the end credits.