Characters in GTA IV

A number of characters appear in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV, set in 2008. Prominent characters are listed here in rough order of appearance and prominence.

This page does NOT contain spoilers. The individual character pages might, and there is a clear warning where that is the case.

Major Characters

Niko Bellic	Niko Bellic is the protagonist (main character) of Grand Theft Auto IV. Niko is of Serbian descent, and has previously fought in the Bosnian War. He is wooed to Liberty City by the promises of living the American Dream from his cousin Roman, but when this goes sour, he turns to the seedy underworld of Liberty City to build his way to the top. Voiced by Bruce Kronenberg
Roman Bellic	Roman Bellic is Niko's cousin who has lived in Liberty City for 15 years. Roman claims to be living the "American Dream" and that he has two women, four hot tubs and fifteen sports cars, but in reality owns a gritty taxi firm in Broker. As a result, he successfully manages to persuade his cousin Niko to move to the city using this deception. Roman is also heavily in debt with various figures around the city. When Niko arrives, everything seems to go wrong at once, but together they can work their way back up. Voiced by Jason Zumwalt
Little Jacob	Little Jacob is a Jamaican arms/drug dealer. He and Roman Bellic are good friends, and Niko purchases weaponry from him. He offers Niko missions, and he is also available for friendship. He offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Coolie Ranx
Francis McReary	Francis McReary is a corrupt cop who is aware of felonies made by Niko. His missions normally involve a contract killing on a person who knows or has incriminating evidence against him. He is the brother of Packie, Derrick, Gerry, and Kate McReary. He offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Thomas Lyons
Kate McReary	The only virtuous one of the McReary siblings, Kate constantly tries to influence the lives of her brothers positively, but fails. She is available to Niko as a girlfriend. Voiced by Mary Catherine Donnelly
Derrick McReary	Just returning from Ireland, the oldest of the McReary brothers seems to have a background with the IRA, as he possesses a good knowledge of weapons and explosives, which is rivaled only by his knowledge of narcotics. Voiced by George Feaster
Patrick McReary	Packie is the youngest of the McReary family, and he is with the Irish mob. He lives with his mother and sister in Steinway. He sometimes works for Elizabeta Torres, but generally has his own agenda after his brother's return to Liberty City. Through him, Niko is introduced to some of the more popular missions in the game, like robbing the Bank of Liberty. He is also available for friendship. He offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Ryan Johnston
Elizabeta Torres	Elizabeta is a drug dealer from Bohan. Her addictions eventually cause her to overreact and lash out at those around her. She is seen in promotional artwork for the game. She offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Charlie Parker
Manny Ecsuela	Manny is the South Bohan community leader. Throughout, he is shooting a documentary that shows how "he" is "cleaning up the streets" and spreading his message out to other communities, though he is actually taking credit for others' actions. He offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Berto Colon
Vlad Glebov	Vlad is a Russian loan-shark and mobster. He runs the Hove Beach neighborhood in Broker with an iron fist. He offers Niko's first real batch of missions working for money. He treats Niko with disrespect, and refers to him by derogatory names such as "yokel" and "serf". Vlad is employed by the much more powerful Mikhail Faustin. Voiced by Misha Kuznetsov
Mikhail Faustin	Mikhail is the Russian Syndicate Leader. He is introduced after the mission Uncle Vlad. Mikhail happens to be a heavy user of cocaine, and has a very short temper. He offers missions for Niko. He owns the Perestroika cabaret club in Broker. He is married to Ilyena Faustin and has one daughter, Anna. Voiced by Karel Roden
Playbox X	Playboy X (Trey Stewart) is an associate of Elizabeta Torres. He is also friends with Dwayne Forge, who is serving a term in prison for drug trafficking. He wears a red sweater with colored stripes on the chest. He wants to support the community and use the money he gains from drug sales to fund schools and community centers. He offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Postell Pringle
Dimitri Rascalov	Dimitri is the main antagonist of the game. Formerly the protege and right-hand-man of Mikhail Faustin, he later uses Niko to help him take over. He offers missions for Niko. Voiced by Moti Margolin
Brucie Kibbutz	Brucie is a steroid-abusing fitness buff. In a "rage," he offers missions for Niko that involve racing vehicles and killing people. He is available for friendship. Voiced by Timothy Adams
Mallorie Ramos	Mallorie Ramos (incorrectly identified as Mallorie Bardas on the Rockstar Social Club) is a Puerto Rican woman who works for Roman at his taxi firm. She and Roman are romantically involved. Voiced by Elena Harvey Hurst
Dwayne Forge	Dwayne is an "old-school" gangster who's been in prison since the early 90s for crack distribution, only to be released into a completely unfamiliar environment, with an emphasis on "show-boating" and "bling". He needs Niko's help to rebuild his reputation. He is available for friendship. Voiced by Devin Richards

Minor Characters

Lola del Rio

Lola is seen in promotional artwork sucking a lollipop. It is presumed she is a prostitute due to it being said she is available for "special hours." It is also thought that she can be used as dating material. Her whereabouts can be located in or around star junction according to the online criminal database.

Bryce Dawkins

Bryce Dawkins is the Deputy Mayor of Liberty City. He's depicted as the epitome of cornball conservativeness, even though this is just a front for his completely different, secret lifestyle; he is actually engaged in a homosexual relationship with Bernie Crane. He gives Niko an Infernus sportscar for protecting Bernie.

Tom Goldberg

Tom Goldberg is a famous and prestigious lawyer. He is the lead partner of Goldberg, Ligner, & Shyster. He is murdered by Niko Bellic under orders of Francis McReary during the mission Final Interview. Supposedly, he is seen to be a very generous and helpful man, as stated by his secretary before he is murdered by Niko. Tom Goldberg relies on two words: Social Reponsibility.

Florian Cravic/Bernie Crane

Florian Cravic is an old friend of Niko and Roman's. He is one of the men Niko comes to Liberty City to find. Niko finds out through Ray Boccino where he is located and he breaks into the apartment with Roman to find out that he has reinvented himself as Bernie Crane, an openly gay man in a secret relationship with Deputy Mayor Bryce Dawkins. He gives Niko missions which protects this relationship from surfacing.

Darko Brevic

Darko Brevic was in Niko Bellic's old army unit. He betrayed the unit and 12 soldiers were killed. Florian Cravic ran off to Liberty City and Niko worked with Rodislav Bulgarin. Darko runs off to Bucharest and becomes a drug-addicted mess who still feels remorse for the betrayal. U.L Paper and John Gravelli kidnap Darko and bring him to Liberty City to face Niko who has the choice of killing him or sparing his life.