Fatal Attraction is this wild ride. It’s got all the drama. A judge and a witness advocate in Los Angeles. Things heat up when a woman just won’t let go of her affair with a married guy. Obsession, manipulation and yeah, deadly stuff follows. A great cast and a storyline that pulls you in. It digs into desire and betrayal. You will not want to look away. So buckle up for a wild journey into human psyche.

Meet the characters from Fatal Attraction

Dan Gallagher

Oh Dan, the classic “I messed up but I’m still trying” guy — flustered, flinty, and somehow always a little too optimistic about quick fixes. He’s warm-hearted in a bungled, distracted way; you can tell he loves his family but also has that itchy, selfish streak that gets him into trouble. He tries to be the sensible man, the grown-up, but then panics and makes terrible decisions (and yes, he will lie to himself, like, constantly). Honestly, he’s equal parts sympathetic and exasperating — someone you want to shake and also give a beer to.

Alex Forrest

Alex is a tornado in heels — charismatic, razor-smart, and utterly, terrifyingly focused on what she wants. She’s magnetic and maternal one minute, and ice-cold and obsessive the next, which is what makes her both brilliant and dangerous; also she probably has an unnervingly neat handbag and a soundtrack of classical music in her head. She’s theatrical but not showy for show’s sake — everything she does has purpose (or so she believes), and she’ll build emotional booby traps with a smile. There’s this deliciously unhinged quality to her that’s simultaneously tragic and kind of mesmerizing.

Beth Gallagher

Beth comes off as the stabilizer — calm, practical, fierce when she needs to be — but don’t mistake her composure for weakness. She’s the one trying to keep the family together, quietly furious and utterly exhausted sometimes, and also probably has a secret stash of emergency chocolate. She can be forgiving but also principled; she knows how to protect what matters and doesn’t like drama unless it’s earned. She’s the spine of the domestic life in the story, and you root for her even when she surprises you (in good and weird ways).

Mike Gerard

Mike feels like the pragmatic pal/colleague who offers blunt advice and then disappears when things get messy (but maybe he shows up with casserole — I can’t remember). He’s practical, a little world-weary, and tends to be the voice of reason, or at least the voice that tells you to stop and call your lawyer. There’s a mild moralizing streak to him, like someone who collects unused notepads and has opinions about parenting books. Kind of reliable but also oddly self-interested at times — the kind of friend who’ll help you move but will remind you of it for months.

Arthur Tomlinson

Arthur is the buttoned-up, old-school presence — the kind of man with impeccable cufflinks and an aversion to messy conversations, the respectable veneer of normalcy. He gives off this “everything should be neat and tidy” vibe, which makes him both reassuring and slightly suffocating (in a cozy armchair, vintage tie sort of way). He’s the embodiment of conventional morality in the background, which means he judges quietly and expects decorum, but sometimes he slips and reveals a weirdly tender or confused side. He’s small contradictions wrapped in a tweed jacket — stern, oddly sentimental, and a little unexpected.

Ellen Gallagher

Ellen is the kid you want to protect and also the one who sees everything — she’s small, bright-eyed, maybe weirdly wise for her age, and definitely has a favorite stuffed animal that gets way more screen time than it should. Innocent on the surface but perceptive underneath; she notices changes in tone, in footsteps, in the little silences that adults miss. She’s playful and solemn in turn, like she’ll be drawing rainbows and then freeze because she’s registered the wrong look between grown-ups. Basically, she’s heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time — tiny chaos in a floral dress.