Red Dead Redemption Characters: John Marston and the Full Cast

Bill Williamson: The Outlaw of Fort Mercer

Bill Williamson, born Marion Williamson, is John Marston's first target in Red Dead Redemption (2010). A former member of the Van der Linde gang, he leads his own gang from Fort Mercer, then flees to Mexico, where he dies. Steve J. Palmer voices him in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Real nameMarion Williamson

Voiced bySteve J. Palmer

BaseFort Mercer

Dies inAn Appointed Time

Bill's Past

Bill was dishonorably discharged from the army in 1892 for attempted murder and deviancy. Dutch van der Linde saved him after Bill tried to rob him, and Bill stayed loyal to Dutch, siding with him against Arthur and John. He changed his name from Marion out of embarrassment. More on Dutch.

Bill in 1911

Who Kills Bill Williamson?

Bill dies in An Appointed Time, not at Fort Mercer. He is killed either by John or by the rebel leader Abraham Reyes.

Bill in Red Dead Redemption 2

In 1899, Bill is in the Valentine bank job, the shootout with the Grays, the party at Lemieux's, the attack on Bronte's mansion and the Saint Denis bank robbery, and is shipwrecked on Guarma. More on the RDR2 characters page.

Bonnie MacFarlane: The Rancher of Hennigan's Stead

Bonnie MacFarlane runs MacFarlane's Ranch in Hennigan's Stead with her father Drew in Red Dead Redemption (2010). She saves John Marston after he is shot at Fort Mercer and becomes one of his closest allies. Kimberly Irion voices her.

Voiced byKimberly Irion

RanchMacFarlane's Ranch

FatherDrew MacFarlane

First seenExodus in America

How Bonnie Saves John

Bonnie is on the train in Exodus in America. After Bill Williamson's men shoot John at Fort Mercer, she rescues him and pays his $15 doctor's bill, which he works off on her ranch in New Friends, Old Problems.

Bonnie's Missions

Does Bonnie Love John?

It is only implied: Bonnie seems to have feelings for John, and Abigail notices her blush, but there is never a romance. More on John Marston.

Bonnie in Undead Nightmare

In Paternal Pride, Bonnie's father Drew has trapped zombies in the barn, and John finds him zombified. More on the Undead Nightmare story page.

Edgar Ross: The Agent Behind John Marston's Death

Edgar Ross is the main antagonist of Red Dead Redemption (2010): a Bureau of Investigation agent who holds John Marston's family to force him to hunt down his old gang, then leads the attack that kills John. In 1914, Jack Marston kills him. Jim Bentley voices him in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.

Voiced byJim Bentley

AgencyBureau of Investigation

PartnerArcher Fordham

Killed byJack Marston

Ross's Story in 1911

How Does Edgar Ross Die?

Ross is decorated for destroying the gang and retires to Lake Don Julio. In 1914, in Remember My Family, Jack Marston finds him hunting ducks by a river in Mexico and kills him in a duel. His brother is named Phillip.

Ross in Red Dead Redemption 2

In 1899, Ross is a senior Pinkerton agent under Andrew Milton, in missions such as A Fisher of Men, The Battle of Shady Belle and Banking, The Old American Art. By 1907 he runs the local Bureau of Investigation, and in the epilogue credits he and Fordham trace Micah Bell's killer to John's ranch. More on the RDR2 characters page.

Jack Marston: John's Son and the Last Playable Marston

Jack Marston, born John Marston Jr. in 1895, is the son of John and Abigail Marston. In Red Dead Redemption (2010) he becomes the playable character after his father's death, and in 1914, aged 19, he kills Edgar Ross. Josh Blaylock voices him in Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare.

Jack in 1911

Jack in 1914 and Remember My Family

After Abigail's death in 1914, Jack buries her next to John and is playable until the end of the game. In Remember My Family, he asks a Bureau agent at the Blackwater station, visits Ross's wife at Lake Don Julio, then Ross's brother Phillip, and finds Edgar Ross by a river in Mexico. He kills him in a duel, and the credits roll. More on Edgar Ross.

Jack in Other Games

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Jack is a child in the Van der Linde gang in 1899, voiced by Marissa Buccianti: the Braithwaites kidnap him and hand him to Angelo Bronte, who returns him. In 1907 he is a teenager, voiced by Ted Sutherland. In Undead Nightmare he is infected, tied up by John and cured at the end. His parents: John Marston and Abigail.

Javier Escuella: John's Old Friend in Mexico

Javier Escuella is a former Van der Linde gang member whom John Marston hunts down in Nuevo Paraiso in Red Dead Redemption (2010). In The Gates of El Presidio, the player chooses to kill him or bring him back alive. Antonio Jaramillo voices him in Red Dead Redemption, and Gabriel Sloyer in RDR2.

Javier's Past

Born in Nuevo Paraiso, Javier fled Mexico after killing a high-ranking army officer over a woman. A bounty hunter and revolutionary, he joined the gang about four years before 1899 and was deeply loyal to Dutch.

Javier in 1911

Javier works under the protection of Colonel Allende and the Mexican Army, and he helped Bill Williamson flee to Mexico. His only mission is The Gates of El Presidio: when Abraham Reyes' rebels storm El Presidio, Javier tries to talk his way out, pushes a crate onto John, escapes through a window and is chased down. More on Bill Williamson.

Should You Kill or Capture Javier?

Both are allowed: John can kill Javier, or lasso and hogtie him and bring him back alive. Either way, he is handed to Edgar Ross and Archer Fordham.

Javier in Red Dead Redemption 2

In 1899, Javier helps Arthur rescue John from wolves, and takes part in the Cornwall train robbery, Sean's rescue and the Saint Denis bank robbery. On Guarma he is shot in the leg and captured, then rescued by Dutch and Arthur. He sides with Dutch at the end. More on the RDR2 characters page.

Landon Ricketts: The Gunslinger of Chuparosa

Landon Ricketts is a legendary aging gunslinger living in Chuparosa, Nuevo Paraiso, in Red Dead Redemption (2010). John Marston had heard of him as a child; Ricketts teaches him to shoot better and helps him in Mexico. Ross Hagen voices him.

Voiced byRoss Hagen

Lives inChuparosa

Gives JohnA Schofield revolver

Missions4

Landon Ricketts' Missions

Landon Ricketts in Undead Nightmare

Ricketts defends Casa Madrugada and asks John for Undead Bait and dynamite in Biographies and Lies. More on the Undead Nightmare story page.

Nigel West Dickens: The Con Man Who Helps John

Nigel West Dickens is a traveling con artist who sells miracle elixirs in Red Dead Redemption (2010). John Marston saves his life, and Nigel becomes an uneasy ally for the assault on Fort Mercer. Don Creech voices him in Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare.

Voiced byDon Creech

JobElixir salesman

First missionOld Swindler Blues

Also inUndead Nightmare

Nigel's Missions

Nigel in Undead Nightmare

In A Cure for Most of What Ails You, Nigel sells a "zombie repellent" elixir at Fort Mercer. John suspects him of causing the plague, and Nigel denies it. More on the Undead Nightmare story page.

Nigel works alongside John's other allies, Seth, Irish and Marshal Johnson. More on Edgar Ross.

Uncle: The Old Outlaw Living With the Marstons

Uncle is an old former member of the Van der Linde gang who lives with the Marston family at Beecher's Hope in Red Dead Redemption (2010). He is known only as Uncle, claims to suffer from "terminal lumbago", and dies when the Army attacks the ranch in 1911. Spider Madison voices him in Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare.

Real nameNever given

Voiced bySpider Madison (RDR)

Lives atBeecher's Hope

Dies inThe Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed

Is Uncle Really John's Uncle?

No family link is known. His character biography says nobody is sure "if he's actually anybody's uncle", and the name is generally read as a nickname. Uncle is the one who introduced Abigail to the gang, around 1894. More on Abigail.

Uncle's Missions in 1911

Uncle in Other Games

In Red Dead Redemption 2, Uncle is part of the gang in 1899, including a trip to Valentine and the robbery of Cornwall's stagecoach, and in 1907 he helps John and Charles build the ranch at Beecher's Hope. In Undead Nightmare, he comes home as a zombie and bites Abigail, and John kills him in Love in the Time of Plague. More on the RDR2 characters page.