Sweeney Todd
A Fleet Street barber who murders customers through a mechanical chair, steals their property, and repeatedly escapes capture.
Johanna Oakley
Mark Ingestrie's steadfast beloved, whose investigation and disguise make her an active opponent of Todd.
Mark Ingestrie
A missing sailor connected to the pearls and eventually recovered from the pie-shop operation.
Tobias Ragg
Todd's abused apprentice, institutionalized when his suspicions become dangerous and later crucial to the case.
Mrs. Lovett
The pie-shop owner who profits from Todd's victims and keeps cooks imprisoned in her underground workspace.
Colonel Jeffery
A loyal investigator who follows the disappearances and supports Johanna.
Sir Richard Blunt
The magistrate who turns the accumulating evidence into searches, arrests, and pursuit.
Mr. Fogg
The corrupt madhouse proprietor who confines Tobias on Todd's false claim.
Crotchet and Big Ben
Distinctive allies whose local knowledge and discoveries aid the investigation.
Lupin
A schemer whose alliance with Todd during the escape ends in betrayal and murder.