The Future of Us Characters

Meet the Cast

Emma Nelson

Age: Probably sixteen Appearance: Brown curly hair, brown eyes Activities Include: Running track, studying biology, playing the saxophone, and stalking Cody Grainger Futures Include: Marrying Jorda...

Josh Templeton

Age: Around fifteenAppearance: Close to six feet tall with shaggy red-blonde hairActivities Include: Skateboarding, drawing, hanging out at GoodTimez PizzaFutures Include: Marrying Sydney Templeton...

Kellan

Age: Around 16 Appearance: Black hair, perfect skin (9.14)Activities Include: Taking college classes, doing science experiments, pining over her on-again-off-again boyfriend, TysonFutures Include:...

Tyson

Tyson is Josh's best friend. We don't get to hear about his future (probably because Josh isn't as nosy about his friends as Emma is), but for the time being, his dad owns GoodTimez Pizza, a popula...

Sydney Mills

Sydney Mills is known as the hottest girl at Lake Forest High. And while we know that, according to Facebook, a life spent with Josh is in her future, there's not a whole lot more that we know abou...

Cody Grainger

Cody Grainger is blonde, a senior, a hotshot athlete, and he has the attitude to match. What do we mean? He's selfish, conceited, and knows that everyone's in love with him. He's such a twerp, in f...

Graham Wilde

Graham is Emma's boyfriend—well, until she dumps him, that is. She describes him as "sexy" but "clingy" (1.41), and when Emma dumps him, he's super nice about it. He tells her: "I'm not going to...

Jordan Jones Jr.

Jordan is Emma's first future husband. At first, they seem to have an okay life together, but Emma quickly picks up on the fact that he doesn't treat her well. Two examples: Her future self complai...

David Templeton

David is Josh's older brother who goes to the University of Washington. Before he left, Emma explains that "he was always a fun person to have in the neighborhood" (5.32), giving us the impression...

Emma's Mom and Martin

Emma's mom has been in several relationships, looking for the right guy. At the time our story takes place she's married to Martin, who Emma can't quite warm up to: "I still can't hear Martin's nam...

Josh's Parents

Josh's parents are nice, but a bit overbearing. Josh says: "one reason my parents feel overbearing is their need to discuss everything" (43.16). They keep a close eye on their kids, making them fee...