Marty McFly — Back to the Future Character Profile

About Marty McFly

A resourceful 1980s teenager who accidentally travels through time in a DeLorean.

Marty McFly — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Time travel, Guitar playing, Driving, Quick thinking

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Hill Valley fictive universe

Quick Facts about Marty McFly

Occupation

guitarist, high school student, time traveller

First Appearance

Back to the Future

Nationality

American

Marty McFly's Known Relations

• George McFly — Father
• Lorraine Baines McFly — Mother
• Jennifer Parker — Spouse
• Jennifer Parker — Significant person
• Emmett Brown — Significant person
• Clara Clayton — Significant person
• Biff Tannen — Enemy

Marty McFly appears in 2 titles

• Back to the Future (1985)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Michael J. Fox

Appears in

Back to the Future (1985)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (6)

• Marty McFly — related — Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd)
• Marty McFly — mother — Lorraine Baines (Lea Thompson)
• Marty McFly — spouse — Jennifer Parker (Claudia Wells)
• Marty McFly — Romantic Girlfriend — Jennifer Parker (Claudia Wells)

  Marty's primary romantic partner in 1985 who shares his anxieties about the future.

• Marty McFly — Conflict Antagonist — Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson)

  Biff acts as the primary force of opposition disrupting Marty's family stability.

• Marty McFly — Temporal Time Traveler — Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox)

  Marty's dual presence across decades creates the central temporal paradox.

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• Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd)
• George McFly (Crispin Glover)
• Lorraine Baines (Lea Thompson)
• Jennifer Parker (Claudia Wells)
• Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson)
• Dave McFly (Marc McClure)
• Ma Peabody (Ivy Bethune)
• Linda McFly (Wendie Jo Sperber)
• Sam Baines (George DiCenzo)
• Stella Baines (Frances Lee McCain)
• Mr. Strickland (James Tolkan)
• Marvin Berry (Harry Waters, Jr.)