The Bold and the Beautiful is an American television soap opera. It was first broadcast on March 23, 1987, and aired on CBS. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the soap opera between 2010 and 2019. All characters were introduced by the series' executive producer and head writer Bradley Bell.

Graham Darros

Graham Darros was played by Justin Baldoni in 2010. Executive producer and head writer Bradley Bell announced the role in late 2009, describing Graham as "a well-known fashion photographer who is hired by Steffy to work for Forrester Creations. It soon becomes evident that he has a sinister and mysterious past with another major character." He spoke of Baldoni as "a compelling young actor who will be able to bring forth the intensity that is essential for the character of Graham."

Beverly

Beverly was portrayed by Gina Rodriguez from 2011 to 2012. Beverly was named after Beverly Hills before being placed in foster care and is a friend of formerly homeless Dayzee Leigh (Kristolyn Lloyd). Stephanie Forrester (Susan Flannery), who befriended Dayzee on the street and bought Insomnia Coffeehouse for Dayzee to run, is impressed with Beverly's determination to make something of herself and convinces her family to hire Beverly as an intern at Forrester Creations. Hope Logan (Kim Matula) catches the inexperienced Beverly taking photos of Forrester gowns with her cell phone. Later, when the dresses show up on Jackie M's runway, Hope and Stephanie accuse Beverly of selling their collection to their competitor, prompting Beverly to run away. Stephanie's sister, Pamela Douglas (Alley Mills), the real thief, feels bad that Beverly is taking the fall for her. Jackie Marone (Lesley-Anne Down) affirms Beverly's innocence to Stephanie, noting that the intern had not worked at Forrester long enough to steal an entire line. Realizing their mistake, Stephanie and Hope track Beverly and Dayzee to a bus in Whittier; Stephanie stands in front of it to get it to stop. An angry Beverly dashes into a gated apartment complex, a transitional housing for kids who had aged out of the foster care system. Stephanie wears Beverly down by recounting her experience as an abused child, even admitting she had gotten pregnant and married Eric as a way out of her father's house. Beverly agrees to return to Forrester and then introduces Stephanie and Hope to other residents of the home. After meeting Rick Forrester (Jacob Young), Beverly gushed to Dayzee that he was "definitely into" her. Though a jealous Amber Moore (Adrienne Frantz) threatens Beverly to stay away, Beverly holds her own. She later stops appearing on the soap.

In 2021, Richard Simms from Soaps She Knows put Beverly on his list of the most hated soap opera characters, commenting that "Long before finding fame as Jane the Virgin, Gina Rodriguez played a young woman befriended by Bold & Beautiful's Stephanie Forrester. Beverly—who never got a last name—became the focus of an Afterschool Special social-issues storyline regarding kids who age out of the foster-care system before disappearing entirely."

Othello

Othello is a DJ and friend of Rick Forrester. He showed up for a party that Caroline Spencer made Rick take her to, even though he was with Maya and took her as well. Othello asks Rick about his girlfriend, Caroline, but Rick introduces Othello to his new girlfriend, Maya. He DJ'd for a party that Bill Spencer Jr. set Jesse Graves up at so Caroline, his niece, could be with Rick again. Othello then showed up to DJ the Hope for the Future line that would cement Rick's role as president.

Rick used Othello to lie to his sister Hope Logan that Hope's fiancée Liam Spencer had sex with his ex-wife Steffy Forrester the night before his wedding to Hope. Othello is reluctant to go along with Rick's manipulation and refuses to lie directly to Hope, but does confirm Rick's lies.

Othello showed up to help Bill and Brooke Logan climb a mountain in Aspen, Colorado. Bill slipped and was dangling off a cliff, but he saved himself from falling.

Othello questioned Oliver Jones about his relationship with Alexandria Forrester right after Ridge Forrester almost fired him, thinking that Oliver had found a way to keep his job.

Othello attended a Forrester meeting, and it was said that Othello was the music director for Forrester. Othello was surprised to learn that Quinn Fuller was gone from the company.

In December 2014, Maya invited Othello over to her new apartment, which Rick bought for her. Othello was surprised at how cocky she was, claiming it was only temporary until she got her mansion. Maya confided in Othello that she and Rick were back together and swore him to secrecy as Rick was pretending to reunite with Caroline despite her kiss with Ridge.

Alison Montgomery

Alison Montgomery was the assistant of Bill Spencer Jr. who did all of his dirty work. She also had a brief romance with Deacon Sharpe.

Father Fontana

Father Fontana is portrayed by Luca Calvani in 2012 and 2013. Fontana was the priest who was supposed to marry Liam Spencer and Hope Logan in Italy before they ended up breaking it off. When Hope and Liam planned to get married a third time, Hope's mother, Brooke Logan, had Fontana come to L.A. to have a reenactment of what would have happened in Italy. Taylor Hayes came with her daughter Steffy Forrester (whom Liam also loves) and Steffy told him she was pregnant. Hope convinced Liam to stay with Steffy. Steffy lost the baby in a motorcycle crash. Hope and Liam planned to get married a 4th time, and concluded that maybe Fontana was a jinx.

Dr Caspary

Dr Caspary is a gynecologist who helped Brooke Logan and Steffy Forrester during their pregnancies. She is portrayed by Jacqueline Hahn.

Dr Meade

Dr Meade is portrayed by Jon Hensley. He is a doctor at University Hospital and has been involved in taking care of Katie Logan and Steffy Forrester. He is familiar with both the Logan and Forrester families.

Adele

Adele was portrayed by Taja V. Simpson from 2012 to 2013. She was Katie Logan's assistant while she controlled Spencer Publications. Katie also frequently trusted Adele to look over her son, Will Spencer. Bill Spencer Jr., Katie's husband, took over the company, and Adele was fired and replaced by Bill's trusted assistant, Alison Montgomery.

Carter Walton

Carter Walton, portrayed by Lawrence Saint-Victor, made his first appearance on January 31, 2013. In July 2020, he was promoted to series regular status.

Carter comes to Los Angeles to visit his adopted brother, Marcus Forrester (Texas Battle), who had also been adopted by the Forresters. Marcus proudly introduces Carter to his family, especially his wife, Dayzee Leigh. When Marcus brags about Dayzee's organizational skills, he runs across some mysterious adoption papers. Dayzee admitted she had long ago helped a woman named Maya Avant give up her baby for adoption since Maya was being wrongly jailed for a crime. Maya had recently returned and wanted her baby back, and Dayzee felt she might be in trouble since she had allowed attorneys to handle the adoption and did not know if money had changed hands. Carter studied the papers and informed Dayzee that Maya had a legal right to know who had adopted her baby.

Carter helped Marcus and Dayzee search for the adoptive family of Maya's daughter, only to find out that they had all died in a car crash. Later, Carter met Marcus' cousin, Rick Forrester. Rick explained that Forrester Creations had been having some problems with patents and counterfeit designs, and Marcus suggested that Rick hire Carter since that was Carter's area of legal expertise.

Carter met Maya and asked her out, not knowing that Maya had been interested in Rick until she found out Rick was hiding his identity as a Forrester. Carter brought Maya to the Forrester mansion for a dinner party and was oblivious when Maya was uncomfortable seeing Rick with his girlfriend, Caroline Spencer. He tries to woo Maya, but she is not interested.

Caroline gets an unsuspecting Carter involved in her next scheme to break up Rick and Maya. He is cast in a web series and is surprised yet excited when he learns that Maya has been cast in the show as well, thanks to Caroline. Later, Rick and Maya break up and Carter proposes to Maya. After hesitating, she said yes. She soon hit on Rick, which angered Carter and caused their breakup.

Since his split from Maya, Carter has been keeping busy with legal and celebratory work, including the weddings of Zende and Nicole (2017), Brooke and Ridge (2018), and Hope and Liam (2018). He was later involved in the latter two marriages' annulments. Also, Carter legalized Steffy's adoption of a child that she named Phoebe, unaware that it was Hope and Liam's daughter Beth who had been kidnapped from them. Carter then officiated Hope and Thomas's wedding in 2019.

When Carter sees Zoe Buckingham at Forrester Creations, he is drawn to her and engages her in conversation about her return. He starts to fall for Zoe and tries to warn her about Thomas, but Zoe defends Thomas and declares her love for him. Carter is called to officiate Zoe and Thomas's wedding but hopes Zoe has come to her senses. Thomas dumps a shocked Zoe at the altar for Hope. Carter feels bad for Zoe and praises her for standing up for herself. Afterwards, Zoe and Carter ended up getting closer. Carter is later promoted to COO by Eric and Ridge. Carter is surprised when his friend Zende Forrester returns to L.A. He and Zende catch up, and Zende meets Zoe. What Carter does not know is that Zoe is starting to fall for Zende.

Carter and Zoe's relationship increases to where Carter gives Zoe a key to his place and ends up proposing to her, an offer that she accepts. Carter then meets Zoe's sister, Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who decides to stay in L.A for a while. Zoe tries to get Paris to leave L.A. in order to sabotage her romance with Zende, who has begun to develop feelings for Paris. Zende, however, responds by telling Zoe that he will not betray Carter, he genuinely likes Paris, and he no longer has feelings for Zoe. Carter begins to question Zoe on why she wanted her sister to leave L.A. Ridge catches Zoe and Zende arguing and learns about the pair's feelings. Carter is heartbroken when Ridge tells him that Zoe cares more for Zende than she does for him. Zoe tries to beg for forgiveness, but Carter refuses and calls off their engagement.

After his second failed engagement, Carter puts his energy into his work at Forrester Creations. Zoe tries to win Carter back, even having Quinn talk to him at his place. Quinn is still dealing with the consequences of her actions in trying to break up Ridge; Brooke and Eric are refusing to be intimate with her. Quinn discussed being lonely and Eric being cold to her even though he forgave her. Quinn and Carter then kiss and have sex. The next day, they realize it was a mistake, especially since Eric is a family friend and Quinn is married to him. However, Quinn and Carter almost had sex again until Zoe stopped by his place and went into his room. Quinn hides at the bottom of the bed. When Carter tries to kick Zoe out, she sees a woman's jacket. Zoe is heartbroken and leaves in tears. At work, Zoe interrupts a conversation between Quinn, Shauna, and Carter. She sees the same jacket that she saw at his place. Shauna covers for Quinn and lies and says that she is the woman that Carter had had sex with. Carter begs Zoe to forgive him and tells her that he still loves her. Zoe forgives Carter but warns Shauna to stay away from him.

Zoe and Carter are engaged again, but Paris becomes suspicious of Carter. Paris then overhears Quinn and Shauna confessing and learns about Carter and Quinn. Paris confronts Quinn and Carter for betraying Zoe and Eric. Both Carter and Quinn beg Paris not to say anything. Carter then becomes guilty and tries to get Quinn to come clean to Eric. However, Quinn refuses and warns him that they will lose everything. Eric and Quinn announce they are renewing their vows, and Eric wants Carter to officiate the wedding. Brooke, who wants Quinn out of Eric's life for hurting him in the past, begs Eric to rethink it. Before the wedding starts, Brooke overhears Quinn and Paris arguing and demanding she leave. Brooke questions Paris on her argument with Quinn. Paris apologizes to Brooke for not coming clean sooner but tells her the truth. Before Eric and Quinn can say "I do," Brooke stops the wedding. Brooke tells Eric that Quinn has hurt him again. Eric tells Brooke to leave, but Brooke calls out to Carter to tell Eric the truth. Carter finally confesses to Eric, which infuriates him. Eric lashes out at Quinn for hurting him again and kicks her out of the house and declares that she is fired, and that he wants a divorce. Afterwards, Paris calls Zoe and tells her the news. Zoe confronts Carter, calls off their engagement, and leaves L.A. for Paris.

In 2020, Candace Young and Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows put Carter on their list of Daytime's Most Important African-American Characters, commenting that "Much more than TV's sexiest wedding officiant, Lawrence Saint-Victor's Forrester Creations exec is the rare good guy who just wants to settle down… usually with a woman who already has a guy that she's either kinda married to or sorta with. It's like that."

Quinn Fuller

Quinn Fuller is portrayed by General Hospital alumna and Emmy winner Rena Sofer. She plays the mother of Wyatt Spencer and is described as being "just as mysterious as her son" and "both will have secrets that can rock the entire soap." Sofer began taping on May 22 and made her debut on July 12. In August 2022, Soap Opera Digest exclusively announced that after nine years on the show, Sofer had chosen to depart the role of Quinn and last aired on the series on August 29, 2022.

Quinn Fuller owns a jewelry designer warehouse, Quinn Artisan Jewelers, in Los Angeles. When Hope Logan notices Wyatt's sword pendant looked eerily similar to the ones that Bill Spencer, Jr. and his son Liam always wear, she asks Wyatt where he got it from. He tells her that it was one of his mother's original designs, and years ago he discovered it in a vault until she decided to give it to him. Wyatt later introduces Hope and his mother at Quinn Artisan Jewelers. Hope asks Quinn about the sword necklace, to which Quinn claims that she did indeed design the pendant, but another jeweler could have made a similar design, which is why Bill and Liam also wear the same necklace. Quinn becomes very uncomfortable with Hope's questions about the sword necklace and the Spencers. After Hope leaves, Quinn tells Wyatt she is not right for him because of her high-society family, but Wyatt disagrees and continues to pursue Hope.

Hope and Wyatt become friends, and Hope arranges for Quinn and Wyatt to have lunch at a restaurant. Bill and Liam are there and immediately recognize Quinn. Quinn then reveals that Bill is Wyatt's father. Bill and Wyatt are furious with Quinn for hiding the truth about Wyatt's paternity. Bill and Liam reach out to Wyatt, but he wants nothing to do with them. He eventually opens up to his father and half-brother. Bill notices that Wyatt has inherited many of the Spencer traits and similarities with Bill, making Liam very jealous, especially when Wyatt takes an interest in Hope. When Bill leaves his wife Katie Logan for her sister Brooke Logan, Wyatt hears Katie's story and immediately confronts Bill. He becomes physically violent when expressing his disapproval, and Bill disowns him. Wyatt returns to his mother and Quinn's Artisan Jewelers. Quinn is overjoyed to have Wyatt back and sees positive changes in him since he met Hope, but she is furious at Bill for disowning Wyatt.

Brooke encourages Bill and Wyatt to see the situation from the other's perspective. Caroline tells Bill that he is treating Wyatt the same way Bill Spencer Sr. treated Bill. Bill eventually accepts Wyatt again, and they start to establish a father-son relationship. Wyatt and Liam continue their rivalry for the affections of Hope, who hires Quinn Artisan Jewelers to supply her newly rebranded Hope For The Future line at Forrester Creations. Quinn and Wyatt are thrilled at the opportunity to work with Forrester Creations, and their company becomes internationally famous and profits enormously with the success of Hope's line. During this time, Quinn begins a flirtation with Eric Forrester and secretly sends Hope a tribute video Liam made for his ex-wife Steffy Forrester, which causes Hope to call off her engagement to Liam and become closer to Wyatt. Liam discovers Quinn sent the video to Hope and confronts her, but Quinn blames Liam for making the video and hiding it from Hope. Quinn then begins a rivalry with Donna Logan, Eric's ex-wife, both wanting Eric Forrester. However, she soon starts a flirtation with Bill, who is still in love with Brooke Logan, Hope's mother. On the day of Brooke's wedding to Ridge Forrester, Bill becomes drunk, resulting in Quinn and him having sex. Quinn then begins a romantic relationship with Deacon Sharpe. When Deacon proposes, Quinn begins to experience difficulties with Brooke over her objection to Quinn's involvement with Deacon. Despite Brooke's numerous attempts to split them apart, including calling upon Hope, Quinn marries Deacon at the Forrester beach house. Months later, Quinn tells Wyatt that she and Deacon are separated because their marriage was doomed from the start, because he is not a Spencer man, the only men that she has ever loved. Wyatt peppers her with questions. She says Deacon is a good man and that he went to Europe.

Quinn is later overjoyed to learn Liam and Steffy are done. Liam faints from a concussion he previously suffered, and Quinn drags him to his car and drives him to her remote cabin home to keep him away from Steffy. Over time, he comes to and, to keep him feeling safe, tells him they are a married couple named Adam and Eve Smith. While masquerading as his wife, Quinn truly opens up and falls in love with him while using his phone to further sabotage his relationship with Steffy. Deacon learns her secret, and she enlists his silence and assistance. Upon learning that Wyatt and Steffy are engaged, Quinn becomes determined to keep Liam away from Steffy by throwing him off a cliff. She chooses not to in the moment, and when Deacon asks why, she pushes him off the cliff to keep Liam for herself.

As Liam begins to remember, Quinn decides to quit her job at Forrester and go away with Liam, but is left conflicted when Wyatt and Steffy move their wedding forward, and she begins to worry Liam will no longer love her when he remembers their true history. Wyatt and Steffy marry on April Fool's Day in 2016, and a short time later, Wyatt finds Quinn and Liam together in the cabin. Liam begins to remember who he is and goes home with Wyatt after they lock Quinn in a cupboard. Deacon comes back and gets Quinn out of the cupboard. Quinn is eventually arrested for kidnapping Liam, but he drops the case against her after realizing that he has no case.

Quinn claims that her experience with Liam has changed her (as she opened up to him about being rejected as a child by her parents) and begins to secretly romance Steffy's grandfather, Eric, despite Steffy warning Quinn to stay away from her family. Eric and Quinn's relationship progresses, and they eventually tell their families, with Eric's children and grandchildren objecting. Eric ends things with Quinn after Steffy issues him with an ultimatum. However, when Eric, Steffy, Liam, and Wyatt go on a business trip to Monte Carlo, Quinn follows them there and resumes her relationship with Eric. Steffy catches them kissing outside a hotel and follows her (not knowing who it is) and is shocked to find out that it is Quinn. Steffy slaps Quinn to the ground and warns her to stay away from Eric. Everyone returns to L.A.; despite objections from his family, Eric continues to romance Quinn. He asks Quinn to move in with him, and they plan to get married. Thorne and Felicia come from Paris for the wedding, but Ridge and Steffy convince Wyatt and the Forresters to boycott the wedding in the hopes that Eric leaves Quinn. However, they get married, with Ivy being the only guest at the wedding.

After the wedding boycott, Eric confronts Ridge, Rick, Steffy, Thomas, and Zende and collapses in the CEO's office. He is taken to a hospital, and it is revealed that he suffered a brain aneurysm as a result of stress and an underlying medical condition. He is in a coma for a short time before recovering and returning home. During this time, Ridge lies to his family and pretends to have Eric's power of attorney, kicking Quinn out of the family and the Forrester estate. When Eric wakes up from the coma, he reveals that Quinn has power of attorney, kicks Ridge out of the mansion, and fires him as CEO, appointing Quinn as interim CEO in his absence. Quinn leads a successful fashion show as interim CEO and later convinces Eric to give the CEO position to Steffy in an attempt to reunite Wyatt and Steffy (who had gone back to Liam).

Shades of the old Quinn return when she has a fantasy in which she murders her new neighbour and rival for Eric's affections, Katie. Quinn then begins to develop feelings for Ridge after he sees her naked and takes care of her when she injures her ankle. Quinn and Ridge attempt to keep their feelings secret but are exposed when Eric's ex-wife Sheila Carter returns to town and learns of their affair. Sheila tells Eric in an attempt to manipulate him into divorcing Quinn. While Quinn and Ridge end their affair, Sheila continues to reinsert herself into Eric's life, manipulating Eric to let her stay in the Forrester mansion after a fight with Quinn; ultimately, Quinn exposes Sheila's schemes, and Eric sends her packing.

After a period of domestic bliss, Quinn's friend Shauna Fulton arrives in Los Angeles. When Quinn discovers Shauna's attraction to Ridge, she pushes Shauna to act on it to get back at Brooke.

Eric starts distancing himself from Quinn. She seeks solace from Carter, and they eventually fall in love with each other. They are eventually discovered. Despite initially being angry about the betrayal, Eric asks Quinn to continue having sex with Carter as he wants her to be fulfilled; Eric has erectile dysfunction and cannot satisfy Quinn in the bedroom anymore.

Eric's family discovers that Quinn is still having an affair with Carter and tries to influence Eric to split with Carter. Quinn stops the affair with Carter. Eric forgives her, but their love life is not the same.

Eric starts having a secret affair with his ex-wife, Donna Logan. Quinn is worried about Eric's health, so she gives him a tracker bracelet that monitors his heartbeat. Eric is unaware that the bracelet can transmit his heart rate to Quinn. While in the throes of passion with Donna, Quinn sees his heart rate escalate. She tracks him down and catches him in bed with Donna.

Meanwhile, Carter had been trying to get over his feelings for Quinn by getting engaged to Paris. Eric encourages Quinn to stop Carter's marriage. In a very comical scene, Quinn turns up at Carter's wedding disheveled, and Carter and Quinn run into each other's embrace, and passionately kiss to the shock of Paris and the wedding guests. Then, Quinn and Carter start a life together.

In 2022, Charlie Mason from Soaps She Knows placed Quinn 17th on his ranked list of The Bold and the Beautiful's Best of the Best Characters Ever, calling her a "jewelry designer who's harder than any metal she's ever welded into shape!", as well as jokingly saying that the last thing he would want to do is make Quinn "mad".

Ivy Forrester

Ivy Forrester, portrayed by Ashleigh Brewer, made her first appearance on July 10, 2014. In May 2014, it was announced that Australian actress Brewer had joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful in the role of Ivy Forrester. She began filming for the series on May 24, 2014, and initially signed a three-year contract with the show. Brewer told a writer for Soap Opera Digest that during her first meeting, she had successful chemistry read with Wyatt Spencer (Darin Brooks) and the producers decided to create a character with her. Brewer explained that Ivy was originally going to be American, before being changed to Australian and then English. After the producers had another think about it, they decided that she should be Australian. In January 2018, Brewer announced her departure from the role of Ivy; she cited her decision to focus on her acting career as her reason for leaving. On March 26, 2024, it was announced that Brewer would be reprising the role following a six-year absence and she made a guest re-appearance from April, 30 to May, 2.

She returned on a recurring basis from October 22, 2024.

Ivy is Eric Forrester's (John McCook) niece and the younger daughter of John Forrester and his second wife, Claire Forrester. She is the half-sister of Jessica Forrester through John's first marriage to Maggie Forrester. She arrives in Los Angeles after she is brought in to work for the new jewelry design collection, Hope for the Future (HFTF) by Eric and Rick Forrester (Jacob Young), replacing Quinn Fuller (Rena Sofer).

After Liam Spencer's failed relationship with Hope Logan, Ivy and Liam began a relationship, though having to deal with the brief return of Liam's ex-wife Steffy Forrester. Steffy's actress, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood, noted that "in Steffy's mind, Ivy is just some new woman in town and Liam is fair game. He and Ivy have no history". Liam breaks up with Ivy at her cousin Alexandria Forrester's funeral to pursue a future with Steffy. Ivy then dates Liam's brother Wyatt Spencer. Ivy and Wyatt get more serious despite her attraction to and interference by Steffy's brother Thomas Forrester. Ivy accepts Wyatt's marriage proposal but privately tells Liam that she is still in love with him, which is overheard by Wyatt's mother, Quinn. Quinn tells Wyatt his fiancée wants Liam, and after initially denying it, Ivy and Liam both admit Ivy's lingering feelings for Liam.

John Forrester

John Forrester, played by comedian Fred Willard, made his first screen appearance on October 2, 2014. John had previously been mentioned on-screen by other characters, but never seen. Willard's casting was announced on August 25, 2014, and he began filming on August 27. He will appear in four episodes. John is the older brother of Eric Forrester (John McCook) and the father of newcomer Ivy Forrester (Ashleigh Brewer). John came to visit Ivy and Eric while he was in the United States. Michael Logan from TV Guide reported that John is "a traveling salesman-inventor and quite the party boy".

For his portrayal of John, Willard was nominated and won for Outstanding Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series at the 42nd Daytime Emmy Awards.

Nicole Avant

Nicole Avant, played by Reign Edwards, first appeared January 16, 2015. The character and casting were announced on December 2, 2014. Edwards auditioned for the part and noted that she was the youngest there. Despite feeling good about her audition, she did not expect to be cast. As of May 2018, Edwards is on recurring capacity with the soap.