
She and her husband Frank also show immense favoritism towards their youngest son, Manny. She constantly tries to get the family together which never works out. Susan seems to have very limited knowledge of kids Rodrick and Greg's age and constantly humiliates and ignores them. She is a loving and caring mother but can be embarrassing, bossy, hypocritical, dimwitted, overprotective, and naïve. She is about the same age as Frank as they've been together since middle school. Susan Heffley (known as Ann Heffley in the online version) is the mother of Manny, Greg, and Rodrick, the wife of Frank and a homemaker. In the film series, Frank is portrayed by Steve Zahn in the first three films, Tom Everett Scott in The Long Haul, and Chris Diamantopoulos in the animated films. After Greg is forced to go for several days without any snacks due to a thief taking them, he eventually decides to catch the thief and discovers that it is Frank. However, Greg and Frank grow together in Dog Days, despite a brief period when Frank does not speak to Greg after almost getting arrested and going to jail.įrank is depicted to be addicted to junk food in The Last Straw, the character makes a New Year's Resolution to go on a strict diet, but Greg later catches him in the garage eating brownies. Frank tries to toughen Greg up and threatens to send him to a military academy in The Last Straw, although ultimately this does not come to fruition, much to Greg's relief. He is also shown to loathe heavy metal and adolescents. In the books, Frank despises Rowley, and does not appreciate Greg's skill at video games. history, with his replica of a Civil War battlefield serving as a recurring plot point in the series. He is about 42 years old and is interested in U.S. In the film series, Rowley is portrayed by Robert Capron in the first three films, Owen Asztalos in The Long Haul, and Ethan William Childress in the animated films.įrank Heffley is depicted to be Greg's overreactive but well-meaning father.

Rowley has been shown to have his own diary called Diary Of An Awesome Friendly Kid where Rowley is the protagonist and Greg is the main antagonist. Rowley claims that Greg had nothing to do with the comic strip in the first book, a rare antagonistic move from him.

Rowley is also the owner of the comic strip Zoo Wee Mama!. Rowley has what Greg considers strange interests for his age and gender, such as loving a singer for "six-year-old girls" named Joshie and action figures Greg believes are for younger kids. At the end of the book, the couple breaks up and he becomes friends with Greg again.

This plot continues in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, where he ditches Greg for his new girlfriend Abigail. At the end of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel, Rowley begins dating Abigail Brown, a girl who was originally Greg's date for the Valentine's Day dance. Rowley is depicted as a friendly and good-natured but naive boy who sticks with Greg despite the latter getting him into trouble on multiple occasions. He is 12 years old and is shown to play pranks in Greg's point of view while technically in a third-person view. Rowley Jefferson is characterized to be Greg's best friend. In the film series, Greg is portrayed by Zachary Gordon in the first three films, Jason Drucker in The Long Haul, and Brady Noon in the animated films.

Rowley can't concentrate on his homework because Greg is annoying him, showing that Greg is using his friend for nothing. In Diary Of An Awesome Friendly Kid, Greg uses Rowley to do the former's homework. However, he also occasionally demonstrates a degree of kindness in some of his actions when he’s able to put this goal aside. He is shown to frequently go to great lengths to achieve popularity, even if it means displaying antagonistic behavior or abusing his best friend, Rowley. He is depicted as the middle son of Frank and Susan Heffley, and an 11–12-year-old middle school student who aspires to be massively popular above everything, despite not everything leaning in his favor. Gregory " Greg" Heffley is the central character of the series.
