Percy Jackson (character)

Perseus "Percy" Jackson
Percy Jackson & the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo character
Percy Jackson as portrayed by Logan Lerman
First appearance	The Lightning Thief
Last appearance	The Dark Prophecy
Created by	Rick Riordan
Portrayed by	Logan Lerman in the movies Chris McCarrell in the musical
Occupation	Demigod hero, hunting/fighting monsters Praetor of the Twelfth Legion of Rome (former)
Immortal Parent	Poseidon
Information
Full name	Perseus Jackson
Nickname(s)	Seaweed Brain
Species	Demigod
Title	Son of Poseidon Hero of Olympus
Significant other(s)	Annabeth Chase
Relatives	Sally Jackson (mother) Poseidon (father) Paul Blofis (stepfather) Gabe Ugliano (former stepfather) Tyson (half-brother) Frank Zhang (distant relative)
Nationality	American

Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series The Heroes of Olympus, appearing in every book except The Lost Hero, and appears in the ongoing Trials of Apollo series, making him one of the few characters to appear in all three series of the Camp Half-Blood chronicles. He has also been a narrator and protagonist in Riordan's Greco-Roman/Egyptian crossover stories, part of the Demigods and Magicians collection. The character serves as the narrator in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods and Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes, also by Rick Riordan.

Percy Jackson is played by Logan Lerman in the film adaptations of the novels and by Chris McCarrell on the musical.

Development of the character Percy Jackson began when Rick Riordan started inventing stories for his son Haley, who was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia in the spring of 2002. Riordan's second-grade son, Haley Riordan, had been studying Greek mythology asked his father to tell him bedtime stories based on those myths. When his father ran out of ideas, Haley suggested that he make up new stories that combined existing mythological characters with new ones. This led Riordan to create the fictional character of Percy Jackson and the story of his travels across the United States to recover Zeus's lightning-bolt. Haley then suggested it be written as a novel. Riordan received input on the manuscript from some of his middle school students before taking the idea of Percy Jackson to a publisher.