Heavy

A 30-something, painfully shy, overweight cook who keeps the restaurant running. He is devastated by Dolly’s death and uses food and routine to cope, but gradually starts engaging with others and reconsidering his life after Callie’s arrival.

The elderly, health-stricken matriarch who helped found the roadhouse with her late husband Pete. Her absence unsettles the staff and heightens Victor’s sense of loss, shaping the film’s emotional throughline.

A soft-spoken new waitress who immediately captures Victor’s attention. She gently challenges his shyness, introduces him to new possibilities, and keeps the tension of her life in view with a steady boyfriend.

A cynical longtime employee who resents Callie’s hire and tests boundaries with icy behavior. Her antagonism and alcohol-fueled outbursts contribute to the restaurant’s fraught social dynamics.

Delores’ alcoholic friend whose aggression underscores the danger within the roadhouse’s social circle when Victor refuses to take sides.

A grocery-store cashier who notices Victor’s appeal and represents a potential path to a more hopeful relationship beyond the restaurant’s doors.

Callie’s steady boyfriend who provides a foil to her growing attraction to Victor, anchoring her life in Syracuse and highlighting the choices she faces.