Dave Lister

David Lister
Red Dwarf character
The "Last Human"
First appearance	"The End" (1988)
Last appearance	Red Dwarf: The Promised Land (2020)
Created by	Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
Portrayed by	Craig Charles
In-universe information
Alias	Lister of Smeg, Cloister the Stupid, Sebastian Doyle
Nickname	Listy, Dave, Skipper, Dave "Cinzano Bianco" Lister, Spanners, Davey Boy
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Occupation	Technician, Third Class Bum (self-proclaimed)[1]
Family	Dave Lister (father, himself) Kristine Kochanski (mother)
Spouse	Kinitawowi (GELF bride)[2]
Children	Jim Lister and Bexley Lister (in alternate realities) Dave Lister (himself)
Relatives	Adopted by the Wilmot family[3] "Gran" (grandmother)[4]

David Lister, commonly referred to simply as Lister, is a fictional character from the British science fiction situation comedy Red Dwarf, portrayed by Craig Charles.

Lister is characterised as a third-class technician (the lowest ranking crewman) on the mining ship Red Dwarf spending his time performing tasks under the hated supervision of Arnold Rimmer. In the series, he becomes marooned three million years into the future, but maintains a long-standing desire to return to Earth and start a farm on Fiji and open a hot dog and doughnut diner, preferably with the one true love of his life, Kristine Kochanski, a navigation officer of Red Dwarf. As a character, Lister is lazy, slobbish, and unmotivated, but he frequently shows moral courage. He also likes Indian food, especially chicken vindaloo, which is a recurring theme in the series.