- “I don't know how I'm supposed to feel when I have a crush on someone. I read all these books where people fall in love, and I still have absolutely no idea. I thought that I might feel that way about you. But then we kissed, and I just knew that I didn't. I think there might be something wrong with me.”
- ―Isaac to James McEwan
Isaac Henderson, portrayed by Tobie Donovan, is a main character in the Netflix adaption of Heartstopper. He is best friends with Charlie Spring, Elle Argent and Tao Xu.
Appearance
To be added.
Personality
Isaac is a kind-hearted, introverted book-worm. In nearly all season one episodes he's shown reading or studying. He is the third member of Charlie and Tao's trio, and is most likely the replacement character for Aled Last. Isaac has little to no lines in the episodes, however when he does give his input, it's always comforting, especially when talking to Charlie Spring.
Sexuality
Isaac initially suspected he had romantic feelings for James McEwan, but after their first kiss realizes that he doesn't. At a queer art gala he comes into contact with the terms aromantic and asexual for the first time. Throughout the second season, his sexual orientation is hinted at but not officially confirmed by his character. At the beginning of the third season, he tells Charlie he is probably asexual and aromantic.
Trivia
- His MBTI type is INTP/The Logician.
- He only opens up around his closest friends.
- Isaac’s sexuality is never stated onscreen until season 3, but as Tao claims he is the “token straight friend” and Charlie says his friends “aren’t gay”. Isaac is confirmed to be aroace by Alice Oseman in a tweet.
- Isaac is one of two characters from the Netflix adaptation who don’t have a comic counterpart, the other being Imogen Heaney.
- Though, his character fills the spot in Charlie's friend group usually occupied by Aled Last in the comic.
Reading list throughout the Series
1. Meet
- Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
2. Crush
- Naruto – Volume 72 by Masashi Kishimoto
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
3. Kiss
- Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman
4. Secret
- A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
- Proud: My Autobiography by Gareth Thomas
5. Friend
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
8. Boyfriend
- Gender Explorers: Our Stories of Growing Up Trans and Changing the World by Juno Roche
- There Is No Planet B: A Handbook for the Make Or Break Years by Mike Berners-Lee
1. Out
- I Love This Part by Tillie Walden
- Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
2. Family
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
3. Promise
- Book Lovers by Emily Henry
4. Challenge
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
5. Heat
- We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
- The Outsider by Albert Camus
6. Truth/Dare
- Where’s Wally? by Martin Handford
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne
- Crush by Richard Siken
7. Sorry
- Boy Erased by Garrard Conley
- All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson
- We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
8. Perfect
- Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- ACE by Angela Chen
1. Love
- Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe
2. Home
- You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
3. Talk
- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
- The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
4. Journey
- Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- Emma by Jane Austen
5. Winter
- Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
7. Together
- The Ethical Slut by Janet W. Hardy & Dossie Easton
8. Apart
- Hopeless Aromantic by Samantha Rendle
- I'll give you the Sun by Jandy Nelson
