List of Prison Break minor characters
This article contains a list of minor characters in the American television series, Prison Break. The characters are listed alphabetically by their last name or by the name which appears in the episode credits. Information on the characters is current as of "Panama".
Characters introduced in Season 1
"Avocado" Balz-Johnson
- Portrayed by: Daniel Allar
- Appearances: 1x17, 1x19, 2x13, 2x14
Avocado was introduced to the series as a prisoner, who was assigned as Tweener's cellmate by Bellick. He caused Tweener considerable distress and was the reason why Tweener ultimately decided to escape with Michael Scofield. After Bellick was imprisoned in the second season, Avocado became his cellmate.
Leticia Barris
- Portrayed by: Adina Porter
- Appearances: 1x02, 1x03
A second-hand witness (via her murdered boyfriend) to Lincoln Burrows' innocence, she gave an unsigned affidavit to Veronica Donovan just before being kidnapped by the Secret Service agents. She was murdered by the same agents soon after.
Samantha Brinker
- Portrayed by: Michelle Forbes
- Appearances: 1x13, 1x15 - 1x18, 1x21, 1x22
Brinker is an employee of "The Company" with whom Kellerman and Reynolds have been collaborating. She recognized a former employee of the company, Lincoln and Michael's father, who had sent information to the judge which prompted him to stay Lincoln's execution. She gave very accurate assessments to The Company regarding Reynolds' personality profile, affirming Reynolds' ambitions to be the president. Brinker bluntly delivered The Company's decision to Reynolds about their withdrawal of support from her presidential race. After Reynolds arranged for the death of President Richard Mills and was sworn into office, Brinker was casually dismissed by Reynolds. She has not been seen since.
Philly Falzone
- Portrayed by: Al Sapienza
- Appearances: 1x02, 1x03, 1x09, 1x10
Falzone is part of the same Mafia Family as John Abruzzi. He frequently pressured Abruzzi to locate Otto Fibonacci, who witnessed their wrongdoings, before the trial that will incriminate him. He was tricked by Michael and Abruzzi to go to Canada to find Fibonacci and was arrested.
Otto Fibonacci
- Portrayed by: Roderick Peeples
- Appearances: 1x10
Otto Fibonacci was the manager at a warehouse which happened to be run by the mob when he witnessed Abruzzi order the execution of two men. His testimony led to Abruzzi's conviction and incarceration. Fibonacci later entered the Witness Protection Program and went into hiding in Topeka, Kansas. He is shown to be the constant source of frustration for Abruzzi as Falzone continuously pressures Abruzzi to find Fibonacci's hideout from Michael Scofield. In the second season, although the character never appears, Mahone uses Fibonacci as bait to Abruzzi's capture.
Gus Fiorello
- Portrayed by: Peter J. Reineman
- Appearances: 1x03, 1x05-1x07, 1x09, 1x10
Gus Fiorello was Abruzzi's cellmate and right-hand man at Fox River State Penitentiary until Philly Falzone promoted him for a short period of time in "Sleight of Hand" in order to force Abruzzi to retrieve the location of Otto Fibonacci. After taking Abruzzi's power within the prison from him, Abruzzi took his revenge by wounding his eye in the middle of the night. When Abruzzi's status in the prison was restored, Gus was no longer associated with Abruzzi.
Kacee Franklin
- Portrayed by: Cynthia Kaye McWilliams
- Appearances: 1x13, 1x16, 1x17, 2x03, 2x09, 2x12, 2x18, 2x20
Kacee is C-Note's wife and the mother of his daughter Dede. Ignorant of her husband's incarceration until his escape, Kacee was reluctant to trust C-Note's plan for their family's reunion. However, when Agent Lang pressured her to make a choice, she chooses not to cooperate with the FBI. Kacee and her family escaped to North Dakota before she was arrested for aiding and abetting her husband. She was later released as part of the deal her husband had with F.B.I. Special Agent Mahone.
Seth "Cherry" Hoffner
- Portrayed by: Blaine Hogan
- Appearances: 1x06, 1x08, 1x09
Serving 8 years at Fox River for Vehicular Invasion and Kidnapping, Seth was quickly given the nickname "Cherry" and forced into a sexual relationship with T-Bag. Seth appealed to Michael for help, though Michael refused to get involved since T-Bag was aware of Michael's escape plan. Shortly thereafter, Seth committed suicide by hanging himself.
Robert Hudson
- Portrayed by: Michael Cudlitz
- Appearances: 1x06, 1x07
Hudson was a correctional officer at Fox River. Whilst escorting the death row inmate Lincoln Burrows back to his cell during a prison riot, Hudson was cornered by T-Bag and was dragged into the cell of Michael Scofield where he accidentally exposed a hole hidden behind the prisoner's sink. As a result he was taken hostage and used as "leverage" for negotiations between the inmates, the Warden and the Governor of Illinois. Despite appeals from Michael and threats from Abruzzi, T-Bag stabbed and killed Robert Hudson before pushing him off a tier onto the ground below. Christopher Trokey was falsely accused of his murder.
Louis Patterson
- Portrayed by: Phillip Edward Van Lear
- Appearances: 1x01 - 1x06, 1x08 - 1x15, 1x17,1x19 - 2x01, 2x13
Patterson is more compassionate than most of the other correctional officers, particularly to Lincoln Burrows. On one occasion, Patterson let Lincoln see his son without his handcuffs on. Although he is a married man, he had an affair with the warden's secretary, Becky.
Keith Stolte
- Portrayed by: Christian Stolte
- Appearances: 1x01 - 1x05, 1x08 - 1x10, 1x12 - 1x15, 1x17, 1x19 - 1x22, 2x14
Keith Stolte is another correctional officer at Fox River. He likes to talk about sports with C.O. Patterson and has a teenaged son called Josh. His compassion in helping Lincoln prepare for the impending execution gave his character distinction.
Quinn
- Portrayed by: Michael Gaston
- Appearances: 1x10, 1x11, 1x17
Quinn was an agent from "The Company", put in charge of supervising Agents Kellerman and Hale. Seemingly careless and neurotic, Quinn is actually observant, intelligent, and ruthless. His attempt to obtain information from Nick, Veronica and LJ fails and he ends up at the bottom of a well. After Agents Kellerman and Hale arrive, they respond by pulling a cover over the well and leaving him there to die. Quinn's body is still there weeks later when Veronica, LJ, and Nick return to recover his phone for information. Before dying, Quinn scratched the names KELLERMAN and O. KRAVECKI into the wall, giving LJ a clue to find Kellerman.
Christopher Trokey
- Portrayed by: Robert Michael Vieau
- Appearances: 1x04, 1x06, 1x08
At Fox River State Penitentiary, Trokey was associated with T-Bag's group of white supremists. During the riot in the sixth episode of the series, Trokey helped T-Bag cause disruption to the entire A-wing, forcing the guards to retreat. Later, when Bellick searched for the murderer of C.O. Hudson, T-Bag framed Trokey for the murder and planted a photo of C.O. Hudson's daughter under Trokey's bed. Trokey was removed from the general population of the prison.
"Trumpets"
- Portrayed by: Anthony Fleming
- Appearances: 1x02, 1x06, 1x12, 1x18, 1x20, 1x21, 2x15
Trumpets is the leader of one of black groups. He worked in the prison kitchen and was friends with C-Note until he joined Michael's P.I escape crew, which included known racist T-Bag. When C-Note asked Trumpets to help retrieve some money in "Bluff", Trumpets refused, causing a fight amongst C-Note and his group. The two later fought in the kitchen when Trumpets caught C-Note stealing peroxide. During the second season, after Bellick's fight with an inmate, he warned Bellick to expect more attacks from other inmates.
Katie Welch
- Portrayed by: DuShon Monique Brown
- Appearances: 1x02, 1x08, 1x11, 1x13, 1x15, 1x17, 1x19 - 2x01, 2x15
Katie is one of the nurses who befriended Sara Tancredi at Fox River State Penitentiary. She is shown to be the only person who Sara interacts regularly inside and outside the prison. After Michael Scofield and seven other prisoners escaped, Katie reluctantly told the warden that Sara may have assisted Michael in his escape. In the second season premiere, Katie pays a visit to Sara after her drug overdose. The character is featured less in the second than the first season as the storyline of the second season takes place outside the prison. Katie appears again in the fifteenth episode of the season when Bellick is incarcerated at Fox River and is sent to the infirmary after he was injured.
Characters introduced in Season 2
Debra Jean Belle
- Portrayed by: Kristin Malko
- Appearances: 2x02, 2x04, 2x05, 2x07
Debra Jean is a college student from Utah. She shares a ride to Utah with Tweener after he responded to her advertisement on the campus ride board. Her initial suspicions of him wanes after she becomes infatuated with him. Upon discovering that Tweener was a Fox River fugitive, Debra Jean aids his escape by letting him take her car. Later, Tweener appears on her doorstep and makes peace with her.
Lang
- Portrayed by: Barbara Eve Harris
- Appearances: 2x03 - 2x05, 2x09, 2x10, 2x15, 2x17 - 2x20
FBI Agent Lang constantly reports to Special Agent Mahone on the location of the fugitives. At first, she is assigned by Mahone to urge Kacee Franklin to betray her husband, which she was reluctant to participate in. Later, she does not hesitate in organizing a sting operation involving C-Note's wife in an attempt to capture C-Note. Unlike Agent Wheeler, Lang never verbally criticized Mahone's method. Thus, Mahone appears to trust her more and assigns her to follow Sara Tancredi, who they hope will lead them to Michael Scofield. They fail and arrest her promptly.
Wheeler
- Portrayed by: Jason Davis
- Appearances: 2x01, 2x03 - 2x11, 2x13, 2x15, 2x16, 2x18 - 2x20
FBI Agent Wheeler accompanies and helps Special Agent Mahone track the fugitives mainly from the FBI Field Office in Chicago. After the death of John Abruzzi, Wheeler became suspicious of Mahone's methods of capture. Later, after Michael and Lincoln's speech was broadcast in episode, "The Message", he questions Mahone's methods and in a subsequent episode, he announces that the F.B.I. headquarters will be monitoring Mahone's actions. When Wheeler finds out about C-Note's deal with Mahone, he goes to see C-Note to gather evidence on Mahone's misconduct.
External links
- Official characters' biographies at Fox's Prison Break website