List of Prison Break characters

This is a list of 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.

Contents 1 Main characters 2 Secondary characters 2.1 Secondary characters by season 2.1.1 Season 1 2.1.2 Season 2 2.1.3 Season 3 3 References 4 External links

Main characters

The characters listed in this section are those whose portrayer has appeared in the opening credits. They are listed according to the order in the opening credits.

Character	Portrayed by	Notes	Credited from
Lincoln Burrows	Dominic Purcell	Falsely accused as the murderer of Terrence Steadman and sentenced to death for the crime. He evaded authorities after escaping from prison and has been exonerated of all charges. Currently free, he is assisting Michael and James Whistler in their plan to break out of Sona.	Episode 1.01 - present
Michael Scofield	Wentworth Miller	The protagonist, brother of Lincoln Burrows. He designs an escape plan to free his brother and save his life. He successfully executes this plan, but fails to evade the police in Panama. Currently incarcerated at Sona.	Episode 1.01 - present
Veronica Donovan (deceased)	Robin Tunney	A real estate lawyer and a longtime friend of the protagonists of the series who unsuccessfully tries to find evidence to exonerate Lincoln.	Episode 1.01 - 2.01
John Abruzzi (deceased)	Peter Stormare	A mob boss who is imprisoned at Fox River State Penitentiary with a life sentence. He is shot and killed after escaping prison.	Episode 1.01 - 1.13 (recurring afterwards until 2.04)
Fernando Sucre	Amaury Nolasco	Imprisoned at Fox River State Penitentiary for aggravated robbery and was Michael Scofield's cellmate. Escapes prison and briefly reconnects with Maricruz, his fiancée/mother of his child.	Episode 1.01 - present
L. J. Burrows	Marshall Allman	Son of Lincoln Burrows. Evades corrupted Secret Service agent Paul Kellerman. He eventually begins school again with a new identity until he is kidnapped by The Company.	Episode 1.01 - 2.13 (recurring afterwards)
Brad Bellick	Wade Williams	Leader of the Fox River State Penitentiary correctional officers, but is later dismissed. He goes after Charles Westmoreland's hidden five million dollars, but fails. Framed for murder twice by T-Bag. He is currently incarcerated at Sona.	Episode 1.01 - present
Paul Kellerman aka Owen Kravecki (presumed to be deceased)	Paul Adelstein	Secret Service agent who was ordered to make sure Lincoln Burrows is framed and convicted for murder, along with various other illegal acts. His current status is unknown (but presumed dead after a shooting) after releasing information about The Company at Sara Tancredi's trial.	Episode 1.03 - 2.22 (recurring previously)
Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell	Robert Knepper	Imprisoned at Fox River State Penitentiary with a life sentence[1] for six accounts of kidnapping, rape and murder. He escapes with Michael's help and reconnects with his previous family by kidnapping them. He then frees them after an emotional outbreak before ending up in Sona for his role in the murder of prostitutes.	Episode 1.03 - present (recurring previously)
Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin	Rockmond Dunbar	Imprisoned at Fox River for possession of stolen goods.[2] He escapes prison and reconnects successfully with his family. All charges against him are dropped after he reveals certain secrets about Alexander Mahone.	Episode 1.14 - 2.22 (recurring previously)
James Whistler	Chris Vance	Incarcerated at Sona.	Episode 3.01 - present
Lechero	Robert Wisdom	A Panamanian drug kingpin incarcerated at Sona; leader of the prison.	Episode 3.01 - present
Sofia Lugo	Danay Garcia	Girlfriend of James Whistler.	Episode 3.01 - present
Sara Tancredi (deceased)	Sarah Wayne Callies	Michael's love interest and a doctor working at Fox River State Penitentiary before becoming involved in the conspiracy behind Lincoln Burrows' setup. She eventually shoots a corrupt government agent, William Kim, and Michael takes the fall for it, giving her freedom. However, she was brutally decapitated by Gretchen/Susan B. Anthony and her head was placed in a box.	Episode 1.01 - 2.22 (recurring afterwards until 3.04)
Gretchen aka Susan B. Anthony	Jodi Lyn O'Keefe	An operative for The Company. Murderer of Sara.	Episode 3.01 - present
Alexander Mahone	William Fichtner	FBI Special Agent who is put in charge of the nationwide manhunt for the Fox River escapees. He is responsible for the deaths of three of the Fox River Eight. In turn, Michael sets him up for possession of cocaine, which leads to his incarceration at Sona.	Episode 2.01 - present

Secondary characters

The following secondary characters have appeared in more than one season.

• David "Tweener" Apolskis: Imprisoned at Fox River for grand larceny.
• Hector Avila: Sucre's cousin and a rival for Maricruz's affection.
• "Avocado" Balz-Johnson: An inmate at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Aldo Burrows: Father of Michael Scofield and Lincoln Burrows, and a former employee of "The Company".
• Maricruz Delgado: Sucre's Fiance
• Dede Franklin: Daughter of C-Note and Kacee Franklin.
• Kacee Franklin: C-Note's wife and the mother of his daughter Dede.
• Roy Geary: Correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary before being dismissed for misconduct.
• Susan Hollander: Ex-girlfriend of T-Bag, who he is still in love with.
• Felicia Lang: F.B.I. Agent working for Special Agent Mahone on the nationwide manhunt of the fugitives.
• Pad Man: Associated with "The Company" and gives orders to Agent Kim.
• Charles "Haywire" Patoshik: Incarcerated at the Psychiatric Ward of Fox River State Penitentiary for second-degree murder.
• Louis Patterson: Correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Elliot Pike: An operative for the company. He was killed by Lincoln Burrows.
• Henry Pope: Served as Warden at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Caroline Reynolds: Introduced as the Vice President of the United States before becoming the President later in the series.
• Manche Sanchez: Fox River prisoner and a cousin of Fernando Sucre.
• Terrence Steadman: The brother of Caroline Reynolds, who Lincoln Burrows was convicted of murdering.
• Keith Stolte: Correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Richard Sullins: F.B.I. Internal Affairs agent.
• Frank Tancredi: Father of Sara Tancredi and the Governor of the state of Illinois.
• Trumpets: An inmate at Fox River State Penitentiary and the leader of one of the black groups.
• Nika Volek: Wife of Michael Scofield. Obtained American citizenship in exchange for helping Michael with his escape plan.
• Katie Welch: One of the nurses who befriended Sara Tancredi at Fox River State Penitentiary.

Secondary characters by season

Season 1

• Sebastian Balfour: Fiancé of Veronica Donovan.
• Bo (White Cap): Middleman working for Agents Kellerman and Hale that helped frame Lincoln Burrows
• Leticia Barris: A second-hand witness to Lincoln Burrows' innocence via her murdered boyfriend, Crab Simmons.
• Becky: Secretary of Warden Henry Pope at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Samantha Brinker: An employee of "The Company".
• Philly Falzone: A mobster belonging to the same mob family as John Abruzzi.
• Otto Fibonacci: A witness to the execution of two men ordered by John Abruzzi and has since entered the Witness Protection Program.
• Gus Fiorello: Inmate at Fox River State Penitentiary, who is associated with Abruzzi's mob family.
• Rizzo Green: Correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Allison Hale: Wife of Daniel Hale.
• Daniel Hale: Secret Service agent and was Kellerman's partner, assisting him in his work on behalf of the Vice-President.
• Seth "Cherry" Hoffner: Inmate at Fox River State Penitentiary, serving eight years for Vehicular Invasion and Kidnapping.
• Robert Hudson: A relatively new correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Richard Mills: 45th President of the United States.
• Quinn: An employee of "The Company", put in charge of supervising Agents Kellerman and Hale.
• Mack: Another correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Lisa Rix: Mother of L. J. Burrows and wife of Adrian Rix.
• Nick Savrinn: A lawyer who offered to work pro-bono to help exonerate Lincoln Burrows.
• Crab Simmons: An ex-convict who arranged for Lincoln Burrows to meet with a man, who offers to pay off his debt in exchange for the murder of Terrence Steadman.
• Sklar: Guard at the Fox River State Penitentiary asylum.
• Christopher Trokey: An inmate at Fox River State Penitentiary and is associated with T-Bag's group of white supremists.
• Turk: A Fox River prisoner who was asked to kill Lincoln Burrows.
• Charles Westmoreland: A veteran of Fox River State Penitentiary, serving a sentence of 60 years to life.^[3]
• Reverand Mailor: The priest of Fox river
• Adrian Rix: LJ's stepfather and husband of Lisa Rix. He was killed by Paul Kellerman

Season 2

• Debra Jean Belle: A college student, who shares a ride with Tweener to Utah.
• Bruce Bennett: Friend and political aide of Frank Tancredi.
• Chaco: A Panamamian teenage boy who tried to sell illicit drugs to Michael Scofield.
• Coyote: A coyote who had a prearranged deal with Michael Scofield to provide a plane to Mexico in exchange for nitroglycerin.
• Theresa Delgado: Sister of Maricruz Delgado.
• Denise: An employee of a post office who T-Bag used in order to obtain Susan Hollander's address.
• Cooper Green: Former Deputy Attorney General and friend of Aldo Burrows.
• Marty Gregg: A lawyer who defended Sara Tancredi at her trial.
• Ives: F.B.I. Agent who accompanied Special Agent Mahone on the nationwide manhunt of the fugitives.
• Kristine Kellerman: Sister of Paul Kellerman. Credited as "Kristine Pace" in press releases for episodes "Wash" and "Fin Del Camino".^[4][5]
• Bill Kim: Secret Service agent, who is loyal to "The Company".
• Cameron Mahone: Son of Alexander and Pamela Mahone.
• Pamela Mahone: Ex-wife of Alexander Mahone and mother of his son, Cameron.
• Sasha Murray: Met Charles "Haywire" Patoshik with her boyfriend, who asked him to buy alcohol for them.
• Ann Owens: Police officer and daughter of Jeanette Owens.
• Jeanette Owens: Owner of the house, where Charles Westmoreland's money was buried.
• Ed Pavelka: Succeeds Henry Pope as the next Warden of Fox River State Penitentiary.
• Jane Phillips: An associate of Aldo Burrows; working with him in hopes of destroying "The Company".
• Kathryn Slattery: A detective assigned to the case regarding Geary's murder.
• Derek Sweeney: Friend of Lincoln Burrows.
• Kyle 'Woody' Woodling: Owner of a hardware store in Tooele, Utah, where the fugitives stole their digging equipment.
• Wheeler: An F.B.I. agent, helping Special Agent Mahone to track down the fugitives.
• Agent Blondie: Agent who works for the company. He was one of the responsibles for Veronica Donovan getting killed.He was killed by Agent Alexander Mahone after he threatened his son.
• Old Mexican Man (Jo) : A Mexican old man who helped Sucre to meet Marycruz in Ixtapa.
• Trey: C-Note's brother-in-law who helped him to reunion with his family.
• Petey Cordero: Sucre's cousin. He gave sucre his bike

Season 3

• Sammy: Lechero's right-hand man inside Sona. Sammy is played by Laurence Mason.
• McGrady: A young prisoner in Sona. McGrady is played by Carlo Alban.
• Sapo: A scrawny prisoner in Sona who becomes a friend of Bellick. Later he tries to escape but the guards kill him.
• Augusto: Lechero's cousin, he is part of Lechero's gang outside of the prison.
• Andrew Tyge: Prisoner in Sona. He has been murdered.
• Nieves: Lechero's man for smuggling drugs and money into the prison. T-Bag killed him to advance in Lechero's crew and to gain an advantage over Mahone.
• Cheo: Lechero's man who organized football games. He was killed by Lechero because Lechero believed Cheo had killed Tyge.
• Papo: Lechero's man. He was killed by Escamilla who accused him for trying to escape.
• Colonel Escamilla: The colonel of Sona.
• Christobal: A prisoner in Sona. Sammy want to bring him into their gang.
• Alfonso: McGrady's father. He sent a message from Michael to Lincoln.
• Hurtado: One of the tower guards.
• Sister Mary Francis: A sex worker who Lechero sleeps with; she enters Sona dressed as a nun.
• Pistachio: A prisoner in Sona who seems to be a transsexual barber.
• Raul: A lawyer chosen by the Panama court to represent Alexander Mahone.
• Wyatt: A prisoner in Sona. He started a revolt against Lechero when the water ran out. After Michael restarted the water, Lechero drowned him.
• Pumales: The other tower guard
• General Zavala: The general of sona

References

External links

• Official characters' biographies at Fox's Prison Break website

•  • e Prison Break characters
Main characters	John Abruzzi · Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell · Brad Bellick · Lincoln Burrows · L. J. Burrows · Veronica Donovan · Benjamin Miles "C-Note" Franklin · Paul Kellerman · Lechero · Sofia Lugo · Alexander Mahone · Gretchen Morgan · Michael Scofield · Fernando Sucre · Sara Tancredi · James Whistler
Secondary characters	David "Tweener" Apolskis · Hector Avila · Samantha Brinker · Aldo Burrows · Maricruz Delgado · Roy Geary · Daniel Hale · Bill Kim · Felicia Lang · McGrady · Pad Man · Charles "Haywire" Patoshik · Henry Pope · Caroline Reynolds · Manche Sanchez · Nick Savrinn · Terrence Steadman · Frank Tancredi · Nika Volek · Charles Westmoreland
List of Prison Break characters · List of Prison Break minor characters