Whitey Powers — Mystic River Character Profile

About Whitey Powers

Sean Devine's police partner who assists in the murder investigation. He suspects Dave's inconsistent stories and helps coordinate the arrest of John O'Shea and Silent Ray Harris.

Character Facts

Played by

Laurence Fishburne

Appears in

Mystic River (2003)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Whitey Powers — Professional Police Partners — Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon)

  Official law enforcement partners assigned to the case.

• Whitey Powers — Professional Detective & Suspect — Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins)

  Whitey actively questions Dave and tracks his inconsistencies.

• Whitey Powers — Conflict Law Enforcement & Criminal — Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn)

  Jimmy's past criminal actions directly oppose Whitey's law enforcement duties.

• Whitey Powers — Professional Detective & Suspect — John O'Shea (Andrew Mackin)

  Whitey assists in the tactical arrest of John.

• Whitey Powers — Professional Detective & Suspect — Brendan Harris (Tom Guiry)

  Whitey coordinates the containment of Brendan and his associates.

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More characters from Mystic River

• Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn)
• Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins)
• Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon)
• John O'Shea (Andrew Mackin)
• Celeste Boyle (Marcia Gay Harden)
• Annabeth Markum (Laura Linney)
• Esther Harris (Jenny O'Hara)
• Driver (John Doman)
• Val Savage (Kevin Chapman)
• Young Dave (Cameron Bowen)
• Nick Savage (Adam Nelson)
• Kevin Savage (Robert Wahlberg)