Who is Ward Abbott in The Bourne Identity?

Corrupt CIA deputy director orchestrating covert assassinations.

Who plays Ward Abbott in The Bourne Identity?

Ward Abbott is played by Brian Cox.

Ward Abbott's abilities include political manipulation, strategic planning, covert command, bureaucratic control, interrogation oversight.

Ward Abbott has 4 mapped relationships in The Bourne Identity. Explore the interactive relationship map for details.

Occupation: section chief, intelligence officer. Manner of Death: Suicide.

Central Intelligence Agency (Employer).

Alignment: Villain
Species: Human
Abilities: Political manipulation, Strategic planning, Covert command, Bureaucratic control, Interrogation oversight

Ward Abbott — Conflict Opposing Authority — Jason Bourne (Matt Damon)
Abbott is a senior authority behind the system Bourne rejects.

Abbott pressures Conklin to resolve the Bourne matter while supporting the covert assassination operation.
Ward Abbott — Power Senior Supervisor — Alexander Conklin (Chris Cooper)
Abbott supervises and pressures Conklin from a higher CIA position.

Abbott contacts Conklin about the failed assassination and pressures him to handle the Bourne situation.
Ward Abbott — Power Secret Commander — Manheim (Russell Levy)
Abbott uses Manheim to remove Conklin after the operation collapses.

As Conklin leaves the safe house, Manheim kills him under Abbott's orders.
Ward Abbott — Professional Institutional Colleagues — Danny Zorn (Gabriel Mann)
They participate together in the official presentation of Treadstone's decommissioning.

After Treadstone is shut down, Abbott and Zorn report to an oversight committee about the program.