Cyrus Cole — Smoke Character Profile

About Cyrus Cole

Rashid's estranged father, runs a gas station with an artificial arm.

Cyrus Cole — Character Profile

Alignment

Neutral

Species

Human

Abilities

Mechanical repair, Gas station management, Guilt management

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 5/10
• Influence: 4/10

Character Facts

Played by

Forest Whitaker

Appears in

Smoke (1995)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Cyrus Cole — Temporal Past Self — Cyrus Cole (Forest Whitaker)

  Haunted by past mistakes and physical/emotional scars.

• Cyrus Cole — Unknown Community Member — Ruby McNutt (Stockard Channing)

  Shared geographic and social context without direct interaction.

• Cyrus Cole — Conflict Indirect Rival — Paul Benjamin (William Hurt)

  Connected through Rashid, their lives intersect with underlying tension.

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• Waiter (Murray Moston)
• Cyrus Jr. (Gilson Reglas)
• Doreen Cole (Erica Gimpel)
• Aunt Em (Michelle Hurst)
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• Book Thief (Daniel Auster)
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