Sir Reginald Hargreeves — The Umbrella Academy Character Profile

About Sir Reginald Hargreeves

The eccentric billionaire who adopted and trained seven children into the Umbrella Academy superhero team. Though deceased at the start of the first season, his hidden life, secrets, and subsequent actions across timelines drive the central conflict and apocalyptic threats.

Quick Facts about Sir Reginald Hargreeves

Occupation

scientist, entrepreneur

Sir Reginald Hargreeves's Known Relations

• Vanya Hargreeves — Child
• Luther Hargreeves — Child
• Diego Hargreeves — Child
• Klaus Hargreeves — Child
• Allison Hargreeves — Child
• Number Five — Child
• Ben Hargreeves — Child

Character Facts

Played by

Colm Feore

Appears in

The Umbrella Academy (2019)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (16)

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Central Conflict — Number Five (Aidan Gallagher)

  Overarching narrative engine driving all plotlines.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Son — Number Five (Aidan Gallagher)

  Adopted son raised under Reginald's strict, militaristic training regimen.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Father — Young Vanya (T.J. McGibbon)

  Adoptive father who suppresses Vanya's powers and isolates her from the team.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Murderer — Ben Hargreeves / Number Six (Justin H. Min)

  Reginald executed Ben during the 2006 Moldova mission.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Victim — Grace (Jordan Claire Robbins)

  Target of alleged poisoning by Grace, whose death remains shrouded in mystery.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Betrayer — Grace (Jordan Claire Robbins)

  Android who allegedly poisoned Reginald, sparking sibling suspicion and investigation.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Father — Ben Hargreeves / Number Six (Justin H. Min)

  Complex paternal bond marked by Reginald's lethal betrayal.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Antagonist — Number Five (Aidan Gallagher)

  Five views Reginald as a central obstacle to preventing timeline collapse.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Subordinate — The Handler (Kate Walsh)

  The Handler operates under Reginald's temporal directives, though she eventually pursues independent agendas.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Defector — Pogo (Adam Godley)

  Pogo's professional relationship with Reginald deteriorates into open rebellion over ethical training methods.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Opponent — Luther Hargreeves / Number One (Tom Hopper)

  Luther uncovers Reginald's faction as a direct threat to the siblings.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Confidant — Pogo (Adam Godley)

  Trusted assistant who guards Reginald's darkest secrets until the mansion falls.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Contractor — Hazel (Cameron Britton)

  Former employer who contracted Hazel for high-stakes historical retrieval missions.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Contractor — Cha-Cha (Mary J. Blige)

  Former employer who commissioned Cha-Cha for coordinated assassination operations.

• Sir Reginald Hargreeves — Adversary — Lila Pitts (Ritu Arya)

  Lila's faction opposes Reginald's Keeper network.

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More characters from The Umbrella Academy

• Number Five (Aidan Gallagher)
• Vanya Hargreeves / Number Seven (Elliot Page)
• Luther Hargreeves / Number One (Tom Hopper)
• Allison Hargreeves / Number Three (Emmy Raver-Lampman)
• Ben Hargreeves / Number Six (Justin H. Min)
• Klaus Hargreeves / Number Four (Robert Sheehan)
• Cha-Cha (Mary J. Blige)
• Diego Hargreeves / Number Two (David Castañeda)
• Lila Pitts (Ritu Arya)
• Sloane Hargreeves (Genesis Rodriguez)
• Pogo (Adam Godley)
• Hazel (Cameron Britton)