Thomas Barnes — Vantage Point Character Profile

About Thomas Barnes

Lead Secret Service agent investigating the assassination attempt. He tracks suspects, discovers his partner Kent Taylor's betrayal, and ultimately confronts the terrorists to rescue President Ashton.

Thomas Barnes — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Dennis Quaid

Appears in

Vantage Point (2008)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Thomas Barnes — Professional Partner — Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox)

  Former Secret Service partners who become adversaries after Taylor's betrayal is revealed.

• Thomas Barnes — Professional Colleague — Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver)

  Barnes accesses Rex Brooks' GNN broadcast to gather intelligence on the attackers.

• Thomas Barnes — Narrative Observer — Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker)

  Howard documents Barnes' movements and the plaza events for media coverage.

• Thomas Barnes — Conflict Hunter Vs Target — Veronica (Ayelet Zurer)

  Barnes actively hunts the terrorist network that Veronica supports.

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More characters from Vantage Point

• Kent Taylor (Matthew Fox)
• Howard Lewis (Forest Whitaker)
• Rex Brooks (Sigourney Weaver)
• Ted Heinkin (James Le Gros)
• President Ashton (William Hurt)
• Holden (Richard T. Jones)
• Paulina (Rocío Verdejo)
• Parsons (Justin Sundquist)
• Grace Riggs (Shelby Fenner)
• Mark Reinhart (Brian McGovern)
• Marie (Dolores Heredia)
• Anna (Alicia Jaziz Zapién)