Franklin Birch — Prisoners Character Profile

About Franklin Birch

Father of Joy Birch. Reluctantly helps Keller Dover torture Alex Jones in hopes of finding his daughter. After his wife intervenes, he agrees to stop but secretly permits Keller's actions to continue without police involvement.

Character Facts

Played by

Terrence Howard

Appears in

Prisoners (2013)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Franklin Birch — Family Father — Joy Birch (Kyla-Drew)

  Franklin is Joy's devoted father driven to extreme measures.

• Franklin Birch — Alliance Reluctant Ally — Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman)

  Franklin temporarily partners with Keller in their illegal search.

• Franklin Birch — Conflict Torturer/Victim — Alex Jones (Paul Dano)

  Franklin joins Keller in torturing Alex to locate Joy.

• Franklin Birch — Professional Investigator/Parent — Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal)

  Loki gathers information from Franklin as a key witness and parent.

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More characters from Prisoners

• Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman)
• Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal)
• Nancy Birch (Viola Davis)
• Grace Dover (Maria Bello)
• Joy Birch (Kyla-Drew)
• Mrs. Milland (Sandra Ellis Lafferty)
• Captain Richard O'Malley (Wayne Duvall)
• Holly Jones (Melissa Leo)
• Alex Jones (Paul Dano)
• Father Patrick Dunn (Len Cariou)
• Ralph Dover (Dylan Minnette)
• Bob Taylor (David Dastmalchian)