Shipwrecked cousin raised on a tropical island who matures into a resilient survivor.
Rick Monroe is an outspoken, overconfident jock and popular community-college student who works as a male stripper under the name “Ricky the Rocket” to pay his fees. After his professor Faye fails him, he pursues another chance and becomes involved with her, but also has sex with his girlfriend Slick. Whitney later kidnaps and threatens him before leaving him on a sinking skiff.
Erik Reno is present during the mission’s final portal crisis and is directly addressed by Dr. Frank Reno during the sacrifice. As the wormhole is being closed, Frank tells Erik that staying behind will give him back the sixty years taken from his life, making Erik the recipient of the leader’s final act.
Medical student and owner of the baboon Shakma. He refuses to euthanize the creature after a failed experiment by Professor Sorenson. Trapped in a deadly LARP orchestrated by Sorenson, Sam fights to survive, searches for his missing classmates, and ultimately sacrifices himself to burn Shakma in an incinerator.
Richard Davenport is Jon Davenport’s father and the wealthy head of Davencorp. At a gathering, Jon confronts him for sacrificing family life to wealth and the company, and for failing to save Jon’s mother from depression. Richard dies soon afterward, leaving Jon with grief, resentment, and a final warning not to let darkness consume him.
As Chris, he is the young fencing instructor who invites Mabel for a boat ride; in her dream, he becomes Frederic, an apprentice to the pirates. He falls in love with Mabel and helps her recover the Stanley family treasure, but discovers that his contract still binds him to the pirates because of his leap-year birthday.
John Palmer is a cave tour guide who agrees to lead Vincent, Sophie, Marcel, Hanz, Carlo, and Ion into the salt mine, unaware of their criminal goal. He protects Samantha, Emily, and Miles, rescues Miles from a beetle, helps set the explosives, and escapes with Sophie and Miles.
Adam Brenner is a convicted murderer facing six first-degree murder counts after physical evidence links the victims to his van. He denies the killings and rejects being the partner of the man connected to the crimes, but is convicted and later escapes jail with two other men, potentially heading toward Valerie and her family.
Isaac is Frank King's 19-year-old son, newly returned from serving in the Korean War. His exposure to the outside world leads him to reject the community's polygamous customs, especially after his sisters drown because they were not taught to swim. He falls in love with Jessica and plans to escape with her.
Samuel Mahoney is the elderly former park ranger whose earlier discovery of mutilated bodies left him traumatized and confused. During the crew’s visit, he mistakes the women for his deceased wife and repeatedly asks why she left him. As the new crisis unfolds, he fixates on the mess, while Lance Mahoney tries to keep him calm.
Christopher Atkins has 77 screen credits in a career dating back to 1978. Their work spans 4 cinematic universes — most prominently Waiting in the Wings Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Blue Lagoon, A Night in Heaven, The City of Gold. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 4 universes
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