An Async Research Institute scientist who monitors Backrooms explorers via surveillance. He recognizes Clark in a commercial and later interrogates Mary, explaining Async's transition to studying the extradimensional space while maintaining operational secrecy.
A paranoid grocery store clerk who placed a classified ad seeking a time travel partner. He believes government agents are tracking him and has been stealing lab equipment to build a time machine integrated into a boat. His goal is to travel back to 2001 to prevent a car crash that he believes killed his former girlfriend, Belinda. He ultimately activates the machine with Darius and disappears.
A terminally ill client who hires Aaron to film a video diary for his unborn child. Revealed to be a manipulative stalker and serial killer who fabricates his life story, sexually assaults his sister Angela, and eventually murders Aaron. He collects DVDs of his victims and adopts a new identity after each kill.
Frank Walton is a university medical researcher who co-develops the Lazarus serum with Zoe McConnell, his fiancée. He leads the unauthorized effort to revive a dead animal and later uses the serum to resurrect Zoe after her electrocution. He ultimately tries to stop her with poison, but she revives him with serum-saturated blood.
Married to Sophie, he attends therapy and visits a secluded estate for a couples retreat. There, he encounters an idealized doppelgänger and investigates the estate's mysterious rules. After discovering the facility's trap mechanism and confronting his double's betrayal, he successfully escapes with Sophie to rebuild their marriage.
Marlo's wealthy brother who offers to pay for a night nanny as a gift for the birth of their third child. His offer sets the plot in motion.
A young man Tammy meets at a Louisville bar who becomes her romantic interest. He maintains a connection with her during their road trip, eventually bails Pearl out of jail, and reunites with Tammy at Niagara Falls, prompting her decision to move closer to him.
He uses jokes to hide his discomfort and refuses to take responsibility for Mercy. He later tells George that Rebecca's memories are incomplete and describes Mercy's terrifying past behavior.
Eric Beller is Roger Greenberg's former bandmate and a hostile presence at the party Roger attends. Over dinner, Eric explains that Roger rejected a major record deal years earlier, a decision that devastated Ivan Schrank and ended the band. His anger forces Roger to confront the lasting consequences of his choice.
A client in Los Angeles who treats Sonia relatively kindly. He enables her to reconnect with her childhood love Amar through email and gifts her a mobile phone, providing a crucial lifeline during her captivity.
Mark is one of the directors of the film in which Naima begins work. Along with Jay, he discusses Naima’s difficulty connecting with the material and suggests that her lack of vulnerability may be responsible. His role is limited to the professional conflict surrounding Naima’s acting and replacement.
A heterosexual man and central protagonist who proposes a mutual dare with his friend Andrew to create a gay pornographic film as an art project. He lies to his wife Anna about his role, films intimate scenes with Andrew, questions the project's validity, ultimately cancels it, and leaves to apologize to Anna.
Mark Duplass has 176 screen credits in a career dating back to 1996. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Creep Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Backrooms, The Morning Show, The League. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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