Amy's younger brother and an aspiring writer who struggles to launch his career while working various odd jobs.
Val is Armand’s 20-year-old son and Barbara’s fiancé. He returns home to announce their engagement and helps create the false conventional household for her parents’ visit. When Katharine’s arrival exposes the deception, Val confesses the scheme, identifies Albert as his maternal parent, and later marries Barbara.
Joe is Slim’s former boyfriend who offers refuge to Slim and Gracie in Seattle after they flee Mitch. When men posing as federal agents threaten and damage his apartment, Joe remains connected to Slim and later visits her in Michigan before she ultimately returns to live with him.
The Second Punk is one of the teenage punks who mistakes Jack for a homeless person and attacks him, nearly setting him on fire. The same group later ambushes Parry after he flees from the Red Knight, beating and knifing him and causing him to become catatonic again.
A soldier in Manning's platoon who is captured by enemy forces during the chaotic retreat following the bridge assault and subsequent tank counterattack.
20-year-old resentful son of Melinda. Hosts runaway Laura at his cabin. Misunderstood by Laura for supposedly betraying her trust, though he actually contacted Barbara. Helps Laura realize she cannot escape her family ties.
Dylan is an orphan who shares Jez’s childhood dream of owning a stately home. Living frugally in a disused gas holder, he joins Jez in conning wealthy people. After their imprisonment and the loss of their fortune, Dylan helps recover the money and execute the horse-racing scheme that ultimately funds the foundation.
The sleepless protagonist who prowls the city seeking revenge against Dean for the hate crime that killed his boyfriend, Chris. He initially pretends to be straight to manipulate Dean, takes him to a marsh, and ultimately decides to abandon him rather than commit murder, finding peace only after a final hallucination of Chris.
Griffin Byrne is a newly assigned teacher at a struggling Catholic high school in an inner-city New York neighborhood. He tries to help Lee Cortez, a smart student from a poor and troubled family who is close to leaving school. Byrne's effort reflects the school's ongoing difficulties.
Dan Futterman has 33 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work is anchored in the Buskis på vallarna universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Judging Amy, Enough, The Birdcage. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
