Howard Silk (played by J.K. Simmons) is a protagonist in Counterpart.
A gentle, quiet office worker at the Berlin-based Office of Interchange for thirty years. His Alpha counterpart is a low-level employee, while his Prime counterpart is a ruthless intelligence operative navigating the cold war between parallel Earths. Clare (played by Nazanin Boniadi) is a protagonist in Counterpart.
Baldwin (played by Sara Serraiocco) appears in Counterpart.
Yanek (played by James Cromwell) appears in Counterpart.
A scientist who was on-site during the 1987 East German experiment that created the parallel Alpha and Prime worlds. He met his counterpart and began studying how the initially identical Earths diverged over time.
Counterpart (2017) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Howard Silk
(played by J.K. Simmons) — protagonist
A gentle, quiet office worker at the Berlin-based Office of Interchange for thirty years. His Alpha counterpart is a low-level employee, while his Prime counterpart is a ruthless intelligence operativ...
Clare
(played by Nazanin Boniadi) — protagonist
Baldwin
(played by Sara Serraiocco) — supporting
Yanek
(played by James Cromwell) — supporting
A scientist who was on-site during the 1987 East German experiment that created the parallel Alpha and Prime worlds. He met his counterpart and began studying how the initially identical Earths diverg...
Key Relationships
Howard Silk → Clare
(Spouses)
Howard Silk → Yanek
(Interrogator & Subject)
Clare → Yanek
(Allegiance Testing)
Clare → Baldwin
(Reconnection & Past Ties)
Howard Silk → Baldwin
(Suspicion & Overlap)
Baldwin → Yanek
(Shared Scrutiny)
Story Analysis
Overall narrative architecture across all 2 seasons
