Tom Greer (played by Bruce Willis) is a protagonist in Surrogates.
An FBI agent investigating the destruction of surrogates and the death of their operators. After losing his own surrogate, he uncovers a government-backed weapon and a conspiracy led by Dr. Canter. Ultimately, he assumes control of Jennifer's surrogate, helps neutralize a killer virus, and chooses to permanently disable the surrogate network, finally reconciling with his wife Maggie. Jennifer Peters (played by Radha Mitchell) is a protagonist in Surrogates.
Tom Greer's FBI partner who assists him in investigating the surrogate murders. She is murdered and her surrogate is hijacked by an unknown assassin. It is later revealed that Dr. Canter controls her surrogate, which he uses to kill Andrew Stone before Tom seizes control of it to stop the virus. Dr. Lionel Canter (played by James Cromwell) appears in Surrogates.
The inventor of surrogates and former head of VSI. He is assassinated by Andrew Stone but survives as the hidden operator of the Prophet surrogate. He controls multiple surrogates, uploads a virus to destroy them and kill all operators, and ultimately takes his own life after his plan is thwarted. Victim (played by Danny F Smith) appears in Surrogates.
Prophet (played by Ving Rhames) appears in Surrogates.
The charismatic leader of the Dread Reservation who opposes surrogate technology. He kills the weapon's initial user, Miles Strickland, and is later shot during a military raid, revealing himself to be a surrogate robot operated by the supposedly dead Dr. Canter. Andrew Stone (played by Boris Kodjoe) appears in Surrogates.
Tom Greer's FBI superior who secretly supplied the surrogate-disabling weapon to Miles Strickland. He orders the assassination of Dr. Canter at VSI's request but is later killed by Canter using the weapon at FBI Headquarters. Bobby Saunders (played by Devin Ratray) appears in Surrogates.
The system administrator for the surrogate network. He assists Tom Greer in modifying the virus code to ensure the human operators survive the system-wide shutdown of their surrogates.
Surrogates (2009) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Tom Greer
(played by Bruce Willis) — protagonist
An FBI agent investigating the destruction of surrogates and the death of their operators. After losing his own surrogate, he uncovers a government-backed weapon and a conspiracy led by Dr. Canter. Ul...
Jennifer Peters
(played by Radha Mitchell) — protagonist
Tom Greer's FBI partner who assists him in investigating the surrogate murders. She is murdered and her surrogate is hijacked by an unknown assassin. It is later revealed that Dr. Canter controls her...
Dr. Lionel Canter
(played by James Cromwell) — supporting
The inventor of surrogates and former head of VSI. He is assassinated by Andrew Stone but survives as the hidden operator of the Prophet surrogate. He controls multiple surrogates, uploads a virus to...
Victim
(played by Danny F Smith) — supporting
Prophet
(played by Ving Rhames) — supporting
The charismatic leader of the Dread Reservation who opposes surrogate technology. He kills the weapon's initial user, Miles Strickland, and is later shot during a military raid, revealing himself to b...
Andrew Stone
(played by Boris Kodjoe) — supporting
Tom Greer's FBI superior who secretly supplied the surrogate-disabling weapon to Miles Strickland. He orders the assassination of Dr. Canter at VSI's request but is later killed by Canter using the we...
Bobby Saunders
(played by Devin Ratray) — supporting
The system administrator for the surrogate network. He assists Tom Greer in modifying the virus code to ensure the human operators survive the system-wide shutdown of their surrogates.
Key Relationships
Dr. Lionel Canter → Victim
(Family Father)
Dr. Lionel Canter → Jennifer Peters
(Conflict Victim)
Dr. Lionel Canter → Prophet
(Power Controller)
Dr. Lionel Canter → Andrew Stone
(Alliance Co-conspirator)
Tom Greer → Bobby Saunders
(Alliance Ally)
Tom Greer → Prophet
(Conflict Rival)
Tom Greer → Dr. Lionel Canter
(Conflict Arch Enemy)
Tom Greer → Andrew Stone
(Professional Superior)
Tom Greer → Jennifer Peters
(Professional Partner)
Story Analysis
An FBI agent investigates surrogate murders, uncovers a corporate conspiracy, and ultimately chooses to dismantle the technology to restore human reality.
