Burke / Forsythe Electrocution (played by Viggo Mortensen) is a protagonist in Prison.
Dual role played by Viggo Mortensen. As Burke, he is a professional car thief and new inmate who breaks a wall to the execution chamber, accidentally releasing a vengeful spirit. As Forsythe (Charles Forsyth), he is the innocent man wrongfully executed in 1964 whose ghost returns to exact revenge on the guards responsible for his death. Central to the plot's supernatural revenge arc. Katherine Walker (played by Chelsea Field) is a protagonist in Prison.
A reform-minded Department of Corrections official who objects to Sharpe's appointment as warden. She suspects he is concealing his corrupt past and acts as a moral voice opposing his archaic and sadistic methods. Cresus (played by Lincoln Kilpatrick) appears in Prison.
A newly arrived inmate who was previously at Creedmore Penitentiary. He recognizes the threat Sharpe poses and agrees with Walker's suspicions that the warden is hiding a dark past. Serves as an early warning voice among the prisoners. Lasagna (played by Ivan Kane) appears in Prison.
Joe "Lasagna" Lazano, a new inmate described as a proud Italian-American. Primarily concerned with adapting to the prison's horrific conditions and surviving Sharpe's strict disciplinary environment.
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Characters
Burke / Forsythe Electrocution
(played by Viggo Mortensen) — protagonist
Dual role played by Viggo Mortensen. As Burke, he is a professional car thief and new inmate who breaks a wall to the execution chamber, accidentally releasing a vengeful spirit. As Forsythe (Charles...
Katherine Walker
(played by Chelsea Field) — protagonist
A reform-minded Department of Corrections official who objects to Sharpe's appointment as warden. She suspects he is concealing his corrupt past and acts as a moral voice opposing his archaic and sadi...
Cresus
(played by Lincoln Kilpatrick) — supporting
A newly arrived inmate who was previously at Creedmore Penitentiary. He recognizes the threat Sharpe poses and agrees with Walker's suspicions that the warden is hiding a dark past. Serves as an early...
Lasagna
(played by Ivan Kane) — supporting
Joe "Lasagna" Lazano, a new inmate described as a proud Italian-American. Primarily concerned with adapting to the prison's horrific conditions and surviving Sharpe's strict disciplinary environment.
A corrupt warden's past injustice unleashes a vengeful spirit, forcing inmates and officials to confront systemic corruption and supernatural retribution.
