Character Relationship Map: The Devil's Own

Characters

• Tom O'Meara (played by Harrison Ford) — protagonist

  NYPD Sergeant who hosts IRA operative Rory Devaney on Staten Island. After discovering Rory's secret and a violent confrontation, he pursues him to stop a missile smuggling mission. Though wounded in...

• Rory Devaney (played by Brad Pitt) — protagonist

  IRA operative posing as an Irish-American construction worker named Rory Devaney. Sent to New York to purchase Stinger missiles, he infiltrates the O'Meara household, evades law enforcement, and ultim...

• Sheila O'Meara (played by Margaret Colin) — supporting

  Wife of Tom O'Meara and mother of three daughters. She warmly welcomes Rory Devaney into their home and calls the police during a masked intruder attack, remaining largely unaware of her husband's par...

• Edwin Diaz (played by Rubén Blades) — supporting

  Tom O'Meara's police partner. Haunted by fatally shooting an unarmed suspect, he accompanies Tom in arresting Rory. He is mortally wounded when he draws his weapon during Frankie's escape from a traff...

• Bridget O'Meara (played by Julia Stiles) — supporting
• Billy Burke (played by Treat Williams) — supporting

  Irish mobster and black market arms dealer who supplies Stinger missiles to Frankie. He holds Sean hostage to extort payment and is ultimately killed by Frankie when he detonates a bomb hidden in a du...

• Dessie (played by David Wilmot) — minor
• Annie O'Meara (played by Kelly Singer) — minor
• Frankie's Father (played by Martin Dunne) — minor
• Customs Agent (played by Baxter Harris) — minor
• Young Frankie (played by Shane Dunne) — minor
• Frankie's Sister (played by Samantha Conroy) — minor
• Gerard (played by Anthony Brophy) — minor
• Morgan O'Meara (played by Ashley Acarino) — minor
• Peter Fitzsimmons (played by George Hearn) — supporting

  A longtime IRA supporter and American judge who facilitates Frankie's stay in New York. He provides funding for the missile deal through Megan and is later confronted by Tom O'Meara at a party, where...

• Martin MacDuff (played by David O'Hara) — minor
• Chief Jim Kelly (played by Mitchell Ryan) — supporting
• Frankie's Mother (played by Gabrielle Reidy) — minor
• Harry Sloan (played by Simon Jones) — supporting
• Megan Doherty (played by Natascha McElhone) — supporting

  IRA operative working undercover as the O'Meara family's nanny. She handles the missile payment, warns Frankie of British threats, and eventually directs Tom to Frankie's boat location to prevent his...

Story Analysis

An IRA operative infiltrates a police family to buy missiles, leading to a tragic clash of duty and conviction.

Plot Progression

1. The Belfast Escape
2. Domestic Deception
3. Betrayal and Chase
4. Final Confrontation