List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters

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Cast of The Walking Dead with executive producer Gale Anne Hurd in October 2012

The Walking Dead is an American television drama series created and produced by Frank Darabont. It is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman. The following is a list of characters from The Walking Dead television series. Although some of the characters appear in both places, the continuity of the television series is not shared with the original comic book series.

Appearances

Key:      = Starring
Key:      = Recurring
Key:      = Starring (credited as "also starring")
Key:      = Guest/Cameo
Actor/actress Character Appearances
S1 S2 S3 S4* Total
Andrew Lincoln Rick Grimes 6 13 15 7 41
Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes 6 12 14 6 38
Steven Yeun Glenn Rhee 5 12 13 5 35
Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon 4 12 13 6 35
Melissa McBride Carol Peletier 4 12 12 4 32
Laurie Holden Andrea 5 13 13 - 31
Lauren Cohan Maggie Greene - 12 13 5 30
Scott Wilson Hershel Greene - 11 13 6 30
Emily Kinney Beth Greene - 11 13 4 28
Sarah Wayne Callies Lori Grimes 6 13 8 - 27
Danai Gurira Michonne - 1 15 7 23
Jon Bernthal Shane Walsh 6 12 1 - 19
David Morrissey The Governor/Phillip Blake - - 13 4^ 17
Jeffrey DeMunn Dale Horvath 6 10 - - 16
Michael Rooker Merle Dixon 2 1 11 - 14
Chad L. Coleman Tyreese - - 5 6 11
Sonequa Martin-Green Sasha - - 5 5 10
Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. Bob Stookey - - - 6 6
  • (*) Season 4 is currently in progress, so the episode counts of the season 4 column are their current count in the season.
  • (^) David Morrissey is not featured in the opening credits for the first five episodes of the fourth season, though after his appearance in episode five the first also starring credit is his.

Main characters

Character Actor/actress Starring seasons Recurring seasons Episode count Status
Andrea Laurie Holden 1, 2, 3 -- 31 Deceased
Andrea (Laurie Holden) is Amy's older sister and a former civil rights attorney. Andrea is intelligent, cautious and extremely protective of her younger sister, with whom she has not always had the closest relationship. She undergoes a significant transformation following Amy's death. In the second season, she gradually becomes more independent and hones her shooting skills, having received tutelage by Shane. After being separated from the group in the third season, she is rescued by Michonne and is brought by Merle to Woodbury, where she begins a romantic relationship with The Governor. She is eventually caught in the crossfire between The Governor and Rick and attempts to mend relations, but later turns on The Governor after learning his true intentions. She attempts to warn Rick of The Governor's plans but fails, as The Governor captures her and hides her, bound and gagged, in his torture chamber. The Governor then orders Milton Mamet to kill her, but Milton instead attacks The Governor, who knifes him in the abdomen, mortally wounding him. The Governor decides to lock them in the room together, planning for a reanimated Milton to eat Andrea. She struggles to retrieve a pair of pliers purposely dropped by Milton to cut herself free from her bonds; however, she is bitten by the zombified Milton before she kills him. Rick, Michonne, Daryl and Tyreese arrive at the torture chamber and discover the bitten Andrea. As per her request, Rick hands her his revolver and, with Michonne by her side, plans to shoot herself in the head to prevent her reanimation. Rick, Sasha, Tyreese, and Daryl give Michonne and Andrea privacy, and the audience hears a shot. Her body is later brought back to the prison for burial.
Daryl Dixon Norman Reedus 2, 3, 4 1 35 Alive
Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) is Merle's younger brother. A Southern redneck with a tough background, Daryl is a survivalist and member of the Atlanta band. He is one of the top experts with hunting weapons, killing deer and other animals for food. Daryl's signature weapon is a crossbow, a valuable weapon in the new world due to its stealth properties, reusable ammunition, and low noise emission. He constantly struggles with his own insecurities. In the second season, he is the group member most committed to searching for Sophia Peletier, identifying with her cause. The discovery of an un-dead Sophia causes him to become aloof towards the group, especially towards the girl's mother, Carol. He eventually regains his bonds with the group and becomes a faithful follower of Rick Grimes and Rick's right-hand man. He also forms a devoted friendship with Carol in seasons 2 and 3, having saved her multiple times and made a connection with her (in that both of them come from abusive backgrounds). Daryl is eventually reunited with Merle when they become captives in Woodbury, before Rick's group rescues them. The brothers eventually start residing at the prison, where Daryl helps Merle adjust. When Merle leaves to kill The Governor, Daryl pursues him. He finds that Merle has been killed and reanimated as a walker, forcing a tearful Daryl to put him down. When he returns to the prison, Daryl participates in the successful defense of the prison against the Woodbury army. He, Rick, and Michonne pursue The Governor's men; however, they discover the slaughtered army and a survivor named Karen. After arriving at Woodbury, they - with Tyreese and Sasha's help - discover a dying Andrea, who ends her own life. Daryl accompanies the group and the Woodbury citizens to the prison. In season 4, Daryl is among the prison's new "council" that leads the enlarged group of survivors, following Rick's renouncement of leadership. Daryl assists in the elimination of walkers in one of the prison's cell blocks. After learning that people are dying from an aggressive flu, he leads a successful supply run to retrieve medicine, however he loses trust in one of the survivors he rescued, Bob, who retrieved liquor instead of medicine. When the Governor attacks the prison again, he destroys the army's tank, but the prison is heavily damaged and survivors are scattered, forcing him to flee with Beth.
Merle Dixon Michael Rooker 3 1, 2 14 Deceased
Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) is Daryl Dixon's older brother. A Southern racist and misogynist, Merle lived with an abusive, neglectful father and acted out against society, which frequently landed him in juvenile institutions. Merle participates in one scavenging group mission with the Atlanta survivors and attacks members of the group, so Rick handcuffs him to a pipe. When walkers discover the group, T-Dog returns to free Merle but accidentally drops the key down a drainpipe and leaves him behind, after securing the entrance to the roof.[1] Rick, T-Dog, and others return later to rescue Merle, but it is revealed that Merle had already escaped – having cut off his own cuffed hand in order to escape from the walkers.[2] The group finds evidence that Merle survived his self-mutilation and escaped from the building he was trapped on; moreover, he may have stolen their truck to escape Atlanta. When T-Dog's injured arm becomes infected, Daryl gives him ampicillin from the stash Merle cached on his motorcycle, revealing Merle was a drug dealer.[3] In the second season, Merle briefly appears in Daryl's hallucination, telling him the rest of the group doesn't care about Daryl and he is the only one who ever will. Merle returns in "Walk with Me", alive and residing at Woodbury, a thriving settlement in a ravaged town run by the malicious Governor. His stump has been concealed with a wrist cover that ends in a bayonet. He served as The Governor's second-in-command, but The Governor turns on him after Merle fails to kill Michonne, who later returns, kills The Governor's zombified daughter, Penny, and stabs The Governor in the eye. After Rick's group rescues him and Daryl, Merle is forced to join Rick's group at the prison, where he has difficulty adjusting. He attempts to prove himself by bringing Michonne to The Governor, but later changes his plan by letting Michonne go in order to take on The Governor himself. He kills eight of The Governor's henchmen (thereby improving the ability of Rick's small group to prevail in the upcoming war with The Governor's largely untrained army), but his ultimate plan fails, as The Governor kills him. Merle reanimates as a walker, and a heartbroken Daryl kills him by stabbing him in the head.[4]
The Governor/Phillip Blake David Morrissey 3, 4 -- 17 Deceased
Phillip Blake, known as "The Governor" (David Morrissey) is the disturbed leader of the fortified town of Woodbury. The townspeople are unaware of his sinister motives and many dark secrets, such as keeping his zombified daughter, Penny, locked in a cage, collecting heads of walkers displayed in fish tanks for his own amusement, and ordering his men to ambush and kill National Guardsmen and steal their supplies. His trusted allies include Merle Dixon and Ceasar Martinez, as well as scientist Milton Mamet, whom he knew before becoming "The Governor". He forms a romantic relationship with Andrea, while Michonne becomes suspicious of him and leaves Woodbury. When Rick's group attacks Woodbury to rescue Glenn and Maggie, Michonne discovers The Governor's decapitated walker heads and kills Penny. This angers The Governor, who vows revenge against Rick's group, and he accuses Merle as traitor for lying to him about Michonne. Andrea suggests to him to form a truce with Rick, although he creates an army to ambush and eliminate Rick's group. Milton discloses the Governor's plans to Andrea, who escapes Woodbury to warn Rick but is captured by the Governor in the process. When Merle ambushes his army, The Governor gains the upper hand and kills Merle, leaving him to reanimate. Back at Woodbury, The Governor pummels Milton for his betrayal and decides that Milton will be the one to kill Andrea. Milton attacks The Governor, who counters by fatally stabbing Milton in the gut; a reanimated Milton bites Andrea, who kills herself. The Governor and his army eventually attack the prison, but they are overwhelmed, leading them to retreat. The Governor, enraged at the newly conscripted Woodbury citizens for refusing to return and finish the fight against the prison group, proceeds to massacre the entire army, with the exception of Martinez and Shumpert,[5] who abandon him the next day. He returns to and destroys the deserted Woodbury. After months as an aimless wanderer, he meets the Chambler family - sisters Lilly and Tara, their terminally ill father David and Lilly's daughter Meghan, who reminds him of Penny - and adopts a false persona, "Brian Heriot". He commits good deeds for the family in order to erase his old persona. Following David's death, the Chamblers join him, and he and Lilly become lovers, but his efforts to start anew are put to the test when he encounters Martinez and his new group of survivors. He reverts to his old self when he believes that it is the only way to keep his new family safe, and he kills Martinez to become the new leader of the group. He captures Michonne and Hershel and rallies his army to help him take the prison, as he wants the place for his family. At the prison, he refuses Rick's offer to coexist, and he decapitates Hershel with Michonne's katana, prompting a firefight between his army and the prison inhabitants. When Lilly arrives at the prison with Meghan, who has died from a walker bite, he shoots Meghan in the head. Losing his purpose for taking the prison, he orders his army to destroy the prison's fences and kill the prison survivors. Rick ambushes and fights him while his army falls to Rick's group. When he almost kills Rick, Michonne stabs him through the chest and leaves him to die. Lilly approaches him and shoots him in the head.
Beth Greene Emily Kinney 4 2, 3 28 Alive
Beth Greene (Emily Kinney) is Hershel's younger daughter and Maggie's younger half-sister. She resides at a farm with her family and boyfriend, Jimmy. She sinks into a deep depression after watching her mother, half-brother and neighbors, who had become walkers and were being housed in her father's barn, get shot by Rick's group. She attempts to convince Maggie to commit suicide with her and shortly afterward, attempts it on her own by cutting her wrists in the bathroom, but eventually she changes her mind. She escapes when walkers attack the farm and kill Jimmy. At the beginning of season 3, Beth becomes a more confident and useful member of the group, and is skilled at killing walkers. She sometimes sings to entertain or comfort the group. At the prison, she is often seen looking after baby Judith. When the Governor attacks the prison a second time, Beth hides with her father and Carl in the forest, and returns to the prison when the Woodbury army retreat. In season 4, Beth has developed a relationship with one of the new prison citizens, Zach. However, Zach is bitten and killed during a supply run, and Daryl delivers the news to Beth. She appears completely unfazed, replying "I don't cry anymore." and sets her Days Without an Accident board from 30 to 0. She is put in charge in isolating the group's children to protect them from the deadly virus, and reminds Maggie of her father's instruction: "We all have jobs to do." When the Governor arrives at the prison with Hershel and Michonne as hostages, she is horrified when she witnesses her father's death, and escapes the prison with Daryl.
Hershel Greene Scott Wilson 3, 4 2 30 Deceased
Veterinarian and farmer Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) is a religious man and former alcoholic, clinging desperately to the old-world values in order to preserve his sanity. He resides at a farm owned by his family for years. His extensive medical and agricultural knowledge prove to be valuable assets to the group. He initially regards the walkers as dangerous but curable patients and therefore lets Otis keep walkers in the barn. Among the walkers are his wife and stepson. When Rick's group finds out about the walkers, they proceed to execute each one of them, which in turn traumatizes Hershel who tells the group to leave his premises. Rick manages to comfort Hershel and convince him to let them stay at the farm. When the farm is overrun with walkers, Hershel decides to stay in order to defend his farm, however Rick convinces him to leave the land. Hershel grows to trust Rick's leadership. In the season 3 premiere, a walker bites him on the ankle; Rick amputates his leg at the knee, preventing the disease from spreading. Rick often confides in Hershel, seeing him as a reliable and sensible member of the group. When Rick becomes disillusioned following Lori's death and the Governor's impending attack, Hershel becomes frustrated with him, telling Rick to step up as a leader. Despite this, Hershel continues to be helpful to Rick, who denounces sole leadership. Hershel, along with Beth and Carl, hides outside the prison during Woodbury's retreat, and witnesses Carl kill a young Woodbury soldier that lowered his weapon. A worried Hershel tells Rick about Carl's actions. When the rest of Woodbury's citizens arrive at the prison, Hershel is welcoming and happy to have new blood. In the season 4 premiere, set nearly seven months later, Hershel has received care for his amputated leg and has been fitted with a prosthetic, allowing him to walk somewhat normally. He has become a leading member of the prison's "council" and has planted and grown a farm on the prison's lawn. Hershel continues to provide Rick and the rest of the prison with valuable advice and guidance. When a deadly influenza virus infects many inhabitants, Hershel volunteers to care for the sick in a quarantined cell block, where he survives an attack by those who reanimated after succumbing to the deceased. He and Michonne leave the prison to burn walkers, however the Governor ambushes them and keeps them captive. Hershel proposes that his group and the Governor's new army could coexist in the prison, but he is rebuffed by the Governor. When the Governor arrives at the prison and brings him and Michonne out, Rick offers similar suggestions as Hershel's. This leads him to smile before the Governor decapitates him with Michonne's katana.
Maggie Greene Lauren Cohan 3, 4 2 30 Alive
Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) is Hershel's daughter and Beth's elder half-sister. A tomboy at heart, she scavenges supplies from the town. She has held a strong sense of faith throughout the years but begins to have doubt her beliefs. Her initial fling with Glenn Rhee gradually develops into a genuine relationship. She, along with her family and Rick's group, is forced to leave her farm when it is overrun with walkers. After many months living on the road, her group settles at the prison, where Maggie performs a crude C-section to deliver Lori Grimes' baby. Maggie and Glenn are captured by Merle and later tortured by Merle and The Governor to disclose they are residing at the prison; Rick's group rescues them. During the escape from Woodbury Maggie kills two guards, one of whom is Haley, and also shoots Oscar in the head to prevent him from turning after he is fatally shot. She helps defend the prison during The Governor's first attack, and kills the sniper stationed in the guard tower. She accepts Glenn's proposal of marriage and participate in Rick's successful ambush on The Governor's second attack on the prison. She guards the prison until Rick's group returns with the Woodbury survivors. Months later, it is revealed that Maggie believed herself pregnant, and had asked Glenn to look for baby supplies on the next run. She later appears confident that she is not pregnant, but does not give a reason as to how she knows this. When Glenn is infected by deadly influenza virus that spreads to many survivors, Maggie pours out her sorrows to Beth. Hershel decides to risk exposure by caring for the sick, which fuels Maggie to take out her frustrations by killing walkers near the fences. She manages to rescue her father and fiancee by killing the reanimated infected that overran the quarantine zone, before Daryl's group returns with medicine. When the Governor arrives at the prison, Maggie and Beth are horrified when they witness their father's execution, and they participate at the counterattack against the Governor's militia. With the prison near destruction, Maggie is separated from Glenn and Beth, and flees the compound with Sasha and Bob.
Carl Grimes Chandler Riggs 1, 2, 3, 4 -- 38 Alive
Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs) is Rick and Lori's son, and Judith's older brother. He worships his father and is frequently confronted with the realities of the harsh new world. When his friend Sophia Peletier becomes a walker and is put down by his father, he becomes bitter towards the group and acts stubbornly, wanting to use a gun and yearning to fight alongside everyone else. Carl taunts a trapped walker before attempting to shoot it, but inadvertently sets it free; the walker later kills Dale. Carl feels guilty and tells Shane and his father that he was responsible for Dale's death. He finds his father being followed by a zombified Shane, and shoots Shane. After leaving the farm and transferring to the prison, he gradually begins to mature in his actions and thoughts, demonstrates bravery and leadership, and becomes skilled in killing walkers. When his mother dies during childbirth, he is forced to shoot her to prevent her reanimation. He names his baby sister Judith, after his third-grade teacher. After Rick's continual bouts of insanity, Carl suggests to his father that Rick should relinquish his leadership, as Rick deserves a rest. Carl saves the injured Michonne's life, when she appears outside the prison fence, but expresses resentment toward her on their road trip to King's County. He gradually starts to trust Michonne after she saves his life in a walker-infested cafe and helps him retrieve materials for his sister. After the episode in which Merle dies and Rick reveals his having considered giving Michonne to The Governor, Carl begins to become embittered towards his father. He kills a Woodbury soldier (Jody) whom he ordered to drop his gun but who instead seemed to advance toward Carl to hand it over. When confronted by Rick about the incident, Carl says that he had to eliminate the threat, then brings up his father's failures to kill Andrew and The Governor, which led to the deaths of Lori, T-Dog and Merle. Carl is displeased when his father returns with Woodbury's citizens to the prison. Rick, after giving up leadership, decides to live a life as the survivors' farmer to set an example to Carl. Due to this, Carl appears to have calmed down from his vigilante stint, and is attempting to live a normal life in the prison, gaining new friends among the new children. Carl witnesses Carol teach the children on how to use knives, and, despite Carol's urges not to tell his father, reveals this to Rick. After Carl assists the group in the walker attack in the prison, Rick reluctantly returns Carl's gun. Carl, however, decides to follow his father's instruction to not fire his gun unless he needs to. Carl assists his father is killing walkers that collapsed the prison's fences. When the Governor attacks the prison, Carl is among those who defend the compound from the opposing army. He is reunited with his badly-wounded father, although they are both devastated when they see Judith's empty, bloody baby carrier. They both leave the prison.
Lori Grimes Sarah Wayne Callies 1, 2, 3 -- 27 Deceased
Lori Grimes (Sarah Wayne Callies) is Rick's wife and Carl and Judith's mother. Although she had been sleeping with Shane when she thought Rick was dead, she is loyal to Rick once he returns, and she pushes Shane away from her and Carl, whom she is fiercely protective of. In the second season, she discovers she is pregnant but is unsure who the father his. She attempts to comfort Shane so he will feel accepted in their group, but she is cautious about his reckless actions, and ultimately warns Rick that Shane is dangerous. At the same time, she is disturbed by her husband's gradual change into a more morose person, and pushes him away after learning he killed Shane. From their escape from the farm till their endeavor to take up residence at the prison, Lori becomes increasingly estranged from Rick and Carl, which she blames on herself. She becomes worried about her baby's survival, and when she goes into labor following a walker attack, Lori convinces Maggie to give her a C-section, despite the fact that it will prove fatal for her. Lori dies giving birth, and Carl is forced to shoot her to prevent reanimation. She later appears to Rick in multiple hallucinations. When Rick brings the surviving citizens of Woodbury to the prison, he looks up at the catwalk and no longer sees Lori, indicating a possible end to his hallucinations.
Rick Grimes Andrew Lincoln 1, 2, 3, 4 -- 41 Alive
Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) is the series' central character. A former sheriff’s deputy in King's County, a small Georgia town, Rick is an everyman[6][7][8] — smart, calm, just, a sharpshooter, and a good friend, husband and father — but flawed. He sees most problems as black or white and will often stubbornly cling to his personal strong moral code, which results in his not always making the best decisions. Rick is a natural leader, someone his fellow survivors will turn to in a crisis, confident in his guidance, even when he at times doubts himself. His overwhelming need to do the right thing and protect those who can't protect themselves may pull him away from his family, causing cracks of tension within his marriage and in his relationship with his son. His frustrations about leading his group and keeping them safe gradually change him into a darker character. When the group is forced to leave the overrun farm, Rick establishes a dictatorship, and announces those who don't want to follow his leadership can leave. Rick transfers the group to the prison. When Lori dies during childbirth, he loses his sanity and repeatedly hallucinates her. He is forced to come into conflict with The Governor after his group attacks Woodbury to rescue Maggie and Glenn, and The Governor begins gunning for Michonne for killing The Governor's zombified daughter, Penny, and for putting out The Governor's eye. Rick eventually recovers from his bouts of insanity after encountering his long-lost friend, Morgan. When he is unable to make difficult decisions to keep his group safe, Rick relinquishes his role as a dictator and lets the group decide whether the prison is worth defending against The Governor. The group decides to stay, and they successfully defend the prison from The Governor, who flees with his army. Rick begins to worry about Carl's dark antics, such as killing the young Woodbury soldier, who Hershel said was trying to surrender, leading Rick and Carl to argue. Rick, Michonne, and Daryl head to Woodbury, intending to kill The Governor, and on the road discover The Governor's massacred army, rescue the lone survivor, Karen - who explains what occurred - and, in Woodbury, discover a dying Andrea. After Andrea kills herself to prevent reanimation, Rick brings Woodbury's survivors, including Tyreese, Sasha, and Karen, to the prison, much to Carl's displeasure. Hoping to set an example to Carl, Rick has turned to gardening and taking care of pigs, and no longer runs the prison, leaving it up to the prison council. While checking animal traps, he meets a disheveled Irish woman called Clara in the forest, who asks him to let her and her husband join him and the other survivors at the prison. Rick agrees, as long as she answers three questions, but realizes that Clara's husband is a walker and she plans to kill him as his food. Clara stabs herself and Rick reveals his three questions to her before she dies: "How many walkers have you killed", "How many people have you killed", "Why?" Answering the last question, she says, "You don't get to come back from things." This resonates with Rick as chaos returns to the prison, with walker attacks at the inside and outside of the prison. He sacrifices his pigs to lure walkers away from the prison. Knowing his attempt to return to a normal life has failed, he burns his pig pen and gives Carl back his gun. When two inhabitants who have been infected by a deadly virus - Karen and another survivor, David - are found stabbed in the head and burned, Rick investigates the murders, and concludes that Carol was the killer; Rick sends Carol away from the prison. When the Governor arrives at the prison with Michonne and Hershel hostage, he proposes that the two groups coexist in the prison, pleading with the militia that they could come back from the things they have done. The Governor rejects his offer and decapitates Hershel, prompting an enraged Rick to initiate a battle between the two groups. He brawls with the Governor, but he is almost strangled before he is saved by Michonne, who stabs the Governor. He reunites with Carl and leaves the prison devastated after finding Judith's empty, bloody baby carrier.
Dale Horvath Jeffrey DeMunn 1, 2 -- 16 Deceased
Dale Horvath (Jeffrey DeMunn) is an older man and former car salesman. His age, calm affect, worldly experience, and RV provide the nucleus around which the small community of survivors has formed. He is wise, sometimes profound, and the respected elder of the group, though he is also rather feisty and not afraid to speak his mind or call others out for mistakes in judgment. Over time he, Andrea, and Amy bond, and he finds their friendship invaluable in getting beyond grieving for his late wife. Dale is fairly self-sufficient and ever watchful of the changing dynamics among the survivor community. His equipment and know-how make life without modern conveniences much more bearable for the group. Dale manages to talk Andrea out of a suicide attempt by putting himself at risk, as well. Dale becomes wary of Shane, after witnessing that Shane contemplated killing Rick beforehand as well as guessing that Shane killed Otis whilst retrieving medical supplies for Carl. Dale becomes upset at the group (with the exception of Andrea) when they decide to kill Randall to avoid any risks he might have posed. The group eventually postpones the execution, but Dale is killed by a walker who was stuck in mud and was accidentally lured by Carl earlier that day. Dale's death causes the group to reevaluate their unity and allow Randall to live.
Michonne Danai Gurira 3, 4 2 23 Alive
Michonne (Danai Gurira) is a resourceful, self-sufficient, katana-wielding survivor. She first appears as a hooded figure accompanied by two walkers chained to her side-by-side, with their arms and lower jaws cut off (to prevent their attacking her or anyone else), who saves Andrea from the walkers in the season 2 finale. When Michonne and Andrea are taken to Woodbury, Michonne immediately becomes suspicious of The Governor. She decides to depart Woodbury, which causes The Governor to send Merle and his men to kill her. She foils the plan, and Merle abducts Glenn and Maggie instead. Michonne finds her way to the prison, where she assists Rick's group in rescuing the two. When she arrives at The Governor's residence, she discovers his walker heads, as well as the Governor's zombified daughter Penny, whom she kills in front of The Governor. The two fight, which leads her to stab him in the eye. When she returns to the prison, she begins to gain the trust of the people there after assisting them in numerous errands. The Governor tells Rick he should hand over Michonne to him in order to maintain peace between the two groups. A redeemed Merle decides to hand her over, but changes his plan and lets her go to fight The Governor's army alone, which leads to his death. After the prison group drives away The Governor's army, which The Governor later massacres, Michonne and Rick arrive at Woodbury, where they discover Andrea dying from being bitten by a zombified Milton. Michonne is deeply saddened by the situation, and she stays by Andrea's side when Andrea commits suicide. Michonne later returns to the prison with Rick's group and the Woodbury citizens. She is also very unafraid of walkers to an extent where she sets free a small horde to slaughter. Months later, she has developed a desire to find The Governor, and has been searching for him on her horse whenever she can. She aims to search for him in Macon. When she is injured fighting a walker, Beth treats her while taking care of Judith. When Beth has to remove Judith's puke on her shirt, Michonne holds the baby and begins to weep. During a supply run to get medicine, she is convince by Tyreese to stop her search for the Governor. She joins Hershel in burning walkers, however The Governor captures the two, but she escapes when the prison group engages The Governor's group in combat, and later saves Rick's life by running The Governor through with her katana.
Carol Peletier Melissa McBride 2, 3, 4 1 32 Alive
Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride) is Sophia's protective mother and Ed's abused wife. She has a kind heart and puts herself out for others within the group. However, she can also become meek and overly emotional at times. She seems to gradually get more comfortable now that Ed is no longer there to make her feel out of place. She gets a little claustrophobic when she and the group travel into the CDC. In the second season, she is stricken with grief and depression over her daughter's going missing and eventually being discovered as a walker. She grows very close to Daryl, and gradually builds a sense of previously non-existent self-confidence. She initially doubts Rick's leadership, but later on starts to trust him in keeping the group safe. Throughout the third season she continues to grow into a dependable fighter and survivor and manages to keep herself alive after being separated from the group, when the prison is overrun with walkers. Carol's last discussion with Merle may have contributed to his decision-making in "This Sorrowful Life". Carol seems to share responsibilities with Beth for looking after Rick's baby daughter, Judith Grimes. In the 7 months leading up to Season 4, Carol has started a story time program for the younger kids from Woodbury, which is actually a cover for her self-defense and weapons training course for the children. She has kept the class a secret from Rick and the rest of the survivors. When the father of two children, Lizzie and Mika, dies to a walker attack, she becomes their adoptive mother. Despite Carol's urges, Carl, who has witnessed one of her sessions, tells Rick of her weapons training. Carol kills Karen and David in "Infected, as she believed they were a threat to the group due to their having the flu which was spreading through the Prison. For both the safety of the group and Carol herself, Rick banishes Carol from the group. He gives her a car and supplies so she can make it on her own.
Glenn Rhee Steven Yeun 1, 2, 3, 4 -- 35 Alive
Glenn Rhee (Steven Yeun) lived in Atlanta, where he delivered pizzas for a living. He is keenly aware of the extreme danger of his missions on behalf of the group, but because of his youth he is willing to take the risks. His knowledge of every shortcut in Atlanta proves extremely useful to the survivor group's survival, and he is an excellent scavenger. Glenn thinks well on his feet and shows great compassion and humanity. Despite all the horrors he's seen, he maintains an enthusiasm for life and its unexpected pleasures. He is an integral part of Rick's group, showing surprising depth and emotion when the group experiences devastating tragedy. In the second season, he develops a passionate relationship with Maggie, while living on the Greene farm. In the third season, he becomes more confident and displays courage and ingenuity. He and Maggie are captured by Merle and tortured by The Governor, leading them to disclose the prison's location. They are later rescued by Rick's group; however, Glenn becomes bitter when he suspects The Governor raped Maggie, and he fills in as the leader when Rick and Daryl are absent. He later renews his relationship with Maggie and proposes marriage to her in the penultimate episode. He is among the people who retaliate against The Governor's army, and stays at the prison until Rick and Michonne return with the remaining Woodbury residents. In the season 4 premiere, it is revealed that Maggie thinks she is pregnant, and so he participates in the ill-fated supply run to a grocery store so that he can retrieve baby supplies. Later, it is revealed that Maggie is not pregnant as she thought before. Glenn, however, becomes infected with a deadly virus that has ravaged the prison population, and he put on quarantine. When some of the infected succumb to the disease and reanimate, a young child named Lizzie saves him from a walker. He is saved by Hershel, who gives him a breathing apparatus to survive, and is later treated with medicine by Bob. When the Governor attacks the prison again, he is still weak but manages to be escorted by Maggie out of the prison, and he escapes the place in the bus filled with the prison inhabitants.
Sasha Sonequa Martin-Green 4 3 10 Alive
Sasha (Sonequa Martin-Green) is Tyreese's younger sister. She travels with her brother's group to the prison and eventually to Woodbury, where she becomes a guard at Woodbury's walls alongside her brother. She is a truer shot than her brother, and with Tyreese, decides to stay behind with the people of Woodbury to protect them instead of joining the Woodbury army's attack on the prison. They let Rick's group in after Karen explains The Governor's onslaught on his men. Sasha, along with Tyreese, Karen, and other citizens of Woodbury are taken in by the prison group. By the time season 4 begins, she has been appointed to the prison Council, and participates on the majority of the supply runs that the prison organizes. She, however, becomes one of those infected by a deadly virus circulating the prison, forcing her to enter quarantine. Hershel keeps her safe in a locked cell block when some infected reanimate as walkers. She is then treated by Bob, one of the new prison inhabitants, who gives her medicine. She participates in the battle between her group and the Governor, and escapes the prison with Bob and Maggie.
Bob Stookey Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. 4 -- 6 Alive
Bob Stookey (Larry Gilliard, Jr.) was an army medic before the zombie apocalypse started. Bob recently joined the prison community a week before the fourth season opener when Daryl found him surviving on his own. Bob maintains a confident face to prove his worth to the group, but struggles with alcoholism and his troubled past. During a supply run to a grocery store in the season premiere, he stares longingly at a bottle of wine, and picks it up briefly, but slams it back down, causing a case of wine bottles to collapse, alerting walkers from the roof that attack the group. Beth's boyfriend Zach is killed, but Bob manages to escape with the group. He later feels guilty about causing Zach's death, and later has trouble sleeping. When a deadly influenza virus affects the prison inhabitants, Bob joins Daryl's group to retrieve medicine at a college. Bob then talks to Daryl about being the last survivor to two different groups, and admits responsibility for Zach's death, although he is quickly forgiven by Daryl. At the college, Bob retrieves a bottle of wine, which is later discovered by Daryl, who loses trust in Bob. When they return to the prison, Bob creates vaccinations to help cure the infected. Bob participates in the battle against the Governor. He is injured, however he manages to escape the prison with Sasha and Maggie.
Tyreese Chad L. Coleman 4 3 11 Alive
Tyreese (Chad Coleman) is the leader of a group that includes his sister Sasha and Allen's family. His group initially seeks refuge at the prison, but after Rick drives them out, they find their way to Woodbury and reside there. He, along with Sasha, become guards at Woodbury's walls, but he gradually becomes wary of The Governor's intentions. Even though they know they will probably be expelled from the community for it, Tyreese and Sasha decide to remain in Woodbury to guard its citizens instead of joining The Governor's attack on the prison. When Rick's group arrives at Woodbury, Tyreese decides to let them in after Karen tells them about The Governor's massacre of his army. Tyreese and Sasha accompany Daryl, Rick, and Michonne in finding Andrea, whom they learn the reanimated Milton has bitten. After Andrea kills herself to prevent her reanimation, Rick's group takes Tyreese, along with Sasha, Karen, and other citizens of Woodbury to the prison. He becomes a prominent member of the survivor group. He has also started a relationship with Karen. He remains sensitive to the events surrounding him; he feels uncomfortable killing walkers at the prison fences, and then reaffirms that he dislikes leaving the prison since one of their own, Zach, was killed by walkers. Tyreese is saddened when Karen is struck by a fatal illness. He later visits her with flowers, but is horrified when he sees Karen's burned body outside her cell. He commands Rick to investigate on the murder, and attacks Daryl and Rick out of frustration. After burying Karen and visiting Sasha, who was also infected with the illness, he joins Daryl's group to retrieve medicine from a college, and miraculously survives a massive herd of walkers converging on him. They manage to retrieve the medicine and return just in time to save the remaining infected. Tyreese is among Rick's group who fight the Governor's militia. He is save by two young girls, Lizzie and Mika, and escapes the prison with the children.
Shane Walsh Jon Bernthal 1, 2 3 19 Deceased
Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal) was a sheriff’s deputy in a small Georgia town; he was Rick’s partner in the sheriff’s department and best friend since high school. Shane harbors feelings for Lori, and the two begin a sexual relationship after Shane tells Lori that Rick is dead. Among the group of survivors, Shane initially acts as the de facto leader, a position he enjoys. He has always lived in Rick's shadow and, while he never consciously resented it, he relishes his newfound position of authority. Shane is the primary antagonist in Season 2, becoming increasingly prone to bouts of irrational violence and bloodlust, which gradually develop from the first season. His strong survival instinct and breakdown of conscience results in the deaths of Otis and Randall and in life-threatening gestures toward Dale and Rick, until Rick ultimately kills Shane in an act of self-defense. After Shane dies, he reanimates as a walker, tries to bite Rick, and is finally brought down by Carl. In "Made to Suffer", Rick mistakenly believes he sees Shane during the attack on Woodbury, walking through the smoke where "Shane" fatally shoots Oscar before Rick shoots and kills him. When Rick inspects the body, it turns out to be that of an ordinary Woodbury soldier and not Shane.

Supporting characters

Atlanta survivors

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Amy Emma Bell 1, 3 6 Deceased
Amy (Emma Bell) is Andrea's kid sister. Amy was heading to college for the new school year with Andrea, when the outbreak occurred. When the dead begin to rise, Amy and Andrea join the survivor group existing on the outer limits of the overrun city of Atlanta. The two make their home in Dale’s RV, with Amy helping to look out for the kids in the camp. Amy is twelve years younger than Andrea, which causes tension between them; primarily, Amy resents Andrea's leaving her behind at home and not coming back often enough to visit and be a part of her life. The experience of the apocalypse strengthens their bond enormously (though Amy, despite worshipping her sister and seeing her as a role model, still doesn’t appreciate being judged and ordered around by her). Andrea gets her a Mermaid necklace from the department store, for her birthday. One night, Amy is bitten by a walker in the opening stages of a walker swarm's attack on the exposed camp and dies in Andrea’s arms, of blood loss and trauma after all the walkers have been killed. Andrea cradles Amy's body and shoots her in the head after she reanimates. Amy is then buried on the hill, on her birthday. Andrea is distraught after Amy's death and wants to stay in the CDC and die, as she thinks she has nothing else to live for, but Dale convinces Andrea not to. Amy is mentioned a few times in Season 2, e.g., when Carol's daughter Sophia disappears, Carol worries that "she won't turn out like Amy", and Shane uses Amy's death to infuriate Andrea into getting her to practice shooting walkers. In the Season 3 episode, "Hounded", Amy's is the first voice to call Rick. Throughout the series, Andrea mentions Amy in her conversations.
Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas IronE Singleton 1, 2, 3 20 Deceased
Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas (IronE Singleton) is a muscular and well-intentioned man, yet somewhat clumsy and lacking in common sense. He faces grief and regret after accidentally dropping the key to Merle's handcuffs down a drainpipe, leaving Merle trapped on a rooftop while their group flees the city (in "Guts"). T-Dog secures the entrance to the roof and the group soon returns to save Merle, but Merle is gone, having left his amputated hand behind. After their camp on the outskirts of Atlanta is overrun by zombies, T-Dog and the remaining survivors move to Hershel's farm. When the farm is overrun by walkers, T-Dog escapes with a few other survivors. He is keen on moving on and escaping, but Lori convinces him to turn back to get Rick and the others. T-Dog's full name is first stated in conversation with Dale, in "Bloodletting", and he becomes one of Rick's most loyal men as the series progresses. Later on, when the group is at the prison, T-Dog disagrees with Rick's plan to send off the surviving prisoners. In that same episode, T-Dog is bitten by a walker when securing the gate, and then sacrifices his life to allow Carol to escape when they run out of ammunition.
Jacqui Jeryl Prescott Sales 1, 3 6 Deceased
Jacqui (Jeryl Prescott Sales), a former employee at the Atlanta City Zoning Office, develops a strong friendship with Jim. After his death, she accompanies the band to the Atlanta Centers for Disease Control. At first, she believes the CDC will have a cure and save them, and she despairs with the rest of the group when they learn that is untrue. She elects to remain behind with Dr. Jenner when the CDC self-destructs, holding his hand when the building explodes. In "Hounded", hers is the third voice Rick hears on the phone.
Jim Andrew Rothenberg 1, 3 5 Undead
Jim (Andrew Rothenberg) is a mechanic from a large family in Atlanta. When the dead began to rise, Jim remained generally unaware of this until the city, decreed a safe zone by the government, gradually started to become overrun with walkers. Jim was among the few who escaped from Atlanta as it was completely overwhelmed, though his entire family died in the chaos, shielding him from the walkers long enough to allow him to escape. Emotionally traumatized and devastated, Jim joined the survivor group just beyond the city's outer limits. He became the most taciturn member, revealing almost nothing about his past and barely saying a word. He shows some signs of precognition, e.g., he digs graves in preparation for a walker attack that kills several group members (although he has trouble remembering his motivation for doing so), and he reacts to Shane and Carl as if he has a premonition of the events to come in "Better Angels". During a walker attack on the group, Jim is bitten but says nothing until Jacqui finds out. Jim suffers the effects of the infection for days and begins to show flashes of walker-like perceptions. Refusing a mercy killing, Jim asks to be abandoned on the road to the CDC in order to rejoin his family, either in heaven or literally as a walker. The beginning stages of his transformation into a walker are unambiguously portrayed in the show. In "Hounded", his is the second voice to call Rick on the telephone.
Morales Juan Gabriel Pareja 1 4 Unknown
Morales (Juan Gabriel Pareja), known only by his last name, is Miranda Morales' husband and Eliza and Louis Morales' father. Morales, who knows parts of the city's infrastructure, accompanies the scavenging group to downtown Atlanta. Morales is level-headed and devoted, often sticking his neck out for members of the group (especially his family). After the survivors decide to go to the CDC, Morales and his family opt to try their luck locating relatives in Birmingham, Alabama. They are never again seen or mentioned after that. Morales first appears in "Guts".
Morales Family Vivana Chavez, Maddie Lomax and Noah Lomax 1 3 Unknown
The Morales family consists of the husband, who goes by his last name, his wife Miranda (Viviana Chavez), and their two young children, Eliza (Maddie Lomax) and Louis (Noah Lomax). After the survivors decide to go to the CDC, the Morales' decide to try their luck locating relatives in Birmingham, Alabama. They are never again seen or mentioned after that. Miranda, Eliza, and Louis Morales first appear in "Tell It to the Frogs". Miranda is shown to be a cheerful, optimistic woman, and Eliza and Louis are seen as very friendly and playful. The family is seen as being very close to the Grimes and Peletier families (with the possible exception of Ed Peletier); both of the other families are visibly distraught by the Morales' decision to leave the group.
Ed Peletier Adam Minarovich 1, 2 4 Deceased
Ed Peletier (Adam Minarovich) is Carol's husband and Sophia's father. He is lazy, abusive, and sexist. It's also heavily implied that he harbors underlying sexual feelings toward Sophia.[citation needed] After Ed slaps his wife in front of other survivors, Shane beats Ed badly, threatening to kill him the next time he sees Ed lay his hands on his family or anyone else again. Due to his injuries, Ed remains in his tent and becomes the first victim of a subsequent walker attack, when he unknowingly opens the tent to a walker outside (see "Vatos"). In Season 2, Carol's hatred for Ed is established when it is revealed Carol prayed for Ed to die for all the discomfort and harm he projected onto her and their daughter. In "Chupacabra", Ed appears in a flashback to the beginning of the outbreak, when his family and others are trying to get into Atlanta. He is a survivalist and packed ample supplies, but berates Carol for wanting to give away some of their food to the Grimes family.
Sophia Peletier Madison Lintz 1, 2 8 Deceased
Sophia Peletier (Madison Lintz) is Carol and Ed Peletier's 12-year-old daughter. Sophia and her mother are shown to be closer to the Grimes family after Ed is killed by a walker, and both Sophia and her mother become more outspoken and happy following Ed's demise. In the first episode of Season 2, walkers chase Sophia into the woods, and she becomes detached from the group. The group searches for her, but in the mid-season finale, it is revealed that Sophia became a walker and was being kept in Hershel's barn. Rick remorsefully shoots her, and she is buried at the farm.

Hershel's farm

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Jimmy James Allen McCune 2 10 Deceased
Jimmy (James Allen McCune) is Beth's 17-year-old boyfriend, who resides at the Greene farm. He's shown to be eager to have a gun and attempts to get one from Rick without Hershel's permission. He successfully rescues Rick and Carl from the barn when walkers overrun the farm but is killed and devoured slowly when walkers overrun the RV (in "Beside the Dying Fire").
Nelly Blade 2 4 Unknown
Nelly (Blade) (short for "Nervous Nelly") is Hershel Greene's horse, which is often seen being used by the other characters to go on excursions into the nearby town, the woods, etc., as well as to maintain the farm. In "Chupacabra", Daryl uses her to hunt for Sophia in the woods, but Nelly, startled by a snake, throws Daryl and runs back to the farm. Daryl tries to use her to hunt for Sophia again in "Pretty Much Dead Already", before Carol convinces him to stay put. The group flees Hershel's farm after it becomes overrun by walkers in "Beside the Dying Fire" and forgets to bring Nelly with them, leaving her fate unknown.
Otis Pruitt Taylor Vince 2 3 Deceased
Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) is Hershel Greene's ranch hand and Patricia's husband. In the season 2 premiere ("Save the Last One"), he accidentally shoots and wounds Carl while hunting deer, and Otis leads Rick and Shane to Hershel's farm to get help. Guilt-ridden over Carl's wounding, he volunteers to go with Shane to the local high school to get the medical supplies needed to save Carl's life. Both Otis and Shane are injured while fleeing a large herd of walkers. When they run low on ammunition and seem in danger of being overtaken, Shane shoots Otis in the leg, leaving him to be devoured so that Shane can escape.
Patricia Jane McNeill 2 11 Deceased
Patricia (Jane McNeill) is a middle-aged woman who resides at the Greene farm along with her husband Otis. She has some limited medical skills, suggesting she was Hershel's veterinary technician, as she can administer I.V.'s, stitch superficial wounds, and prepare for surgeries, though not perform them herself. She is a quiet but helpful individual, and is shown to be greatly concerned with Otis' well-being. Patricia is deeply distraught over Otis' death. After his funeral, she befriends Lori and Carol, though she exhibits depressed behavior. She is killed by walkers (in "Beside the Dying Fire") while attempting to escape the farm.

Prison survivors

Five inmates in the prison survived the apocalypse, locked up in the canteen for ten months. Until released from the canteen by Rick's group, they were unaware of the walker plague that wiped out a large percentage of the population. Rick tells them they can live in a separate cellblock. They all eventually die.

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Andrew Markice Moore 3 3 Deceased
Andrew (Markice Moore) is a character from the comics; he is an inmate-survivor at the prison and Tomas' right hand man. When Rick kills Tomas, Andrew attacks Rick, after which Andrew flees and ends up in a courtyard, surrounded by walkers, where Rick locks him in. However, Andrew was shown (in "Killer Within") to have survived, and he attempts to sabotage the prison, which leads to the deaths of Lori and T-Dog. Andrew eventually gets into a confrontation with Rick, successfully disarming him. Andrew orders Oscar to shoot Rick, but Oscar instead shoots Andrew dead.
Axel Lew Temple 3 8 Deceased
A character from the comics, Axel (Lew Temple) is an inmate-survivor at the prison, who was jailed for armed robbery. He initially leads others to believe he was in for a narcotics conviction. He appears to be much kinder than his fellow inmates and tends to calm things down. After Tomas' attempt at killing Rick, he and Oscar are accused of collaborating with Tomas and Andrew to kill Rick and his group. After Rick's group dispatches with Tomas and Andrew, Rick's group holds Axel and Oscar at gunpoint. After Axel begs for mercy and pleads that he and Oscar were not in on Tomas' plan, Rick decides to spare him and Oscar and allow them to live in another cellblock. Axel later pleads with Rick to let him and Oscar join Rick's group, but his request is denied. After helping the group clear out walkers that Andrew induced to invade the prison, Axel and Oscar are finally accepted into the group. Axel becomes close friends with Carol; as he amuses her with tales about his previous life, he is unexpectedly shot in the head by The Governor, in the opening volley of The Governor's attack on the prison. Carol uses Axel's body as a shield from the assault. In a later episode, Daryl tells Andrea that everybody liked Axel and he was part of the group. Axel was the last surviving prison inmate.
Big Tiny Theodus Crane 3 2 Deceased
Big Tiny (Theodus Crane) is a large inmate-survivor in the prison. He is the muscle of the group but appears to be gentler and more reasonable than some other group members (such as Tomas and Andrew). While clearing out the cellblock, he disobeys Rick's admonition to stick together, and a walker scratches his shoulder blade. While trying to convince the others the scratch has no effect on him, Tomas unexpectedly and brutally smashes his head repeatedly with a blunt instrument, killing him, much to the others' horror.
Oscar Vincent M. Ward 3 7 Deceased
Oscar (Vincent M. Ward) is an inmate-survivor at the prison, who was jailed for breaking and entering. He refuses to beg for his life after being accused of associating with Tomas and tells Rick he can shoot him and Axel if he wants. Rick spares Oscar and allows him and Axel to move to a separate cellblock. After being denied entry into Rick's group, and before Andrew induces a walker invasion, Oscar decides to leave the prison. He gains Rick's trust after shooting Andrew, who was trying to kill Rick, and then giving Rick the gun. Oscar soon becomes a vital member of the group and demonstrates proficiency in killing walkers, as well as a fondness for bedroom slippers. During the rescue mission to save Glenn and Maggie, Oscar is shot and killed by a Woodbury soldier, while helping Maggie over the blockade wall.
Tomas Nick Gomez 3 2 Deceased
Tomas (Nick Gomez) is the leader of the five inmate-survivors at the prison and is feared by the others. He is the only prisoner who appears to be violent and hostile towards the new group; he claims the prison belongs to him and orders Rick's group to leave. He and Rick eventually strike an agreement that Rick's group will help them clear another cellblock to live in in exchange for half of the pantry's stores of food. Tomas first proves he is untrustworthy when he later tries, unsuccessfully, to renege on that deal. While clearing out walkers, Tomas violently kills Big Tiny after Tiny is injured by a walker, and Tomas shows no remorse. Tomas then makes two attempts on Rick's life, forcing Rick to kill him.

Woodbury survivors

Soldiers

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Crowley Arther Bridgers 3 3 Deceased
Crowley (Arthur Bridgers) is one of The Governor's enforcers. In "Hounded", after Michonne leaves Woodbury, Merle leads a team to track her down and kill her, and Crowley dies when Michonne decapitates him. Merle then has Gargulio put Crowley down before he turns.
Gargulio N/A 3 1 Deceased
Gargulio is a new soldier to the Woodbury army, tasked with participating with Merle Dixon's posse to track down and kill Michonne after she leaves Woodbury. Merle forces Gargulio to shoot Crowley in the head, to prevent him from reanimating. Merle shoots Gargulio dead for disagreeing with Merle's plan to give up on finding Michonne but to tell The Governor they killed her.
Haley Alexa Nikolas 3 3 Deceased
Haley (Alexa Nikolas) is one of The Governor's enforcers tasked with protecting Woodbury's wall. She teaches Andrea how to use a bow and arrows, and tells Andrea she had to kill her father and brother when they turned. She gets angry when Andrea crosses the wall (breaking The Governor's rules) and at Andrea's delight in killing a "biter". Maggie shoots and kills Haley when Maggie and Rick storm Woodbury to save the Dixon brothers.
Karen Melissa Ponzio 3, 4 8 Deceased
Karen (Melissa Ponzio) is one of The Governor's enforcers tasked with protecting Woodbury's wall. She is seen trying to leave Woodbury when conditions worsen, and she becomes angry when Noah is forced to join Woodbury's army. She is among The Governor's soldiers who attack and fail to take over the prison. When the army rebels against returning to the prison, The Governor shoots all of them, except his top henchmen (Martinez and Shumpert), and Karen, who hides under a body and survives. She is found by Rick, Michonne, and Daryl hiding in a truck, and is among the citizens of Woodbury who are taken to the prison. By the time Season 4 begins, she has started a relationship with Tyreese. When an influenza outbreak spreads throughout the prison, Karen begins to get sick and is quarantined until she gets better. However, Carol kills Karen and burns her body.
Ceasar Martinez Jose Pablo Cantillo 3, 4 13 Deceased
Caesar Martinez (Jose Pablo Cantillo) is one of The Governor's enforcers; he becomes The Governor's most trusted enforcer after Merle defects. Martinez is a sharpshooter who favors a baseball bat; he also shown shown wearing a baseball jersey bearing the number 23. He reveals to Daryl that walkers killed his wife and children when the apocalypse began. Merle, who acts as Martinez's sparring partner in Woodbury's gladiator-style tournaments, refers to him both as "Brownie" (which is derogatory) and as "Bro" in the same conversation, in "Say The Word". Martinez assists in all of The Governor's attacks against the prison, although he is shocked when The Governor massacres his own army (in "Welcome to the Tombs"). Because Martinez and Shumpert didn't disobey him in that episode, The Governor spares them, and together, the three depart. In the Season 4 episode "Live Bait", which shows what occurred to the trio after The Governor slaughters the Woodbury army, Martinez shoots (and thus puts down) a walker who approaches The Governor, who seems to have fallen into in an indifferent stupor. The next morning, The Governor awakens to find Martinez and Shumpert have abandoned him to fend for himself. Martinez and The Governor reunite when Martinez finds him in the pit trap. As revealed in "Dead Weight", Martinez has established himself as the leader of his group, with seconds-in-command Pete and Mitch. Martinez is comforted by the fact that the Governor had changed his ways and has started over with a new family. While playing golf with the Governor, he reveals that Shumpert had died and admits to his worries about keeping the group safe. After proposing a shared leadership, Martinez is struck down and fed to a pit of walkers by the Governor.
Noah Parker Wierling 3 1 Deceased
Noah (Parker Wierling) is one of The Governor's enforcers; he is an adolescent who has severely arthritic hands. The Governor enrolls Noah in his army despite his youth and infirmity. Karen and Andrea try to stop this from happening but fail. It is not made clear whether or not Noah is among The Governor's army that attacks the prison. In an interview with MTV, Melissa Ponzio (Karen) confirmed that Noah is not Karen's son (as some viewers believed) and that The Governor killed him off-screen.[citation needed]
Paul E. Roger Mitchell 3, 4 3 Deceased
Paul (E. Roger Mitchell) is one of The Governor's enforcers tasked with protecting the wall. He tries to break out of Woodbury when conditions worsen. He is among The Governor's men who attack the prison and retreat when Rick's group overwhelms them. The Governor shoots and kills Paul when Paul protests against returning to attack the prison.
Shumpert Travis Love 3, 4 11 Deceased
Shumpert ("The Bowman") (Travis Love) is one of The Governor's enforcers. Like Daryl Dixon, his weapon of choice is a bow (hence, some fans who don't know his name sometimes refer to Shumpert as "The Bowman" or "Bowman"), although (also like Daryl) he is a marksman. Shumpert participates in The Governor's attacks on the prison. When the second attack ends in failure, and the army decides not to return to the prison, The Governor guns down the Woodbury soldiers, sparing only his allies Shumpert and Martinez, although the two are visibly stunned by the slaughter. The three then drive off together. He and Martinez then abandon the Governor and formed a group of their own. When the Governor joins the group of Martinez, Martinez discloses to him that Shumpert had become depressed and reckless following the massacre, and was bitten by a walker, forcing Martinez to put him down.
Tim Lawrence Kao 3 3 Deceased
Tim (Lawrence Kao) is one of The Governor's enforcers. Despite Tim's youth, The Governor had trained him to kill both the undead and the living. He also rakes The Governor's lawn and referees Woodbury's gladiator tournament. In "Hounded", after Michonne leaves Woodbury, Merle leads a team to find her. However, she gets the drop on them and fatally stabs Tim in the chest. Merle later prevents Tim from becoming a walker by stabbing him in the brain.

Civilians

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Penny Blake Kylie Szymanski 3 2 Deceased
Penny Blake (Kylie Szymanski) is The Governor's zombified daughter, whom he has kept locked in a closet in his house. He feeds her fresh meat and tenderly grooms her. Michonne finds her in a cage and lets her out but is shocked when pulling the bag off Penny's head reveals she is a walker. The Governor pleads with Michonne not to harm her, but Michonne kills Penny anyway, thus sending the Governor into a rage.
Eileen Meaghan Caddy 3 3 Unknown
Eileen (Meaghan Caddy) is a female Woodbury resident, who is pregnant. She has her baby sometime before the events of "Welcome to the Tombs". She is then seen standing over the draped body of her child in the cell they shared in Cell Block D following the initial spread of the mutated influenza virus that was transmitted by Patrick and later in the background of the prison courtyard, walking off in a grieving state with her child wrapped up in a blanket in "Infected".
Milton Mamet Dallas Roberts 3 10 Deceased
Milton Mamet (Dallas Roberts) is a scientist who serves as one of The Governor's right-hand men. He knew Phillip Blake before Phillip became "The Governor", and thus had a long-term relationship with him. Although Milton has allied himself with The Governor, he seems to disagree with The Governor's violent and unethical methods. He studies the decapitated bodies of Michonne's pair of walkers and researches the possibility of appealing to Michael Coleman's humanity, after Coleman dies and reanimates. Milton later helps Andrea escape to go try and make peace with Rick, and accompanies The Governor to the peace meeting with Rick. He expresses misgivings about The Governor's methods when he learns The Governor plans to kill everyone at the prison except for Michonne. He later tells Andrea to escape and, it is implied, he burns the captured walkers The Governor planned to use against the prison group. The Governor realizes that Milton revealed his plan to Andrea, and this causes a rift in Milton and The Governor's relationship. When Milton challenges The Governor to give up the war and forego avenging Michonne's vanquishing of zombified Penny, The Governor restrains and badly beats Milton for his betrayal. He then tasks Milton to kill Andrea, but Milton instead attacks The Governor, who then stabs Milton, mortally wounding him. The Governor locks Milton in the torture chamber with Andrea, deciding to let the reanimated Milton eat her. However, Milton attempts to assist Andrea by planting a pair of pliers within her reach with which to free herself and stab the zombified Milton in the head. Andrea fails to free herself in time, and a zombified Milton bites her before she puts him down. Rick's group later finds his body with a bitten, but alive, Andrea.
Ms. McLeod Lucie O'Ferrall 3 4 Unknown
Ms. McLeod (Lucie O'Ferrall) is an elderly resident of Woodbury, who is too arthritic to join The Governor's army. She is seen getting off the bus at the prison.
Rowan Lindsay Abernathy 3 2 Unknown
Rowan (Lindsay Abernathy) is one of the Woodbury residents. She guides newcomers Andrea and Michonne around the town after they've recovered from being on the road, and defends The Governor's enforcers when Andrea complains about seeing a walker "strung up like a Christmas ornament". She is shown to have a sexual relationship with The Governor.
Dr. Stevens Donzaleigh Abernathy 3 2 Deceased
Dr. Stevens (Donzaleigh Abernathy) is Woodbury's physician. She cares for Andrea, Michonne, and Welles after they've been brought in by The Governor, for the Woodbury victims injured in the battle with Rick's group, and for The Governor after his fight with Michonne.
Mr. Jacobson Randy Ward 3, 4 8 Deceased
Mr. Jacobson (Randy Ward) is a resident of Woodbury, often seen around the town. Following the disbanding of Woodbury, he and the other remaining Woodbury residents are taken on a bus to the Prison by Rick's group. About seven months afterward, an influenza outbreak sweeps through the Prison Community, and Mr. Jacobson becomes infected. He loses his battle with the flu, and is put down in private by Glenn after reanimating (so as to not dishearten the other sick community residents in quarantine).
Jeanette Sherry Richards 4 4 Alive
Jeanette (Sherry Richards) is a newcomer to the prison community, who was brought there along with the other remaining residents of Woodbury. Carol brings her with the other sick residents of the community to Cell Block A to be quarantined. Jeanette insists that she is not sick and her allergies are only acting up, but Carol does not believe her, and makes her enter anyway. She is probably treated when Daryl's group returns with medicine. Jeanette is among the prison inhabitants who escape the prison on the bus when the Governor attacks the compound. As of the mid-season finale of Season 4, Jeanette is the only named Woodbury character who is confirmed alive.
Greg Greg Crews 4 2 Deceased
Greg (Greg Crews) is a member of Woodbury who is brought to live at the Prison Community. In "Infected," he is bitten while sleeping by an undead Patrick, which gradually causes a full-scale attack on Cell Block D when Greg himself reanimates. Greg is put down by Daryl with his crossbow, and later presumably buried.
Thomas Tyler McPherson 4 2 Deceased
Thomas (Tyler McPherson) is a Woodbury refugee brought to the Prison Community. During the Walker attack on Cell Block D, Thomas is killed in his cell upstairs. Rick goes up to Thomas' cell and puts him down before he can reanimate. He is presumably buried afterwards.
Eryn Eryn Ridlings 4 1 Unknown
Eryn (Eryn Ridlings) is a young Woodbury refugee brought to the prison after the fall of Woodbury, who is seen attending Carol's story time session. She has not been seen since "30 Days Without an Accident"; her current status is unknown.

Tyreese's group

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Allen Daniel Thomas May 3, 4 7 Deceased
Allen (Daniel Thomas May) is Donna's husband and Ben's father. The three travel to the prison with Tyreese's group, where Donna dies. After Rick banishes Tyreese's group from the prison, Allen survives with them for several days in the forest and travels with them to Woodbury, where he and his son Ben join The Governor's army. Gradually, Allen is shown to have dark intentions, first made evident in his initial proposal to take over the prison, next in his grudge against Tyreese for making Donna revere him instead of Allen, and ultimately in his willingness to do anything to stay at Woodbury. Allen is among the Woodbury army that attacks the prison; they are defeated by Rick's group, leading them to retreat. When the Woodbury army retreats and abandons their plans for takeover, Allen stands by The Governor's order to return to the prison, wanting to avenge his son's death. An enraged Governor kills the civilian army members, prompting a shocked Allen to draw his gun on The Governor. Allen does not shoot, however, and The Governor shoots Allen in the head, killing him.
Ben Tyler Chase 3 5 Deceased
Ben (Tyler Chase) is Allen and Donna's son, and a member of Tyreese's group. He supports his father's plot to take over the prison, which Tyreese thwarts. After Rick banishes Tyreese's group from the prison, Ben survives with them for several days in the forest and travels with them to Woodbury where, with his father, he joins The Governor's army. He dies (in "This Sorrowful Life") when he steps in front of a bullet meant for The Governor, and Merle shoots him in the chest. After Merle is killed, the reanimated Merle eats an arm off of Ben's corpse.
Donna Cherie Dvorak 3 2 Deceased
Donna (Cherie Dvorak) is Allen's wife and Ben's mother. She travels with them and Tyreese's group and is bitten right before entering the prison. Sasha proposes putting her down outside of the prison, but Allen and Ben beg Tyreese to spare her. Tyreese complies, and is forced to carry her when she proves too heavy for Allen, who sits on the floor when being chased by zombies, and gives up. Donna soon dies of her wound, and Tyreese kills her before she reanimates.

Prison newcomers

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Chloe Jillian McLendon 4 2 Deceased
Chloe (Jillian McLendon) is a newcomer to the prison community, who is seen killing walkers behind the prison fence alongside Karen and David. She is killed during the breach on Cell Block D, and her body is buried along with those of the other victims of the walker attack.
David Brandon Carroll 4 3 Deceased
David (Brandon Carroll) is a newcomer to the prison community who Karen in episode 2 says is from "the Decatur group". In "30 Days Without an Accident", he is seen killing walkers behind the prison fence alongside Karen. In "Infected", David falls ill during the outbreak of influenza in the prison and is quarantined along with others (such as Karen) in Cell Block A until he recovers. The next morning, Tyreese discovers that at some point David and Karen were killed by an unknown individual and their bodies dragged out to the courtyard and burned. It is later revealed that it was Carol who killed them, in order to prevent the disease from spreading any further and to put them out of their misery. Tyreese later buries David and Karen next to one another.
Flame Chase 4 2 Unknown
Flame (Chase) is a horse owned by Michonne, who uses her for various errands, such as supply runs. Her fate is left unknown after The Governor's second assault on the prison.
Julio Santiago Cirlio 4 2 Deceased
Julio (Santiago Cirilo) is a newcomer to the prison community and a mechanic. He falls ill and is placed in quarantine in Cell Block A. Twice he observes the chaos in Cell Block A as Hershel attempts to deal with it. He is killed by The Governor's army when they attack the prison.
Luke Luke Donaldson 4 4 Alive
Luke (Luke Donaldson) is a young resident of the prison community and is seen attending Carol's storytime sessions (which are later revealed to be covert self-defense classes for the children). Daryl saves him from an advancing walker during the breach on Cell Block D. When the Governor attacks the prison, he escapes with the children and Tyreese.
Molly Kennedy Brice 4 3 Alive
Molly (Kennedy Brice) is a young survivor who joins the prison community. She attends Carol's storytime session, which is a covert lesson on self-defense for the children. Karen saves Molly during the walker breach in Cell Block D. When the Governor attacks the prison, she escapes with the children and Tyreese.
Patrick Vincent Martella 4 2 Deceased
Patrick (Vincent Martella) is a new arrival in the prison community. He is around Carl's age and is one of his close friends. Patrick asks Carol to be excused during her storytime session, on the grounds that he is suddenly not feeling well. He dies abruptly later that night and reanimates. A zombified Patrick bites a sleeping survivor in his cell, which causes him to reanimate and ultimately brings about a full-scale attack on Cell Block D. Daryl puts Patrick down once the attack subsides.
Lizzie Samuels Brighton Sharbino 4 6 Alive
Lizzie Samuels (Brighton Sharbino) is Ryan's daughter and Mika's sister. She was first seen with other children naming zombies, and later at storytime. During the outbreak her father was bitten infected and, after he died, she expressed intentions to stab his corpse in the head to prevent renanimation, but was emotionally unable to. Carol later told her she was weak and needed to toughen up. Lizzie later got the flu and was forced into isloation. She and Mika become the adoptive daughters of Carol Peletier, as per their father's last wish. Carol is disturbed by Lizzie's apparently personal connection with walkers. She becomes infected with the influenza, and is put under quarantine. When some infected succumb to the virus and reanimate, she rescues Glenn from a walker by leading it away. After being treated with medicine, she plays with Glenn's blood. When the Governor attacks the prison, she convinces her fellow children to help in the battle. She and Mika rescue Tyreese from two soldiers. She escapes with the children and Tyreese.
Mika Samuels Kyla Kennedy 4 3 Alive
Mika Samuels (Kyla Kennedy) is Ryan's daughter and Lizzie's sister. She is seen naming the walkers and later at storytime. She loses her father during the outbreak and tries to calm Lizzie when Lizzie panics after being unable to stab her bitten father in the head to prevent reanimation. She and Lizzie become the adoptive daughters of Carol Peletier, as per their father's last wish. When the Governor attacks the prison, she and Lizzie rescue Tyreese from two soldiers. She escapes with the children and Tyreese.
Ryan Samuels Victor McCay 4 2 Deceased
Ryan (Victor McCay) is introduced in Season 4 as a newcomer to the prison community. He is present with his daughters Lizzie and Mika, and is seen in the library when Carol is conducting storytime with the children. During the outbreak in "Infected", a walker bites him. Carol tries to amputate his arm but realizes he is bitten in other, inoperable areas too. Before he dies, Ryan asks Carol to take care of his daughters. When Lizzie is emotionally unable to carry out her desire to be the one to stab Ryan's corpse in the head to prevent reanimation, Carol decides to be the one who puts him down.
Dr. Caleb Subramanian Sunkrish Bala 4 4 Deceased
Dr. Caleb Subramanian (Sunkrish Bala) is a newcomer to the prison community. Not much is known about him, besides the fact that he is a physician. He and Hershel seem to be friends, as they both have medical backgrounds. After the breach on Cell Block D dies down, Dr. Subramanian assesses what may have caused the outbreak and what steps the group should take to prevent another such disaster. "Dr. S" later comes down with the flu and tells Sasha that they have to warn the healthy members of the prison community that the virus is spreading. His condition seriously and quickly deteriorates, although he reveals that he has brought several guns in case of another outbreak. He later succumbs to the sickness after Hershel gives him a checkup. Dr. S later reanimates, and Hershel remorsefully puts him down through his locked cell door, after snapping his arm. Hershel later returns to the cell of Dr. S and mourns his friend.
Violet N/A 4 1 Deceased
Violet is a pig which lives on the farm within the prison community. Rick chastises Carl for naming her and advises him not to get too attached to her, as she is maturing and will soon be used for food. (Carl later gives the same advice to Lizzie with regard to walkers, as she is naming the walkers crowding the fence.) Rick later notices that Violet has died of an unknown illness.
Zach Kyle Gallner 4 1 Deceased
Zach (Kyle Gallner) is a member of a surviving group of college students who join the prison community. He then begins a relationship with Beth. Zach accompanies Daryl, Michonne, Glenn, Tyreese, Sasha, and Bob on a supply run, where he is ultimately killed by a pair of walkers. Beth reacts calmly to the news of Zach's death, much to Daryl's surprise. Later, Daryl uses Zach's high-powered car to take himself, Bob, Michonne, and Tyreese on a run to a veterinary college to get medicine that might save the flu-stricken prison group members.
Owen Owen Ridlings 4 2 Deceased
Owen (Owen Ridlings) is a young boy who joins the prison community at some point between Season 3 and Season 4 with his mother. He dies in the Walker attack on Cell Block D, much to his mother's sadness. He is buried afterwards.

Chambler Family

After wandering on his own for six to seven months alone, following the fall of Woodbury and the defections of Martinez and Shumpert, The Governor encounters the Chambler family holed up in their apartment building. The surviving Chamblers later set off with The Governor (who has said his name is "Brian Hariot") to seek shelter elsewhere following the death of one of their own.

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
David Chambler Danny Vinson 4 1 Deceased
David Chambler (Danny Vinson) is Lilly and Tara's father and Meghan's grandfather. He and Meghan frequently play board games with each other so that Meghan can be preoccupied and distracted from the frightening world around her. David has stage-4 lung cancer and is rapidly approaching his moment of death. Knowing this, Lilly sends The Governor ("Brian") to a nearby assisted living facility to obtain oxygen tanks to help keep David alive for as long as possible, even if for just a few more hours. Early the next day, David succumbs to his cancer and dies. After he has lain lifeless in bed for several hours, his family and ("Brian") enter his bedroom to say goodbye to him. David then suddenly reanimates and grabs Tara. He almost bites her, but "Brian" smashes David's head several times with one of his oxygen tanks, until he finally succumbs. The family is disoriented by this incident, but each of them later recovers. Later, "Brian" and Lilly bury David in a small field behind the apartment complex, and the four of them depart in search of other shelter.
Lilly Chambler Audrey Marie Anderson 4 3 Unknown
Lilly Chambler (Audrey Marie Anderson) is David's daughter, Meghan's mother, and Tara's sister. She is initially somewhat hostile towards The Governor ("Brian") and reluctantly allows him to take refuge in her family's building. She slowly comes to trust him, especially after he risks going to a walker-overrun assisted living facility to retrieve oxygen tanks for David, who is suffering from stage-4 lung cancer and will soon be deceased (which she knows will be especially devastating to Meghan). When "Brian" kills the reanimated David, Lilly appears to be upset for a brief while, but soon comes to terms with what happened. After David's burial, the four of them depart in search of other shelter. They spend the night sleeping in a catering truck, and Lilly and "Brian" lay awake talking to each other. Slowly, they then begin to have sex. When the truck fails to start, the group abandons it and wanders on the road, until a swarm of walkers forces them to flee. They arrive at an open field, only to be stopped once again, when "Brian" and Meghan fall into a pitfall trap containing several walkers, all of which "Brian" kills before they can do any harm. She and her family join the group of Martinez. She is initially against the Governor attacking the prison, but he assures her that she and Meghan will be safe. She and her daughter are left near a river, however Meghan is bitten by a walker and dies. Lilly brings Meghan's corpse to the prison, where she witnesses the Governor decapitate Hershel and shoot Meghan in the head. After the battle ends, a bitter Lilly walks up to the dying Governor and shoots him in the head. Lilly's exact whereabouts are not known, and (unlike Tara) she has not been confirmed to be alive.
Meghan Chambler Meyrick Murphy 4 3 Deceased
Meghan Chambler (Meyrick Murphy) is the young daughter of Lilly, the niece of Tara, and the granddaughter of David. She frequently plays board games with David in order to escape what is happening around her. She and The Governor ("Brian") bond while playing chess, and she asks about his eye patch. (Albeit somewhat vaguely) "Brian" tells Meghan the story of how he had tried to protect Penny but was ultimately unable to save her. The close bond between Meghan and "Brian" is briefly broken after "Brian" kills the undead David, who had died hours before of stage-4 lung cancer. She, Lilly, Tara, and "Brian" leave the apartment after David's burial, and Meghan continues to isolate herself from "Brian" . However, her trust in him is regained after he saves her from a swarm of walkers that forces the group to flee. While running with Meghan in his arms, "Brian" falls into a pitfall trap full of walkers. "Brian" successfully kills all of them, while Meghan cowers in a corner, holding her doll, and "Brian" promises Meghan that he will never let anything happen to her. She is bitten by a walker in "Too Far Gone", after which The Governor shoots her in the head.
Tara Chambler Alanna Masterson 4 3 Alive
Tara Chambler (Alanna Masterson) is Lilly's sister, David's daughter, and Meghan's aunt. After welcoming The Governor into their apartment (he says his name is "Brian Heriot"), Tara seems to trust him relatively sooner than her sister and quickly seems to see him as a friend. She is briefly disoriented by his bloody smashing of David's skull after David reanimates and tries to bite her; however, she later accepts and agrees with the decision, and realizes that all people who die turn, whether they have been bitten or not. She and the others leave the apartment after David's burial, in search of shelter elsewhere. While on the road, a group of walkers forces them to flee. They are stopped once again when "Brian" and Meghan fall into a pit full of walkers, all of which "Brian" successfully kills before any harm can come to himself or Meghan. She begins a romantic relationship with Alisha, at Martinez's camp. Tara joins the Governor in attacking the prison, although she becomes shocked by The Governor's brutal acts at the prison, and runs off traumatized. In a promotional trailer for the mid-season premiere, it is revealed that Tara is still alive and has escaped from the prison.

Martinez's Group

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Alisha Juliana Harkavy 4 2 Deceased
Alisha (Juliana Harkavy) is a former Army Reserve member who is recruited by Martinez's group sometime in the six- to seven-month timespan between seasons 3 and 4. She strikes up a friendship with Tara, which quickly becomes a full-on romantic relationship. The two remain inseparable once they begin dating; Alisha even flees with Tara, her family, and The Governor after The Governor's insistence that he and the Chamblers leave the camp. However, after encountering a road block consisting of walkers stuck waist-deep in mud, The Governor returns the group to Martinez's camp. Alisha participates in "Brian's" attack on the prison (in "Too Far Gone"), and is later shot in between the eyes by Lizzie Samuels while she got distracted.
Mitch Dolgen Kirk Acevedo 4 2 Deceased
Mitch Dolgen (Kirk Acevedo) is a member of Martinez's group, who with his brother Pete is second in command after Martinez. Mitch, like his brother, was in the army when walker outbreak occurred; Mitch was a tank specialist who said he left the army base in his tank. While on a supply run with Pete and The Governor (then known as "Brian"), Mitch wants to raid another camp they encounter, but his brother disagrees. After "Brian" kills Martinez and Pete, he enters Mitch's trailer at gunpoint, advises that he killed Pete and explains why, and convinces Mitch to follow his lead. Mitch participates in "Brian's" attack on the prison (in "Too Far Gone"), operating a tank and destroying much of the prison. Daryl is able to reach the tank and drops a grenade down the barrel of the tank's main gun, forcing Mitch to escape before the grenade blows up the tank. Mitch turns around exhausted and defeated and Daryl shoots and kills him with his crossbow.
Pete Dolgen Enver Gjokaj 4 1 Undead
Pete Dolgen (Enver Gjokaj) is Mitch's brother and a member of Martinez's group. After Martinez's death at the hands of The Governor (now known as "Brian"), Pete steps up as the group's de facto leader (which causes unrest amongst many members of the camp). While on a supply run with Mitch and "Brian", Pete thwarts Mitch's desire to raid a camp they encounter in the woods, as Pete is unwilling to rob the group and prefers to find supplies another way. Unwilling to follow a leader who is unwilling to do whatever's necessary for the group to "survive", "Brian" murders Pete by stabbing him in Pete's trailer. He then dumps the body in the nearby pond. Brian later returns to find Pete's undead body submerged and anchored at the bottom of the lake.

Miscellaneous survivors

Name Actor/actress Season(s) Episode count Status
Ana Brina Palencia 4 1 Deceased
Ana (Brina Palencia) is a survivor encountered by Rick and Carol while on a supply run. Ana, who has a limp, is holed up in a house with her boyfriend, Sam. She and Sam were separated from the refugee group they were with and left on their own for days. Rick gets to know them and decides they are worthy of joining the prison community. After Carol tends to Sam's wounds, Sam and Ana volunteer to help forage for supplies. Carol agrees, but Rick is reluctant, noting they seem ill-equipped to protect themselves. However, Rick reluctantly complies with the group consensus, gives them guns, and tells them to meet back at the house in two hours. Rick and Carol later discover Ana's tattooed leg amputated, and then - some distance away - her deceased body being devoured by walkers, with Sam nowhere to be found.
Leon Basset Linds Edwards 1, 2 2 Deceased
Leon Basset (Linds Edwards) is a deputy sheriff at the King County Police Department, who along with his partner Lambert Kendell, who works with Rick and Shane. During the car chase in season one/episode one, Leon, along with Rick, Shane, and Lambert, prepare for gunfire. It is shown in the premiere episode that Leon is new to firearms, as Rick instructs him how to use one in the field, and that post-apocalypse, Leon becomes a walker and is put down by Rick.
Clara Kerry Condon 4 2 Undead
Clara (Kerry Condon) is a mentally unstable survivor Rick encounters in the woods near the prison. He gives her his food and goes with her to bring food to her husband Eddie, who is revealed to be an undead decapitated head kept in a sack at Clara's camp. When Rick discovers this, Clara attempts to stab Rick so she can kill him and feed him to Eddie. After Rick subdues her, however, Clara stabs herself in the abdomen and waits to die, so that she may reanimate as a walker and rejoin her husband. She pleads with Rick not to kill her for this reason, and tells Rick to ask her the questions he discussed with her earlier: "How many walkers have you killed?", "Have you killed the living?", and (if so) "Why?"to which she answers "You can't come back from the things you have done" . Rick leaves her be to honor her last wishes. She reanimates later and appears as a walker in "Too Far Gone".
Randall Culver Michael Zegen 2 4 Deceased
Randall Culver (Michael Zegen) is a young member of Dave and Tony's group. He attended the same high school as Maggie Greene and recently lost his mother (presumably when the apocalypse broke out). When he impales his leg on a fence, Rick, Glenn, and Hershel rescue him, despite his having shot at them. When they realize Randall's group may be dangerous, Rick and Shane disagree about whether to keep him alive or kill him. Shane ultimately brings Randall out into the woods and snaps his neck. Glenn and Daryl later discover Randall as a walker, and Glenn impales him through the head with a machete.
Dave and Tony Michael Raymond-James and Aaron Munoz 2 2 Both Deceased
Dave (Michael Raymond-James) and Tony (Aaron Munoz) are from Pennsylvania and are with a group of 30 armed men. They encounter Rick, Hershel, and Glenn in a bar. During a conversation, Dave mentions that Tony went "to college"[9] for two years. Tony then walks over to a corner and urinates on the floor. After Rick refuses them safe harbor at the farm, Dave reaches for his handgun, giving away an ambush. After Rick kills Dave in self-defense, he spins around and shoots Tony in the right shoulder and stomach, before Tony can fire the shotgun he has raised. As Tony slumps against the wall, Rick kills him by shooting him in the head. Rick then takes Tony's shotgun and some shells from his pocket, while Glenn takes Dave's handgun. Rick, Hershel, and Glenn leave Dave and Tony's corpses in the bar when they flee the town.
Felipe Noel Gugliemi 1 1 Unknown
Felipe (Noel Gugliemi) is a tough guy associate of Guillermo's and the grandson of "Abuela" (played by Gina Morelli). He is actually a nurse practitioner at the retirement home, who decides to stay behind with the rest of the "Vatos" and help the elderly.
Judith Grimes Adelaide and Eliza Cornwell 3, 4 14 Unknown
Judith Grimes (Adelaide and Eliza Cornwell) is Lori's baby and Carl's sister, conceived with either Shane or Rick sometime in Season 1 and born in Season 3, episode 4 ("Killer Within"). Maggie delivers her via a crude Caesarian section, using Carl's knife, and Lori dies during childbirth. Daryl Dixon nicknames the baby "Li'l Asskicker", and Rick allows Carl to name her after his third grade teacher. Judith's fate is unknown following The Governor's final assault on the Prison; she may have been brought on the bus with the other survivors, or died in the chaos of the shootout. In any capacity, Rick and Carl find Judith's empty car seat, stained heavily with blood, and presume her to be dead.
Guillermo Neil Brown, Jr. 1 1 Unknown
Guillermo (Neil Brown, Jr.), his associate Felipe, and others protect a nursing home full of the elderly after it gets mostly abandoned. They come into conflict with Rick Grimes and his group when they fight over the weapons Rick dropped in downtown Atlanta. A deleted scene from the season 2 pilot reveals that most, if not all, of the nursing home survivors were killed execution style (hinting at the handiwork of The Governor or a group like his) and not by walkers.[10][11]
Dr. Edwin Jenner Noah Emmerich 1 2 Deceased
Dr. Edwin Jenner (Noah Emmerich) is the last surviving staff pathologist at the Atlanta CDC. Working with surviving samples of infected tissue, he attempts to create a possible cure but repeatedly fails. When the Grimes group arrives at the CDC looking for help or survivors, he hesitates to assist and only allows them in once the walkers have them surrounded. He reveals that his wife succumbed to the disease and provided his few tissue samples; he later accidentally destroys them due to fatigue. Despairing, he attempts to lock the group in the CDC building, which is programmed to self-destruct when its fuel runs out. However, he relents and allows them to flee shortly before the building is destroyed. He and Jacqui elect to die in the explosion. Before parting ways with Rick for the last time, Jenner whispers to him (as revealed in the Season 2 finale) that everyone carries the infection and will reanimate after expiring, no matter how they die.
Duane Jones Adrian Kali Turner 1 1 Deceased
Duane Jones (Adrian Kali Turner) is Morgan Jones' son. In the pilot episode, he finds Rick Grimes and knocks him out, mistaking him for a walker. Duane stays with his father when Rick offers to take them to Atlanta. When Rick encounters Morgan again in season 3, Morgan explains that Duane was killed by his undead mother. "Duane Jones" also happens to be the name of the late actor who starred as the heroic protagonist "Ben" in the original zombie movie Night of the Living Dead (1968). Whether or not Duane was put down by Morgan upon reanimating is unknown; it remains ambiguous whether Morgan put him down or allowed him to "survive" as a walker, like his mother.
Morgan Jones Lennie James 1, 3 2 Alive
Morgan Jones (Lennie James) is a survivor staying in Rick Grimes’ hometown with his son, Duane. Following the walker outbreak, Morgan evacuated with his son Duane, and his wife Jenny. Their plan was to head for Atlanta in search of military protection. En route, a walker attacked Jenny, forcing the family to seek refuge in Rick’s neighbor's house. After Jenny died of the walker virus and reanimated, Morgan and Duane stayed in the town, fearful of moving on, with Morgan also unwilling to leave Jenny behind even though she is now a walker. Fiercely protective, Morgan barricades himself and Duane inside a vacant house belonging to Rick’s neighbor. Despite the dire conditions, Morgan still endeavors to create normalcy for Duane, correcting his son’s grammar and engaging in mealtime prayers. Both remain haunted by the loss of Jenny, who returns to the house regularly as a walker and turns the doorknob. Morgan and Duane meet Rick after he returns from the hospital; they take him in and tell him about the rise of the dead, its effects, and the possibility of survivors in Atlanta. Morgan declines Rick’s invitation for him and Duane to accompany Rick to Atlanta, so Rick eventually parts ways with the father and son. Morgan plans to end his wife’s suffering as a walker and help his son learn how to effectively use firearms; the two promise to reunite after Duane learns to shoot. In season 3, Rick finds Morgan in a dysfunctional state, paranoid, threatening to kill all who intrude in his town, and living in a house full of booby traps and writings on the walls. We learn that Morgan's son Duane was killed by his undead mother. Morgan states that he has to "clear" and decides not to return with the group to the prison. Lennie James stated in an interview following the airing of "Clear" that Morgan is still alive, and it has been confirmed that he is set to reappear in season 4.
Lambert Kendell Jim R. Coleman 1, 2 2 Unknown
Lambert Kendell (Jim R. Coleman) is a deputy sheriff working at the King County Police Department, along with his partner Leon Basset and co-workers Rick and Shane. He is at the car chase scene with Rick, Shane, and Leon. Post-apocalypse, his fate is unknown.
Nate Phillip DeNova 2 1 Unknown
Nate (Phillip DeVona) is a member of Dave and Tony's group, who waits outside the bar in his car during the shootout. As walkers approach and Sean is killed, Nate drives off, leaving Randall behind. His current status is unknown.
Sam Robin Lord Taylor 4 1 Unknown
Sam (Robin Lord Taylor) is a survivor encountered by Rick and Carol on a supply run, holed up in the bathroom of an abandoned house with his girlfriend, Ana. They had come from a refugee center, became separated from their group, and were left out on their own for days. After Carol tends to Sam's dislocated arm and other wounds, Sam and Ana volunteer to help forage for supplies. Carol agrees, but Rick is reluctant, noting the pair seems ill-equipped to protect themselves. However, Rick reluctantly complies with the group consensus; he gives them guns and gives Sam his watch so Sam can know when two hours have passed so they can meet back at the house. Rick and Carol later discover Ana's deceased body being devoured by walkers, with Sam nowhere to be found. His current whereabouts are unknown.
Sean Keedar Whittle 2 1 Deceased
Sean (Keedar Whittle) is a survivor from Dave and Tony's group. During the shootout, Hershel shoots him in the chest. He survives, only to be devoured by walkers that were attracted by the sound of gunshot.
Lieutenant Welles Julio Cesar Cedillo 3 2 Undead
Lieutenant Welles (Julio Cesar Cedillo) is a National Guard pilot. After his helicopter crashes, he is the only survivor. The Governor finds Lieutenant Welles and brings him to Woodbury, where he has Dr. Stevens care for him. After discovering the whereabouts of Welles' men, The Governor takes his own enforcers and kills the soldiers, appropriating their food, supplies, and equipment. He later puts Lt. Welles' decapitated head in an aquarium, alongside other heads in his collection. It is unclear whether or not Welles' head was among those damaged in The Governor's struggle with Michonne.

See also

  • The caveat posted in the list of character pages for The Walking Dead franchise, in which some characters appear both in comics and the television series it was based on, but anything that happens to the characters in the television series is irrelevant to the events and characters in the comic book.

References

  1. ↑ "Guts" (The Walking Dead)
  2. ↑ "Vatos"
  3. ↑ "What Lies Ahead"
  4. ↑ "This Sorrowful Life"
  5. ↑ "Photo featuring Shumpert and the Governor". AMC TV Photo Gallary, Episode 16. Retrieved 1 April 2013. 
  6. ↑ "the Walking Dead Cast: Rick Grimes". amctv.com. Retrieved 24 October 2012. 
  7. ↑ Ryan McKee. "Top 10: Everyman Heroes - No.9 Rick Grimes - The Walking Dead". Askmen.com. Retrieved 23 October 2012. 
  8. ↑ Scott Tipton (2010-11-10). "Talking about walking". Retrieved 24 October 2012. 
  9. ↑ The term "college" is sometimes used as a euphemism for prison (e.g., in The Sopranos season 4, episode7: "Watching Too Much Television")
  10. ↑ Alex Lynch (8/9/2012). "Deleted Scene From Season 2 Of THE WALKING DEAD". ComicBookMovie.com. 
  11. ↑ Kevin Fitzpatrick (August 20, 2012). "‘The Walking Dead’ Season 2 Deleted Scene That Would Have Changed Everything". ScreenCrush. 
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