Z Nation is an American zombie drama series created by Karl Schaefer and Craig Engler. The series premiered on September 10, 2014, in the United States on the Syfy television network. The following is a list of characters who have appeared in the television series.
Overview
Actor Character Seasons 1 2 3 4 5 Main characters Kellita Smith Lt. Roberta Warren colspan="5" DJ Qualls Simon Cruller/Citizen Z colspan="5" Michael Welch Mack Thompson colspan="2" colspan="3" Keith Allan Alvin Murphy colspan="5" Anastasia Baranova Addison "Addy" Carver colspan="5" Russell Hodgkinson Steven "Doc" Beck colspan="5" Pisay Pao Cassandra colspan=3 colspan="2" Nat Zang Thomas "10K" colspan="5" Tom Everett Scott Sgt. Charles Garnett colspan="4" Harold Perrineau Lt. Mark Hammond colspan="4" Matt Cedeño Javier Vasquez colspan="2" Emilio Rivera Escorpion colspan="2" colspan="2" Joseph Gatt The Man colspan="2" colspan="2" Sydney Viengluang Sun Mei colspan="2" colspan="3" Ramona Young Kaya colspan="3" Natalie Jongjaroenlarp Red colspan="2" colspan="3" Holden Goyette "Nature Boy"/5K colspan="2" Grace Phipps Sgt. Lilly colspan="3" colspan="2" Henry Rollins Lt. Mueller colspan="3" Tara Holt Lucy Murphy Katy O'Brian Georgia "George" St. Clair colspan="4" Mario Van Peebles Cooper colspan="4" Lydia Hearst Pandora colspan="4" Recurring characters Lisa Coronado Dr. Marilyn Merch colspan="3" colspan="2" Wizard Pup colspan="3" colspan="2" Mark Carr Sketchy McClane colspan="4" Doug Dawson Skeezy colspan="4" Sara Coates Serena colspan="2" Donald Corren Dr. Walter Kurian colspan="3" Gina Gershon La Reina colspan="3" Darlene Mccarty Nana colspan="2" colspan="3" DeRon Brigdon Wesson colspan="2" Cecil Cheeka Kaskae colspan="2" colspan="2" Aaron Trainor Will Chaffin colspan="2" colspan="2" Kathryn Brown Hope Chaffin colspan="2" colspan="2" Frank Boyd Dr. Harold Teller colspan="2" Kodiak Lopez JZ colspan="3" colspan="2" Jack Plotnick Roman Estes colspan="4" Zack Ward Lt. Dante colspan="4" Emily Shuel Marjorie colspan="4"
Main characters Roberta Warren Lt. Roberta Warren (Kellita Smith) is a survivor of the zombie apocalypse. An ex-National Guard member activated out of Missouri, she is a member of the Westward-bound survivor group, and a former member of the Blue Sky Camp survivor group in New York. Like many other survivors of the zombie apocalypse, Warren lost nearly everything and everyone that mattered to her. She becomes the leader of the survivor group after the death of Garnett.
Citizen Z Simon Cruller (DJ Qualls), commonly known as Citizen Z, is a PFC and former hacker who was working at the NSA's Northern Light listening post in the Arctic Circle. After a doomed rescue mission flight out of Northern Light, he becomes the NSA's sole surviving employee and uses his high-tech equipment to assist the group in its journey to California. He also runs a radio broadcast for other survivors, informing people to take cover when there is a threat of inescapable disaster-level weather or zombie hordes. He is slowly going insane from loneliness; his only companion is a sled dog named Pup. In the second season, the Northern Lights missile defense system intercepts a nuclear bomb, severely damaging the listening post and waking the zombies in the doomed evacuation flight wreckage. Citizen Z fights to survive the cold and the zombie onslaught, despite minimal shooting skills. At the end of season 2, Citizen Z decides to leave Northern Light when he realizes that all the post's resources are used up and it has sustained too much damage for him to survive there any longer. He leaves on foot with Pup, pulling a dog sled, in subzero temperatures. Near death, he is rescued by Kaya, an Inuk girl, and her surviving family members. They return to Northern Lights when they need food, and he and Kaya form a relationship, which results in her becoming pregnant. He leaves in a plane and meets the survivor group in person, but later returns.kaya then has her son, JZ .
Alvin Murphy Alvin Bernard Murphy (Keith Allan) is a resentful and frail former convict who becomes the only known survivor of zombie bites after being part of a scientific experiment. The Westward-bound survivor group is tasked with transporting him to a government laboratory in California, as his apparent immunity is believed to be the sole solution to the ZN1 virus. Over time, Murphy's appearance changes, and he becomes part zombie. He can communicate with zombies, develops feelings for them and can make them do his bidding. He also becomes more and more misanthropic, going from simply a cowardly jerk with few redeeming moments to an increasingly darker character who even starts to succumb to zombie instincts and does not care about the lives of others to the point where he is willing to abandon the mission. He also develops a special gift: After biting a person or exposing them to his saliva or blood, he can direct them using telepathy. In season 3, after finding out the survivors at Zona want to use him for only themselves, he escapes, bites 10K and decides to make the human race into zombie-human hybrids like himself. He eventually rejoins the group when they find out his daughter Lucy has been kidnapped by The Man. In a fight with the forces of Zona, a bullet passes through him and hits Warren, infecting her with his blood. In season 4 he has been taken to Zona and the doctors have seemingly cured him, making him look more human. After Zona falls, he and Warren return to the mainland and eventually meet up with Lucy, 10K, Doc and Sgt. Lilly. During this season, he demonstrates great concern for Lucy, and is more humane and less harsh than he was in prior seasons, even taking part in killing zombies, though he maintains his pessimism. At the end of season 4 he is struck by flesh eating bacteria when trying to protect Warren.
Doc Steven Beck (Russell Hodgkinson), commonly known as Doc, is a former counselor and a recovering addict. He serves as the medic of the Westward-bound survivor group. He is not an actual medical doctor, but has sufficient medical knowledge to aid the members of the group. He holds a Phd in clinical psychology, and has an extensive knowledge of drugs due to his occupation pre-apocalypse and his drug addiction. During the apocalypse he returned to his drug addiction and became a short time drug dealer before engaging on the mission to take Murphy to the CDC Laboratory in California. He is one of the wisest members of the group and serves Warren without hesitation. He develops a fatherly bond with 10k ( Tommy) due to his regret of not being supportive of an unrecognized son he had when he was 19, and 10k's trauma after having to mercy his father. He uses two hammers which he keeps in holsters when smashing zombies. His stoner antics is a comic relief in the entire series and at times aids the group in sticky situations.
10K Thomas (Nat Zang), commonly known as 10K and often called "The Kid" by Doc, is the youngest member of the Westward-bound survivor group. In the season 1 finale, his real name was revealed to be Tommy. 10K is quiet, incredibly skilled, a great shot, and very observant. He is highly proficient with a sniper rifle and other projectiles, and is "pretty good with a knife". He loves killing zombies, and keeps track of each one he kills. His goal is 10,000 kills, hence his self-given nickname, and he has already reached 1,000 by his first appearance. His backstory reveals that 10K was forced to kill his father, making a promise to him that he would stay strong and fight. 10K harbors feelings of anger and hatred towards Murphy for turning his lover Cassandra into a zombie-human hybrid, but does not act on those feelings, knowing that Murphy could be humanity's only chance to survive. In the season 2 finale, he is injured and taken with Murphy to the CDC submarine to be given medical attention for his wound. He escapes the submarine with Murphy, Dr. Merch and the others bitten by Murphy, and is openly opposed to following him. He is told by Dr. Merch that he was bitten after she gave him his first dose of the original cure. He stops counting during season 3, but resumes during season 4.
Addy Carver Addison Grace "Addy" Carver (Anastasia Baranova) is a former member of the Blue Sky camp in New York and is Mack's girlfriend prior to his death. She is the survivor group's communication specialist and uses her talents with radio equipment to contact Citizen Z. Broken by unresolved trauma, she is slowly being worn down by the apocalypse. At one point, she chooses to leave the group and join the Sisters of Mercy camp, but after the camp is destroyed, she reunites with Mack, who refused to leave her behind, and returns to the Westward-bound survivor group. Her weapon of choice against zombies is a customized metal bat with spikes; in season 3, her bat is upgraded by Sun Mei and her team to emit an electric charge similar to a taser. Between seasons 3 and 4, she loses her right eye. She disappears early in season 4.
Mac Thompson Mac Thompson (Michael Welch; seasons 1–2) is a former hockey player for the Tri-City Americans, a survivor of the zombie apocalypse, and Addy's boyfriend. He is a former member of the Blue Sky camp in New York, and a member of the Westward-bound survivor group. A good shot, Mac protects Addy and stays behind when she chose to join the Sisters of Mercy camp, and watches over her from afar. He is eventually reunited with Addy and returns to the survivor group. He is mercied by Addy after being swarmed, and killed by zombies.
Cassandra Cassandra (Pisay Pao; seasons 1–2, guest season 3) is a survivor of the initial zombie apocalypse. She is a former member of the Philadelphia cannibal survivor group, where she served as a "lure" to attract male survivors with the promise of sexual trade, in order for the group to trap and consume them. Cassandra joins the Westward-bound survivor group after being found in a locked cage at a rendezvous station near Philadelphia. A leg injury leads to an infection. Lacking antibiotics and near death, she is bitten by Murphy and becomes a zombie-human hybrid controlled by Murphy. She eventually attacks and is mercied by 10K.
Charles Garnett Sgt. Charles Garnett (Tom Everett Scott; season 1) was with the National Guard, based out of Georgia, prior to the ZN1 outbreak. He is a former member of the Blue Sky camp in New York before taking on the task of transporting Murphy. He is the leader of the Westward-bound survivor group until his demise. Trying to protect Murphy, he is murdered and turned into a zombie by Priest Jacob and his Resurrection Cult. He is mercied by Warren, his second in command, and at that point, his girlfriend.
Mark Hammond Lt. Mark Hammond (Harold Perrineau; season 1) is the last surviving member of the Delta Force team transferring Murphy to a laboratory in California. He is mercied by the Westward-bound survival group after being bitten.
Javier Vasquez Javier Vasquez (Matt Cedeño; seasons 2, guest season 3) is first encountered in the opening episode of season 2, "The Murphy". Vasquez was a DEA agent, but after he arrested some of Escorpion's men, Escorpion abducted his wife and daughter, later killing them in front of him. His wife and daughter turned into zombies during their funeral, and Vasquez seeks revenge on Escorpion. He tries to assassinate Escorpion during the group's Zeros induction ceremony, but is stopped by Warren and tortured by the Zeros before escaping. At the conclusion of season 2, he apparently leaves the main survivor group. In the season 3 episode "Heart of Darkness", Vasquez reappears, having assumed the mantle of "Escorpion" after suffering a mental breakdown, and is later mercied by Warren.
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