History Characters / Taken

!!!'''Played By:''' Rade Šerbedžija

An LAPD detective investigating a murder tied to Bryan.

->'''Played By:''' Creator/LiamNeeson (movies), Creator/CliveStanden (TV series)
->'''Dubbed By:''' Creator/FredericVanDenDriessche (European French)

->'''Played By:''' Creator/MaggieGrace

->'''Played By:''' Creator/FamkeJanssen

->'''Played By:''' Arben Bajraktaraj

->'''Played By:''' Gérard Watkins

->'''Played By:''' Jalil Naciri

->'''Played By:''' Olivier Rabourdin

->'''Played By:''' Nicolas Giraud

->'''Played By:''' Nabil Massad

->'''Played By:''' Rade Šerbedžija

->'''Played By:''' Alain Figlarz

->'''Played By:''' Creator/SamSpruell

->'''Played By:''' Creator/XanderBerkeley (''Taken''), Creator/DougrayScott (''Taken 3'')

->'''Played By:''' Creator/KatieCassidy

->'''Played By:''' Creator/LelandOrser

->'''Played By:''' Music/HollyValance

-> '''Played By:''' Creator/ForestWhitaker

* NoFullNameGiven: Only his first name is stated.

* RasputanianDeath: Stabbed several times with a broken bottle, then [[UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem with his own knife]], and kneed in the groin until he stays down.

--> '''Stuart ([[spoiler:talking about Lenore’s murder]]):''' Kim, honey, I know it’s hard on you but it’s hard on me, too.
--> '''Kim:''' I’m sorry. I didn’t realize it was a competition.
--> '''Stuart:''' (Chuckles) It’s not a competition. Please don’t hate me. [[BlatantLies I’m not responsible for what happened.]]
--> '''Kim:''' I don’t hate you, Stuart. But for the last two years, every time I looked into my mom’s eyes the only thing I saw was hurt and sadness. And for ''that''… I do hold ''you'' responsible.

%%* {{Jerkass}}

* DisposableWoman: Her death is meant to show how high the stakes with the bad guys are early on (and establish that Kim is a virgin).

* JerkassHasAPoint: Dismissively tells Bryan that his daughter should consider another career besides singing. Not long after, she gets mobbed by fans, one of whom tries to kill her. She later tells him being a pop star [[HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight isn't all it's cracked up to be]].
* PetTheDog: That said, despite what she thinks of the career choice, because Bryan saved her life, she decides to give Kim some tutoring on singing. At her own house, no less.

%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

* NonActionBigBad
* NothingPersonal: He throws this out to Bryan, who isn't buying.

%%* SmugSnake

* GenreBlind: Despite having a pretty good idea of what Bryan is capable of, Murad still insists on prolonging his suffering and [[AndYourLittleDogToo explaining what he intends to do to Bryan's family]], then proceeds to ''not'' have a few dozen mooks with guns trained on him at all times. This turns out to be exactly as bad a plan as it sounds.

-->'''Murad:''' You recognize none of them. To you, they were nothing, but to other people, they are... sons and grandsons, fathers and husbands, and you killed them all, like they were so many nothings. ''(shows Bryan a photo of Marko)'' And this one? You recognize him? You do recognize him. Him, you didn't just kill; him, you strapped to a chair, you attached electric cables to the chair, you turned the current on, and you left it on... until his heart burst.

* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: After being electrocuted a couple of times, he's quick to spill the beans in the (mistaken) belief it will save his life]].

* BullyingADragon: He had no way of knowing exactly who Bryan is, but an organized crime boss should ''probably'' recognize a monotone death threat instead of hysterical pleading (e.g. "I'll pay anything you want!") is going to be trouble, rather than shrug it off like it was nothing important.

* BullyingADragon: He had no way of knowing exactly who Bryan is. But an organized crime boss should ''probably'' recognize a monotone death threat instead of hysterical pleading (e.g. "I'll pay anything you want!") is going to be trouble, rather than shrug it off like it was nothing important.

* BullyingADragon: He has no way of knowing exactly what Bryan is. But an organized crime boss should ''probably'' recognize a monotone death threat instead of "I'll pay anything you want!" or hysterical pleading is going to be trouble.

* GenreBlind: Despite having a pretty good idea of what Bryan is capable of, Murad still insists on prolonging his suffering and [[AndYourLittleDogToo explaining what he intends to do to Bryan's family]], then proceeds to ''[[BondVillainStupidity not]]'' [[BondVillainStupidity have a few dozen mooks with guns trained on him at all times]]. This turns out to be exactly as bad a plan as it sounds.

* FauxAffablyEvil: He's a very polite man, even when he's trying to kill you.

* TheUnfettered: To protect his family, he's perfectly capable of applying ColdBloodedTorture even to old friends (that turned out to be scumbags, but still, their families have nothing to do with it).

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: He clearly went to the same school of torture as Special Agent Jack Bauer. He inflicts pain with ease and skill, monologuing about what he's doing at the time.