Line #235 Characters/RayDonovan


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!The Donovan Family
4
5	[[folder:Ray]]
6	!!Raymond "Ray" Donovan
7	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donovan_raymond_4224.jpg]]
8	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LievSchreiber
9
10	Ray Donovan is a man of many faces. He's a cool, sophisticated Hollywood player but also a ruthless south Boston thug. He's a devoted family man who has trouble resisting come-ons from attractive clients, and a consummate professional who is also easily pushed to violence. His job as a problem fixer for the Hollywood elite has helped lift him out of the working class to within reach of the wealthy and powerful. But no amount of designer suits, sports cars or gold watches can completely mask his shady line of work, or his humble, blue collar roots. With his brothers always calling for help, his criminal father out of prison and causing trouble, and the FBI watching him like a hawk, Ray might be unable to shake his past.
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12	* AntiHero: He'll do anything -- ''anything'' -- to make a living and to protect his family. Even if he's secretly screwing over other family members in the process.
13	%%* BadassInANiceSuit
14	* BatterUp: In "Breakfast of Champions", he uses his trope successfully.
15	* BerserkButton: Threatening Ray's family ensures he'll drop his stoic facade and become feral.
16	* ControlFreak: Lampshaded by Kate. Ray is deeply unnerved when he cannot keep things under control.
17	* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Bunchy wasn't Father O'Connor's only victim]].
18	* DeathGlare: Due to Liev Schreiber's intimidating gaze, Ray is very good at giving out these.
19	* TheDreaded: Whenever we see Ray taking on new clients, his reputation often precedes him.
20	* TheFixer: It's his profession, fixing problems for the rich and/or famous.
21	%%* GeniusBruiser
22	* INeedAFreakingDrink: Anything time shit hits the fan, he's pouring a glass of scotch or whatever.
23	%%* ItsAllMyFault
24	* NotSoStoic: His mask cracks on several occasions -- usually when he has a moment to himself.
25	* {{Permastubble}}: He always sports an unshaven look that's just shy of a beard.
26	* PetTheDog: In an early episode, Ray physically threatens a transsexual character in order to get the photos they plan to use to blackmail an actor for money to have a full sex-change operation... then suggests they get help for their drug problem and leaves them the money to get the operation after closing out the case.
27	%%* TheQuietOne
28	* SharpDressedMan: Ray is often clad in a dark suit.
29	* TheSpock: Of the Donovan brothers Ray is the coldest and most logic-driven.
30	* UseYourHead: In episode 7 of season 1 he temporarily gets the upper hand in a bar fight when he rams his forehead into Tiny's nose. Even after the fight, the Tiny's complaining, rubbing it, and trying to keep himself orientated. Ray puts some ice on his head afterwards.
31	* WhatTheHellHero: Considering some of his actions, this trope has been a recurring theme for him.
32	%%* YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame
33	[[/folder]]
34
35	[[folder:Mickey]]
36	!!Mickey Donovan
37	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donovan_michael_862.jpg]]
38	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JonVoight
39
40	Released from prison after a 20-year stint, Ray's neglectful and abusive father Mickey arrived in LA to get what he felt is his rightful due. As an ill-tempered ex-con, Mickey is nevertheless charismatic and charming. Mickey's desire to reunite with his family, and his participation in scams and scores both old and new, threatens to destroy everything Ray has built for himself.
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42	%%%* AesopAmnesia:
43	%%%* ArchnemesisDad: To Ray in particular.
44	* BoomHeadshot: He does this quite a bit [[spoiler:killing a priest, Van Miller and Sully]] this way.
45	%%%* CoolOldGuy:
46	* TheCorrupter: Ever since he came to LA, Bunchy is drinking again and has Daryll break into Sean Walker's house. In the second season, [[spoiler:he inadvertently turns Terry into a criminal]].
47	* DirtyOldMan: Even for an example, the first episode has him staring blatantly at a breast-feeding young woman who he then winks at. She is, of course, disgusted.
48	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He really ''does'' care about his family -- he's just utterly incompetent at showing it in more appropriate (or at least less morally questionable) ways.
49	%%* EvenEvilHasStandards
50	* EvilOldFolks: Twenty years in prison haven't dulled his edge a bit.
51	* FauxAffablyEvil: Mickey comes across as a CoolOldGuy due to his easy charm and quick wit, but the truth is that he's a highly dangerous man who is unpredictable at best.
52	* HasAType: Black women! He has a collection of ebony porn and has cheated on his wife with one.
53	* ParentalNeglect: The root of most of Ray's seething bitterness toward him. He stood Ray up at a baseball game, [[spoiler:leaving Bunchy helpless against an abusive priest]], and went so far as to [[spoiler:accuse Ray of lying about being abused himself and even beating him up after he heard of it]]. Ray also accuses him of being with Claudette instead of taking care of his dying wife.
54	* PapaWolf: Despite Ray's justified resentment towards him, Mickey refused both times to squeal on him to the authorities.
55	* TheScapegoat: He is blamed by Ray for the death of Bridget.
56	%%* TheStoolPigeon
57	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:[[spoiler: He got Sean Walker high, resulting in him accidentally killing Colleen Dawson, Ray's old girlfriend]].
58	** He didn't try to stop the fight Terry was being pulverized in that later resulted in him getting Parkinson's Disease.
59	[[/folder]]
60
61	[[folder:Abby]]
62	!!Abby Donovan
63	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donovan_abby_1462.jpg]]
64	->'''Played By:''' Creator/PaulaMalcomson
65
66	Ray's wife Abby enjoys the spoils of Ray's success in LA but maintains a deep sense of commitment to her family. She desperately wants to get out of the Valley and into the neighborhoods, social circles, and schools of the true Hollywood elite, even though this South Boston woman often feels out of her league. Abby has grown weary of turning a blind eye to Ray's philandering and the unusual demands of his job, and has forced him to seek counseling with her.
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68	* FieryRedhead: She's a redhead, and she's can be very expressive and emotional in contrast to her more stoical husband.
69	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Assumed Ray was exaggerating about Mickey's capacity to irreparably screw up his family.
70	* HotBlooded: Abby is, by nature, a rather aggressive person who takes things to heart.
71	* MamaBear: She's very protective of her children and wants the best for them.
72	* [[spoiler: [[TheTopicOfCancer The Topic Of Cancer]]: As of season 4, has breast cancer.]]
73	* TwoFirstNames: Abby's maiden name is Kelly.
74	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:She invited Mickey to LA, kicking off an entire chain of increasingly unstable events]].
75	[[/folder]]
76
77	[[folder:Bridget]]
78	!!Bridget Donovan
79	->'''Played By:''' Creator/KerrisDorsey
80
81	Bridget is Ray and Abby's smart and driven oldest child. Completely against her parents' wishes, Bridget fell for the foster child of a famous rap star, causing her to grow up very fast.
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83	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: From time to time.
84	* ConflictBall: On occasion. When her mom confronts her about getting her naval pierced without telling her, Bridget shouts at how Abby is trying to control her. Abby's annoyed because she never even forbade Bridget from getting the piercing, and would have happily gone with her to have it done, Bridget just wanted to turn it into an argument.
85	* DeadGuyJunior: She's named after Ray's deceased sister.
86	* FieryRedhead: [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like mother, like daughter.]] She grows more defiant towards her parents as the series progresses.
87	* InSeriesNickname: Marvin calls her "Shawty".
88	[[/folder]]
89
90	[[folder:Conor]]
91	!!Conor Donovan
92	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DevonBagby
93
94	Conor is Abby and Ray's younger child, and he has begun to show signs of the Donovan family temper. Mickey immediately developed a soft spot for Conor, and tries to advise his grandson based on his own skewed ways of the world.
95
96	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Downplayed. Conor sometimes grates on Bridget, but she instigates their conflict far more than he does.
97	* OddFriendship: With Tommy Wheeler.
98	* [[spoiler: PutOnABus: In Season 6, Conor enlists in the Marine Corps, and is never seen or mentioned in the final season or the movie.]]
99	[[/folder]]
100
101	[[folder:Terry]]
102	!!Terrence "Terry" Donovan
103	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donovan_terrence_7180.jpg]]
104	->'''Played By:''' Creator/EddieMarsan
105
106	Ray's brother Terry is a former boxer who has developed Parkinson's disease from too many blows to the head. His condition has left him despondent and shy, and therefore extremely awkward around women. He owns a boxing gym in LA where Ray's father and brothers hang out.
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108	* AttemptedRape: Bunchy mentions that the Priest who touched him went after Terry. Terry broke his hand before he could do anything.
109	* CareerEndingInjury: Terry's boxing career came to an end after a few too many blows to the head, resulting in his developing Parkinson's disease.
110	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
111	* DisabledMeansHelpless: Gotten this treatment in "Girl with Guitar" after [[spoiler: the Catholic Church rejects him application to be a priest.]]
112	* HandicappedBadass: Terry was a boxer until he developed Parkinson's from injuries. He can't fight formally anymore but he's still a skilled fighter and can fight when he needs to .
113	* {{Hypocrite}}: In season 2, He was livid at Ray for[[spoiler: using his boxing gym as a front while a couple episodes later, he joins Mickey's bank heist.]].
114	* TheKirk: Of the Donovan brothers, Terry balances out emotion and logic.
115	[[/folder]]
116
117	[[folder:Bunchy]]
118	!!Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan
119	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/donovan_brendan_3952.jpg]]
120	->'''Played By:''' Dash Mihok
121
122	Bunchy is the most vulnerable of the Donovan brothers. Molested as a child by his local priest, he has battled with psychological and addiction issues his whole adult life. This vulnerability leaves him dangerously susceptible to Mickey's charms.
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124	* TheAlcoholic: He's on and off the wagon a number of times.
125	* BerserkButton: He has two in "All Must Be Loved", where he punches Terry for calling Teresa a "mexican" and the other involving singlehandeldly saving Micky and Daryll from the Armenians with a piece of iron.
126	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: See the trope above.
127	%%* DarkAndTroubledPast
128	* ManChild: He's a 40-year old man but is self-pitying and very immature, to the point where he can barely take care of himself and needs a father figure in his life to guide him.
129	* TheMcCoy: Of the three Donovan brothers, Bunch is the most passionate and emotion-driven.
130	[[/folder]]
131
132	[[folder:Daryll]]
133	!!Daryll Donovan
134	->'''Played By:''' Creator/PoochHall
135
136	Daryll is Mickey's illegitimate son from an affair. Daryll is still not fully attuned to Mickey's tricks, and his association with his father continually gets him in trouble.
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138	* AlliterativeName: '''D'''aryll '''D'''onovan.
139	* CallingTheOldManOut: Has this moment with Mickey, [[spoiler:still mad at him after Mickey bet against him in the bout he lost to Miguel ‘La Fuerza’ Montago in Mexico]].
140	-->'''Daryll:''' Like, why do you got to be so fucked up, Mick? Why do you got to be such an asshole?...
141	* GeniusBruiser: In some sorts.
142	* HalfBreedDiscrimination: According to Mickey, his life (before he was even born) was threatened by many people of South Boston because the former impregnated his mother. Justifiably displayed in Season 1 as Ray didn't like him at first but since mellowed.
143	* HappilyAdopted: Subverted considering the type of man he has for a stepfather.
144	* InSeriesNickname: "Black Irish".
145	[[/folder]]
146
147	!Ray's People
148
149	[[folder:Lena]]
150	!!Lena
151	->'''Played By:''' Creator/KatherineMoennig
152
153	Lena handles Ray's office and research for his operation. She is a no-nonsense lesbian who is both sexy and tough. She is an asset to Ray both in and out of the office.
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155	%%* BadassInANiceSuit
156	* DeadpanSnarker: Lena's got a dry wit, with barbs for anyone stretching her patience to the limit.
157	* UndyingLoyalty: Even faced with the possibility of Ray getting imprisoned, she refuses to accept Ray's severance.
158	[[/folder]]
159
160	[[folder:Avi]]
161	!!Avi
162	->'''Played By:''' Steven Bauer
163
164	Ray's right-hand man and the principle "muscle" of his operation is a tough Israeli who is one of the very few capable of reasoning with Ray. He handles surveillance and clean up for Ray, and is fiercely loyal to his boss, to the point of taking the occasional bullet in the line of duty.
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166	* BadassIsraeli: He's ex-Israeli Mossad.
167	* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Loves his mother, and is generally much kinder to people than Ray.
168	* ChefOfIron: He's quite a good chef, in episode 11 of Season 1, when protecting Ray's family, he puts together a pretty decent meal.
169	* CombatMedic: He mentions that he was a medic when he was in the army [[spoiler:when Sully shoots him in the season 1 finale]] Avi's easily able to diagnose and report the damage.
170	* CurbStompBattle: After finding out about Daryll and Mickey's activities, he approaches Daryll, beats him to a pulp outside Terry's gym and staples a CCTV camera picture of his illegal activities to Daryll's chest as a warning.
171	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: ''Everybody'' who knows Avi makes a point of asking about his mother.
172	* HiddenDepths: Conor comments that he's surprisingly good at video games. Avi says chalks it up to his good hand-eye coordination.
173	* IWorkAlone: Downplayed. During his days in the Army Avi played this straight, telling Conor he worked better on his own and he preferred it, earning him the nickname of "Lone Wolf." In the present Ray usually has him operate independently, but Avi get's along easily enough with everyone and can work with others if needed.
174	* TheLancer: Avi works the closest to Ray both in the field and in his personal life. If Ray needs back up or someone to keep his family safe he goes to Avi. Avi is also something of a calming influence whenever Ray's personal issues rile up, often steering Ray along a more focused less dangerous path.
175	%%* NobleTopEnforcer
176	[[/folder]]
177
178	[[folder:Ezra]]
179	!!Ezra Goldman
180	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ElliottGould
181
182	Ezra is an old friend of Ray's, and a frequent collaborator and client. He is a powerful Hollywood attorney and is trying to build a new hospital wing in his dearly departed wife's name. But his dark history with Ray and Mickey threatens to disrupt his life and could even send him to prison.
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184	* TheAtoner: He has a lot of regrets, his affair, [[spoiler:covering up Colleen's murder and sending Mickey away]], and his life of crime. While he tries to make amends, he does slip here and there when he puts covering up his crimes ahead of redemption.
185	* CloudCuckooLander: He's fond of invoking Jewish religious concepts to explain his motives to Ray -- even when they don't always make sense.
186	* [[spoiler: DeadToBeginWith: Season 3 sadly begins with his death.]]
187	* DumbassNoMore: Downplayed, but [[spoiler:after getting his brain tumor treated]], he's more focused, and less prone to odd behavior.
188	%%* LargeHam
189	* LikeASonToMe: Considers himself a father figure to Ray.
190	[[/folder]]
191
192	[[folder:Lee]]
193	!!Lee Drexler
194	->'''Played By:''' Peter Jacobson
195
196	%%* {{Jerkass}}
197	* LargeHam: He's a ''lot'' more outspoken than his partner Ezra.
198	[[/folder]]
199
200	!Clients
201
202	[[folder:Stu]]
203	!!Stu Feldman
204	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JoshPais
205
206	* BullyingADragon: When he finds out Ashley and Ray's affair he chooses to insult Ray, his wife and his daughter. Ray shoves his hand in a pocket on a Pool Table, and breaks his wrist.
207	* ButtMonkey: Despite all his clout, he's beaten up on a regular basis.
208	%%* ItsAllAboutMe
209	* InnocentlyInsensitive: Downplayed. While Stu is a {{Jerkass}} some of his offenses come from being just awkward and odd. When apologizing to Abbey about making a scene, his awkwardness makes it seem a tad less genuine.
210	* {{Jerkass}}: Straight up, Stu's an asshole. He's condescending, backhanded, rude and petty both to Ray, his family and even Ashley.
211	[[/folder]]
212
213	[[folder:Tommy]]
214	!!Tommy Wheeler
215	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AustinNichols
216	* {{Blackmail}}: He's frequently caught in compromising positions that threaten his career. That's why he has Ray.
217	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Connor. When Connor calls him up at work to show the class he knows someone famous, Tommy happily obliges, saying hi to everyone and offering to take Connor to one of his movie screenings.
218	* NiceGuy: He may be a hedonistic addict, and he also get's irritated easily during withdrawal, but Tommy's a fairly okay guy. He's polite to Ray, and very grateful for his services, it helps that many of Tommy's problems are from his lifestyle or people trying to take advantage of him, he doesn't ask Ray to stalk or kill anyone. He's also very affectionate with Conor, even personally taking him to the kids Choice Awards when Ray sobers him up.
219	[[/folder]]
220
221	[[folder:Sean]]
222	!!Sean Walker
223	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JohnathonSchaech
224	* TheAtoner: For the crime he, Ray, and Ezra are all trying to hide. [[spoiler:He admits killing Colleen has torn him up inside, and framing Mickey was wrong. He even goes so far as to get Mickey back into the movie business as an apology.]]
225	* MoodSwinger: He can go from calm and collected to hyperactively shouting. Sometimes he get's far too invested in the fictional scenarios he creates and acts them out.
226	* MyGreatestFailure: In his backstory [[spoiler:he deeply regrets shooting Colleen while high, and he still feels guilty about Mickey taking the Fall]].
227	* WrongGenreSavvy: When Mickey shows up to put pressure on him and Ray doesn't stop him, Sean fires Ray and says he'll deal with it himself. Ray wants him that reality isn't like his action movies and he can't handle Mickey. [[spoiler:This is subverted when Sean just talks to Mickey, collaborates with him, and helps him get back into the movies. In spite of Mickey bugging the conversation for Van Miller, he seems to honestly accept Sean's hand in forgiveness, and wants to help him make a movie about Mickey's own life. Sean's death is actually Ray's fault as his plan to get Sully to come and kill Mickey goes off the rails and gets Sean killed]].
228	[[/folder]]
229
230	[[folder:Deonte]]
231	!!Deonte Brown
232	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MoMcRae
233	* MrFanservice: Deonte's appearances mostly have him naked or at least shirtless, showing off his physique.
234	[[/folder]]
235
236	[[folder:Re-Kon]]
237	->'''Played By:''' Kwame Patterson
238	* JiveTurkey: He's a rapper, and frequently speaks "street."
239	* NiceGuy: Like Tommy he's grateful for Ray's services, and what he requests tends not to be on the extreme end of the illegal stuff people ask Ray to do. While he adopted Marvin in order to make bank off his talents, he tries his best to care for him. He's very supportive and encouraging for Marvin's music, and let's the kid go at his own pace.
240	* ParentalSubstitute: He becomes the parental figure to Marvin.
241	* ParentsAsPeople: By his own admission, parenting is a new thing. He tries to get Marvin on the straight and narrow, but he tends to act more as a friend than a parent.
242	[[/folder]]
243
244	[[folder:Cookie]]
245	!!Cookie Brown
246	->'''Played By:''' Omar J. Dorsey
247	* BigBad: Along with Cochran in season 2. However, he's much more of an immediate threat because unlike Cochran, he doesn't rely on others to do his dirty work.
248	* BoomHeadshot: [[spoiler:How he kills Marvin and Re-Kon.]]
249	** [[spoiler: On the receiving end from Ray Donovan.]]
250	* TheDreaded
251	* HeKnowsTooMuch: [[spoiler:He shoots Recon to death, then shoots Marvin because he's a witness. Bridget narrowly averts this just because Cookie doesn’t notice she’s also in the car (although he finds out later when he sees the cell phone footage of Bridget leaving the scene, forcing Ray to finally do away with him.)]]
252	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname
253	* PetTheDog: He tries comforting Bridget after Marvin's death. Although the audience knows full well it's all an act, it's still a nice attempt on his part.
254	* ScaryBlackMan
255	[[/folder]]
256
257
258	!Sully's Gang
259
260	[[folder:Sully]]
261	!!Patrick "Sully" Sullivan
262	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JamesWoods
263	----
264	* ArmedLegs: In "Same Exactly", Sully attacks Tiny with his shoe. He does apologize for it later.
265	* BadBoss: Sully's an asshole. When Tiny gets something wrong, he beats him with a shoe and though he tells Tiny that he'll take him with him, Tiny feels Sully'll probably kill him.
266	* BaitTheDog: Sully's initially presented as an affable if rude and grumpy old man, similar to Mickey. His role in Episode 9 is to annoy Avi with his terrible bladder control, needing to pull the car over to take a piss at the side of the road every so often all to Avi's chagrin. He speaks fondly of his mother, having a CommonalityConnection moment with Avi along the way. Then he [[spoiler:violently strangles his girlfriend to death in the motel they're staying at after he finds out she told her parents where they were going]]. Avi's considerably more unnerved when he finds out.
267	* BigBad: By Season 1's end, he stands above all the other antagonists, as the heroes must react to stop his crimes.
268	* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Sully loves his mom and all her unpleasantness. When Avi's transporting him, they have a friendly chat about their responsibilities to their moms.
269	* FauxAffablyEvil: Just like Mickey -- only much more unhinged.
270	* ItsPersonal: Twofold. At first, he wants Mickey dead because he ratted out Sully's family and made him a fugitive. However [[spoiler:the real reason he's there to kill Mickey is because of the crime Mickey went to prison for, killing Colleen, the woman Sully loved. When Mickey reveals this isn't the case, Sully goes after Sean and Ray]].
271	* {{Jerkass}}: Violent, foul-mouthed, and racist are just some of the words that come to mind when describing Sully.
272	* MuggingTheMonster: In episode 12 of season 1, Sully tries to buy an ID off a homeless man, and the man tries to take his money and shoes at knifepoint. Sully looks annoyed before overpowering him and stabbing him to death in a bathroom stall. Afterwards he complains about the blood on his sneakers and not being able to get an ID.
273	[[/folder]]
274
275	[[folder:Tiny]]
276	!! Kenneth "Tiny" Benson
277	->'''Played By:''' Craig Ricci Shaynak
278	* BaldOfEvil: He has no hair on his head.
279	* BigEater: Lena tracks him down in season 1 by running his appearance by all the all you can eat buffets in the area, and finding that he frequents one and waits to be the first in line for when the buffet opens.
280	* TheDragon: He's Sully's nephew and main enforcer.
281	* FatBastard: He's quite Overweight and allies with Sully
282	* InnocentBystander: [[spoiler:After being fatally shot by Frank, Tiny falls down the stairs and onto an example of this trope, crushing his leg and probably the rest of his body. Obviously on a LeaveNoWitnesses mentality, Frank kills the bystander.]]
283	* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: [[spoiler:Season 1 Finale, Frank let's him go after they kill Sully]].
284	[[/folder]]
285
286	[[folder:Eddie]]
287	!!Eddie
288	->'''Played By:''' Robert G. Brewer
289	* ChekhovsGunman: He first appears as a seemingly innocuous taxi-cab driver picking up Mickey from prison, but he's actually one of Sully's gangsters.
290	* EvilOldFolks: He's another one of Sully's Gangsters, and seemingly the oldest.
291	* LookBothWays: He's hit by a car when running from Ray and Avi.
292	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Eddie survives the car, and is taken to the hospital, but he just drops from the plot afterwards.
293	* WhenEldersAttack: He may be older and weaker than his cohorts, but when they lay the smack down on Ray, Eddie smashes a pool cue on his back.
294	[[/folder]]
295
296	!FBI
297
298	[[folder:Van Miller]]
299	!!Van Miller
300	->'''Played By:''' Creator/FrankWhaley
301	* BigBadDuumvirate: With Mickey. While Van Miller's the one calling the shots, Mickey's keeping the action moving along.
302	* BigBadEnsemble: Ray has to deal with both Van Miller and Sully, dragging up trouble for him. [[spoiler:Mickey as well, seeing as he kills Van Miller and establishes himself as his own threat]].
303	* ClosetGeek: Downplayed. He doesn't speak his hobbies to anyone, but he does have a number of mint in box Star Wars figures proudly displayed on his shelf.
304	* HatesBeingTouched: He shouts at Terry to not touch him when Terry threatens to throw him out of his gym.
305	* HeroAntagonist: For Season 1. He's a clean FBI agent trying to do his job, and arrest the main characters who're dangerous criminals.
306	* NoSocialSkills: He's got poor people skills, mostly keeping to himself and getting annoyed whenever he's approached.
307	* NonActionBigBad: In contrast to Sully and Mickey, Van Miller never get's physical, preferring to manipulate from behind the scenes
308	* ProperlyParanoid: He's very closed down, and suspects Frank as well as his coworkers. Seeing as Frank's on the take, and Ray's far reaching network, this makes Van harder to touch. [[spoiler:It also ends up as his downfall with HaveYouToldAnyoneElse coming into play, as he's the only one with the information]].
309	[[/folder]]
310
311	[[folder:Frank]]
312	!!Frank Barnes
313	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichaelMcGrady
314	----
315	* AntiVillain: He's easily manipulated by Ray through a combination of Blackmail and Bribes, but Frank tries his hardest to keep a moral compass.
316	* [[spoiler: BoomHeadshot: Shot in the back of the head by Daryll in Season 5 as he's trying to arrest Mickey.]]
317	* ButtMonkey: He get's zero respect and is frequently abused by Ray and others.
318	* DirtyCop: He's Ray's leak in the FBI.
319	* FakeUltimateHero: Subverted. While Season 1 ends with [[spoiler:Ray allowing Frank to take the credit for killing Sully]]. In the first episode of season 2, Cochran sees right through it easily and calls Frank a moron.
320	* IHaveYourWife: A Variation. Lena poses as a photographer, and takes a picture of Frank's second wife and daughter, allowing Ray to threaten Frank with the knowledge that he has both of them.
321	[[/folder]]
322
323	[[folder:Cochran]]
324	!!Ed Cochran
325	->'''Played By:''' Creator/HankAzaria
326	----
327	* BadBoss: He's in an open marriage with his wife that allows him to sleep with his AIC's wife. In general, he treats the AIC like crap.
328	* BigBad: In season 2, he competes for this role with Cookie Brown.
329	* FakeUltimateHero: He presents himself out to be this by stating how he was able to get the drop on Sully, who was hiding in Los Angeles for six months.
330	* HeroAntagonist: He's FBI and seems to be good at his job, but he's also completely ruthless and a BadBoss.
331	* MurderIsTheBestSolution: [[spoiler:He has Tiny, along with an innocent bystander, killed by Frank because Tiny knows what really happened at the docks, where Sully (his uncle) was killed.]]
332	* OhCrap: In the season 2 finale, when [[spoiler:he finds out Ray uploaded the video of his and his wife's orgy with the Volchecks, thus ruining his chances of being confirmed as FBI director.]]
333	* PutOnABus: He's ReassignedToAntarctica (or rather, North Dakota) after season 2, but...
334	** [[spoiler:TheBusCameBack: He comes back in season 3's "The Octopus".]]
335	[[/folder]]
336
337	!!Others
338
339	[[folder:Acid Man]]
340	!!Acid Man
341	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JakeBusey
342	----
343	[[/folder]]
344

Context Characters / RayDonovan