The Character Sheet for AMC's Low Winter Sun.
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Police
Frank Agnew
Played By: Mark Strong
- Bald of Awesome
- Heart Broken Badass
- Karma Houdini: Subverted. He gets away with the McCann murder, but his life is prettymuch in ruins by the finale.
- Killer Cop: Brendan McCann drowning.
- Sanity Slippage: Over the course of a very bad day in "Ann Arbor".
Joe Geddes
Played By: Lennie James
- Karma Houdini: Gets off scot-free with the murders of both McCann and Katia.
- Killer Cop: Brendan McCann drowning.
- Momma's Boy
- Manipulative Bastard
- Secret Keeper He did not kill Katia prior to the pilot after all.
Charles Dawson
Played By: Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Dani Kahlil
Played By: Athena Karkanis
Simon Boyd
Played By: David Costabile
- Hero Antagonist: Investigating corruption and murder, he serves as the foil to the anti-hero protagonists.
- Internal Affairs: Boyd was investigating McCann and about to formally charge him before Geddes and Agnew killed him.
- Smug Snake: His cause is noble, but he often comes across as unbearably self-satisfied.
- Villainous Breakdown: Completely loses the plot after the mayor's office throw out his accusations against Geddes and Agnew in favour of a more politically convenient Fall Guy.
Brendan McCann
Played By: Michael McGrady
Criminals
Damon Callis
Played By: James Ransone
- Berserk Button: Normally cool under pressure, he boils over if someone publicly reminds him that "his" bar is actually owned by his wife.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He may be a killer and a drug dealer, but he refuses to have underage prostitues in his club.
- Dies Wide Open
- "Facing the Bullets" One-Liner: His last words before being shot down are "Nice mask, asshole" to the gunman.
Maya Callis
Played By: Sprague Grayden
Nick Paflas
Played By: Billy Lush
Others
Katia
Played By: Mickey Sumner
- Hooker with a Heart of Gold
- Death by Flashback She is reveleaded to be alive in "No Rounds", but is later Killed Off for Real by Geddes in "Revelations".
- The Lost Lenore: Geddes tells Agnew she was murdered by McCann because he needs his help to murder his partner. It's a subversion, however, as Geddes actually snuck her out of the country instead of killing her.
- Stuffed in the Fridge: After being Killed Off for Real.
Sean Foster
Played By: Trevor Long
- The Alcoholic: His addictions cost him his job on the force, his wife and his home.
- Deadpan Snarker: Often against his own personal saftey.
- Fall Guy: Willingly offers himself as one to end the investigation into McCann's murder to protect Maya and Frank.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: He is resigned to the fact that he has no chance of ever winning Maya back, but frequently checks in on her just to share her company and make sure she is ok. Eventually he sets himself up for crimes he did not commit just to keep her safe.
