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Brothers And Sisters (season 3)
The third season of '' Brothers & Sisters'' consisted of a full 24 episodes. The season premiered on ABC on September 28, 2008, and concluded May 10, 2009. Cast All principal cast members returned for the third season as well as Luke Macfarlane, who portrays Scotty Wandell, being upgraded to a main character after guest starring in seasons one and two. This season introduced new recurring characters Ryan Lafferty (Luke Grimes) revealed to be William Walker's love child, Trish Evans (Sonja Sohn) as Kitty and Robert's birth mother and Alec Tyler (Matt Letscher) a single dad who grows close to Kitty. This season also saw the departure of Julia Walker (Sarah Jane Morris). Her final episode; entitled 'Julia', revolved around her character's decision to start a new life with her daughter Elizabeth after discovering Tommy's lies and illegal activities at Ojai. Chad Berry; Kevin's ex-boyfriend (portrayed by Jason Lewis) will make a guest appearance after bumping into him in a bar. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television network. It is the flagship property of the ABC Entertainment Group division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is headquartered in Burbank, California, on Riverside Drive, directly across the street from Walt Disney Studios and adjacent to the Roy E. Disney Animation Building. The network's secondary offices, and headquarters of its news division, are in New York City, at its broadcast center at 77 West 66th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Since 2007, when ABC Radio (also known as Cumulus Media Networks) was sold to Citadel Broadcasting, ABC has reduced its broadcasting operations almost exclusively to television. It is the fifth-oldest major broadcasting network in the world and the youngest of the American Big Three television networks. The network is sometimes referred to as the Alphabet Network, as its initialism also represents the first three letters of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Walker (Brothers & Sisters)
Sarah Louise Walker Laurent (formerly Whedon) is a fictional character on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters''. She is portrayed by actress Rachel Griffiths. Character history Background Sarah is a member of the Walker Family. A businesswoman in the family business and a mother of two young children, Sarah often struggles to balance her personal life with the duty of being a mother and a wife. Being the oldest of the family, she's very close with all of her siblingseven though she had trouble working with her brother Tommy at Ojai Foods because of his competitiveness, especially when she was announced in her fathers will as the President of Ojai. She was born October 26, 1967. Sarah attended the Wharton School and holds a Master of Business Administration. She is also a liberal-minded Democrat. Season 1 Sarah was shocked at her father's sudden death. She was the first to later discover that he was an embezzler, having stolen money from the pension fund company. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Harper
Holly Harper is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. She is portrayed by Patricia Wettig. Character history Background Holly was William Walker's mistress for over 20 years who lived in a house purchased by William Walker 15 minutes away from the Walker Household. Season 1 Holly was first introduced as a friend of William Walker. After he died, it was discovered that they had had an affair for several years that produced Holly's daughter Rebecca. She eventually buys a large share in the Ojai Food Co., thanks to the large amount of money William leaves her and Rebecca. Yet then she proposes that the company buys a winery and it is voted down, to the joy of Sarah. However, when Tommy hears of the idea, he and Holly go into business together by buying and opening the Walker Landing winery. David Caplan When Rebecca and Holly have a fight, Holly finds out that David Caplan is Rebecca's father. Holly and her daughter have a fight and Holly t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Wettig
Patricia Anne Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Nancy Weston in the television series ''Thirtysomething'' (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. After her breakthrough role in ''Thirtysomething'', Wettig has appeared in a number of films, including ''Guilty by Suspicion'' (1991), ''City Slickers'' (1991), '' City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold'' (1994), and '' The Langoliers'' (1995). She returned to television playing a leading role in the 1995 short-lived drama ''Courthouse'' and later played Caroline Reynolds in the Fox drama ''Prison Break'' (2005–2007) and Holly Harper in the ABC family drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011). Early life Wettig was born in Milford, Ohio, to Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a high school basketball coach. She has three sisters: Pam, Phyllis, and Peggy. She was raised in Grove City, Pennsyl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Harper
Rebecca Harper is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. She is portrayed by Emily VanCamp. At the age of 16, she has an affair with one of her teachers in Chicago. The teacher commits suicide when his wife finds out about this, then she moves back home. In season 1, it is thought that she is the daughter of the late William Walker and his mistress Holly Harper, Rebecca's mother. This is because William Walker's fund account's password is "S-K-T-K-J-R", the first letter of his children's names. Holly Harper denies that he is the father. The Walker family is initially reluctant to meet her, but she is invited to a family dinner and trivia game. In season 2, she starts to feel more confident in her place in the Walker family and becomes more outspoken. Holly Harper's former boyfriend, David Caplan, a photographer, comes to visit. She starts exploring her interest in photography with him. However, she starts to doubt who her father is and gets a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily VanCamp
Emily Irene VanCamp (; born May 12, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She first came to prominence for her work with producer Greg Berlanti, who cast her as a series regular on The WB drama ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) and the ABC drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2007–2010). VanCamp gained further recognition by portraying the lead role of Emily Thorne on the ABC series ''Revenge'' from 2011 to 2015. From 2018 to 2021, VanCamp starred on the Fox medical drama series '' The Resident''. She also plays Sharon Carter / Agent 13 / Power Broker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), appearing in the films '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'' (2014) and '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016), as well as the 2021 Disney+ series ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' and '' What If...?'' Early life VanCamp was born on May 12, 1986, in Port Perry, Ontario. Her father, Robert VanCamp, is an animal nutritionist, and her first job was working for him, delivering food to clients in and around he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saul Holden
Saul Holden is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. He is played by actor Ron Rifkin. Character history Background Saul is Nora Walker's older brother, and works at Ojai Foods, the Walker family business. He has never been married. He was born on August 11, 1938. Personal life Saul once dated Holly Harper (portrayed by Patricia Wettig) until he identified himself as homosexual. Saul had a relationship in Season 5 with a man named Jonathan (portrayed by Richard Chamberlain), who Saul said he loved despite the fact he might have been the one who infected him with HIV. Saul and Jonathan began to date in Season 5. Season 1 Saul and Nora are very close. He helped her when her husband died, and defended her from their mother's criticism at her birthday party. Saul had a brief relationship with Holly Harper, William Walker's former mistress, following William's death. Although this briefly caused friction between Saul and Nora, Saul's feelings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin (born Saul M. Rifkin; October 31, 1939) is an American actor best known for his roles as Arvin Sloane on the spy drama ''Alias'', Saul Holden on the drama '' Brothers & Sisters'', and District Attorney Ellis Loew in ''L.A. Confidential''. Personal life Saul M. Rifkin was born in New York City to Miriam and Herman Rifkin, who was born in Russia. He is the oldest of three children. He was raised as an Orthodox Jew and remains Jewish though he left Orthodoxy at the age of 32. His wife, Iva Rifkin, owns a fashion design business. Career In 2001, Rifkin's association with Touchstone Television began when he played intelligence agent Arvin Sloane in ''Alias'', opposite Jennifer Garner. From 2006 to 2011, he played second-in-command businessman Saul Holden on ''Brothers & Sisters'', opposite Sally Field. He also played Bonnie Franklin's second boyfriend Nick on '' One Day at a Time.'' He was a series regular during the sixth season. In the season 7 premiere, "Alex Moves In", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Walker (Brothers & Sisters)
Kevin Herbert Walker is a fictional character in the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. He is portrayed by the Welsh actor Matthew Rhys. In a two-part 2010 episode, the actor Kasey Campbell played a teenage Kevin in flashback sequences set in 1986. Rhys is the second actor to appear in all the episodes of the series. His relationship with Scotty Wandell was included in ''TV Guide''s list of the best TV couples of all time. Character history Background Kevin, born April 18, 1971, was the fourth child of William and Nora Walker (the siblings are, in birth order, Sarah, Kitty, Tommy, Kevin, and Justin). Kevin's first sexual experience was with a girl, Sarah Gimble, but by the next summer he had sex with a boy, Tucker Booth, at his family's ranch house (Tucker also took Sarah's virginity and was the first person to do drugs with Justin, but Kevin likely knew none of this). When Kevin was a senior in high school, he began seeing a boy named Danny G. McCullough. Danny's si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys Evans ( ; born 8 November 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Kevin Walker in '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–2011) and Philip Jennings in ''The Americans'' (2013–2018), for which he received two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award. In film, he appeared as Dylan Thomas in the film ''The Edge of Love'' (2008) and as Daniel Ellsberg in the film '' The Post'' (2017) and starred in ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' (2019). In 2020, he starred in the lead role on the HBO period series ''Perry Mason'', for which he received his third Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. Rhys is also well-known for providing the voice of Emperor Belos, the main antagonist of Disney's ''The Owl House''. Early life Rhys was born in Cardiff, Wales, on 8 November 1974 (some sources say 4 November). His first language is Welsh. He grew up in Cardiff and attended Welsh-medium schools, Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Melin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Walker (Brothers & Sisters)
Julia Ridge Walker is a fictional character on the ABC television series '' Brothers & Sisters''. She is portrayed by Sarah Jane Morris. A regular cast member on the series for the first three seasons, Julia's storylines revolved around her and her husband Tommy (Balthazar Getty) problems surrounding their daughter Elizabeth, who was Tommy's brother Kevin (Matthew Rhys) child through a donation of sperm due to Tommy's infertility. Storylines Introduced as the wife of Tommy Walker (Balthazar Getty), Julia and Tommy got married two years prior to the start of the series. Julia helps Tommy cope with the sudden death of his father, William (Tom Skerritt). Meanwhile, they are trying for a baby, but Tommy learns that he is infertile. Tommy asks his brother Kevin (Matthew Rhys) to give his sperm, but Kevin refuses. Tommy's younger brother, Justin (Dave Annable), offers, but Tommy is wary because of Justin's drug abuse. Finally, both Kevin and Justin donate sperm and they all agree tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jane Morris (actress)
Sarah Jane Morris (born April 12, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' from 2006 to 2009. Life and career Morris was born to Walker (a commercial airline pilot) and Janie Morris, a social worker, the youngest of four siblings, and graduated from the private all-girls' Hutchison School in Memphis. She attended Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. It was there that she met her future husband, Ned Brower, whom she married on February 19, 2005. They have a son, Emmett Andrew Brower (born January 24, 2010) and a daughter Beau Katherine (born February 1, 2014). Morris moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue an acting career and immediately found work on such network television series as ''Boston Public,'' ''Undeclared'' and '' Ed.'' She had a recurring role as Zoe Webb on '' Felicity'' from 2001-2002. She later appeared in short-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
