Hostages character biographies

11 December 2013

ELLEN SANDERS (Toni Collette), a top surgeon in Washington, D.C., has been tapped to operate on the President of the United States … and then kill him. Ellen is told her family will be harmed if she does not do as instructed, yet Ellen’s strength and determination emerges and she will do anything to protect her family.

DUNCAN CARLISLE (Dylan McDermott) is a crusader. A righteous FBI agent who is at the center of a political conspiracy involving the President, Duncan is the chief hostage taker and seeming mastermind.

BRIAN SANDERS (Tate Donovan) is Ellen’s husband, a former Ivy League athlete and golden boy who is covering up the fact that his real estate career is now in trouble and he’s fallen into debt. He’s been able to keep up appearances, but he’s relying on Ellen to keep the family afloat. At first defiant to the hostage takers, a secret is soon revealed that forces his cooperation.

JAKE SANDERS (Mateus Ward) is Ellen and Brian’s teenage son. Jake is a good kid but lacking direction. He has fallen in with the wrong crowd and is in desperate need of a role model.

MORGAN SANDERS (Quinn Shephard) is Ellen and Brian’s teenage daughter. Morgan has a dramatic secret of her own that will soon be revealed.

ARCHER (Billy Brown), one of the hostage takers, is ex-military with a razor sharp tongue and a temper. He will play an integral part in taking Ellen and her family hostage.

KRAMER (Rhys Coiro) is one of the hostage takers and Duncan’s brother-in-law. His involvement in the political conspiracy will test his loyalties and add another layer of complication and drama for Duncan.

SANDRINE (Sandrine Holt) is one of the hostage takers, mysterious and tough. She is a last-minute replacement brought in by Archer to round out the hostage team.

PRESIDENT PAUL KINCAID (James Naughton) is the President of the United States. Scheduled for a routine procedure with top surgeon Dr. Ellen Sanders, he doesn’t know that he is being targeted for assassination. However, he does have secrets of his own….