Phillip Broyles
As the head of the multi-agency task force known as Fringe Division, Special Agent Phillip Broyles has seen a lot of strange things and worked with a lot of eccentric people. He's pretty unflappable, but even Broyles can get rattled, like after he saw his double from the Other Side dead and mutilated, a victim of Walternate's ruthlessness.
Broyles often takes an active role in Fringe investigations, but he's willing to give FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, Dr. Walter Bishop, and Peter Bishop the latitude — and resources — they need to unravel the mysteries of the Other Side, a parallel universe that threatens his own world's existence.
Although he's usually all business and emotionally reserved, Broyles clearly considers the Fringe team family. Long ago, he lost his real family after becoming so obsessed with a case that it destroyed his marriage to Diane and alienated him from his two children. He also has a close working relationship with Massive Dynamic COO Nina Sharp, and he may have once been romantically involved with her.
Tough as he is, Broyles can't help being unsettled by his doppelganger's fate. In a rare moment of vulnerability, brought on by being accidentally dosed with LSD at Walter's lab, he turns to Astrid for help with processing that trauma. But he seems to have his head on straight again. The Fringe team will need his calm focus to face the new challenge of working with the Other Side.
Colonel Phllip Broyles
The Phillip Broyles from the Other Side is a very familiar figure. Just like his counterpart in this world, Colonel Broyles is the head of Fringe Division, reporting directly to Walternate. His team includes the alternate versions of agents Olivia Dunham (aka "Bolivia"), Charlie Francis (who's still alive on the Other Side), and Lincoln Lee.
Col. Broyles is also a tough, emotionally reserved but fair-minded leader with a strong sense of duty, and an even stronger sense of morality. Unlike his counterpart, he's still married to his wife, Diane, and he struggled to deal with the damage done to his young son, Christopher, after a bizarre kidnapping left the boy physically and mentally scarred.
The Colonel uncomfortably went along with Walternate's plan to brainwash Olivia into thinking she was Bolivia, although he was unhappy to lose one of his best agents to Walternate's vengeful mission, not to mention having an impostor on his team. He developed a sympathy for Olivia that matched his counterpart's, and when he realized she knew who she really was, he kept her secret.
When Olivia made a desperate attempt to get back to her world, Col. Broyles sacrificed himself to give her time to escape. Now he is officially missing on his side: Neither his family nor his team knows that Walternate sent Broyles' mutilated body to Olivia's side, so that he could bring Bolivia back.
Known for his signature gravitas and the intense complexity he brings to his work in television and film, Lance Reddick's career is reaching new heights. Thanks to memorable turns as "Lt. Cedric Daniels" on "The Wire" and the mysterious "Matthew Abbadon" on "Lost," he is enjoying an ever-increasing fan base.
Reddick will appear in an upcoming episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," and provide the voice for the character of "Cutler" in Disney XD's upcoming animated series "Tron: Uprising" due in summer 2012. He will also appear opposite Viola Davis as her husband in the summer 2012 film "Still I Rise" about the transformation of an inner-city school in Pittsburgh. In November 2011, he can be seen in "Remains," which is based on the comic book of the same name.
Reddick is also known for his outstanding work on "The Corner," "Oz," "CSI: Miami," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" and the cable films "Keep the Faith, Baby" with Harry Lennix and "The Fixer" with Jon Voight. Recent feature film credits include Oscar nominee Lee Daniels' independent feature "Tennessee" and "Jonah Hex" opposite Josh Brolin. Other feature credits include work opposite Daniel Craig and Kim Basinger in "I Dreamed of Africa," Ed Zwick's "The Siege" and the indie productions "Bad City" and "The Way of War" with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr.
Also an accomplished musician, Reddick wrote and composed music for his debut album, "Contemplations & Remembrances," a collection of contemporary jazz songs that was released independently online.
Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, by school teacher parents, Reddick attended the University of Rochester before transferring to the Eastman School of Music, where he majored in classical composition. In his twenties, he struggled to make it as a musician, and decided to try acting as a way to help jumpstart his music career. He was quickly cast in local stage productions, and a year later, he was accepted to the prestigious Yale School of Drama.
Two weeks after graduating from Yale, Reddick was cast as the understudy for Jeffrey Wright in the Broadway Production of "Angels in America" directed by George C. Wolfe. His other theater credits include "Henry V," "Julius Caesar," "Afterplay," "On House" and the critically acclaimed 2006 off-Broadway revival of August Wilson's "Seven Guitars," in which Reddick starred as "Floyd."
Not limited to performing in front of the camera, Reddick launched YNC Films in 2006 with the vision of producing talent-driven and socially complex films. He is in development on a project by Bruce Terrace, the director and co-writer of "Bad City."
Reddick divides his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver.
