Hell on Wheels: Characters
Hell on Wheels centers on the population of the town that follows the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. Characters include those directly employed by the railroad and the town’s people themselves, most of whom travel with the roving town.
Cullen Bohannon is the central character driving the show. His main support comes from his right-hand man, Elam Ferguson, and the financier of the railroad, Thomas Durant. The main protagonist is that of Thor Gundersen (AKA “The Swede”), who initially serves as the corrupt security chief and right-hand servant of Thomas Durant. Later, the character is established as a true villain who seeks out revenge on Bohannon and the other inhabitants of Hell on Wheels.
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Chang leverages his duties in procuring Chinese laborers to his own advantages. Chang is an antogonist to Bohannon and Tao.
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Huntington is one of the financiers of the Central Pacific Railroad - the competing company completing the westward end of the transcontinental railroad from the...
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The main protagonist of Hell on Wheels, Cullen Bohannon is a former Confederate soldier and plantation owner from Mississippi who takes up work on the...
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A recently freed and educated slave, whose father was a white plantation owner. Elam seeks to establish a better life working on the transcontinental railroad,...
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Abducted as a child and raised by Indians, Eva has adapted an independent survivalist personae. With few options, she becomes a whore in Hell on...
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The son of a Mormon bishop who is taken in by Ruth after the murder of his family at the hands of the Swede...
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A racist railroad worker who, upon escaping certain death, marries Eva, much to the dismay of Elam Ferguson, her true love...
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As superintendent for the Central Pacific Railroad, Strobridge is essentially Bohannon's right-hand man in supervising construction. Strobridge is a devote family man, with his wife and children living onsite.
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Appointed by President Grant as the first governor of Wyoming Territory, John Campbell attempts to establish order in Cheyenne while asserting power over Durant...
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A former member of the Cheyenne who embraces the teachings of Reverend Cole. He attempts to establish peaceful relations with the Cheyenne on behalf of...
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After escaping a violent attack from Indians that left her husband dead, the intelligent and brave Lilly Bell leverages her surveying skills and business aptitudes...
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Maggie Palmer is an astute business woman who invests heavily in Cheyenne under the belief that it will become a great railroad hub...
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Tao's daughter, in disguise as his son, Fong, Mei establishes an intimate bond with Bohannon. Mei supplements her father's duties as a leader and translater for the Chinese laborers.
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The older, and often wiser, of the McGinnes brothers, who have arrived to seek their fortune and escape the clutches of a dark secret left...
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A Mormon girl who weds Cullen Bohannon after it's discovered that she's carrying his baby...
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A railroad laborer and former slave, Psalms is the hard-working friend of Elam Ferguson and serves a leader for the freed slaves working on the...
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Possessing guilt for his troubled past, Reverend Cole reverts to preaching the value of faith through his church while attempting to establish peace with the...
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The estranged daughter of Reverend Cole, Ruth arrives after the sudden death of her mother. Shrouded with an act of innocence, Ruth quickly uses her...
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The younger, troublesome, and arguably more ambitious, of the McGinnes brothers, who have arrived to seek their fortune and escape the clutches of a dark...
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Tao's position as a leader and translater for the Chinese laborers poises him as a nemesis to Chang.
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The wealthy financier behind the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. Durant will stop at nothing to see his line come to completion while boosting...
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The ruthless and unyielding Thor Gundersen initially serves as Durant's Chief of Security, accountant, and right-hand man. The Swede, as he's come to be known,...
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