Phillip Broyles
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| Phillip Broyles | ||
| Profession | Special Agent, Department of Homeland Security | Portrayed by:  Lance Reddick | |
| Also Known As | Colonel (former military/retired rank), Phil | ||
| Family | Diane (ex-wife), "kids" | ||
| Connections | Nina Sharp, Sanford Harris, Senator Van Horn | ||
| Seen In | All episodes | ||
| Status | Recovering From Gunshot | ||
| Remarks | Recently Completed Case That Hurt His Marriage | ||
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Phillip Broyles is a Special Agent-in-Charge with the Department of Homeland Security. He leads the Fringe Division, a multi-agency task force with an overt mission of identifying, investigating and solving the expanding number of science-related crimes witnessed over the past few years. In A New Day In The Old Town he refers to himself as being a member of the FBI.
About
Besides leading Fringe Division, Broyles is also a member, and perhaps leads, the Oversight Committee, a group involved in the highly classified investigation of The Pattern. He selected the members of the Science Team to assist in this endeavor. Initially somewhat reluctant to share information with Olivia, Broyles has been impressed with the results of her work and has come to trust her abilities, even to the point of considering her a "superstar" according to Sanford Harris in Bound.
Broyles appears to maintain a close business relationship with Nina Sharp, a member of the Oversight Committee and Chief Operating Officer of Massive Dynamic, but the full nature of this relationship is unclear. In The Ghost Network, Broyles hands over a high-tech micro-disk to Nina that was recovered during the investigation, telling her "I'm sure you can understand why I don't want to go through channels". In Safe, Broyles confronts her, practically accusing her of being behind Olivia's abduction. However, in A New Day In The Old Town, a deeper aspect of Nina's and Broyles' relationship is revealed when she kisses him passionately on the steps of the United States Capitol Building; Broyles seems to neither respond to nor reject the approach.
In Earthling, he travels to his ex-wife Diane's home to inform her that he had finally closed the case he had obsessed over four years prior which destroyed their marriage. Diane seemed happy for him, inviting him in for dinner, though Phillip chose not to stay.
Trivia
- Broyles office number is 4290. Coincidentally, H.R. 4290 extends the Homeland Security Advancement Act of 2002, which directs the Director of Science & Technology to continue to support DHS for an additional five years (from 2007 to 2012) with regards to "basic, applied, and advanced research and development projects and prototype projects." -- (4290) -- In the past few years, this has include improved facial recognition software designed to quickly identify individuals about to commit acts of terror or mayhem at transportation hubs, and has included improved modeling software to minimize congestion at those transportation hubs, reducing their value as a target.
- Phillip Broyles appeared in all 35 episodes.
Quotes
- Someone out there's experimenting, only using the whole world as their lab. - (to Olivia, selling her on 'the Pattern' in Pilot)
- Let's just say this treatment doesn't fall under an HMO. - (to Olivia, watching Nina have her robot arm and Kevlar ribs repaired in There's More Than One of Everything)
Unanswered Questions
| Theories about these unanswered questions should be placed and read at Phillip Broyles/Theories |
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- Why did Broyles lie to Dunham about the level of Nina Sharp's access to information about the Pattern?
- How did Broyles get his job?
- Why is Broyles bald?
- Did Broyles know of the alternate reality the entire time?
- In what branch of the military was Broyles a Colonel?
- Since Colonel, now Agent Broyles said he served three administrations and has been to war six times, how old is he?
- Is the relationship between Nina Sharp and Phillip Broyles more than professional?
| Characters
| Starring: Olivia Dunham • Peter Bishop • Walter Bishop • Phillip Broyles • Astrid Farnsworth • Nina Sharp Recurring Characters: Ella • William Bell • Charlie Francis • Sanford Harris • Amy Jessup • David Robert Jones • Mitchell Loeb • The Observer • Rachel • John Scott • Sam Weiss Additional Characters: Episodic Characters • Minor Characters |
