Nicholas Brody

Nicholas Brody
Homeland character
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"The Star" (alive) "Redux" (hallucination)
Created by	Alex Gansa Howard Gordon
Portrayed by	Damian Lewis
Information
Occupation	War Hero Double Agent Fugitive Terrorist CIA Assassin Former: Congressman, Former: Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, Former: Sergeant, USMC
Spouse(s)	Jessica Brody
Significant other(s)	Carrie Mathison (lover)
Children	Dana Brody (with Jessica Brody) Chris Brody (with Jessica Brody) Franny Mathison (with Carrie Mathison)

Nicholas "Nick" Brody, played by actor Damian Lewis, is a fictional character on the American television series Homeland on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Brody was a USMC Sergeant who was held as a prisoner of war by al-Qaeda terrorists for eight years. Following his rescue and return home, Brody is hailed as a war hero. However, a CIA officer, Carrie Mathison, suspects that Brody was turned by al-Qaeda, and tries to stop him from potentially committing a terrorist act. Between the first and second season, he was elected to Congress. In the third season, he was executed by Iranian authorities after completing a CIA plot against the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

Brody was a United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper who deployed during the Iraq War. On May 19, 2003, both Brody and a fellow Scout Sniper, Thomas Walker (Chris Chalk), were captured near the Syrian border by forces loyal to Saddam Hussein. The two men were sold to al-Qaeda commander Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban) and held captive in Damascus for the next eight years. Brody's guards tortured him for much of his captivity, but Nazir treated him with kindness in order to gain his trust. Brody converted to Islam while in captivity. Under Nazir's direction, Brody severely beat Walker and believed he had killed him.

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