Bill Henrickson
| William "Bill" Henrickson | |
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| Big Love character | |
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "Where Men and Mountains Meet" |
| Created by | Mark V. Olsen |
| Portrayed by | Bill Paxton |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Utah State Senator |
| Family | Frank Harlow (father) Lois Henrickson (mother) Margaret Henrickson (sister, deceased) Joey Henrickson (brother) Frankie(half brother) unnamed half siblings Orville Henrickson (maternal grandfather) Eddie Henrickson (maternal uncle) |
| Spouse(s) |
Barbara Henrickson (married in 1988) Nicolette Grant (married in 2000) Margene Heffman (married in 2003) |
| Children |
Ben, Sarah and Teenie (with Barbara) Wayne and Raymond (with Nicki) Cara Lynn (stepdaughter via Nicki) Aaron, Lester and Nell (with Margie) Unnamed Son (with Ana) |
| Relatives |
Roman Grant (father-in-law via Nicki) Adaleen Hallstrom Grant (mother-in-law via Nicki) Nancy Davis Dutton (mother-in-law via Barb) Ginger Heffman (mother-in-law via Margene) Roberta Harlow (sister-mother via Frank) (deceased) Nita (sister-mother via Frank) Sue (sister-mother via Frank) Lourdes (sister-mother via Frank) Alby Grant (brother-in-law via Nicki) Wanda Henrickson (sister-in-law via Joey) Joey Henrickson, Jr. (nephew via Joey) |
| Religion | Fundamentalist Mormon |
| Nationality |
 United States
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William Orville "Bill" Henrickson is a fictional character in the HBO series Big Love, portrayed by Bill Paxton. The protagonist of the series, he is the head of a polygamous family. He is married to three wives, Barbara Henrickson, Nicolette Grant and Margene Heffman. He has fathered eight children with these three women.
Bill was born to Frank Harlow and Lois Henrickson at the Juniper Creek compound, a fictitious community that practices fundamentalist Mormon principles including polygamy. His grandfather, Orville Henrickson, was the prophet of Juniper Creek. His accountant was Roman Grant and they went out on a trip where Orville died under mysterious circumstances likely at the hands of Roman, who survived the crash. Roman Grant seized the power and the role of prophet shortly after Orville's death.
Bill spent most of his childhood in this community with his brother Joey and late sister Margaret, but at fourteen was thrown out of the compound by his father on instructions from Roman, who found Bill too much like his grandfather, and a potential threat to Grant's power. While attending college he met his first wife Barbara, who was a devout Mormon. Upon marrying her, he abandoned the principles of fundamentalist Mormonism and polygamy, and became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Soon after third child Tancy's birth, however, Barbara Henrickson was diagnosed with uterine cancer, from which she was expected to die. During her illness, Bill met Nicolette Grant, the daughter of the Juniper Creek prophet Roman Grant, and brought her to his home. Nicolette helped to comfort Barbara while she was sick and care for her children, and it was decided that when Barbara died Nicolette was to marry Bill and raise their children. Barbara, however, recovered from her illness, and instead of abandoning Nicolette, Bill decided to return to the principle of polygamy and take her as his second wife. Nicki is mother to two of Bill's children, Raymond and Wayne.
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