Brian O'Conner | |
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The Fast and the Furious character | |
Paul Walker as Brian O'Conner in Furious 7
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First appearance | The Fast and the Furious |
Last appearance |
Furious 7 (physical) The Fate of the Furious (photo and mention) |
Created by | Gary Scott Thompson |
Portrayed by |
Paul Walker (1-2, 4−7) Caleb and Cody Walker (7) |
Information | |
Nickname(s) | Snowflake, Bullet, Buster |
Aliases | Brian Earl Spilner |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | FBI Agent (reinstated) FBI Agent (provisional) LAPD officer Street Racer Auto mechanic |
Family |
Dominic Toretto (brother-in-law) Brian Toretto (nephew) |
Spouse(s) | Mia Toretto |
Children |
Jack O'Conner Unborn daughter |
Nationality | American |
Affiliation |
Crew members: |
Dominic Toretto (brother-in-law)
Jack O'Conner
Crew members:
Brian O'Conner (also known as Brian Earl Spilner) is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists of The Fast and the Furious film series, the other being Dominic Toretto. He is initially portrayed as a police officer, who is later discharged from the LAPD for aiding and abetting Dom in the first film. He is portrayed by Paul Walker and appears in six of the eight films in the series. The exceptions being The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and The Fate of the Furious. He later appears in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), and Furious 7 (2015). After the death of Walker in a single vehicle accident on November 30, 2013, Universal Pictures decided to retire the character.
Brian grew up in Barstow, California along with childhood friend Roman Pearce (played by Tyrese Gibson in 2 Fast 2 Furious). It was while growing up with him that he first got into cars and street racing (and other sorts of trouble). When Brian was only two months out of the Police Academy, his friend Roman Pearce was caught in a garage with eight stolen vehicles. Roman is later sent to jail then afterwards is on probation with an ankle monitor. He blamed Brian for the arrest although he had no knowledge of what had happened in the carjacking incident, but more as a form of betrayal as Brian had joined forces with the police force, an organization he opposed.