Richard Tyler (The 4400)
| Richard Tyler | |
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| The 4400 character | |
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali as Richard Tyler
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| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "One of Us" |
| Portrayed by | Mahershalalhashbaz Ali |
| Information | |
| Occupation | 4400 Center |
| Spouse(s) | Lily Tyler (widower) |
| Children | Isabelle Tyler (daughter) |
| Abilities | Telekinesis |
Richard Tyler is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400.
One of the first 4400s to be shown, Richard is Lily Tyler's husband, and is the father of her second daughter, Isabelle Tyler.
Born in 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri, and disappeared on May 11, 1951, Richard joined the U.S. Air Force and piloted their fighter jets in the Korean War. When his fellow officers and "friends" discovered he was having an affair with a white woman, Lily Bonham, they beat him. When they left Richard alone, he was abducted. This happened on May 11, 1951. While he was in the future, Richard's DNA was extracted and put into another abducted person, Lily Moore, Lily Bonham's granddaughter.
After his return Richard meets a woman named Lily Moore in quarantine. He is struck by her resemblance to Lily Bonham, and it quickly becomes apparent that this Lily is the granddaughter of his lost love. The two strike up a close friendship that turns to romance after Lily finds that her own husband has remarried following her abduction. When Lily finds she is pregnant, the two look for a place to live together and raise the baby.
After the 4400s are vilified and attacked, in part due to Barbara Yate's scare-mongering, Richard and Lily move into Jordan Collier's estate for the 4400. Richard works as a security officer, and helps prevent further attacks. However, it becomes clear that Collier has other plans for Lily; he keeps the information that Lily's unborn daughter has a black father, and shows Lily an article from 1945 falsely claiming Richard was responsible for the rape of a white woman.
Realizing that Collier wants to destroy them as a couple they prepare to leave. He attempts to stop them, claiming that the baby is the keystone to the future and that he could raise her far better than Richard could. The unborn baby inflicts severe damage on Collier, and Richard and Lily flee to an abandoned log cabin, where they are happy for several months. At the close of the season Lily enters labour.
Having gone into hiding from Collier, Richard, Lily and Isabelle have also missed several NTAC check-ups and are labelled as fugitives. It is during their time on the run that Isabelle exhibits paranormal abilities, resulting in several deaths that cause Richard to fear his own daughter. Lily and Richard's relationship is put under severe strain by their fugitive status- when Isabelle enables Lily to steal money, Richard is horrified by the immoral act.
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