Tommy Walker (Brothers & Sisters)

Infobox character | name = Tommy Walker


caption = Balthazar Getty as Tommy Walker
real_name = Thomas Walker
portrayer = Balthazar Getty
creator = Jon Robin Baitz
species =
gender = Male
first = "Patriarchy "
last =
last_cause =
age = 37
born = c. 1970
occupation = co-President of the Ojai/Walker landing
title =
alias = Tommy
family = William Walker I (father, deceased)
Nora Walker (mother)
Sarah Walker (sister)
Kitty McCallister (sister)
Kevin Walker (brother)
Justin Walker (brother)
Ryan Walker (half-brother)
spouse = Julia Walker (wife)
children = William Walker II (Son, with Julia Walker, deceased)
Elizabeth Walker(Daughter, with Julia Walker)
relatives = Saul Holden (uncle )
Robert McCallister (brother-in-law)
Jason McCallister (brother-in-law)
Scotty Wandell (brother-in-law)
Paige Whedon (niece)
Cooper Whedon (nephew)
Sophia McCallister (step-niece)
Jack McCallister (step-nephew)
Ben Ridge (father-in-law)
Beth Ridge (mother-in-law)

footnotes =

Thomas "Tommy" Walker is a fictional character on the primetime show "Brothers & Sisters". He is played by actor Balthazar Getty.

Character history

Background

Tommy is the third child and firstborn son of Nora Holden Walker and the late William Walker. Like his father and his sister Kitty, Tommy sees himself as conservative, though this is rarely touched on. Tommy is married to Julia Walker. Tommy spent years working under his father and his Uncle Saul at Ojai Foods, hoping he would be able to take over the business someday. After his sister Sarah decided to leave her own high-stakes corporate career behind and work for her father's company (on a reduced schedule) to spend more time with her husband and kids, William gave her more and more power in the company, making Tommy feel less important.

Business Struggles

After the death of his father, Tommy assumed he would be named be president of the company. When the will was read, Tommy found out Sarah got the job instead. This angered him and both of them struggled to get along and maintain the company from going bankrupt. Eventually they found out where William had hidden the pension fund he'd embezzled from the company; Tommy, Sarah, and Kevin also found out William had a grown daughter with his mistress, Holly Harper, and they chose to keep that a secret.

Babies and Brothers

Tommy and Julia tried to have a baby but found out he was infertile. They went to a clinic to choose a donor but Tommy disliked the idea of using a stranger's sperm. He asked Kevin to donate sperm so the baby will still be part of the family but Kevin holds back. He later is criticized by Kitty and Sarah for not wanting to help. At a family dinner where everybody finds out about Tommy and Julia's problem, Justin offers his help but Tommy is unsure about it, due to Justin's drug use and lack of drive. After talking it over with Kevin and Justin, both of them decide to donate sperm and to never find out who the father is. About a month after the donation, Julia found out she was pregnant and then found out they were having twins.

His Own Man

While Tommy was happy at home, he felt more and more disillusioned at work. Holly, whose shares in Ojai gave her a significant voice within the company, told him that the reason William didn't want him to be president of the company was that he planned to start another company with Tommy as president, leaving Ojai for Sarah to run. With Holly's help, Tommy decided to start another company. Sarah was furious that her brother would work with their father's mistress, but reluctantly gave her blessing. Meanwhile, Tommy was the first Walker to see William's other daughter, Rebecca (he was at Holly's house when Rebecca dropped in for a visit). Soon, Nora, Justin, and Kitty found out what had been kept from them, and after an initial period of betrayal at being kept in the dark, they got over their disappointment in Tommy, Sarah, and Kevin, and tried to accept Rebecca.

Loss and Depression

Julia went into labor ten weeks early with the twins William Walker II and Elizabeth Walker. Elizabeth was born healthy, but William's kidneys were failing. His only chance for survival was a transplant from Elizabeth, which would have carried high risks for her and had no guarantees of success for him. Tommy and Julia decided not to do the transplant, and William died soon afterwards. Julia plunged into a depression which worsened as the months passed and she found fault in every decision Tommy made as a parent. Finally, her parents arrived for a visit. After a day of dancing around the subject, her father told Tommy that Julia had called them night after night crying. They wanted to take Julia and Elizabeth back home for a while. Tommy was stunned, but even more so when Julia told him it was a good idea, because she blamed him for baby William's death and she needed some time away from him. Tommy reluctantly agreed, telling her she was the love of his life. After Julia and Elizabeth left, Tommy began getting closer to Lena, the new office manager at his company. They engaged in a brief affair but Tommy has since broken it off, as the thought of him becoming just like his father repulsed him.

Revelation and Reconciliation

When Julia and Elizabeth returned home, Tommy wanted to put the past behind him, but he was shocked when Julia told him she'd slept with another man. Julia was shocked when he told her he'd had an ongoing affair with Lena, and there was some tension as she felt what he did was worse than the one night. Lena soon left town, and Tommy and Julia reconciled.

aving Ojai Foods and The Merge of Ojai and Walker Landing

Tommy and Holly Harper came up with a way to save Ojai Foods by joining Ojai and Walker landing together, which made Tommy and Sarah Co Presidents of the Ojai/Walker landing merger, which also makes Holly CEO and their spilt decision vote.

External links

* [http://www.abcmedianet.com/showpage/showpage.html?program_id=CB2214&type=lead Press release for Brothers & Sisters]