Brothers and Sisters/Characters

William Walker (deceased):
Died of a heart attack in the first episode and was then discovered to have had a twenty-year affair, in which he fathered an illegitimate child, who turned out to not the one we thought it was.

Nora Walker (nee Holden):
Widow of William. Democratic Apron Matron, with a Republican fetish.

Tommy Walker
Oldest of the five children.

His wife had twins, but one died. The resulting post-natal depression resulted in his wife going to live with her parents and him cheating on her with his secretary. Then he stole money from the company

Sarah Walker, formerly Whedon:
Working mom. She later becomes a single mom. Also ran the family business for a period of time.

Kitty McAllister Walker
Republican political activist. Formerly a talk show host, but now wife and senior advisor to Senator Robert McAllister (R-CA). The Senator ran for President, but lost Super Tuesday and pulled out.

Kevin Walker
The gay one, now married to Scotty, a chef.

Justin Walker
Formerly with a drug habit, he had signed up for the American Armed Forces just after 9/11 and served in Afghanistan. When he was called back for active duty in Iraq, the family attempted to get him out of it until Justin decided he would go. There he got an unspecified leg injury via IED and picked up the drug habit again during recovery. The habit has now mostly gone after a stint of home rehab- he's a recovering addict.

Rebecca Walker (nee Harper)
The aforementioned illegitimate child. Till it turned out she wasn't. Now married to Justin, who she'd earlier thought was her half brother.

Saul Holden
Nora's brother. Came out as gay in season two. .

Ryan
The new sibling, who thinks his mother killed himself when William tried to pay her off.

Senator Robert McAllister (R-CA)
Kitty's husband. Has heart problems. .

Luc Laurent
Sarah's new French artist boyfriend.

Paige Whedon
Sarah's daughter.

Cooper Whedon
Sarah's son.

Scotty
Kevin's domestic partner.