Hank

[behrluv32]

Hank's whole name is Hank Whitmore not Guerin!!!

I am mad I did not know that, but i thought I'd share the knowledge for anyone who thought differently. plus, it makes sense since he was just is foster father

[StarJet]

Huh? Where did you get that? I'm 99% sure it was Hank Guerin.

[Zanity]

Hank's name was Hank Whitmore.... I think we find that out when the Sheriff is investigating his disapearance (death).

But...

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Series Cast

Shiri Appleby ... Liz Parker (61 episodes, 1999-2002)

Jason Behr ... Max Evans / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2002)

Katherine Heigl ... Isabel Evans / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2002)

Brendan Fehr ... Michael Guerin / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2002)

Majandra Delfino ... Maria DeLuca (60 episodes, 1999-2002)

Nick Wechsler ... Kyle Valenti (60 episodes, 1999-2002)

William Sadler ... Sheriff Jim Valenti (58 episodes, 1999-2002)

Colin Hanks ... Alex Whitman (44 episodes, 1999-2001)

Emilie de Ravin ... Tess Harding / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2002)
Mary Ellen Trainor ... Diane Evans (23 episodes, 1999-2002)

John Doe ... Jeff Parker / ... (18 episodes, 1999-2002)
Garrett M. Brown ... Phillip Evans (18 episodes, 2000-2002)

Adam Rodriguez ... Jesse Ramirez (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jason Peck ... Deputy Hanson / ... (14 episodes, 1999-2002)

Diane Farr ... Amy DeLuca (11 episodes, 1999-2001)

Devon Gummersall ... Sean DeLuca (8 episodes, 2001)

Julie Benz ... Kathleen Topolsky (7 episodes, 1999-2000)

Desmond Askew ... Brody Davis (7 episodes, 2000-2001)

Jim Ortlieb ... Nasedo / ... (7 episodes, 2000)
Steve Hytner ... Milton Ross (7 episodes, 1999-2000)

Michael Chieffo ... Mr. Seligman (7 episodes, 2000-2002)

Sara Downing ... Courtney Banks (6 episodes, 2000)
Jo Anderson ... Nancy Parker (6 episodes, 1999-2001)
Jeremy Davidson ... Grant Sorenson (5 episodes, 2000-2001)
David Conrad ... Daniel Pierce / ... (5 episodes, 2000)
Joseph Williams ... Singer / ... (5 episodes, 2000-2002)
Michael Horse ... Deputy Owen Blackwood (4 episodes, 1999)

Gretchen Egolf ... Vanessa Whitaker (4 episodes, 2000)
Allison Lange ... Laurie Dupree (4 episodes, 2001)

Daniel Hansen ... Young Max / ... (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Zoe K. Nutter ... Young Isabel / ... (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
Richard Anthony Crenna ... Agent Baxter (4 episodes, 1999)
Ned Romero ... River Dog (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Miko Hughes ... Nicholas Crawford (3 episodes, 2000)

Robert F. Lyons ... Hank Whitmore (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
Yolanda Lloyd ... Ms. Hardy (3 episodes, 1999)
Robert Katims ... Judge Lewis (3 episodes, 2000-2001)
Nicolas Stratton ... Young Michael (3 episodes, 1999-2001)

Jacob Bruce ... Agent Samuels / ... (3 episodes, 2000)

Erica Gimpel ... FBI Agent Suzanne Duff (3 episodes, 2001)

Ted Rooney ... Mr. Whitman (3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Richard Schiff ... Agent Stevens (3 episodes, 1999)

Jonathan Frakes ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 1999-2001)

Martin Starr ... Monk / ... (3 episodes, 2001-2002)

Kevin Cooney ... Dr. Malcolm Margolin (2 episodes, 2000)
Keith Szarabajka ... Dan Lubetkin (2 episodes, 2001)

Wendle Josepher ... Jennifer (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Woody Brown ... Major Carlson (2 episodes, 2002)

Tod Thawley ... Eddie (2 episodes, 1999)
Winnie Holzman ... Madame Vivian (2 episodes, 2000-2002)

Dan Martin ... Principal (2 episodes, 1999-2000)

Kevin Weisman ... Lawrence 'Larry' Trilling (2 episodes, 1999-2000)

Robert Neary ... Moss (2 episodes, 1999)
Stephen O'Mahoney ... Agent Morris / ... (2 episodes, 2000)
Heidi Swedberg ... Meredith Dupree (2 episodes, 2001)
Jenny O'Hara ... Ida Crawford (2 episodes, 2000)
Gunnar Clancey ... Agent Bello (2 episodes, 2000)

John Cullum ... James Valenti Sr. (2 episodes, 2000)
Dennis Christopher ... Bobby Dupree (2 episodes, 2001)

Jeremy Guskin ... Derek (2 episodes, 2001)

Joe Camareno ... Paramedic (2 episodes, 1999)
Fernando Negrette ... Hispanic Man (2 episodes, 2000)
Nicole Brunner ... Jennifer / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
Alison Ward ... Deb (2 episodes, 2001)
Ebonie Smith ... Genoveve (2 episodes, 1999)
Channing Carson ... Liz at 7 Years / ... (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Zack Aaron ... Heavy Metal Kid (2 episodes, 1999)
Rosana Potter ... Carmen (2 episodes, 2001)

Eve Brent ... Bess Covendall (2 episodes, 2001-2002)

Yorgo Constantine ... Agent Burns (2 episodes, 2001-2002)

Ashley Johnson ... Eileen Burrows (2 episodes, 2002)

Jason Winston George ... Agent Matheson (2 episodes, 2000)

Morgan Fairchild ... Meris Wheeler (2 episodes, 2002)

Jack Donner ... Clayton Wheeler (2 episodes, 2002)
Richard Dorton ... Agent Levin (2 episodes, 2000)

Clayne Crawford ... Billy Darden (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
Dayton Callie ... Joey Ferrini (2 episodes, 2001)

Ivonne Coll ... Ms. Ramirez (2 episodes, 2001)

Spence Decker ... Kivar (2 episodes, 2001)

Joe Pantoliano ... Kal Langley (2 episodes, 2001)

Michael Peña ... Fly (2 episodes, 2001)

Earl Poitier ... George (2 episodes, 2001)

Steven Roy ... Steve (2 episodes, 2001)

Meredith Scott Lynn ... Dominique Lazar (2 episodes, 2002)

[Anchespatoon]

So where did Guerin came from?

[nibbles2]

I think people just assume that his name must be Guerin because it's Michael's last name. Most probably don't give it much thought I imagine.

[Anchespatoon]

But where did Michael get this name from?

sorry iam a newbie - i have a lot of questions.

[ashleyt]

Michael did not only live with Hank so I'd assume that his name came from his first foster family.

[Anchespatoon]

So how many families did he have?

Doesnt he say (think it was independence day) that Hank was all he knew???

[ashleyt]

It's actually up in the air as in I Married An Alien the social worker mentions that she got a call from "them" yet we never hear of Michael living with more than Hank. So either that's continuity problems or they just never elaborated on the issue. I doubt that Michael only lived with Hank especially when the social worker knew of Hank's drinking problems.

[nibbles2]

foster children do not take the name of their foster family. He may just have been given a name by a social worker just as he was given the first name. Or Jason Katims and co used the name given by Melinda Metz and nobody ever bothered to come up with an explanation of it's origins.