Michael Sullivan

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fictional character film character

Michael Sullivan is a stoic Depression-era mob enforcer and conflicted father whose quest for vengeance and protection of his son drives the crime drama of "Road to Perdition."

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Michael Sullivan canonical	3
Michael Sullivan Jr.	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
adaptationOf	Road to Perdition ⓘ surface form: Road to Perdition (graphic novel)
adaptedForFilmBy	Sam Mendes ⓘ
affiliation	Rooney crime family ⓘ
appearsIn	Road to Perdition ⓘ
appearsInWorkType	film ⓘ graphic novel adaptation ⓘ
basedOn	Michael O'Sullivan ⓘ
causeOfDeath	gunshot wound ⓘ
characterTrait	conflicted ⓘ protective father ⓘ stoic ⓘ
child	Michael Sullivan ⓘ surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr. Peter Sullivan ⓘ
conflictWith	Connor Rooney ⓘ
createdBy	Max Allan Collins ⓘ
diesIn	Road to Perdition ⓘ
employer	John Rooney ⓘ
enemy	Harlen Maguire ⓘ
familyName	Sullivan ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Road to Perdition ⓘ surface form: Road to Perdition universe
filmReleaseYear	2002 ⓘ
genre	crime drama ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn	neo-noir ⓘ
loyalTo	John Rooney ⓘ
mediumOfOrigin	graphic novel ⓘ
moralAlignment	antihero ⓘ
narrativeArc	from loyal enforcer to vengeful protector ⓘ
narrativeRole	protagonist ⓘ
nationalityInStory	Irish-American ⓘ
notableScene	bank robberies targeting mob money ⓘ confrontation in the rain with John Rooney ⓘ
occupation	hitman ⓘ mob enforcer ⓘ
portrayedBy	Tom Hanks ⓘ
primaryMotivation	protect his son ⓘ
protects	Michael Sullivan self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.
secondaryMotivation	avenge his murdered family ⓘ
setting	Midwestern United States ⓘ
spouse	Annie Sullivan ⓘ
themeAssociated	father–son relationship ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ redemption ⓘ revenge ⓘ
timePeriod	Great Depression ⓘ
visualSignature	trench coat and fedora ⓘ
weaponOfChoice	Thompson submachine gun ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Road to Perdition → mainCharacter → Michael Sullivan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.

Michael Sullivan → protects → Michael Sullivan self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.

Connor Rooney → conflictWith → Michael Sullivan ⓘ

Connor Rooney → betrays → Michael Sullivan ⓘ

Tyler Hoechlin → playedCharacter → Michael Sullivan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Michael Sullivan Jr.