Connor Rooney

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Connor Rooney is a central antagonist in the crime drama film "Road to Perdition," depicted as the jealous and impulsive son of an Irish mob boss whose actions drive the story’s tragic conflict.

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Connor Rooney canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation Irish mob
alignment villain
appearsIn Road to Perdition
associatedWithOrganization Rooney crime organization
basedOn character from the graphic novel Road to Perdition
betrays John Rooney
Michael Sullivan
causeOfDeath shot by Michael Sullivan
conflictWith Michael Sullivan
createdBy Max Allan Collins
Richard Piers Rayner
diesIn Road to Perdition
emotionalConflict resentment toward being overshadowed by Michael Sullivan
familyName Rooney
father John Rooney
filmDirectorOfWorkAppearsIn Sam Mendes
firstAppearance Road to Perdition
surface form: Road to Perdition (graphic novel)
firstFilmAppearance Road to Perdition
surface form: Road to Perdition (2002 film)
genreOfWorkAppearsIn crime drama film
givenName Connor
kills Finn McGovern
languageSpoken English
loyalTo John Rooney
medium live-action film
narrativeFunction catalyst for the film’s tragic conflict
nationality Irish-American
notableAction embezzling money from the mob
ordering the hit that kills Sullivan’s family
occupation mobster
personalityTrait impulsive
insecure
jealous
portrayedBy Daniel Craig
primaryMotivation desire for his father’s approval
jealousy of Michael Sullivan
relationshipToProtagonist antagonistic former associate
responsibleFor murder of Michael Sullivan’s wife
murder of Michael Sullivan’s younger son
rivalryWith Michael Sullivan
roleInWork central antagonist in Road to Perdition
setting Illinois
timePeriod Great Depression
surface form: Great Depression era

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Road to Perdition mainCharacter Connor Rooney
Michael Sullivan conflictWith Connor Rooney