Liam Foxwell in Black Mirror: The Entire History of You

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Liam Foxwell is the insecure, increasingly paranoid protagonist of the Black Mirror episode "The Entire History of You," whose obsession with replaying his recorded memories drives the story’s exploration of trust, jealousy, and technology’s impact on relationships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Black Mirror NERFINISHED
appearsInEpisode The Entire History of You NERFINISHED
centralThemeRelation jealousy
memory
surveillance
technology and relationships
trust
conflictType internal psychological conflict
marital conflict
countryOfSetting United Kingdom NERFINISHED
createdBy Jesse Armstrong NERFINISHED
createdFor Black Mirror series NERFINISHED
emotionalArc from mild insecurity to destructive paranoia
episodeOf The Entire History of You NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Black Mirror: The Entire History of You NERFINISHED
gender male
hasChild unnamed baby
hasTrait insecure
jealous
obsessive
paranoid
keyAction confronts Jonas about his relationship with Ffion
cuts the grain implant from his neck
forces Jonas to delete his memories of Ffion
interrogates Ffion about her past with Jonas
replays memories to determine his child’s paternity
replays recorded memories obsessively
medium television episode
narrativeRole protagonist
unreliable viewpoint character
occupation lawyer
portrayedBy Toby Kebbell NERFINISHED
relationshipTypeWithFfion husband GENERATED
relationshipTypeWithJonas rival GENERATED
relationshipWith Ffion Foxwell NERFINISHED
Jonas NERFINISHED
series Black Mirror NERFINISHED
setting near-future society with memory implants
spouse Ffion Foxwell NERFINISHED
storyFunction embodies theme of how technology can erode intimacy
illustrates dangers of perfect recall technology
technologyImpact grain amplifies his jealousy
grain enables constant surveillance of memories
grain undermines trust in his marriage
usesTechnology grain implant

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Toby Kebbell portrayed Liam Foxwell in Black Mirror: The Entire History of You