Clark Family
Madison Clark
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Kim Dickens
"Madison (or Maddie), is a popular guidance counselor at a high school in El Sereno who, prior to the zombie apocalypse, helped students prepare for their future. A widowed mother, she raised two children single-handedly, but has recently found love with the high school English teacher. The pressure of survival brings clarity for Madison and she is quick to make the hard choices that will keep her family alive. The outbreak reveals a past to Madison that she had tried to bury. Now, in this new world, she can’t hide who she really is." (AMC)
Nick Clark
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Frank Dillane
"Nick Clark is a 19-year old drug addict. His mother, Madison, has sent him to rehab several times, but now Nick has reached a point where no one can tell him what to do or force him into recovery — he has to do that all by himself. When we first meet Nick, we meet a young man at a crossroads. Nick wants to prove he can rebuild his life – and the apocalypse may provide him an ironic opportunity to do so." (AMC)
Alicia Clark
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Alycia Debnam-Carey
"Alicia Clark is a model student who overachieves with frustrating ease. She wants the hell out of Los Angeles, and she has her sights set on graduating and escaping to college where she will be free of her family’s drama. For years, she's watched her older brother sink deeper into his addiction, and she is close to giving up on him when the apocalypse hits. Her ambition is in direct proportion to her brother's screw ups. She loves her mother, empathizes, but it's time to do for herself – time to escape." (AMC)
Manawa Family
Travis Manawa
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Cliff Curtis
"Travis Manawa is a father, high school English teacher and boyfriend to Madison Clark. He’s a good man – everyone’s All-American. As the group’s patriarch, he is protective, pragmatic and resolute in his conviction that anything can be fixed. He maintains a relationship with his ex-wife and resentful son while trying to become a father to Madison’s children. Travis wrestles with the challenge of blending a family — a challenge that is exacerbated by a new, unforeseen chaos." (AMC)
Liza Ortiz
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Elizabeth Rodriquez
"Liza Ortiz is a single mother working to put herself through nursing school – she has no time for b.s. For many years she was trapped in an unhappy marriage, but now that she’s on her own she’s finally chasing her dream. Liza is a multi-tasking whirlwind that doesn’t give herself any breaks when it comes to her future or raising her son." (AMC)
Chris Manawa
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Lorenzo James Henrie
"Christopher Manawa is a rebellious teenager with a cause. He has both his father’s do-good attitude and his mother’s edge. The product of divorced parents, Christopher often feels that he and his mother are his father’s forgotten family. He resents his father’s insistence on bringing the two families closer because he wants nothing more than to break away from the Clarks and be his father’s sole priority." (AMC)
Salazar Family
Daniel Salazar
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Ruben Blades
"Daniel Salazar is a refugee from El Salvador who will protect his family at any cost. He owns a barbershop and takes great pride in his business but mostly keeps to himself within the community. Some of Daniel’s regulars have been going to Salazar’s Cuts for years, but they barely know the man who cuts their hair. When people began rising from the dead, Salazar reverts to the man he once was, a man who will do anything to ensure the survival of his family." (AMC)
Griselda Salazar
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Patricia Reyes Spindola
"Griselda Salazar is a devoted wife and mother who came to the U.S. with her husband to escape the political turmoil of El Salvador. She waited to start a family with her husband until she got to the States so that she could give her daughter a better life than the one she had. Griselda is deeply religious and finds solace from her past with prayer, but prayer won’t protect her in this new world." (AMC)
Ofelia Salazar
Status: Alive
Portrayed by: Mercedes Mason
"Ofelia Salazar is a hardworking professional with immigrant parents. She is protective of her parents, believing they do not understand many of the harsher realities of living in the U.S. She is quick-witted, devoted and always ready to stand up for what she believes in. When faced with the apocalypse, Ofelia clashes with her father’s opinions on the best course of action -- identities are about to shift." (AMC)
Others
Artie Costa
Portrayed by: Scott Lawrence
Episodes: 101; 102.
Status: Dead.
Artie is the Principal at the school where Madison and Travis work. He was last seen alive securing the school when the students and staff were sent home. His exact cause of death is unknown. After h turns, he attacks Madison and Tobias. Madison beats his head with a fire extinguisher.
Tobias
Portrayed by: Lincoln A. Castellanos
Episodes: 101; 102.
Status: Alive/Unknown. Last seen by Madison Clark.
Tobias is a senior at the school where Madison and Travis work. Madison saved him from expulsion when he tried to bring a knife to school. He tried to warn her about the government cover-up of an impending apocalypse. Later, he and Madison are attacked by an undead Artie. Last seen when Madison dropped him off at his home.
Matt Sale
Portrayed by: Maestro Harrell
Episodes: 101; 102.
Status: Infected/Unknown
Matt is the boyfriend of Alicia Clark. He and Alicia planned to meet at the beach after school, but he never showed. After trying to call him repeatedly, Alicia goes to his home and finds him there with a high fever. Travis finds a large bite mark on his shoulder, and Matt seems to be aware of his eventual fate. He sends Alicia home, telling her his parents will be home soon.
Last Updated: September 9, 2015
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