“ | Henry already figured that out, didn't he? | ” |
— Hanson to Jo |
Detective Mike Hanson[ep 13] is a main character in the series Forever. He is portrayed by Donnie Keshawarz.
Biography[]
When he was younger he took his brother Anthony's toys and eventually slept with his prom date.[ep 14] He was singer in a band, one good enough to play at Trash Bar, held in the same esteem in-universe as CBGB.
A Brooklyn native, Detective Hanson works alongside Detective Jo Martinez. Hanson began as a proud member of the NYPD’s “Boys in Blue” immediately after high school graduation and worked his way up to its elite squad of homicide detectives. He is a family man who lives with his wife, Karen, and two sons in Queens. Unafraid of bending the rules to get the job done, Hanson is sometimes skeptical of Dr. Henry Morgan’s talent but often admires its effectiveness. Hanson even revels in taking sarcastic jabs at Henry’s “demonstrative talents” but is committed to the job and will stop at nothing to bring the killers who terrorize New York City to justice. During the investigation of Karl Haas's murder, Hanson was forced by his brother, now a dock worker, to apologize for something in the past, in exchange for permission to inspect cargo container Haas's artwork collection and Julian Glausser. Hanson then apologized for sleeping with his brother's prom date and found Haas's artwork and Glausser's mutilated body.[ep 14]
While Hanson started out finding Henry creepy and suspicious, he gradually warmed to him. After Henry was forced to kill a man, Hanson warned off an overzealous investigator, telling Henry "is one of us. He'll talk when he's ready," and assuring Henry that he'd taken out a serial killer and it was 'a righteous kill.'
Hanson helped out with the investigation into the disappearance of Abe's mother, taking time out from a family ski trip to stop by the hospital she'd worked at after Jo had been called off the case.
Notable Quotes[]
"Henry already figured that out, didn't he?"
”I’ve got nowhere to go but home, and I never wanna go there.”
"Let me ask you a question, Detective. You've never consumed alcohol to excess, never exceeded the speed limit, never engaged with a partner of dubious sexual history?" "I've done all three at once, to be perfectly honest." -Henry and Hanson
Gallery[]
See also[]
Forever Characters |
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Main Characters |
Henry Morgan • Jo Martinez • Lucas Wahl • Mike Hanson • Joanna Reece • Abraham Morgan |
Recurring Characters |
Adam • Abigail Morgan • Nora Morgan • Isaac Monroe • Molly Dawes |
External links[]
- Character page at Forever official website – archived from the original on November 10, 2015