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| Tommy LaSalle | |
| Continuity: | Defiance |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Law enforcement |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Defiance, Missouri |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Died: | 2047 |
| First: | "Pilot (Part 1)" |
| Final: | "I Almost Prayed" |
| Actor: | Dewshane Williams |
Tommy LaSalle is a fictional deputy and a supporting character on the Syfy original series Defiance. Played by actor Dewshane Williams, he was introduced in the two-part pilot episode of the show.
Biography[]
Tommy LaSalle is a young, human male, and a deputy Lawkeeper in Defiance, Missouri. Tommy first came to Defiance around the year 2039 where he struck up an arrangement with a man named Hunter Bell, who was the owner of the NeedWant at the time. When Hunter Bell turned up missing, Chief Lawkeeper Garret Clancy brought Tommy in as a deputy to help investigate his possible murder - a case that remained unsolved for seven years.
In 2046, Joshua Nolan became the new Chief Lawkeeper following Clancy's death at the Battle of the Bissel Pass. Tommy struck up a friendship, and later a romance with Nolan's adopted daughter, Irisa Nyira. Due to circumstances beyond her control, Irisa was forced to leave Defiance without saying a word. Tommy was heartbroken and embittered. He eventually found comfort in the company of an Earth Republic captain named Jessica "Berlin" Rainer. Nolan had left Defiance as well, but returned as Lawkeeper, with Irisa in tow, though his relationship with Tommy at this point was greatly strained.
Tommy learned the truth about Irisa's disappearance in that she was chosen by the Irathient goddess Irzu to target specific individuals for conversion. Tommy quit his position as deputy Lawkeeper at this time and his relationship with Rainer soured as well.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Tommy LaSalle was created by showrunner Rockne S. O'Bannon, developers Kevin Murphy and Michael Taylor and director Scott Stewart.