Malcolm Bright – criminal profiler

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Malcolm Bright is the brilliant but psychologically troubled FBI-trained profiler at the center of the TV series "Prodigal Son," known for using his insight into his serial killer father’s mind to solve complex crimes.

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instanceOf criminal profiler
fictional character
television character
appearsIn Prodigal Son
centralConflict fear of becoming like his father
centralTheme struggle with inherited darkness
characterTrait empathetic toward victims
highly intelligent
obsessive
self-destructive tendencies
createdBy Chris Fedak
Sam Sklaver
employer New York Police Department
familyBackground wealthy New York family
fatherAlias The Surgeon
fatherOccupation serial killer
firstAppearance Prodigal Son, Season 1 Episode 1
formerEmployer Federal Bureau of Investigation
gender male
hasAlias Malcolm Whitly
hasFather Martin Whitly
hasMother Jessica Whitly
hasPhobia fear of abandonment
hasPsychologicalIssue anxiety
hallucinations
night terrors
trauma from childhood
hasSister Ainsley Whitly
narrativeRole main protagonist
nationality American
notableSkill behavioral analysis
criminal profiling
insight into serial killers
occupation criminal profiler
portrayedBy Tom Payne
residence New York City
seriesGenre crime drama
seriesNetwork Fox
trainedBy Federal Bureau of Investigation
usesInsightFrom his father’s mind
usesTool crime scene reconstruction
memory flashbacks
worksWith Detective Dani Powell
Detective JT Tarmel
Dr. Edrisa Tanaka
Lieutenant Gil Arroyo

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Prodigal Son hasCharacterOccupation Malcolm Bright – criminal profiler
Dani Powell worksWith criminal profiler Malcolm Bright
subject linked to: Dani Powell – NYPD detective
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