Kristina Carrington Cannon
CEO and Chairman of the Board of oil giant Denver-Carrington, Kristina Carrington Cannon is the face of the global powerhouse conglomerate. The daughter of Krystle Carrington and the late Blake Carrington, she emulates qualities of both her parents. Like her mother, she is loving and confident. Like her father, she is ruthless business person and not one to easily cross. She has fought competitors, government officials with a vendetta against anyone named Carrington, international oil suppliers and foreign governments – and beat them all. Educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she has dedicated her life to keeping her company on top. She is married to the love of her life, McCale Cannon and the mother of infant Grant Carrington Cannon. Kristina is portrayed by Kristen Bell.
McCale Cannon
With his company headquarters in New York City, McCale divides his time between the east coast and Denver, where he makes his home with his wife and son. Born to a life of wealth and privilege, McCale managed to remain grounded and steady, and his kind heart and strong will won him the love of the most incredible woman he has ever known. That woman isn’t his wife, but the young and exciting Lauren Colby. Their affair spanned five continents and over ten years. McCale fought long and hard to deal with his secret, and prays it will never surface or else it would ruin his life, and the life of the woman he does indeed love. Which woman that really is, is McCale’s closely guarded secret. McCale is portrayed by Paul Walker.
Senator Steven Daniel Carrington II
Having run under an Independent platform, the handsome young freshmen Senator has championed oil legislation, taxation, education, and economic policy. With his degree in finance from Princeton, and Juris Doctor from NYU, Steven Daniel always felt his calling to help others, and give to those who were not as fortunate as he. He has finally repaired his relationship with his estranged father Steven Carrington, but remains alienated from his wayward mother Sammy Jo Reece. All of his dreams came true the day he married his lifelong love Paloma Palos, who recently bore him a son Claude Charles Carrington. Steven Daniel is portrayed by Josh Hartnett.
Paloma Carrington
The shy, beautiful young Spanish ballerina captured the hearts of anyone who had ever seen her dance on stage. She also captivated and mesmerized cousins Blake Colby and Steven Daniel Carrington. Fourteen years ago in Paris, she found herself unable to decide and fell in love with both young men. Years of pain and suffering and torment from her own tortured soul, and the jealous rivalry and unintentional pitting of the two cousins against each other nearly killed her. The malicious, marauding Fallon Carrington drove her away time and again. Paloma was finally able to come to a decision, and chose her true love Steven Daniel. They welcomed their first child Claude Charles Carrington this year. Paloma is portrayed by Jessica Alba.
Krystle Carrington
She has been called the lioness protector of the Carrington family. The beautiful, elegant Krystle Carrington is proud of the family she and her late husband Blake Carrington looked upon for so many wonderful years. Good natured and effervescent, she lights up every room she enters. Under her husband’s loving support, she blossomed to fulfill the promise of her natural grace and ease. Her kind spirit, loving good nature has won over the hearts of anyone she has ever met, and the respect of her entire family. Krystle has made her home in the Carrington family compound in upstate Washington, and visits Denver regularly. She has claimed things just haven’t been the same since the passing of her beloved Blake Carrington. Krystle is portrayed by Linda Evans.
Jamie Lee Reece
The child of reckless abandon, neglect, physical and verbal abuse and emotional torment has moved into the glorious splendor of the Carrington mansion. Delivered to the Carrington’s for only a few days while her mother, Sammy Jo Reece traveled abroad to film a movie, has been abandoned and left in their care. Her childhood was spent surrounded by her mother’s drugging and drinking and consumption in the super star Hollywood scene. Jamie Lee could make a perfect martini by age seven. Her stunted growth and social ineptitude made her a bit of an outcast and she became prone to fits of rage and anger and terror. Her mother remains abroad or does she just not want her daughter? Her father’s identity has never been revealed. Jamie Lee leads a sad lonely life, but takes refuge in the books of the mansion library, mingling with house service staff, and admiring the beautiful surroundings she has been fortunate to live within. Jamie Lee is portrayed by Dakota Fanning.
Jeff Colby
Handsome Jeffrey Colby grew up next door to the Carrington’s with the girl he would love forever – Fallon Carrington. He was the right hand to Blake Carrington for so many years, and parlayed his professional success into a seat in Congress. He chaired the National Committee for Petroleum Exploration and Advancement, established by his mentor Blake Carrington, pioneered developments in the field and helped usher in a new era in oil policy. Now retired, Jeff enjoys a life of leisure traveling the world, watching his children grow up and perhaps harboring a deep down love for that girl who is now a woman. Jeff is portrayed by John James.
Cara Tate
The beautiful Australian femme fatale used all her feminine charm to land any man she’s ever met. The stunningly gorgeous young woman was no stranger to allowing men to have what they wanted from her, in exchange for the same in return. Ambition and determination to get all out of life she ever wanted, the sultry young woman utilized every talent known to man…and woman. Nobody’s fool, she earned a law degree and worked as a runway model in the European shows. Cara doesn’t want to work, and strongly feels that she should be able to enjoy the success of the man, any man, who has done that work that she’ll never do. She traveled to Denver because she has her eyes set on one wealthy man in particular. It isn’t a question of If she’ll get him. It’s When. Cara is portrayed by Miranda Kerr.
William Whitworth IV
The English gentleman learned everything he knows about the oil industry under the closely guided tutelage of his mentor Blake Carrington. Oxford educated, Whitworth was hand chosen by Blake himself to work in the London office of Denver-Carrington. He quickly rose through the ranks and took over as European Director of Mergers and Acquisitions, overseeing real estate and procurement of international oil leases. He has remained loyal to the company, and is now second in command under CEO Kristina Cannon. He played an integral part in the contract negotiation of the highly coveted Russian Black Sea drilling endeavors and has had heavy involvement in the Colorado Oil Initiative. Whitworth see’s one of the responsibilities of his role as protecting the legacy he has partly inherited from the great Blake Carrington. William is portrayed by James McEvoy.
Lauren Colby
Brilliant and beautiful, Lauren Constance Colby has grown up in the jet set, five star resort hotels, and playgrounds of the very rich and very famous. She has spent her life on the nude beaches of the South of France, in the front row of the couture shows in Paris and Milan, dancing on top of one bar or another, and discarding lovers like last season’s fashions. Lauren has an insatiable appetite for men, inherited no doubt from her mother and grandmother. Lauren enjoys all types from polo players to European aristocracy, heavy metal rockers and sons of blue blood lineage around the world. She was nobody’s fool however and was armed with her degrees from La Sorbonne and Vassar, just like her mother. She maintains her relentless pursuit to find herself, and has dabbled in art, fashion, modeling, and tennis. Her true love however, was dance. She enjoyed performing with the Bolshoi, the San Francisco Ballet, and the American Ballet Theatre in New York. The love of her life wasn’t the man she pined over and cried over for years, but his baby she gave birth to, and ultimately gave up for adoption. Lauren is portrayed by Mila Kunis.
Avery Colby
The charming, intelligent beautiful youngest child of Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington, Avery Ellen Colby recently arrived in Denver after years of living abroad. Born in California and raised in Europe, Avery has been heralded as the future of the Colby family. Highly gifted and talented, Avery stunned scholars and professors at her boarding schools in Switzerland and London with her intelligence beyond her years. She looked into oil, real estate and pharmaceuticals but found her calling in running her mother’s European hotels and brought about a new era of overwhelming success for the brand La Mirage. She was fluent in French, Spanish, German, and Chinese, and made time for horses and flying her own twin engine planes. Her close relationship with her brother is strong, as is her running rivalry with her sister. Avery didn’t escape the gene passed down from her mother for chasing unavailable men. Avery has had her share, and enjoys the company of many, many men. She harbors her own bedroom secrets that would ruin her and her family. Avery is portrayed by Ashley Greene.
Adam Carrington
The vengeful eldest son of Blake Carrington and Alexis Colby spent years consumed with jealousy, hatred, and his overwhelming lust for power and control. As a Vice President with Colbyco, his only desire is to take full control and bury his little sister Kristina Cannon and Denver-Carrington, the company he felt was his by birth. His corporate raiding and hot head has labeled him difficult to work with. He was aggressive, fiery, tempermental, and prone to outbursts of rage and verbal violence. Adam Carrington had a score to settle with everyone in Denver and was nowhere near reaching that goal. He continued his efforts to bring down everyone around him, everyone who abandoned him, and would make them pay for the rest of their lives. Despite his brilliance as a Yale educated lawyer, inheritance of millions upon the death of his father, and indulgent lifestyle, Adam longed for acceptance and love. Adam is portrayed by Gordon Thomson.
Benoit Bertrand
The French aristocrat, born into luxury and wealth came to Denver to seek out his biological father – Adam Carrington, and set out to destroy his life. Bertrand was born in Paris to his late mother Kirby Anders. Her new husband adopted Benoit shortly after he was born. An only child, Benoit inherited billions, and took over control of his family banking empire Bertrand-Francais. His return to Denver brought about his acts of revenge against his blood father, and the evil Alexis Colby; the source of much pain and anguish for his beloved mother Kirby. Benoit has planted moles and spies in corporations around the world, and would settle for nothing less than corporate dominance and dead competitors. Benoit is portrayed by Ben Barnes.
Blake Colby
The first born grandchild of Blake Carrington claimed early on that the world was his, and made no qualm about stating he was entitled to everything Carrington had built. Spoiled from a young age, the Master Colby spent his indulgent childhood surrounded by everything he ever wanted. Nothing was too good, and no expense was spared as his parents Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington unintentionally turned him into a demon. Drunk driving, attempted rape, drug use and a near expulsion from Princeton were all taken care of by his parents. He’s never made an apology in his life, and emphatically denied any wrong doing or mistakes. Arrogant and consumed with self-admiration and adoration, Blake felt he could have anything he ever wanted, and would buy his heart’s content. He inherited his mother’s entitlement and lust for adventure and his comparison to her was never flattering. His greatest achievement was taking to lead of his family empire Colbyco, under the guidance of Grandmother Alexis Colby. His greatest loss was the woman he felt was the only other person he’d truly ever love – Paloma Palos. Blake is portrayed by Brandon Routh.
The first born grandchild of Blake Carrington claimed early on that the world was his, and made no qualm about stating he was entitled to everything Carrington had built. Spoiled from a young age, the Master Colby spent his indulgent childhood surrounded by everything he ever wanted. Nothing was too good, and no expense was spared as his parents Jeff Colby and Fallon Carrington unintentionally turned him into a demon. Drunk driving, attempted rape, drug use and a near expulsion from Princeton were all taken care of by his parents. He’s never made an apology in his life, and emphatically denied any wrong doing or mistakes. Arrogant and consumed with self-admiration and adoration, Blake felt he could have anything he ever wanted, and would buy his heart’s content. He inherited his mother’s entitlement and lust for adventure and his comparison to her was never flattering. His greatest achievement was taking to lead of his family empire Colbyco, under the guidance of Grandmother Alexis Colby. His greatest loss was the woman he felt was the only other person he’d truly ever love – Paloma Palos. Blake is portrayed by Brandon Routh.
Fallon Carrington
The rebellious, bored beautiful daughter of Blake Carrington and Alexis Colby grew into a self-made success. The young Fallon Carrington was bored and restless yet engaging and ambitious. She parlayed her knowledge of luxury and all things that come to those with extreme wealthy into her world-renowned resort hotels La Mirage. She utilized her own millions of dollars and bank rolled the move to take the La Mirage Resort Hotels Group to new heights, not anticipated by those around her. Fallon Carrington was bright, vivacious and harbored deep seated lust and the desire for sexy younger men. Despite her magnanimous professional success, her relationships with her two eldest children are in shambles. Her youngest child Avery is her right hand with running La Mirage. Fallon is portrayed by Pamela Sue Martin.
Alexis Colby
The legendary wonder woman if there ever was one, has catapulted herself to international fame in powerful circles of the business elite, and the social echelon of the favored and pampered. Wealthy and beautiful Alexis Colby was always one to reckon with, and never one to fool with. Her brilliance in business brought super power Colbyco to the forefront on Wall Street and around the world. High finance and high stakes were always on her side, and she loved it. Her couturier kept her on best dressed lists. She was a designer’s dream. She took no prisoners and made no apologies. Alexis Colby was quite simply a force, and everyone knew it. After many y ears of anguish for illegal corporate activities, Alexis was forced to make big changes with Colbyco. She had to relinquish her hold on many Middle Eastern oil holdings, moved her corporate headquarters to the Financial District in Manhattan, and took to a sky top penthouse apartment in New York’s famed TribeCa. Despite all her achievements in life, there was one prize that eluded her – Blake Carrington. She set her sights however on his and Krystle Carrington’s young daughter Kristina. Alexis devised plans time and again to undo the young girl, and won’t stop until she takes Denver-Carrington from her or dies trying. Alexis is portrayed by Joan Collins.
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