Matt Parkman: Difference between revisions

{{notability|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox character

| name = Matt Parkman

| series = [[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]

| image = Matt's Precognition.jpg

| caption = Matt displays precognition in ''"[[A Clear and Present Danger]]"''.

| portrayer = [[Greg Grunberg]]

| first = "[[Don't Look Back (Heroes)|Don't Look Back]]"

| last = "Company Woman"

| lbl21 = Ability

|data21 = [[Telepathy]], resulting in:

* Mental manipulation

* Illusion Casting

* Mind Control

* [[Precognition]] (expressed through visual art)

| full_name = Matthew Parkman

| occupation = [[Police officer]]<br>[[Bodyguard]]<br>[[Police detective]]

| spouse = [[Janice Parkman]]

| children = [[List of characters in Heroes#Matt Parkman Jr.|Matt Parkman Jr.]]

'''Matthew "Matt" Parkman, Sr.''', is a fictional character of the [[NBC]] [[superhero fiction|superhero]] [[serial drama]] ''[[Heroes (U.S. TV series)|Heroes]]'',<ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Matt Parkman Learns His Power {{!}} Heroes |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq7l1KE3DeU |language=en |access-date=2022-05-31}}</ref> played by [[Greg Grunberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rotten Tomatoes: Movies {{!}} TV Shows {{!}} Movie Trailers {{!}} Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/greg_grunberg |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

Matt is a [[police officer]], who works for the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] in Season 1 and [[NYPD]] in Season 2.

In the show he is portrayed throughout as having abilities allowing him to read minds, and eventually extends into aspects of [[mind control]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-02-17 |title=Matt Parkman - Heroes TV series - NBC - Greg Grunberg - Profile |url=https://www.writeups.org/matt-parkman-heroes-nbc-grunberg/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=Writeups.org |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Original Plot==

The story arc of this character is shown throughout five separate stories including Genesis, Generations, Villains, Fugitives, and Redemption.

==Heroes Reborn==

In "June 13 - Part 2", Matt is brought back by another fictional character "Harris" to deal with a story about Claire.

==Alternate futures==

In the series there are stories which feature an alternative universe.

==Powers and abilities==

Matt is shown in the series as a [[telepath]], able to read and manipulate the thoughts of others. In

==References==

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[[Category:Fictional Department of Homeland Security personnel]]

[[Category:Fictional New York City Police Department detectives]]

[[Category:Fictional characters with precognition]]

[[Category:Fictional hypnotists and indoctrinators]]

[[Category:Fictional illusionists]]

[[Category:Fictional prophets]]

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[[Category:Fictional Los Angeles Police Department detectives]]

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