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Frank Underwood (House of Cards)Francis J. Underwood is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American adaptation of House of Cards. He is portrayed by Kevin Spacey. He is based on Francis Urquhart, the protagonist of the British novel and television series House of Cards, from which the American Netflix series is drawn. He is married to Claire Underwood (Robin Wright), but also had a sexual relationship with Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) in season 1.

He made his first appearance in the series' pilot episode, "Chapter 1". Underwood is from Gaffney, South Carolina. He graduated from The Sentinel (a fictionalized version of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina) in 1. Harvard Law School in 1. Some of Underwood's dialogue throughout the series is presented in a direct address to the audience, a narrative technique that breaks the fourth wall.

The character speaks with a Southern accent. During season 1, he is the Democratic. Majority Whip in the United States House of Representatives. In season 2, he is the newly appointed Vice President of the United States, before becoming President of the United States in the season finale. Underwood has been described as manipulative, conniving, Machiavellian, sociopathic, and a symbol of political corruption and evil. Throughout the series, he manipulates and destroys several people, including those he calls friends, for his own ends.

Ramón Franco, Actor: The Bridge. Ramon Franco was born in Puerto Rico and raised in the South Bronx.He is considered by many in the industry to be one of the finest. At the start of the show, Underwood is a Democratic Majority Whip in the House of Representatives, where he has represented South Carolina's 5th congressional.

Among other crimes, he personally commits murder twice, signs off on another murder committed by a subordinate, orders the deaths of two former employees, critically injures a member of his cabinet to prevent her testifying against him, and indirectly allows the murder of a civilian for political ends. Spacey has received positive reviews for his portrayal of Frank Underwood, but the character itself has been criticized for its repetitive nature[1][2] and one- dimensionality.[3][4] Spacey shared the distinction of being among the first three leading web- television roles to be nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards at the 6. Primetime Emmy Awards.

Spacey has also been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards, winning one, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards, including two cast nominations and including two wins, for his performance. On November 3, 2. Spacey, Netflix cut ties with the actor, and production on the show was suspended by producer Media Rights Capital, putting the future of the character in question.[5] Netflix had previously announced the cancelation of the show following its sixth season,[6] and the show's five completed seasons remain available for streaming. Background and description[edit]Early life[edit]Francis J.

Underwood was born on November 5, 1. Catherine and Calvin T. Underwood in Gaffney, South Carolina. He is an only child.[7] He was raised in impoverished circumstances, with the threat of bank foreclosure on the farm they lived on.

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He entered The Sentinel, a military school in Charleston, South Carolina, loosely based on The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, in the fall of 1. He graduated in 1. Harvard Law School. He graduated from there in 1. While at the Sentinel, he had a homosexual relationship with his roommate, Tim Corbet, which lasted until his first year of law school. Underwood was raised Christian but holds God in complete contempt.[1. Underwood's great- great- great- grandfather, Corporal Augustus Elijah Underwood, was a Confederate soldier who served in the 1.

South Carolina. Infantry. Regiment of Mc. Gowan's Brigade at the Battle of Spotsylvania. He served at the Bloody Angle on May 1. Civil War and was killed by a bludgeon to the back of the head from his own regiment during the middle of the night. Underwood is fascinated by his ancestry. When Underwood falls into a coma following an assassination attempt, Augustus appears in several of his hallucinations.

However, he dismisses the Confederacy as weak and calls their cause of preserving the institution of slavery "asinine". His great- great grandfather was two when Augustus was killed.[1.

His father, Calvin T. Underwood, was a peach farmer in his home town of Gaffney who died at the age of 4. Watch Satanic Vioz.

The Underwoods lived in poverty, and nearly lost the farm when Frank was a child; to get a bank loan and avoid foreclosure, his father attended a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan, of which the bank manager was a member. Underwood speaks fondly of his father in public,[1. Underwood describes his father as a weak man who accomplished nothing with his life.[1.

He even urinates on his father's grave in season 3. Despite disliking his father, however, Underwood was influenced by him.[1. Calvin was an abusive alcoholic and caused his wife and son years of misery. Underwood has said that when he was 1.

Calvin asked him to pull the trigger, which he refused to do. He has stated that his biggest regret is not killing his father when he had the chance.[1. Political career[edit]South Carolina Legislature[edit]Underwood was elected at the age of 2. South Carolina State Senate as one of the youngest members in the state's legislative history after graduating from Harvard in 1. He was re- elected to the state senate at 2. State Senator. Congressional Election[edit]Underwood was elected to the U.

S. House of Representatives in 1. Democratic representative for the 5th Congressional District of South Carolina, being sworn in during January 1. He won another 1. He was elected Whip for the Democratic Party in 2. House Majority Whip between 2. Often, Underwood's thoughts throughout the series are presented in a direct address to the audience, a narrative technique known as breaking the fourth wall.[1. Immediately prior to starring in House of Cards, Spacey had starred in a production of William Shakespeare's Richard III as Richard III of England,[1.

Urquhart and Underwood.[1. His last name is derived from Oscar Underwood, who served as the first Democratic House Minority Whip from about 1. His few vices include smoking cigarettes and playing video games; [2. Secret Service cuts off his online gaming service after he becomes Vice President, he takes up creating model figurines.

Spacey viewed portraying Underwood for a second season as a continuing learning process. There is so much I don’t know about Francis, so much that I'm learning.. I've always thought that the profession closest to that of an actor is being a detective..

We are given clues by writers.. Then you lay them all out and try to make them come alive as a character who’s complex and surprising, maybe even to yourself."[2. Underwood's sexuality is ambiguous throughout much of the first two seasons; he has sexual liaisons with both men and women, but he is never explicitly identified by any sexual label. Before Season 2, various sources speculated about his homosexuality.

It is revealed in "Chapter 8" he had an experience with homosexuality in college.[2. Underwood and Claire are never depicted having sex in season 1.[2. Slate journalist Hanna Rosin noted: if Frank and Claire Underwood were a real- life Washington couple and they were found each to be having an affair, he would be accused of being "secretly gay, turned on by women only when he can use them for a pure power play".[2. Other sources make no definite stance on Underwood's sexuality, but hypothesize that he is not sexually attracted to Claire.[2.

In season 2, Underwood is involved in a threesome with Claire and Secret Service agent Edward Meechum (Nathan Darrow),[2. Underwood and his biographer, Tom Yates (Paul Sparks).