Gabriel Maddox

Gabriel Maddox
Portrayed by	Rome Flynn Dante Verica (young)
First seen	"Nobody Else Is Dying"
Last seen	"Please Say No One Else Is Dead"
Episode count	16 (see below)
Name	Gabriel Maddox
Alias	Mark Jackson (fake ID)
Date of birth	May 14, 1994
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Profession	Middleton Law Student
Loyalty	Legal Clinic
Family	Vivian Maddox - Mother † Sam Keating - Father Gwen - Maternal Grandmother Annalise Keating - Stepmother † Sam Keating, Jr. - Half-Brother † Unborn Half-sibling
Relationships	Michaela Pratt - Kissed
Seasons	S1 - S2 - S3 - S4 - S5 - S6

"Her kid's here."

—Frank Delfino to an unknown assailant about Gabriel

Gabriel Maddox is one of the main characters, who initially appeared as a minor character in the fourth season, on How to Get Away with Murder. He is an student at Middleton University who Frank played a secret interest to. It was later revealed that Gabriel is infact the son of Sam Keating from his first wife, Vivian Maddox.

Biography

Early Life

May 1994, Gabriel was born to Vivian Maddox. His father, Sam Keating was absent from Gabriel's upbringing due to Vivian and Sam's divorce. When Gabriel was young, his father came round to his apartment looking to be a part of his life. Gabriel's grandmother (Gwen), however, turned him away, refusing to let him know his son. On his way out, Gabriel bumped into his father. Gwen then quickly moved Gabriel out of sight from Sam and into the apartment. When growing up, his mother had mental issues which resulted in Gabriel taking care of her. It got to a point where one of his mother’s doctors was overprescribing pills which resulted in him beating the doctor up. Gabriel was subsequently arrested for assault. Sometime in his later life, Gabriel discovered that he was the son of Sam Keating who had 'died' and moved to Philadelphia where he could be close to his second wife, Annalise Keating. ("The Baby Was Never Dead", "It Was the Worst Day of My Life", "I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die", "He Betrayed Us Both")

Season 4

Gabriel flirting with Judy. ("Nobody Else Is Dying")

Before starting law school in the following year, Gabriel visits Middleton University for a tour along with other future students. At the sign in desk, outside the university, Gabriel flirts with the signing-in lady. He initially asks for her name and number but the lady refuses to give up anything and asks for his name. After he gives it to her, he shakes her hand and she smiles. Frank in the background, who is also there for the tour, calls someone and tells them that "Her kid is here." ("Nobody Else Is Dying")

Season 5

Upon arriving at Middleton University for what is, presumably, his first day, he enters a third-year class and asks one of the other students whether the class is “advanced trial skills.” She mocks him by telling him that if he has to ask about what class this is them he shouldn’t be in it. Annalise Keating then walks through the door and introduces herself to the students who don’t already know her past at the university. She introduces the students to a Legal Clinic which she claims will be harder than anything else in their lives, however, only 24 students in the class will be chosen. Despite this, when Annalise asks the class who would like to take part in the clinic, the entire class raises their hand. As a test to see which students have the knowledge and passion to be in the class, Annalise gives the students a task: to express what they are passionate about. Annalise then chooses the first 23 students, until only one seat remains. For the last seat, she is seemingly stuck between Gabriel and Asher Millstone. During Gabriel’s turn, Annalise acknowledges that Gabriel is a 2nd-year student in a 3rd-year course, to which she undermines his capabilities on handling the class. Gabriel tells her that he is only in his second year of law school to try and encourage her to choose him because of his courage to sign up for a third year class in his second year. In the end, Gabriel gets told to take a seat. ("Your Funeral")

Trivia

• After his initial guest appearance in the Season 4 finale, "Nobody Else Is Dying", he was promoted to a series regular for Season 5.
• Though it was initially believed that Gabriel is Bonnie Winterbottom's supposed deceased son, on a later document it suggests that Bonnie's son is actually Caucasian. Gabriel, being of mixed race, is therefore ruled out as Bonnie's son.
  • It was later revealed in "I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die" that Gabriel is in fact Sam Keating's son from an affair during his first marriage.

Appearances

Season 4
"I'm Going Away"	"I'm Not Her"	"It's for the Greater Good"	"Was She Ever Good at Her Job?"
"I Love Her"	"Stay Strong, Mama"	"Nobody Roots for Goliath"	"Live. Live. Live."
"He's Dead"	"Everything We Did Was For Nothing"	"He's a Bad Father"	"Ask Him About Stella"

"Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"

"The Day Before He Died"

"Nobody Else Is Dying"

Season 5
"Your Funeral"	"Whose Blood Is That?"	"The Baby Was Never Dead"	"It's Her Kid"
"It Was the Worst Day of My Life"	"We Can Find Him"	"I Got Played"	"I Want to Love You Until the Day I Die"
"He Betrayed Us Both"	"Don't Go Dark on Me"	"Be the Martyr"	"We Know Everything"

"Where Are Your Parents?"

"Make Me the Enemy"

"Please Say No One Else Is Dead"

Gallery

Episode Stills

Season 5

Behind the Scenes

Season 5

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