David Fisher

David runs the family funeral home in Los Angeles, the responsible son who stayed while his brother left. Precise, controlled, and closeted, he keeps his relationship with a boyfriend hidden even from himself half the time. His father's sudden death forces the family back together, and David tries to hold everyone steady while quietly coming apart.

Michael C. Hall plays repression as a full-time job — the clenched jaw, the over-correct posture, the way David's politeness curdles into resentment he won't name. The writing keeps peeling back his self-control layer by layer without ever mocking him for having it, so watching him loosen, even slightly, feels like an actual event.