24 character
Curtis Manning
Gender	Male
Jobs held	Acting Director, CTU LA Dir. of Field Ops, CTU LA Asst. Dir. of Field Ops, CTU LA CTU – Assistant Director of Field Operations Boston Domestic Unit CTU – Field Agent, Boston Domestic Unit US Army Special Forces
Affiliation	CTU
Family	NA
Spouse	NA
Current status	Deceased
Portrayed by	Roger Cross
Seasons	4, 5, 6

Curtis Manning is a fictional character played by Jamaican/Canadian actor Roger Cross as part of the television series, 24. He is one of many characters introduced in the fourth season. 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... Seal of the Counter Terrorist Unit This article is about the fictional organization Counter Terrorist Unit. For the list of Counter-terrorist Units by country, see Counter-terrorism. ... Roger R. Cross (born in Jamaica) is a contemporary actor who has made numerous appearances in several movies and TV series, mostly on productions shot in Canada. ... 24 Season Four Kiefer Sutherland and Kim Raver Season Four, also known as Day 4 of the television series 24 premiered on January 9, 2005 and aired its season finale on May 23, 2005. ... Season Five, also known as Day 5 of the television series 24 premiered on January 15, 2006 and aired its season finale on May 22, 2006. ... Season Six, also known as Day 6, of the television series 24 premiered on Sunday, January 14, 2007. ... Roger R. Cross (born in Jamaica) is a contemporary actor who has made numerous appearances in several movies and TV series, mostly on productions shot in Canada. ... 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American television series created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and produced by Imagine Television. ...

Biography

Before joining CTU, he was a member of the Boston Police Department's SWAT unit and had previously served in the United States Army's Green Berets during Operation Desert Storm. Manning has a B.A. degree in Sociology from the University of Massachusetts. Current BPD Uniform Patch The Boston Police Department (BPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. ... Members of the 60th Security Police Squadrons Base Swat Team, Travis Air Force Base, wearing black uniforms stand with M9 pistols ready behind concealing foliage. ... The United States Army is one of the armed forces of the United States and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... The United States Army Special Forces—or simply Special Forces (capitalized)—is an elite Special Operations Force of the United States Army trained for unconventional warfare and special operations. ... Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders George H. W. Bush, Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan Al-Majid, Hussein Kamel Strength 660,000 ~545,000 Casualties 345 dead, 1,000 wounded 25,000 - 100,000 dead, 100,000 - 300,000 wounded The 1991 Gulf War (also Persian... Bachelor of Arts (B.A., BA or A.B.), from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus is an undergraduate bachelors degree awarded for either a course or a program in the liberal arts or the sciences, or both. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This page is about the university system across Massachusetts. ...

Day 4

Manning was at this time the Chief of Staff of the Los Angeles Domestic Unit of the Counter Terrorist Unit under Special Agent in Charge Erin Driscoll. He previously was Head of Tactical and Assistant Director of Field Operations in that same unit. He came to Los Angeles from the Boston Domestic Unit, where he was a field agent and later that unit's Assistant Director of Field Operations. Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Seal of the Counter Terrorist Unit This article is about the fictional organization Counter Terrorist Unit. For the list of Counter-terrorist Units by country, see Counter-terrorism. ... Erin Driscoll is a fictional character on FOXs thriller 24. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ...

In Day 4, Curtis was serving under Ronnie Lobell, who had replaced Jack Bauer as Director of Field Operations. When Lobell was killed in the line of duty, Curtis replaced him, and worked alongside Jack for much of the day. He was briefly involved with CTU analyst Marianne Taylor, who was revealed to be a traitor. Throughout the day, he heads or takes part in many of the operations to capture Habib Marwan. During the final attempt to capture Marwan, Curtis was wounded in the arm by Marwan himself, but survived and stood alongside Jack to see the nuclear warhead go down. Jack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities as a government agent, including US Army Delta Force, LAPD SWAT, and finally the Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) Los Angeles. ... Marianne Taylor is a fictional character played by Aisha Tyler in the television series 24. ... Habib Marwan is a fictional character played by Arnold Vosloo on the television show 24 and main villain of Season 4. ...

Day 5

Curtis, now the Director of Field Operations initially suspects that Jack may be involved in the murders of David Palmer and Michelle Dessler, but Jack regains his trust during a hostage crisis at Ontario National Airport. This coincides with the arrival of a Division bureaucrat Lynn McGill, who is placed in charge of CTU to coordinate their efforts to find 20 canisters of Sentox nerve gas stolen by Vladimir Bierko. When Lynn begins to exhibit signs of mental instability, Curtis relieves him of command by invoking Article 112 (which allows a ranking agent to remove a mentally unfit director), shortly after which he reinstates Bill Buchanan. Lynn McGill is a fictional character played by Sean Astin on the popular television drama 24. ... Vladimir Iosifovitch Bierko is a fictional character from the fifth season of the television series 24. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Curtis later prevents a nerve gas attack on Tyler Memorial Hospital, meaning that he was away from CTU during a nerve gas attack that killed 40% of its staff. Afterwards, he again becomes Jack's partner in the field for the remainder of the crisis. Curtis helps Jack and other CTU agents infiltrate and destroy a Gas Refinery being used as a distribution center for the Sentox nerve gas. Curtis survives and shortly thereafter Jack appears out of the smoke with Bierko. Curtis is told to take Bierko back to CTU Medical. During this time, Homeland Security have taken over CTU and removed all major staff, excluding Chloe O'Brian. Curtis was not present for several hours after CTU was absorbed, but later leads a team that apprehends Christopher Henderson and kills his men. For the NBC TV Movie starring Tom Skeritt, see Homeland Security (TV Movie). ... Chloe OBrian is a fictional character played by actress Mary Lynn Rajskub on the US television show 24. ... Christopher Henderson is a fictional character from the television series 24. ...

Later, Curtis meets Jack at a Los Angeles Highway. He is able to avoid the U.S. Marines swarming the area and brings Jack to CTU safely. His last action in Day 5 comes in a sting operation to discover Bierko's last target, in which Curtis is non-critically injured.

Day 6

Curtis threatens Assad.

At the start of Day 6, Curtis and Bill Buchanan meet Jack Bauer at an airfield as he is released from Chinese custody. He accompanies Bill primarily as backup in case Jack is mentally unstable. Jack tells Curtis he "won't need [his] firearm," after realizing that Curtis has it concealed in hand. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Bill Buchanan was a songwriter. ...

Later, after joining back up with Curtis, Jack notices tension between Curtis and former terrorist Hamri Al-Assad and asks Chloe to search for any history between Curtis and Assad. Hamri Al-Assad is a fictional character from the sixth season of the television series 24. ...

President Wayne Palmer authorizes a pardon of Assad in exchange for his continued cooperation. Soon after, Jack learns Curtis's history with Assad: shortly after Desert Storm, Assad's fighters ambushed Curtis's special forces battalion, killing five and capturing two. Curtis was badly wounded and could not go after his captured comrades. The next day, a videotape was released in which a lieutenant of Assad's personally beheads the two soldiers after forcing them to beg for their lives. As Curtis is transporting Assad to CTU, Jack realizes that Assad's life is in danger. Jack rushes outside and sees Curtis holding a gun to Assad's head. Jack raises his weapon and tells Curtis to drop his own, but Curtis refuses. Jack begs Curtis to let Assad go, telling him that he gave his word that he would protect him. Curtis tells Jack he cannot forgive Assad. Jack then shoots Curtis in the neck, killing him. Wayne Palmer is a fictional character on the television series 24. ... See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...