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Encyclopedia > Harry Swinton
24 character
Harry Swinton
Gender Male
Seasons 5
Jobs held Security guard
Affiliation CTU
Current status Deceased
Portrayed by Peter Asle Holden

Harry Swinton is a fictional character on the T.V. Series 24. He is a security guard working at the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. Swinton was sent to guard Lynn McGill after he was releived of his duty as Director of CTU. When nerve gas is released into the building by terrorists, the holding room Swinton and McGill are in is sucessfully locked down, keeping them safe from the deadly gas. 24 (Twenty Four) is a current U.S. television action/drama/thriller series, produced by Imagine Television, broadcast in the US by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. ... 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). ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... CTU stands for Counter Terrorist Unit and is a fictional U.S. government agency under the jurisdiction of the C.I.A. in the television action series 24. ... 24 (twenty four) is a current U.S. television action/drama series, produced by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. ... Official CTU Seal This page refers to the fictional organization Counter Terrorist Unit. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Lynn McGill is a fictional character played by Sean Astin on the popular television drama 24. ... Also known as Nerve agents, it is the term used for a type of chemical warfare substance that interferes with the transmission of nerve impulses. ...


Jack Bauer, who was also kept safe from the attack, finds a computer that can flush the gas out of CTU, making the air safe to breathe. However, the computer is out of his reach; they find the holding cell Lynn is inside is close enough that he could use it to activate the ventilation system. However, this would mean the gas would infiltrate the room they're inside, as he would have to leave the room to get to the computer. Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, is the main character in the American television series 24. ...


Hesitantly, Lynn opens the door to his holding cell to activate the ventilation computer. Although Swinton attempts to hold his breath until Lynn gets back and closes the door, the gas is already inside the room; Harry soon dies along with McGill.


Swinton has a young daughter, who he talks to briefly before his death (which he does not tell her about).



 

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