Ryan Chappelle is a fictional character played by Paul Schulze as part of the television series, 24. On the show, Chappelle was the Los Angeles Regional Division Director of the fictional government agency Counter Terrorist Unit. He is above George Mason and Alberta Green in the chain of command. As a regional representative, he directly answered to the President of the United States. (This is disputed as in Season 1 he is given a direct order from someone at the Pentagon which he had to follow.) For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Chappelle. ... Paul Schulze as Ryan Chappelle in 24. ... Paul Schulze as Ryan Chappelle in 24. ... Season One of the television series 24 was first broadcast from November 6, 2001 to May 21, 2002. ... Season Two of 24 (aka Day 2) was first broadcast from October 28, 2002 to May 20, 2003. ... Season Three, also known as Day 3 of the television series 24 premiered in America on October 28, 2003 and aired its season finale on May 25, 2004. ... Paul Schulze as Ryan Chappelle in 24. ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... 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. ... George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ... Alberta Green is a character from the first season of 24, she is played by actress Tamara Tunie. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...

Appearances

Day 1

He was brought to CTU on Day 1 when (then Senator) David Palmer attempted to visit Jack Bauer to confront him about the failed assassination attempt. Chappelle, however, had Bauer isolated after being asked to do so by the Secret Service, plus he had to go under investigation. After trying to get Bauer jailed, Chappelle received direct orders from Washington D.C. (via Palmer's acquaintance Alan Optican from The Pentagon), and then accepted the reinstatement of Bauer until the end of the day. Chappelle was known because of his harsh determination to "follow the book", thus gaining him enemies at CTU when Jack was detained and then the agents (particularly Tony Almeida) had to break protocol to allow Jack to move on and foil the assassination attempt. After that, Chappelle left CTU just a few hours before the day's end. David Palmer is a fictional President of the United States of America played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. ... 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. ... Because of both the secrecy of secret services and the controversial nature of the issues involved, there is some difficulty in separating the definitions of secret service, secret police, intelligence agency etc. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... This article is about the United States military building. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Protocol can mean any logbook or other artifact (forged or authentic) of a political meeting between persons from different nations. ...

Day 2

In Day 2, Chappelle again came from Division to CTU when the current Director of CTU, George Mason, died in the line of duty, leaving the command of the Los Angeles unit to Tony Almeida. Bauer had gone rogue after finding out the possibility that a recorded audio incriminating three Middle East countries in the nuclear explosion in American soil was faked. Chappelle had orders to direct all of CTU's resources to plan the military response against the three countries, thus leaving Bauer alone. Trying to get help for Bauer, Almeida had no choice other than to disable Chappelle by having Michelle Dessler meet him at a holding room, claiming there was something wrong with Rudin. Rudin was not in the room and Tony drugged him. However, Michelle's rival, Carrie Turner, caught on that something out of the ordinary was going on and eventually reported her suspicions to Deputy Director Brad Hammond[1]. Hammond realized something was wrong when he was unable to contact Chappelle. The Special Agent in Charge refers to a position on the fictional TV show 24. ... George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Brad Hammond is a fictional character in the Second and Third season of the TV series 24. ...

After asking Tony Almeida about Chappelle's whereabouts several times, Hammond came to CTU with his own officers and took over operations. Hammond had Chappelle rescued and both Almeida and Dessler arrested. Eventually, Chappelle received orders to recover Jack Bauer as it was discovered that his lead was for real. Thus, he had to trust Almeida, who traded the information about Jack's whereabouts for a written pardon for both himself and Michelle Dessler. In the last few minutes of the day Chappelle expresses his condolences for the loss of George Mason who had sacrificed himself earlier. Tony asks Chappelle to either fire him or get out of his chair. Chappelle happily tells Tony that the District Director is pleased with their actions. Chappelle makes the gesture, giving Tony his job back and leaves CTU, also leaving Tony as the Special Agent in Charge. George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ... The Special Agent in Charge refers to a position on the fictional TV show 24. ...

Day 3

In Day 3, Chappelle is again called to CTU when Tony Almeida was shot in his neck and unable to run CTU. Chappelle attempted to capture Jack Bauer before he could deliver escaped Ramon Salazar to northern Mexico. It was later revealed to be part of a plan to recover a deadly virus. This article is about biological infectious particles. ...

Chappelle was put in this operation as supervisor and removed Chloe O'Brian, but had to reinstate her temporarily when a computer virus activated by Nina Myers threatened to shut down CTU's firewalls. After that, Chappelle followed the lead of a bank transaction to reach a bio-terrorist attack mastermind Stephen Saunders, who was holding the US government hostage with the threat of releasing a deadly virus into the general population. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nina Myers is a fictional character on the television series, 24, played by Sarah Clarke. ... This article is about the network security device. ... For other uses, see Bank (disambiguation). ... For the use of biological agents in warfare, see Biological warfare. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

During this time, Michelle Dessler placed an unusual request from the Chandler Plaza Hotel, where Saunders' virus had already been released. Though the hotel was quarantined, the vast majority of its over-a-thousand guests and workers were not expected to see the next sunrise. Michelle asked Tony to send over "suicide" pills, overdoses of tranquilizers that would be made available to the virus victims if they so chose. Chappelle intercepted Tony and reminded him that this was strictly against regulations, but agreed (possibly for the first time) to bend the rules. (Some victims did in fact choose to use the pills.)

Saunders discovered Chappelle's investigation and ordered the President of the United States, David Palmer, to arrange for his execution. Palmer assigned to Jack the task of executing Chappelle. The two waited at the train yard Saunders had designated. Chase Edmunds led a raid to capture the terrorist, only to discover that the targeted safehouse was an empty decoy. At 06:59, Saunders' cronies rolled up in a black van, leaving Bauer with no choice. Jack asked if there was anyone he wanted to call. Ryan replied by saying he had no friends except people he worked with, and he didn't speak to his only brother that much at all. Chappelle asked to take his own life, but was unable to do so. Jack then said simply, "I'm sorry we let you down, Ryan. God forgive me." Ryan Chappelle was killed by gunshot wound to the back of the head at 6:59:53. He was given the silent clock for his sacrifice. David Palmer is a fictional President of the United States of America played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. ... Chase Edmunds is a fictional character (played by James Badge Dale) who was a high-ranking agent in the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit on Foxs 24. ...

Significance

Chappelle's death was of enormous significance, as this was the event that gave Palmer the courage to face Saunders' demands and confront his menace, no longer complying to his demands (the next one was to publish the identities of every US agent working as civilians in foreign countries, thus sacrificing them). Palmer addressed the Cabinet and informed them about the execution of Ryan Chappelle. They did not believe Palmer was to risk such a valuable agent until Palmer himself confessed to agreeing with the (two) previous terrorist demands.

Also, Chappelle's death was not in vain. His work on following a money trail instantly delivered a lead to Jane Saunders, Stephen Saunders's daughter, who then became the only leverage that CTU had against the terrorist (at the point CTU had to put Jack's daughter Kim Bauer in the field to grab her). Kimberly Kim Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series 24. ...

Chappelle's death was honored by a silent clock at the end of the episode. He is the fourth character to be honored in this fashion (the first three being Teri Bauer's death on Day 1, George Mason's departure from CTU, as well as the attempt on Palmer's life on Day 2. Teri Bauer is a fictional character played by Leslie Hope as part of the television series, 24. ... George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ...

His body still appeared for a few seconds in the next episode (about 07:00:20 a.m.), and his death was reported to CTU staff by Tony Almeida about half an hour later, when Chloe asked him when Chappelle would be back because she needed an access code that Chappelle had.

Ryan Chappelle appeared in at least 24 episodes of the series. He acted in 23 of them; in his last episode (third season, "07:00 AM - 08:00 AM"), only his body was shown, but he was still credited.

There is some confusion over Ryan Chappelle's job title with various sources citing different titles. However, in the show he is only ever referred to as working for Division. In Season 1 he is referred to as the Division Director, superseding the District Director's (then George Mason) authority. In 2 he is referred to as the Division Chief but it appears that he answers to the District Director. In 3 he is identified as the Regional Director, working for Division. After his death the job of Regional Director was assumed by Bill Buchanan. Season One of the television series 24 was first broadcast from November 6, 2001 to May 21, 2002. ... George Mason was a fictional character in the Fox television series 24. ... Season Two of 24 (aka Day 2) was first broadcast from October 28, 2002 to May 20, 2003. ... Season Three, also known as Day 3 of the television series 24 premiered in America on October 28, 2003 and aired its season finale on May 25, 2004. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Despite not being one of the most prominent characters, the death of Ryan Chappelle is considered by many viewers to be one of the most powerful and dramatic scenes in 24.