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This article is about the TV Series character. You may be looking for his Comic Series counterpart. For other pages with the same name, see: Heath

You saw how we were living back home before you guys got there. We didn't know shit. We thought - It doesn't matter. I get it now. If it's you or someone else, you choose you. You take what you can, you take out who you have to, and you get to keep going. Nobody's in this together, okay? Not anymore.
―Heath to Tara about surviving.[src]

Heath is a survivor of the outbreak in AMC's The Walking Dead. Heath was a supply runner for the Alexandria Safe Zone. While experienced in providing for his community, Heath had difficulty in dealing with the reality of the outside world and losing his friends. During a supply run with Tara, the two were separated. Heath was later captured by the Scavengers. He was brought to the Heaps and traded to the Civic Republic Military for supplies.

His current status and whereabouts are unknown. Given the designations given to those by the CRM, Heath was either infected and brought to the Civic Republic Research Facility in Ithaca, New York where his reanimation was studied, or he was brought to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a consignee, where he would perform manual labor for several years before joining the Civic Republic of Philadelphia.

Overview[]

Heath has been described as an intelligent, cynical, and serious-minded guy with a level of disbelief and dislike for the stupidity he often encounters. The only thing he has that passes for humor is his occasional sarcasm. He is not angry or ill-tempered; he just thinks that people can be (and often are) very dumb. If pressed, he would reluctantly admit that he thinks most people have the potential to be good.

Heath represents the divide between that of the Alexandrians and Rick Grimes' group, as, despite his experience in supply runs, he has not yet faced the horrific circumstances that Rick and his group have experienced, causing some friction between the two groups.

Despite this, Heath has proven to show great care, determination, and loyalty towards his fellow survivors as shown by refusing to leave Scott and Annie behind and generally believes in safety in numbers.

Heath, like Glenn, was shown to be very hesitant to kill another living person, as he was initially unable to do so when they raided the Savior's compound. Seeing his hesitation, Glenn, who had just killed a person for the first time, did it for him rather than force Heath to try to bring himself to do it. But, he later showed that he is willing to kill, but it was only done in the heat of the moment when he was almost killed. Unlike the man he couldn't bring himself to kill, it was in self-defense rather than while his victims were sleeping.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Location Unknown[]

Nothing is known about Heath's life prior to or as the outbreak began.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Virginia[]

From the early start of the outbreak, Heath had been participating in supply runs providing him with the knowledge and capability to operate in severe situations.

At some point later, Heath made his way to the Alexandria Safe Zone where he settled into the community, and upon being interviewed by Deanna Monroe he was officially assigned as a supply runner alongside Scott and Annie of whom the three became close friends as well as a prominent supply run team and thus became an effective asset to the community. During an early scouting Heath's team was assigned to survey the area around Alexandria where they discovered a large camp near a quarry which had been overrun with around 'a dozen' walkers which had been blocked by several trucks.

TV Series[]

Season 6[]

Content
"First Time Again"

Heath makes his first appearance in this episode, overlooking the quarry with the rest of Rick's assembled team and listening to his plan of attack for the following day. He witnesses one of the trucks falling into the quarry, releasing the herd, and races off with Glenn Rhee and Nicholas as the plan is put into immediate effect.

During a series of flashbacks, it is shown that Heath had been out on a weeks-long supply run with fellow runners Scott and Annie since before Rick's group's arrival at the community. When Eugene opens the inner gate, Heath shows confusion at his presence, but manages to convince him that they are community members and to open the gate.

During the following days, Heath is present for Rick's proposed plan of herding the walkers in the quarry out and away from the community to minimize risks. He is among the many volunteers for the mission, and is tasked with clearing the nearby tractor store with Glenn and Nicholas in order to keep the herd on the set path.

In the present, Heath, Glenn and Nicholas clear out the tractor store and head back to the group on the road, overlooking the progress being made on the plan. After the herd reaches the final checkpoint, a loud truck horn is heard blaring in the distance, drawing the back half of the herd in the direction of Alexandria. Heath, along with the rest of the group, heads back ahead of the herd.

"Thank You"

Heath is seen with the main group as they make their way back to Alexandria following the truck horn. Along the way, he overhears Rick conversing with Glenn and Michonne, informing them of the Alexandrians' inexperience and telling them to leave them behind should they not be able to keep up. The entire group witnesses Barnes getting devoured before he is put down by Michonne.

The group splits, with Heath joining Glenn, Michonne, Nicholas, Scott, Annie, David and Sturgess. After dealing with a small group of walkers, the group continues on in search of a working vehicle until they happen upon a small town; Heath recognizes the town as the location of Nicholas and Aiden Monroe's failed supply run, and reluctantly appoints Nicholas as their guide.

After finding Sturgess' hat, they come across Sturgess himself (who had left the group in fear during the earlier walker attack) being devoured by walkers. Retracing their steps, the group finds themselves surrounded in all directions and retreat into a nearby pet store, where they discuss their next move. Heath stays behind with the rest of the group while Glenn and Nicholas devise a plan to distract the walkers by burning down the feed store.

After Heath tends to Scott's injuries and attempts to help Annie, he and Michonne discuss what he overheard Rick talk to her about. Michonne argues that the groups are looking out for each other, and that people are risking their lives for each other's safety. When the topic turns to their experiences in the post-apocalyptic world, Heath insists that he knows how dangerous it can get, but Michonne argues that her group had been through a lot worse, asking if Heath had "ever been covered in so much blood, that [he] didn't know if it was [his], or walkers, or [his] friend's." Heath is then left to think.

After Michonne kills two walkers hiding in the storage room, the group finds that the walkers outside had heard the commotion and that the larger herd is now heading in their direction. They burst out of the pet store, opening fire on the surrounding walkers before making a hasty evacuation. Annie and David are killed during the escape, with Heath witnessing both deaths, being unable to help in either situation.

Heath, Scott and Michonne are later seen traversing a small stream, where Heath looks down at his blood-soaked reflection in the water, remembering Michonne's words and realizing the reality of the situation at hand. They eventually make it back to Alexandria, passing burnt structures on their way to the gate.

"No Way Out"

Heath is seen holing up in the infirmary with Aaron and Spencer during the massive walker invasion in Alexandria. After spotting Rick (who is holding an unconscious Carl) and Michonne frantically cutting a path to the infirmary, Denise, who had arrived moments earlier, calls for Heath, Aaron and Spencer to help her with preparing the operating table, with Heath ordered to acquire several IV bags.

Heath watches as Carl is set on a gurney and wheeled to the center of the room, and looks on in shock as Rick steps outside and makes a stand against the herd. He encourages Aaron and Spencer to join the fight and help Rick with clearing out the dead. The stand-off lasts for several minutes before they are joined by many of the residents. With the timely arrival of Daryl, Sasha and Abraham, the groups, including Heath, continue to kill walkers until the entire town is cleared out. Heath is seen the next morning resting in front of the infirmary, overlooking the corpse-filled streets.

"Not Tomorrow Yet"

Heath is first seen with many of the residents in the church, listening to Rick's proposed plan of attack against the Saviors for the benefit of the community.

The next day, he is seen with the main group as they make preparations for their encounter. As the group is split, Heath is paired with Glenn and they make their way into a forest in search of walkers. After finding and putting several down, Heath and Glenn converse, sharing their anxiety at the thought of killing living people, something neither had done in the past. Both confess that they are nervous and begin to show concern for the possible effects that committing these acts would have on them. After sawing off the heads of the walkers they had killed, the two men carry them back to the rest of the group. Heath listens to Rick as he voices his plans of attacking a few hours before dawn.

Hours before dawn, the group assembles after taking down two guards at the front entrance of the Saviors' compound. They head inside and begin to quietly dispatch slumbering members. Heath and Glenn head into one of the bedrooms and put down two Saviors - it is Glenn, however, who kills both, as Heath is still unable to bring himself to kill a living person. Once the alarms are triggered, Heath and Glenn make a hasty escape through the compound's halls, tailed by several Saviors. They manage to break into a small armory room and, with weapons acquired from the shelves, open fire on the chasing Saviors through the closed door, killing them. The two stare at the carnage in shock and are almost killed by a surviving Savior before Jesus saves them.

After several hours, everyone reconvenes outside. Glenn follows Heath as he enters one of the nearby vehicles, asking him to postpone his two-week supply run. Heath refuses, and he and Tara immediately make their way out of the compound to start their run.

Season 7[]

Content
"Swear"

Heath rests in the camper with Tara and they discuss their actions at the Savior outpost and whether the killings were done because they needed to in order to outlive them as a group or because it was the right thing. Tara tries to convince Heath that they had to dispatch the Saviors and brings up that they should keep scavenging, despite it being two weeks, due to the fact that they have not found much. As they drive, they come across a bridge barricaded with cargo containers. They exit the vehicle and climb on top of the containers and see an abandoned camp along with a bunch of parked cars and a pile of sand, having been dumped by two trucks. As they scavenge the camp, Tara finds a bag sticking out of the sand. As she tugs on it, the sand is displaced, revealing numerous zombies that were buried underneath. Heath and Tara fight for their lives as the zombies overwhelm them, with Heath making a stand on the back of a military Humvee, trying to rescue Tara from the zombies. Unfortunately for Heath, Tara falls over the bridge into the water, forcing him to retreat. When Tara eventually makes her way back to the bridge, she finds Heath gone together with the RV, leaving behind his broken glasses and a plastic card with "PPP" written on it. Heath is nowhere to be found on the bridge or Alexandria.

Civic Republic of Philadelphia[]

At some point after being separated from Tara, Heath was captured by the Scavengers and traded to the Civic Republic Military in exchange for supplies.

Season 10[]

Content
"What We Become"

During Michonne's hallucinations, Heath walks into a bedroom at the satellite outpost with Glenn. As Glenn kills Laura, Heath is about to kill Michonne but she shoots him in the head before he is able to.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Heath has killed:

Relationships[]

For a more in-depth look at Heath's relationships, read here: Heath (TV Series)/Relationships

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Appearances[]

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Season 8
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Appears Voice is heard
👁 Appears with no lines Appears in a flashback
Appears as a walker 🖼 Appears in a photograph/video
Appears as a corpse Appears in a hallucination/dream

Gallery[]

For more images of Heath, please visit Heath (TV Series)/Gallery.

Trivia[]

  • The casting call for this character used the name Delvin.
    • Heath was described as "Early 20s. African-American. An intelligent, cynical and serious-minded guy with a "Jim from 'The Office'" level of disbelief and dislike for the stupidity he often encounters. The only thing he has that passes for humor is his occasional sarcasm. He's not angry or ill-tempered, he just thinks that people can be (and often are) very dumb. If pressed, he'd reluctantly admit that he thinks most people have the potential to be good."
  • Heath was credited in "Start to Finish" but did not appear in the episode.
    • He was also originally planned to appear in "Now" but the scenes were cut.
  • On Talking Dead, it was confirmed that the RV Anne was driving at the beginning of "What Comes After" was the same RV driven by Heath in his last appearance.
  • Heath appears in the final flashbacks of the last episode "Rest in Peace".

International Dubbers[]

Language Dubber Other Characters Voiced
Czech Josef Pejchal Shaved Head Wolf
Kevin
Joseph
Kal
Daniel
Eric Raleigh
Roy
Wesley
William
D.J.
Justin
Sage
Arnold
French Diouc Koma Davon
German N/A N/A
Hungarian Szalay Csongor N/A
Italian Davide Perino Zach
Japanese N/A N/A
Portuguese Rodrigo Horta N/A
Spanish (Latin America) Julián Reinoso N/A
Spanish (Spain) David Hernán Franklin
Tim
Len

References[]

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