Wyatt Harris is a main character on FOX's 9-1-1: Lone Star who is the son of Judd Ryder and Marlene Harris. He begins working as a 9-1-1 dispatcher in Season 5. He first appears in the fifth episode of the third season and is portrayed by starring cast member Jackson Pace.
History[]
Meeting Judd[]
Wyatt came to meet Judd at the firehouse after tracking him down with the help of an online genetic ancestry website. He told Judd that he was his son. While there, he meets Judd's wife Grace Ryder and daughter Charlie. Judd was skeptical at first because if he had gotten someone pregnant over the past 20 years, he'd know about it, but after Wyatt showed him an old picture of his mother, he instantly recognized the woman. Wyatt told him that he did not want to blow up anyone's life or want money, he just wanted to meet his father. Before he left the firehouse, Grace asked him to put his number in her phone so that they could contact him.[1]
Alien Hunting[]
In "The ATX-Files", Judd and Grace invite Wyatt over for dinner and for the weekend. When he's offered meat, Wyatt tells them that he doesn't eat any and when Judd offers him truffle mac, Wyatt reveals that he's vegan so he can't eat it either. Judd realises that the whole weekend he had planned with Wyatt is ruined because he had in mind to go deer hunting and bass fishing. Then, Grace tells Judd that maybe he should just ask Wyatt what he likes to do for fun. He replies that he likes to skate, making TikToks and playing "Magic" - which is a fantasy-based tabletop card game before he apologizes and says that he's weird, Judd picks up on that and asks him if he likes aliens. Later in the week, Grace tells Wyatt that he can call her Grace, not Mrs Ryder. Ever since, she treats Wyatt as if he is her son too
The next day, Judd comes to visit Owen and tells him about Wyatt being his son. Owen tells him that he's happy that Judd came to see him and that he'll share any hard knowledge he has about raising a young man. Judd tells him that he appreciates it but it's not why he's here, he's here to talk about aliens because he doesn't know anyone who knows more about aliens than Owen does and he was hoping Owen would take him and Wyatt on an extraterrestrial spotting excursion which Owen agrees to. They go alien hunting at the same location a couple said they saw aliens during a call, earlier that week and just watches as Owen and Wyatt bond while they talk about aliens and veganism. In the morning, Judd accidentally find dead animals with lots of radiation around them. Once they wrap the call, Judd comes back home to Grace and Wyatt playing video games. He apologizes for coming home so late and Wyatt tells him that it's no big deal because he and Grace had fun, Judd replies that it is a big deal because he missed his whole day. Wyatt replies that he had a great time with Judd and Owen alien hunting. Judd says that if it wasn't for Owen Wyatt's whole trip would've been ruined and Wyatt replies that this was the best weekend of his life because of Judd because he had always want to go camping with his dad and now he has. Judd tells him that the next time Wyatt comes, they'll go to his uncle Cash's ranch.
Arrest[]
He gets arrested for destroying mailboxes. Judd decides to bring him to his uncle Cash's ranch and there Wyatt meets one of his uncles and paternal grandfather Stuart, who welcome him with open arms. In a conversation with Judd, Wyatt reveals his pent-up anger at how Judd was never there for him and how he is actually trying, and he doesn't know how to process it. Much later, Wyatt saves Judd's life after he breaks his leg after falling from his horse. During this experience, he accepts and refers to Judd as his father, much to the latter's joy. Wyatt continued to accept his family, by referring to Stuart as his grandfather and introducing him to his favorite food, something the latter accepted.[2]
Job Interview[]
Wyatt has an interview for an internship at Tele-Lively, for Max Keller and it falls through because he followed Judd's advices of wearing a suit. Later, while he's waiting for Judd who went back to talk to the owner of the company, the building explodes and Wyatt has to call 9-1-1.
Joining the Fire Academy[]
Wyatt tells him that he's dropping out of college to become a firefighter and that he and his girlfriend Leigh-Anne are having a baby. Wyatt asks Judd to contact the Austin FD's chief to give him more chances to get accepted into the academy but Judd refuses because he doesn't think Wyatt would make a great firefighter, as he finds him "too soft". Later, Judd goes back on his position and decides to help Wyatt - not by going to the Chief because Wyatt already did it on his own - but by helping him train, by jogging in the streets.[3]
Truck Crash[]
Wyatt gets hit by a truck while riding his bike and the 126-paramedic team respond to the call. His father was devastated and quickly made sure to be there for him. At the hospital, Tommy tells Judd that Wyatt is in surgery for brain swelling and several broken vertebrae. [4]
Joining the Call Center[]
A year later, Wyatt more or less recovered from his injuries but became wheelchair bound. He and Leigh-Ann later became parents of a son named Liam, who they are over the moon about. Wyatt decided to choose a new way of helping people, by becoming a 9-1-1 dispatcher.
Wyatt and his family are introduced to a new apartment that Judd had renovated for Wyatt to be able to function with his family. Wyatt is overjoyed by this, though somewhat worried about how his father used his new free time to do all this but the latter stated he had to be there for his family. Much later, he was at work when Carlos Reyes, a Texas Ranger had come in for questions. Wyatt and Carlos recalled the other, with Carlos voicing how he's happy Wyatt found a calling. After Carlos voiced suspicion about the emergencies being connected to a string of robberies, Wyatt helped out by stating they must have used a different way to call. His theory proved accurate and its revealed the robbers created disasters to have the armored trucks change routes, so they could be ambushed. Wyatt's actions earned him thanks and the Texas Rangers later foiled the robbers. [5]
Trivia[]
- He is vegan.
- He likes to skate.
- He is the first main character of the franchise to be wheelchair bound, although this was due to an accident.
Appearances[]
| Season Three | |||||
| "The Big Chill" | "Thin Ice" | "Shock and Thaw" | "Push" | "Child Care" | "The ATX-Files" |
| "Red vs. Blue" | "In the Unlikely Event of an Emergency" | "The Bird" | "Parental Guidance" | "Prince Albert in a Can" | "Negative Space" |
| "Riddle of the Sphynx" | "Impulse Control" | "Down To Clown" | "Shift-Less" | "Spring Cleaning" | "A Bright and Cloudless Morning" |
| Season Four | |||||
| "The New Hotness" | "The New Hot Mess" | "Cry Wolf" | "Abandoned" | "Human Resources" | "This Is Not A Drill" |
| "Tommy Dearest" | "Control Freaks" | "Road Kill" | "Sellouts" | "Double Trouble" | "Swipe Left" |
| "Open" | "Tongues Out" | "Donors" | "A House Divided" | "Best Of Men" | "In Sickness and In Health" |
| Season Five | |||||
| "Both Sides, Now" | "Trainwrecks" | "CI2" | "My Way" | "Thunderstruck" | "Naked Truth" |
| "Kiddos" | "The Quiet Ones" | "Fall From Grace" | "All Who Wander" | "Impact" | "Homecoming" |
Gallery[]
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A more complete gallery with pictures of Wyatt Harris can be found here. |
References[]
- ↑ "Child Care"
- ↑ "Shift-Less"
- ↑ "Double Trouble"
- ↑ "A House Divided"
- ↑ "Both Sides, Now"