Chris Keller is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, portrayed by Christopher Meloni from 1998 to 2003. Oz is an American Television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes Christopher Peter Meloni (born on April 2, 1961) is an American Emmy -nominated Actor known for his near opposite roles as the protective
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Season 2
A violent sociopath, he has committed several murders by the time he is sent to Oz to serve an 88-year sentence. Antisocial personality disorder ( APD) is a Mental disorder.It is defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical Upon his arrival, Keller allies himself with the Aryan Brotherhood gang, "owing" the gang's leader, Vernon Schillinger, who protected him as a 17-year-old during a previous sentence, in exchange for sex. The Aryan Brotherhood, also known as the AB or The Brand, is a White Prison gang numbering about 15000 members in and out of prison Vernon Schillinger is a fictional character played by American actor J Schillinger arranges for the bisexual Keller to meet Tobias Beecher, Schillinger's former sex slave, with the intent of gaining his trust and seducing him. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation Tobias Beecher is a fictional character on the Television show Oz, played by American actor Lee Tergesen. Sexual slavery refers to the organised coercion of persons into various different sexual practices forced Prostitution single-owner sexual slavery A mutual attraction instantly forms between them, and the two eventually exchange confessions of love. Unbeknown to Beecher, however, Keller has betrayed him to Schillinger and the Aryans, who beats him so mercilessly that they break both his arms and legs. Keller obviously enjoys the beating, but is briefly seen experiencing a moment of regret when he returns to his empty cell.
Season 3
Keller later tries to seek Beecher's forgiveness, but Beecher rebuffs him, refusing to have anything further to do with him unless he confessed his role in the attack to prison authorities. Keller complies, but Beecher still rejects him. Keller begins attending counseling sessions with the prison psychiatrist, Sister Peter Marie "Sister Pete" Reimondo, as a ploy to win back Beecher's favor. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Sister Peter Marie Reimondo aka Sister Pete is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz played by Rita Moreno. During the meetings, Keller first tries to make her feel ineffective as a psychiatrist; then through various sexual provocations, forces her to question her commitments as a nun. When Sister Pete discovers that his confessions are insincere, she too turns her back on him.
Keller briefly allies himself with Ryan O'Reily for protection against the Aryans, who now hate him for becoming Beecher's lover and for turning himself in (as Beecher requested), implicating Schillinger. Ryan O'Reily is a fictional character in the television series Oz. He and O'Reily, an inmate equally devoid of conscience, are a force to be reckoned with, plaguing Schillinger and, along with Beecher, playing a role in the death of his son, Andrew. Conscience is a hypothesized Ability or faculty that distinguishes whether our actions are right or wrong Andrew Peter Schillinger, played by Frederick Koehler, is an inmate on the HBO drama Oz.
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Keller eventually does get a chance at a kind of moral redemption when he saves Beecher's life after Schillinger stabs him and Beecher requests that Keller be moved back into their old familiar cell; they share a happy reunion on New Years' Eve. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day.
Season 4
Keller and Beecher's renewed relationship does not last in the face of Vern Schillinger's machinations. In the season premier, Keller was shot in the shoulder and Beecher puts him to safety and his shooter kills 2 inmates and 1 guard, setting the alarm and his shooter kills himself. Unbeknown to Beecher, Schillinger contracts his son, Hank, to kidnap Beecher's children, Gary and Holly. Mad with fear and grief, Beecher believes false rumors claiming that Keller is responsible for the kidnappings. An attempt on Keller's life in retaliation ends their brief reunion, and the two spend the rest of the season attempting ways to hurt one another. Beecher delves into promiscuity, and Keller kills Beecher's lovers, including inmate Mondo Browne, to discredit the new manager of Em City, Martin Querns. Raymond "Mondo" Browne, played by Gano Grills is a fictional character on the HBO TV series Oz. Warden Martin Querns is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz, played by Reg E
After killing Browne, Keller takes up with his former cellmate/lover, Ronald Barlog, to hurt Beecher. Ronald "Ronnie" Barlog was a prisoner on HBO 's Oz in Season 4 Barlog then secretly makes a deal with FBI Agent Pierce Taylor to give evidence against Keller and have him convicted of three murders in exchange for his own freedom. Pierce Taylor is an FBI agent on the HBO drama Oz, played by Robert John Burke. Beecher is immediately suspicious of Barlog and warns Keller, who dismisses the warning as mere jealousy. But Keller soon starts to have his own suspicions and eventually murders Barlog, snapping his neck while receiving oral sex from him. Oral sex refers to sexual activities involving the use of the Mouth, and may include use of the Tongue, Teeth, and Throat, in order Just before killing Barlog, Keller confesses that he had indeed committed the murders the FBI suspected him of, and that his victims, all young, gay men, represented something within himself that he hated. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. When the police discover that Schillinger's other son, Hank, had been murdered and that the hit was ordered by an inmate from within Oz, Keller takes responsibility for the crime to protect Beecher and his family. Hank Schillinger, played by Andrew Barchilon, is a character on the HBO drama Oz. He is then sent to Massachusetts to stand trial for this murder. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
Season 5
Keller is transferred back to Oz the following year, after Agent Taylor proves he lied about his involvement in Hank Schillinger's murder. He is then put in protective custody while the District Attorney's office tries to convict him of an unsolved murder (which he had indeed committed). A district attorney (DA is in some US jurisdictions the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals While in protective custody, he begins an affair with one of the guards, Officer Claire Howell, but soon tires of her and begins rejecting her advances. Claire Howell is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz portrayed by Kristin Rohde. Enraged, Howell brutally beats him, putting him in the infirmary, and tells her superiors that he attacked her. A hospital is an institution for Health care providing treatment by specialised staff and equipment and often but not always providing for After he recuperates from his injuries, he is found guilty of the murder charge, and sentenced to death. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment.
Season 6
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When Beecher is paroled, he shows his gratitude to Keller by helping him appeal his death sentence, which is subsequently overturned. Parole may have different meanings depending on the field and judiciary system In Law, an appeal is a process for requesting a formal change to an official decision At about this time, Beecher's father is stabbed to death in a suspiciously empty hall. While Keller's relationship with Beecher is by now somewhat estranged, he tries to show his former lover that he still cares by killing Franklin Winthrop, the inmate who had murdered Beecher's father to advance in the Aryan Brotherhood. Franklin Winthrop is a character in the HBO series Oz, played by Andy Powers.
Keller then concocts a plan to ensure that he and Beecher can be together again; he asks Beecher to deliver a package of illegal medicine for his dying ex-wife. Beecher hesitates, but eventually agrees and takes the package. Shortly after Beecher leaves the room, Keller makes an anonymous telephone call to tip off the police, getting Beecher caught and sent back to Oz. Furious, Beecher rejects Keller once and for all. At this time, Beecher is offered a deal from the FBI to set Keller up and he seriously considers it. Meanwhile, Keller seems to get on friendly terms with Schillinger again.
A play of Macbeth is being put on by a number of prisoners with Schillinger in the lead role and Beecher as MacDuff. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between Keller takes a job backstage managing the props. He tells Schillinger that they will kill Beecher then later tells Beecher that he is being friends with Schillinger to keep Beecher alive. He then kisses Schillinger and tells him that he will switch Schillinger's prop knife with a real one so he can kill Beecher onstage. A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is any object held or used on stage by an Actor for use in furthering the plot or story line of a Theatrical However, during the final fight scene, Keller switches Beecher's knife with a real one. Beecher stabs Schillinger unintentionally during a fight scene, thinking the knife in his hand is a prop. Keller claims to have no idea how a real knife got onto the set. Schillinger's death is considered an accident.
Afterward, Beecher returns to his cell, only to find that Keller is his new cellmate and discovers that Keller, despite their past, still believes they should be together. Keller reaffirms his love for Beecher and explains that he eliminated every obstacle between them, referring to Schillinger. He also claims to have taken care of the entire Aryan Brotherhood to keep Beecher safe from any retaliation. However, during a heated conversation Beecher demands to know whether Keller had set him up with the illegal drugs; when Keller admits the truth, Beecher rejects him for the final time. During the ensuing confrontation in EmCity Beecher pushes Keller away; Keller then leans forward towards Beecher, tells him he loves him and propels himself over a railing, while screaming "Beecher, don't!" to make it look like Beecher pushed him. The fall breaks his neck and kills him. Inmates on the lowerfloor, including Ryan O'Reily, look up and it becomes apparent to Beecher just how guilty he looks. Beecher is blamed for Keller's death and was facing the death penalty for Keller's death, although it was actually a suicide.
At the same time, a package arrives from a friend of Keller's, containing an unknown contaminant. When opened by the Aryans in the mail room, the contents are released into the air, killing the inmates and two guards in the room and resulting in a total evacuation. In the final scenes, the entire prison is empty and several buses leave the premises loaded with prisoners and staff, and the camera focuses on Beecher, who can't help but smile knowing who was responsible.
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