the walking dead "Philip Blake(The Governor)"

Philip Blake (The Governor)
Actor	David Morrissey
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown-Gray
Age	Late 30's to mid 40's
Occupation	Unknown
Relations	Rowan (Former Lover) Andrea (Former Lover) Penny (Daughter) Unnamed Wife
First Appearance	"Walk With Me"
Last Appearance	N/A
Status	Alive
Series lifespan	"Walk With Me" to Present
Ethnicity	Caucasian-American

"When The Governor returns he's going to kill me first. Michonne. My brother. Then your girls. Glenn and Carl and the baby, whoever else is left. He'll save Rick for last so he can watch his family and friends die ugly. That's who you're dealing with."

—Merle describing The Governor to Hershel.

Philip Blake, better known as "The Governor," is the main antagonist of Season 3 of The Walking Dead. He is a survivor of the undead apocalypse who is in command of the fortified town of Woodbury after the outbreak.

Appearance and PersonalityOverview

The Governor is a very tall, slim built Caucasian male with brownish-grey hair. He is often seen wearing a navy blue shirt with a vest, beige pants, a watch, and a sheath that holds his gun and signature weapon, the Bowie knife. After the severe damage dealt to his eye at the hands of Michonne, Philip is forced to wear an eye-patch.

The Governor plays off a façade of a stern, just leader, but in reality is a sinister and disturbed man. He is a smooth talker, commonly able to talk his way out of situations and uses this ability to manipulate others into doing his bidding. He is obsessed with keeping power, and prefers to be in control at all times. However, he also has dark secrets; such as keeping the reanimated corpse of his daughter and having a room filled with walker heads.

Pre-Apocalypse

Location Unknown

Philip was a family man, having had a wife and daughter named Penny. He was dissatisfied with his plain, mediocre life. He was an office drone, working for a younger boss who frequently hounded him. His wife died in a car accident eighteen months prior to the outbreak, leaving him and his daughter to rely on one another. Milton Mamet reveals that he knew Philip before the apocalypse.