Theo Graves

Theo Graves is a photographer who seeks beauty in decadence and decay in the ordinary. He is a character in NYC portrayed by Isaac Powell. Theo is a self-proclaimed psychic of Haitian descent sentimentally involved with Adam Carpenter.

Background[]

Theo moved to New York City at some point in his life, and began his career with Sam's help. In a conversation with Adam, Theo described his work as exposing the perverted in what everyone else sees as beautiful. Initially, he used to photograph subjects other people saw as grotesque such as a scrοtum wrapped in chains. To him, it was beautiful like a bouquet. However, as soon as other people started seeing the beauty in it, Theo lost interest and trivialized his work – Now he likes photographing flowers and water drops.^[2]

Story[]

Personality and Appearance[]

Theo professes to have psychic gifts inherited from his Haitian grandmother, a woman believed to be a witch because she could see things that others could not. Theo is a hedonist and sought-after photographer who used to have risqué subjects before growing bothered by people marketing his art. Theo has a brash and arrogant attitude that he ascribed as coming from Sam's negative influence. Unlike his former lover, however, Theo is capable of selfless gestures and fits right in with Adam and his crew in a more positive environment.