Bionic Highlights: Kevin Rankin; Nathan on "Bionic Woman" Steals the Show
Katee Sackhoff has gotten lots of great write-ups for her portrayal of Sarah Corvus, the “first bionic woman” and dedicated nemeses to Michelle Ryan’s Jaime Sommers, but there is another character I like almost as well - Nathan. Each week, Jaime and Nathan engage in playful, flirty banter that has really taken on a fun, fan perspective recurrence. Nathan starts most scenes with the “What have you done to my ear, toe, etc.” question after Sommers has damaged her bionics. Sommers reminds Nathan each time those body parts belong to her.
Nathan is played by veteran tv actor Kevin Rankin. Many fans will recognize him as Herc from Friday Night Lights.
In Bionic Woman, we know practically nothing about Nathan, not even his last name, except he is the go-to-guy when Sommers is having technical difficulties. He is a sort of Q to Sommers.
I’ve pulled together a couple of clips.
This clip comes from 1.02, “Paradise Lost”. Sommers is having problems with ringing in her bionic ear and Nathan fixes the problem with an unconventional technique.
This clip from Episode 1.03 has Jaime calling him on the phone for advice. Nathan realizes Sommers is calling him simply as a friend and not because she is interested in him romantically.
This clip from Episode 1.04 is fun because he admits to Sommers that he is a simple “boob man” while mending her broken bionic toe.





November 2nd, 2007 at 6:06 am
[...] Woman: Nathan Preps Jaime for College by Ryan It’s no secret around these parts that I really like the interaction and chemistry Michelle Ry… have each episode. In fact, I think these actors have the best chemistry on the show, and the [...]
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:10 pm
[...] much about his character Nathan, other than he is the go to guy for Jaime all things bionic. He mends her when something breaks, watches her while she is undercover and here, assists as she figures out how to get in the [...]