William Cartwright

William Cartwright (portrayed by Jack Varenhout) is a recurring character in Vanished. He was a dedicated Jury member before being dishonered by The Judge.

Background (Pre-Apocalypse)
Not much is currently known about William's background before the apocalypse.

Season 2
William play's a major role in Season 2.

"Lone Wolf"

In this episode William is seen as Winston H. Abrams prison guard in Winston's flashback's, giving some insight into why he was Dishonoured for letting Winston escape. William is also take on a hunting trip with The Judge as a way of the pair to regain trust. When an Anarchist attacks The Judge, William proves his worth by tackling the Anarchist and smashing his head in with a sledgehammer.

"The Psycho and The Killer"

In this episode William is rewarded by The Judge for saving his life from the Anarchist. The Judge gives William visitation rights with his girlfriend, Jessica Navarro, After spending some time with Jessica she dumps William. William discovers that Jessica breaking up with him is a plot of The Judge's in an attempt to weaponize William by bringing out his Sadistic side. When the Judge arrives William tackles him into the ground, The Judge is able to reverse the move and attempts to strangle William to death, Jessica saves William by knocking The Judge out with his own bat. William runs away and The Judge sends Barry North after him.

Episodes
William is in the following episodes:
 * Lone Wolf
 * The Psycho and The Killer

Kills

 * 1 Anarchist

Trivia

 * William was never sadistic, this character trait was added by the actor on-set while filming, his character arc was drastically changed due to this.
 * William was never originally a jury member, instead he was a random person who agreed to help fight the jury, it was decided that he should be introduced earlier as a jury member to give the character a motivation for wanting to join Evan Reed and risk his life fighting The Jury.