Though Sophie states that Nate never cheated on his wife; Nate said he was tempted. Nathan Ford is the former leader and mastermind of the Leverage team. He tells her to do something and she delivers with perfect execution; sometimes at elevated risk, which worries Sophie. Parker considers Sterling the "Evil Nate". Timothy Hutton was born in Malibu, California, one of three children born to Maryline (Poole), a teacher, and actor Jim Hutton (Dana James Hutton). Nathan Ford (131) Eliot Spencer (Leverage) (131) Alec Hardison (63) Sophie Devereaux (Leverage) (59) Parker (Leverage) (53) Team Leverage (15) Parker (9) Original Characters (7) Maggie Collins (7) Jim Sterling (7) Include Relationships Nathan Ford/Eliot Spencer (173) In "Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He has difficulty relating or even talking to other people who aren't members of the team which is seen in Nate has also displayed a ruthless, darker side at times, the prime examples being in the Season 4 Nate serves as a father figure to the rest of the team, with exception of Sophie. In response, they steal a collection of valuable art from Nate's former boss, Ian Blackpoole, returning it in exchange for Blackpoole being kicked out of his own company, and disband for six months. In his youth, Nathan learned what it was like to be a bad guy from his father. Shortly after the show's cancellation, tie-in novels were published by Berkley: The team comes together when Victor Dubenich, a wealthy aerospace executive, persuades Ford, disgraced and an alcoholic after the death of his son, to lead a team of talented criminals to steal aeronautical plans allegedly stolen from him by a competitor.
Leverage follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, who use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens. Thirteen episodes were commissioned for the first season.The series premiered on December 7, 2008, on TNT in the United States.
Often the two of them disagree, but usually because of the personal issues between them a few years back. Season 4 opens days after the team's return from San Lorenzo, when they discover that someone has been bugging their headquarters; the culprit is later identified as the wealthy businessman Jack Latimer, who has been profiting by their victories and now offers information on the evildoings of other major corporations, in exchange for profit on each company's downfall. Nate refuses this offer, and his suspicions are justified when Latimer is revealed to be working with Victor Dubenich (the team's first victim) against the team. Eliot is like the oldest son. Leverage is an American action crime drama television series, which aired on TNT from December 7, 2008, to December 25, 2012. If Nathan had a rival, it is Sterling. The mastermind or brains of the team, Nate Ford is a very complicated man still struggling with his grief over In addition, Nate also displays some sociopathic tendencies and has no qualms over manipulating others. Thereafter, they practice similar deceptions to avenge ordinary people who cannot use the legal system to redress their grievances.
After a successful heist, Dubenich withholds their payment and attempts to have them killed, whereupon they implicate him in a bribery attempt, which leads to his arrest by the FBI. The team reunite and resume their activities, still followed by Sterling, until Nate surrenders to the latter in exchange for the others' freedom, finally admitting to Sterling and himself that he is a thief. Season 1 consists of 13 episodes, which writers John Rogers and Chris Downey and producer Dean Devlin intended to be a complete story should the series not be renewed.
The series ranks as ad-supported cable's #1 entertainment program in the Tuesday 10 pm (ET/PT) time slot among viewers, households, and adults 25–54. The December 7, 2008, premiere was watched by 5.6 million viewers and scored TNT's best original series telecast ever in delivery of adults 18–49 during the regular broadcast season. Season 4 further establishes the relationship. He has a long catch-and-release history with Sophie, who is the only team member he selected himself as all the others were chosen beforehand. The team operates free of scrutiny as "Leverage Consulting & Associates", until Nate's former colleague, James Sterling, attempts their capture. It was all her fault, all her fault. Subplots include Nate's struggle with alcoholism, his complicated relationship with grifter Sophie Devereaux and the budding romance between hacker Alec Hardison and thief Parker.
Directed by Dean Devlin. She informed him that The relationship between father and son is frayed at best. After years of flirting, they developed a strong working relationship which recently turned romantic. Most of all, they look to him to make the major decisions. He has sometimes called them "children". He then tried to be a good guy, and ended up being a Gray guy (A good guy who behaves like a bad guy).