The following is a list of descriptions for characters on the HBO television series Six Feet Under , which aired for five seasons, from through While the series ends in , the finale " Everyone's Waiting " was met with universal acclaim from both critics and viewers alike, who cited the fact that the finale looked decades forward to the end of each main character's life, as shown in the "biographies" below.
Nathaniel Samuel "Nate" Fisher, Jr. In the first episode, Nate is returning to Los Angeles on Christmas Eve only to learn that his father has died. A recurring theme throughout the series is Nate searching for the ideal life. In the pilot episode, he meets Brenda Chenowith on an airplane and has sex with her upon landing. Upon learning of his father's death, his mother asks him to stay, despite Nate wanting to return to Seattle. Displeased with the direction his life is going, Nate agrees to stay and become business partners with his brother in the funeral home.
Nate is diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation AVM , and then engaged to Brenda. During their engagement, Brenda sleeps with others, claiming a sex addiction which Nate does not believe.
Nate starts to have seizures and seeks treatment for his AVM. Nate marries his former roommate and girlfriend Lisa, after discovering that Lisa is pregnant with their child between seasons 2 and 3. When their daughter Maya is still very young, Lisa disappears and is eventually discovered to have drowned.
It's later implied that she was murdered by her brother-in-law when she tried to end their affair. Nate reconciles with Brenda and they move in together. He agrees to marry her and have a child but Brenda miscarries on the eve of their wedding. Nate does not want Brenda's next pregnancy. He develops feelings for his stepfather's daughter, Maggie, a Quaker. After Nate and Maggie have sex, he collapses and is rushed to a hospital. Although it appears he will recover, he dies in his sleep with David by his side.
