| Takeshi Kovacs | |
|---|---|
| Altered Carbon character | |
| Portrayed by | Joel Kinnaman (season 1) Anthony Mackie (season 2) |
| Also portrayed by | Will Yun Lee (original) Morgan Gao (young) Byron Mann (season 1) Jihae (season 2) |
| Voiced by | Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese) Ray Chase (English) |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
Takeshi Lev Kovacs is the protagonist in the books Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, and Woken Furies by Richard K. Morgan, which take place in or around the 26th century.[1]
- ^ Morgan, Richard K. (2003). Broken Angels. Victor Gollancz Ltd. pp. 332–36. ISBN 0-575-07323-3.
2089 pre-colonial reckoning. ... the decoding of the first Martian data systems brings in evidence of a starfaring culture at least as old as the whole human race. (pages 332–33) 'We've still only ever found a couple of hundred intact Martian corpses in over four centuries of archaeology' (page 336)