Who is alphas right hand man?

The towering presence of Beta finally made his debut, and while he initially appears to be Alpha's right-hand man in the Whisperers, Ryan Hurst
Ryan Hurst
Early life

Hurst was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Candace Kaniecki, an acting coach, and Rick Hurst, an actor. He attended Santa Monica High School. He converted to Sikhism and his Sikh name is Gobind Seva Singh.
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— who is playing the enforcer — promises there is much more to come with his character.
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Why does Beta hide his face?

They are not in a mental hospital, they are in a rehab facility. The man is not Beta's brother, it's his friend. And Beta constantly has his face covered not because he's scarred (and this is still speculation), but because he's famous and recognizable.
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Who was Beta before the outbreak?

Pre-Apocalypse

Prior to the outbreak, Beta was a professional and famous country musician known as "Half Moon". For unknown reasons, he visited a rehabilitation center, and became close friends with his rehab counsellor while there.
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What was betas true identity?

"TWD" season 10, episode 13 confirmed Beta's mysterious identity when he was revealed to be a famous country singer before the zombie apocalypse. There have been teases on both "TWD" and spin-off "Fear TWD" about Beta's reveal you may have missed, including a record with Hurst's face on it.
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Is Opie a Beta?

While many fans know and love him as Opie Winston from Sons of Anarchy, Hurst recently stepped into the role of the villainous Beta on The Walking Dead; a beast of a man known for his unwavering devotion to the psychotic Alpha (Samantha Morton), his skill in hand-to-hand combat and his refusal to remove his walker mask ...
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Was Opie in The Walking Dead?

Ryan Hurst played the beloved Harry 'Opie' Winston on Sons of Anarchy and the feared Beta on The Walking Dead. In a recent interview with Cinema Blend, he brought up some interesting comparisons between these two characters' deaths.
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Who did Negan think Beta was?

Beta on The Walking Dead

We also find out that Beta in the series is a celebrity like his comic book counterpart. He is the singer known as Half Moon. Alpha and Negan recognized him. Half Moon is the only character to appear in all three of The Walking Dead universe series.
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Why did the whisperer recognize Beta?

Before she died, and during the struggle, however, Gamma managed to scratch off part of Beta's skin-mask, revealing part of his face beneath. It isn't much, but it's enough so that another Whisperer, who walks up on Beta at the moment, instantly recognizes him.
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Is Beta Half Moon?

It's revealed that Beta was a famous musician whose name looked to be Half Moon. But Beta's real name may not be Half Moon after all. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, showrunner Angela Kang revealed that while the album cover did have the name 'Half Moon' in bold letters, it's not Beta's real name.
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Who is Half Moon supposed to be The Walking Dead?

When The Walking Dead revealed Whisperer Beta (Ryan Hurst) was once famed country music singer Half Moon in Season 10 episode 14, "Look at the Flowers," it might have also formed a connection with a Season 8 episode set years before Beta and Whisperer leader Alpha (Samantha Morton) menaced the Hilltop.
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Who was Alpha before the Apocalypse?

Even in the comic book series, Alpha's real name is a mystery. No one knows what she was called before the zombie apocalypse ended the world as we know it. Her own daughter refers to her as "Alpha." When she introduced herself to the Hilltop community in the episode "Bounty," she called herself "Alpha" as well.
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What did Alpha do to Frances?

Frances' sister drags Alpha to safety and pushes Frances into the herd of walkers, killing her. This impresses Alpha, who thanks her for her sacrifice and later grants her the title of Gamma.
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Is betas mask his son?

Even before Alpha and Beta created The Whisperers, however, Beta's face is never seen. He's wearing a ski mask in the flashbacks, and as we learn in this episode, his skin mask is made up of the face of his own dead son.
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Who is Alpha's second-in-command?

'The Walking Dead' Season 9 Spoilers: Meet Beta, Alpha's Second-in-Command in The Whisperers. Sons of Anarchy's Ryan Hurst will recur in The Walking Dead Season 9 as Beta, TheWrap reported Monday. As their character names imply, Beta is Alpha's second-in-command.
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Does Beta take his mask off?

In the comics, Beta similarly refuses to take off his mask. His identity is only revealed when he is killed by Aaron and Jesus at the end of the Whisperer War. They instantly recognize that before the apocalypse, Beta was a famous pro basketball player who tried his hand at acting and starred in car commercials.
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Why is Beta so loyal to Alpha?

Beta is the kind of person who values stability. Clearly he came from a place where he didn't have a lot of stability, and Alpha was able to offer that to him and give him the direction he needed to survive in the new world.
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What is wrong with Betas face?

In the episode, streaming now on the AMC website, Beta has a confrontation with Gamma (Thora Birch) that leads to his mask getting torn and part of his face becoming visible.
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Who is Beta behind the mask?

However, the character was one of the lead antagonists on the AMC for the past two seasons. Fans of The Walking Dead know it all too well that the actor behind the mask of Beta is Ryan Hurts, who is best known for his appearance in Sons of Anarchy.
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What did Beta do before the Apocalypse?

Also in both universes, Beta is a famous celebrity before the apocalypse; in the comic books, he was a basketball player and an actor, and in the television series it was revealed in an episode of the companion series, Fear the Walking Dead (where Hurst made an uncredited cameo appearance), that he was a country ...
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Who is Beta supposed to be?

During the episode titled "Look At the Flowers," it was revealed that before the apocalypse, Beta was a famous country music singer. In fact, he was a well-known celebrity who performed under the name Half Moon. Following the zombie outbreak, Beta went crazy and joined Alpha.
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Did Morgan know about the whisperers?

So was Morgan referencing the Whisperers? Lennie James, who plays Morgan on the TV show, said that he didn't know. "In all honesty, I couldn't tell you," he told ComicBook.com.
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Who is the big man in The Walking Dead?

The newest villain in the Walking Dead universe has been named. Ryan Hurst, best known for his starring role on five seasons of FX's Sons of Anarchy, has joined the cast of the AMC zombie drama in the recurring role of the villainous Beta, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
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Who is the leader of the whisperers?

Alpha is the leader of the Whisperers, a mysterious group of hostile survivors who disguise themselves with the skin of the undead in order to blend in with them and not get noticed, and the mother of Lydia (Cassady McClincy).
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