Dr. Roland Burton
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Dr. Roland Burton is a fictional character
from the Lifetime TV show Army Wives
. He is played by Sterling K. Brown
.
). As such, he is the lone "Army husband" among the main characters, which include four Army wives. While he and Joan are at odds in Season 1, he has a one-night stand with a visiting reporter. He confesses to Joan when she returns from from a PTSD treatment center, leading to some anger-filled moments, but she forgives him after a few episodes.
Roland and Joan have a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, who was born at the end of Season 2 and celebrates her first birthday in Season 4. Sara Elizabeth's godparents are Claudia Joy
and General Michael Holden
.
. In Season 2, Joan returns home to work for General Holden, while Roland puts his previous education and experience in psychiatry to use as a counselor for the high school on the Fort Marshall base. He loses that job due to what is later revealed to be unfair circumstances, and goes to work for a man named Terence Price, joining him in a private counseling practice. At the end of Season 3, Terence is forced to flee due to an incident in the past (which caused him to change his identity), and Roland assumes the practice himself.
Joan, meanwhile, has been promoted to Lt. Colonel, and deploys to Iraq
at the end of Season 3. Roland is forced to juggle career and home life, much as the Army wives are doing, as the couple's daughter turns one year old.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the Lifetime TV show Army Wives
Army Wives
Army Wives is an American drama series that follows the lives of four army wives, their families, and an army husband whose wife is in the army. The series, shot at ABC Studios, premiered on Lifetime on June 3, 2007...
. He is played by Sterling K. Brown
Sterling K. Brown
Sterling K. Brown is an American actor.-Life and career:Brown was born in St. Louis, Missouri. An avid actor since he was a child, he went on to attend Stanford University, where he earned a B.A...
.
Personal life
Roland is married to Colonel Joan Burton (Wendy DavisWendy Davis
Wendy Davis is an American actress. She is currently appearing in the hit Lifetime Television series, Army Wives, as Colonel Joan Burton.-Early Years:...
). As such, he is the lone "Army husband" among the main characters, which include four Army wives. While he and Joan are at odds in Season 1, he has a one-night stand with a visiting reporter. He confesses to Joan when she returns from from a PTSD treatment center, leading to some anger-filled moments, but she forgives him after a few episodes.
Roland and Joan have a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, who was born at the end of Season 2 and celebrates her first birthday in Season 4. Sara Elizabeth's godparents are Claudia Joy
Claudia Joy Holden
Claudia Joy Holden is a fictional character on the Lifetime television series Army Wives, portrayed by Kim Delaney.-Personal life:...
and General Michael Holden
Michael Holden
Major General Michael James Holden is a fictional character from the Lifetime television series Army Wives, portrayed by Brian McNamara.- Personal life :Michael has been married to Claudia Joy Holden for 20 years...
.
Career
In the first season, Roland is primarily a "house-husband," dealing with the on and off deployments of his wife, who is a major in the Army and leads a combat unit in AfghanistanAfghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. In Season 2, Joan returns home to work for General Holden, while Roland puts his previous education and experience in psychiatry to use as a counselor for the high school on the Fort Marshall base. He loses that job due to what is later revealed to be unfair circumstances, and goes to work for a man named Terence Price, joining him in a private counseling practice. At the end of Season 3, Terence is forced to flee due to an incident in the past (which caused him to change his identity), and Roland assumes the practice himself.
Joan, meanwhile, has been promoted to Lt. Colonel, and deploys to Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
at the end of Season 3. Roland is forced to juggle career and home life, much as the Army wives are doing, as the couple's daughter turns one year old.