Samuel Sullivan (Robert Knepper)Samuel Sullivan is the leader and proprietor of the Sullivan Brothers Carnival, which is filled with amazing acts of human phenomena.But he is no normal carny, Sullivan literally has the power to move the earth with his mind, creating earthquakes, mudslides and the like. Unlike some of those powers, he has known about his ability his whole life. He is mourning the loss of his brother Joseph. He is like a father figure to his fellow carnies and especially close to Lydia who, when a tattoo needle is applied to her skin, tattoos flow out that give clues to the future. Like all of those with super powers Sullivan and his fellow carnies are in the sights of Sylar.