Mycroft Holmes (Elementary)
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mycroft Holmes |
| Occupation: | Restaurateur, M16 Operative |
| Relationships: | Brother of Sherlock Holmes, Son of Morland Holmes |
| Fandom: | Elementary |
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Mycroft Holmes is a character from the television series Elementary, based on the character of the same name from Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. He appears in Season 2 of the series and is portrayed by Rhys Ifans.
Canon History
Mycroft Holmes is the older brother of Sherlock Holmes and the eldest son of Morland Holmes. He is a restaurateur who runs several successful restaurants through England and Europe, and later is revealed to be an operative for M16.
He and Sherlock have a terse relationship and previous to his appearance, has not talked to Sherlock in five years due to Sherlock's affair with his fiancé (who was a gold digger). Somewhere in that time, he was diagnosed with Leukemia and received a bone marrow transplant, and recovered from his illness, leaving him with an improved personal belief and attitude.
He and Joan Watson begin to form a relationship, which ends when he is forced to fake his death in order to protect himself, Sherlock and Joan.