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Andrew Prior is the father of Beatrice "Tris" Prior and Caleb Prior and husband of Natalie Prior. He was born Erudite and his parents were friendly with Jeanine Matthews but he chooses Abnegation as his faction. He is one of the council members of Abnegation along with Marcus Eaton. He is described as having a hooked nose with black hair and is an affectionate and caring man. He becomes angry and disappointed when both his children choose other factions over Abnegation and does not visit Tris on Visiting Day as a result.
In Divergent, he becomes angry when both his son and daughter do not choose Abnegation as their faction. He appears in Tris's fear landscape. He reunites with his son and daughter during the attack of Dauntless (controlled by Erudite) at Abnegation. He goes to the Dauntless headquarters with Tris and others and becomes upset with her when she shoots Peter. He dies due to a gunshot to the stomach from a Dauntless guard under simulation control.
Andrew Prior is portrayed by Tony Goldwyn.