Sir David Friend

Sir David Friend
As depicted in the TV series
Biographical Information
Name	Sir David Friend
Title	Sir
Physical Information
Status	Active
Nationality	British
Gender	Male
Hair	Gray
Skin	Caucasian
Relationship Information
Family	Fiona Friend (daughter) Caroline Friend (wife)
Affiliations	Prime Minister
Series Information
First Appearance	Point Blanc
Last Appearance	Point Blanc
Portrayed by	Simon Shepherd

“	Alex Rider: Friend... As in Friend's supermarkets? Tulip Jones: Supermarkets. Department stores. Art galleries. Football teams. Friend is certainly a member of the same club as Roscoe. The billionaires' club. He's also heavily involved in government circles, as personal adviser to the prime minister very little happens in this country without Sir David Friend being involved in some way	”
—Tulip Jones and Alex Rider discuss Sir David Friend

Sir David Friend is a multi billionaire in the Alex Rider series, he appears in the novel Point Blanc, where Alex Rider is forced to spy on Point Blanc Academy where Dr. James Grief was suspected of plotting to replace the sons of powerful men.

Physical Appearance

He has curling gray hair, glasses, and a rather aristocratic air about him.

Family

He also has a daughter, named Fiona Friend. He is married to Lady Caroline Friend.

Profession

He is a tycoon of grocery supermarkets, and Dr. Hugo Grief says he has the Prime Minister's ear.

Role in Series

Point Blanc

Alex must convince the academy he is the son of David Friend to be admitted to the school (which only accepts the "troubled" thirteen to fourteen year old sons of rich family). David Friend agrees in the pretendence, but he isn't happy about using a child as a spy.

Alex spends two weeks with the family under the disguise of a troubled child.

Differences in the TV series

Season One

The TV series keeps virtually all of David Friend's involvement the same, only adding certain unique interactions, such as David advising Alex that Alan Blunt will never stop "using you".