Rollie Crane is a character on Defying Gravity portrayed by Ty Olsson.
Once the Mission Commander onboard Antares, Rollie is now CapCom, calling the shots as best he can from the confines of Mission Control. The type of guy who is everyone’s best friend or big brother, Rollie is fiercely loyal, good and kind. Married to Jen for two years, Rollie has always been, and will always be, desperately in love with her. When an accident threatens Rollie’s career, we’ll see his natural honesty clash with ISO brass, an unnatural and heart-wrenching test for this tried and true company man.
Biography[]
2047[]
Rollie, along with Maddux Donner and Ted Shaw, served as Astronaut Instructors for the Flight of the Antares Astronaut Candidates (ASCANs).
2050[]
Rollie married Jen.
2052[]
Family[]
He's married to Jen Crane. He is from the United States.
Final Chapter[]
Following the cancellation of the series, James Parriott confirmed how Rollie's story arc would have ended.
Rollie — “Rollie was going to be in jail for his [driving incident] and have to be pulled out and take Eve [to Mars]. And they were going to go up in one of the resupply vessels to Mars.”