Maddux Donner

Maddux Donner is a character on Defying Gravity portrayed by Ron Livingston.
Born and raised in Iowa, Maddux Donner is a veteran astronaut saddled with an inescapable tragedy from his past – the death of two crewmates on Mars (for which he feels responsible). A last-minute inclusion on the new Antares crew, Donner’s reflective and tough-minded questioning makes him the moral voice of this mission. If there’s a way to do things right this time, Donner will lead the way. Romantic entanglements with ship geologist Zoe Barnes (as well as pilot Nadia Schilling) make Donner’s job as chief engineer on this six-year voyage as uniquely personal as it is professional.
== Biography ==
=== 2042 ===
Donner, along with Ted Shaw, Sharon Lewis and Jeff Walker were the members of a mission to Mars, led by Mike Goss. Donner was in a relationship with Sharon during the mission. Sharon and Walker were caught in a storm during the mission and were left stranded on the surface as the other three astronauts made it safely back to Earth
=== 2047 ===
Donner, along with Ted Shaw and Rollie Crane, served as Astronaut Instructors for the Flight of the Antares Astronaut Candidates (ASCANs).
=== 2052 ===
== Family ==
Donner was born in Iowa, USA.
== Final Chapter ==
Following the cancellation of the series, James Parriott confirmed how Donner's story arc would have ended.
Donner & Zoe – Probably already guessed or assumed by many, but Donner’s reversed vasectomy was part of the DNA change brought upon by Beta. Eventually, toward the very end of the series, the true reason for that happening would be revealed, when Zoe becomes pregnant again on the trip. So yes, even Zoe’s hysterectomy would be “reversed” in order for that to happen.
“They were all going to be tested. The idea was that they all had points in their lives that, if they could do them all again, then they would have chosen a different path. Beta — the ‘fractal objects’ — were going to put them up against those same situations and stand them up to themselves again, give them a chance to make another decision.”