- Full Name: Isaac Chinedu Okoye
- Birthdate: 1967-03-12
- Birthplace: Houston, Texas
- Nicknames: Bear
- Callsign: Balu
- Height: 6’3″
- Weight: 220 lbs
- Hair: Black
- Eyes: Brown
- Ethnicity: Nigerian-American
- Sexuality: Heterosexual
- Tattoos: None — not a fan of needles unless he’s holding the syringe
- Early Life:
- Parents:
- Chukwudi Matthew Okoye (b. 1940 d. 2005)
- Ifeoma Grace Okoye (b. 1945)
- Parents:
- Languages: English, Igbo, Spanish
- Religion: Raised Catholic, transitioned toward a personal blend of faith and philosophy rooted in Nigerian spiritual traditions and humanist psychology
- Education:
- Houston Independent School District (class of 1985)
- University of Southern California (class of 2009)
- Degree: B.A. Psychology
- Career:
- United States Army (1985–2005); MOS: 68W – Combat Medic
- Served in multiple theaters: Panama, Somalia, Kosovo, early Iraq
- Ranked Sergeant First Class (SFC) at retirement
- Licensed Trauma Counselor specializing in veterans, burn survivors, and abuse survivors
- United States Army (1985–2005); MOS: 68W – Combat Medic
- Notes:
- Met Scout Dixon** in early 2010 during her outpatient burn recovery
- She resisted therapy; he didn’t push. Instead, offered silence, honesty, and unspoken permission to feel without breaking
- Became her most trusted civilian contact — not because he tried to “fix” her, but because he didn’t try to force anything
- Casting: Winston Duke
Personality Trivia
- Archetype: ISFJ (The Defender)
- Core Energy: The Quiet Harbor
- D&D Alignment: Lawful Good
- Defining Virtue & Vice: Weathered Empathy & Weight of Witness
- Enneagram Type: 9w1 (The Idealist)
- Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff
- Spirit Animal: Bear
- Theme Song: “What a Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke