Martin Colvin

	Male
	Unknown
	1st Class
	Informant in First Class (formerly) Accidental stowaway and chef on the Pirate train (formerly)
	York Lam (Husband) Gavin (son) Murray (son)
	Stephen Lobo
	Snowpiercer
	First, the Weather Changed

Martin Colvin is a recurring character on TNT's Snowpiercer. He is portrayed by Stephen Lobo.

History

Background

Martin is a member of First Class. Secretly, he is also an informant for Melanie Cavill, reporting on any tensions that might be significant.

Throughout The Series

Season 1

In First, the Weather Changed, Martin is seen eating breakfast with his family, York and two of their sons. He greeted Melanie when she walked to their table. He tease Melanie that she is not allowed to have better Cantonese than him when Melanie spoke to his husband.

In The Train Demanded Blood, Martin provides the revolution with a gun in secret, not wanting the Folgers to take power.

Season 3

In The Tortoise and the Hare, it's revealed that Martin became an inadvertent stowaway aboard the pirate train after falling asleep in his cabin when Andre Layton hijacked the first ten cars of Snowpiercer. During the six months stranded aboard the train, he has served as the crew's chef. He later assists Miss Audrey in trying to force Alexandra Cavill to leave Layton, Bennett Knox and Josie Wellstead behind and reconnect with the rest of the train due to his concerns about their long-term survival, but Bess Till hits him over the head with a wrench and retakes the Engine.

Martin subsequently doesn't appear again on the pirate train, even after the crew has to disconnect four cars, leaving it unknown if Till killed him or knocked him out.

Appearances

Appearance	EP1	EP2	EP3	EP4	EP5	EP6	EP7	EP8	EP9	EP10
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Appeared			Did Not Appeared				H = Hallucinations
V = Voiced			C = Cameo

Memorable Quotes

Season 1

First, the Weather Changed

Melanie: "Good morning Martin!"

Martin: "Morning!"

Melanie: "Good morning. Mr. Lam! [speaks Cantonese]

Melanie: [speaks Cantonese]

York: "My congee was quite good! Thanks for asking!"

Martin: "Oh no. You’re not allowed to have better Cantonese than me."

Melanie: [chuckles] Oh, I don’t."

―  Melanie greets Martin and York at breakfast.

Access Is Power

WIP

Justice Never Boarded

Melanie: "So they're talking about sedition."

Martin: "Mm."

Melanie: "How did the commander respond?"

Martin: "Uh, well, he didn't agree or... or disagree. He mostly just, uh, stared at us coldly, which, I won't lie, is very effective. Don't you need to get to the trial?"

Melanie: "I do. We'll speed up those renovations for you, and Mr. Wilford thanks you for your service."

―  Martin tells Melanie about the Folgers, Rajiv Sharma, Eugenia and Grey.

The Train Demanded Blood

“	Jesus Christ.	”
	— Martin on Commander Grey's plan to use gas on the Tailies and indiscriminately kill civilians.

Martin: "Ah, Ms. Gillies. Uh, thank you for coming. Um, what a relief. I j-just wanted to discuss tutoring for the..."

Miss Gillies: "Yes."

Martin: "...for the boys during this--this business with downtrain. Are you s-sure we still want to do this?"

Miss Gillies: "Don't worry. We're on top of it. Unless you want the Folgers to be in charge."

Martin: "To hell with that. (passes a gun)"

Miss Gillies: "And don't worry. Gavin and Murray will be fine with a little bit of tutoring."

Martin: [exhales]

―  Martin provides Miss Gillies and the rebels a gun.

Trivia

• Despite being an informant, Martin was not aware that Melanie was acting as Mr. Wilford.
• Martin is the only accidental member of the Pirate train's crew, the rest having either willingly joined or were taken prisoner. In his case, Martin had fallen asleep in his carriage which became a part of the pirate train and nobody was aware of his presence until later.