Who Is Attorney Ethan West on ‘Designated Survivor’?

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR - "Kirkman Agonistes" - As more content from President Kirkman's confidential therapy sessions continues to leak out, Vice President Darby meets secretly with the entire Cabinet, resulting in attorney Ethan West (Michael J. Fox) looking into the president's past - while playing a large role in his future as commander in chief, on ABC's "Designated Survivor," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. (ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg)

KAL PENN, PAULO COSTANZO, MICHAEL J. FOX, Designated Survivor (ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg)

In the Designated Survivor episode “Kirkman Agonistes,” more content from President Kirkman’s (Kiefer Sutherland) therapy sessions continues to leak. While former DC Mayor now Vice President Darby (Aunjanue Ellis) holds clandestine meetings with the entire Cabinet, attorney Ethan West pries into POTUS’ past.

Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Designated Survivor (ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg)

[Fox played an attorney on The Good Wife too]

Attorney Ethan West is portrayed by Michael J. Fox. The Canadian-born actor is known for his roles on The Good Wife (lawyer Louis Canning), The Michael J. Fox Show (Mike Henry), Boston Legal (Daniel Post), Spin City (Mike Flaherty), and Family Ties (Alex P. Keaton), among others. Fox is well-recognized for his role as Marty McFly in the Back to the Future films, Teen Wolf (Scott Howard), and underrated Doc Hollywood (Ben Stone), to name three. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 1991, at the age of 29. His organization, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, has raised millions of dollars for research and therapies. Designated Survivor airs Wednesdays at 10pm on ABC.