Nolan Hayes

Nolan Hayes is the main protagonist of the 2013 drama-thriller film Hours.

He was played by the late Paul Walker.

Biography
In 2005, during Hurricane Katrina, Nolan Hayes, rushes his wife Abigail Hayes to the emergency room as she is in labor. The doctor later explains to Nolan that his wife gave birth to a baby girl but loses her life in the process due to liver failure. Nolan refuses to accept her death and is in grief. The baby is then put in a neonatal incubator to stay alive so she can be healthy when she grows.

When the hurricane becomes too strong, everyone in the hospital, including the doctors and nurses, evacuate the building leaving only Nolan and his baby (that he names after her mother) in the empty hospital. The power then goes out and Nolan is forced to find a way to keep his baby alive. Somewhere in a room, he finds a metal box that has a handle to spin around to bring some power back that he uses for his baby. He also finds some airbags for the baby to breath in, and some food and drinks for him to stay alive as well. the power on the incubator is very short and only lasts up to 2-3 minutes. Using only that amount of time (which weakens on the second half of the film), Nolan tries to juggle trying to get help outside of the hospital and rushing to help his baby before her timer runs out. Sometimes, Nolan sits down with his baby and tells the story about how her mom and dad met.

After this, Nolan finds a dog abandoned in the hospital and takes care of it. He then names the dog Sherlock while also having illusions of talking with his late wife. Nolan also goes to the rooftop to find helicopters flying around the building. When he tries to signal one, criminals distract it by shooting at it, demanding to be rescued first. This leaves Nolan furious, but he has to return to his daughter to charge the battery before he can do more. Nolan manages to also find an ambulance on a flooded street outside. He tries to signal for help on a walkie-talkie, but has no time to complete the distress call as he has to return to the room to charge the battery.

Criminals then start to break into the hospital and steal food and other items or drugs. one comes in Nolan's room and tries to steal food but gets attacked by Sherlock who then runs off. two more criminals later break in the hospital and try to steal drugs to get high with and sell. When Nolan finds that they are both armed with guns, Nolan takes two shots of the adrenaline and sneaks up on one, injecting him with it and giving him a fatal overdose. Nolan than takes his Marlin 336 lever-action rifle and surprises the other thug, who has discovered his baby. Nolan shakes his head "no" while holding the rifle on him, trying to get him to leave his child alone. When the man pulls his gun on Nolan, he is shot and killed. Nolan then passes out from shock, stress and exhaustion.

Nolan then hears the ventilator beeping; it is running out of batteries. However, he is too weak to get back up. Nolan accepts that he is failed his child, but two paramedics arrive, find Nolan and drag him out. When Nolan wakes up, the rescue men hear his baby crying and run off to find it. Abigail has finally learned to breathe on her own. The paramedics give Nolan his baby and two embrace, with Nolan crying tears of joy as they are brought to safety.

Trivia

 * This father of the year charged the battery at least 1280 times. That's over 5200 cranks on the generator handle!
 * This was one of Paul Walker's last roles, he passed away after a car accident two weeks before this movie was released in the USA. Film critic Steve Pulaski said: "if only I knew when watching Hours I was watching one of the last performances by a great actor."