Efraim Beaman
Code Name: Redframe
Born: June 23, 1960, Cheyenne, WY, USA
Occupation: Intelligence Operative
🕒 Timeline
Efraim Beaman is technically a first-generation American although he is functionally second generation; his father was a young child when he and his family immigrated from Ukraine after World War II. In a typical pattern, his father became Americanized more quickly than his parents, and Efraim’s own first language is English. He did, however, grow up speaking both Ukrainian and Russian and that is one of the things that makes him well-suited for Agency service.
One thing he often does not mention is that his family was Jewish, albeit secular. Upon landing, his paternal grandparents Americanized their surname from Bieneman. Despite his father’s Americanization, he still named his children using traditional patronymics (Olehovych/Olehivna). Efraim is uncertain as to whether he will continue that tradition, although it’s an academic question at this point.
Efraim’s grandparents established a mercantile near Cheyenne, Wyoming, after they immigrated and his father took it over while he was a child. He spent time working at the store growing up, but he always knew he didn’t want to do that for the rest of his life. Since he was the third child of four, his parents did not pressure him to do so. (He has an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother.) His mother met his father when she took a position at the store to support herself during college; she finished a degree in accounting, and began managing the store’s finances even before his father took ownership.
He has always been a quiet, analytical sort and he did well in school. Following his high school graduation he attended Colorado Mesa University, earning a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Forensic Investigation. He began his career with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, but he quickly realized he wanted to work at a higher level. He thus responded to a recruitment advertisement for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and attended their intelligence analyst training at Quantico; but, unfortunately, he wasn’t chosen for an agent or analyst assignment.
His eye for details, however, had caught the Agency’s attention and they made him an offer after the FBI declined to assign him. Efraim began there in 1984, starting in Fabrications but with plans to rise through the ranks. By 1986, he had worked his way up to managing training for first-year agents. He was remarkably adept at the role, but he had hoped to do actual field work. He proved himself capable of it several times, and toward the end of 1987 Billy Melrose agreed to look for a placement on his team.
Efraim’s code name, Redframe, is a reference to Colorado (meaning red-colored) and a portion of his actual first name. In addition to his fluency in Russian and Ukrainian, he has a strong knowledge of Spanish. (Despite technically being Jewish, he never learned Hebrew or Yiddish.) In early 1987, he began working on an M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University. He hopes to eventually earn both that and a Ph.D.
In September 1986, Efraim was assigned the intake interrogation for Sonja Chenko following the Stemwinder incident. After Sonja was processed in and relocated to a holding facility, he occasionally visited her, both to collect further information and to make sure she was still safe and secure.
Efraim Beaman was portrayed by Joseph Brutsman.
Timeline
| June 23, 1960 | Born in Cheyenne, WY, USA |
| May 8, 1982 | B.A., Psychology, Colorado Mesa University |
| August 20, 1984 | Began working for the Agency |
| September 1, 1986 | Promoted to First-Year Training Coordinator with the Agency |
| January 12, 1987 | Began graduate coursework at Georgetown University |