"Carl Grimes" is a character from the television series of The Walking Dead. Son of Rick Grimes, Carl is a shy and reserved boy at the start of the apocalypse. Over the years, he is slowly becoming bolder, but is also more thoughtful, independent and slowly gains maturity. Rather than becoming a liability, he seeks to do something and be something to help with the group, even in dirty business. He first appears in HGSS17.