Amos Burton, formerly known as Timothy, is a ship mechanic originating from Earth. Currently, he works aboard the Rocinante and is one of the four crew members.
A skilled mechanic and combatant, he is a master of survival in the dog-eat-dog world of the system, and has a tendency towards violence.
Amos served as a mechanic aboard the Pur'n'Kleen ice hauler, the Canterbury, which supplied water for the Asteroid Belt. He is an Earther who doesn't talk about his past – but knows a lot about brothels and Baltimore. He's eerily comfortable, and even cheerful, at the prospect of violence.
Amos seems to have had a rough past with what little he reveals. In "Rock Bottom", while he and Alex are in a nightclub, Amos says that he "grew up in places like this," and makes vague reference to a history of sex work. He was probably prostituted as a child, which may explain both the impact on him and his protectiveness toward children.
He speaks with a slight Mid-Atlantic American accent common with those who grew on the North American east coast.
Amos is a male with brown hair that he keeps short. earlier in the show, his hair is buzzed very short but he grows it out a bit more as time goes on, along with his five-o-clock shadow. He has a solid, angular jaw and his eyes are brown.
Amos is of average height, but beyond average in build. He is very muscular and solidly built, being strong even for an Earther which gives him an advantage in hand-to-hand as he can pummel the living daylights out of anyone who tries fisticuffs with him, such as when he easily overpowers Miller when the detective took a swing at him.
