High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The following is a list of characters from the first series of the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise.Jason Priestley portrays Brandon Walsh, the moral center of the show and the glue that holds the gang together (and Priestley was the group's offscreen "quarterback").After his initial difficulties with Beverly Hills, he became loved by many and liked by all. After one of his drinks was spiked at a party, he briefly experienced a problem with drinking which led to the demise of his first cherished car (which he called 'Mondale'), and a night in jail. He also had a gambling problem which Nat, his boss at 'The Peach Pit', bailed him out of. Brandon has always been interested in journalism, from sports editor and co-chief of the Beverly Blaze to co-editor of the CU Condor, a brief stint as news director at CUTV and a year as student body president (sophomore year). He and Steve spent a year cultivating the Beverly Beat, a small paper given to Steve by Rush.