 He had been expelled from Stanford University on false charges that he cheated in one of his classes, which likely damaged his drive and morale.His sister, Ellie (Sarah Lancaster), and her boyfriend, Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb (Ryan McPartlin), are doctors who constantly encourage Chuck to make progress in his professional and romantic life.Bryce Larkin (Matthew Bomer), Chuck's former Stanford University roommate and now a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent, steals the Intersect, the entire merged database of the CIA and National Security Agency (NSA), and destroys the computer storing it.