Ned

Ned is a character on Pushing Daisies portrayed by Lee Pace. He is also known as "the pie maker", is a man with the unique magical ability to bring dead people back to life. He uses this ability to solve criminal cases by bringing victims temporarily to life and learning from them the circumstances of their death, a financial arrangement with Emerson Cod that has allowed him to finance his pie restaurant, The Pie Hole.

The ability allowed Ned to be reunited with his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, who he resurrected after discovering she was murdered. Both have strong feelings for each other, but Ned is unable to touch Chuck again, or she will die forever.