History Characters / PersonOfInterestLawEnforcement

* HeroesWantRedheads: Reese certainly does.

* BadassBaritone: It's Keith David, for God's sake; the man's voice is legendary and Beale is an experienced CIA man.

* [[CIAEvilFBIGood FBI is Good]]: Is honest and dedicated towards stopping crime.

* [[CIAEvilFBIGood FBI is Good]]: Honest and dedicated towards stopping crime.

* [[CIAEvilFBIGood CIA is Evil]]: He is a very amoral man.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys: With the late Agent Evans.

* SatelliteCharacter: His debut was the only time he truly did anything plot-relevant (shooting Reese). After that, he's simply the second of ThoseTwoBadGuys with Snow, bordering on being a LivingProp.

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: in Season 4, she's only seen on screen in "Wingman," though she is referred to in other episodes and apparently still in charge at the 8th Precinct.

An associate of Carter and Fusco.

* OldCopYoungCop: He's briefly the young cop to Fusco's old cop. He handles himself ok but when he suggests partnering up more regularly, Fusco shoots him down due to [[spoiler: still being in mourning over Carter]].

* ProperlyParanoid: When he finds out that the DNA samples and fingerprints he sent out for testing did not match "the man in the suit", he correctly assumes that they were tempered with. Subverted right afterwards when he puts Carter [[MoleInCharge in charge]] of the interrogations because he does not trust anyone else on his team. DoubleSubverted when he informs her that he believed she was the mole and kept her close for that reason.

* FamousLastWords: "You were right, Kara, about me being dead: I'm gonna be great at it." Doubles as a PreMortemOneLiner

-> '''Played by:''' Creator/JamesColvy

-> '''Played by:''' Creator/SethGillam

-> '''Played By:''' Anthony Mangano

-> '''Played By:''' Vincent Laresca

-> '''Played by:''' Gavin Stenhouse

-> '''Played by:''' James Colvy

-> '''Played by:''' Seth Gillam

-> '''Played By:''' Lola Glaudini

-> '''Played By:''' Skipp Sudduth

The alias of a CIA case officer, at one time partnered with Tyrell Evans. He was John Reese and Kara Stanton's handler in the CIA. [[BlatantLies He also claimed to be Reese's best friend.]]

* ConsummateLiar: Probably the only consistently truthful statement he ever made was his name.

* TheShrink: Type 3. She gives Reese some much needed therapy.

!FBI

[[folder:Donnelly]]
!!Special Agent Nicholas Donnelly
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrennanBrown\\
'''Introduced in:''' "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E13 Root Cause]]"

->''"We finally caught him . . . the Man in the Suit."''

An FBI agent whose intent was to expose the CIA for their illegal actions and crimes and track down "The Man In The Suit".
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* AlwaysGetsHisMan: Four of them, in fact.
* ChekhovsGunman: You might not notice it, but he's the agent in charge of the investigation into Congressman Delancey's murder in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E13 Root Cause]]". However, he's restricted to a background role in that episode and doesn't become actively antagonistic to Team Machine until his [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E18 next appearance]].
* TheChessmaster: Not his normal way of operating, but he plays a [[MagnificentBastard pretty good game]] of XanatosSpeedChess in "Prisoner's Dilemma."
* ClickHello: When he captures Reese and Carter.
* DeathBySecretIdentity: He finds out Reese is the man he's looking for and finds out that Carter is working with Reese and a couple minutes later...
* {{Determinator}}: If Donnelly wants to take you down, ''he will''.
* EyesNeverLie: He realized Carter was TheMole when he saw genuine concern in her eyes as Reese was attacked in a prison yard.
%%* AFatherToHisMen
* [[CIAEvilFBIGood FBI is Good]]: Is honest and dedicated towards stopping crime.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Thinks Reese works for Elias as a hitman, instead of working for Finch as a VigilanteMan.
* InspectorJavert: He's dedicated to pursing Reese to the point of never considering Reese, though committing illegal acts, is doing good.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: He increasingly shows shades of this in his pursuit of Reese under the assumption that Reese is a PsychoForHire. Carter [[WhatTheHellHero calls him on this]] in "Prisoner's Dilemma".
* ProperlyParanoid: When he finds out that the DNA samples and fingerprints he sent out for testing did not match "the man in the suit", he correctly assumes that they were tempered with. Subverted right afterwards when he puts Carter [[MoleInCharge in charge]] of the interrogations because he does not trust anyone else on his team. DoubleSubverted when he informs her that he believed she was the mole and kept her close for that reason.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He starts out as one, but [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope turns into]] a WellIntentionedExtremist as the investigation continues.
* RevealingSkill: He sticks Reese with a bunch of dangerous prisoners at Riker's, hoping that he'll exhibit skills that will peg him as former military and confirms Donnelly's suspicions.
* SharpDressedMan: Donnelly is always seen in a nice suit.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: He doesn't believe Carter when she tries to tell the truth about Reese and what he is doing, believing that she was tricked.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: He thinks Reese has become a CIA psychopath-turned-mob hitman and is trying to bring him in.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: At one point in "Prisoner's Dilemma," he's willing to put a potentially innocent suspect (Reese) at risk of being killed in a prison riot just to see if he's trained in unarmed combat.
* WhatTheHellHero: He's furious at Carter for helping Reese, saying that he's playing a long con on her.
* WildMassGuessing: His theories as to what The Man in the Suit is up to seem to come off as this in later episodes, with theories about Chinese intelligence agencies. They'd be amusing if it wasn't for the fact that he honestly believes them and thinks they justify whatever dubiously legal things he has to do in order to bring The Man in the Suit in. Though oddly, [[{{Foreshadowing}} much of what he says is actually true about Decima Technologies]], its just that Reese is not working for them. Almost everything he said about Reese [[{{Irony}} was actually true]] about Kara Stanton, who kidnaps Reese almost immediately afterwards.
* YouMonster: He throws this accusation at Carter and Reese.
-->''"Your friend is nothing more or less than a highly trained murderer. You don't wind up with that job by accident. He chose that life. He chose to become the monster he is."''

[[folder:Moss]]
!!Special Agent in Charge Brian Moss
->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrianHutchison\\
'''Appeared in:''' "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E13 Dead Reckoning]]", "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E15 Booked Solid]]", "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E17 Proteus]]"

!CIA

[[folder:Beale]]
!!Supervisory Agent Terence Beale
->'''Played by:''' Creator/KeithDavid\\
'''Appeared in:''' "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E03 Truth be Told]]"

Reese's former boss who oversaw the CIA's Special Activities Division (SAD), therefore being the boss of Mark Snow, Kara Stanton and John Reese. He was responsible that Reese was selected to serve in the SAD due to his impressive performance during training.
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* BadassBaritone: It's Keith David, for God's sake; the man's voice is legendary and Beale is an experienced CIA man.
* IOweYouMyLife: To Reese.
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Thomas J. Beale, the purported author of the Beale Ciphers.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He's largely benevolent, or at least the most benevolent portrayal of a CIA agent in the show besides Reese. Beale decides to leave Reese out of his report, and prevents the CIA from hunting him down.

[[folder:Stanton]]
See entry under [[Characters/PersonOfInterestDecimaTechnologies Decima Technologies & Samaritan]]

[[folder:Snow]]
!!Agent Mark Snow
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->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelKelly\\
'''Introduced in:''' "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E10 Number Crunch]]"

The alias of a CIA case officer, at one time partnered with Tyrell Evans. He was John Reese and Kara Stanton's handler in the CIA. [[BlatantLies He also claimed to be Reese's best friend.]]
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* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Reese reminded him that even if he ran back to the CIA they will still consider him compromised and lock him up so he settles for killing Stanton.
* [[CIAEvilFBIGood CIA is Evil]]: He is a very amoral man.
* ConsummateLiar: Probably the only consistently truthful statement he ever made was his name.
* DeadpanSnarker: Has quite a tongue on him.
* DeceasedFallGuyGambit: After Snow dies, the FBI stops chasing Reese because they decide that Snow was the "Man in the Suit" all along.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: {{Jerkass}} as he may be, he does die delivering some KarmicDeath upon his captor.
* DrivenToSuicide: Minor variation, he initially planned to make a break for a safe house run by the CIA to get his bomb vest defused but John mockingly pointed out they wouldn't welcome him back with open arms and probably torture him, demanding an explanation about his long absence so instead Snow heads to Kara Stanton's car to kill her in the blast of his bomb vest when it goes off.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Shoots down L-O-S's suggestion of killing Carter, stating they "Can't go around killing cops." before black-bagging him, although this may instead be a case of PragmaticVillainy. Also is utterly terrified about Kara, making a special effort to hunt her down when she shows up in New York.
* ExplosiveLeash: How Stanton makes him work for her. Doubles as LaserGuidedKarma.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: He is perfectly calm in his last moments. Granted, at that point he'd basically been Kara's slave for months so he may have seen it as a relief. Plus, he was taking Kara with him.
* FamousLastWords: "You were right, Kara, about me being dead: I'm gonna be great at it." Doubles as a PreMortemOneLiner
* {{Jerkass}}: Not in a abrasive sense but in a much more slimy fashion when he ran John and Kara. However, with Carter, it qualifies fully due to his increasing failure to trap and kill Reese in which he suspects she has a hand in helping him get away
* MeaningfulName: His surname is Snow, which is appropriate considering his status as a ConsummateLiar.
* PetTheDog: When in New York, he allows Reese out of the apartment they're holed up in with a prisoner to go have a drink at a bar.
* TheMenInBlack: He runs them, giving out missions which would never be officially sanctioned.
* SmugSnake: Snow is very confident, amoral and ruthless but he lacks the competency of his underlings. The only thing he ever did correctly was die.
* TakingYouWithMe: To Stanton.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Reese thanks to the ExplosiveLeash on both of them.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: With the late Agent Evans.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Seems to be a favorite tactic of his, as he has so far done this to three of his operatives.

[[folder:Evans]]
!!Agent Tyrell Evans
->'''Played by:''' Creator/DarienSillsEvans\\
'''Introduced in:''' "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E10 Number Crunch]]"

The alias of a CIA field officer, partnered with Mark Snow. He assisted him in trying to "retire" Reese along with other assignments. He was shown to be an expert sniper and good with computers. He appeared many times with his partner, Snow.

->'''Played by:''' Monique Gabriela Curnen\\

->'''Played by:''' Wrenn Schmidt\\

->'''Played by:''' Ned Eisenberg\\

->'''Played by:''' Brennan Brown\\

->'''Played by:''' Brian Hutchison\\

->'''Played by:''' Michael Kelly\\

->'''Played by:''' Darien Sills-Evans\\

->'''Played By''': Dan Hedaya\\

->'''Played by:''' Sterling K. Brown\\

->'''Played by:''' Adria Arjona\\

->'''Played by:''' Monique Gabriela Curnen

->'''Played by:''' Sterling K. Brown

* DirtyCop: He has several investigations into him by Internal Affairs. He seems linked to the dirty cops in HR. Ultimately averted. Beecher is a good man and good cop who happens to be the godson of the head of HR.

->'''Played by:''' Creator/MichaelMcGlone

A detective in the organized crime division at the NYPD 8th Precinct who assisted Joss Carter with cases involving mob families.

->'''Played by:''' Adria Arjona
->'''Introduced in:''' "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E08 Point of Origin]]"

->''In high school, I was a runner for a gang. Where I'm from, it's not a choice. Once you're in, it's either knocked up or locked up.''

-->"It's polite to knock."

->'''Played by:''' Wrenn Schmidt

->'''Played By:''' Brennan Brown

* ChekhovsGunman: You might not notice it, but he's the agent in charge of the investigation into Congressman Delancey's murder in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E13 Root Cause]]". However, he's restricted to a background role in that episode and doesn't really become actively antagonistic to Team Machine until his next appearance.

->'''Played By:''' Brian Hutchison

!The CIA

->'''Played By:''' Creator/KeithDavid\\

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->'''Played By:''' Michael Kelly

->'''Played By:''' Darien Sills-Evans

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[[folder:Det. Cal Beecher]]

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Was killed because he got close to identifying head of HR, and learning that Symanski was clean and refused Elias' money.

[[folder:Det. Bill Szymanski]]

->'''Played by:''' Michael [=McGlone=]

[[folder:Dani Silva]]

* TheDeterminator: If Donnelly wants to take you down, ''he will''.

->'''Played By:''' Creator/KeithDavid

[[folder:Dr. Iris Campbell]]

* BaseBreaker: a rather vocal faction of the {{Fandom}} hates the character and her relationship with Reese.

[[folder:Det. Joseph Soriano]]
!!Detective Soriano

[[folder:Nicholas Donnelly]]

[[folder:Brian Moss]]

[[folder:Terence Beale]]

[[folder:Kara Stanton]]

[[folder:Mark Snow]]

[[folder:Tyrell Evans]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Starts out as one, but [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope turns into]] a WellIntentionedExtremist as the investigation continues.
* SharpDressedMan: Always seen in a nice suit.
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: Doesn't believe Carter when she tries to tell the truth about Reese and what he is doing, believing that she was tricked.

* WildMassGuessing: His theories as to what The Man in the Suit is up to seem to come off as this in later episodes, with theories about Chinese intelligence agencies. They'd be amusing if it wasn't for the fact that he honestly believes them and thinks they justify whatever dubiously legal things he has to do in order to bring The Man in the Suit in.
** Though oddly, [[{{Foreshadowing}} much of what he says is actually true about Decima Technologies]], its just that Reese is not working for them. Almost everything he said about Reese [[{{Irony}} was actually true]] about Kara Stanton, who kidnaps Reese almost immediately afterwards.

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[[folder:Terence Beale]]
!!Agent Terence Beale
->'''Played By:''' Keith David

John Reese's old boss. Handpicked him from the academy.
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* BadassBaritone: Comes with being played by Keith David. He's no slouch combat wise.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Decides to leave Reese out of his report, and prevents the CIA from hunting him down.