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3!Main Cast
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5[[folder:Alex Parrish]]
6[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alex_parrish.jpg]]
7->'''Played by:''' Creator/PriyankaChopra
8
9An Indian-American FBI recruit, she gets involved when she is blamed for masterminding the terrorist attack in New York when the Grand Central Station was destroyed in a bombing attack.
10
11* TheAce:
12** She is on top of the class in every exercise and test and is constantly praised for her seemingly unmatchable intellect and instincts--e.g. she is the only NAT in years (and even in the whole existence of the exercise) to figure out that the terror attack scenario was a set-up. Even Shaw says in the present day scenes that Alex is too good (and taught too well by the FBI) to be caught by the FBI.
13** Averted at the CIA Complex, in which she usually is at the bottom of her class, struggling to stay in the rankings, [[spoiler: to complete her mission for the FBI.]]
14%%* ActionGirl
15* AwesomenessByAnalysis: One of her key traits is her proficiency at the SherlockScan and and ability to pick up on clues that other characters sometimes miss. In "America", she was able to figure out that the simulated crime scenes were not meant to be winnable by any chance (the other nats evidently missed the part where the instructor said "which scene, ''if any''"). [[spoiler:She heads back to the crime scenes and finds items that were meant to "taunt" the trainees.]]
16* BadassBoast: Alex gives one in "America" while taunting Liam over the walkie-talkie.
17-->'''Liam:''' You won't last a ''day'' in the wind, Alex.\
18'''Alex:''' A day is all I need.
19* ButNotTooForeign: She's half-white on her father's side (Priyanka Chopra is [[FakeMixedRace fully Indian]]). {{Enforced}}: [[http://n.pr/1TDDB5x the role wasn't originally written to be Indian]], but after Chopra was cast she resisted efforts to make the character act more stereotypically Indian, up to and including changing her name from Parrish.
20* ClearMyName: Alex has to do this after being framed.
21* DarkAndTroubledPast: Alex [[spoiler:shot and killed her father in defense of her mother as a teen. She also spent a year hiking through India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to try and understand the people behind the label "terrorist".]]
22* DisappearedDad: Alex's father died in her childhood. [[spoiler:At her own hand, defending her mother.]]
23* FrameUp: Alex is framed for bombing Grand Central Station and killing a fellow FBI agent.
24* HeroWithBadPublicity: She's an FBI agent who's declared a domestic terrorist to the public.
25* TheMole:
26** Enters into the CIA Complex training, [[spoiler: while gathering intel of a possible buried terrorist cell within the CIA for the FBI.]]
27** She joins the conspirators in Season 2 so that she (with Owen's help) can wreck havoc from withing their ranks.
28%%* MsFanservice: Alex Parrish.
29* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Priyanka Chopra's Indian accent comes through frequently. [[JustifiedTrope Justifed]] as the character's mother is Indian, and [[spoiler:after she killed her father,]] Alex was sent to live with her mother's relatives in Mumbai for over a decade. Notably, her Indian accent is a lot stronger when she's highly stressed (being interrogated after the bombing), and is much softer when she isn't as stressed (training at Quantico). On the flip side, Chopra also ignored requests to have the character sound even more Indian.
30* SelfMadeOrphan: Alex [[spoiler: killed her father defending her mother against him]].
31* SherlockScan: Alex performs a quite impressive one on Booth to explain why he's not worth more to her than a quick fling. It includes manipulating him into naming his footwear as tennis shoes rather than sneakers ''during'' the scan to reveal his West Coast dialect.
32* TokenMinority: She's the only Indian-American shown to be in the FBI. But in an unusual example of the trope, she's also the protagonist of the series.
33* TragicKeepsake: Alex has [[spoiler:her father's FBI badge]]. Later on, she keeps an Israeli coin for Simon.
34* WouldHitAGirl: Alex was forced to take down Natalie and a civilian while on the run in "America", since they assumed her to be the terrorist mastermind.
35* ZeroApprovalGambit: At the mid-season finale, [[spoiler:with the FBI having internally confirmed her innocence, she agrees to step back into the FrameUp and plead guilty in order to help lure out the ''real'' conspirators]].
36[[/folder]]
37
38[[folder:Shelby Wyatt]]
39[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shelby_wyatt.jpg]]
40->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohannaBraddy
41
42The daughter of a prominent hunter in Georgia and part-time model from an upper class family, she is known for her marksmanship skills in the FBI academy.
43
44* ActionGirl
45* AllWomenAreLustful
46* BelligerentSexualTension: She and Caleb spar verbally for a while, then he sabotages her during an exercise in retaliation for his suspicion that she'd ratted him out for continuing to take firearms drill as an analyst trainee. They argue over it, then they have sex rather abruptly.
47* DisappearedDad[=/=]MissingMom: Her parents were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attack. [[spoiler:Turns out they survived and faked their deaths for reasons of having committed treason.]]
48* TheCutie. What, are you ''blind''?
49* EatingTheEyeCandy: [[BlatantLies She feels guilty about stopping to look at Caleb's naked chest.]]
50* FriendlySniper: Turns out Shelby is a noted marksman, despite her cheery demeanor. {{Justified}} by her family's background in hunting.
51* HairOfGold: {{Zigzagged}}. She is originally presented to be very kind-hearted and sweet, but character development shows different sides of her, all the while [[BreakTheCutie Breaking The Cutie]].
52* MsFanservice: The show's most dedicated example of this alongside Alex (a LingerieScene regular). Plus, [[MaleGaze her snug leggings in]] "Guilty."
53* NonIdleRich: Shelby is from a wealthy background, but is training to be an FBI Agent, and is a Rhodes scholar.
54* OrphansOrdeal: She lost her parents. [[spoiler: Then found out her long-lost half-sister was a catfish, found out her parents were alive all along, then was dumped, and got in a relationship with a married man who later died in a terror attack. Ouch.]]
55* {{Polyglot}}: She's seen speaking Arabic aside from English in "America".
56* ReallyGetsAround: At least as far as the men of the Haas family are concerned.
57* UnresolvedSexualTension: With [[spoiler:Clay in Season 2. Their interactions in the latter half of the season are rife with UST. Her history with his brother AND father, plus his engagement, get in the way. While he ends up breaking off his engagement out of self-loathing and a desire to be with her, she ultimately shoots him down, as she realizes that he truly loves his fiancée and she has no desire to get between them.]]
58* TragicKeepsake: She has a piece of the plane her parents died in on 9/11.
59
60[[/folder]]
61
62[[folder:Ryan Booth]]
63[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ryan_booth.jpg]]
64->'''Played by:''' Creator/JakeMcLaughlin
65
66A former US Marine-turned-FBI agent, he was ordered to infiltrate the FBI Academy and keep a close eye on Alex's training. Liam was assigned to be his personal handler.
67
68* IntroductionByHookup: In the pilot he and Alex meet on the plane to Washington, then have sex in the front seat of his car after landing. After they meet again at FBI Academy, he tries to downplay it, but she {{troll}}s him by matter-of-factly admitting that "we had sex six hours ago" in front of about six more recruits.
69* InspectorJavert: In the second half of the first season, his present-day self becomes obsessed with busting Alex.
70* LoveTriangle: Between him, Alex, and Vasquez. He and Alex room next to each other and share a bathroom, and become a couple before she learns of his assignment to investigate her and drive her out of the Academy. She breaks it off when she finds out by way of Liam blundering into a training exercise and chewing out Ryan's ass with her listening in. She moves rooms and he ends up next to Vasquez, but he and Alex still have UnresolvedSexualTension afterward.
71* MustHaveCaffeine: Ryan complains the coffee was crap in the Marines and is very thankful that Simon shares his gourmet beans with him.
72* PlatonicLifePartners: With Nimah, especially in the second season after they both [[spoiler:join the CLF]].
73* RealAwardFictionalCharacter: In episode three, Miranda mentions that he's a Bronze Star recipient. Or at least, his cover identity is; it's left ambiguous whether the actual Marine earned the decoration.
74* TheMole: Ryan serves as one on behalf of the bureau to keep an eye on Alex.
75* SemperFi: Ryan is a USMC vet with service in Iraq and Afghanistan who, according to his cover story, came straight to the FBI Academy from his last duty station in the Philippines.
76* TookALevelInJerkass: In the second half of the first season became convinced that Alex was a crazy liar and constantly berated her for no real reason.
77* WesternTerrorists: [[spoiler:Joined the CLF as of "Odenvy".]]
78[[/folder]]
79
80[[folder:Harry Doyle]]
81-> '''Played by:''' Creator/RussellTovey
82
83A former [=MI6=] operative, now washed out.
84
85* BigBrotherInstinct: He's very protective of his little sister Maisie.
86* InnocentlyInsensitive: In "Kubark", after Sebastian comments that he prays for people like Harry, Harry responds by asking why someone as Sebastian even bothers living when he never takes risks, and suggests that he might as well kill himself. [[spoiler:He later learns that Sebastian actually did try to kill himself as a teenager.]]
87* LoveableRogue: He's the kind of guy who can make being tricked seem fun.
88* StraightGay: He is gay, but not very flamboyant.
89* TooCleverByHalf: [[spoiler:He easily deduces that Alex and Ryan are still working for the FBI, but fails to anticipate that they'd get the upper hand on him, resulting in him being detained by the police.]]
90
91[[/folder]]
92
93[[folder:Jocelyn Turner]]
94-> '''Played by:''' Creator/MarleeMatlin
95
96A former FBI field agent who became an instructor after losing her hearing in a bombing, and now serves in the special task force.
97
98* DontYouDarePityMe: She is a bit of a hard-ass because she'd rather have people resent her than take pity on her.
99* HandicappedBadass: She may have lost her hearing, but she remains a highly respected FBI agent.
100* ItsPersonal: She initially joins the task force in order to get revenge on The Widow, the arms dealer who was responsible for making her deaf.
101* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In "The Heavens Fall", she accidentally kills Celine after being thrown into an arena with a bag over her head. She is horrified when she realizes what she's done.]]
102* SmugSuper: After Ryan questions why a hearing-impaired agent was put on the task force, Jocelyn makes a point of lording her skills and experience over him.
103
104[[/folder]]
105
106[[folder:Owen Hall]]
107-> '''Played by:''' Creator/BlairUnderwood
108
109The former head of training at the Farm. After the events of season 2, he was pushed into retirement, and now serves in the special task force.
110
111* FailureKnight: According to Lydia, he had a terrible reputation as a field agent, which was why he was reassigned to teaching recruits.
112* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is a hardass when dealing with the recruits, but much warmer when he's alone with his daughter.
113* ManipulativeBastard: In "Kubark", he manages to figure out each recruit's weakness and exploit it to drive up their stress.
114* ReassignedToAntarctica: He was forced to become an instructor after getting burned in an article.
115* ScaryBlackMan: He's scary, but it has less to do with his skin color and everything to do with the fact that he's a harsh instructor who's also an experienced CIA spook.
116[[/folder]]
117
118[[folder:Jagdeep Patel]]
119->'''Played by:''' Vandit Bhatt
120
121A med-school graduate turned FBI trainee. Alex pulled him out of Quantico to serve as the team's medical expert.
122
123* AsianAndNerdy: He was brought in because Alex felt the team needed more non-action guys.
124
125[[/folder]]
126
127[[folder:Celine Fox]]
128->'''Played by:''' Amber Skye Noyes
129
130A former member of Occupy who decided to join the FBI.
131
132* FieryRedhead: Prior to joining the FBI, she got arrested in an Occupy protest.
133* SoapboxSadie: Whenever the show needs someone to be morally opposed to the mission at hand, she's there.
134
135[[/folder]]
136
137[[folder:Mike [=McQuigg=]]]
138->'''Played by:''' Alan Powell
139
140An FBI Special Agent assigned to the new task force, and their expert on domestic terrorism.
141
142* BelligerentSexualTension: With Alex.
143* HeCleansUpNicely: When he first appears, he's got a scruffy beard and looks like he's been living in the woods for a while. After a shower and a shave, he turns out to be much better-looking. Ryan has to do a double-take to realize it's the same guy he's been working with for the last two days.
144* ItsPersonal: He wants revenge on Conor Devlin for murdering his sister.
145
146[[/folder]]
147
148!FBI Academy Trainees
149
150[[folder:Nimah Amin and Raina Amin]]
151[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nimah_amin.jpg]]
152->'''Played by:''' Creator/YasmineAlMassri
153
154Arab-American and Muslim FBI recruits, Nimah and Raina were personally selected by Miranda for a special assignment in the bureau.
155
156* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Nimah desperately wants to be a special agent but is not quite up to the physical and mental challenge, while the more religious Raina is better suited to the role, but only entered training because Nimah wanted it so much.
157* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Raina gives one to Natalie when she asks her if she has anyone to go back to in case she's forced to leave the academy.
158* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: In a flashback to her entrance interview for the Academy, Nimah's stated reason for wanting to join the FBI is because, despite the Islamophobia and racism she frequently runs into in America, she still wants to give back to the country that gave her family a safe haven.
159* BewareTheNiceOnes: Raina is usually understanding, polite, and friendly, but when Nimah comes back to Quantico after running off, Raina doesn't hesitate before punching her right in the face to give her a black eye to match Raina's.
160* ButNotTooForeign: They are Arab-Americans, the daughters of refugees from Lebanon who fled during the civil war.
161* CustomUniform: {{Justified}}. As an observant conservative Muslim, Nimah wears a headscarf with her recruit uniform. She also wears a swimsuit which fully covers her body for the same reasons. After they are revealed as two people, it is seen that Nimah does not wear the hijab (headscarf) because she's much less religious than Raina. Also seen during the {{fanservice}}y pool scene: in deference to Islamic codes of modesty, she[[note]]We aren't told which twin is actually the one present in that scene.[[/note]] wears a black wetsuit rather than the more revealing blue-and-yellow one-piece suits worn by the other women.
162* TheCynic: Nimah, in sharp contrast to Raina, believes that the ends justify the means and that Raina's idealism is naive.
163* HoneyTrap: Nimah seduced a man who'd headed up the terrorist cell she infiltrated, to get more information on the cell's plot.
164* TheIdealist: Raina always wants to believe the best in people, even believing that terrorism stems from people being misguided and left feeling like there is no other way to fight for what they believe freedom is.
165* {{Irony}}: Nimah is desperate to become an FBI agent but lacks the physical and mental capabilities equal for the job. Meanwhile, Raina is only going along to help her sister but ends up being far more effective in her training and the field to the point Nimah complains about how people wonder why "she" is so much better or worse from day to day.
166* IWorkAlone: Downplayed with Raina. In the first season, rather than immediately tell Miranda about what she'd learned from Charlie about the terrorist cell, she infiltrates it on her own and keeps her actions from Nimah.
167* MathematiciansAnswer: Simon notices that Nimah pins her hijab on the left sometimes, other times the right, and wonders whether this is because of her ambidexterity, or it has some cultural significance. Nimah answers "yes". This turns out to be because Simon actually saw her [[TwinSwitch twin sister Raina]], who'd pinned it on the left side, and Nimah tells her to always pin it on the right so no one notices this again. They're also opposite-handed.
168* MiddleEasternTerrorists: [[spoiler:Nimah joins up with the CLF as of "Odenvy". Subverted in "Jmpalm", where she's a mole for Miranda.]]
169* PlatonicLifePartners: Nimah with Ryan, especially in the second season after they both [[spoiler:join the CLF]].
170* PolarOppositeTwins: Nimah and Raina are identical in appearance, but have differing personalities. Raina is more athletic, likes to wear makeup, and enjoys being friends (later becoming romantically involved) with Simon. Nimah doesn't do any of those things normally, but has to play along in order to keep up the ruse. While at Quantico, Nimah is much closer with the other women than Raina, who has closer relationships with Simon, Caleb, and Brandon. Raina is also more observant of Islamic religious law than Nimah, an admitted atheist: the latter is comfortable with drinking and going without her hijab in public, and once seduces the head of a terrorist cell the twins infiltrate while investigating the Grand Central bombing (extramarital sex is completely forbidden in Islam, as is a Muslim woman romancing a non-Muslim like Simon).[[note]]Literature/TheQuran has a DoubleStandard: Muslim men are allowed to court women of the other Abrahamic faiths (they're encouraged to try to convert them), but Muslim women are not.[[/note]] The two eventually find a medium ground and compromises, Raina loosening her hijab, and Nimah restraining her impulses in public, and following the Islamic laws that she knows.
171* {{Polyglot}}: Both twins are shown to speak several languages, to the point that in season two, Raina [[spoiler: is working as an interpreter.]]
172* PuppyDogEyes: Both twins have the same huge, dark eyes that lend themselves very well to this trope, but Raina pulls it off especially well.
173* TokenMinority: The only Arab-Americans or Muslims shown to be in the FBI.
174* TookALevelInKindness: Nimah in the second season, going from someone whose love is restricted to just her sister and that Raina argues would betray anyone if it meant saving herself to someone that deeply cares about the others and is much less needlessly abrasive.
175* TwinSwitch: Nimah and Raina impersonate each other at the academy starting out. Academy Director Shaw is trying to train them both as agents while keeping the fact that there's two of them a secret from the other recruits, so they can be used to infiltrate terrorist cells (an idea Shaw got from a UsefulNotes/ColdWar Soviet project).
176** Nimah uses this near the end of Season 2 so that Raina can help Alex and the others hunt down the conspirators.
177* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that they're twins portraying one agent, is only revealed in the epilogue of the pilot.
178[[/folder]]
179
180[[folder:Simon Asher]]
181[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/simon_asher.jpg]]
182->'''Played by:''' Creator/TateEllington
183
184The son of a conservative Zionist Jewish-American family, he had spent four years living in the Gaza Strip among Palestinians before he entered the FBI Academy. He's also known to be gay.
185
186* TheAtoner: Many of his actions are rooted in his desire to make up for his past mistakes.
187* BadassBookworm: Brilliant, calculating and deadly, Simon is unpredictable, but his genius and expertise may be Alex’s only hope of figuring out who really bombed Grand Central.
188* BlackSheep: He lived in Gaza for four years, which was probably a big no-no with his conservative Jewish family.
189* DarkAndTroubledPast: Simon, a scion of a conservative Zionist Jewish family, spent four years living with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. [[spoiler:Actually, he enlisted in the Israeli Defense Forces, and tells Elias he "saw things... and ''did'' things." His persona as the gay man who wears glasses and drinks gourmet coffee is all a coping mechanism.]]
190* EatingTheEyeCandy: Unlike Shelby, he does ''not'' feel guilty about stopping to look at Caleb's naked chest, [[spoiler:though he's faking his attraction]].
191* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Dies in the first season finale when he takes the nuke and drives it to the bottom of the ocean where it explodes, with him as the only casualty.]]
192* TheMole: [[spoiler:After Alex runs for it, he helps her, but seemingly only so he can inform on her to the FBI Director. Ryan [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out for it]] and he makes a HeelFaceTurn.]]
193* MustHaveCaffeine: He keeps a stash of gourmet coffee beans in his dorm room at the FBI Academy, and shares them with his roommate Ryan (for which Ryan is extremely grateful). [[spoiler:He doesn't like coffee, it's just a cover.]]
194* NiceJewishBoy: Simon fits this trope. He's even celibate.
195* NoodleIncident: In the present day portions of "Cover", Alex mentions he was kicked out of the Academy after... something about a bomb.
196* OddFriendship: Simon and Nimah ([[spoiler:actually, Raina]]), a gay conservative Jew and a conservative Muslim woman and first-generation Arab-American. [[spoiler: It turns romantic with Raina after the twins realize he isn't actually gay.]]
197* {{Polyglot}}: Aside from English and Hebrew, he's seen speaking Mandarin Chinese and Swedish in "Run" during his assignment in Quantico to know more about Shelby's background.
198* PuppyDogEyes: His eyes often get teary when he's upset, making it almost impossible to not feel bad for him.
199* PurelyAestheticGlasses: [[spoiler:Simon has them, apparently for unknown reasons.]]
200* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma: His [[http://abc.go.com/shows/quantico/cast/simon-asher official ABC.com bio]] refers to him as "a mystery, wrapped in a riddle, wrapped in a pair of hipster glasses".
201* StraightGay: He doesn't make a big deal out of the fact he's gay and actually gets a little annoyed at a more 'out' gay analyst trainee hitting on him. [[spoiler:It turns out that this, along with the fact he didn't have sex with his ex-boyfriends, is {{foreshadowing}} of the fact he's not really gay.]]
202* TwoferTokenMinority: Simon is a gay Jewish man. [[spoiler: Averted in that he's not actually gay.]]
203* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Simon designed the bombs used in the attack on Grand Central Station as part of an ill-conceived plan to bring Jews and Muslims together by [[GenghisGambit convincing them that they had a common enemy]]. He never actually intended for the bombs to go off, though; his schematics were deliberately flawed. Unfortunately for him, someone stole the schematics and fixed the mistakes.]]
204[[/folder]]
205
206[[folder:Caleb Haas]]
207[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/caleb_haas.jpg]]
208->'''Played by:''' Creator/GrahamRogers
209
210The son of FBI agent parents, he went to the FBI Academy in order to follow their footsteps. He encountered an unfortunate situation and was forced to leave, but came back to be trained as an analyst.
211
212* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: In Season Two, although he may have been purposefully trying to goad Clay.
213* BlackSheep: He's from an FBI family but by his own admission, he's the family screw-up.
214* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first few episodes, he acted more often like a cocky jerk -- despite having a heart of gold and carrying the weight of being the family screw-up. As the episodes go on, that phases out and he starts acting as a much more openly caring and friendly person.
215* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Prior to enrolling at Quantico, Caleb fell in with a cult called the Sistemics. His parents rescued him, but their disagreements over how to deal with him afterwards caused his parents to split, and caused him to lose trust in them.]]
216* FunctionalAddict: Despite the drugs keeping him pliant, he still manages to escape his guards and keep his correspondence with Shelby a secret from his mother.
217* HiddenHeartOfGold: As displayed [[spoiler:after Eric kills himself]] and when talking to Shelby in his room after coming back as an analyst trainee, his obnoxious mannerisms are an act. He drops them in both occasions, whether he's breaking down or opening up.
218* MrFanservice: Caleb is quite easy on the eyes and got a handful of [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]].
219* {{Nepotism}}: {{Played with}}. Caleb only makes it into the academy because his parents are well-regarded agents. Ultimately, he proves quite inept during early training. After [[spoiler:Eric's suicide]], he washes right out of the academy, unable to deal with the trauma, and comes back as an analyst trainee because his FBI agent sister pulled strings. Later on, though, he is made back into a NAT due to his own merit and seems to be doing quite well for himself since.
220* OddFriendship: Develops one with Will, and to a lesser degree, with Raina and even Iris.
221* PopCulturedBadass: An FBI agent who speaks in pop culture references.
222* PutOnABus: He's absent for most of the second season, only returning for a short while towards the end to motivate his brother.
223* SkewedPriorities: In the aftermath of the attack on Grand Central Station, Caleb gets put in charge of reviewing video surveillance of the area and successfully searches for evidence... of his father's extramarital affair.
224** Because he’s hungry, he wanders around a secret camp ground loudly shouting:
225-->“Is there anybody there I went to Quantico with but now works on a top secret task force attempting to stop a vast conspiracy to overthrow my mom home?”
226* TookALevelInJerkass: Played with. He seems to not care about what happened to him after he got kicked out of the academy, only to be sent back to be trained as an analyst instead, and acts like he did the FBI a favor [[spoiler:by exposing Eric]]. However, he eventually [[HiddenHeartOfGold drops the facade]] and opens up to Shelby about how his family turned on him and he only got back because his sister took pity on him and used her contacts.
227** After seeing Clay developing feelings for Shelby, he does snark at her expense.
228-->'''Caleb''': Goldilocks looking for the one that’s just right.
229-->'''Raina''': Okay, now I know it’s not good to see you.
230** Later, after he and Shelby start taunting each other.
231-->'''Caleb''': I’m not leaving til you’re off this team.
232-->'''Shelby''': Good luck to you, because if your mother had to choose between me and you, I’m pretty sure I know the answer.
233-->'''Caleb''': Oh what...are you sleeping with her too?
234* WellDoneSonGuy: He's always been the family screw-up, but he still wants to impress his dad. For his part, Daddy thinks Caleb ''can'' do well, just not in the FBI, and tries to bribe him to flunk out of analyst school by unlocking his trust fund.
235[[/folder]]
236
237[[folder:Eric Packer]]
238->'''Played by:''' Creator/BrianJSmith
239
240A missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who had spent time living in Malawi to do humanitarian work before he went to the FBI Academy.
241
242* AteHisGun: [[spoiler:He used a loaded Glock 17 to shoot himself after he realized the ramifications of his actions.]]
243* DarkAndTroubledPast: Eric [[spoiler:got a 14-year-old girl pregnant who he met in Malawi as an LDS missionary. She died undergoing an illegal abortion which he told her to get. He panics in fear of discovery, shoots an academy employee, and then [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself]].]]
244* DeadStarWalking: [[spoiler:Eric seems to be a principal character in the pilot, right until he shoots himself in the head after convincing himself that Caleb has discovered his darkest secret.]]
245* DrivenToSuicide: Eric kills himself in guilt after [[spoiler:thinking his secret was discovered: having the Malawi girl he got pregnant get an illegal abortion, which she died undergoing. It was not even true--Caleb didn't know about it.]]
246* WalkingSpoiler: The moment he shows up in the first episode, you'll be spoiled by what's going to happen to him before it ends.
247* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Eric shoots an academy employee in the interrogation room during his breakdown.]]
248
249[[/folder]]
250
251[[folder:Natalie Vasquez]]
252-->'''Played by:''' Creator/AnabelleAcosta
253
254An FBI recruit, she sees Alex as her rival in getting good performance and top scores in the academy.
255
256* ActionGirl: Very much so.
257* ADeathInTheLimelight: [[spoiler:She gets more focus in present scenes and flashbacks before she is killed during an explosion.]]
258* DefrostingIceQueen: She is initially very unpleasant and secretive, but mellows out quite a bit after the other trainees force her to reveal her big secret.
259* {{Determinator}}: She will stop at nothing to become an agent.
260* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:She is killed by an exploding decoy laptop in "Clear".]]
261* PutOnABus: At Miranda's suggestion, she took a leave of absence from her training at Quantico to [[spoiler:straighten out the custody issues over her daughter with her abusive ex-husband.]]
262* TheRival: Sees Alex as her obstacle. She even tries to outsmart her in training classes.
263* SecondEpisodeIntroduction
264* VasquezAlwaysDies: [[spoiler:Literally and figuratively.]]
265
266[[/folder]]
267
268[[folder:Elias Harper]]
269->'''Played by:''' Creator/RickCosnett
270
271A new FBI recruit training to be an analyst. He gets to work with Simon in the course of their academy training. After being forced out of the academy, he became a lawyer.
272
273* AmoralAttorney: [[spoiler:The bad guys used incidents of him faking evidence in court cases in order to blackmail him.]]
274* BuryYourGays: [[spoiler:In 'Inside', Elias is revealed as the person who framed Alex and a DirtyCoward who went along with the terrorists' plan to hide some illegal actions he did to win cases, and decides to [[DrivenToSuicide jump out a window]] rather than going to prison.]]
275* CowardlyLion: Elias bails out on his class in "Go" when he thinks a real bomb was placed in Quantico. [[spoiler:It wasn't the case.]]
276* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: [[BuryYourGays Elias]], after being revealed as a DirtyCoward AND a reluctant co-conspirator in the terrorist attacks, decides to throw himself out a window rather than pay for his crimes]].
277* TheMole: [[spoiler:He was blackmailed into assisting the terrorists with framing Alex.]]
278* NiceGuy: He's actually a nice guy despite being a bit nosy to Simon.
279* InspectorJavert: He thinks there's something off about Simon, and seems obsessed with finding out what his deal is.
280* StraightGay: He is happy to see Simon as another gay FBI recruit, flirting with him. Simon does not respond though.
281
282[[/folder]]
283
284[[folder:Brandon Fletcher]]
285->'''Played by:''' Jacob Artist
286
287One of the new FBI recruits in Alex's class. [[spoiler:He played an important role in setting up a fake bomb attack as part of Shaw's training exercise]].
288
289* BigDamnHeroes: Helps out Alex and Nathalie by taking out a few upperclassmen NATs in the mock anti-terrorist exercise.
290* CowardlyLion: Bails out on his classmates in "Go". [[spoiler:He was ordered to do by Shaw in order to weed out those who decided to flee from class.]]
291* SatelliteLoveInterest: He's Vasquez's boyfriend at Quantico, and that is almost the entirety of his relevance to the plot.
292
293[[/folder]]
294
295[[folder:Iris Chang]]
296->'''Played by:''' Creator/LiJunLi
297
298A recruit from the class above Alex's, she is a highly-successful business-owner who joins Alex's class after her own class is penalized for cheating on a test.
299
300* AlphaBitch: She is... not a pleasant person to deal with.
301* ButNotTooForeign: Iris is a Chinese-American. Averted when it's revealed she's a refugee from China.
302* DarkAndTroubledPast: When her family left Shanghai, they were forced to leave her sister behind, who didn't want to leave China.
303* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She offers her business contacts to help Shelby without being asked.
304* MoralityPet: Hers is Will.
305* OddFriendship: She develops one with Shelby and Caleb, to the point where when those two stop talking, Caleb asks her to talk to Shelby.
306* PetTheDog: She has a soft spot for Will and thinks of him as "one of the few good people here".
307* RedHerring: As the recruits ahead of Alex’s class start showing up in the present timeline, she remains absent and fans speculated she might be the BigBad after all. No, she simply never shows up again until late in Season Two.
308* SmugSnake: She assumes that she's naturally better than the other trainees at pretty much everything. This quickly proves wrong as Shelby beats her in a one-on-one match. However, while she may have a streak of arrogance, she may also have a point - she is one of only four recruits in whom one of the FBI's elite units expressed interest.
309* TookALevelInKindness: She does eventually warm up to her fellow recruits, even expressing concern when she realizes what Caleb and Shelby were up to in regards to Shelby’s parents.
310
311[[/folder]]
312
313[[folder:Drew Perales]]
314->'''Played by:''' Creator/LennyPlatt
315
316Another recruit from the class above. He is a former professional football player who became blackballed after suing the NFL after sustaining a concussion.
317
318* AcquiredSituationalNarcissism: After the events of "Turn", his fellow trainees suddenly consider him a hero, and it quickly goes to his head.
319* TheLostLenore: His girlfriend was killed during a shootout between the FBI and a gang, and his inability to get a straight answer out of the bureau is what drove him to try and join it.
320* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Set up by Liam as a major scapegoat for the bombings.]]
321* SoapboxSadie: He was blacklisted from the NFL for suing over a minor concussion, and he endangers his career in the FBI by harassing Liam over the Chicago incident. Liam declares that all Drew cares about is launching crusades against perceived injustices, which makes him unsuitable for the FBI.
322* SportsHeroBackstory: He used to be a professional football player, but became ''persona non grata'' for suing the league over a concussion he suffered during his career.
323
324[[/folder]]
325
326[[folder:Will Olsen]]
327->'''Played by:''' Creator/JayArmstrongJohnson
328
329Another recruit from the class above. Not much is known about him, and he isn't very forthcoming. As of season 2, he now works for the Semple Institute, a think-tank in Washington.
330
331* AmbiguouslyGay: He shows no interest in women (including while Iris is working out in little clothing nearby, mind you) and, when being informed that a person he is meant to get information from is gay, casually offers to flirt with him. [[spoiler:As of season 2, it's no longer ambiguous, as he's shown to be secretly dating Harry Doyle.]]
332* BadBadActing: Inverted. Because he's had to study people extensively just to learn how to act "normal", he is alarmingly good at adopting cover personas.
333* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Everything he does is an attempt to get to know people better.]] And he had a sister whom he still genuinely cares for and misses.
334
335* HollywoodAutism: He appears to have some form of high-functioning autism. He admits that he has difficulty talking to people, but has a talent for memorizing statistics and formulating strategies.
336
337* JustifiedCriminal: How he presents himself as in [[spoiler: season 3 when Shelby finds him working as the computer ace for "The Widow." He fires back on how he never got his security clearance back after the events of season 2, couldn't get a legit job so had to turn to dark activities. He also fires in that being abandoned by the rest of the team helped push him there.]]
338* TheMole: Subverted. He seems to be spying on his fellow trainees. But turns out that the secret board he's been keeping with all of the trainee's headshots on it is just one of his methods of memorizing the names and faces of his classmates.
339* MoralityPet: He seems to be one of the few other people that Iris genuinely cares about.
340* NoSocialSkills: He is ''really'' bad at talking to people. But oddly good at mimicking them.
341* OddFriendship: Develops one with Caleb.
342
343[[/folder]]
344
345!FBI Agents
346
347[[folder:Liam O'Connor]]
348[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/liam_oconnor.jpg]]
349->'''Played by:''' Creator/JoshHopkins
350
351One of the FBI agents stationed at the FBI Academy, he was assigned to work there by the FBI due to a bad incident involving him in Chicago. He had a brief relationship with Miranda.
352
353* TheAlcoholic: When he's not working, he's usually drinking.
354* BigBad: [[spoiler:Liam was behind everything, all because he lost faith in the system and wanted to restructure it with himself at the head.]]
355* CopKiller: [[spoiler:He doesn't hesitate to kill his fellow FBI colleagues if it helps with his objective.]]
356* CrazyPrepared: [[spoiler:He used his position as the academy instructor to spy on Alex and her classmates and use their past and secrets to blackmail them to do his dirty work.]]
357* DarkAndTroubledPast: The failure of the events in Chicago was due to his actions, that made the bureau shuffle him to the academy instead. It drove him and Michael to the deep end so much that they began to question whether it was worth doing their job.
358* KickTheDog: He's not above setting up training exercises that are deliberately calculated to play on a specific trainee's weaknesses. For instance, he sets up a hostage-rescue situation so that Alex will be required to shoot someone from behind, knowing that it will remind her of how she killed her father and thus cause her to freeze up, and sets up a "Kobayashi Maru"-type situation on a plane, knowing that Shelby will work herself into tears trying in vain to solve it.
359* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:He has been grooming Alex into the perfect scapegoat since he met her at Quantico.]]
360* MyGreatestFailure: The incidents in Omaha and Chicago.
361* TookALevelInKindness: Liam grows into a more supportive and sincere mentor to Alex and the trainees as the series continues. [[spoiler:Subverted when it's revealed that he's been setting them up as patsies for his own terrorism scheme the whole time, and was merely adapting his behavior because his earlier plans fell through.]]
362* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:It's better to read the entries after you finished the first season.]]
363* WesternTerrorists: [[spoiler:His actual agenda in the first season.]]
364* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:He has no problem killing female FBI agents if they get in his way.]]
365
366[[/folder]]
367
368[[folder:Michael Parrish]]
369->'''Played by:''' Creator/JohnathonSchaech
370
371A known FBI agent and the father of Alex, he died several years ago after his domestic abuse toward his wife Sita ended after he was killed [[spoiler:by Alex, defending her]].
372
373* CowboyCop: His real identity within the bureau. Nobody liked him due to being abusive towards his wife and not following through with orders most of the time.
374* DarkAndTroubledPast: Like Liam, Michael went off the deep end after the militia attack in Omaha.
375* DomesticAbuse: He inflicted this on his wife. [[spoiler:It led to his daughter killing him in her defense.]]
376* {{Irony}}: Being a reputable FBI agent when he's a CowboyCop in reality, according to Miranda.
377* PosthumousCharacter: Michael is long dead by the time the show starts.
378* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:He was about to shoot at Sita when Alex intervened.]]
379
380[[/folder]]
381
382[[folder:Frank Marlow]]
383->'''Played by:''' Creator/WillChase
384
385Jocelyn Turner's former partner at the FBI.
386
387* DistressedDude: In "Heaven's Fall", he is kidnapped by Dante Warwick, the man responsible for the explosion that deafened Jocelyn.
388* ProperlyParanoid: He kept hard copies of all of his files rather than entrusting them to any database, which is convenient because it enables the team to figure out his whereabouts.
389* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Back when he and Jocelyn were still working together, he was the guy who was hanging back in the van while she was the one in the field.
390
391[[/folder]]
392
393!FBI Directors
394
395[[folder:Miranda Shaw]]
396[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miranda_shaw.jpg]]
397->'''Played by:''' Creator/AunjanueEllis
398
399The first woman ever to be Deputy Director of the FBI Academy and the highest-ranking woman in the entire agency, she was the instructor to Alex and the other FBI recruits.
400
401* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:She saves Alex from being transferred to FBI custody by disguising herself as the van driver and hijacking it.]]
402* BigGood: She's the only one in the FBI hierarchy who is convinced that someone else in the FBI was responsible for the bombing attack in New York.
403* BlackBossLady: She's the Deputy Director of the Academy, and the highest-ranking agent with a major role.
404* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Miranda appears to turning heel beginning with the episode "Lipstick," when she informed one of the terrorists that Alex is inside Federal Hall. In "Stescalade," the following episode, Miranda sabotaged Shelby's efforts to reveal a report on the Citizens Liberation Front. In "Kubark" she openly reveals that she is part of the rogue group's conspiracy when she talks to the hacker, Eric Boyer.]]
405** [[spoiler:Subverted as of "Jmpalm", she's trying to work with Nimah in order to take out the terrorists from within.]]
406* HeroWithBadPublicity: Liam accuses her of backing Alex [[spoiler:after she hijacks the FBI van.]]
407* MamaBear: She is fiercely protective of her students.
408* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She goes into a HeroicBSOD moment after [[spoiler:she shoots Charlie to get him out of the way, only for a HRT sniper to shoot him in the chest.]]
409* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She fully believes that Alex has been framed. As such, she tells her to go dark and hunt down the moles in the bureau.
410* TookALevelInJerkass: While in the first season, she consistently demonstrated that she cared about her students, especially Alex and the twins, and told Raina that while she makes mistakes, she "always owns up to them", in the second, she remains absolutely convinced that she was in the right and cares more about keeping her job than about stopping terrorists.
411* WhatTheHellHero:
412** In "America", Liam gives one to her for breaking Alex out of custody.
413--->'''Liam:''' Did you, a former Assistant Director, disguise yourself, take out two guards, commandeer a prison transport, and help a suspected terrorist escape?\
414'''Miranda:''' You're the one helping the terrorist escape by chasing after Agent Parrish. [...] Evidence lies! Especially when it's been put there on purpose. Alex would never do something like this.
415** In "Cover", she gives one to the agent candidates who were about to vote to kick their fellow candidates from the program, telling them that the ''correct'' solution to the exercise was to stick with their teammates despite personal grievances.
416
417[[/folder]]
418
419[[folder:Hannah Wyland]]
420->'''Played by:''' Creator/ElizaCoupe
421
422Ryan Booth's ex-wife... and Alex's superior officer during the second half of the season. She hates Alex, but is not so blinded she can’t work with her.
423
424* AmicableExes: She is fiercely protective of Ryan, despite their divorce [[spoiler:because Ryan kept her relationship with another woman a secret]].
425* ArmoredClosetGay: [[spoiler:Her marriage to Ryan fell apart because she fell in love with a woman.]]
426* BigDamnHeroes: She saved Senator Haas from being targeted by the BigBad, but has to be on leave and have counseling before she can go back to the field.
427
428* CallBack: Complains in Season Two that it’s happening again, Alex sounds insane talking about a conspiracy but there really is one.
429* MotorMouth: Her preferred method for dealing with Alex is to verbally steamroll her.
430* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: She gives these constantly to Alex.
431
432[[/folder]]
433
434[[folder:Clayton Haas]]
435->'''Played by:''' Creator/MarkPellegrino
436
437The current director of the FBI, he oversees the manhunt for Alex after getting word that she was the culprit for attacking Grand Central station. He's also the father of Caleb.
438
439* DeathEqualsRedemption: For all his flaws and tensions with his family, after his passing they speak of him respectfully.
440* HeroAntagonist: To Alex after she goes on the run and underground.
441* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler:Reported to have died in the explosion of the FBI Command Center.]]
442* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler:He sends his own son undercover in a dangerous cult in order to get evidence that the cult was behind a attempted bombing, but then turns around and gives the cult leader a slap on the wrist in exchange for the cult voluntarily renouncing its tax-exempt status, because trying to take the case to court would expose the fact that the op was unsanctioned.]]
443[[/folder]]
444
445!CIA Directors
446
447[[folder:Matthew Keyes]]
448-> '''Played by:''' Creator/HenryCzerny.
449
450The CIA director responsible for recruiting Alex in Season 2 [[spoiler:in order to infiltrate and weed out rogue agents]].
451
452* BigGood: Alongside Miranda in the 2nd season.
453[[/folder]]
454
455!CIA Agents
456
457[[folder:Lydia Bates]]
458-> '''Played by:''' Creator/TraceyIfeachor
459
460An instructor at the Farm, and also Owen's daughter.
461
462* BitchInSheepsClothing: When she first appears, she poses as a straight-laced, straight-edged actuary who seems eager to befriend Alex... because it turns out that she's already detected Alex's ChronicHeroSyndrome and believes that she's not fit to work in the CIA.
463* DaddysLittleVillain: Owen's a hardass, but Lydia is downright ruthless; when Owen orders the trainees to get him to give up one of his cover identities, and they respond by waterboarding Lydia, she expresses disgust that he gave up the name to save her life, saying that if their positions were reversed, she would have let him drown.
464* WoundedGazelleGambit: In order to expose Alex's ChronicHeroSyndrome, she pretends to have a malfunctioning parachute harness, resulting in Alex trying to prevent her from making the halo jump.
465
466[[/folder]]
467
468!CIA Trainees
469
470[[folder:Leon Velez]]
471-> '''Played by:''' Creator/AaronDiaz
472
473A photojournalist who's now seeking to become a CIA agent.
474
475* DarkAndTroubledPast: He was a photojournalist for years, and then suddenly got incarcerated in Mexico for several years. He's pretty adamant about not discussing it.
476* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He was imprisoned for a while in solitary confinement, which has left him with a case of claustrophobia.
477
478[[/folder]]
479
480[[folder:Dayana Mampasi]]
481-> '''Played by:''' Creator/PearlThusi
482
483A former human-rights lawyer from Zimbabwe.
484
485* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Her parents were LesCollaborateurs under Robert Mugabe, and it's implied that she learned to torture people. Her work as a human-rights lawyer was her attempt to atone for both her actions and those of her parents.]]
486* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Abruptly vanishes from the plot partway through the second half of season 2.
487* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:She grew up under Robert Mugabe's regime.]]
488* ImNotHereToMakeFriends: When Alex tries to talk to her about her crying at night, she brushes her off, insisting that she didn't come to the Farm to make friends. This attitude comes back to bite her in the ass when she flunks the first SDR and ends up on the bottom of the Murder Board.
489* [[spoiler:JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: After getting recruited for the AIC, she quickly becomes gung-ho with its agenda.]]
490* ProneToTears: During the first few weeks, she cries herself to sleep at night. However, after ending up at the bottom of the murder board, she throws herself into her training. Later, she panics when the CIA convinces her that she's about to be disbarred over one of her cases.
491* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She is acrophobic.
492
493[[/folder]]
494
495[[folder:Sebastian Chen]]
496-> '''Played by:''' Creator/DavidLim
497
498An Asian-American and former seminary student.
499
500* AmbiguouslyBi: [[spoiler:There is a ''shitload'' of sexual tension between him and Harry Doyle, and they even share a few kisses, but he insists that he's not gay and in the present, he's married to a woman.]]
501* ArmoredClosetGay: His religious convictions cause him to positively despise his own attraction towards men.
502* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:He tried to kill himself as a teenager.]]
503* HolierThanThou: He condescendingly tells Harry that he prays for people like him.
504* InscrutableOriental: He doesn't talk much, and is very hard to read.
505* RedHerring: He was suspected of shooting two cabal members.
506* TookALevelInBadass: After his time from the Farm, he began to hunt down and identify the culprits responsible for the G-20 attacks while improving his fighting skills.
507
508[[/folder]]
509
510[[folder:Leigh Davis]]
511-> '''Played by:''' Creator/HeleneYorke
512
513An "event organizer" and mother of two.
514
515* InsistentTerminology: Everyone calls her a party planner, but she insists on being called an "event organizer".
516* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:The electronic wire trap on her neck kills her when she reveals that she was in Indonesia prior to the terror attack.]]
517* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She is utterly horrified by the drone strike mission.
518* ObsessivelyOrganized: She is obsessed with having everything organized.
519
520[[/folder]]
521
522[[folder:Jeremy Miller]]
523-> '''Played by:''' Creator/DavidCall
524
525A thriller novelist who's been dubbed "the Millennial Creator/TomClancy", now seeking to become an actual CIA operative.
526
527* CowardlyLion: He washes out after being unable to do the halo jump.
528* {{Expy}}: Of thriller novelists like Tom Clancy, Chris Ryan and Stephen Leather.
529* HeKnowsTooMuch: Leon implies that Miller got the call because he was a little ''too'' knowledgeable about how the Agency operates, and they wanted him to wash out so that he'd be discredited.
530* WesternTerrorists: [[spoiler:He is one of the so-called CLF terrorists involved in the attack on the G20 summit. He decides to commit suicide rather than have Alex or the NYPD/FBI arrest him. Although "Epicshelter" reveals that he was meant to go undercover in order to bust up AIC after he was being sought out because of his scenarios he used in his novels.]]
531[[/folder]]
532
533!National Security Agency
534
535[[folder:Paul Burke]]
536->'''Played by:''' Aaron Lazar
537
538The Deputy Director of the NSA.
539
540* {{Scapegoat}}: [[spoiler:He's being framed by Miranda as a CLF collaborator.]]
541
542[[/folder]]
543
544!White House
545
546[[folder:Todd]]
547->'''Played by:''' Danny Johnson
548
549The President of the United States.
550
551* {{Expy}}: He seems to be one for President UsefulNotes/BarackObama. [[spoiler:Until the point where he agrees to issue a pardon for Eric Boyer to save his wife and the other world leaders from being killed.]]
552
553[[/folder]]
554
555[[folder:Elaine Todd]]
556->'''Played by:''' Nadia Bowers
557
558The wife of President Todd and the first lady.
559
560* OffWithHisHead: At the end of "Kudove", a CLF terrorist uses a machete to decapitate her.
561* WesternTerrorists: [[spoiler:According to Miranda in "Epicshelter", she's in league with the AIC.]]
562
563[[/folder]]
564
565[[folder:Claire Haas]]
566->'''Played by:''' Creator/MarciaCross
567
568The mother of Caleb and Clay, ex-wife of Clayton, and a former FBI agent and Vice-President of the United States.
569* BrokenPedestal: Although there was already tension since the beginning, at the end of Season One Caleb overhears her confrontation with Alex and it’s implied this is the final straw before he takes off for most of Season Two.
570* EmergencyPresidentialAddress: She unexpectedly delivers one in front of a courthouse after a riot almost breaks out.
571-->“Presidents usually start these speeches with My Fellow Americans because we like to remind you that we are all in this together, equals. We also say My Fellow Americans so that you’ll forget for a second everything in our country that divides us. We tell you that we believe in a United States that will protect your family, and then we throw a man in jail for protecting his. I am responsible for that, I helped pass the executive order that made Benjamin Johnson’s gun purchase illegal because I believed that it would save people’s lives and maybe it did, but it also ruined a man’s life. We live in a country of more than two parties, beware of any leader who tells you it would be easier for you to just let them make your decisions for you because they know what is best. Because we do not know what is best, we learn through trial and error. I pushed for that law because I believed it was right at the time. But I made a mistake...I will not make that mistake again.”
572* FriendlyEnemy: By Season Two, she and Alex have a less antagonistic relationship, and when Claire is forced to leave the office they share a farewell and thank you.
573* GloryHound: In the season one finale, [[spoiler:Alex accuses Claire of being in on Liam's plot, intending to take advantage of the fallout for her political career. Once things stopped going according to Liam's plan, publicly siding with Alex didn't hurt her career much.]]
574* HappyFlashback: While Caleb describes his family in a poor light, the first flashback where viewers first meet Claire is during a Christmas party and she is seen warmly welcoming Shelby to the family. Then we see her in the present timeline, where she angrily reams into Shelby and threatens to ruin her.
575* HeroAntagonist: After [[spoiler:Clayton dies in the terrorist attack]], she makes it her personal mission to end Alex's and Shelby’s careers.
576* MyBelovedSmother: [[spoiler:With Clayton gone in the second half of the first season, she chooses to deal with Caleb by keeping him high on drugs so that he won't talk to anybody about their less-than-perfect family life.]] Averted with Clay, when he tries to tell her to shut down his team, she tells him off for giving up so easily.
577* ShoutOut: Caleb uses a variety of those to describe his family, from likening her to the [[Series/HouseOfCardsUS Underwoods]] to other references.
578
579-->'''Shelby''': I’ll rather not be with a family right now.
580-->'''Caleb''': Even if it’s with the [[Series/{{GameOfThrones}} Lannisters]]? Cause that’s kind of what it’s like.
581** And later in that same episode:
582
583-->'''Shelby''': The great Claire Haas approve, I basically got you the Iron Throne.
584
585* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Her ambition to become the Vice-President drives her to reconcile with Clayton, in spite of his infidelity, and [[spoiler:to keep her own son drugged up at home while she's on the campaign trail so that he won't talk to the press and reveal any secrets.]]
586
587
588[[/folder]]
589
590[[folder:Henry Roarke]]
591->'''Played by:''' Creator/DennisBoutsikaris
592
593The current Speaker of the White House.
594
595* BadBoss: He starts off deceivingly reasonable, but eventually threatens to deport Felix.
596* BigBad: Of Season 2.
597* EvilVirtues: For all his flaws, he carefully planned his schemes for years, to the point that not even the FBI or CIA can dig up any dirt on him.
598* JerkassHasAPoint: He complains about how the government’s two-party system spends more time fighting each other than actually doing anything for the country.
599* LaserGuidedKarma: After his various FrameUp jobs, Alex helps orchestra one [[spoiler:with the Russians]] to take him down.
600* VillainTakesAnInterest: When Clay approaches him after getting into a fight with his family, Roarke eagerly welcomes him.
601* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's the Speaker. 'Nuff said.
602
603[[/folder]]
604
605!Other Characters
606
607[[folder:Charlie Price]]
608->'''Played by:''' J. Mallory [=McCree=]
609
610Miranda Shaw's son, and a recently-paroled juvenile delinquent. Miranda doubts that he's truly reformed.
611
612* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: As messed up as he is, he still loves his mother.
613* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:He unwittingly helps a terrorist group infiltrate Quantico.]]
614
615[[/folder]]
616
617[[folder:Eric Boyer]]
618->'''Played by:''' Derek Klena
619
620A hacker responsible for a leak that was supposedly bigger than the Panama Papers and [=WikiLeaks=] combined, and now sought by the Citizens Liberation Front.
621
622* [[spoiler:HeroicSuicide: He chooses to blow his brains out rather than collaborate with TheConspiracy.]]
623* {{Expy}}: With his bleached hair and background as a whistleblower, he is likely modeled after Julian Assange, with a dose of Edward Snowden.
624
625[[/folder]]
626
627[[folder:Clay Haas]]
628->'''Played by:''' Creator/HunterParrish
629
630Caleb's older brother and a political strategist.
631
632* AloofOlderBrother: To Caleb, although Caleb is very capable of playing the AnnoyingYoungerSibling and getting him to lose his cool.
633* BigBrotherInstinct: Not that Caleb needs it anymore, but there is an implication that Clay used to always make breakfast for him. His introduction to Shelby also has him a little more curt with her because of her relationships to both Caleb and his father.
634* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: When Caleb returns in Season Two, the two of them play off this. Much of the SiblingYinYang is used by Clay against Shelby when he says he won’t be as easily charmed.
635* TheLeader: Of the black ops task force tracking down the mastermind behind the G-20 attacks.
636* SiblingTriangle: As he gets closer to Shelby he fears this might happen, especially once Caleb returns.
637* {{Nepotism}}: Though he did train at Quantico and work for the FBI, he quit almost immediately to become a speech writer. He was assigned to lead the task force because his mother was President.
638* UnresolvedSexualTension: with [[spoiler: Shelby in Season 2. Their interactions in the latter half of the season are rife with UST. Her history with his brother AND father, plus his engagement, get in the way. While he ends up breaking off his engagement out of self-loathing and a desire to be with her, she ultimately shoots him down, as she realizes that he truly loves his fiancée and she has no desire to get between them.]]
639
640[[/folder]]
641
642[[folder:Felix Cordova]]
643->'''Played by:''' Jon Kortajarena
644
645A senior legislative assistant for the Speaker of the House.
646
647* {{Jerkass}}: He shows no remorse whatsoever about working to pass a Muslim registration bill, giving his friend false information about who the swing voters were, or getting said friend escorted out of the building by security.
648* ManipulativeBastard: Gets Clay to chase after the wrong Congresspeople in order to convince the undecided voters that hate Claire to vote yes on the bill.
649* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It takes a while for him to become the RegretfulTraitor but he eventually resigns from his job.
650* SellOut: What the Amin twins accuse him of, as he is a member of a minority too but has no problems with a Muslim registration bill.
651* WeUsedToBeFriends: Clay trusted him because of this, later Felix says the same thing after Clay proves to be willing to play just as dirty, if not more so.
652
653[[/folder]]
654
655[[folder:Maisie Doyle]]
656->'''Played by:''' Lily Englert
657
658Harry Doyle's sister.
659
660* BigBrotherWorship: Claims to have had this before Harry abandoned her with their Homophobic parents.
661* KidnappedFromBehind: She gets a shock seeing a stranger in a MirrorScare before it happens.
662* ObliviousYoungerSibling: She didn’t know her brother was law enforcement until he has to explain why she’s in danger.
663* PluckyGirl: She gives just as good as her brother, but is usually more good-intentioned compared to Harry’s deadpan.
664
665[[/folder]]
666
667[[folder:Garrett King]]
668->'''Played by:''' C. J. Wilson
669
670A private contractor, and a third-season ArcVillain.
671
672* DirtyCoward: Once stripped of his power, he’s the type to beg on his knees.
673* StrawMisogynist: He gets irrationally angry when women challenge him. Alex uses this when trying to goad him into confessing.
674* VillainDecay: After he is labeled a fugitive and has his assets frozen, he is reduced as errand boy for Devlin.
675* VillainsWantMercy: When Alex corners him with her gun pointed.
676* WouldHitAGirl: Tries to drown Alex after he loses his temper.
677
678[[/folder]]
679
680[[folder:Conor Devlin]]
681->'''Played by:''' Creator/TimothyVMurphy
682
683A former IRA terrorist turned mercenary.
684
685* BigBad: Of Season 3.
686* TheChessmaster: He repeatedly plays the task force against each other, and constantly gets away with it.
687* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He genuinely loves his son Phelan, even though he's hard on him.
688* EvenEvilHasStandards: After returning to Ireland, he's not thrilled to find out that in his absence. his brother has pushed the gang into human trafficking.
689* EvilOldFolks: He's an old man, but he can still deliver a good beatdown when he needs to.
690* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler:He's sworn vengeance against the task force for killing his son Phelan.]]
691* SmugSnake: Once in custody, he knows the team can’t touch him. Similarly once he’s back in Ireland, it’s clear he has law enforcement on his payroll.
692* WouldHurtAChild: Has a gun on Isabelle to force the team to comply with his demands.
693
694[[/folder]]
695
696[[folder:Eamon Devlin]]
697->'''Played by:''' Diarmaid Murtagh
698
699Conor Devlin's younger brother, and the current leader of the old gang back in Ireland.
700
701* PragmaticVillainy: He tries to curb his brother's vendetta against the task force, because he wisely realizes that it will bring the task force after his operation.
702* TheStarscream: He took advantage of Conor's absence to take over the gang and move into the human trafficking business. [[spoiler:Conor has him killed for it.]]
703

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