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Carver
Det. Emmett Carver
Played By: David Tennant
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: The other detectives, particularly Ellie are woefully outclassed. Carver has more homicide experience than anyone on the force. What's more, he knows it; he's not afraid to throw his weight around with the Sheriff, knowing he can do far better than Gracepoint P.D.
- Death Glare: He shoots a particularly potent one at resident fuck-up Owen after he leaks Danny's name.
- Defective Detective: Carver is a highly competent detective (and holds others to such standards) but he's clearly troubled and emotionally closed-off.
- Fish out of Water: He's from the big city, and dislikes having to 'soften' his approach in an appeal to small-town sentimentality.
- Good Is Not Nice: Although a good man, he's not easy to get along with and is ill-suited to a small town where everybody seems to prefer being 'nice' to being competent.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Carver is dismissive, irritable and doesn't think much of his co-workers. However, he's a good man who wants to solve Danny's murder and feels great sympathy for the family.
- Perma-Stubble: He sports this look.
- The Spock: To Ellie's McCoy. He is colder and more rational than Ellie which has a tendency to alienate the people of Gracepoint.
- This is exhibited in his great dislike of using first names which is contrastive to Ellie's insistence on using first names.
Ellie
Det. Ellie Miller
Played By: Anna Gunn
- Happily Married: To her husband, Joe. They have a loving and supportive marriage.
- The McCoy: To Carver's Spock. She is more emotionally invested in the investigation due to being a personal friend with the Solano family. This leads to her judgement being often compromised.
- This is exhibited by her preference of first names over last names in comparison to Carver who prefers the opposite.
Mark
Mark Solano
Played By: Michael Peña
Beth
Beth Solano
Played By: Virginia Kull
Jack
Jack Reinhold
Played By: Nick Nolte
- Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Jack has a slight air of this. During his police interview, he tends to go off on tangents and talk about the environment.
- Driven to Suicide: After everyone begins to believe he's a pedophile he appears commits suicide by drowning
Susan
Susan Wright
Played By: Jacki Weaver
Joe
Joseph "Joe" Miller
Played By: Josh Hamilton
- Affably Evil: He's pretty friendly for a would-be pedophile.
- Big Bad:The closest thing to one in the show, as it's largely his fault Danny Solano is dead and he's the main one covering it up.
- Happily Married: To his wife, Ellie. They have a loving and supportive marriage.
- Papa Wolf: Is very protective of his son. He even takes all the blame for Danny's death when Tom accidentally kills him (albeit Tom was trying to protect Danny from his father.
Paul
Father Paul Coates
Played By: Kevin Rankin
Owen
Owen Burke
Played By: Kevin Zegers
- Intrepid Reporter: He'd like to think he's this, but at best he's a well-meaning incompetent who doesn't think before he acts.
Renee
Vince
Vince Novik
Played By: Stephen Louis Grush
Chloe
Chloe Solano
Played By: Madalyn Horcher
Gemma
Gemma Fisher
Played By: Sarah-Jane Potts
Tom
Tom Miller
Played By: Jack Irvine
Accidental Murder: While trying to protect Danny from his father he accidentally hits Danny in the head with a wooden paddle.
Dean
Dean Iverson
Played By: Kendrick Sampson