List of Numb3rs characters
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This article contains character information for the television show NUMB3RS.
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[edit] Main characters
| Character | Cast | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| Don Eppes | Rob Morrow | FBI agent |
| Charlie Eppes | David Krumholtz | Mathematician |
| FBI consultant | ||
| NSA consultant | ||
| Larry Fleinhardt | Peter MacNicol | Physicist |
| FBI consultant | ||
| Megan Reeves | Diane Farr | FBI agent |
| Profiler | ||
| Alan Eppes | Judd Hirsch | Former LA city planner |
| Amita Ramanujan | Navi Rawat | Mathematician |
| FBI consultant | ||
| David Sinclair | Alimi Ballard | FBI agent |
| Colby Granger | Dylan Bruno | FBI agent |
[edit] Other characters
[edit] Liz Warner
Liz Warner (portrayed by Aya Sumika) is a special agent at the FBI Organized Crime Division and the former love interest of Don Eppes. They met when Don was her tactical training instructor at Quantico. According to Don, she was very wild while in Quantico. In the episode "In Security", it appeared as though Don and Liz broke up due to Don's trust issues. Liz and Don ended their affair in the episode "Tabu." She later came back to help the team on several cases.
[edit] Mildred Finch
Dr. Mildred ("Millie") Finch (portrayed by Kathy Najimy) is the newly-appointed Chair of the CalSci Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy Division and an experimental neutrino astrophysicist who worked on the construction of AMANDA. She is versant in all of the Division's fields and holds an advanced mathematics degree. At first she appeared bossy and troubled Charlie Eppes and his colleagues, especially Amita Ramanujan, who is conducting research with her. She did not approve of Amita's dress code or her inappropriate relationship with her thesis advisor, but later came around. Mildred gave Amita tenure and appointed her to the curriculum committee, while (as part of their agreement) Charlie must head the admissions committee and aid in CalSci fundraising. Dr. Finch has told Charlie to publish and has recently bonded with him.
Millie is dating Alan Eppes, whom she beat in chess. Being lighthearted, she has made a bet with Alan on who can go longer without using consumer products, and has even helped him with his lawsuit by showing that his design specifications were not met.
She is a fan of James Bond films and took a three-month sabbatical from MIT to sail the South Pacific with a friend. CalSci recruit Oswald Kittner (Jay Baruchel) warmed to her, making his decision to become a student easier.
While she does not appear in season 4, she is mentioned.
[edit] Terry Lake
Terry Lake (portrayed by Sabrina Lloyd) was a forensic psychologist and often acted as a profiler for Don Eppes' FBI team. Even though she did not understand the intricacies of what Charlie Eppes does for a living, she was more open to the mathematician's antics than her partner, Don. Don seemed eager to start a relationship with her, while she seemed more hesitant.
Terry was reassigned to Washington, D.C., in an attempt to patch up her relationship with her ex-husband. Sabrina Lloyd, who played Terry, did not return for the second season and Terry did not appear in the last two episodes of the first season. Officially, CBS stated her contract had an option to leave after the first season and she chose to do so and it was noted a new character would replace Terry rather than simply have another actress portray her. It is unlikely that she'll return.
[edit] Ian Edgerton
Ian Edgerton (portrayed by Lou Diamond Phillips) is a recurring character who has appeared in three out of four seasons. He is the FBI's best sniper, as well as being the fourth best shot in the United States. He is also a top tracker, and has the luxury of choosing his own cases. Ian also works as a sniper instructor at Quantico when he is not working a case in the field.
According to Colby, Ian did a tour of duty in Afghanistan and was highly respected by other military men deployed there. Colby stated that although it was obvious from the aftermath that Ian had been involved in an operation, "you never saw him". Ian is highly intelligent and loves his work. During their first encounters, Ian and Charlie clashed: Charlie did not believe in using guns to solve problems and disdained Ian's dispassion about killing, while Ian believed Charlie's mathematic approach was too academic for real cases and his scientific viewpoint made his objections to Ian's attitude hypocritical. He even went so far in their early acquaintance as to call Charlie's math "voodoo". Despite their early rancor, however, the pair have come to a mutual respect for their different expertises and even a kind of friendship. Ian has apparently known Don since before the series began, likely dating to Don's tenure as a tactical instructor at Quantico. He backed Don up to their superiors regarding Don taking the Crystal Hoyle kill-shot, which took place in "Two Daughters" and Ian referenced in conversation with Don in "Pandora's Box".
It is heavily implied in "Two Daughters" and "Pandora's Box" that Ian used interrogation techniques which included physical force and borderline torture to get information out of a teenage accomplice of Crystal Hoyle. It is also implied that Don has seen or heard of Ian using such techniques before. Given that Ian's superiors were more concerned with discussing Don shooting Crystal Hoyle than Ian's borderline interrogation methods, it is likely that Ian will not be disciplined or will only be disciplined lightly over this incident.
With the kill shot through the cab windows of a pickup truck, executed in "Pandora's Box", Ian hopes to be moved up to third-best shot in the U.S.
Edgerton did not appear in season four.
[edit] Lt. Gary Walker
Lt. Walker (portrayed by Will Patton) is an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, normally working on cases involving gang violence and organized crime. He is a hardened officer, but has provided a great deal of help to Don's team whenever their paths cross. He is appeared four times, beginning in Season 2 during the episode "Backscatter".
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