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The Whole Cast[]
A bunch of attractive scientists./cops. This is a CSI spin-off after all.
Mac Taylor[]
Retired Marine, Atonement Detective and 9/11 widower. He's the man in charge, though he occasionally has to deal with less than understanding higher-ups, for whom his Determinator personality can cause problems. His background is a mystery to most of his colleagues, even Stella, with whom he is close friends, but in the last few seasons it has been coming back to haunt him. He formerly dated Peyton, one of the medical examiners with a ridiculously bad British accent despite her actor actually being born in Britain. She has now left the show.
- Actually Peyton showed up again in the 6th season for one episode and had some very intimate moments with Mac]]
- Cowboy Cop : Several times in season 3.
- Flatline
- It Is Not Your Time
- Near-Death Experience
- Married to the Job : he doesn't even like to go home to sleep
- Ten-Minute Retirement
Stella Bonasera[]
Orphan, Mac's best friend
- Absolute Cleavage
- Action Girl
probably - Ms. Fanservice
- Put on a Bus at the beginning of season seven.
Danny Messer[]
Master of the Joisey Accent. He tends to be more emotional and intuitive than Mac, which has caused a great deal of tension between them, particularly first and second season
- Brooklyn Rage: Sometimes.
- Clear My Name : 3 times. "Internal Affairs", "Officer Involved" and "Run Silent, Run Deep"
- Hair-Trigger Temper: It's gotten him into trouble a time or two.
- Happily Married : To Lindsay Monroe
- Hot Dad
- Mr. Fanservice
- Mysterious Past: Finally revealed in "Run Silent, Run Deep"
- Official Couple : See above.
- Rank Up: Briefly, in the beginning of season 8. But he gave up his sergeant's stripes and went back to the lab.
- Turn in Your Badge : Once in season 3, averted in season 8.
Lindsay "Montana" Messer (formerly Monroe)[]
Wife of Danny. Back from on maternity leave in Montana.
- Big Eater: In "Food for Thought":
- Dark and Troubled Past
- Happily Married
- Hide Your Pregnancy : Anna Belknap's first pregnancy, the second gave us Lucy.
- Mama Bear: Not a good idea to mess with Danny and Lucy.
- Mysterious Past : Her big secret was hinted at a while before it was finally revealed she survived a shooting.
- Official Couple : with Danny.
Don Flack[]
Your basic NYC detective and resident Deadpan Snarker.
- Broken Pedestal : His mentor, Moran, turned out to be dirty
- Official Couple : Was one with Angell before she was Killed Off for Real
Sheldon Hawkes[]
Used to be one of the coroners, then joined the field team.
- Clear My Name: "Raising Shane"
- Not That Kind of Doctor: Averted.
Sid Hammerback.[]
The Coroner, with a rather cool pair of glasses that split in the middle. Got rich with his pillow design, and is now probably the richest guy in the place.
- Fan Nickname: Sid's Creepy Place
- Non-Idle Rich
- Secretly Wealthy (though that may be changing now, since anyone who isn't Jo and possibly Mac (the one who knows and the one who may or may not know) has to notice the piano in the morgue)
Adam Ross[]
- Abusive Parents
- Adorkable
- Resident Lab Rat and
- Hollywood Nerd.
Det. Angell[]
Recurring Fair Cop and former Flack romantic interest. (Note: IMDB and Wikipedia give two different first names, due to her being called Jennifer from 3.02 onwards and then suddenly becoming Jessica from 4.13 onwards. No explanation given.)Died in the 5th season finale from injuries sustained in a shoot-out
Aiden Burn[]
Previous Fair Cop who wound up fired for thinking of tampering with evidence in a serial rape case, then killed by the same perp. She somehow manages to leave behind evidence during the attack that helps the CSIs finally nail him
- Meaningful Name: Her last name becomes hauntingly prophetic when one considers her final fate.
Jo Danville[]
Stella's replacement in Season Seven. Very attractive older woman, previously worked for the FBI. Her ex-husband still works there and pops in from time to time. Two kids, one Happily Adopted.
- Alone with the Psycho: "Means to an End"
- FBI Agent: Formerly.
Peyton Driscolli[]
British-origin coroner/ME and Mac's girlfriend during season 3. Put on a Bus but returned once.
Reed Garret[]
Mac's stepson, mother is his late wife Claire. Blogger and journalism student
Kallie Maka[]
Recurring NYPD detective, mostly seen in the early seasons
Marty Pino[]
Former ME who turned out to be dirty and is now in prison