| Character |
Actor |
Seasons |
Information |
| Matt McNamara |
John Hensley |
1 - present |
Sean and Julia's extremely troubled and amoral teenage son. His vast list of crimes include running over and disfiguring a classmate, assaulting a transsexual, and filing false child abuse reports with child welfare against his father, Sean. Later during Season 2, Matt finds out Christian is his biological father. He was also involved with a post-op transsexual, whom he believed to be a woman, and briefly believed he was in love with. He is currently in a quasi-romantic relationship with Kimber Henry, who was romantically involved with both Sean and Christian and who has introduced him to Scientology, which he has enthusiastically embraced. Since his conversion, and possibly partially because of his involvement with Kimber, he has cut Christian out of his life for the time being, labeling him as an "SP," or suppressive personality. |
| Liz Cruz |
Roma Maffia |
1 - present |
Anesthesiologist for McNamara/Troy, and former general practitioner at De La Mer. Often the 'voice of reason' at McNamara/Troy, Liz is a 40-something-year-old lesbian and feminist who often serves as a sarcastic foil for Christian Troy, though she occasionally shows concern and even admiration for Christian. She seems to have a proclivity towards physical injury, once being shot in the leg by Escobar Gallardo, and, more recently, having one of her kidneys stolen by organ thieves after being seduced and drugged by an attractive young woman. |
| Kimber Henry |
Kelly Carlson |
1 - present |
Christian's on-again/off-again girlfriend whom he met in the pilot episode. A former model, pornographic actress, drug addict, and pornography producer, she is extremely narcissistic and self-conscious about her looks and has severe low self-esteem problems. Christian's general apathy towards Kimber's feelings - which was expressed most notably in season one, when he attempted to "trade" Kimber to a rival plastic surgeon who was in love with her in exchange for the rival's new sports car - has contributed to her poor self-image. She was a victim of the Carver, a crazed plastic surgeon, and former partner ar McNamara Troy. She also had a brief sexual relationship with Sean McNamara when he was split up with Julia. In season 4, she is an enthusiastic Scientologist who helps Matt deal with his problems through counseling. She seduced and married Matt as revenge against Christian, became pregnant with Matt's child, and eventually leaves him for Ram Peters, a former boss of hers from when she was an adult film actress. |
| Gina Russo |
Jessalyn Gilsig |
1 - 5 |
A troubled, bitter HIV positive sex addict in her mid-30's who has a very adversarial and volatile relationship with Christian Troy, who she refers to as "asshole" as opposed to using his actual name. She is also the mother of Christian's "son" Wilber, aka Gabriel. Became the full owner of De La Mer surgical recovery spa when Julia sold her share of the business to help raise her new son. In the fifth season, she is hired as the new receptionist at McNamara/Troy. Gina was killed after falling from the roof of an apartment building while trying to seduce Christian during this same season. (deceased) |
| Quentin Costa |
Bruno Campos |
2 - 3 |
An openly bisexual plastic surgeon originally from Atlanta, who flew down to Miami to perform surgery on Sean McNamara after being attacked by the Carver.. Briefly a limited partner at McNamara/Troy and dated Julia McNamara when she and Sean were going through their divorce. Quentin was revealed to be the Carver at the end of season 3. |
| Grace Santiago |
Valerie Cruz |
1 |
Former staff psychologist at McNamara/Troy |
| Character |
Actor |
Seasons |
Information |
| Escobar Gallardo |
Robert LaSardo |
1, 2, 4, 6 |
A ruthless, violent, and somewhat Scarface-esque drug lord from South America who the doctors become entangled with during season one. Has a thing for 1980s music and ultimately blackmailed Sean and Christian into giving him a new face so he could leave the drug business behind and start again. Instead, Sean and Christian gave him the face of another wanted criminal and he was arrested at the airport while attempting to flee the country. Appeared briefly in a dream in the season 2 finale, encouraging Sean to kill the Carver. He also appeared in season 4 as a hallucination of Sean's, encouraging him to repeat his sexual exploits with a young babysitter. Apparently has taken on the symbolic role of Sean's inner voice for aggressive behavior. Later, Escobar convinces Christian and Sean to restore his original face. He then breaks out of security while in the clinic, and kills his accomplice to remove a threat to Sean and Christian. It is revealed later in the season that James has been working for him. In the fourth season finale, he is killed by his wife, Gala Gallardo. (deceased) |
| Ava Moore |
Famke Janssen |
2, 3, 6 |
A life coach who routinely manipulates her clients for her own twisted amusement. Is hired by Sean to fix his marriage to Julia only to seduce their son Matt and reveal Christian as Matt's biological father (a result of Julia's one night stand with Christian while she was engaged to Sean and still attending medical school). At the end of season two, Ava was revealed to be transsexual who left her husband/doctor before the final surgery was performed on her; Ava was able to barter with Sean and Christian into performing one last surgery to complete her transformation into womanhood in exchange for her ending her relationship with Matt. Stepmother to Adrian Moore and was married to Dr. Barrett Moore. Also known as Avery Tanner. Fled to Paris, France to avoid being implicated in her adopted son's murder. |
| The Carver |
Bruno Campos |
2 - 3 |
The mysterious masked serial rapist/killer known as The Carver, disfigures his victims by cutting a deep slash on either side of their mouths, resembling a smile. Sean McNamara, Christian Troy, Kit McGraw, Kimber Henry and Quentin Costa were the principal characters who fell victim to the Carver attacks. The identity of the Carver was revealed during the Season 3 finale. Currently living somewhere in Europe under a new identity. |
| James LeBeau |
Jacqueline Bisset |
4 |
A ruthless extortionist who knows Michelle Landau. She apparently seems to have some kind of sexual relationship with her. Michelle Landau worked under her as an escort to pay her way through medical school. James is also the mastermind of the organ theft ring that targeted Liz, and she uses Michelle as a decoy for this purpose. It is revealed that James herself has a boss, one Escobar Gallardo. James later kills herself in front of Michelle, rather than turn Wilber's kidneys over to Escobar. (deceased) |
| Eden Lord |
AnnaLynne McCord |
5 |
An 18-year old student that is the daughter of Julia's girlfriend, Olivia Lord. When she is first introduced she tries to seduce Sean McNamara. She's revealed to be a brutal sociopath who uses her charms to get what she wants. Attempted to poison Julia with liquid mercury, and attemped to murder her as well. Like most of the series amoral characters, she gets away time and time again with her crimes. Dropped out of school to enter the adult film business and currently living with Kimber's beau Ram Peters. |
| Colleen Rose |
Sharon Gless |
5 |
A hyper-tempered, psychopath talent agent working with Sean due to his role in Hearts & Scalpels. The legitimacy of her practice is brought into questioned by her lack of familiarity with CAA and her false claims of representing various actors. It's revealed that she runs a teddy bear kiosk at a mall and is confirmed to be unlicensed. When a CAA agent meets her at her apartment and sees through her scam, she murders him by filling him with cotton and turning his features into a teddy bear. When Sean discovers the truth and fires her, she shows up at his apartment with her wrists slit. Later, after being rejected again, she leaves the body of the agent in Sean's apartment and then stabs Sean in the back while he operates Annie, only to get killed by him. Tim Stack describes her as an "obsessed teddy-bear enthusiast." [1] (deceased) |
| Dr. Theodora 'Teddy' Rowe |
Katee Sackhoff (Season 5) Rose McGowan (Season 6) |
5-6 |
A new anesthesiologist hired by Sean and Christian at their new L.A. practice. Romantically involved with Sean, she soon convinces him to marry her in the season 6 premiere. Although Sean has no idea that Teddy is in fact a "Black Widow,", (a female serial who marries men and later kills them) and was living a double life. As revealed in the season 5 finale, Teddy was going by the alias "Dixie" in a Las Vegas plastic surgery firm. She married the owner, Harlan, but soon killed him - presumably for his money. Now, Teddy is focused on Sean and is proving to stop at nothing to get at his health insurance money. During a camping trip with Sean, Annie and Connor Teddy tries to kill them by drugging them with sleeping pills and flooding the camper with carbon monoxide. However, Annie wakes up (having not eaten the drugged smores) and manages to wake her father up who manages to break the door down and get them out. Teddy, who walked off and encountered a nearby camper who turned out to be another serial killer, this time of women. Teddy is attacked by him and runs back to Sean to find the trailer empty and her attacker behind her. Sean is later called by the police, who find a heart in the forest nearby who's DNA matches blood from Teddy's hair. The attacker is later pulled over, with bloodied hands and Teddy's head in his trunk. Sean later learns that Teddy intentionally tried to kill him and his children, and had preyed on four other doctors in the past as well. Before attempting to commit suicide, Sean dumps Teddy's ashes into a trash can and throws his wedding ring in after it. |
| Character |
Actor |
Seasons |
Information |
| Nurse Linda |
Linda Klein |
1 - present |
Nurse at McNamara/Troy. Moved to LA with them. |
| Annie McNamara |
Kelsey Lynn Batelaan |
1 - present |
Julia and Sean's daughter. |
| Vanessa |
Kate Mara |
1 |
Matt's girlfriend in the first season. He initially wants to become circumcised for her, but it is soon discovered that she is a lesbian. She coerces Matt into having a threesome with her and her lover Ridley. |
| Bliss Berger |
Leslie Grossman |
1, 5 |
A woman who on the first season had a waddle on her arm removed. She now works at Fiona McNeil's publicist agency, thanks to Christian and offered them to do a reality show which was a failure. |
| Dr. Merrill Bobolit |
Joey Slotnick |
1 - 2, 4 |
Former classmate and competitor of Sean and Christian. Bottom of his class in med school, shady, and jealous of Christian and Sean. Once tried to cut off his face in order to attach Troy's handsome features to himself. Became Escobar Gallardo's "prison wife" while incarcerated. Attempted to kill the once drug-lord while on the operating table. |
| Suzanne Epstein |
Nancy Cassaro |
1 - 2 |
Julia's self-absorbed friend. Her daughter is Annie McNamara's friend. |
| Mrs. Hedda Grubman |
Ruth Williamson |
1 - 2, 4 |
A client of McNamara/Troy with a plastic surgery addiction. She is extremely clever and manipulative. Mrs. Grubman also appeared in Season 4 where she died of complications brought on by lung cancer. (deceased) |
| Sophia Lopez |
Jonathan Del Arco |
1 |
A male-to-female transsexual who developed a friendship with Liz. |
| Jude Watson |
Phillip Rhys |
1 - 3 |
A college student who befriended Julia when she went back to undergrad. Deceptive. Briefly an intern at McNamara/Troy. Appears earlier in the story with a British Accent, but later confessed to have faked it to impress women. |
| Megan O'Hara |
Julie Warner |
1 - 2, 4 |
Woman who had cancer and a mastectomy and came to McNamara/Troy for breast reconstruction. Had a brief affair with Sean. Eventually committed suicide when her cancer came back. Appears in tandem with Escobar when Sean is faced with the choice of whether to continue his affair with a young babysitter, encouraging Sean to restrain himself. Apparently has taken on the symbolic role of Sean's inner voice for compassionate behavior. (deceased) |
| Henry Shapiro |
Andrew Leeds |
1 - 2 |
Matt's friend from high school. Ended up in jail after raping a girl he had developed an obsession on after he had a hit and run on her. |
| Wilber |
Joshua Henry |
2, 4 - present |
Adopted son of Christian Troy, biological son of Gina Russo. |
| Erica Noughton |
Vanessa Redgrave |
2, 3, 6 |
Julia's controlling mother and a practicing doctor of clinical psychology. Believes Julia has wasted her potential by choosing not to becoming a medical doctor, instead spending her time at home as the primary caretaker. |
| Adrian Moore |
Seth Gabel |
2 |
Adopted son of Ava Moore and biological son of Dr. Barrett Moore. He was briefly involved with his stepmother. (deceased) |
| Natasha Charles |
Rebecca Gayheart |
2, 4 |
A blind patient who had a brief relationship with Christian. Returns as a fantasy to haunt Christian in season 4. |
| James Sutherland |
Georg Stanford Brown |
2 |
Biological father of Wilber, the baby Christian thought he had with Gina. (deceased) |
| Kit McGraw |
Rhona Mitra |
3 |
A British detective brought in to solve The Carver case. It was later found out that she was the sister of Quentin Costa and helped him escape. |
| Ariel Alderman |
Brittany Snow |
3 |
A racist girl from Matt's high school. Briefly romantically involved with Matt. |
| Cherry Peck |
Willam Belli |
3 |
A transsexual who Matt attacks after finding out she is pre-op. He later befriends her. |
| Abby Mays |
Rebecca Metz |
3 - 4 |
A patient of Christian's. Undergoes liposuction and then meets Christian for a date, where she consents to having sex with him while wearing a bag on her head. Later tells Christian she's a masochist and wants to do it again, he agrees. Returns as a fantasy to haunt Christian in season 4. |
| Burt Landau |
Larry Hagman |
4 |
A wealthy venture capitalist who purchases McNamara/Troy with his much younger wife Michelle. Suffering from prostate cancer, he can no longer satisfy her, and following the discovery of Michelle's affair with Christian, requests that he watch them sleeping together. He is left to die by his wife. (deceased) |
| Michelle Landau |
Sanaa Lathan |
4 |
An attractive thirty-something woman married to the wealthy and much older Burt Landau. They purchase McNamara/Troy, and she and Christian start an affair. Following Burt's death, they become engaged and plans are made for Michelle to adopt Christian's son Wilber. However, when secrets from Michelle's past are revealed (she payed for her medical tuition by working as a prostitute and kidney thief) and both Wilber and Christian's lives are put in danger, they end their engagement. Eventually, she buys out both Sean and Christian, ending the Miami-based practice of both surgeons. |
| Dr. Faith Wolper |
Brooke Shields |
4 |
Christian's former psychiatrist. She suggests that Christian is in love with Sean. Desperate to prove his heterosexuality, Christian has sex with her on her desk. Faith has an addictive personality, and requests removal surgery on a tattoo displaying the name of a former lover. Following its removal, she gets Christian's name tattooed in its place. Later, Sean and Christian confront her over her beliefs about their relationship, and Christian decides to no longer use her services. |
| Monica Wilder |
Jennifer Hall |
4 |
An unstable young woman who applies for the nanny position for Conor McNamara. She and Sean had a brief affair, until she revealed her true insanity. She tried to blackmail Sean into returning his affection, threatening to inform Julia of the affair. Before being able to tell, she is hit by a bus and killed instantly. |
| Marlowe Sawyer |
Peter Dinklage |
4 |
Former nanny for Conor McNamara. He has dwarfism and is opposed to performing surgery on Conor, and as such is frequently at odds with Sean. He and Julia find a kindred bond, and they begin a brief affair. |
| Dr. Mike Hamoui |
Mario López |
4, 6 |
A surgeon whom Christian is jealous of because of his good physical shape. He performs liposuction on Christian and they become friends. He later buys Christian's apartment when he moves out and reveals that he admires him for his countless conquests. Joined McNamara/Troy in LA in order to boost profits. |
| Dawn Budge |
Rosie O'Donnell |
4 - 5 |
A white trash woman who lived in a trailer until she won millions of dollars in a state-wide lottery. Requests plastic surgery for herself and her family, and pays Christian for sex. She bonds with Liz, and donates a kidney to her. Returns to McNamara/Troy after being attacked by an eagle while hang-gliding, and briefly dates the closeted executive producer Freddy Prune. Requests additional surgery when a motorbike is driven into her face at a gay and lesbian pride parade. |
| Poppy |
Alanis Morissette |
4 |
Liz's former girlfriend. A fitness addict, she was dumped by Liz after trying to change her body image through plastic surgery. |
| Fiona McNeil |
Lauren Hutton |
5 |
A powerful Hollywood Publicist and Sean and Christian's agent. She encourages one of her top female clients to have plastic surgery to help her career, and later hires her assistant Bliss Berger to help Sean and Christian in business deals. |
| Olivia Lord |
Portia de Rossi |
5 |
An expert in Eastern medicine and Julia's one-time lesbian lover. Mother to Eden Lord. (deceased) |
| Freddy Prune |
Oliver Platt |
5 |
The creator of the television drama "Hearts 'n Scalpels." He briefly dated Dawn Budge, until anal stimulation from a notorious sex predator forced him out of the closet. |
| Aidan Stone |
Bradley Cooper |
5 |
Lead actor on the television drama "Hearts 'n Scalpels." He is quite immature and often sleeps with young girls. He also advises Sean on how to stay young without plastic surgery. Fired from the series and ordered into rehab after a sex tape is leaked featuring him and Eden Lord, which also featured him using anti-Semitic remarks. |
| Kate Tinsley |
Paula Marshall |
5 |
Lead actress on the television drama "Hearts 'n Scalpels". Briefly dated Sean, until he dumped her for not being able to cope with her sexual fantasies about black men. Kate suffers from body dysmorphic disorder, stemming from jibes about her weight throughout her career. |
| Ram Peters |
John Schneider |
5 |
A legendary porn entrepreneur. Formerly Kimber's boss, he reluctantly allows her to return to the business. He is briefly seen to be married to a porn star named Busty. Later, he and Kimber start an affair and marry, with Ram legally adopting Kimber's daughter Jenna. He is won over by the charms of Eden Lord and invites her into their marriage bed. |
| Dr. Raj Paresh |
Adhir Kalyan |
5 |
One of Sean's students where he currently teaches, an extremely gifted surgeon with a degree in Medicine from Harvard. Raj's spirit slowly crumbles after he is visited by his father, an esteemed plastic surgeon. Realizing he can no longer go through life disappointing his father, Raj provokes Matt into crushing his hand in a car door, ending his chances of a successful surgical career. |
| Brandie Henry |
Melanie Griffith |
6 |
Brandie is Kimber's beautiful and considerate mother who visits from Wisconsin. She will be joined by Les, her on-again-off-again car-salesman boyfriend of six years who Christian immediately hates.[2] |
