List of CSI: Miami characters

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The following is a list of characters for the CBS television series, CSI: Miami.

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[edit] Regular cast

David Caruso, the lead actor and one of three actors from the pilot still to star, as Horatio Caine
Emily Procter, the lead actress and one of three actors from the pilot still to star, as Calleigh Duquesne
Adam Rodriguez, one of three actors from the pilot still to star, as Eric Delko

Over its 10 season run, CSI: Miami has starred a number of actors whom are featured in the opening credits of the show. Amongst them David Caruso, and Kim Delaney.

The CSI: Miami cast were introduced during the penultimate second season episode of the original show, starring William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger. NYPD Blue actor David Caruso was cast as New York born Lieutenant Horatio Caine, the head of the Miami Dade Crime Lab, and a decorated Detective who is fueled by his belief in good. Emily Procter was cast as southern beauty Calleigh Duquesne, Horatio's second in command and a Detective who always has Caine's back, she is the ballistics expert of the lab, and will do anything to get justice. Adam Rodriguez is Eric Delko, a former tow-truck driver recruited by Horatio to be a Detective on what was then Megan's team. Rory Cochrane was cast as Speedle, Delko's best friend who often gets a tough time for his lack of gun maintenance. Khandi Alexander rounded out the cast as Alexx Woods, the Medical Examiner of the team who speaks to the dead, because she is their last hope.

When the series was picked up Kim Delaney, the lead actress of NYPD Blue was added to the cast as Megan Donner, a female Lieutenant who took a leave of absence following the death of her husband, upon her return she found Horatio had taken her team, and she was forced to work beneath him. She left after 10 episodes writing Horatio a letter, saying that the job reminded her too much of her husband, and she had to resign, leading to Calleigh's promotion to assistant supervisor on a permanent basis, replacing Megan.

The next cast change came at the beginning of the third season, when Sofia Milos was added to the cast playing Homicide Detective Yelina Salas, Horatio's sister-in-law and a formidable force within the department, with the addition of Milos came the loss of Cochrane's Speed, Speedle was killed whilst investigating the kidnapping of a young boy, Speed and Caine were involved in a fire-fight, but due to his poor gun maintenance was unable to return fire and was shot dead. Replacing him is former patrol officer Ryan Wolfe, played by Jonathan Togo, he was hired by Caine partly because of his OCD, which included cleaning his gun on a regular basis. The end of the season saw the departure of Milos, who moved to Rio de Janiero with Raymond, Horatio's brother who had previously been undercover for a number of years.

Season 5 saw the additions of Rex Linn and Eva LaRue to the cast, Linn had previously recurred since season 1, and LaRue during season 4. Linn plays Detective Frank Tripp, a Homicide Detective who loves his job, and working with Caine's team, whilst LaRue plays Natalia Boa Vista, a former FBI mole turned CSI, her role in the attempted FBI takedown of the lab at the end of season 4 at first caused tension between her and team, but she soon became a trusted member.

During season 6 Rory Cochrane returned as Speedle, this time as a figment of Delko's imagination, and the end of the season saw the departure of Khandi Alexander as Alexx Woods, after her son was suspected of murder she decided she needed to spend more time with the living and resigned from the crime lab, Horatio told Alexx the door would always be left open for her to return. Alexander returned for guest appearances throughout seasons 7 and 8. She was replaced with Megalyn Echikunwoke as Dr. Tara Price, starting with season 7.

Echikunwoke's Price was next to depart the cast, her character was arrested following developing an addiction to oxycodine, and stealing drug evidence from an open case. Therefore, Christian Clemenson replaced her as the new and current medical examiner by the name of Dr. Tom Loman. Eddie Cibrian and Omar Miller joined the cast for season 8, as Detective Jesse Cardoza, a Los Angeles native who had worked with Caine, Duquesne and Donner in 1997, prior to the inception of the crime lab, and returned following the death of his wife, and Detective Walter Simmons, a night-shift CSI who transferred to Caine's shift.

Adam Rodriguez departed the cast in 8x05, with Delko resigning from CSI following his shooting at the beginning of the season. Rodriguez would return for several guest appearances throughout the season, with Delko now working for the states attorneys office. Following an attack on the crime lab in which Jesse Cardoza was poisoned to death by halogen gas, Cibrian's space on the cast was filled by a returning Adam Rodriguez, whose return to the cast was partly due to the large number of petitions signed by fans.

Due to Rodriguez's short-term departure during season 8, Emily Procter and David Caruso are the only cast members to have been part of the main cast in every episode with Caruso being the only cast member to appear in every episode (Procter missed one episode in season 9 due to her pregnancy). Also, due to William Petersen's exit from the original series, and Melina Kanakaredes's exit from CSI: NY, Miami is the only show in the franchise to still feature its original lead actor and lead actress.

[edit] Overview

Please Note: current cast members are listed in credit order, whilst former cast members are ordered by their final episode count

Character Position Actor First Episode Final Episode Duration Final Episode Count
Lt. Horatio Caine CSI David Caruso "Golden Parachute" 01x01–
Det. Calleigh Duquesne CSI Emily Procter "Golden Parachute" 01x01–
Det. Ryan Wolfe CSI Jonathan Togo "Under the Influence" 03x03–
Sgt. Frank Tripp Homicide Det. Rex Linn "Evidence of Things Unseen" 01x16–
Det. Natalia Boa Vista CSI Eva LaRue "From the Grave" 04x01–
Det. Walter Simmons CSI Omar Miller "Bolt Action" 08x03–
Det. Eric Delko CSI Adam Rodriguez "Golden Parachute" 01x01–08x05; 08x11–08x24; 09x01–
Dr. Alexx Woods Medical Examiner Khandi Alexander "Golden Parachute" "Bad Seed" 01x01–06x19; 07x14; 08x01–08x05 145
Det. Yelina Salas Homicide Det. Sofia Milos "Simple Man" "Seeing Red" 01x17–03x24; 05x01; 05x22; 06x01–07x25 060
Det. Tim Speedle CSI Rory Cochrane "Golden Parachute" "Bang, Bang, Your Debt" 01x01–03x01; 06x04 050
Det. Jesse Cardoza CSI Eddie Cibrian "Out of Time" "Fallen" 08x01–09x01 025
Dr. Tara Price Medical Examiner Megalyn Echikunwoke "Won't Get Fueled Again" "Dissolved" 07x02–07x24 023
Lt. Megan Donner CSI Kim Delaney "Golden Parachute" "Camp Fear" 01x01–01x11 011
Note: Caruso, Procter, Rodriguez, Cochrane, and Alexander were introduced during CSI 2x22: "Cross Jurisdictions"

[edit] Recurring/notable cast members

Please Note: current recurring/notable cast members are listed in order of first appearance, whilst former cast members are ordered by their final episode count

[edit] Relatives of Law Enforcement

Character Related to Relation Actor First Episode Final Episode Duration Final Episode Count
Kyle Harmon Horatio Caine son Evan Ellingson "Dangerous Son" 06x01–
Marisol Delko Caine Horatio Caine/Eric Delko wife/sister Alana de la Garza "Nailed" "Countermeasures" 04x08–04x25; 10x01
Julia Winston Horatio Caine ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Berkley "Raising Caine" "Dissolved" 06x13–07x24 009
Raymond Caine, Jr. Horatio Caine/Yelina Salas nephew/son Alex Buck "Grave Young Men" "Rio" 01x20–05x01 007
Kenwall "Duke" Duquesne Calleigh Duquesne father John Heard "Double Cap" "Recoil" 01x19–03x21 004
Raymond Caine, Sr. Horatio Caine/Yelina Salas brother/husband Dean Winters "10-7" "Rio" 03x24–05x01 004
Susie Barnam Keaton Horatio Caine close friend Azura Skye "Freaks and Tweaks" "Nothing to Lose" 01x23–03x16 004
Nick Townsend Natalia Boa Vista ex-husband Rob Estes "If Looks Could Kill" "Internal Affairs" 05x04–05x12 004

[edit] Law enforcement

Character Position Actor First Episode Final Episode Duration Final Episode Count
Dr. Tom Loman Medical Examiner Christian Clemenson "Bolt Action" 08x03–
Maxine Valera DNA Technician Boti Bliss "Blood Brothers" "Delko for the Defense" 02x01–08x11 076
Dan Cooper AV Techncian Brendan Fehr "From the Grave" "All In" 04x01–06x16 035
Tyler Jenson AV Technician Brian Poth "Double Cap" "10-7" 01x19–03x24 029
Aaron Peters Trace Techncian Armando Kennedy "Crime Wave" "One of Our Own" 03x07–04x25 016
Cynthia Wells QD Technician Brooke Bloom "Invasion" "Triple Threat" 02x16–05x18 014
Jake Berkeley Detective Johnny Whitworth "Going Under" "Meltdown" 05x02–08x21 012
John Hagen Detective Holt McCallany "Simple Man" "10-7" 01x17–03x24 011
Adell Sevilla Detective Wanda de Jesus "Wet Foot/Dry Foot" "Simple Man" 01x03–01x17 010
Rebecca Nevins ASA Christina Chang "Hell Night" "Time Bomb" 03x06–08x23 010
Joseph Kayle Fingerprints Technician Leslie Odom, Jr. "The Best Defense" "Shock" 02x05–03x20; 04x22–04x24 009
Aaron Jessop Officer Joel West "The Oath" "One of Our Own" 02x20–04x25 008
Sam Belmontes Trace Technician Christian de la Fuente "Hard Time" "Legal" 02x03–03x05 007
Peter Elliott Secret Service Agent Michael B. Silver "Money for Nothing" "Death Pool 100" 02x17–05x03 007
Monica West ASA Bellamy Young "Urban Hellraisers" "One of Our Own" 04x10–04x25 006
Glen Cole FBI Agent Mark Rolston "One of Our Own" "Miami Confidential" 04x25–06x12 003
Bob Keaton DEA Agent Max Martini "Big Brother" "Vengeance" 02x08; 03x20–03x22 003
Mac Taylor NYPD CSI Gary Sinise "MIA/NYC Nonstop" "Felony Flight" 02x23; 04x07 002
Stella Bonasera NYPD CSI Melina Kanakaredes "MIA/NYC Nonstop" "MIA/NYC Nonstop" 02x23 001
Aiden Burn NYPD CSI Vanessa Ferlito "MIA/NYC Nonstop" "MIA/NYC Nonstop" 02x23 001
Danny Messer NYPD CSI Carmine Giovinazzo "MIA/NYC Nonstop" "MIA/NYC Nonstop" 02x23 001
Sheldon Hawkes NYPD Medical Examiner Hill Harper "MIA/NYC Nonstop" "MIA/NYC Nonstop" 02x23 001
Ray Langston LVPD CSI Laurence Fishburne "Bone Voyage" "Bone Voyage" 08x07 001

[edit] Notable enemies

Character Fate Actor First Episode Final Episode Duration Final Episode Count
Lt. Rick Stetler Arrested David Lee Smith "Blood Brothers" "Time Bomb" 02x01–08x23 034
Ron Saris Alive Kim Coates "Ambush" "Dissolved" 06x15-07x24 006
Clavo Cruz Deceased: Gunshot Wound Gonzalo Menendez "Blood Brothers" "Man Down" 02x01; 03x15; 05x14–05x15 004
Ivan Sarnoff Deceased: Gunshot Wound Andrew Divoff "Raging Cannibal" "Seeing Red" 07x04–07x25 004
Memmo Fierro Arrested Robert LaSardo "Rampage" "Killer Regrets" 04x24–04x25; 09x04–09x13; 10x05 005
Antonio Riaz Deceased: Knife Wound Vincent Laresca "Rampage" "Rio" 04x24–05x01 003
Esteban Navarro At Large Kuno Becker "Look Who's Taunting" "Dead Ringer" 10x04; 10x08 002

[edit] Other

Character Occupation Actor First Episode Final Episode Duration Final Episode Count
Erica Sikes WFOR-TV Newscaster Amy Laughlin "10-7" "Sudden Death" 03x24–04x20; 05x05–05x08; 09x02 009

[edit] Other notable guest stars

Season 1
Sam Anderson, William Haze, David Labiosa, Seth Adkins, Ismael 'East' Carlo, Tony Perez, Don Creech, Tucker Gates, Jamie Brown, Kevin Kilner, David Denman, Tom Everett, Erik King, Bernard White, Raja Fenske, Al White, Kevin Durand, Tanya Memme, William O'Leary, Diane Mizota, Ben Browder.
Season 2
Daniel McDonald, Jeff Corwin.
Season 3
Joshua Leonard, Tony Hawk, Robert Knepper, Jeffrey Donovan, Zac Efron, David Anders, Eric Roberts.
Season 4
Joel West, Tyler Denk, Tim Omundson, Chris Batstone.
Season 5
Leighton Meester, Rob Estes, Sebastian Siegel.
Season 6
Katherine Moennig
Season 7
Maguerite MacIntyre

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