List of Brooklyn Nine-Nine characters

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American sitcom which premiered in September 2013 on Fox, and later moved to NBC. The show revolves around the detective squad of the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York Police Department, located in Brooklyn.

Cast

Main

Character	Actor	Rank	Seasons
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Jake Peralta	Andy Samberg	Detective	Main
Rosa Diaz	Stephanie Beatriz	Detective	Main
Terry Jeffords	Terry Crews	Detective Sergeant (1–6) Lieutenant (6–present)	Main
Amy Santiago	Melissa Fumero	Detective (1–5) Sergeant (5–present)	Main
Charles Boyle	Joe Lo Truglio	Detective	Main
Gina Linetti	Chelsea Peretti	Civilian Administrator (1–6)	Main					Recurring	Does not appear
Raymond Holt	Andre Braugher	Captain (1–6; 7–present) Patrol Officer (6–7)	Main
Michael Hitchcock	Dirk Blocker	Detective 3rd Grade	Recurring	Starring				Main
Norm Scully	Joel McKinnon Miller	Detective 2nd Grade	Recurring	Starring				Main

Supporting

Character	Actor	Seasons
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Mlepclaynos	Fred Armisen	Recurring				Guest
Captain McGintley	Mike Hagerty	Recurring				Guest
Deputy Commissioner Podolski	James M. Connor	Recurring
Keith "The Vulture" Pembroke	Dean Winters	Recurring		Recurring		Guest
Zeke	Jamal Duff	Guest
Fire Marshal Boone	Patton Oswalt	Recurring
Hank	Kevin Dorff	Guest	Recurring		Guest
Doug Judy	Craig Robinson	Guest
Sharon Jeffords	Merrin Dungey	Guest		Recurring
Vivian Ludley	Marilu Henner	Recurring
Kevin Cozner	Marc Evan Jackson	Guest	Recurring	Guest		Recurring		Guest
Detective Lohank	Matt Walsh	Guest		Guest
Teddy Wells	Kyle Bornheimer	Recurring			Guest			Guest
Madeline Wuntch	Kyra Sedgwick		Recurring				Guest
Sophia Perez	Eva Longoria		Recurring
Lynn Boyle	Stephen Root		Recurring
Darlene Linetti	Sandra Bernhard		Recurring
Marcus	Nick Cannon		Recurring	Guest
Geoffrey Hoytsman	Chris Parnell		Recurring
Roger Peralta	Bradley Whitford		Guest			Guest		Guest
Oliver Cox	Gabe Liedman		Guest				Recurring
Genevieve Mirren-Carter	Mary Lynn Rajskub			Recurring	Guest
Adrian Pimento	Jason Mantzoukas			Recurring				Guest
Maura Figgis	Aida Turturro			Recurring
Bob Annderson	Dennis Haysbert			Recurring
Karen Haas	Maya Rudolph				Recurring
Jason "C.J." Stentley	Ken Marino				Recurring		Guest
Sheriff Reynolds	Jim O'Heir				Recurring
Nikolaj Boyle	Antonio Raul Corbo				Recurring		Recurring	Guest
Bill Hummertrout	Winston Story				Guest	Recurring	Guest
Veronica Hopkins	Kimberly Hébert Gregory				Recurring
Melanie Hawkins	Gina Gershon				Recurring	Guest
Caleb John Gosche	Tim Meadows					Recurring	Guest
Jeff Romero	Lou Diamond Phillips					Recurring
Warden Granville	Toby Huss					Recurring
Seamus Murphy	Paul Adelstein					Recurring
Olivia Crawford	Allison Tolman					Recurring
John Kelly	Phil Reeves						Recurring
Jocelyn Pryce	Cameron Esposito						Recurring
Debbie Fogle	Vanessa Bayer							Recurring

Main characters

Jake Peralta

Jake Peralta
Brooklyn Nine-Nine character
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Michael Schur Dan Goor
Portrayed by	Andy Samberg Miles Platt (child) Benjamin Steinberg (teenager)
In-universe information
Full name	Jacob Peralta
Alias	Carl Mangerman Larry Sherbet (WITSEC alias) various undercover identities
Nicknames	The Tattler (high school)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Detective
Spouse	Amy Santiago
Significant other	Sophia Perez (ex-girlfriend) Dr. Rossi (ex-lover) Jenny Gildenhorn (childhood love interest)
Children	Mac Peralta (son)
Relatives	Roger Peralta (father) Karen Peralta (mother) Walter Peralta (grandfather) Kate Peralta (half-sister) Two unnamed half sisters An unknown number of half brothers
Religion	Jewish
Origin	Italian
Nationality	American

Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg as Detective Jacob "Jake" Peralta, a talented but childish detective. Peralta shows "class clown" traits, constantly pulling pranks and making immature jokes at the expense of his colleagues, particularly his partner, Amy Santiago. He is fun-loving and sarcastic but is often motivated by his emotions more than his colleagues. Despite his goofy traits, Peralta is extremely smart, perceptive and quick thinking, and as such has the best arrest rate in the precinct. In the pilot, Terry Jeffords explains to Captain Holt that Peralta is his best detective, that he likes putting away bad guys, and that he loves puzzles, although "the only puzzle he hasn't solved is how to grow up." As of season seven, he is 38 years old and has been a detective with the 9-9 since 2005.

His father left his family during his childhood and, as a result, he feels a strong tie to memories involving his father, such as his favorite Brooklyn pizza joint. He also initially refuses to celebrate Thanksgiving, since he associates the holiday with his father's absenteeism. He has a strong emotional tie to his muscle car, a 1967 Ford Mustang, which he bought outright on his first day as a cop and always carries a positive association for him (until he sold it to help pay for Terry's new child). He often quotes and makes references to his favorite movie trilogy, Die Hard. In "Boyle-Linetti Wedding" it is revealed that Jake is Jewish, having lost his childhood sweetheart Jenny Gildenhorn to Eddie Fung at his Bar Mitzvah.

Peralta's best friend is Charles Boyle, who works along with him at the precinct and admires Peralta and encourages his eventual romance with Santiago. Peralta and Gina Linetti are childhood friends, which resulted in him helping Gina get a job at the precinct. Diaz and Peralta were classmates at the police academy.

Jake began his career as a patrol officer with the 74th Precinct and was partnered with Stevie Schillens and the two nicknamed themselves the "Beatsie Boys"; in 2016, Jake was forced to arrest Stevie, now a detective with the neighboring 98th Precinct for planting evidence.

While Jake doesn't initially approve of Captain Holt's strict management, he eventually matures under Holt's supervision and comes to see Holt as a father-figure; even calling him "Dad" on many occasions. In "The Oolong Slayer", Jake achieves his lifelong dream to catch a serial killer, the Oolong Slayer, but gives up the credit for the arrest to the Chief of Brooklyn Detectives in exchange for effecting Holt's transfer back to the 99th Precinct.

At the end of season four, Jake and Rosa Diaz are framed by their idol Lt. Melanie Hawkins and are arrested. After months in prison at the beginning of season five, the two are freed thanks to the precinct exposing Hawkins' crimes. Although he is eager to return to work, his time in prison left him with post-traumatic stress and newfound empathy that affects his job performance.

In the season 5 episode "Two Turkeys", Jake's father Roger reveals that Jake has three half-sisters, along with an unknown number of half-brothers. He later meets one of his half-sisters, Kate, in the episode "DFW".

Peralta continuously pranks and teases his partner Amy Santiago, masking his secret romantic feelings for her. Peralta confesses his feelings to her in "Charges and Specs" before going undercover for a mafia operation. His romantic feelings for her develop further throughout season two and they share their first kiss in "Johnny and Dora". Jake and Amy start dating in "New Captain" and decide to move in together in the "Greg and Larry", but don't make it official until season four's "The Fugitive". Jake proposes to Amy at the end of their annual Halloween heist in HalloVeen and the two are later married by Captain Holt in Jake & Amy, the finale of season five. In season 7, Amy becomes pregnant with their child. Their son McClane "Mac" Peralta (who was named after John McClane from Die Hard) is born in the season 7 finale.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Peralta.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Commendation or Commendation—Integrity
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	NYPD Award of Merit
	Unidentified Award.
	NYPD 150th Commemorative Breast Bar
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

In "Stakeout", he received a commendation for his work on Rosa's drug task force.

Rosa Diaz

Rosa Diaz
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Stephanie Beatriz
In-universe information
Full name	Rosalita Diaz
Alias	Emily Goldfinch
Gender	Female
Occupation	Detective
Significant other	Jocelyn Pryce (ex-girlfriend) Alicia (ex-girlfriend) Adrian Pimento (ex-fiancé) Marcus (ex-boyfriend) Tom (ex-boyfriend) "Becky" (ex-girlfriend) "Tiffany" (ex-girlfriend) Aubrey (ex-lover)
Relatives	Oscar Diaz (father) Julia Diaz (mother) Diana (niece) Two unnamed sisters
Nationality	Mexican-American

Stephanie Beatriz

Stephanie Beatriz as Detective Rosalita "Rosa" Diaz, a smart, tough, aloof, and mysterious detective. She attended parochial school, later studied ballet, and was a classmate of Jake's in the police academy. When she was younger, the pressure for her to succeed at ballet school eventually led her to commit several crimes, including "beating up other ballerinas," before landing in juvenile detention. Her parents provided little support, leaving Rosa to turn her life around by herself.

Though Diaz is a loyal and effective member of the squad, her anger management issues and lack of empathy terrify most of her coworkers. She is highly secretive about her personal life – should anyone discover a secret of hers, she normally threatens them with death should they disclose it. It is also made clear that she does not stay in her apartments for long periods of time, and her neighbors know her by both a different name and a completely different personality. As revealed in "Cop-Con", she and Amy are younger than most of the other precinct members as they are hurt by a device that emits a loud noise to those under 35, whereas Jake and Boyle only pretend to be affected by it. In "White Whale", she reveals to Amy that she's attended medical school, business school, and has a pilot's license. Rosa also briefly mentions in "Greg and Larry" that her name "Rosa Diaz" may be an alias to cover up her real name from the rest of the 9-9.

In season two, Rosa dates Captain Holt's nephew, Marcus, but breaks up with him in season three. Later in the season, she finds love with former undercover detective Adrian Pimento; the two get engaged in "Paranoia" while chasing a drug dealer through an alley, but their wedding is delayed when Pimento is targeted by Figgis and forced to leave the state. Once he returns, they try to have their wedding the next day but decide to go steady after realizing they were rushing their relationship.

At the end of season four, Rosa and Jake are framed by their idol Lt. Melanie Hawkins and are arrested. After months in prison at the beginning of season five, the two are freed thanks to the precinct exposing Hawkins' crimes. Following her months of isolation, she starts spending more time with her family and ends her relationship with Pimento. Later in the season, she comes out as bisexual to the precinct and her family, and has a brief relationship with an unseen woman that the squad never meet or learn the name of, nicknamed "Becky". She has a brief flirtation with one of Gina's friends, but this does not lead anywhere. On the day of Jake and Amy's wedding, she and Terry meet a cab driver named Alicia that she becomes interested in. The two begin a relationship off-screen. However, it's short-lived, as Rosa mentions in "The Tattler" that they broke up because Alicia was moving to London.

In season six, Rosa begins dating a cosmetologist named Jocelyn and begins to patch up her relationship with her mother, who was initially disapproving of her bisexuality. In season seven, Rosa and Jocelyn broke up prior to the season's Jimmy Jab Games. In the episode "Valloweaster," she becomes the first three-time Halloween Heist Champion.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Diaz.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

In "Stakeout", she received a commendation for her work as the leader of a drug task force.

Terry Jeffords

Terry Jeffords
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Terry Crews Theodore Barnes (child)
In-universe information
Full name	Terrence Vincent Jeffords
Gender	Male
Occupation	Sergeant (seasons 1–6) Lieutenant (season 6–present)
Spouse	Sharon Jeffords (wife)
Significant other	Chiaki (ex-girlfriend) Veronica Hopkins (ex-girlfriend)
Children	Cagney Jeffords (daughter) Lacey Jeffords (daughter) Ava Jeffords (daughter)
Relatives	Lawrence Jeffords (brother) Zeke (brother-in-law) Unnamed father (deceased) Unnamed grandmother (deceased)
Nationality	American

Terry Crews

Terry Crews portrays Lieutenant (previously Sergeant) Terrence "Terry" Vincent Jeffords, the supervisor of the 9-9's Detective Squad. An avid bodybuilder who stands at more than six feet tall, with a linebacker's build, Terry's intimidating size and appearance is contrasted by his gentle giant persona, being very caring and parental in nature. Jeffords is devoted to his wife and three young daughters Cagney, Lacey (named after the 1980s TV series), and Ava. He fears the danger of police work because of the possibility that he could leave his children fatherless. Following a panic attack prior to the show's beginning, Terry was removed from field work, but he has since cautiously returned. He is high-strung, prone to nervous excitement, loves yogurt, and has a tendency to refer to himself in the third person. He is an effective and caring leader to the detective squad, often having to play the mature adult in order to keep them in line.

A running gag throughout the series is for Terry to break things (examples include a Magic 8 Ball, a phone and Captain Holt's office) because of his incredible strength. He has been a detective since 1995 and used to be assigned to the 65th Precinct (as seen in "Terry Kitties"), where he was constantly mocked for a botched case which he and Jake later proved he was correct in. In S1.Ep.1. Holt mentions that he and Terry have worked together in the 18th Precinct years prior. In 2005, he was the senior detective at the 9-9 (the position Jake now holds since Terry's promotion). He was a linebacker at Syracuse University, where he graduated magna cum laude, as revealed in "The Swedes". He also studied abroad in Japan while in college and dated a Japanese student named Chiaki who broke his heart. He speaks Japanese infrequently throughout the show.

In season two, Terry nearly gets a vasectomy at his wife's request, but Jake convinces him not to when he finds out Terry secretly wants to have more kids. His wife becomes pregnant later in the season and gives birth to their third daughter, Ava, in season three. He entrusts Jake to be Ava's godfather.

While Terry was satisfied with his role as Sergeant, he aimed to become a Lieutenant during the first six seasons. As revealed in "The Honeypot", he brought a new pair of suspenders that he planned to put on after he passed the Lieutenant's Exam but kept them in the box when he ended up failing and held onto them as a reminder of his higher goals. In "Moo Moo", he attempted to apply to be a city council liaison to take on more responsibilities but was rejected after reporting that another cop racially profiled him. In season six, Terry revealed to the group that he passed the Lieutenant's Exam weeks before the annual Halloween Heist (which they hosted on Cinco de Mayo).

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Lieutenant Jeffords.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	World Trade Center Breast Bar
	NYPD Commendation or Commendation—Integrity
	NYPD Unit Citation
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

Amy Santiago

Amy Santiago
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Melissa Fumero
In-universe information
Alias	Isabel Cortez (undercover alias)
Gender	Female
Occupation	Detective (seasons 1–5) Sergeant (season 5–present)
Spouse	Jake Peralta
Significant other	Teddy Wells (ex-boyfriend) Constantine Kane (ex-boyfriend) Luke Mueller (ex-boyfriend)
Children	Mac Peralta (son)
Relatives	Victor Santiago (father) Camila Santiago (mother) Tony Santiago (brother) David Santiago (brother) Mason Santiago (nephew) Roger Peralta (father-in-law) Karen Peralta (mother-in-law) Kate Peralta (half sister-in-law) Five unnamed brothers Two unnamed half sisters-in-law An unknown number of half brothers-in-law Unnamed niece
Nationality	Cuban-American

Melissa Fumero

Melissa Fumero portrays Sergeant (previously Detective) Amy Santiago, Jake's uptight, by-the-book, rule-following Cuban-American partner, and later wife. A self-acknowledged type A personality and neurotic overachiever, she continually tried to ingratiate herself with Captain Holt, and any authority figure in arm's reach of her. In the pilot, Terry cites Amy's competitiveness to Holt as a result of her having seven brothers. Amy is a stickler for department protocol and is frequently exasperated by Jake's childishness, as well as the ease with which he succeeds as a detective. She is initially seen as Holt's teacher's pet, but over time is shown to command respect from others.

Amy was originally a patrol officer at the 64th precinct but requested a transfer to the 99th when her captain almost sexually assaulted her shortly after her promotion to detective. She didn't tell anyone for years out of fear for what it would do to her career until she revealed it to Jake when they were investigating a sexual assault case in "He Said, She Said".

In Charges and Specs, the season one finale, Jake confessed that he wishes something romantic could happen between them. She confessed to having feelings for Jake in "The Road Trip", which instigated issues in Amy and Teddy Wells' relationship and was shown to still have feelings for Jake in "Det. Dave Majors". The two shared their first kiss in Johnny and Dora and began dating in New Captain, although their working relationship did not change at all. They decided to move in together in the season three finale Greg and Larry, but don't make it official until season four's The Fugitive. Jake proposed to Amy at the end of their annual Halloween heist in HalloVeen and the two eventually marry in Jake & Amy. In season 7, Amy became pregnant with Jake's child and gave birth to their son, McClane "Mac" Peralta in the season finale.

Near the end of season three, Amy went undercover as a pregnant inmate in a women's prison in Texas to obtain information from Maura Figgis. This was done to cover Melissa Fumero's actual pregnancy at the time without making her character pregnant. Amy's actual pregnancy in season seven occurred when Fumero was pregnant with her second child.

After some uncertainty in taking the Sergeant's Exam as depicted in "Chasing Amy", she passed the exam and began wearing her Sergeant's uniform as well as commanding her own uniformed officers in "NutriBoom".

In season six's "Casecation", she was revealed to be 36 years old. In "The Golden Child", it is revealed that Amy had a relatively strained relationship with her brother and fellow NYPD Lieutenant David Santiago, chiding her mother for glorifying David's accomplishments over Amy's. Amy enjoys solving crosswords and attending trivia sessions, to the expense of Jake, who often embarrasses himself when attempting to participate or becomes awkwardly excluded in conversation.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Sergeant Santiago.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	Citation bar for delivering a baby
	Unidentified award

Charles Boyle

Charles Boyle
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Joe Lo Truglio
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Detective
Spouse	Eleanor Hortsweil (ex-wife)
Significant other	Genevieve Mirren-Carter (girlfriend) Vivian Ludley (ex-fiancée) Gina Linetti (ex-lover) Lt. Singh (ex-lover) Various ex-girlfriends
Children	Nikolaj Boyle (adopted son)
Relatives	Lynn Boyle (father) Darlene Linetti (stepmother) Gina Linetti (stepsister) Sam Boyle (cousin) Christina Boyle (cousin) Milton Boyle (cousin) The Enigma "Iggy" Boyle (step-niece) Unnamed mother Unnamed sister
Nationality	American

Charles Boyle

Joe Lo Truglio portrays Detective Charles Boyle, a handsome and goofy but extremely lazy and a cheap detective who never pays for his meals. In the show, he plays the role of Jake’s best friend. He has been married and divorced on the show three times as all three of his wives left him because he showers only once a month.

For saving Detective Diaz's life during "Christmas" (during which he was shot in the buttocks), he was awarded the NYPD Medal for Valor in "The Bet", though he was overshadowed by a revered and heroic NYPD horse named Sergeant Peanut Butter. He continued to have a one-sided rivalry with Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Peanut Butter until he seeks his help in getting Jake to the precinct in the season 7 finale. In "The Swedes", it is revealed that Boyle is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College.

In the show's first season, Charles had a crush on Rosa, but he eventually got over her when he started dating Vivian Ludley, whom he met at Captain Holt's birthday party. They get engaged but break up after Charles refused to move to Canada with her. He and Gina start to see each other in season two, and their brief relationship resulted in his father and Gina's mother's marriage. In season three, he starts dating Genevieve Mirren-Carter after he and Jake clear her name from an art thief. They eventually move in together and adopt a son from Latvia named Nikolaj.

In season five, Charles started his own food truck business called "The One Thing", which specialized in meatball subs. The truck was burned down by one of Charles' ex-employees, but he's thankful it happened as running the food truck made him spend less time with his family and built up a large debt.

Charles has a habit of saying things that he does not realize are overtly sexual, and rarely realizes it, despite the rest of the squad's disgust.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Boyle.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Medal for Valor
	Unidentified award
File:Fictional Police Citation.jpg	Unidentified award
	NYPD 150th Commemorative Breast Bar

Gina Linetti

Gina Linetti
First appearance	"Pilot"
Last appearance	"Return of the King"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Chelsea Peretti
In-universe information
Full name	Regina Linetti
Gender	Female
Occupation	Administrator (Seasons 1–6) Internet personality (Season 6–present)
Significant other	Charles Boyle (ex-lover) Milton Boyle (lover, father of her child) Eight unnamed ex-fiancés
Children	The Enigma "Iggy" Boyle (daughter)
Relatives	Darlene Linetti (mother) Lynn Boyle (stepfather) Charles Boyle (stepbrother) Susan Grapecoat (great-aunt) Anthony (nephew) Unnamed sibling Unnamed father
Nationality	Italian-American

Chelsea Peretti

Chelsea Peretti portrays Regina "Gina" Linetti, the 99th Precinct's sardonic and egomaniacal civilian administrator and Captain Holt's assistant. Despite maintaining a clueless and dimwitted disposition most of the time, she can be surprisingly observant and has demonstrated traits of being more intelligent than she likes to show. Gina is obsessed with social media and is constantly on her phone. It is a running gag to try to pry her from her phone, to the point where Captain Holt becomes involved. She is extremely narcissistic and constantly praises and exalts herself, such as claiming to be a better dancer than Britney Spears in the episode "Karen Peralta". As the only civilian in the precinct, Gina often uses her outsider's perspective to assist the other detectives. In the episode "The Party", to prevent the mostly working class detectives from embarrassing themselves in front of a crowd of academics, Rosa tricks Gina into talking to a group of psychology professors at Holt's birthday party, who then take copious notes about her narcissistic personality. They conclude that she has a complete overlap of ego and id, a condition previously thought to be purely theoretical.

She casually admits on myriad occasions that she doesn't value her colleagues – except for Jake – as people. She was also childhood friends with Jake, who got her the job at the precinct. Gina also ruined Jake's senior year of high school by framing him as "The Tattler", though she did it to avoid Jake getting involved with the wrong crowd. She transferred to the Public relations Division with Captain Holt in "Johnny and Dora", and returns to the 9-9 with him in "The Oolong Slayer". In the episode "The Apartment", it is revealed that she has been engaged eight times, but never married. In "The Fugitive Pt. 2", she declares that Charles' texts are so strange that she would rather get hit by a bus than receive another one from him. At the end of the episode, she receives Charles' first unchecked, quality text for her, but while congratulating him, she does indeed get hit by a bus. The penultimate episode of season four reveals she has become pregnant following a relationship with Charles' cousin, Milton (which coincided with Chelsea Peretti's actual pregnancy). She is absent for the first half of season five on maternity leave after giving birth to a girl she nicknames "Iggy" (short for Enigma).

In the episode "Halloween IV", Gina reveals that in the fourth grade at a classmate's birthday party, a bowling ball fell onto her face. This incident knocked out her two front teeth; she's been wearing false teeth since.

In season six, Jake helps Gina realize that her talents would be better spent elsewhere and she quits her job. She becomes an internet celebrity and hosts a web show called "The G-Hive," in which she gives her viewers life advice. Her work has made it too busy to spend time with her former coworkers, but she is aiming to improve after Jake confronts her for not talking to them for months.

Raymond Holt

Raymond Holt
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Andre Braugher Seth Carr (child)
In-universe information
Full name	Raymond Jacob Holt
Alias	Greg Stickney (WITSEC alias)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Commanding Officer, NYPD 99th Precinct (seasons 1–6; season 7-present) Head of NYPD public relations (season 3) Patrol officer (season 6–7)
Spouse	Kevin Cozner
Significant other	Frederick (ex-boyfriend)
Relatives	Laverne Holt (mother) Unnamed father (deceased) Debbie (sister) Marcus (nephew) Geoffrey Holt (uncle) Martin Cozner (brother-in-law) Carol Wilg (goddaughter) Gary (ex-brother-in-law) Unnamed uncle (deceased)
Nationality	American

Andre Braugher

Andre Braugher portrays Captain Raymond Jacob Holt, the 99th Precinct's strict Commanding Officer. Holt is known for his cold, calm and robotic manner of speaking, overly formal demeanor and lack of outwardly visible emotion, although his non-work friends frequently refer to him having a much more fun persona that is very rarely seen by either the Nine-Nine members or the viewer. He has sophisticated and cultured interests, enjoying classical music, opera and attending dinner parties with his husband's academic friends, amongst other things. The Nine-Nine is Holt's first command despite many years of outstanding service, and he attributes the delay to prejudice against both his race and homosexuality. He came out in 1987 and until recently led a group that supported LGBT African-American NYPD members, which he himself created. He was a homicide detective in the 1980s, and spent twelve years in the Community Affairs Bureau immediately prior to commanding the Nine-Nine.

Holt is married to Kevin Cozner, the Chair of Columbia University's Classics Department, and has a longstanding professional rivalry with Madeline Wuntch, with whom he came up through the ranks; while his career stalled, she kept advancing and is now his immediate superior. After he and Peralta successfully solved a major case in "The Chopper", Bureau Chief Wuntch nominated him for a promotion to head of the NYPD Public Affairs Division, a promotion he accepted lest Wuntch transfer his staff to horrible posts around New York City. During the number of weeks he was in charge of Public Affairs, Holt was unable to accomplish anything significant thanks to Chief Wuntch's constant micromanaging. After helping Peralta solve a serial killer case, Holt found himself transferred back to command of the 9-9 by the Chief of Brooklyn Detectives. He owned a burgundy Chevrolet Corvair named Gertie which was his prized possession until it was stolen in "The Fugitive". Doug Judy purchased him a new identical one and named it Sexarella.

At the end of season three, Holt is forced to go into witness protection in Florida with Jake when they are threatened by crime boss Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis. He worked at a family entertainment center called the Fun Zone under the alias of Greg until he and Jake baited Figgis into coming to Florida and took the criminal down with the Nine-Nine. In season five, his life and career are put at risk when he makes a deal with mobster Seamus Murphy in exchange for information to clear Jake and Rosa's names from Lt. Hawkins.

During season five, Holt learns that the New York City Police Commissioner is retiring at the end of the year and that he is on the shortlist of candidates to replace him. He spends the rest of the season campaigning to win the Commissioner title but ends up losing to John Kelly.

In season six, Holt is encouraged by Jake and Amy to stand up to Kelly's regressive policies, leading the Commissioner to retaliate against the Nine-Nine. However, Peralta and Wuntch team up, without Holt's knowledge, to take Kelly down, resulting in Wuntch being named interim Commissioner. This detente becomes short-lived as Holt is demoted to a uniformed officer by Commissioner Wuntch after she realized he was promoted to detective too soon earlier in his career. Shortly after Wuntch's death, however, he is quickly promoted back to captain in the middle of the seventh season.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Captain Holt.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	World Trade Center Breast Bar
	NYPD Medal for Valor
	NYPD Meritorious Police Duty (with numeral "10")
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

In "Stakeout", he received a commendation for his supervision of Det. Diaz's drug task force.

Michael Hitchcock

Michael Hitchcock
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Dirk Blocker Wyatt Nash (young)
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Detective 3rd Grade
Spouse	Lucille (ex-wife) Brandi (ex-wife) Francine (ex-wife) Madison (ex-wife) Bethany (ex-wife) Anna Rubov (ex-wife) two unnamed ex-wives
Significant other	Jenny (ex-girlfriend)
Relatives	Unnamed father (deceased) Unnamed step-sister Unnamed son-in-law
Nationality	American

Dirk Blocker portrays Detective 3rd Grade Michael Hitchcock (season 2–present; recurring season 1), an enthusiastic but clueless detective who has been best friends and partners with Detective Scully for over 30 years. Despite their inept nature, Hitchcock and Scully have both shown on occasion to be competent and even good detectives, though their laziness tends to keep them from demonstrating this most of the time. As revealed in "Hitchcock and Scully", the two were excellent detectives in their youths and had well-built bodies, but their careers and their physiques went downhill after they tried the wings at their eventual favorite restaurant, Wing Slutz.

The majority of the precinct tends to be disgusted by Hitchcock's more perverted nature and attitude towards women. It's revealed in "The Last Ride" (Season 4) that Hitchcock held the all-time record for closed cases at the 99th Precinct, one more than Sgt. Jeffords as of that episode. This is mainly due to Hitchcock being at the 99th twenty years longer than Terry. To celebrate, Hitchcock got a tattoo of himself holding a gun and putting it in his mouth, oblivious to what it actually implies.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Hitchcock.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	Unidentified Award

Norm Scully

Norm Scully
First appearance	"Pilot"
Created by	Dan Goor Michael Schur
Portrayed by	Joel McKinnon Miller Alan Ritchson (young)
In-universe information
Gender	Male
Occupation	Detective
Spouse	Kelly (ex-wife)
Significant other	Cindy Shatz (girlfriend) Lucille (ex-girlfriend)
Children	2
Relatives	Earl Scully (twin brother)
Nationality	American

Joel McKinnon Miller portrays Detective Norman "Norm" Scully (season 2–present; recurring season 1), a middle-aged, lazy desk worker who has been best friends and partners with Detective Hitchcock for over 30 years. Scully shows talent as a tenor opera singer, French speaker, having an understanding of Morse code and can "make great coffee", according to Sgt. Jeffords. He also displayed an uncanny ability to reassemble shredded documents in one episode. Scully routinely discloses disgusting medical issues like the entire bottom of his foot being a wart or having various strains of fungi. He claims to constantly have medical emergencies, and despite having a pacemaker fitted, he frequently suffers from heart attacks. He often embarrasses himself either unintentionally or willingly and admits to being indifferent to the judgment of others (most frequently, the fellow members of his squad.) In the early seasons, Scully is married and has a dog. The team are unsure which one of them is called Kelly, though it is later revealed in season 7 that both of them were named Kelly. After his wife leaves him, he begins dating a woman named Cindy Shatz, who is very similar to him in her attire and personality. He has a twin brother named Earl, also portrayed by Miller.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Scully.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	World Trade Center Breast Bar
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	Citation bar for delivering a baby

Recurring characters

NYPD and other law enforcement

• Patton Oswalt as FDNY Fire Marshal Boone, the fire marshal of the local fire station. He leads the fire department in a rivalry against the detectives of the 99 but reaches a brief understanding with Jake when they discover that they both were abandoned at a young age by their fathers.

• Dean Winters as Detective Keith Pembroke, nicknamed "The Vulture", an obnoxious detective in the Major Crimes Unit notorious for taking over cases that are nearly solved and receiving all of the credit for closing them. He frequently makes lewd comments toward the squad and has a greatly inflated sense of self. After the death of Seth Dozerman, Pembroke becomes the Commanding Officer of the 99th Precinct until Captain Holt returns. He treats the squad with huge disrespect, for example expecting them to clean up after him. In "The Venue", the Vulture steals Jake and Amy's venue at the last second to host his wedding to a kind charity worker named Jean Munhroe. When the two discover that he is unfaithful to Jean and lying to her about his character, they decide to tell Jean at the cost of the Vulture taking their venue on their wedding night. He is a recipient of the American Flag Breast Bar, World Trade Center Breast Bar, NYPD Medal of Honor, and Marine Corps Service Award.

• Kyle Bornheimer as Sergeant Teddy Ramos (né Wells), a detective at the 82nd Precinct. Teddy used to date Amy Santiago; they resume their relationship after meeting up at a training exercise. Later Amy breaks up with him again, because she dislikes his dull personality and is unable to show interest in his home pilsner-brewing hobby. In season four, Teddy evaluates the Nine-Nine when the crime rate drops and one precinct has to close. He claims to have changed but Jake and Amy agree that he is still "The most boring man in America". He also admits to Amy that he still loves her and proposes to her several times over the next few seasons. In season five, Teddy has joined the bomb squad to impress Amy and tries unsuccessfully to steal her away from Jake on the day of their wedding. By season 7, Teddy is now married and took his wife's name, Ramos. Despite the couple expecting a child, he is still romantically interested in Amy.

• Gabe Liedman as Oliver Cox, a lab technician who works as a DNA analyst and coroner at the 99th Precinct.

• Jason Mantzoukas as Adrian Pimento, an emotionally unstable and volatile former detective who returned to the 99th Precinct after spending 12 years undercover in the organization of Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis. He began dating Rosa in "Cheddar", and the two got engaged in "Paranoia", promptly before Pimento and the 99 were forced to fake his death. Pimento returns from hiding when Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis is caught, but is refused his old job at the NYPD and becomes a Private Investigator. His relationship continued with Rosa, but she later breaks up with him in season five. He spends the next couple of months in Alaska before returning to Brooklyn to return as an insurance agent in "Gray Star Mutual", but is fired in the episode and starts working at a hand lotion store. In "Pimemento", it is revealed that he has worked for celebrities before as a private investigator.

• James M. Connor as Deputy Commissioner Podolski, the NYPD's arrogant deputy police commissioner who uses his position for his own personal means such as keeping his rebellious son, Trevor, out of jail in "The Tagger".

• Michael G. Hagerty as Captain McGintley, the 99th Precinct's commanding officer before Raymond Holt, who was fired for his ineptitude and his permissive attitude toward the disruptive antics of Jake and his colleagues. McGintley later died in the episode "99" and the squad attended his funeral in Los Angeles.

• Kyra Sedgwick as Madeline Wuntch, a callous and unethical NYPD deputy police chief who shared a deep mutual hostility with Captain Holt. Wuntch and Holt were once partners and friends, but they fell out after Holt rejected her sexual advances and Wuntch gained promotions for which Holt was passed over, resulting in Wuntch eventually becoming Holt's direct superior. Wuntch constantly went out of her way to undermine the 99th Precinct, and appeared to take great pleasure in its and Holt's failures; Holt, in turn, gleefully insulted and belittled Wuntch every time their paths cross. In "The Chopper" and "Johnny and Dora", she culminated her victory over Holt when she makes him head of the NYPD Public Affairs Division, where she humiliated him by making him do menial jobs, although he is eventually transferred back to the 99 thanks to Jake. In "Suicide Squad", she helped Jake and the Nine-Nine expose Commissioner Kelly's illegal wiretapping activity and became the acting commissioner until a new one was decided on. Wuntch died in the episode "Ding Dong". At her memorial, Holt admits that he will genuinely miss her and their rivalry.

• Perry L. Brown as Marcus Marinovich, a judge at the New York Court of Appeals who sometimes oversees cases for the 99. He serves as the judge when Peralta and Diaz are on trial in "Crime and Punishment".

• Will Hines as Carl Kurm, the Kings County District Attorney who sometimes works with the 99 during court cases.

• Ken Marino as Captain Jason "C.J." Stentley, the Nine-Nine's temporary, under-qualified captain. Not wanting his ineptitude to be evident, he gives everyone everything they ask for until Amy eventually requests he start being more firm. This backfires after he rejects their request to go to Florida and assist Jake and Holt and he assigns them to the night shift. He is eventually removed from the Captain position after he is awarded for taking down a major drug dealer (that Jake and Holt primarily took care of) and demonstrates his lack of professionalism in front of a group of reporters. It's revealed that Holt called the reporters in to help the crew return to the day shift.

• Allison Tolman as Captain Olivia Crawford, a candidate for the Commissioner position Holt is also seeking. She holds the belief that precincts should be eliminated, creating a rivalry with Holt. However, she and Holt realize that their competition will split the votes and cause John Kelly to win. She eventually withdraws her candidacy as he was the only reason she was in the running; he publicly called out the selection committee for only nominating a woman for PR purposes, despite having no intention of actually considering her for the role.

• Matt Walsh as Detective Lohank, a night-shift worker for the 99th precinct who shares Diaz's desk. Lohank is shown to have an unfortunate personal life; his wife is addicted to pain-killers, whilst he suffers from prostate cancer. He owns a summer cabin, dubbed "Stink Puddle Manor", which he lends to Jeffords, Peralta and Boyle in "Into the Woods".

• Vanessa Bayer as Debbie Fogle, Holt's partner when he gets demoted down to patrolman. She doesn't appear to have any friends and is very naive. It is later revealed that she was working for a notorious crime boss named Silvio Nucci and stole machine guns and cocaine from the evidence locker room. Jake and Rosa initially pretend to be dirty cops so they can get her to lead them to Nucci, but she defeats them both after ingesting some of the cocaine. After discovering most of Debbie's bad choices stemmed from her parents treating her poorly, Rosa empathizes with Debbie and convinces her to free them so they could defeat Nucci. Rosa later convinces the District Attorney to go easy on Debbie.

Family and friends of main characters

• Kevin Dorff as Hank, the bartender at Shaw's Bar, the squad's favorite bar.

• Marc Evan Jackson as Kevin M. Cozner, Holt's husband and the Chair of Columbia University's Classics Department. In "Christmas" (S01E11), Captain Holt reveals that his "cute nickname" for Kevin is simply "Kevin." He dislikes the NYPD due to their treatment of Holt and his homosexuality during his earlier years on the force but thaws a little when Jake shows him how much the 99th respects and cares for Holt. Like his husband, Kevin is cold, sardonic, formal and unemotional, although he claims that Raymond is the "funny" one in their relationship, something that puzzles the detectives. Cozner develops a rapport with Holt's assistant Gina Linetti, referring to her by her first name (by contrast, he takes pains to always call Jake "Peralta"). He also learned a couple of self-defense techniques from his husband and used it to rescue Holt and Jake from Seamus Murphy. The two own a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Cheddar.

• Craig Robinson as Doug Judy aka "The Pontiac Bandit", an intelligent, happy-go-lucky thief and forger who exclusively steals Pontiac vehicles. Judy is an outgoing man with a talent for staying one step ahead of Peralta, who considers him his nemesis. Initially contemptuous of Peralta, Judy gains respect for him and by season three considers him a friend. In the first three seasons, Judy would team up with Jake and one of his colleagues to capture another criminal associated with him and escaped before they could arrest him. In season four, Doug is given immunity for his past crimes after helping Jake and Holt capture his brother. In season five, he appears to have gone straight and has started selling cars to child celebrities. When a shady figure from his past shows up and threatens his mother, he gets Jake's help in taking him down, but escapes the cops and steals diamonds that nearly cost Jake his job (which he later returns). In season six, Doug now operates contract disc jockey for Bar Mitzvahs as his sister, Trudy, becomes the new Pontiac Bandit. In season 7, he reveals he will marry Catherine, and he asks Jake to be his best man.

• Eva Longoria as Sophia Perez, a defense attorney who dates Jake in season two. Jake and Sophia meet in "Jake and Sophia" and engage in a one-night stand before he discovers that she represents a criminal against whom he is testifying. Despite the initial hostility, they eventually reconcile and begin a relationship. In "The Defense Rests", Sophia ends the relationship due to their professional and personal incompatibility, which leaves Jake saddened.

• Jillian Davis as Jenny Gildenhorn, Jake's childhood sweetheart. Throughout the first 2 seasons, Jake is shown to have a minor obsession with her, hung up from losing her to Eddie Fung at his bar mitzvah. Jenny makes her only appearance in "The Boyle-Linetti Wedding" as a wedding guest. Jake initially saw it as an opportunity to finally make a move on her. However, Jake moves on from Jenny after seeing her make out with another wedding guest. She isn't seen or mentioned afterward. Jenny is possibly bisexual, as it's mentioned she had a relationship with a woman named Tanya Astor. Tiffany Martin portrays Jenny as a teenager.

• Stephen Root as Lynn Boyle, Charles's father who engages in a romantic encounter with Gina's mother, Darlene. He marries Darlene in "The Boyle-Linetti Wedding". He is a retired florist and is known to get overly eager and take big risks like his son. The two eventually divorce with encouragement from Gina.

• Sandra Bernhard as Darlene Linetti, Gina's mother, who engages in a romantic encounter with Charles's father, Lynn. She marries Lynn in "The Boyle-Linetti Wedding" She is a travel agent and shares her daughter's confidence and superstitions. Gina convinces her mother to divorce Lynn after discovering she's been cheating on him to avoid further hurting the Boyle family.

• Marilu Henner as Vivian Ludley, a food author who becomes romantically involved with Boyle. In "Full Boyle", she and Boyle become engaged, until she breaks it off in "Charges and Specs" when Boyle refuses to move to Canada with her.

• Bradley Whitford as Captain Roger Peralta, Jake's absentee father and commercial airline pilot. He left his family when Jake was at a young age and has cheated on his wife with multiple women. He eventually attempts to reconcile with Jake and Karen even when the latter knew about an affair with their neighbor. In "Two Turkeys" it's revealed that besides Jake he has three daughters with other women and an unknown amount of other sons.

• Katey Sagal as Karen Peralta, Jake's mother. She is a public school art teacher who worked hard to raise Jake as a single mother after Roger left the family. Despite their past, Karen eventually begins dating Roger again much to Jake's discomfort.

• Martin Mull as Admiral Walter Peralta, Jake's grandfather on his father's side. A retired United States Navy Admiral who has a strained relationship with his son.

• Nasim Pedrad as Katie Peralta, Jake's half-sister on his father's side as a result of Roger's affairs. She lives in Dallas, Texas and has a chaotic personality that Jake and Amy have a hard time handling.

• Merrin Dungey as Sharon Jeffords, Terry's wife. She is kind and supportive towards her husband and his profession, but can occasionally be stubborn and does not like being lied to. She is often seen taking care of their twin daughters Cagney and Lacey and eventually gives birth to their third daughter Ava in season three.

• Kelsey and Skyler Yates (seasons 3–4) and Dani and Dannah Lockett (season 7) as Cagney and Lacey Jeffords, Terry and Sharon's twin daughters.

• Jamal Duff as Zeke, Terry's brother-in-law. Zeke often taunts Terry for his shorter height, by calling him "Tiny Terry", and for his profession, leaving the latter to turn to Captain Holt for help.

• Jimmy Smits as Victor Santiago, Amy's father. He is a retired cop and is shown to be overly organized and competitive like his daughter. He initially does not approve of Amy's relationship with Jake, but changes his mind and respects his daughter's decision after the two solve one of Victor's older cases.

• Bertila Damas as Camila Santiago, Amy's mother. Like her daughter, she can occasionally be over-controlling and competitive.

• Lin-Manuel Miranda as David Santiago, Amy's older brother. He is an NYPD Lieutenant who often makes Amy jealous of his accomplishments and for being their parents' favorite child.

• Nick Cannon as Marcus, Holt's nephew, who begins a romantic relationship with Detective Rosa Diaz in season two. Rosa breaks up with him in season three due to him being too emotional for her and also because he wanted to get married which she was not ready for.

• Niecy Nash as Debbie, Holt's sister. Unlike her brother, she tends to be loud and overdramatic about her life, making it difficult for Holt to be around her.

• L. Scott Caldwell as Laverne Holt, Holt's mother and a federal judge. Holt refers to her as "Your Honor".

• Mary Lynn Rajskub as Genevieve Mirren-Carter, an art curator who was initially framed for stealing her own paintings for the insurance money. She was eventually vindicated by Charles and begins dating him over similar interests. Genevieve and Charles adopted a son, Nikolaj, on whom he dotes.

• Antonio Raul Corbo as Nikolaj Boyle, Charles and Genevieve's adopted Latvian son.

• Danny Trejo as Oscar Diaz, Rosa's father. He's intimidating and tough like his daughter, though Rosa mentioned in an earlier episode that he was a teacher. When Rosa comes out as bisexual, he doesn't take it well at first but manages to accept his daughter for who she is.

• Olga Merediz as Julia Diaz, Rosa's mother. Unlike her husband, she still has not fully accepted her daughter's bisexuality.

• Sarah Baker as Kylie, Amy's only friend outside of the precinct, who works for the Department of Records.

• Cameron Esposito as Jocelyn Pryce, Rosa's former girlfriend who works as a cosmetologist.

• Joel McKinnon Miller as Earl Scully, Norm's twin brother who looks and behaves identically to him. The two had a brief falling out when Norm's wife cheated on him with Earl.

• Winston Story as Bill Hummertrout, a prostitute whom Charles and Jake hire on the fifth Halloween heist due to his resemblance to Charles. He gets the two involved in a pyramid scheme called "Nutriboom". He appears in all the heists starting from the fourth. During the events of the seventh heist, he appears to have become homeless during the six months the heist took place.

• Tim Meadows as Caleb John Gosche, Jake's cellmate, a cannibal child murderer into woodworking. Despite his carnivorous tendencies, he befriends Jake and saves his life from Jeff Romero, resulting in his transfer to a New York prison. In "Sicko", Jake and Charles turn to him for advice when they start tracking down a serial killer.

Antagonists

• Chris Parnell as Geoffrey Hoytsman, Sophia's boss at the Public Defender's office who has issues with drugs. Jake arrests him for using cocaine in "The Defense Rests", which ultimately leads to Sophia breaking up with Jake. He returns in "Sabotage", where he attempts to get revenge on Jake, but is foiled by Amy and Rosa.

• Aida Turturro as Maura Figgis, the sister of notorious gangster Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis. She leads a prison gang in a maximum-security women's penitentiary in Texas. Amy goes undercover as "Isobel Cortez" within the prison to learn the identity of Figgis' FBI contact from Maura.

• Eric Roberts as Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis, a mobster whom Pimento went undercover to investigate. He made a threat against Jake and Holt's lives, forcing them to go into hiding. After months of witness protection, Jake and Holt lure Figgis into Florida to take him down with help from the Nine-Nine.

• Dennis Haysbert as Bob Annderson, a former partner of Holt's who now works for the FBI. He is brought in to help find info on the mole working for Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis, but when going to interrogate a witness, Annderson pulls a gun on Holt and reveals that he was the mole the entire time. The Nine-Nine is able to capture Annderson and con him into revealing the files he has on Figgis, leading to Annderson's arrest and the destruction of Figgis' empire.

• Gina Gershon as Lieutenant Melanie Hawkins, the head of the NYPD's most elite task force. Jake and Rosa both admired her and competed against each other for a spot on her team. They soon learn that she is corrupt and running a bank robbery crew. When they try to work undercover to bring her down, she manages to frame Jake and Rosa and get them convicted for armed robbery. However, Holt receives inside information from mobster Seamus Murphy to successfully arrest Hawkins and clear Jake and Rosa's names.

• Paul Adelstein as Seamus Murphy, a local mobster. He assisted the Nine-Nine in exposing Hawkins' crimes, as the two sides saw Hawkins as a common threat. Murphy offers Amy incriminating information about Hawkins in exchange for a favor, which Holt initially tells her to refuse, however, Holt later reluctantly accepts this information to free Jake and Rosa. Jake, Charles, and Holt found a loophole when Murphy came for his favor allowing Holt to keep up his end of the bargain and secretly stop their plan thanks to Seamus' nephew Kyle. When Seamus discovered this, he threatened Kevin's life. Holt and Jake are captured by the mobster while trying to protect Kevin, however, Kevin managed to knock out Murphy himself and rescue the both of them. Following his defeat, Murphy and his men are apprehended by the FBI.

• Phil Reeves as Commissioner John Kelly, the new Commissioner who won against Holt for the title. Kelly planned to implement a vigilant policing initiative into the NYPD, leading Holt to oppose him as Holt believes it would be regressive and result in more stop-and-frisks. Kelly retaliated by worsening the Nine-Nine's working conditions. Kelly's demeanor is a complete contrast to Holt's as he is always smiling but condescending. He created an app that allows the population to send in anonymous tips, though it's later revealed he was having employees submit anonymous tips to cover up the illegal use of a Stingray Phone Tracker to spy on civilians. He is suspended after Jake and Wuntch stage a fake arrest to expose him, though Wuntch states that he's been transferred to a higher paying position in the private sector.

Guest stars (in order of appearance)

• Fred Armisen as Mlepnos (also spelled Melipnos or Mlep(clay)nos), a confused foreign man living in a building where a murder took place. The detectives run into Mlepnos in the pilot episode while searching for witnesses, showing him a photo of the victim, which he keeps. He shows up again in "Operation: Broken Feather". In "Jake and Amy", Hitchcock and Scully recruit him to perform the violin at Jake and Amy's wedding, and he stridently denies any memory of meeting the couple.
• Andy Richter as Hawley, a sarcastic and childish doorman who refuses to assist Jake during routine questioning.
• Pete Davidson as Steve, an at-risk kid who interrupts and makes fun of Diaz and Santiago. When Gina lists her reasons for joining the program, he still doesn't sign up for the Junior Police program.
• Helen Slayton-Hughes as Ethel Musterberg, a senile woman mistaken for a missing person.
• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Rossi, a medical examiner that Jake hooks up with.
• Kid Cudi as Dustin Whitman, a perpetrator Jake arrests on suspicion of burglary. Whitman mocks Jake by calling him "Joke Peralta" when he learns that Jake does not have sufficient evidence to convict him of a crime, but learns to his regret that he has underestimated Det. Peralta's ability.
• Stacy Keach as Jimmy Brogan, a crime writer from the 1970s whom Peralta greatly admires. Brogan is revealed to be bigoted, racist, homophobic, vengeful, and manipulative, disillusioning Peralta and leading to a physical altercation between the two when Peralta punches Brogan for slurs against Holt.
• Jerry Minor as Jerry Grundhaven, a defense attorney who antagonizes Diaz in court.
• Joey Diaz as Sal, the owner of a pizzeria that got burned down; Jake and Charles have to deal with Fire Marshall Boone on the case.
• Allen Evangelista as "Savant" (Corey Park), the 99th precinct's IT director. He is hired after he hacks the precinct's server out of boredom (he was caught because his mom tipped off the police).
• Adam Sandler as himself, appearing at an auction Jake went undercover at. He proceeds to humiliate Jake onstage.
• Joe Theismann as himself, appearing at an auction Jake went undercover at.
• Nate Torrence as Super Dan, a local vigilante that Rosa and Amy don't take seriously.
• Sean Whalen as Bill Voss, a criminal with several warrants who accepts a fake trip to the Bahamas before being arrested by Diaz and Jeffords.
• Beth Dover as Janice, a stationary store employee that Charles and Jake go to pick up wedding invitations.
• Ian Roberts as Lucas Wint, a civic leader who Jake suspects is laundering money for drug dealers.
• Jenny Slate as Bianca, the girlfriend of a powerful Italian-American mobster.
• Apollo Robbins as Dan "Fingers" McCreary, a thief Jake hires to help steal Holt's watch during the Halloween heist.
• Dan Bakkedahl as Andrew Miller, a lieutenant and investigator from Internal Affairs. He investigates the 99th Precinct for a possible undercover mole until the detectives discover that he himself is spying on the precinct at the behest of Wuntch. Miller suffers from paranoid germophobia.
• Ed Helms as Jack Danger (pronounced donger), an egomaniacal, incompetent, obnoxious agent for the United States Postal Inspection Service whom Jake had to deal with while tracking the Giggle Pig drug gang.
• Nick Kroll as Kendrick, a condescending agent from the Department of Homeland Security who has no respect for the NYPD and makes detectives from the Nine-Nine serve as taped-up "hostages" during a counterterrorism training exercise for Federal law enforcement agencies. After Jake leads a 99th rebellion that sees the cops take out nearly all of the Feds, Kendrick manages to "shoot" Jake and informs him the NYPD will not be invited to any future events.
• Garret Dillahunt as Dave Majors, New York City's best detective whom Jake and Amy greatly admire. He takes an interest in Amy much to Jake's dismay, but she turns him down, citing her previous relationship with Teddy.
• Bill Hader as Seth Dozerman, the new Captain of the 99th Precinct after the transfer of Captain Holt to the Public Affairs Division. Within moments of meeting the squad, he rants about their lack of efficiency and his obsession with it, before suffering a heart attack. On his second day, he discloses that he has a genetic heart condition that drastically reduces his life expectancy. He then suffers another heart attack and dies.
• Archie Panjabi as Singh, an NYPD lieutenant who Boyle hooks-up with at police funerals.
• Jon Daly as Bram Applebaum, a half-Scottish bagpipe player for the NYPD Pipes and Drums, who performs at Dozerman's funeral.
• James Urbaniak as Nick Lingeman, Genevieve's ex-boyfriend and an art gallery owner who Jake and Charles suspect framed Genevieve.
• Stormi Henley as Dvora, Nick's assistant who is romantically interested in him.
• Nick Offerman as Frederick, Holt's ex-boyfriend who broke up with him after Holt threw Frederick's duck ornament off of the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Anders Holm as Søren Knausgaard, a Swedish police officer that works a case involving stolen jewels from Sweden with Jake and Rosa.
• Riki Lindhome as Agneta Carlsson, a Swedish police officer that works a case involving stolen jewels from Sweden with Jake and Rosa.
• Neil deGrasse Tyson as himself, appearing in the precinct to aid Gina in her study of astrophysics. He is Terry's gym buddy.
• Kathryn Hahn as Eleanor Horstweil, Charles's ex-wife who appears after Charles attempts to withdraw his sperm from cold storage.
• Oscar Nunez as Dr. Porp, a doctor that diagnosed Jake and Holt with the mumps.
• Paul F. Tompkins as Orleans, the captain of the cruise ship Jake and Amy go on.
• Damon Wayans Jr. as Stevie Schillens, Jake's former partner who comes to the precinct after renovations commence at his own.
• Brad Hall as John William Weichselbraun, a classical oboist who claims his instrument was stolen; also one of Holt's heroes.
• Kate Flannery as "Mean" Marge Bronigan, the precinct's custodian.
• Matt Besser as Holderton, a detective from the 65th precinct who makes fun of Terry for accusing a cat of being a thief.
• Maya Rudolph as Karen Haas, a United States Deputy Marshal who serves as Jake and Holt's contact while they are in Witness Protection in Florida.
• Rhea Perlman as Estelle, a member of Holt's alias Greg's walking group.
• Jorma Taccone as Taylor, the manager of a children's funhouse Holt works at while hiding as Greg.
• Betsy Sodaro as Jordan Carfton, a lady that took a video that could expose Jake and Holt while they were in Witness Protection.
• Esther Povitsky as Emily, Gina's new assistant granted by Captain Stentley. She's under strict orders from Gina to mock Amy whenever there's an opening.
• Jim O'Heir as Reynolds, a homophobic police sheriff in Florida who detains Jake and Holt after stopping them with a copious number of guns and amount of ammo.
• Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day, a Los Angeles resident who is visiting New York and unwillingly assists Jake in chasing a suspect. Deschanel's appearance is part of a crossover between Brooklyn Nine-Nine and New Girl.
• Fred Melamed as DC Parlov, the author of the Skyfire books, which Terry (and later Jake) are huge fans of. He begins to receive death threats, resulting in Jake and Terry having to protect him. Later the manuscript for his upcoming book is stolen, but it turns out to be an inside job resulting in his arrest.
• Eric Edelstein as Kurt Ovarp, a Skyfire fan that Jake and Terry suspect sent the threat to DC Parlov.
• Marshawn Lynch as himself, who witnesses a prison escape after the transport van crashes.
• Charles Baker as George Judy, an escaped convicted murderer, and Doug Judy's former foster brother.
• Jama Williamson as Rachel, Teddy's girlfriend who witness him propose to Amy after Jazz brunch.
• Kimberly Hébert Gregory as Veronica Hopkins, Terry's ex-girlfriend and fellow NYPD officer. She holds a massive grudge against Terry for their break-up (as she finds out Terry planned to break up with her a year earlier without telling her) and holds it against the precinct when she's assigned to audit it.
• Nathan Fillion as Mark Deveraux, an actor who plays a detective on a series called Serve & Protect. Deveraux attempts to assist Jake and Rosa when a crime occurs on the show's set, though he's later revealed to be the culprit and is kicked off the show.
• Greg Germann as Gary Lurmax, the executive producer of Serve & Protect. He nearly gives Jake a consulting position on the show, but after Jake lashes out at him and accuses him of a crime he didn't commit, he gets back at Jake by creating an unlikable character on the show named Jake Peralta and has him brutally murdered.
• Kelly Sullivan as Cassie Sinclair, an actress who plays a detective on a series called Serve & Protect. She reports her laptop as stolen, prompting Peralta and Diaz to investigate the set. She is described as rapidly gaining popularity on the show, with a spin-off for her character being developed and causing tensions on the set.
• Desmond Harrington as Maldack, an NYPD uniformed officer who used racial profiling to stop and question Sergeant Jeffords in "Moo Moo". After an unsuccessful meeting with Maldack, and much deliberation with Captain Holt, Jeffords filed an official complaint about the incident.
• Andy Daly as Jeffrey Bouche, Holt's rival who hurts his presentation at Cop-Con.
• Audrey Wasilewski as Cindy Shatz, a Cop-Con attendee who is extremely similar to Scully and later begins dating him.
• Ryan Phillippe as Milton Boyle, Boyle's cousin who begins a relationship with Gina when he impregnates her.
• Brent Briscoe as Matthew Langdon, an ex-NYPD officer who went into hiding once learning of Hawkins crookedness. It's later revealed he's an associate of Hawkins, tricking Jake and Rosa into bringing him in as a witness.
• Eugene Cordero as Pandemic, a hacker and friend of Boyle who tries to help clear Peralta and Diaz from crimes.
• Kulap Vilaysack as Jennifer "Nightmare" Huggins, a hacker and colleague of Pandemic who tries to help clear Peralta and Diaz of bank robbery.
• Scott Aukerman as Glandis, a hacker and colleague of Pandemic who tries to help clear Peralta and Diaz of bank robbery.
• Lou Diamond Phillips as Jeff Romero, another inmate whose gang Jake joins.
• Toby Huss as Granville, a prison warden who tries to cut a deal with Jake to work as a snitch.
• Danielle Aubuchon as Jenny, Hitchcock's prison hook-up, possibly girlfriend, who is incarcerated in the same penitentiary as Diaz.
• Amy Okuda as Chiaki, Terry's girlfriend while living in Japan.
• Maria Thayer as Jean Munhroe, The Vulture's ex-fiancé who works at a charity that provides rice to starving children in Africa.
• Rob Huebel as Landon Lawson, a rival fantasy author to Parlov.
• Reggie Lee as Ronald Yee, a forensic expert whom Holt and Amy try to impress.
• Paul Scheer as Devin Cathertaur, the Cyber Crimes division leader who takes the precinct's bandwidth.
• Mike Mitchell as Kyle Murphy, Seamus' dimwitted nephew that's been excluded from the Mafia family for his ineptitude.
• Chris Bauer as Dennis Kole, a Negotiator for the NYPD Emergency Service Unit, with the terrible record of having 49 of his first 50 jumpers die. He was called onto what was his first hostage situation in a jewelry store on Atlantic Avenue in "The Negotiation". The hostage-taker, who turned out to be Doug Judy, called for Det. Peralta to negotiate instead, and then later Detectives Diaz and Scully, something that Kole was resentful about.
• Sterling K. Brown as Philip Davidson, a dentist who is a suspect in a murder case that Holt and Peralta interrogate throughout a night.
• Romy Rosemont as Claire Damont, Davidson's lawyer.
• David Fumero as Melvin "Vin" Stermly, Amy's favorite crossword puzzle author who is also a swimsuit model.
• Will Shortz as Sam Jepson, a friend of Vin's who Jake suspects is behind a series of fires.
• Jay Chandrasekhar as himself, who gets conned into being the celebrity spokesperson for the pyramid scheme Nutriboom.
• Kirk Fox as Kurt, Kate Peralta's ex-boyfriend.
• Reginald VelJohnson as himself, who Charles hires for Jake's Bachelor Party to give a clue for their scavenger hunt but ends up being their designated driver.
• Blake Anderson as Constantine Kane, a member of a rock band that Amy once dated. He is still in love with Amy and takes a gig to perform at Jake and Amy's wedding to try to win her back, but Amy burns the contract before it can happen.
• Akiva Schaffer as Brett Booth, a 63rd Precinct detective who is running a task-force which Peralta and Boyle both want to join, but Booth refuses them as he still holds Jake accountable for his visual impairment.
• Gina Rodriguez as Alicia, a taxi driver and potential love interest for Rosa whom Terry tries to push towards.
• Kyle Gass as Dario Moretti, a money launderer turned bomber that Amy arrested who attempted to ruin Jake and Amy's nuptials by planting a bomb in the air vents of the recreation center on the day of their wedding.
• Daniel Di Tomasso and Robert Maffia as Gio Costa, a well-mannered drug-running mafia boss who Hitchcock and Scully apprehended in the 1980s.
• Decker Sadowski and Donna D'Errico as Marissa Costa, ex-wife of criminal Gio Costa, who lives under a pseudonym as Donna, the manager of a Wing Slutz in Marine Park. She worked as a CI for Detectives Hitchcock and Scully in the mid-1980s and aided in the capture of her then-husband for his drug crimes. Hitchcock and Scully stole one of Gio Costa's bags of drug money to help protect her in her new identity, and frequently stopped by Wing Slutz to check in on Marissa's safety.
• Paul Rust as Mikey Joseph, one of Jake and Gina's former classmates who is still pursuing his high-school ambitions of making it as a Ska bassist.
• Eugene Lee Yang as a staff member of The Manhattan Club, a bar which Jake and Gina visit.
• Mario Lopez as himself, who gets tricked into attending Gina's going away party only to be rejected.
• Nicole Byer as Trudy Judy, Doug Judy's younger sister who succeeds him as the new "Pontiac Bandit" after discovering his notes. Despite going to prison in her first appearance, she is released early for good behavior and remains close with Doug.
• Rob Riggle as Rob Dulubnik, an NYFD firefighter who the Nine-Nine compete against to have control over Shaw's.
• Michael Mosley as Franco McCoy, a detective of the NYPD CSU. McCoy is self-enthusiastic to the point of arrogance and clashes with Peralta and Diaz at an 'unsolvable' crime scene.
• Karan Soni as Gordon Lundt, a spy that Commissioner Kelly sent to spy on Holt. He was trying to get the opening as the Civilian Administrator.
• Jonathan Chase as Seth Haggerty, a banker whose penile injuries caught the imagination of the 99.
• Briga Heelan as Keri Brennan, an expert in statistical arbitrage, who was sexually assaulted by her boss and decided to press charges in a "he said, she said" scenario.
• Richard Finkelstein and E.J. Callahan as Ernest Zumowski aka "The Disco Strangler", Holt's most infamous collar from his career as a detective, who is feared dead in a prison van accident.
• Ike Barinholtz as Gintars Irbe, a Latvian clothing counterfeiter who is Nikolaj's biological father.
• David Paymer as William Tate, a therapist who had a murdered client that was investigated by Jake and Charles; only for him to later be revealed as the murderer.
• Julia Sweeney as Pam, a patient in the hospital room next to where Jake and Amy are having their "Casecation" and constantly is entering their room.
• Oliver Muirhead as Wesley Allister, the dean at the classics department Kevin works at; who thinks Captain Holt is unintelligent.
• Bob Stephenson as Randy, a janitor at the university that stole the expensive coins and tried to frame another professor.
• Sarah Claspell as Heather, one of the uniformed officers under Santiago's command.
• Sean Astin as Knox, a murder suspect who disguises himself as an NYPD sergeant to erase the evidence of his crime.
• Travis Coles as "Broadway" Brian Floomryde, a would-be performer who works as a civilian administrator in the records department of the 99th Precinct.
• Nicole Bilderback as Julie Kim, the new Captain of the 99th Precinct for a day while Holt spends his time as a patrolman. She quits after she finds out that Peralta is trying to dig up some dirt on her.
• Jim Rash as Dr. Jones, Pimento's doctor who claims he is suffering from anterograde amnesia when in reality, he is trying to kill Pimento since his wife hired Pimento to investigate if he was having an affair.
• Michael McDonald as Adam Jarver, Wuntch's nephew. He initially pretends to be another nemesis to Wuntch at her memorial at his late aunt's request to expose Holt's insults toward her as a final attempt to ruin her rival's career, but Holt outsmarted both of them by throwing a fake memorial.
• J. K. Simmons as Frank Dillman, a detective respected by Holt for his highly analytical approach. Despite his keen observational skills, he was fired by the NYPD and SFPD and worked part time at a Yarn Barn.
• Eva La Dare as Captain Brenda Shawnks, the lead on the selection panel for the NYPD Police Band.
• Will Hines as Carl Kurm, an Assistant district attorney who tries to get Hitchcock & Scully punished for not taking down the name of a witness needed in court.
• Kenny Stevenson as Officer Mark, a uniformed officer at the 99 who often appears with the squad.
• Jon Gabrus as Curt, a firefighter with the FDNY who responded to the 99's call when a powercut trapped Holt & Jeffords in an elevator, and later delivered Santiago's child.
• Jill Basey as Dotty, an elderly civilian who asks Peralta & Boyle for help during a blackout, only to constantly criticise them and later be arrested.
• Ellie Reed as Kayla, a bachelorette whose pedal pub is commandeered by Peralta & Boyle.
• Brendan McNamara as Russ, a suspected drink-driver who stages a crash to cause a blackout.