Clara Seger
| Clara Seger | |
|---|---|
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders character | |
 Alana de la Garza as Clara Seger | |
| First appearance | "The Harmful One" 1x01, March 16, 2016 (on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders)" Spencer" 12x13, February 15, 2017 (on Criminal Minds) |
| Last appearance | "The Ripper of Riga" 2x13, May 17, 2017 (on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders) |
| Created by | Erica Messer |
| Portrayed by | Alana de la Garza |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | FBI IRT Senior Supervisory Special Agent FBI IRT Linguistics Specialist FBI IRT Cultural Anthropologist |
| Occupation | FBI Special Agent |
| Spouse | Brad Seger (deceased) |
Clara Seger is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, portrayed by Alana de la Garza.
Background
SSA Clara Seger is a smart, well-traveled and multi-lingual cultural anthropologist and special agent with the FBI's International Response Team (IRT).[1] Before rejoining the IRT in 2016, Seger was married to a man named Brad who was a fellow agent and, like her, knew Unit Chief Jack Garrett,[2] who she was good friends with.[3] Seger is fluent in 13 languages, including Thai, French, Japanese, and Creole.[4]
Personal life
In 2013, she took a sabbatical from the FBI after her husband Brad died from unknown causes, which Seger struggled to cope with. She later, reluctantly, returned to the IRT in 2016.[5] Brad had previously worked as criminalist for the IRT. Seger rejoined the team in the pilot episode due to her fluency in Thai, before deciding to rejoin the team full time.[6]
Seger is a Christian.[7]
Character development and casting
The character was not introduced in the backdoor pilot on Criminal Minds. She was conceived to replace international law expert and linguist Lily Lambert, portrayed by Anna Gunn.[8] The producers, who felt that a cultural anthropologist was more vital to the show than Lily's legal background, transferred Gunn's character's linguistic skills to Clara Seger.[2] Alana de la Garza said of her character, "She knows everything about everything."[9]
References
- ^ "Who Is Clara On 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'?". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Meet the Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Team". TV Guide. March 15, 2016.
- ^ "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders: Alana De La Garza Shares Spinoff's Joys and Frights, Hails 'Wonderful' Forever Fans". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb; Mitovich, Matt Webb (15 March 2016). "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders: Alana De La Garza Shares Spinoff's Joys and Frights, Hails 'Wonderful' Forever Fans". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Review 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders' isn't beyond playing on xenophobic travel fears". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2016.
- ^ "The Harmful One". Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Season 1. Episode 1. March 16, 2016. CBS.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "De Los Inocentes". Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Season 1. Episode 8. April 27, 2016. CBS.
{{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter|episodelink=ignored (|episode-link=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|serieslink=ignored (|series-link=suggested) (help) - ^ "'Forever' Alum Alana De La Garza Joins 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter. July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney Talk About 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'". CBS Los Angeles.
External links
- Clara Seger on IMDb