List of Cold Case characters
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This is a list of characters in the CBS television drama Cold Case.
Main characters
| Character | Portrayed by | Occupation | First appearance | Last appearance | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Det. Lillian "Lilly" Rush | Kathryn Morris | Homicide Detective | "Look Again" | "Shattered" | 156 |
| Lt. John Stillman | John Finn | Homicide Detective Head of the Homicide Division |
"Look Again" | "Shattered" | 156 |
| Det. Scotty Valens | Danny Pino | Homicide Detective | "Love Conquers Al" | "Shattered" | 149 |
| Det. Nick Vera | Jeremy Ratchford | Homicide Detective | "Look Again" | "Shattered" | 150 |
| Det. Will Jeffries | Thom Barry | Homicide Detective Asst. Supervisor |
"Look Again" | "Shattered" | 150 |
| Det. Kat Miller | Tracie Thoms | Homicide Detective Formerly Narcotics Detective |
"Honor" | "Shattered" | 97 |
| Det. Chris Lassing | Justin Chambers | Homicide Detective | "Look Again" | "Churchgoing People" | 3 |
Other characters
Police officers
| Character | Portrayed by | Occupation | Status | First appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Det. Josie Sutton | Sarah Brown | Homicide Detective | Alive (Transferred) |
"Family" | "Committed" |
| Det. Lennie Desalle | Sonya Leslie | Homicide Detective | Alive (Transferred) |
"The Woods" | "The Woods" |
| Det. Gil Sherman | Kevin McCorkle | Detective Head of the Fugitive Squad |
Alive | "Churchgoing People" | "Committed" |
| Det. Eddie Saccardo | Bobby Cannavale | Narcotics Detective | Alive (Current location unknown) |
"Bad Reputation" | "Chinatown" |
| Patrick Doherty | Keith Szarabajka | Deputy Commissioner | Alive | "Street Money" | "Shattered" |
| Ryan Cavanaugh | Johnny Messner | Senior Supervisory Special Agent FBI |
Alive | "The Last Drive-In" | "Free Love" |
| Diane "D" Yates | Susanna Thompson | Supervisory Special Agent FBI |
Alive | "The Last Drive-In" | "Free Love" |
ADA
| Character | Portrayed by | Status | First appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADA Jason Kite | Josh Hopkins | Alive | "Love Conquers Al" | "Beautiful Little Fool" (Voice only) |
| ADA Alexandra Thomas | Bonnie Root | Alive | "The Key" | "Sabotage" |
| ADA Curtis Bell | Jonathan LaPaglia | Alive | "Street Money" | "Free Love" |
| ADA David Cage | T. E. Russell | Alive | "The River" | "The River" |
| ADA William Danner | Thomas Calabro | Alive (Fired) |
"Death Penalty: Final Appeal" | "The River" |
Crime lab
| Character | Portrayed by | Occupation | Status | First appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Frannie Ching | Susan Chuang | Medical Examiner | Alive | "Maternal Instincts" | "Shuffle, Ball Change" |
| Dr. Barnsley | Dan Desmond | Medical Examiner | Alive (Retired) |
"The Letter" | "The Letter" |
| Frankie Rafferty | Tania Raymonde | Laboratory Technician Identification Unit |
Alive | "Pin Up Girl" | "The Long Blue Line" |
| Louie Amante | Doug Spinuzza | CSI | Alive | "Gleen" | "Two Weddings" |
Family and friends
| Character | Portrayed by | Relationship | Status | First appearance | Last appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Rush | Meredith Baxter | Lilly's mother | Deceased | "Beautiful Little Fool" | "Stalker" |
| Christina "Chris" Rush | Nicki Aycox | Lilly's sister | Alive | "Red Glare" | "Shattered" |
| Paul Cooper | Raymond J. Barry | Lilly's father | Alive | "Wings" | "Almost Paradise" |
| Finn Cooper | Brett Davern | Lilly's Half-brother | Alive | "Soul" | "The Good Soldier" |
| Mike Valens | Nestor Carbonell | Scotty's Brother | Alive | "The War At Home" | "The Key" |
| Ramiro Valens | Ismael 'East' Carlo | Scotty's father | Alive | "Hoodrats" | "Almost Paradise" |
| Rosa Valens | Terri Hoyos | Scotty's mother | Alive | "Hoodrats" | "Almost Paradise" |
| Lindsey Dunlay | Bahni Turpin | social worker, Lilly's high school friend | Alive | "Maternal Instincts" | "Frank's Best" |
| Joseph Shaw | Kenny Johnson | counselor, Lilly's ex-boyfriend | Alive | "Joseph" | "Saving Sammy" |
| Ray Williams | Brennan Elliott | Lilly's ex-boyfriend | Alive | "Dog Day Afternoons" | "Saving Sammy" |
| Elisa | Marisol Nichols | Scotty's childhood friend, ex-fiance | Deceased (Presumed suicide) |
"Volunteers" | "Lover's Lane" |
Notable criminals
| Character | Portrayed by | Pathology | Victims | Survivors | Status | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Marks | John Billingsley | Serial Killer | 11 | 2 (Lilly Rush) |
Deceased (Gunshot wounds) |
"Mind Hunters", "The Woods" |
| Cameron Coulter Neal Hanlon |
Kyle Gallner Will Rothhaar |
Mass Murderer Mass Murderer |
15 | 4 (1 injured) |
Deceased (Suicide) Deceased (Suicide) |
"Rampage" |
| Ed Marteson (aka "Romeo") |
Joe Reegan | Mass Murderer Stalker |
3 | 3 (injured) |
Deceased (Gunshot wounds) |
"Stalker", "Thrill Kill" |
| Malik (aka "Theseus" and "Theo Gamble") |
Jamil Walker Smith | Serial Killer Abductor |
4 | 2 | Deceased (Suicide) |
"It Takes A Village" |
| Alessandro Rossilini | Kim Coates | Serial Bomber | 2 | 4 (2 injured and 2 survived) |
Arrested | "Sabotage" |
| "John Smith" | Damon Herriman | Serial Killer Abductor |
4 | 1 | Arrested | "The Road" |
| Paul Shepard | Jonathan Brett (1978-1980), JB Blanc (1998-2010) | Serial Killer | 9 | 3 | Arrested | "The Last Drive-In", "Bullet" |