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The Rookie is an American television series, based on real-life LAPD officer William Norcross, who moved to Los Angeles in 2015 and joined the department in his mid-40s. The series stars Nathan Fillion as John Nolan, a man in his forties, who becomes the oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Other cast members include Alyssa Diaz, Richard T. Jones, Titus Makin Jr., Melissa O'Neil, Afton Williamson, Mekia Cox, Shawn Ashmore, and Eric Winter.
Overview
edit| Character | Actor | Seasons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| John Nolan | Nathan Fillion | Main | |||||
| Angela Lopez | Alyssa Diaz | Main | |||||
| Wade Grey | Richard T. Jones | Main | |||||
| Jackson West | Titus Makin Jr. | Main | |||||
| Zoe Anderson | Mercedes Mason | Main | |||||
| Lucy Chen | Melissa O'Neil | Main | |||||
| Talia Bishop | Afton Williamson | Main | |||||
| Nyla Harper | Mekia Cox | Main | |||||
| Tim Bradford | Eric Winter | Main | |||||
| Wesley Evers | Shawn Ashmore | Recurring | Main | ||||
| Bailey Nune | Jenna Dewan | Recurring | Main | ||||
| Aaron Thorsen | Tru Valentino | Recurring | Main | ||||
| Celina Juarez | Lisseth Chavez | Recurring | Main | ||||
Main characters
editJohn Nolan
editJonathan "John" Nolan (portrayed by Nathan Fillion)[1][2][3] is the main character of the series. The oldest rookie at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), he is assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division. He was studying at Pennsylvania State University but dropped out and went into the construction business upon learning that Sarah, his girlfriend and later wife, was pregnant. At the age of 45, Nolan closed his construction company in Pennsylvania and after taking down a robbery suspect at a bank in his hometown of Foxburg, Pennsylvania, moved out west to become a police officer. He is divorced with a son, Henry. Nolan became a training officer in the later seasons to teach the next generation of cops and help make positive change in the LAPD.
His training officer in Season 1 was newly-promoted LAPD Officer Talia Bishop. However, after her move to the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, Nolan's training officer until the first episode of Season 4 was former undercover Detective Nyla Harper. He married Bailey Nune in the sixth season.
Nolan's badge number is 25253, which he states in the episodes "Green Light", "Consequences", "Fire Fight", and "Under Siege".
Angela Lopez
editAngela Lopez (portrayed by Alyssa Diaz)[4] is a Police Detective since season three. In season 1 and 2, she was a Police Officer III assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division as the training officer for Jackson West. They usually worked the 7-Adam-07 beat. In Season 3, Lopez is promoted to Police Detective I.
In "Life and Death", Lopez was abducted and along with Jackson, who was shot and killed while trying to save her. Lopez was held hostage by La Fiera, who planned to take Lopez's baby once it was born and kill Lopez. Once her LAPD colleagues rescued her, Lopez's shot was the one that killed La Fiera during their escape. After a brief time jump or "Three months later", it was shown that Lopez had safely given birth to a baby boy and named the baby Jackson, after her former rookie. She paid respect to Jackson's grave and wished he could've been around to see her son.
Lopez's badge number is 29842 in Seasons 1-2. Following her promotion to detective in Season 3, her badge number changed to 1777.
Wade Grey
editWade Grey (played by Richard T. Jones)[5] is the Watch Commander at the Mid-Wilshire Division. He is a Police Sergeant II. Grey initially believed that Nolan may be changing career because of a possible midlife crisis and doubted that he is suitable for police work, but later sees his potential. Grey served in the United States Army prior to joining the LAPD. He has a daughter who is attending college in New York City.
Grey's badge number is 6325.
Jackson West
editJackson West (portrayed by Titus Makin, Jr.)[6][7] was a Police Officer I assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division. His training officer was Angela Lopez during Seasons 1-2. His training officer in Season 3 was Doug Stanton during episodes 2-5. Quigley Smitty also routinely filled in as his training officer whenever Lopez was not available. In "Amber", West was promoted to Police Officer II. West and his training officers usually worked the 7-Adam-07 beat.
An eager, if somewhat naive, rookie and the son of Commander Percy West, head of the LAPD's Internal Affairs Division. Top of his class at the Police Academy, he was firmly committed to the LAPD and strived to be the best officer he can as he wanted to maintain his family's traditions.
Jackson was killed by a drug lord's underlings in the season 4 premiere "Life and Death" while trying to protect Lopez from them. Lopez named her newborn son after Jackson in his honor.
West's badge number was 33356.
Zoe Andersen
editCaptain Zoe Andersen (played by Mercedes Mason)[8] was the Commanding Officer of the Mid-Wilshire Division. She used to be a Marine, serving with the military police.
After leaving the Corps, she spent a year with the United States Pentagon Police Criminal Investigations Directorate before joining the LAPD. Because of her prior experience, Andersen has risen up the ranks very quickly, to the point where some of her officers see her more as a boss than a fellow officer. Andersen was killed in the line of duty trying to protect Nolan from a vengeful gang leader.
Andersen's badge number was 898.
Lucy Chen
editLucy Chen (played by Melissa O'Neil) is a Police Officer I assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division. Her training officer was Tim Bradford until she was promoted to Police Officer II during the episode "Amber". She usually worked the 7-Adam-19 beat.
An ambitious rookie who struggles to prove herself to Tim Bradford, her training officer. She is 29 years old, and her parents are psychologists who remain opposed to her choice of career. O'Neil also stars as Lucy's doppelganger "Juicy" in later seasons. She later qualifies to become an undercover officer and starts dating Tim.
Chen's badge number is 28537.
Talia Bishop
editTalia Bishop (portrayed by Afton Williamson)[9] is a Special Agent for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and a former LAPD officer. She had been promoted to a Police Officer III and assigned as a training officer in the Mid-Wilshire Division. Bishop was the training officer for John Nolan in Season 1.
Bishop's badge number was 27459.
On August 4, 2019, it was announced that Williamson would not be returning for the second season due to the alleged racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault she suffered during the first season.[10]
Tim Bradford
editTimothy "Tim" Bradford (played by Eric Winter)[9] a police officer is assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division where he worked as the training officer for Lucy Chen until Lucy was promoted in the episode "Amber". Bradford and Chen usually worked the 7-Adam-19 beat. Bradford's badge number during Seasons 1-3 was 34831, which he stated during a phone call in the episode "Casualties". When he is promoted to Sergeant I in Season 4, his job role is a Patrol Field Supervisor and his badge number is changed to 3483. In Season 5 Bradford joins the Metro Unit (an LAPD armed response unit).
A strict, no-nonsense training officer, Bradford used to be a Marine squad leader who served in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining the LAPD. Winter also stars as Tim's doppelganger 'Dim' in later seasons. He gives up patrol duties to have a relationship with Lucy and becomes a Metro officer.
Nyla Harper
editDetective Nyla Harper (portrayed by Mekia Cox)[11] is a Police Detective I who previously worked undercover for four years. After her undercover operation, she received a "Golden Ticket", which allows her to choose her assignment, and requested to be assigned to the Mid-Wilshire Division as a training officer. She was John Nolan's training officer following the departure of Talia Bishop from seasons 2-3. She trained Aaron Thorsen in Season 4 before returning to a detective position in Season 5 as Nolan becomes the newest Field Training Officer for the Mid-Wilshire Division.
Harper's badge number is 56464.
Wesley Evers
editWesley Evers (played by Shawn Ashmore) is the husband of Angela Lopez. A recurring character in Seasons 1-2, he became a main character in Seasons 3-6. Wesley was a defense attorney in Seasons 1-4 and became an assistant district attorney in Season 5.
Bailey Nune
editLieutenant Bailey Nune (played by Jenna Dewan)[12] is a Firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department. She holds the rank of 1st Lieutenant in Army Reserve. She was a recurring character in the third and fourth seasons until she was promoted to a main character beginning in "Heart Beat". She is also a main character in the fifth and sixth seasons.
Aaron Thorsen
editAaron Thorsen (played by Tru Valentino) is a former internet celebrity who was involved in a murder case in which he was found not guilty. He is a recurring character in the fourth season and a main character in the fifth and sixth seasons. His badge number is 14483, and his training officer in Season 4 was Detective Nyla Harper. After Harper goes on maternity leave in Season 5, John Nolan helps to finish his training before he is promoted to Police Officer II in "Dye Hard". Thorsen and Harper's call sign was 7-Adam-19.
Celina Juarez
editOfficer Celina Juarez (played by Lisseth Chavez)[13][14] is Nolan's enthusiastic new rookie. She causes trouble for Nolan as he believes she is too superstitious. She joined the Academy in order to solve her sister's murder and disappearance. Her badge number is 53362.
Recurring
editIsabel Bradford
editIsabel Bradford (portrayed by Mircea Monroe) is Tim Bradford's ex-wife. She is a former undercover narcotics officer who became a drug addict.
Nell Forester
editNell Forester (portrayed by Sara Rue) is a former dispatcher for the LAPD whom Tim use to bribe in order to get the best calls.
Ben McRee
editBen McRee (portrayed by Currie Graham) is Nolan's friend since their school days. Ben let Nolan stay in his mansion as a house guest during season 1.
Kevin Wolfe
editKevin Wolfe (portrayed by Demetrius Grosse) is a detective who was assigned to Isabel's case.
Elijah Vestri
editElijah Vestri (portrayed by David DeSantos) was a detective assigned to Isabel's case, and Wolfe's partner. He was shot and killed midway during the first season in a shootout with a gang of drug dealers.
Henry Nolan
editHenry Nolan (portrayed by Zayne Emory) is the son of John and Sarah Nolan, born after John dropped out of college to marry Sarah due to her unexpected pregnancy. In the pilot episode, John told Stacy, a bank manager, that he and Sarah had agreed to stay together until Henry went to college. This is what Henry was pursuing at the beginning of the series. Henry is engaged to Abigail, whom he met at college and whom he brought to meet his father in "Tough Love". Abigail dropped out of college in Season Two, and in Season Three Henry told his dad that he too had dropped out of college to take a job with a global charitable organization run by Ben McRee.
While Henry was in Los Angeles training for his new job, he passed out and was taken to the hospital, where he found out that the surgery he had as a child had caused problems in adulthood. He had a choice between a less invasive procedure, which would have to be followed up with a major operation in five years, or open heart surgery to replace his failing heart valve. In spite of the prospect of a long recovery and giving up his new job, Henry decided to have the open heart surgery. At the end of "Brave Heart", Abigail, John, and Sarah were overjoyed to hear that the surgery went well and that Henry would make a full recovery. Henry eventually met Bailey Nune, his dad's girlfriend, over FaceTime, in "Breakdown".
Percy West
editPercy West (portrayed by Michael Beach) is Jackson West's father and the commander of Internal Affairs. He made his first appearance in the season 1 episode "Time of Death", where he questioned Nolan about the shooting and killing of Alex Montgomery.
Quigley Smitty
editQuigley Smitty (portrayed by Brent Huff) is a very lazy police officer who lives in a trailer parked across the street from the Mid-Wilshire station. His first name was teased on Eric Winter's Instagram story, where a union vote ballot revealed his first name to be "Quigley". This was confirmed in the season 4 episode "Real Crime". Smitty has made the most appearances of any recurring character on The Rookie, appearing in 44 episodes.
Chris Sanford
editChris Sanford (portrayed by Kanoa Goo) is an assistant district attorney, and Lucy Chen's ex-boyfriend.
Luna Grey
editLuna Grey (portrayed by Angel Parker) is Wade Grey's wife and mother of their daughter Dominique.
Jessica Russo
editJessica Russo (portrayed by Sarah Shahi) is a former FBI hostage negotiator who now runs her own security firm and is a published author. She later took a job with the Department of Homeland Security while she briefly dated Nolan. They separated when she realized he was not ready to have more kids.
Oscar Hutchinson
editOscar Hutchinson (portrayed by Matthew Glave) is a prisoner who escapes from a prison bus crash but is later apprehended by Lopez and Jackson. Oscar eventually helps the precinct officers as an informant on several cases including former prisoners.
Nick Armstrong
editNick Armstrong (portrayed by Harold Perrineau) was a night detective who assisted the LAPD Mid-Wilshire Division, but was later revealed to be a dirty cop working for a crime family. Armstrong attempted to frame rookie John Nolan but was shot and killed by the gang members in the third-season premiere, "Consequences", as part of a cover-up.
Sterling Freeman
editSterling Freeman (portrayed by Daniel Lissing) was a celebrity actor starring in a police procedural show, who briefly became Jackson's boyfriend before he was revealed to have been a former criminal named Skipper Young.
Grace Sawyer
editGrace Sawyer (portrayed by Ali Larter) is a doctor at Shaw Memorial Hospital and Nolan's ex-girlfriend in season two. She and Nolan briefly rekindled their relationship.
Donovan Town
editDonovan Town (portrayed by Enver Gjokaj) is Nyla Harper's ex-husband and Lila's father. He and Harper were fighting over joint custody of Lila.
Lila Town
editLila Town (portrayed by Carsyn Rose) is Harper's daughter from her marriage to Donovan.
Abigail
editAbigail (portrayed by Madeleine Coghlan) is Henry Nolan's fiancée. She and Henry met at college and eventually show up at John's house to announce their engagement. John later discovered that Abigail was previously arrested for torching her ex-boyfriend's car after he posted revenge porn online. She had an interest in joining the LAPD and requested a ride along with Nolan. She eventually changed her mind after she and Henry were held hostage, but her arson charge probably would've prevented her recruitment. In "New Blood", Abigail accompanied Henry on his orientation for his new job as part of Ben McRee's charitable foundation, and in "Brave Heart" she stayed by Henry's side as he underwent medical treatment for his heart condition.
Rosalind Dyer
editRosalind Dyer (portrayed by Annie Wersching) was a serial killer and nemesis of Nick Armstrong, the officer whose arrest led to her conviction for murder. She was being held on a life sentence serving her sentence at the Central California Women's Facility. In Season 2, Dyer was briefly allowed out of prison as part of a deal with the DA's office to recover the bodies of the victims of her crimes. In Season 5, she manipulated her lawyer into helping her to escape prison while en route to court to stand trial for Caleb Wright's crimes. Dyer was shot dead by a sniper in the season 5 episode "The Choice".
Emmett Lang
editEmmett Lang (portrayed by Jeff Pierre) is a fellow firefighter of the LAFD and a friend of Tim Bradford. He briefly dated Lucy.
Ruben Derian
editRuben Derian (portrayed by Hrach Titizian) was a member of the Derian crime family who recruited Armstrong and Erin Cole to help him destroy evidence that implicated his brother Serj for the murder of Chris Rios.
Doug Stanton
editDoug Stanton (portrayed by Brandon Routh)[15] is an ex-LAPD officer, assigned as Jackson West's new training officer in season 3. He was most notable for his racial profiling.
In "Lockdown", when Stanton and West followed a suspected stolen car to an apartment complex known for its criminal residents, and split up to find the driver, West was ambushed and beaten badly by four thugs. Stanton saw the beating, but refused to help West after their snap fight earlier. He lied that he didn't know about West getting attacked, but because an LAPD's body cam automatically records the two minutes prior to its activation, Stanton's deliberate inaction was caught on footage, which was then viewed by Grey and Bradford. At the end of the episode, Stanton was placed on administrative leave and made to surrender his badge and gun, pending IA investigation. Stanton returned in "Triple Duty", where he was shown to have appealed his termination and won. With his successful termination appealed, he was reinstated in the LAPD by the Police Commissioner and the Board of Rights, demoted to Police Officer II, stripped of his FTO role and seniority, and assigned to the Hollywood Division. Grey and West reached out to Stanton's new watch commander, Sergeant Stella Porter, who agreed to show her division Stanton's bodycam video footage of the attack on West at the Manor Apartments, exposing Stanton for deliberately refused to take action as a training aid, resulting in Stanton's colleagues changing their opinion of him.
James Murray
editJames Murray (portrayed by Arjay Smith) is a local resident in the neighborhood where Nolan and Harper were assigned to community outreach. He and Harper began dating during the third season, and during the fourth season, she ended up pregnant. He proposed to her in Season 4 after declining her initial proposal, in which they got married at the courthouse.
Fiona Ryan
editFiona Ryan (portrayed by Toks Olagundoye) is a professor in Ethics and Criminal Justice. Nolan attends her night classes in order to finish school and qualify as a training officer. She is also a well-known activist, specifically in civil rights and police reform, and has authored a book about racial inequality in the justice system.
Tamara Colins
editTamara Colins (portrayed by Dylan Conrique) is a homeless high school student Lucy took under her wing and tried to help cope with her situation. They later became roommates after she took Jackson's room following his death.
Sandra de La Cruz
editSandra "La Fiera" de La Cruz (portrayed by Camille Guaty) was a Guatemalan businesswoman and drug lord, who had a vendetta with Lopez after multiple encounters. After her son Diego was murdered by a rival gang, she later kidnapped Lopez with the intent of taking Lopez's newborn. However, Cruz was shot dead after Harper and Tim helped Lopez escape.
Elijah Stone
editElijah Stone (portrayed by Brandon Jay McLaren) was a crime boss who forced Wesley to be his crooked lawyer in order to retrieve Angela Lopez from Guatemala.
References
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