The characters from the American police procedural television series The Mentalist were created by Bruno Heller. The Mentalist debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS and follows Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California. He has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his refined skills of observation. Jane also makes frequent use of his mentalist abilities and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium using the paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. He abandoned his pretense out of remorse when his attention-seeking behavior attracted the attention of a serial killer, Red John, who murdered Jane's wife and daughter.[1][2]

Main characters

Name Portrayed by Position Assignment Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Patrick Jane Simon Baker Consultant former member of Lisbon's Serious Crime Unit;
member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office
Main
Teresa Lisbon Robin Tunney CBI special agent former leader of the Serious Crime Unit;
member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office
Main
Kimball Cho Tim Kang CBI supervisory special agent former member of Lisbon's Serious Crime Unit;
member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office
Main
Wayne Rigsby Owain Yeoman CBI special agent former member of Lisbon's Serious Crime Unit Main Guest
Grace Van Pelt Amanda Righetti CBI special agent former member of Lisbon's Serious Crime Unit Main Guest
Dennis Abbott Rockmond Dunbar FBI supervisory special agent leader of FBI Austin Office Main
Kim Fischer Emily Swallow FBI senior special agent member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office Main
Jason Wylie Joe Adler FBI special agent member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office Recurring Main
Michelle Vega Josie Loren FBI special agent member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office Main
Lead actor Simon Baker in 2013.

Recurring characters

Minor characters

References

  1. ^ "The Mentalist 2008". TV Guide. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "THE MENTALIST CAST". TV.com. Retrieved November 26, 2016.