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]
Name | Portrayed by | Position | Assignment | Seasons | ||||||
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Patrick Jane | Simon Baker | Consultant | former member of Lisbon's Serious Crime Unit; member of Abbott's team in FBI Austin office |
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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 |