Characters The Shield

1 characters

1.1 main
1.2 strike team
1.3 administration , police

characters

main

strike team

detective vic mackey (michael chiklis) corrupt police officer , of series, leader of strike team. though effective @ apprehending criminals, has no qualms using illegal or unethical methods, include beating , torturing suspects, , planting evidence, tactics regards means end. mackey has committed several murders, including of police officer, terry crowley, haunts him thereafter. perennially under investigation superiors, machiavellian mackey eludes them; also, on occasions turn blind eye tactics when need him crack high-profile case. mackey s marriage corinne, nurse, failed because of numerous infidelities (including officer sofer, resulted in child). , corinne have 3 children, 2 autism, puts more strain on him. season 7, mackey forced out of lapd. cuts immunity deal ice in return confessing crimes, including crowley s murder, implicating shane vendrell , ronnie gardocki. mackey discovers corinne , children have disappeared witness protection program while, horror, new job @ ice desk job. though safe prosecution, mackey has lost family , best friends, , ostracized colleagues.
detective shane vendrell (walton goggins) vic mackey s best friend , partner before strike team formed. has reckless streak, , attempts emulate mackey s dealings quite take bad turn. during course of series, meets , marries mara, later bears him son, jackson. when appears lem has turned on strike team, vendrell kills him dropping grenade car. ensuing guilt , grief force him become reckless , suicidal, , when mackey uncovers truth, friendship ends. vendrell grows regret actions part of strike team , expresses great remorse has become. when revealed blackmailed kill ronnie gardocki in retaliation mackey , gardocki s attempt kill him, vendrell goes on run wife , son. however, mackey s immunity deal ice ends vendrell s hopes of sparing himself , mara long prison sentences testifying against mackey. therefore poisons wife , son, , kills himself.
detective curtis lem lemansky (kenneth johnson) cop conscience , original member of strike team. has history of working kids , maintained soft spot them. loyalty vic mackey , strike team led him go along of illegal schemes, although didn t know of them-such murder of terry crowley. burned of money armenian money train robbery keep team getting caught. burning money caused temporary split within team, although later got together. shane vendrell kills lemansky in season 5 finale, because vendrell under mistaken impression lemansky going rat on rest of team. lem unmarried , had no children.
detective ronnie gardocki (david rees snell) strike team s surveillance , electronics expert. though little known ronnie, has proven solid, emotionally stable member of strike team , has remained loyal vic out of enlightened self-interest, knowing divisions between them lead bad ends both. scars on face, given him armadillo in season 2, proof of loyalty team. in final season, becomes official leader of strike team. angry when learned shane murdered lem, , uneasy working shane again. , vic concoct plan have mexicans kill shane along armenians knew money train robbery. shane survives , hires pimp kill ronnie, fails. when shane flees after being implicated, claudette disbands strike team, forcing ronnie become suit , tie detective while trying vic , stay out of prison. vic makes immunity deal ice in return confessing strike team s crimes, , lies ronnie has been granted same deal. ronnie discovers vic s betrayal when arrested in final episode , led away cursing vic.
detective terry crowley (reed diamond) honest, fair, effective , well-liked detective robbery division. when barn started operating, aceveda brought terry in join strike team in order serve possible replacement vic if failed leader of team. period of time, terry strike team s driver. after realizing colleagues dirty, terry approached aceveda asked him spy on vic , team may build case against them. after delivering usual news aceveda, aceveda called associate justice department , asked terry testify against team, in exchange terry receives higher-paid job in washington, d.c. , other expenses. however, vic learned (off-screen) deal through mentor assistant chief ben gilroy. after terry asks vic involved in team s big busts, , rest plan raid home of drug dealer. during raid, vic takes drug dealer s gun , shoots terry in face, killing him.

administration , police

councilman david aceveda (benito martinez) politically ambitious man captain of barn seasons 1 three. elected los angeles city council , had ambitions become mayor. 1 of vic mackey s main rivals, although on occasions forged uneasy alliances mutual benefit. in season 3, aceveda orally raped @ gunpoint 2 gang members. tracked down , killed 1 of assailants, , struck deal drug lord antwon mitchell murder other in prison. during final season, aceveda , mackey worked bring down cruz pezuela, corrupt businessman bankrolled aceveda s mayoral campaign , tried blackmail him photographs of sexual assault. @ series close, aceveda looked set become los angeles next mayor.
captain claudette wyms (cch pounder) veteran detective. claudette, along partner dutch, can viewed voice of morality @ barn; result, @ odds vic on tactics. emerges claudette has suffered lupus fifteen years , resents dutch s subsequent over-protectiveness of her. against orders of superiors, claudette reopened cases overseen compromised public defender, cost promotion captain. got job in season 5. captain, did best marginalize mackey , determined gather enough evidence indict him. left furious upon discovering mackey s generous immunity deal ice. during final season, lupus returned , began interfere ability job. in final episode, admitted dutch illness terminal.
detective holland dutch wagenbach (jay karnes) persistent , successful police detective, regarded pompous , socially inept nerd. butt of jokes @ barn, particularly mackey. along partner, claudette wyms, dutch moral center of show clean cop not engage in illegal police activities. shares close friendship claudette , shows genuine concern after learning of lupus diagnosis. dutch first called investigate violent crimes because of specialization in criminal profiling , serial killers. in season 1 got impromptu round of applause @ barn, including vic, after painstakingly proved guilt of suspected serial killer. later, seen strangling live cat after questioning actual serial killer sees in victim s eyes. dutch unsuccessful women, did have several fleeting romances, including danny sofer, , tried ask out tina hanlon. embarked on seemingly vengeful relationship vic s ex-wife, caused more friction vic , led dutch challenging him fight. dutch s investigation armenian money train heist , suspicions strike team involved brought quartet s downfall.
sergeant danielle danny sofer (catherine dent) patrol officer aspires become detective. has on-again-off-again sexual relationship vic , complicated history dutch. assigned desk duty result of pregnancy , takes maternity leave after birth of son, lee. identity of father unknown; later, in sixth-season episode chasing ghosts, learned vic. shortly afterwards, danny returned maternity leave take position of sergeant @ barn. in season 7 vic threatens force danny take paternity test.
officer julien lowe (michael jace) uniformed officer partnered sofer majority of series. during formation of new strike team, claudette offered julien kevin hiatt possible addition team. claudette made offer julien, hesitant, because of thought of being partnered vic on daily basis. after being assured mackey going moved out of team, julien accepted promotion. despite desire become functioning member of strike team, julien knew on outside of clique. when strike team dissolved final time, becomes uniformed officer again. asked choose side on when claudette has case go after mackey , vendrell. recurring plotline lowe conflict between christian beliefs , homosexual desires, point goes sexual reorientation program , marries woman having chosen god , community, though in last episode s seen looking longingly @ several men while on patrol, indicating wants , desires haven t left yet.
captain monica rawling (glenn close) appointed captain @ barn took on aceveda, after claudette rejected. implemented lot of changes, such fixing barn s male toilets and, more importantly, creating seizure policies proved controversial. had longstanding hatred gang leader antwon mitchell , suspicious of vic mackey, having him , team investigated. finds out shane solicited mitchell kill vic. fired after embarrasses dea voiding immunity deal granted mitchell (by getting strike team catch salvadoran cartel leader before mitchell s information could), , feds threaten cut off federal highway funding l.a. if rawlings stayed.
corrine mackey (cathy cahlin ryan) once married vic mackey , had 3 children him, 2 of whom have autism. works nurse , once had brief courtship dutch. despite needing vic in life, turns on him , helps dutch , claudette build case send vic behind bars. moved witness protection ice keep , children away vic, through fear has may try harm after finds out has been doing.
detective steve billings (david marciano) slack, cowardly detective made acting captain after departure of rawlings , later replaced claudette. billings has uneasy working relationship dutch, dislikes nonchalant attitude job. , dutch partnered after claudette s promotion, prompted dutch request transfer, rejected. when puts mind it, billings shown competent detective, known schemes, such bringing own vending machines barn. brings dutch in on plots , 2 have come blows on @ least 1 occasion. after being injured during brawl between kavanaugh , vic, tries sue department $2 million, although settles 2 days backpay.
probationary officer tina hanlon (paula garcés) new recruit @ barn, trained julien. attractive , aware of sexuality, earns ire of danny sofer. tina s constant mistakes have seen out of force, had not been bungle in billings, while trying see stealing vending machines, obtained photos of changing. involved dutch and, in order protect old partner, claudette allowed tina remain on force under dutch s supervision. left barn after being made spokesperson police force, opted transfer back. had sexual tryst kevin hiatt, organized billings, although later expressed regret , said dutch had chance her, never took it. day on shane vendrell killed himself one-year anniversary officer, , although harsh on @ times, julien celebrated buying cake , throwing little party.




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