List of CSI: Miami characters
The following is a list of characters for the CBS television series, CSI: Miami.
Equations
During CSI: Miami's opening credits, several actors names morph in and out of equations.
| Actor | Equation |
|---|---|
| David Caruso | 4y-1=3b[Nh] |
| Kim Delaney | A1b+B2c=R4 |
| Emily Procter | 3a1-X=[A9Xy] |
| with | ^*[° |
| Adam Rodriguez | 3b+N=7bn1[6A] |
| Khandi Alexander | 2b+4a=[7h]3XyNh |
| Rory Cochrane | [3h]+[7b]=6m |
| Sofia Milos | N/A |
| Jonathan Togo | [7b]=6m+[3h] |
| Rex Linn | N/A |
| Eva LaRue | |
| Omar Miller | |
| Megalyn Echikunwoke | |
| and | ¤[°E |
| Eddie Cibrian | 2b+4a=[7h]3 |
Notable Cast Members
| Key | ||||
| Starring | Series Crossover | Special Appearance | Guest Starring | |
CSI: Miami ran for ten seasons between 2002 and 2012, and featured a cast of thirteen regulars. David Caruso, as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, was afforded the starring credit, whilst Emily Procter was credited second to him. Kim Delaney, the female lead in the episodes she appeared, was credited as and, whilst Rory Cochrane was afforded this credit following her departure, despite being previously credited as with. Also holding and positions were Adam Rodriguez, during seasons 9 and 10 (he was previously credited directly following Procter), and Eddie Cibrian during season 8. Sofia Milos (season 3), Khandi Alexander (seasons 1-6), Jonathan Togo (seasons 3-10), Rex Linn (seasons 5-10), Eva LaRue (seasons 5-10), Megalyn Echikunwoke (season 7), Omar Benson Miller (seasons 8-10) were credited consistently in that order.
| Actor | Character | First Episode (credited as regular) | Final Episode (credited as regular) | Seasons | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| David Caruso | CSI Lieutenant Horatio Caine | "Golden Parachute" (01x01) | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | |||||||||||
| Kim Delaney | CSI Lieutenant Megan Donner | "A Horrible Mind" (01x10) | ||||||||||||
| Emily Procter | CSI Detective Calleigh Duquesne | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | ||||||||||||
| Adam Rodriguez | CSI Detective Eric Delko | |||||||||||||
| Khandi Alexander | Medical Examiner Alexx Woods | "Rock and a Hard Place" (06x19) | ||||||||||||
| Rory Cochrane | CSI Detective Tim Speedle | "Lost Son" (03x01) | ||||||||||||
| Sofia Milos | Detective Yelina Salas | "Lost Son" (03x01) | "10-7" (03x24) | |||||||||||
| Jonathan Togo | CSI Detective Ryan Wolfe | "Under the Influence" (03x03) | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | |||||||||||
| Rex Linn | Sergeant Detective Frank Tripp | "Rio" (05x01) | ||||||||||||
| Eva LaRue | CSI Detective Natalia Boa Vista | |||||||||||||
| Megalyn Echikunwoke | Medical Examiner Tara Price | "Won't Get Fueled Again" (07x03) | "Dissolved" (07x24) | |||||||||||
| Eddie Cibrian | CSI Detective Jesse Cardoza | "Out of Time" (08x01) | "All Fall Down" (08x24) | |||||||||||
| Omar Benson Miller | CSI Detective Walter Simmons | "Bolt Action" (08x03) | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | |||||||||||
Crossover Characters
| Key | ||||
| Starring | Series Crossover | Special Appearance | Guest Starring | |
CSI: Miami hosted several crossover episodes during its ten seasons on air. Gary Sinise, as Detective Mac Taylor, and Melina Kanakaredes as his partner, Detective Stella Bonasera, were introduced during a 2004 episode of CSI: Miami, as were the rest of the CSI: NY cast. Sinise reprised his role during Miami's fourth season, whilst CSI: Crime Scene Investigation alum Laurence Fishburne appeared as his established character during part one of a three part CSI: Trilogy event. All of the actors listed below were credited as Special Guest Stars.
| Actor | Character | First Episode (credited as special guest) | Final Episode (credited as special guest) | Seasons | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Gary Sinise | Detective First Grade Mac Taylor | "MIA/NYC Nonstop" (02x23) | "Felony Flight" (04x07) | ||||||||||
| Melina Kanakaredes | Detective First Grade Stella Bonasera | "MIA/NYC Nonstop" (02x23) | |||||||||||
| Carmine Giovinazzo | Detective Third Grade Danny Messer | ||||||||||||
| Vanessa Ferlito | Detective Third Grade Aiden Burn | ||||||||||||
| Hill Harper | Medical Examiner Sheldon Hawkes | ||||||||||||
| Laurence Fishburne | CSI Ray Langston | "Bone Voyage" (08x07) | "Bone Voyage" (08x07) | ||||||||||
In addition to appearing on CSI: Miami, several regular and recurring cast members have made appearances on both CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: NY. David Caruso, and Emily Procter, along with the rest of the original Miami cast (with the exception of Kim Delaney) were introduced during a 2002 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Caruso later crossed over to CSI: NY.
| Actor | Character | First Episode (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) | Final Episode (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||
| Emily Procter | CSI Detective Calleigh Duquesne | "Cross Jurisdictions" (02x22) | "Cross Jurisdictions" (02x22) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Caruso | CSI Lieutenant Horatio Caine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Hillmann | FBI Special Agent Dennis Sackheim | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rory Cochrane | CSI Detective Tim Speedle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khandi Alexander | Medical Examiner Alexx Woods | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Rodriguez | CSI Detective Eric Delko | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Actor | Character | First Episode (CSI: NY) | Final Episode (CSI: NY) | CSI: NY | |||||||||||||||||||
| X | X | X | X | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | X | X | ||||||||
| David Caruso | CSI Lieutenant Horatio Caine | "Manhattan Manhunt" (02x07) | "Manhattan Manhunt" (02x07) | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||
Special Guest Starring
Actors who would later join the main cast, as well as returning former cast members, were often credited as Special Guest Stars. Rex Linn (seasons 1-4), Sofia Milos (seasons 1-2, 5-7), Eva LaRue (season 4), Rory Cochrane (season 6), Khandi Alexander (seasons 7-8), and Adam Rodriguez (season 8), were among the performers afforded this credit, along with major recurring player Taylor Cole (season 10), and high-calibre guest performers such as Malcolm McDowell (seasons 8, 10). This is not an extensive list, and as such, single-episode special guest appearances are not listed.
| Actor | Character | First Episode (credited as special guest) | Final Episode (credited as special guest) | Seasons | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Rex Linn | Sergeant Detective Frank Tripp | "Evidence of Things Unseen" (01x16) | "One of Our Own" (04x25) | ||||||||||
| Sofia Milos | Detective Yelina Salas | "Simple Man" (01x17) | "Seeing Red" (07x25) | ||||||||||
| Eva LaRue | CSI Detective Natalia Boa Vista | "From the Grave" (04x01) | "One of Our Own" (04x25) | ||||||||||
| Rory Cochrane | CSI Detective Tim Speedle | "Bang, Bang, Your Debt" (06x04) | "Bang, Bang, Your Debt" (06x04) | ||||||||||
| Khandi Alexander | Medical Examiner Alexx Woods | "Smoke Gets In Your CSIs" (07x14) | "Bad Seed" (08x05) | ||||||||||
| Adam Rodriguez | CSI Detective Eric Delko | "Out of Time" (08x01) | "All Fall Down" (08x24) | ||||||||||
| Malcolm McDowell | Attorney Darren Vogel | "L.A." (08x16) | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | ||||||||||
| Eddie Cibrian | CSI Detective Jesse Cardoza | "Fallen" (09x01) | "Fallen" (09x01) | ||||||||||
| Taylor Cole | CSI Detective Samantha Owens | "Sinner Takes All" (10x07) | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | ||||||||||
Recurring Cast
| Key | ||||
| Starring | Series Crossover | Special Appearance | Guest Starring | |
CSI: Miami hosted an extensive recurring cast throughout its ten seasons, consisting of law enforcement officials, family members, litigators, and fugitives. Law & Order: Los Angeles alums Wanda de Jesus and Alana de la Garza, 24s Carlos Bernard, Boston Legal actor Christian Clemenson and Rizzoli & Isles' Ed Begley, Jr. are among the most notable of those listed below.
| Actor | Character | First Episode (credited as guest star) | Final Episode (credited as guest star) | Seasons | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Wanda de Jesus | Detective Adelle Sevilla | "Wet Foot/Dry Foot" (01x03) | "Simple Man" (01x17) | ||||||||||
| Holt McCallany | Detective John Hagen | "Simple Man" (01x17) | "10-7" (03x24) | ||||||||||
| Brian Poth | CSI Technician Tyler Jenson | "Double Cap" (01x19) | |||||||||||
| John Heard | Calleigh's Father Kenwall Duquesne | "Recoil" (03x21) | |||||||||||
| Tom Hillmann | FBI Special Agent Dennis Sackheim | "Wannabe" (02x19) | |||||||||||
| Carter Jenkins, Alex Buck & Hayden Tank | Yelina's Son Raymond Caine, Jr. | "Grave Young Men" (01x20) | "Rio" (05x01) | ||||||||||
| Azura Skye | Horatio's Sister-in-Law Susie Barnam Keaton | "Freaks & Tweaks" (01x23) | "Nothing to Lose" (03x16) | ||||||||||
| David Lee Smith | IAB Lieutenant Rick Stetler | "Blood Brothers" (02x01) | "Time Bomb" (08x23) | ||||||||||
| Gonzalo Menendez | Fugitive Clavo Cruz | "Man Down" (05x15) | |||||||||||
| Boti Bliss | CSI Technician Maxine Valera | "Delko for the Defense" (08x11) | |||||||||||
| Christian de la Fuente | CSI Technician Sam Belmontes | "Hard Time" (02x03) | "Legal" (03x05) | ||||||||||
| Leslie Odom, Jr. | CSI Technician Joseph Kayle | "The Best Defense" (02x05) | "Shock" (04x24) | ||||||||||
| Max Martini | DEA Special Agent Bob Keaton | "Big Brother" (02x08) | "Vengeance" (03x22) | ||||||||||
| Brooke Bloom | CSI Technician Cynthia Wells | "Invasion" (02x16) | "In Plain Sight" (08x04) | ||||||||||
| Michael B. Silver | Secret Service Agent Peter Elliott | "Money For Nothing" (02x17) | "Death Pool 100" (05x03) | ||||||||||
| Joel West | Officer Aaron Jessop | "The Oath" (02x20) | "One of Our Own" (04x25) | ||||||||||
| Christina Chang | ASA Rebecca Nevins | "Hell Night" (03x06) | "Time Bomb" (08x23) | ||||||||||
| Armando Kennedy | CSI Technician Aaron Peters | "Crime Wave" (03x07) | "One of Our Own" (04x25) | ||||||||||
| William Allen Young | Judge Joseph Ratner | "After the Fall" (03x10) | "Death Eminent" (05x05) | ||||||||||
| Amy Laughlin | WFOR-TV Newscaster Erica Sikes | "10-7" (03x24) | "Sudden Death" (09x02) | ||||||||||
| Christopher Stapleton & Dean Winters | Yelina's Husband Raymond Caine | "Rio" (05x01) | |||||||||||
| Brendan Fehr | CSI Technician Dan Cooper | "From the Grave" (04x01) | "All In" (06x16) | ||||||||||
| Alana de la Garza | Eric's Sister Marisol Delko Caine | "Nailed" (04x08) | "Countermeasures" (10x01) | ||||||||||
| Bellamy Young | ASA Monica West | "Urban Hellraisers" (04x10) | "One of Our Own" (04x25) | ||||||||||
| Vincent Laresca | Fugitive Antonio Riaz | "Rampage" (04x24) | "Rio" (05x01) | ||||||||||
| Robert LaSardo | Fugitive Memmo Fierro | "Killer Regrets" (10x05) | |||||||||||
| Mark Rolston | FBI Special Agent Glen Cole | "One of Our Own" (04x25) | "Miami Confidential" (06x12) | ||||||||||
| Johnny Whitworth | Detective Jake Berkeley | "Going Under" (05x02) | "Meltdown" (08x21) | ||||||||||
| Rob Estes | Natalia's Husband Nick Townsend | "If Looks Could Kill" (05x04) | "Internal Affairs" (05x12) | ||||||||||
| Ed Begley Jr. | Fugitive Scott O'Shay | "A Grizzly Murder" (05x17) | "Dead Ringer" (10x08) | ||||||||||
| Evan Ellingson | Horatio's Son Kyle Harmon | "Dangerous Son" (06x01) | "Dishonor" (08x18) | ||||||||||
| John Sharian | Fugitive Joe LeBrock | "Inside Out" (06x03) | "See No Evil" (09x03) | ||||||||||
| Elizabeth Berkley | Kyle's Mother Julia Winston | "Raising Caine" (06x13) | "Dissolved" (07x24) | ||||||||||
| Kim Coates | Fugitive Ron Saris | "Ambush" (06x15) | |||||||||||
| Christopher Redman | CSI Technician Michael Travers | "And How Does That Make You Kill?" (07x03) | "By the Book" (10x06) | ||||||||||
| Andrew Divoff | Fugitive Ivan Sarnoff | "Raging Cannibal" (07x04) | "Seeing Red" (07x25) | ||||||||||
| Wes Ramsey | CSI Technician Dave Benton | "Divorce Party" (07x17) | "Habeas Corpse" (10x19) | ||||||||||
| Christian Clemenson | Medical Examiner Tom Loman | "Bolt Action" (08x03) | |||||||||||
| Kuno Becker | Fugitive Esteban Navarro | "Look Who's Taunting" (10x04) | "Rest In Pieces" (10x16) | ||||||||||
| Carlos Bernard | Fugitive Diego Navarro | ||||||||||||