List of 24 characters

The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series 24, 24: Live Another Day, and 24: Legacy by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their own pages; see the box below.

Kiefer Sutherland is the only actor to be a regular cast member in every season of 24.

The show consists of an ensemble cast. A total of 60 actors have been credited as a part of the starring cast, over the course of eight seasons, one television film, one miniseries, and one spin-off series, international remakes notwithstanding. These are Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Elisha Cuthbert, Dennis Haysbert, Sarah Wynter, Xander Berkeley, Penny Johnson Jerald, Carlos Bernard, Reiko Aylesworth, James Badge Dale, Kim Raver, Alberta Watson, William Devane, Lana Parrilla, Roger Cross, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Gregory Itzin, James Morrison, Louis Lombardi, Jean Smart, D. B. Woodside, Peter MacNicol, Jayne Atkinson, Carlo Rota, Eric Balfour, Marisol Nichols, Regina King, Cherry Jones, Annie Wersching, Colm Feore, Bob Gunton, Jeffrey Nordling, Rhys Coiro, Janeane Garofalo, Anil Kapoor, Mykelti Williamson, Katee Sackhoff, Chris Diamantopoulos, John Boyd, Freddie Prinze Jr., Yvonne Strahovski, Tate Donovan, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Giles Matthey, Michael Wincott, Benjamin Bratt, Corey Hawkins, Miranda Otto, Anna Diop, Teddy Sears, Ashley Thomas, Dan Bucatinsky, Coral Peña, Charlie Hofheimer, Sheila Vand, Raphael Acloque, Gerald McRaney, and Jimmy Smits.

Overview

Main cast

  = Main cast (credited)
  = Recurring cast (4+)
  = Guest cast (1-3)
Actor/actressCharacterAppearances
S1S2S3S4S5S6RS7S8LADLTotal
Kiefer SutherlandJack BauerMainP205
Leslie HopeTeri BauerMPDoes not appear25
Sarah ClarkeNina MyersMRDoes not appear36
Elisha CuthbertKim BauerMainDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear79
Dennis HaysbertDavid PalmerMainRDoes not appear80
Carlos BernardTony AlmeidaRMainDoes not appearMDoes not appearGuest116
Penny Johnson JeraldSherry PalmerRMRDoes not appear45
Xander BerkeleyGeorge MasonRMDoes not appear27
Eric BalfourMilo PressmanRDoes not appearMDoes not appear28
Sarah WynterKate WarnerDoes not appearMGDoes not appear25
Phillip RhysReza NaiyeerDoes not appearMDoes not appear10
Reiko AylesworthMichelle DesslerDoes not appearMainRGDoes not appear62
James Badge DaleChase EdmundsDoes not appearMDoes not appear24
Mary Lynn RajskubChloe O'BrianDoes not appearMainDoes not appearMainDoes not appear137
D. B. WoodsideWayne PalmerDoes not appearRDoes not appearRMDoes not appear48
Kim RaverAudrey RainesDoes not appearMainRDoes not appearMDoes not appear64
Alberta WatsonErin DriscollDoes not appearMDoes not appear12
Lana ParrillaSarah GavinDoes not appearMDoes not appear12
Geoff PiersonJohn KeelerDoes not appearRMDoes not appear19
Roger CrossCurtis ManningDoes not appearMainRDoes not appear44
William DevaneJames HellerDoes not appearMRDoes not appearMDoes not appear32
James MorrisonBill BuchananDoes not appearRMainDoes not appearRDoes not appear64
Gregory ItzinCharles LoganDoes not appearRMRDoes not appearRDoes not appear45
Louis LombardiEdgar StilesDoes not appearRMDoes not appear37
Jean SmartMartha LoganDoes not appearMGDoes not appear24
Carlo RotaMorris O'BrianDoes not appearRMDoes not appearRDoes not appear29
Jayne AtkinsonKaren HayesDoes not appearRMDoes not appear30
Peter MacNicolTom LennoxDoes not appearMGDoes not appear25
Marisol NicholsNadia YassirDoes not appearMDoes not appear24
Regina KingSandra PalmerDoes not appearMDoes not appear9
Bob GuntonEthan KaninDoes not appearRMainRDoes not appear32
Cherry JonesAllison TaylorDoes not appearMainDoes not appear44
Colm FeoreHenry TaylorDoes not appearMainDoes not appear13
Annie WerschingRenee WalkerDoes not appearMainDoes not appear37
Jeffrey NordlingLarry MossDoes not appearMDoes not appear19
Rhys CoiroSean HillingerDoes not appearMDoes not appear10
Janeane GarofaloJanis GoldDoes not appearMDoes not appear21
Anil KapoorOmar HassanDoes not appearMDoes not appear15
Mykelti WilliamsonBrian HastingsDoes not appearMDoes not appear17
Katee SackhoffDana WalshDoes not appearMDoes not appear20
Chris DiamantopoulosRob WeissDoes not appearMDoes not appear12
John BoydArlo GlassDoes not appearMDoes not appear24
Freddie Prinze, Jr.Cole OrtizDoes not appearMDoes not appear24
Yvonne StrahovskiKate MorganDoes not appearMDoes not appear12
Tate DonovanMark BoudreauDoes not appearMDoes not appear12
Gbenga AkinnagbeErik RitterDoes not appearMDoes not appear11
Giles MattheyJordan ReedDoes not appearMDoes not appear9
Michael WincottAdrian CrossDoes not appearMDoes not appear10
Benjamin BrattSteve NavarroDoes not appearMDoes not appear10
Corey HawkinsEric CarterDoes not appearM12
Miranda OttoRebecca IngramDoes not appearM12
Anna DiopNicole CarterDoes not appearM11
Teddy SearsKeith MullinsDoes not appearM12
Ashley ThomasIsaac CarterDoes not appearM10
Dan BucatinskyAndy ShalowitzDoes not appearM12
Coral PeñaMariana StilesDoes not appearM12
Charlie HofheimerBen GrimesDoes not appearM6
Sheila VandNilaa MizraniDoes not appearM8
Raphael AcloqueJadalla bin-KhalidDoes not appearM10
Gerald McRaneyHenry DonovanDoes not appearM10
Jimmy SmitsJohn DonovanDoes not appearM12

Recurring and guest cast

The following recurring guest stars appeared in at least five episodes or were distinguished in the guest star credits.

Key:   = Recurring
Key:   = Special Guest
Actor/actressCharacterAppearances
S1S2S3S4S5S6RS7S8LADTotal
Tanya WrightPatty Brooks9---------9
Karina ArroyaveJamey Farrell10---------10
Jacqui MaxwellJanet York6---------6
Matthew CareyDan Mounts6---------6
Daniel BessRick Allen18---------18
Mia KirshnerMandy31-3------7
Richard BurgiKevin Carroll11---------11
Michael MasseeIra Gaines12---------12
Vicellous ShannonKeith Palmer121--------13
Megalyn EchikunwokeNicole Palmer6---------6
Glenn MorshowerAaron Pierce9392151-10--49
Zach GrenierCarl Webb9---------9
Jude CiccolellaMike Novick1118-821-----58
Silas Weir MitchellEli Stram6---------6
Željko IvanekAndre Drazen15---------15
Tamara TunieAlberta Green6---------6
Misha CollinsAlexis Drazen7---------7
Navi RawatMelanie6---------6
Lou Diamond PhillipsMark DeSalvo2---------2
Dennis HopperVictor Drazen5---------5
Skye McCole BartusiakMegan Matheson-8--------8
Billy BurkeGary Matheson-7--------7
Tamlyn TomitaJenny Dodge-5--------5
Michelle ForbesLynne Kresge-18--------18


Laura HarrisMarie Warner-14--------14
John TerryBob Warner-12--------12
Marc CasabaniOmar-6--------6
John EddinsRichards-5--------5
Innis CaseyMiguel-7--------7
Harris YulinRoger Stanton-9--------9
Francesco QuinnSyed Ali-5--------5
Daniel Dae KimTom Baker-83-------11
Randle MellBrad Hammond-23-------5
Lourdes BenedictoCarrie Turner-10--------10
Donnie KeshawarzYusuf Auda-6--------6
Alan DaleJames Prescott-71-------8
Joaquim de AlmeidaRamon Salazar--12-------12
Christina ChangSunny Macer--6----5--11
Zachary QuintoAdam Kaufman--23-------23
Vincent LarescaHector Salazar--12-------12
Vanessa FerlitoClaudia Hernandez--11-------11
Jesse BorregoGael Ortega--14-------14
Riley SmithKyle Singer--6-------6
Wendy CrewsonAnne Packard--8-------8
Agnes BrucknerLinda--5-------5
Andrea ThompsonNicole Duncan--5-------5
Jamie McShaneGerry Whitehorn--6-------6
Greg EllisMichael Amador--9-------9
Gina TorresJulia Milliken--7-------7
Lothaire BluteauMarcus Alvers--5-------5
Butch KleinEric Richards--5-------5
Paul BlackthorneStephen Saunders--10-------10
Tony ToddNorris / Benjamin Juma--1---13--5
Alexandra LydonJane Saunders--5-------5
Nestor SerranoNavi Araz---10------10
Shohreh AghdashlooDina Araz---12------12
Jonathan AhdoutBehrooz Araz---12------12
Logan Marshall-GreenRichard Heller---6------6
Anil KumarKalil Hasan---5------5
James FrainPaul Raines---10------10
Tony PlanaOmar---5------5
Leighton MeesterDebbie Pendleton---5------5
Aisha TylerMarianne Taylor---8------8
Angela GoethalsMaya Driscoll---5------5
Robertson DeanHenry Powell---6------6
Arnold VoslooHabib Marwan---17------17
Thomas Vincent KellyMarc Besson---53-----8
Navid NegahbanAbdullah / Jamot---1----8-9
John Allen NelsonWalt Cummings---47-----11
Tzi MaCheng Zhi---219---315
Jonah LotanSpenser Wolff----6-----6
Connie BrittonDiane Huxley----6-----6
Brady CorbetDerek Huxley----6-----6
Sandrine HoltEvelyn Martin----10-----10
Geraint Wyn DaviesJames Nathanson----6-----6
Nick JamesonYuri Suvarov----66--3-15
Kathleen GatiAnya Suvarov----51----6
Mark SheppardIvan Erwich----6-----6
Robert MaffiaAndrei----6-----6
Sean AstinLynn McGill----10-----10
Julian SandsVladimir Bierko----11-----11
Peter WellerChristopher Henderson----11-----11
Ray WiseHal Gardner----6-----6
Kate MaraShari Rothenberg----5-----5
Paul McCraneGraem Bauer----53----8
Stephen SpinellaMiles Papazian----10-----10
Adoni MaropisAbu Fayed-----15----15
Alexander SiddigHamri Al-Assad-----7----7
Harry LennixWalid Al-Rezani-----6----6
Ryan CutronaJohn Smith-----5-61-11
Rena SoferMarilyn Bauer-----12----12
Evan EllingsonJosh Bauer-----10----10
Chad LoweReed Pollock-----8----8
James CromwellPhillip Bauer-----8----8
Powers BootheNoah Daniels-----141---15
Lex CassarRyan-----11----11
Rade SerbedzijaDmitri Gredenko-----8----8
Dylan KeninVictor-----5----5
Kari MatchettLisa Miller-----10----10
Ricky SchroderMike Doyle-----12----12
Hakeem Kae-KazimIke Dubaku------19--10
Robert CarlyleCarl Benton------1---1
Jon VoightJonas Hodges------110--11
Mark AikenNichols------15--6
Isaach de BankoléUle Matobo------16--7
Carly PopeSamantha Roth------16--7
Mark KielyEdward Vossler------14--5
Kurtwood SmithBlaine Mayer-------7--7
Warren KoleBrian Gedge-------7--7
Frank John HughesTim Woods-------178-25
Lesley FeraAngela Nelson-------42-6
Peter WingfieldDavid Emerson-------5--5
Ever CarradineErika-------5--5
Sprague GraydenOlivia Taylor-------14--14
Rory CochraneGreg Seaton-------7--7
Amy Price-FrancisCara Bowden-------6--6
Will PattonAlan Wilson-------5--5
Akbar KurthaFarhad Hassan--------8-8
Jennifer WestfeldtMeredith Reed--------6-6
Necar ZadeganDalia Hassan--------20-20
Nazneen ContractorKayla Hassan--------21-21
Clayne CrawfordKevin Wade--------9-9
TJ RaminiTarin Faroush--------11-11
Jürgen ProchnowSergei Bazhaev--------7-7
David AndersJosef Bazhaev--------6-6
Michael FilipowichNick Coughlin--------6-6
Callum Keith RennieVladimir Laitanan--------3-3
Hrach TitizianNabeel--------6-6
Mido HamadaSamir Mehran--------10-10
Julian MorrisOwen--------6-6
Rami MalekMarcos Al-Zacar--------3-3
Mare WinninghamElaine Al-Zacar--------2-2
Sarah HollisSusan--------10-10
Graham McTavishMikhail Novakovich--------7-7
Reed DiamondJason Pillar--------8-8
Michael MadsenJim Ricker--------4-4
Julie ClaireEden Linley--------5-5
Eriq La SalleUN Secretary General--------2-2
Christina ChongMariana---------55
Colin SalmonCoburn---------77
Ross McCallRon Clark---------99
Branko TomovićBelcheck---------99
James Allenby-KirkStosh---------77
Mandeep DhillonChell---------77
Charles FurnessPete---------66
Emily BerringtonSimone Al-Harazi---------77
Michelle FairleyMargot Al-Harazi---------88
Stephen FryAlastair Davies---------88
Liam GarriganIan Al-Harazi---------77
Miranda RaisonCaroline Fowlds---------66
Stanley TownsendAnatol Stolnavich---------55
Adam SinclairGavin Leonard---------66

The Bauers

CTU / Division

Palmer's family and staff

Other associates of Palmer

First assassination plot

Drazen's family and associates

Rick's friends outside the plot

Miscellaneous

CTU / Division

Palmer's family and administration

Kim's story

Foreign diplomats

  • Alexander Zale — Ambassador Shareef
  • Christopher Maher — Deputy Prime Minister Barghouti
  • Nicholas Guilak — Farhad Salim

The Warners and the Naiyeers

  • John Terry — Bob Warner
  • Sarah Wynter — Kate Warner
  • Laura Harris — Marie Warner
  • Phillip Rhys — Reza Naiyeer
  • Yareli Arizmendi — Karima Naiyeer
  • Shaun Duke — Hasan Naiyeer

Traitors involved in terrorist plot

Wald's crew

Ali's family and Second Wave

  • Francesco Quinn — Syed Ali
  • Anthony Azizi — Mamud Rasheed Faheen
  • Shaheen Vaaz — Syed Ali's wife
  • Ike Bram — Fareed Ali
  • Raja Jean Fenske — Asad Ali
  • Aki Avni — Mohsen
  • Maz Jobrani — Marko Khatami
  • Marc Casabani — Omar
  • Fred Toma — Basheer

Peter Kingsley Group

Miscellaneous federal agents, police, and medical personnel

  • Scott Allan Campbell — Dr. Porter (Field medic at warehouse, diagnoses George Mason)
  • Sal Landi — Sgt. Arroyo (LAPD officer at warehouse)
  • Christopher Murray — FBI Agent Dockerty (Agent at airfield)

Miscellaneous characters

  • Antonio David Lyons — Cam Strocker (Telephone Repairman taken hostage)
  • Peter Gregory — Dr. Spire (Doctor at medical center)
  • Bernard White — Al-Fulani (Imam)
  • Justin Louis — Danny Dessler (Michelle Dessler's brother)
  • Jeff Wincott – Davis (kidnaps and tortures Jack)
  • Eric Christian Olsen — John Mason (George Mason's son)
  • Jim Abele — Ralph Burton (Private Investigator who helps Kate Warner)
  • Al Sapienza — Paul Koplin (Ralph Burton's boss)
  • Michael Holden — Ron Wieland (Journalist; Held by the President)
  • Michael Mantell — Steve Hillenburg (CIA Operative who aides Sherry Palmer)
  • Michael James Reed — Foreman (Foreman for a construction crew that Marie Warner talks to)
  • Nick Offerman — Marcus (Captures Kate Warner and assaulted Yusuf Auda)
  • Raymond Cruz — Rouse (Captures Kate Warner and assaulted Yusuf Auda)
  • Maurice Compte — Cole (Captures Kate Warner and assaulted Yusuf Auda)
  • Carmen Argenziano — General Gratz

CTU / Division

Palmer's family and administration and associates

Saunders' family and crew

  • Paul Blackthorne — Stephen Saunders (Former soldier and MI6 agent; turned into terrorist; main villain)
  • Greg Ellis — Michael Amador (Seller of biological weapon)
  • Lothaire Bluteau — Marcus Alvers (arms dealer; sold the Cordilla Virus; assumed to have a past with Nina Myers)
  • Salvator Xuereb — Arthur Rabens (one of Stephen Saunders' couriers, has biological weapon in L.A.)
  • Alexandra Lydon — Jane Saunders (Daughter of Stephen Saunders)
  • Joe D'Angerio — Osterlind (Saunders' assistant)
  • Gabrielle Fitzpatrick — Diana White (lover of Steven Saunders; help fund Saunders' operation)

Salazar family and associates

  • Joaquim de Almeida — Ramon Salazar (Narco-terrorist; Head of the Salazar family)
  • Vincent Laresca — Hector Salazar (Ramon's brother; Head of family in Ramon's absence)
  • Vanessa Ferlito — Claudia Hernandez (Girlfriend of Hector)
  • Josh Cruz — Oriol (Claudia's father)
  • Julian Rodriguez — Sergio (Claudia's brother)
  • Lorry Goldman — Douglas Shaye (Ramon's lawyer)
  • Gino Montesinos — Eduardo (Henchman)
  • Eduardo Garcia — Emilio (Henchman)
  • Gonzalo Menendez — Pablo (Henchman)
  • David Labiosa — David Gomez (Henchman)

Singer family and associates

National Health Services

Miscellaneous police / Federal employees / Medical

  • Paul Vincent O’Connor — Police Chief Hendrix
  • Tony Todd — Detective Michael Norris (interrogates Julia Milliken)
  • Simon Templeman — Trevor Tomlinson (Agent in MI6 office in LA; killed in gunship attack)
  • Maria del Mar — Rachel Forrester
  • Kevin Chapman — Kevin Mitchell

Chandler Plaza Hotel staff and guests

Miscellaneous characters

  • Sarah Wynter — Kate Warner (Ex-girlfriend of Jack Bauer)
  • Sarah Clarke — Nina Myers[4] (Terrorist; Former CTU agent)
  • Geoff Pierson — John Keeler (Republican Presidential Candidate)
  • Mark Rolston — Bruce Foxton (professional evidence retriever)
  • Carlos Gómez — Luis Annicon (Prison Supervisor; one of Jack's companions in the one year operation that brought down Ramon Salazar)
  • Kamala Lopez-Dawson — Theresa Ortega (Gael's wife)
  • JF Pryor — Zack Porter (Drug-dealer)
  • Jack Kehler — Kevin Kelly
  • Matt Salinger — Mark Kanar
  • Rick Garcia — Rick Garcia
  • Patrick Fabian — William Cole
  • Jenni Blong — Susan Cole

Department of Defense / Heller's family

CTU / Division

Terrorist group

Keeler's family and administration

McLennan-Forster storyline

Chinese Consulate

Miscellaneous characters

Bauer's family and associates

Jack's Inner Circle

CTU / Division / Homeland Security

Sentox Nerve Gas Conspiracy

Federal Government officials, employees and associates

Palmer family

Russian Federation

Russian separatists and collaborators

People's Republic of China

Miscellaneous Feds/Police/Medical

  • John G. Connolly — Sgt. Mike McLaren

Miscellaneous characters

Bauer's family and associates

CTU / Division / District

Federal Government officials, employees and associates

  • D. B. Woodside — Wayne Palmer[21] (President of the United States)
  • Peter MacNicol — Tom Lennox[32](President Palmer's Chief of Staff)
  • Jayne AtkinsonKaren Hayes[29] (National Security Advisor)
  • Regina King — Sandra Palmer
  • Powers Boothe — Noah Daniels[33] (Vice-President of the United States)
  • Chad Lowe — Reed Pollock (Deputy Chief of Staff)
  • Kari Matchett — Lisa Miller
  • Bob Gunton — Ethan Kanin (Secretary of Defense)
  • Michael Shanks — Mark Bishop (Lobbyist)
  • Michael Reilly Burke — Bruce Carson
  • Jim Holmes — Arthur Welton
  • Ray Laska — Kevin Graves (Attorney General)
  • D. C. Douglas — Blake Simon (President Palmer's Advisor)
  • Matt McKenzie — Agent Hollister (Secret Service Agent)
  • Andrea Grano — Ellen Price (President Palmer's press secretary)
  • Jolene Kim — Melinda (President Palmer's assistant)
  • Jamison Jones — Dan (Head of Secret Service)
  • William Bumiller — Agent Lowry (Secret Service Agent)
  • Matt Battaglia — Agent Jennings (Secret Service Agent)
  • Ajay Mehta — Middle Eastern Ambassador
  • Peter Iannone — Homeland Security Official
  • Kurt Hueig — Homeland Security Official
  • Myra Mawk — Homeland Security Official

People's Republic of China

Russian/Islamic Terrorists

Phillip's Conspirators/BXJ Technologies

Anacostia Detention Facility

  • Scott William Winters — Agent Samuels
  • Al Faris — Salim
  • Haaz Sleiman — Heydar

Russian Federation

Miscellaneous characters

The following characters appeared in the television film 24: Redemption and the seventh season of the series.

Bauer family and others

FBI

Federal government officials, employees and associates

"Underground" CTU

Juma regime

Starkwood

Prion Variant cabal

Miscellaneous characters

Bauer's family and associates

CTU NY

Federal Government officials, employees and associates

Islamic Republic of Kamistan

Red Square

Russian Federation

Miscellaneous characters

Bauer and associates

CIA London

Federal Government officials, employees and associates

United Kingdom officials, employees and associates

Open Cell

Drone terrorist plot

Russian Federation

Miscellaneous characters

List of U.S. presidents

SeasonYearMain LocationTimeElectionPresidentActor/ActressVPActorParty
1April 23Los Angeles12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.NNo U.S. President mentioned
2+ 18 months8:00 a.m. – 4:58:45 a.m.+ 1David PalmerDennis HaysbertJim PrescottAlan DaleDemocratic
4:58:45 a.m. – 7:48:23 a.m.Jim PrescottAlan DaleVacant
7:48:23 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.David PalmerDennis HaysbertJim PrescottAlan Dale
3+ 36 months1:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
4 prequel+ 3 months+ 2John KeelerGeoff PiersonCharles LoganGregory ItzinRepublican
+ 12 months
+ 3 monthsLos Angeles
4+ 6 hours7:00 a.m. – 11:59:12 a.m.
11:59:12 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.Charles LoganGregory ItzinVacant
5 prequel+ 12 monthsChicago1:47:00 p.m. – 1:54:23 p.m.Not mentioned
5+ 6 monthsLos Angeles7:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m.Hal GardnerRay Wise
6 prequel+ 7 monthsChinaHal GardnerRay WiseNot mentioned
6+ 13 monthsLos Angeles6:00 a.m. – 11:54 a.m.+ 3Wayne PalmerDB WoodsideNoah DanielsPowers BootheDemocratic
11:54 a.m. – 6:00 a.m.Noah DanielsPowers BootheVacant
Debrief+ 15 hours9:00 p.m. – 10:38:29 p.m.
Redemption+ 45 monthsSangala3:00 p.m. – 4:57:14 p.m.Not mentioned
4:57:14 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.+ 4Allison TaylorCherry JonesMitchell HayworthCameron DaddoRepublican
7+ 2 monthsWashington, D.C.8:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
8+ 18 monthsNew York City4:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.Not mentioned
Chloe's Arrest+ 1 dayNo U.S. President mentioned
Live Another Day+ 48 monthsLondon11:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.+ 5James HellerWilliam DevaneNot mentioned
Solitary+ 30 months+ 6No U.S. President mentioned
Legacy+ 6 monthsWashington, D.C.12:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.

References