List of Brooklyn Nine-Nine characters

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a sitcom which premiered in September 2013. The show revolves around the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York Police Department, located in Brooklyn.

Main characters

Jacob "Jake" Peralta

• Andy Samberg as Detective Jacob "Jake" Peralta", a talented but childish detective. Peralta shows "class clown" traits, constantly pulling pranks and making jokes at the expense of his colleagues, particularly his partner Santiago; this is later revealed to be masking secret romantic feelings for her, which he confesses to her in the first season finale. His romantic feelings for her develop further throughout season 2 and they share their first kiss in "Johnny and Dora".^[1] Jake and Amy start dating in "New Captain" and decide to move in together in the season 3 finale "Greg and Larry".

Despite his fun-loving traits, Peralta has the best arrest rate in the precinct, something that both befuddles and irritates Santiago, who seemingly has to try twice as hard to succeed. As of Season 1, he is 33 years old.

Jake is fun-loving and sarcastic but is often motivated by his emotions more than his colleagues. His father left his family during his childhood and, as a result, he feels a strong tie to memories involving his father, such as his favorite Brooklyn pizza joint. He also initially refuses to celebrate Thanksgiving, since he associates the memory with his father's absenteeism. He also has a strong emotional tie to his poorly made, low-quality car, which he bought outright on his first day as a cop and always carries a positive association for him.

Jake began his career as a patrol officer with the 74th Precinct, and was partnered with Stevie Schillens (Damon Wayans, Jr.) and the two nicknamed themselves the "Beatsie Boys"; in 2016, Jake was forced to arrest Stevie, now a detective with the neighboring 98th Precinct for planting evidence.^[2] He has been a detective with the 9-9 since 2005.^[3] In "Lockdown", Jake, the ranking officer, is left in charge of the precinct when Captain Holt and Sergeant Jeffords have to attend a meeting at 1 Police Plaza.^[4]

In "The Oolong Slayer", Jake achieves his lifelong dream to catch a serial killer, the Oolong Slayer, but gives up the credit for the arrest to the Chief of Brooklyn Detectives, Assistant Chief Davis Garman, in exchange for getting Captain Holt transferred back to the 99th Precinct.^[5]

In "Boyle-Linetti Wedding" it is revealed that Jake Peralta is half-Jewish, having lost his childhood sweetheart Jenny Gildenhorn to Eddie Fung at his Bar Mitzvah.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Peralta.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Commendation or Commendation—Integrity[6]
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty[6]
	NYPD Award of Merit
	Williamsport, PA Bureau of Police's Gallantry Star
	NYPD 150th Commemorative Breast Bar
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar[6]

In "Stakeout", he received a commendation for his work on Rosa's drug task force.

Rosa Diaz

• Stephanie Beatriz as Detective Rosa Diaz, a smart, tough, aloof, and mysterious detective. She attended parochial school, later studied ballet, and was a classmate of Jake's in the police academy.^[7] Though Diaz is a loyal and effective member of the squad, her anger management issues and lack of empathy terrify most of her coworkers. She is highly secretive about her personal life. In Season 2, Rosa is dating Captain Holt's nephew, Marcus (Nick Cannon). She breaks up with him in Season 3. Later in the season, she finds love with former undercover detective Adrian Pimento (Jason Mantzoukas); the two get engaged in "Paranoia" while chasing a drug dealer through an alley.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Diaz.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

In "Stakeout", she received a commendation for her work as the leader of a drug task force.

Terence "Terry" Jeffords

• Terry Crews as Sergeant Terence "Terry" Jeffords, the supervisor of the 9-9's Detective Squad. An avid bodybuilder, Jeffords is devoted to his wife and two young daughters Cagney and Lacey (named after the stars of the 1980s TV series) and fears the danger of police work because of the possibility that he could leave his children fatherless. Following a panic attack prior to the show's beginning, Terry was removed from field work, but he has since cautiously returned. He is high-strung, prone to nervous excitement, and often refers to himself in third person, but he is an effective and caring leader to the detective squad. A running gag throughout the series is for Terry to break things (examples include a Magic 8 Ball and a phone) because of his incredible strength. He has been a detective since 1995, and used to be assigned to the 65th Precinct (as seen in "Terry Kitties"); in 2005, he was the senior detective at the 9-9 (the position Jake now holds since Terry's promotion). He graduated magna cum laude from Syracuse University, as revealed in "The Swedes".

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Sergeant Jeffords.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	World Trade Center Breast Bar
	NYPD Commendation or Commendation—Integrity
	NYPD Unit Citation
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

Amy Santiago

• Melissa Fumero as Detective Amy Santiago, Jake's uptight, by-the-book, rule-following Cuban-American partner.^[7] A neurotic overachiever, she is continually trying to ingratiate herself with Captain Holt, and any authority figure in arm's reach of her. Amy is a stickler for department protocol and is frequently exasperated by Jake's childishness, as well as the ease with which he succeeds as a detective. She is initially seen as Holt's teacher's pet, but over time is shown to command respect from others. In "Charges and Specs," the season one finale, Jake confesses that he wishes something romantic could happen between them. She confesses to having had feelings for Jake in "The Road Trip" and is shown to still have feelings for Jake in "Det. Dave Majors". The two share their first kiss in "Johnny and Dora"^[1] and begin dating in "New Captain". They decide to move in together in the season 3 finale "Greg and Larry".

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Santiago.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	Unidentified award
	Unidentified award

Charles Boyle

• Joe Lo Truglio as Detective Charles Boyle, a nervous and clumsy but honest and hard-working detective, who, during the first season of the show, had a crush on Detective Diaz.^[7] He is Jake Peralta's best friend in the New York Police Department. He is divorced from his wife Eleanor, who had numerous affairs during their marriage, to the point where she has to pay alimony to him. He is also a huge, unapologetic foodie, maintaining a weekly Brooklyn pizza-ranking email and often relishing bizarre foreign cuisine that disgusts his coworkers. For saving Detective Diaz's life during "Christmas" (during which he was shot in the buttocks), he was awarded the NYPD Medal for Valor in "The Bet", though he was overshadowed by a revered and heroic NYPD horse named Sgt Peanut Butter. In "The Swedes", it is revealed that Boyle is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Detective Boyle.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	NYPD Medal for Valor
	Unidentified award
	Unidentified award
	NYPD 150th Commemorative Breast Bar

Regina "Gina" Linetti

• Chelsea Peretti as Regina "Gina" Linetti, the 99th Precinct's sardonic and egomaniacal civilian administrator and Captain Holt's assistant.^[7] Despite normally maintaining a clueless and dimwitted disposition most of the time, she can also be surprisingly observant and has shown traits of being more intelligent than she likes to show. She is extremely narcissistic and constantly praises and exalts herself, such as claiming to be a better dancer than Beyoncé in the episode "Karen Peralta". She casually admits on myriad occasions that she doesn't value her colleagues - except for Jake - as people. She is also childhood friends with Jake, who got her the job at the precinct. She transferred to the Public Affairs Division with Captain Holt in "Johnny and Dora", and returns to the 9-9 with him in "The Oolong Slayer".^[1][5]

Raymond Jacob "Ray" Holt

• Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Jacob "Ray" Holt, the 99th Precinct's strict new Commanding Officer. Holt is known for his cold, calm and robotic manner of speaking and lack of outwardly visible emotion. The Nine-Nine is Holt's first command despite many years of outstanding service, something he attributes to prejudice against both his race and homosexuality. He came out in 1987 and until recently led a group that supported gay African-American NYPD members, which he himself created.^[7] He was a homicide detective in the 1980s, and spent twelve years in the Community Affairs Bureau immediately prior to commanding the Nine-Nine. In "Thanksgiving", he mentioned that his mother is a federal judge in the Ninth Circuit. Holt is married to Kevin Cozner, the Chair of Columbia University's Classics Department^[8] and has a longstanding professional rivalry with Madeline Wuntch, with whom he came up through the ranks; while his career stalled, she kept advancing and is now his immediate superior. After he and Peralta successfully solved a major case in "The Chopper", Bureau Chief Wuntch nominated him for a promotion to head of the NYPD Public Affairs Division, a promotion he accepted lest Wuntch transfer his staff to horrible posts around New York City.^[1]

During the number of weeks he was in charge of Public Affairs, Holt was unable to accomplish anything significant thanks to Chief Wuntch's constant micromanaging. After helping Peralta solve a serial killer case, Holt found himself transferred back to command of the 9-9 by the Chief of Brooklyn Detectives.^[5]

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by Captain Holt.

	American Flag Breast Bar
	World Trade Center Breast Bar
	NYPD Meritorious Police Duty (with numeral "10")
	NYPD Excellent Police Duty
	NYPD Firearms Proficiency Bar

In "Stakeout", he received a commendation for his supervision of Det. Diaz's drug task force.

Michael Hitchcock

• Dirk Blocker as Detective 3rd Grade Michael Hitchcock (season 2-; recurring, season 1), an enthusiastic but clueless detective who has been best friends and partners with Detective Scully for over 30 years. Despite their lazy and inept nature, Hitchcock and Scully have both shown on occasion to be competent and even good detectives.

Norman "Norm" Scully

• Joel McKinnon Miller as Detective Norman "Norm" Scully (season 2-; recurring, season 1), a middle-aged, lazy and overweight desk worker who has been best friends and partners with Detective Hitchcock for over 30 years. Scully shows talent as a tenor opera singer and can "make great coffee", according to Sgt. Jeffords. Scully routinely discloses disgusting medical issues like the entire bottom of his foot being a wart.

Recurring characters

• Marc Evan Jackson as Kevin Cozner, Holt's husband and the Chair of Columbia University's Classics Department. He dislikes the NYPD due to their treatment of Holt and his homosexuality during his earlier years on the force, but thaws a little when Jake shows him how much the 99th respects and cares for Holt. Cozner claims Holt is the "funny" one in their relationship, which puzzles the detectives given the similarly cold and sardonic personalities of the two men. Cozner develops a rapport with Holt's assistant Gina Linetti, referring to her by her first name (by contrast, he takes pains to always call Jake "Peralta").
• Patton Oswalt as FDNY Fire Marshal Boone, the fire marshal of the local fire station. He leads the fire department in a rivalry against the detectives of the 99 but reaches a brief understanding with Jake when they discover that they both were abandoned at a young age by their fathers.
• Dean Winters as Detective Keith Pembroke, a detective for the Major Crimes Unit notorious for taking over cases that are nearly solved and getting all of the credit for finishing them, which earns him the nickname "The Vulture". After the death of Seth Dozerman, The Vulture becomes the new Commanding Officer of the 99th Precinct for a number of weeks before Captain Holt returned. He is a recipient of the American Flag Breast Bar, World Trade Center Breast Bar, NYPD Medal of Honor, and Marine Corps Service Award.
• Craig Robinson as Doug Judy a.k.a. "The Pontiac Bandit", an intelligent, happy-go-lucky thief and forger who exclusively steals Pontiac vehicles. In "Pontiac Bandit," Peralta and Diaz bring Judy in for questioning related to the Pontiac Bandit, unaware that he is the perpetrator of the thefts. He leads the detectives to a red-herring suspect, escaping before they discover that Judy is their real target. He is later apprehended in "The Pontiac Bandit Returns", but offers to assist Diaz and Peralta in a drug investigation in exchange for a lighter sentence, and again manages to escape during the investigation. He returns again in "The Cruise". Judy is a likeable and outgoing man with a talent for staying one step ahead of Peralta, who considers him his nemesis. Initially contemptuous of Peralta, Judy gains respect for him and by Season 3 considers him a friend. Judy is also very (mainly sexually) attracted to Diaz.
• Marilu Henner as Vivian Ludley, a food author who becomes romantically involved with Boyle. In "Full Boyle", she and Boyle become engaged, until she breaks it off in "Charges and Specs" when she wants to move to Canada and Boyle is not willing to do so.
• Kyle Bornheimer as Detective Teddy Wells, a detective at the 82nd Precinct. Teddy used to date Amy Santiago; they resume their relationship after meeting up at a training exercise. Later Amy breaks up with him again, because she dislikes his dull personality and is unable to show interest in his home pilsner-brewing hobby.
• James M. Connor as Deputy Commissioner Podolski, the NYPD's arrogant deputy police commissioner who uses his position for his own personal means such as keeping his rebellious son, Trevor, out of jail in "The Tagger".
• Michael G. Hagerty as Captain McGinley, the 99th Precinct's commanding officer before Raymond Holt, who was fired for his ineptitude and his permissive attitude toward the disruptive antics of Jake and his colleagues.
• Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief (later Bureau Chief) Madeline Wuntch, a callous and unethical NYPD deputy police chief who shares a deep mutual hostility with Captain Holt. Wuntch and Holt were once partners and friends, but they fell out after Holt rejected her sexual advances and Wuntch gained promotions for which Holt was passed over, resulting in Wuntch eventually becoming Holt's direct superior. Wuntch constantly goes out of her way to undermine the 99th Precinct, and appears to take great pleasure in its and Holt's failures. In "The Chopper" and "Johnny and Dora", she culminates her victory over Holt when she makes him head of the NYPD Public Affairs Division, where she humiliates him by making him do menial jobs, although he is eventually transferred back to the 99 thanks to Jake.
• Eva Longoria as Sophia Perez, a defense attorney who dates Jake in Season 2. Jake and Sophia meet and engage in a one-night stand before he discovers that she represents a criminal against whom he is testifying. Despite the initial hostility this causes, they eventually reconcile and begin a relationship. Sophia later ends the relationship due to their professional and personal incompatibility, which leaves Jake saddened.
• Stephen Root as Lynn Boyle, Charles's father who engages in a romantic encounter with Gina's mother, Darlene. After this encounter, he and Darlene begin a proper relationship, much to their children's dismay.
• Sandra Bernhard as Darlene Linetti, Gina's mother who engages in a romantic encounter with Charles's father, Lynn. After this encounter, she and Lynn begin a proper relationship, much to their children's dismay.
• Bradley Whitford as Captain Roger Peralta, Jake's absentee father and commercial airline pilot. He eventually attempts to reconcile with Jake and his mom even when the latter knew about an affair with their neighbor.
• Nick Cannon as Marcus, Holt's nephew, who begins a romantic relationship with Detective Rosa Diaz in Season 2.
• Chris Parnell as Geoffrey Hoytsman, Sophia's boss at the Public Defender's office, who has issues with drugs. Jake arrests him for using cocaine in "The Defense Rests". He returns in "Sabotage", where he is revealed to have been behind Jake's suspension.
• Jamal Duff as Zeke, Sergeant Jeffords brother-in-law.
• Mary Lynn Rajskub as Genevieve Mirren-Carter, an art curator who was initially framed for stealing her own paintings for the insurance money. She was eventually vindicated by Charles and begins dating him over similar interests.
• Jason Mantzoukas as Adrian Pimento, an officer who returns to the 99th Precinct after spending 12 years undercover in the organization of Jimmy “The Butcher” Figgis. He began dating Rosa in "Cheddar", and the two got engaged in "Paranoia".
• Aida Turturro as Maura Figgis, the sister of notorious gangster Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis. She leads a prison gang in a maximum security women's penitentiary in Texas. Amy goes undercover as "Isobel Cortez" within the prison to learn the identity of Figgis' FBI contact from Maura.
• Dennis Haysbert as Bob Annderson, a former partner of Holt's who now works for the FBI. He is brought in to help find info on the mole working for Jimmy “The Butcher” Figgis, only for the squad to find out Annderson was also working for Figgis the whole time, and pulls a gun on Holt. The Nine-Nine are eventually able to capture Annderson, and con him into revealing the files he has on Figgis, leading to Annderson's arrest, and the destruction of Figgis' empire.
• Maya Rudolph as U.S. Marshall Karen Haas, Jake and Holt's contact while they are in Witness Protection in Florida.

Guest stars

• Fred Armisen as Mlepnos, a confused foreign man living in a building where a murder took place. The detectives run into Mlepnos in the pilot episode while searching for witnesses, showing him a photo of the victim, which he keeps. He shows up again in "Operation: Broken Feather".
• Andy Richter as a rude doorman who refuses to assist Jake during a routine questioning.
• Stacy Keach as Jimmy Brogan, a crime writer from the 1970s whom Peralta greatly admires. Brogan is revealed to be bigoted, racist, homophobic, vengeful, and manipulative, disillusioning Peralta and leading to a physical altercation between the two when Peralta punches Brogan for slurs against Capt. Holt.
• Kid Cudi as Dustin Whitman, a perpetrator Jake arrests on suspicion of burglary. Whitman mocks Jake by calling him "Joke Peralta" when he learns that Jake does not have sufficient evidence to convict him of a crime, but learns to his regret that he has underestimated Det. Peralta's ability.
• Adam Sandler as himself, appearing at an auction Jake went undercover at. He proceeds to humiliate Jake onstage.
• Joe Theismann as himself, appearing at an auction Jake went undercover at.
• Jenny Slate as Bianca, the girlfriend of a powerful Italian-American mobster.
• Dan Bakkedahl as Lieutenant Andrew Miller, an investigator from Internal Affairs. He investigates the 99th Precinct for a possible undercover mole, until the detectives discover that he himself is spying on the precinct at the behest of Wuntch. Miller suffers from paranoid germophobia.
• Ed Helms as Jack Danger (pronounced donger), an egomaniacal, incompetent, obnoxious agent for the United States Postal Inspection Service whom Jake had to deal with while tracking the Giggle Pig drug gang.
• Nick Kroll as Agent Kendrick, a condescending agent from the Department of Homeland Security who has no respect for the NYPD and makes detectives from the Nine-Nine serve as taped-up "hostages" during a counterterrorism training exercise for Federal law enforcement agencies. After Jake leads a 99th rebellion that sees the cops take out nearly all of the Feds, Kendrick manages to "shoot" Jake and informs him the NYPD will not be invited to any future events.
• Garret Dillahunt as Detective Dave Majors, New York City's best detective whom Jake and Amy greatly admire. He takes an interest in Amy much to Jake's dismay, but she turns him down, citing her previous relationship with Teddy.
• Bill Hader as Captain Seth Dozerman, the new Captain of the 99th Precinct after the transfer of Captain Holt to the Public Affairs Division. He died of a heart attack his second day on the job.
• Neil deGrasse Tyson as himself, appearing in the precinct to aide Gina in her study of astrophysics. He is stated as being a former classmate of Terry's in college.
• Kathryn Hahn as Eleanor, Charles's ex-wife who appears after Charles attempts to withdraw his sperm from cold storage.
• Katey Sagal as Karen Peralta, Jake's mother.
• Damon Wayans Jr. as Detective Stevie Schillens, Jake's former partner who comes to the precinct after renovations commence at his own.
• Nick Offerman as Frederick, Captain Holt's ex-boyfriend who broke up with him after Holt threw Frederick's duck ornament off of the Brooklyn Bridge.
• Rhea Perlman as Estelle, a member of Holt's alias Greg's walking group.
• Jorma Taccone as Taylor, the manager of a children's funhouse Holt works at while hiding as Greg.
• Ken Marino as Captain Jason "C.J." Stentley, the Nine-Nine's new, under-qualified captain. Not wanting his ineptitude to be evident, he gives everyone everything they ask for until Amy eventually requests he start being more firm. This backfires after he rejects their request to go to Florida and assist Jake and Holt.
• Esther Povitsky as Emily, Gina's new assistant granted by Captain Stentley. She's under strict orders from Gina to mock Amy whenever there's an opening.
• Jim O'Heir as Sheriff Reynolds, a police officer in Florida who detains Jake and Holt after stopping them with copious amounts of guns and ammo.
• Eric Roberts as Jimmy "The Butcher" Figgis, a mobster whom Pimento went undercover to investigate. He made a threat against Jake and Holt's lives, forcing them to go into hiding.
• Zooey Deschanel as Jess Day, a Los Angeles resident who is visiting New York and unwillingly assists Jake in chasing a suspect. Deschanel's appearance is part of a crossover between Brooklyn Nine-Nine and New Girl.^[9]
• Jimmy Smits as Victor Santiago, Amy's father who visits her for Thanksgiving. He is a retired cop.
• Fred Melamed as DC Parlov, an author who Terry is a huge fan of. He begins to receive death threats, resulting in Jake and Terry having to protect him.
• Marshawn Lynch as himself.

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