List of Spooks characters

{{Short description|none}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} This is a list of characters in the television series ''Spooks'' (known as ''MI-5'' in some countries), a British television spy drama series. It originally aired its first run on BBC One, for 10 series, from 13 May 2002 to 23 October 2011.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Actor ! scope="col" colspan="11" | Series |- ! style=width:5em | 1 ! style=width:5em | 2 ! style=width:5em | 3 ! style=width:5em | 4 ! style=width:5em | 5 ! style=width:5em | 6 ! style=width:5em | 7 ! style=width:5em | 8 ! style=width:5em | 9 ! style=width:5em | 10 |- | Sir Harry Pearce KBE | Peter Firth | colspan="10" {{CMain}} |- | Malcolm Wynn-Jones | Hugh Simon | colspan="8" {{CMain}}{{efn|Hugh Simon only appeared in the first episode of Series 8.}} | colspan="1" {{CGuest}} | colspan="1" {{cEmpty}} |- | Tom Quinn | Matthew Macfadyen | colspan="3" {{CMain}}{{efn|Matthew Macfadyen only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 3.}} | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="1" {{CGuest}} |- | Zoe Reynolds | Keeley Hawes | colspan="3" {{CMain}}{{efn|Keeley Hawes only appeared in the first six episodes of Series 3.}} | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- | Danny Hunter | David Oyelowo | colspan="3" {{CMain}} | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- | Tessa Phillips | Jenny Agutter | colspan="1" {{CMain}} | colspan="1" {{CGuest}} | colspan="8" {{cEmpty}} |- | Ellie Simm | Esther Hall | colspan="1" {{CMain}} | colspan="1" {{CGuest}} | colspan="8" {{cEmpty}} |- | Maisie Simm | Heather Cave | colspan="1" {{CMain}} | colspan="1" {{CGuest}} | colspan="8" {{cEmpty}} |- | Jed Kelley | Graeme Mearns | colspan="1" {{CMain}} | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} |- | Helen Flynn | Lisa Faulkner | colspan="1" {{CMain}}{{efn|Despite being credited as part of the main cast in Series 1, Lisa Faulkner's character is very notably killed<ref>{{cite news |title=Dozens protest to BBC over horrific death scene in 'Spooks' |first=Paul |last=Peachey |date=22 May 2002 |work=The Independent |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/dozens-protest-to-bbc-over-horrific-death-scene-in-spooks-189423.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411192626/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/dozens-protest-to-bbc-over-horrific-death-scene-in-spooks-189423.html |archive-date=2023-04-11 |url-status=live}}</ref> in the second overall episode, "Looking After Our Own", and does not appear again.}} | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} |- | Colin Wells | Rory MacGregor | colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="4" {{CMain}}{{efn|Rory MacGregor only appeared in the first episode of Series 5.}} | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} |- | Ruth Evershed | Nicola Walker | colspan="1" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" {{CMain}}{{efn|Nicola Walker only appeared in the first five episodes of Series 5.}} | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" {{CMain}} |- | Sam Buxton | Shauna Macdonald | colspan="1" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" {{CMain}} | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} |- | Adam Carter | Rupert Penry-Jones | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="5" {{CMain}}{{efn|Rupert Penry-Jones only appeared in the first episode of Series 7.}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- | Fiona Carter | Olga Sosnovska | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="1" {{CRecurring}} | colspan="1" {{CMain}}{{efn|Olga Sosnovska left in episode 7 of Series 4.}} | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} |- | Zafar Younis | Raza Jaffrey | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="1" {{CGuest}} | colspan="3" {{CMain}}{{efn|Raza Jaffrey only appeared in the first episode of Series 6.}} | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} |- | Jo Portman | Miranda Raison | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="5" {{CMain}}{{efn|Miranda Raison only appeared in the first three episodes of Series 8.}} | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- | Ros Myers | Hermione Norris | colspan="4" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="4" {{CMain}}{{efn|Hermione Norris only appeared in the first eight episodes of Series 6 before returning in Series 7.}} | colspan="2" {{cEmpty}} |- | Connie James | Gemma Jones | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" {{CMain}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- | Ben Kaplan DSO | Alex Lanipekun | colspan="5" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" {{CMain}}{{efn|Alex Lanipekun did not join until the fifth episode of Series 6.}} | colspan="3" {{cEmpty}} |- | Lucas North / John Bateman | Richard Armitage | colspan="6" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" {{CMain}} | colspan="1" {{cEmpty}} |- | Tariq Masood | Shazad Latif | colspan="7" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="3" {{CMain}}{{efn|Shazad Latif only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 10.}} |- | Dimitri Levendis | Max Brown | colspan="8" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="2" {{CMain}} |- | Beth Bailey | Sophia Myles | colspan="8" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="1" {{CMain}} | colspan="1" {{cEmpty}} |- | Erin Watts | Lara Pulver | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="1" {{CMain}} |- | Calum Reed | Geoffrey Streatfeild | colspan="9" {{cEmpty}} | colspan="1" {{CMain}} |} ;Notes {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==Final series leads== Main characters for Series 10: * Sir Harry Pearce KBE (Peter Firth) (2002–2011) – Head of Counter-Terrorism Department, MI5 * Dimitri Levendis (Max Brown) (2010–2011) – Piracy & Terrorism Case Officer Section D<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/spooks/aps/dimitri.shtml|title=BBC – BBC One Programmes – Spooks – Dimitri Levendis character page – actor Max Brown}}</ref> * Erin Watts (Lara Pulver) (2011) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D * Calum Reed (Geoffrey Streatfeild) (2011) – Junior Case Officer, Section D * William Towers (Simon Russell Beale) (2010–2011) – Home Secretary * Ruth Evershed (Nicola Walker) (2003–2006, 2009–2011) – Section D Intelligence Analyst, Home Secretary's Assistant (two episodes), originally seconded to MI5 from GCHQ

==Former characters==

===MI5 staff=== *Tariq Masood (Shazad Latif) (2009–2011) – Technician & Data Analyst, Section D * Beth Bailey (Sophia Myles) (2010) – Junior Case Officer, Section D<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/spooks/aps/beth.shtml|title=BBC – BBC One Programmes – Spooks – Beth Bailey character page – actor Sophia Myles}}</ref> *Lucas North (Richard Armitage) (2008–2010) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D *Ros Myers (Hermione Norris) (2006–2009) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D; formerly Senior Case Officer at MI5 and MI6 *Jo Portman (Miranda Raison) (2005–2009) – Junior Case Officer, Section D *Malcolm Wynn-Jones (Hugh Simon) (2002–2009, 2010) – Technician & Data Analyst, Section D *Adam Carter (Rupert Penry-Jones) (2004–2008) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D; formerly Senior Case Officer at MI6 *Connie James (Gemma Jones) (2007–2008) – Senior Analyst, Section D *Ben Kaplan DSO (Alex Lanipekun) (2007–2008) – Junior Case Officer, Section D *Zafar Younis (Raza Jaffrey) (2004–2007) – Junior Case Officer, Section D *Colin Wells (Rory MacGregor) (2002–2006) – Technician & Data Analyst, Section D *Sam Buxton (Shauna Macdonald) (2003–2005) – Administrative Officer, Section D *Fiona Carter (Olga Sosnovska) (2004–2005) – Seconded MI6 Officer, Section D *Zoe Reynolds (Keeley Hawes) (2002–2004) – Junior Case Officer, Section D *Tom Quinn (Matthew Macfadyen) (2002–2004) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section D *Danny Hunter (David Oyelowo) (2002–2004) – Junior Case Officer, Section D *Tessa Phillips (Jenny Agutter) (2002–2003) – Chief of Section & Senior Case Officer, Section K *Jed Kelley (Graeme Mearns) (2002) – Administrative Officer, Section D *Helen Flynn (Lisa Faulkner) (2002) – Junior Case Officer, Section D

===Other officers=== *Vaughn Edwards (Iain Glen) (2010) – Deniable intelligence operative who seemed to work for the highest bidder *Sarah Caulfield (Genevieve O'Reilly) (2009) – CIA agent *Viktor Sarkisian (Peter Sullivan) (2008–2009) – Head of the FSB's London office *Bob Hogan (Matthew Marsh) (2007) – Senior CIA liaison *Oliver Mace (Tim McInnerny) (2004, 2006) – Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee, later Director-General of MI5 *Juliet Shaw (Anna Chancellor) (2005–) – National Security Co-ordinator; status uncertain following end of Series 6 *Christine Dale (Megan Dodds) (2002–2004) – CIA agent *Jools Siviter (Hugh Laurie) (2002) – MI6 Section Chief

===Significant others=== *Maya Lahan (Laila Rouass) (2010) – Lucas's ex-girlfriend *Elizabeta Starkova (Paloma Baeza) (2008) – Lucas's ex-wife *Ana Bakshi (Agni Scott) (2007) - Iranian diplomat's wife, Adam's lover *Will North (Richard Harrington) (2004) – Zoe Reynolds' fiancé *Ellie Simm (Esther Hall) (Main cast Series 1, 2002–2003) – Tom's ex-girlfriend *Maisie Simm (Heather Cave) (Main cast Series 1, 2002–2003) – Ellie's young daughter *Vicki Westbrook (Natasha Little) (2003) – Tom's ex-girlfriend *Carlo Franceschini (Enzo Cilenti) (2003) – Zoe's ex-boyfriend

==UK Ministers== These fictional UK cabinet ministers managed the team or have been characters in some episodes. *Nicholas Blake – Home Secretary – (Robert Glenister) (2006–2009); killed 2010 *Rachel Beauchamp – Foreign Secretary – (Jill Baker) (Series 7, Episode 6) *Gillian Calderwood – Chancellor of the Exchequer – (Selina Cadell) (Series 7, Episode 5) *Caroline Fox – Deputy Prime Minister – (Cheryl Campbell) (Series 5, Episode 10) *James Allan – Foreign Secretary – (Alex Jennings) (2006) *Ruth Chambers – Foreign Secretary – (Angela Bruce) (2007) *unnamed Home Secretary – (Jeff Rawle) (2005) *Alan Taylor – Cabinet Secretary – (2006) *Richard Maynard – Defence Secretary – mentioned but resigned later *Daniel Wise – Foreign Trade Minister – (Ian Bartholomew) (2006) *Andrew Lawrence – Home Secretary – (Tobias Menzies) (2009) *William Towers – Home Secretary – (Simon Russell Beale) (2010–2011)

==Other guest stars==

===Series 1=== *Anthony Head – Traitor's Gate (1#4) *Tim Pigott-Smith – (1#5)

===Series 2=== *Alexander Siddig – Series 2, Episode 2 *Roshan Seth – Series 2, Episode 2

===Series 3=== *Anton Lesser – Series 3, Episode 4 *Andy Serkis – Series 3, Episode 8

===Series 4=== *Martine McCutcheon – Series 4, Episode 2 *Andrew Tiernan – Surreal World and The Possibility of a Mole (4#1 and 4#2) *Jimi Mistry – Series 4, Episode 6

===Series 5===

*Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Jenny

===Series 6===

===Series 7=== *Paul Rhys as Alexis Meynell – Episode 5

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{IMDb title |qid=Q680722 |title=Spooks}}

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