List of Damages characters explained

This is a list of the characters featured on Damages created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler.^[1] ^[2]

Main characters

Characters are listed by the order in which the characters were introduced into the show. "Starring seasons" refers to the season in which an actor or actress received star billing for playing a character. "Recurring seasons" identifies a season in which an actor or actress appeared.

Actor	Starring seasons	Recurring seasons
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Rose Byrne	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Tate Donovan	1, 2, 3
	1	2, 3
	1	2, 3
	2	1
	1	2, 3, 5
	2
	2
	2
Timothy Olyphant	2	3
	3
	3
	4
	4
	5

Main

Patricia "Patty" Hewes

See main article: Patty Hewes.

Played by: Glenn Close
Season 1–5
Episode Count: 59
2-Time Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe Award winning performance

Ellen Parsons

See main article: Ellen Parsons.

Played by: Rose Byrne
Season 1–5
Episode Count: 59
2-Time Emmy Award nominated and 2-Time Golden Globe Award nominated performance

Thomas "Tom" Shayes

Played by: Tate Donovan
Season 1–3
Episode Count: 39

Arthur Frobisher

Played by: Ted Danson
Season 1–3
Regular S1, recurring 2, 3
Episode Count: 22
3-Time Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominated performance

Raymond "Ray" Fiske

Played by: Željko Ivanek
Season 1–3
Episode Count: 16
Emmy Award winning performance

Katie Connor

Played by: Anastasia Griffith
Seasons 1 & 2
Recurring S1, Regular S2
Episode Count: 16

David Connor

Played by: Noah Bean
Season 1–3
Regular 1, Guest 2, 3 & 5
Episode Count: 15

Wesley "Wes" Krulik

Played by: Timothy Olyphant
Season 2
Guest 3
Episode Count: 10

Daniel Purcell

Played by: William Hurt
Season: 2
Episode Count: 10
Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominated performance

Claire Maddox

Played by: Marcia Gay Harden
Season: 2
Episode Count: 7

Joseph "Joe" Tobin

Played by: Campbell Scott
Season: 3
Episode Count: 13

Leonard Winstone

Played by: Martin Short
Season 3
Episode Count: 13
Emmy Award nominated performance

Howard T. Erickson

Played by: John Goodman
Season 4
Episode Count: 10

Gerald "Jerry" Boorman

Played by: Dylan Baker
Season 4
Episode Count: 10
Critics' Choice Award nominated performance

Channing McClaren

Played by: Ryan Phillippe
Season 5
Episode Count: 10

Recurring/guesting roles

Michael Hewes

Played by: Zachary Booth
Recurring Season 1–5
Episode Count: 30

Phil Grey

Played by: Michael Nouri
Season: 1–4
Episode Count: 19

Detective Victor Huntley

Played by: Tom Noonan
Season: 2–4
Episode Count: 17

Detective Rick Messer

Played by: David Costabile
Season: 1–2
Episode Count: 14

Agent Werner

Played by: Glenn Kessler
Season: 1 & 2
Episode Count: 13

Peter "Uncle Pete" McKee

Played by: Tom Aldredge
Season: 1–2
Guest: 3
Episode Count: 12

Chris Sanchez

Played by: Chris Messina
Season: 4-5
Episode Count: 16

Bill Herndon

Played by: Judd Hirsch
Season: 4-5
Episode Count: 14

Hollis Nye

Played by: Philip Bosco
Season: 1 & 2
Episode Count: 11

Malcolm

Played by: Michael Pemberton
Seasons: 1–3
Episode Count: 10

Walter Kendrick

Played by: John Doman
Season: 2
Episode Count: 10

Agent Harrison

Played by: Mario van Peebles
Season: 2
Episode Count: 10

Marilyn Tobin

Played by: Lily Tomlin
Season: 3
Episode Count: 10
Emmy Award nominated performance

Gregory Malina

Played by: Peter Facinelli
Season: 1
Episode Count: 9

George Moore

Played by: Peter Riegert
Season: 1
Episode Count: 9

Deniece Parsons

Played by: Debra Monk
Season: 1-5
Episode Count: 12

Dave Pell

Played by: Clarke Peters
Season: 2
Episode Count: 8

Jill Burnham

Played by: Wendy Moniz
Season: 2 & 3
Episode Count: 8

Anthony Carter

Played by: Derek Webster
Season: 4
Episode Count: 8

Roger Kastle

Played by: Michael Gaston
Season: 1, 3, 5
Episode Count: 8

The Deacon

Played by: Darrell Hammond
Season: 2
Episode Count: 7

Stuart Zedeck

Played by: Dominic Chianese
Season: 3
Episode Count: 7

Wayne Sutry

Played by: Brett Cullen
Season: 2
Episode Count: 7

Rutger Simon

Played by: John Hannah
Season: 5
Episode Count: 10

Gitta Novak

Played by: Gillian Alexy
Season: 5
Episode Count: 10

Lila DiMeo

Played by: Carmen Goodine
Season: 1
Episode Count: 6

Tessa Marchetti

Played by: Vanessa Ray
Season: 3
Episode Count: 6

Kate Franklin

Played by: Janet McTeer
Season: 5
Episode Count: 9

Larry Popler

Played by: Victor Arnold
Season: 1
Episode Count: 5

Danielle Marchetti

Played by: Mädchen Amick
Season: 3
Episode Count: 5

Josh Reston

Played by: Matthew Davis
Season: 2 & 3
Episode Count: 5

Louis Tobin

Played by: Len Cariou
Season: 3
Episode Count: 5

Julian Decker

Played by: Keith Carradine
Season: 3
Episode Count: 5

Sean Everett

Played by: Bailey Chase
Season: 4
Episode Count: 5

Nassim Marwat

Played by: Usman Ally
Season: 4
Episode Count: 4

Naomi Walling

Played by: Jenna Elfman
Season: 5
Episode Count: 7

Rachel Walling

Played by: Alexandra Socha
Season: 5
Episode Count: 5

Gary Parsons

Played by: Gordon Clapp
Season: 1,3,5
Episode Count: 4

Lyle Hewes

Played by: M. Emmet Walsh
Season: 5
Episode Count: 3

Notes and References

Web site: Damages (2007–2012) Full Cast & Crew. imdb.com. IMDb. March 18, 2017.
Web site: Damages 2007 TV show. tvguide.com. TV Guide. March 18, 2017.