This is a list of characters appearing in the Showtime drama television series Homeland.
Appearances = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2)
Main cast ActorCharacterSeasons12345678 Claire Danes Carrie Mathison colspan="8" Damian Lewis Nicholas Brody colspan="3" colspan="4" Morena Baccarin Jessica Brody colspan="3" colspan="5" David Harewood David Estes colspan="2" colspan="6" Diego Klattenhoff Mike Faber colspan="2" colspan="5" Jackson Pace Chris Brody colspan="3" colspan="5" Morgan Saylor Dana Brody colspan="3" colspan="5" Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson colspan="8" Jamey Sheridan William Walden colspan="6" David Marciano Virgil Piotrowski colspan="5" Navid Negahban Abu Nazir colspan="5" Rupert Friend Peter Quinn colspan="4" colspan="2" Sarita Choudhury Mira Berenson colspan=2" Tracy Letts Andrew Lockhart colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" F. Murray Abraham Dar Adal colspan="2" Nazanin Boniadi Fara Sherazi colspan="2" colspan="4" Laila Robins Martha Boyd colspan="3" colspan="4" Sebastian Koch Otto Düring colspan="4" colspan="2" Miranda Otto Allison Carr colspan="4" colspan="3" Alexander Fehling Jonas Hollander colspan="4" colspan="3" Sarah Sokolovic Laura Sutton colspan="4" colspan="3" Elizabeth Marvel Elizabeth Keane colspan="5" colspan="2" Maury Sterling Max Piotrowski colspan="4" colspan="2" Jake Weber Brett O'Keefe colspan="5" Linus Roache David Wellington colspan="5" colspan="2" Morgan Spector Dante Allen colspan="6" Costa Ronin Yevgeny Gromov colspan="6" Nimrat Kaur Tasneem Qureishi colspan="3" colspan="3" Numan Acar Haissam Haqqani colspan="3" colspan="3"
Recurring cast ActorCharacterSeasons12345678 Afton Williamson Helen Walker colspan="7" Amy Hargreaves Maggie Mathison colspan="2" colspan="2" Alok Tewari Latif Bin Walid colspan="7" Omid Abtahi Raqim Faisel colspan="7" Marin Ireland Aileen Morgan colspan="6" Hrach Titizian Danny Galvez colspan="2" colspan="6" James Rebhorn Frank Mathison colspan="2" colspan="5" James Urbaniak Larry colspan="2" colspan="6" Marc Menchaca Lauder Wakefield colspan="6" Chris Chalk Tom Walker colspan="5" Ramsey Faragallah Mansour Al-Zahrani colspan="7" Billy Smith Special Agent Hall colspan="3" colspan="5" Nasser Faris Bassel colspan="2" colspan="6" Zuleikha Robinson Roya Hammad colspan="6" Valerie Cruz Joy Mendez colspan="6" Timothée Chalamet Finn Walden colspan="6" Talia Balsam Cynthia Walden colspan="6" Tim Guinee Scott Ryan colspan="4" Mido Hamada M.M. colspan="6" Chance Kelly Mitchell Clawson colspan="2" colspan="5" Sam Underwood Leo Carras colspan="2" colspan="5" Gary Wilmes Troy Richardson colspan="2" colspan="5" Jason Butler Harner Paul Franklin colspan="2" colspan="5" Shaun Toub Majid Javadi colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" William Abadie Alain Bernard colspan="2" colspan="5" William Sadler Michael Higgins colspan="2" colspan="5" Suraj Sharma Aayan Ibrahim colspan="3" colspan="3" Alex Lanipekun Hank Wonham colspan="3" colspan="3" Akshay Kumar Rahim colspan="3" colspan="4" Shavani Seth Kiran colspan="3" colspan="4" Claire KeaneMcKenna Keane Frances Mathison colspan="3" colspan="2" Michael O'Keefe John Redmond colspan="3" colspan="4" Mark Moses Dennis Boyd colspan="3" colspan="4" Raza Jaffrey Aasar Khan colspan="3" colspan="4" Art Malik Bunran Latif colspan="3" colspan="3" Nina Hoss Astrid colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="2" John Getz Joe Crocker colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="6" Atheer Adel Numan colspan="4" colspan="3" Sven Schelker Armand Korzenik colspan="4" colspan="3" Micah Hauptman Mills colspan="4" colspan="3" Allan Corduner Etai Luskin colspan="4" colspan="2" Mark Ivanir Ivan Krupin colspan="4" Alireza Bayram Qasim colspan="4" colspan="3" René Ifrah Bibi Hamed colspan="4" colspan="3" Morocco Omari Conrad Fuller colspan="4" colspan="3" Hadar Ratzon-Rotem Tova Rivlin colspan="4" colspan="3" Hill Harper Rob Emmons colspan="5" colspan="2" Robert Knepper Jamie McClendon colspan="5" Dominic Fumusa Ray Conlin colspan="5" colspan="2" Patrick Sabongui Reda Hashem colspan="5" colspan="2" Zainab Jah Aby Bah colspan="5" colspan="2" J. Mallory McCree Sekou Bah colspan="5" colspan="2" Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut Simone Bah colspan="5" colspan="2" Leo Manzari Saad Mahsud colspan="5" colspan="2" C.J. Wilson Porteous Belli colspan="5" colspan="2" Bernard White Farhad Nafisi colspan="5" colspan="2" James Mount Agent Thoms colspan="5" colspan="2" Seth Numrich Nate Joseph colspan="5" colspan="2" Marin Hinkle Christine Lonas colspan="5" David Thornton George Pallis colspan="5" colspan="2" Lesli Margherita Sharon Aldright colspan="5" Jacqueline Antaramian Dorit colspan="5" Julee Cerda Reiko Umon colspan="5" colspan="2" Dylan Baker Sam Paley colspan="6" Ellen Adair Janet Bayne colspan="6" Mackenzie Astin Bill Dunn colspan="6" Courtney Grosbeck Josie Mathison Dunn colspan="6" Sandrine Holt Simone Martin colspan="6" Matt Servitto Special Agent Maslin colspan="6" Sakina Jaffrey Dr. Meyer colspan="6" David Maldonado Bo Elkins colspan="6" Colton Ryan J.J. Elkins colspan="6" James D'Arcy Thomas Anson colspan="6" William Popp Stein colspan="6" Clé Bennett Doxie Marquis colspan="6" Ari Fliakos Carter Bennet colspan="6" Catherine Curtin Sandy Langmore colspan="6" Peter Vack Clint Prower colspan="6" Beau Bridges Ralph Warner colspan="6" Elya Baskin Viktor Makarov colspan="6" Merab Ninidze Sergei Mirov colspan="6" Damian Young Jim colspan="6" Mohammad Bakri Abdul Qadir G'ulom colspan="7" Andrea Deck Jenna Bragg colspan="7" Cliff Chamberlain Mike Dunne colspan="7" Charles Brice John Durkin colspan="7" Sam Chance Drew Soto colspan="7" Octavio Rodriguez Arturo Gonzales colspan="7" Victor Almanzar Justin Wenzel colspan="7" Jason Tottenham Alan Yager colspan="7" Emilio Cuesta Charlie Stoudt colspan="7" Sam Trammell Benjamin Hayes colspan="7" Elham Ehsas Jalal Haqqani colspan="7" Seear Kohi Balach colspan="7" Eugene Lee General Mears colspan="7" Terry Serpico General Owens colspan="7" Tracy Shayne Janet Gaeto colspan="7" Mustafa Haidari Firooz colspan="7" Karen Pittman Vanessa Kroll colspan="7" Hugh Dancy John Zabel colspan="7" Notes
Main characters The following is a list of series regulars who have appeared in one or more of the series' eight seasons. The characters are listed in the order they were first credited in the series.
Carrie Mathison
Played by Claire Danes, Carrie Mathison is a CIA officer and the series' protagonist. Carrie is an intrepid, fiercely devoted agent who often resorts to underhanded or illegal means of chasing leads. She struggles with bipolar disorder, for which she receives treatment from her sister Maggie, a psychiatrist, and has a longstanding mentor relationship with Saul Berenson. While deployed in Iraq prior to the events of the series, Carrie receives intelligence that leads her to suspect rescued American POW Nicholas Brody of being a terrorist, initiating a long and increasingly personal pursuit that defines her career and personal life.
In season 1, Carrie conducts an unauthorized investigation into Brody, becoming obsessed with him and entering a brief romantic relationship. Though her suspicions are correct, Brody exposes her investigation, costing her job. Carrie prevents Brody's suicide bombing attempt but is led to believe he was innocent, leaving her demoralized and prompting her to undergo electroconvulsive therapy for her bipolar disorder.
In season 2, a confession video implicating Brody brings Carrie back to the CIA. She interrogates and flips him into an asset against al-Qaeda, acting as his handler as their relationship resumes. After being kidnapped by Abu Nazir, Carrie helps facilitate his capture. When Brody is framed for the bombing of the CIA's Langley headquarters, she aids his escape and vows to clear his name.
In season 3, Carrie and Saul orchestrate a plan to turn Iranian official Majid Javadi, the mastermind behind the Langley bombing, by publicly discrediting Carrie and committing her to a psych ward as cover. The operation succeeds, and Brody is brought back to carry out the assassination of a key al-Qaeda figure in Tehran. Carrie convinces him to accept the mission and later reveals she is pregnant with his child. Brody is captured and executed, and Carrie witnesses his public hanging.
In season 4, Carrie becomes CIA station chief in Kabul, leaving her daughter Franny with her sister Maggie. Known as the “Drone Queen,” she later transfers to Islamabad after botching a strike on Taliban leader Haissam Haqqani, and leads efforts in searching for him, going so far as seducing Haqqani's young nephew to use him as an asset. Disillusioned after learning Saul sanctioned a covert deal with Haqqani, Carrie quits the CIA.
In season 5, Carrie lives in Berlin as a security consultant for a nonprofit, with her daughter and boyfriend Jonas. She survives an attempt on her life and learns she was targeted by the Russian government, who have infiltrated the CIA's Berlin station. Carrie later diverts her efforts to rescue Peter Quinn, who suffers a sarin attack by a jihadist cell. Though she stops the jihadist group's planned terror attack in Berlin, Carrie declines to return to the CIA.
In season 6, Carrie works at a New York nonprofit providing legal aid to American Muslims while secretly advising President-elect Elizabeth Keane. She cares for Quinn and loses custody of Franny after Dar Adal manipulates child services. Quinn uncovers a black ops plot against Keane and dies saving her and Carrie. Carrie later regains custody of Franny and briefly serves as a White House advisor before being fired amid Keane's retaliatory purges.
In season 7, Carrie investigates Keane but learns the Russians are destabilizing the U.S. government. After repeatedly endangering Franny, she relinquishes custody to Maggie. Carrie and Saul travel to Russia to extract a major witness; Carrie is captured while diverting Russian authorities and spends months imprisoned without medication. Saul eventually secures her release, leaving her severely impaired.
In season 8, Carrie recovers in Germany with little memory of her captivity before returning to Kabul to assist in Afghan peace negotiations. After a helicopter crash kills U.S. and Afghan presidents Warner and Daoud, Carrie works with Russian agent Yevgeny Gromov to recover evidence that could prevent war. She trades the identity of Saul's longtime Kremlin asset to avert the war and escapes to Russia with Yevgeny. Two years later, Carrie lives in Moscow with Yevgeny, having defected, while secretly operating as Saul's new Russian asset.
Nicholas Brody
Played by Damian Lewis, Nicholas Brody is a former U.S. Marine, the husband of Jessica Brody, and the father of Dana and Chris. Captured by al-Qaeda during a mission in Iraq, he is held as a prisoner of war for eight years, during which he is brutalized and ultimately radicalized by Abu Nazir, who recruits him as a sleeper agent to be sent back to the United States.
In season 1, Brody returns home a national hero but struggles to reintegrate into family life, which is strained by Jessica's affair with his best friend Mike. Secretly working for Nazir, he begins an affair with CIA officer Carrie Mathison, who suspects him of being a terrorist. Brody successfully reaches a secure bunker with Vice President Walden while wearing a suicide vest, but aborts the attack after an emotional phone call from Dana, leaving without raising suspicion.
In season 2, Brody capitalizes on his public image and the Vice President's support to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He continues working for Nazir until the CIA uncovers his role. Carrie persuades him to turn against al-Qaeda, and his intelligence helps prevent a major attack. He is later framed as the perpetrator of the CIA headquarters bombing on 12/12, becoming the most wanted man in America. Carrie helps him flee to Canada, promising to clear his name.