List of Spooks characters information

This is a list of characters in the television series Spooks (known as MI-5 in some countries) is 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.

Character	Actor	Series
Character	Actor	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Sir Harry Pearce KBE	Peter Firth	Main
Malcolm Wynn-Jones	Hugh Simon	Main^[a]								Guest
Tom Quinn	Matthew Macfadyen	Main^[b]									Guest
Zoe Reynolds	Keeley Hawes	Main^[c]
Danny Hunter	David Oyelowo	Main
Tessa Phillips	Jenny Agutter	Main	Guest
Ellie Simm	Esther Hall	Main	Guest
Maisie Simm	Heather Cave	Main	Guest
Jed Kelley	Graeme Mearns	Main
Helen Flynn	Lisa Faulkner	Main^[d]
Colin Wells	Rory MacGregor	Recurring	Main^[e]
Ruth Evershed	Nicola Walker		Main^[f]						Main
Sam Buxton	Shauna Macdonald		Main
Adam Carter	Rupert Penry-Jones			Main^[g]
Fiona Carter	Olga Sosnovska			Recurring	Main^[h]
Zafar Younis	Raza Jaffrey			Guest	Main^[i]
Jo Portman	Miranda Raison				Main^[j]
Ros Myers	Hermione Norris					Main^[k]
Connie James	Gemma Jones						Main
Ben Kaplan DSO	Alex Lanipekun						Main^[l]
Lucas North / John Bateman	Richard Armitage							Main
Tariq Masood	Shazad Latif								Main^[m]
Dimitri Levendis	Max Brown									Main
Beth Bailey	Sophia Myles									Main
Erin Watts	Lara Pulver										Main
Calum Reed	Geoffrey Streatfeild										Main

Notes

^ Hugh Simon only appeared in the first episode of Series 8.
^ Matthew Macfadyen only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 3.
^ Keeley Hawes only appeared in the first six episodes of Series 3.
^ Despite being credited as part of the main cast in Series 1, Lisa Faulkner's character is very notably killed^[1] in the second overall episode, "Looking After Our Own", and does not appear again.
^ Rory MacGregor only appeared in the first episode of Series 5.
^ Nicola Walker only appeared in the first five episodes of Series 5.
^ Rupert Penry-Jones only appeared in the first episode of Series 7.
^ Olga Sosnovska left in episode 7 of Series 4.
^ Raza Jaffrey only appeared in the first episode of Series 6.
^ Miranda Raison only appeared in the first three episodes of Series 8.
^ Hermione Norris only appeared in the first eight episodes of Series 6 before returning in Series 7.
^ Alex Lanipekun did not join until the fifth episode of Series 6.
^ Shazad Latif only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 10.

^ Peachey, Paul (22 May 2002). "Dozens protest to BBC over horrific death scene in 'Spooks'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[1] Hugh Simon only appeared in the first episode of Series 8.

[2] Matthew Macfadyen only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 3.

[3] Keeley Hawes only appeared in the first six episodes of Series 3.

[5] Despite being credited as part of the main cast in Series 1, Lisa Faulkner's character is very notably killed^[1] in the second overall episode, "Looking After Our Own", and does not appear again.

[6] Rory MacGregor only appeared in the first episode of Series 5.

[7] Nicola Walker only appeared in the first five episodes of Series 5.

[8] Rupert Penry-Jones only appeared in the first episode of Series 7.

[9] Olga Sosnovska left in episode 7 of Series 4.

[10] Raza Jaffrey only appeared in the first episode of Series 6.

[11] Miranda Raison only appeared in the first three episodes of Series 8.

[12] Hermione Norris only appeared in the first eight episodes of Series 6 before returning in Series 7.

[13] Alex Lanipekun did not join until the fifth episode of Series 6.

[14] Shazad Latif only appeared in the first two episodes of Series 10.

[4] Peachey, Paul (22 May 2002). "Dozens protest to BBC over horrific death scene in 'Spooks'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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