List of Dexter characters
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This is a list of characters from the Jeff Lindsay novel series Dexter, consisting of Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Dearly Devoted Dexter, Dexter in the Dark, Dexter by Design, Dexter Is Delicious, Double Dexter, the Dexter graphic novel, Dexter's Final Cut, and Dexter Is Dead, the Showtime television series adaptation Dexter, and its revival seasons Dexter: New Blood, Dexter: Original Sin, and Dexter: Resurrection, the majority of which focus on the exploits of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have not been adequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities.
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· Overview › Main cast
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1
Character
1
Dexter
2
Dexter
3
Dexter
4
Dexter
5
Dexter
6
Dexter
7
Dexter
8
Dexter
1
New Blood
2
Dexter Morgan
Dexter Morgan
Character
Dexter Morgan
Dexter
Michael C. Hall
Dexter
Michael C. HallPatrick Gibson
Dexter
Michael C. Hall
Rita Bennett
Rita Bennett
Character
Rita Bennett
Dexter
Julie Benz
Dexter
Julie Benz
Debra Morgan
Debra Morgan
Character
Debra Morgan
Dexter
Jennifer Carpenter
Dexter
Molly Brown
James Doakes
James Doakes
Character
James Doakes
Dexter
Erik King
Dexter
Erik King
Dexter
Erik King
María LaGuerta
María LaGuerta
Character
María LaGuerta
Dexter
Lauren Vélez
Dexter
Christina Milian
Angel Batista
Angel Batista
Character
Angel Batista
Dexter
David Zayas
Dexter
David Zayas
Dexter
James Martinez
Dexter
David Zayas
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan
Character
Harry Morgan
Dexter
James Remar
Dexter
Christian Slater
Dexter
James Remar
Vince Masuka
Vince Masuka
Character
Vince Masuka
Dexter
C. S. Lee
Dexter
C. S. Lee
Dexter
Alex Shimizu
Dexter
C. S. Lee
Dexter
TBA
Joey Quinn
Joey Quinn
Character
Joey Quinn
Dexter
Desmond Harrington
Dexter
Desmond Harrington
Dexter
Desmond Harrington
Dexter
TBA
Jamie Batista
Jamie Batista
Character
Jamie Batista
Dexter
Aimee Garcia
Dexter
Aimee Garcia
Tom Matthews
Tom Matthews
Character
Tom Matthews
Dexter
Geoff Pierson
Dexter
Geoff Pierson
Dexter
Geoff Pierson
Dexter
Geoff Pierson
Dexter
Geoff Pierson
Harrison Morgan
Harrison Morgan
Character
Harrison Morgan
Dexter
Various
Dexter
Various
Dexter
Jack Alcott
Dexter
Jack Alcott
Angela Bishop
Angela Bishop
Character
Angela Bishop
Dexter
Julia Jones
Audrey Bishop
Audrey Bishop
Character
Audrey Bishop
Dexter
Johnny Sequoyah
Logan
Logan
Character
Logan
Dexter
Alano Miller
Kurt Caldwell
Kurt Caldwell
Character
Kurt Caldwell
Dexter
Clancy Brown
Bobby Watt
Bobby Watt
Character
Bobby Watt
Dexter
Reno Wilson
Aaron Spencer
Aaron Spencer
Character
Aaron Spencer
Dexter
Patrick Dempsey
Charlotte "Charley" Brown
Charlotte "Charley" Brown
Character
Charlotte "Charley" Brown
Dexter
Uma Thurman
Dexter
TBA
Blessing Kamara
Blessing Kamara
Character
Blessing Kamara
Dexter
Ntare Mwine
Dexter
TBA
Claudette Wallace
Claudette Wallace
Character
Claudette Wallace
Dexter
Kadia Saraf
Dexter
TBA
Melvin Oliva
Melvin Oliva
Character
Melvin Oliva
Dexter
Dominic Fumusa
Dexter
TBA
Elsa Rivera
Elsa Rivera
Character
Elsa Rivera
Dexter
Emilia Suárez
Dexter
TBA
Leon Prater
Leon Prater
Character
Leon Prater
Dexter
Peter Dinklage
| Character | Dexter | New Blood | Original Sin | Resurrection | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Dexter Morgan | Michael C. Hall | Michael C. HallPatrick Gibson | Michael C. Hall | ||||||||||
| Rita Bennett | Julie Benz | Julie Benz | |||||||||||
| Debra Morgan | Jennifer Carpenter | Molly Brown | |||||||||||
| James Doakes | Erik King | Erik King | Erik King | ||||||||||
| María LaGuerta | Lauren Vélez | Christina Milian | |||||||||||
| Angel Batista | David Zayas | David Zayas | James Martinez | David Zayas | |||||||||
| Harry Morgan | James Remar | Christian Slater | James Remar | ||||||||||
| Vince Masuka | C. S. Lee | C. S. Lee | Alex Shimizu | C. S. Lee | TBA | ||||||||
| Joey Quinn | Desmond Harrington | Desmond Harrington | Desmond Harrington | TBA | |||||||||
| Jamie Batista | Aimee Garcia | Aimee Garcia | |||||||||||
| Tom Matthews | Geoff Pierson | Geoff Pierson | Geoff Pierson | Geoff Pierson | Geoff Pierson | ||||||||
| Harrison Morgan | Various | Various | Jack Alcott | Jack Alcott | |||||||||
| Angela Bishop | Julia Jones | ||||||||||||
| Audrey Bishop | Johnny Sequoyah | ||||||||||||
| Logan | Alano Miller | ||||||||||||
| Kurt Caldwell | Clancy Brown | ||||||||||||
| Bobby Watt | Reno Wilson | ||||||||||||
| Aaron Spencer | Patrick Dempsey | ||||||||||||
| Charlotte "Charley" Brown | Uma Thurman | TBA | |||||||||||
| Blessing Kamara | Ntare Mwine | TBA | |||||||||||
| Claudette Wallace | Kadia Saraf | TBA | |||||||||||
| Melvin Oliva | Dominic Fumusa | TBA | |||||||||||
| Elsa Rivera | Emilia Suárez | TBA | |||||||||||
| Leon Prater | Peter Dinklage | ||||||||||||
· Overview › Recurring cast
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1
Character
1
Dexter seasons
2
Dexter seasons
3
Dexter seasons
4
Dexter seasons
5
Dexter seasons
6
Dexter seasons
7
Dexter seasons
8
Dexter seasons
1
New Blood
2
Astor Bennett
Astor Bennett
Character
Astor Bennett
Dexter seasons
Christina Robinson
Dexter seasons
Christina Robinson
Cody Bennett
Cody Bennett
Character
Cody Bennett
Dexter seasons
Daniel Goldman
Dexter seasons
Preston Bailey
Dexter seasons
Preston Bailey
Brian Moser
Brian Moser
Character
Brian Moser
Dexter seasons
Christian Camargo
Dexter seasons
Christian Camargo
Dexter seasons
Christian Camargo
Dexter seasons
Roby Attal
Dexter seasons
Christian Camargo
Dexter seasons
TBA
Paul Bennett
Paul Bennett
Character
Paul Bennett
Dexter seasons
Mark Pellegrino
Dexter seasons
Mark Pellegrino
Laura Moser
Laura Moser
Character
Laura Moser
Dexter seasons
Sage Kirkpatrick
Dexter seasons
Sage Kirkpatrick
Dexter seasons
Brittany Allen
Esmee Pascal
Esmee Pascal
Character
Esmee Pascal
Dexter seasons
Judith Scott
Dexter seasons
Judith Scott
Frank Lundy
Frank Lundy
Character
Frank Lundy
Dexter seasons
Keith Carradine
Dexter seasons
Keith Carradine
Gabriel Bosque
Gabriel Bosque
Character
Gabriel Bosque
Dexter seasons
Dave Baez
Lila West
Lila West
Character
Lila West
Dexter seasons
Jaime Murray
Gail Brandon
Gail Brandon
Character
Gail Brandon
Dexter seasons
JoBeth Williams
Miguel Prado
Miguel Prado
Character
Miguel Prado
Dexter seasons
Jimmy Smits
Dexter seasons
Nick Santucci
Dexter seasons
Jimmy Smits
Anton Briggs
Anton Briggs
Character
Anton Briggs
Dexter seasons
David Ramsey
Yuki Amado
Yuki Amado
Character
Yuki Amado
Dexter seasons
Liza Lapira
Ramón Prado
Ramón Prado
Character
Ramón Prado
Dexter seasons
Jason Manuel Olazabal
Syl Prado
Syl Prado
Character
Syl Prado
Dexter seasons
Valerie Cruz
Dexter seasons
Valerie Cruz
Ellen Wolf
Ellen Wolf
Character
Ellen Wolf
Dexter seasons
Anne Ramsay
George King
George King
Character
George King
Dexter seasons
Jesse Borrego
Barbara Gianna
Barbara Gianna
Character
Barbara Gianna
Dexter seasons
Kristin Dattilo
Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell
Character
Arthur Mitchell
Dexter seasons
John Lithgow
Dexter seasons
John Lithgow
Dexter seasons
John Lithgow
Christine Hill
Christine Hill
Character
Christine Hill
Dexter seasons
Courtney Ford
Elliot Larson
Elliot Larson
Character
Elliot Larson
Dexter seasons
Rick Peters
Sally Mitchell
Sally Mitchell
Character
Sally Mitchell
Dexter seasons
Julia Campbell
Jonah Mitchell
Jonah Mitchell
Character
Jonah Mitchell
Dexter seasons
Brando Eaton
Dexter seasons
Brando Eaton
Rebecca Mitchell
Rebecca Mitchell
Character
Rebecca Mitchell
Dexter seasons
Vanessa Marano
Dexter seasons
Vanessa Marano
Maura Bennett
Maura Bennett
Character
Maura Bennett
Dexter seasons
Kathleen Noone
Bill Bennett
Bill Bennett
Character
Bill Bennett
Dexter seasons
Steve Eastin
Cira Manzon
Cira Manzon
Character
Cira Manzon
Dexter seasons
April Hernandez
Jordan Chase
Jordan Chase
Character
Jordan Chase
Dexter seasons
Jonny Lee Miller
Lumen Pierce
Lumen Pierce
Character
Lumen Pierce
Dexter seasons
Julia Stiles
Sonya
Sonya
Character
Sonya
Dexter seasons
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Stan Liddy
Stan Liddy
Character
Stan Liddy
Dexter seasons
Peter Weller
Travis Marshall
Travis Marshall
Character
Travis Marshall
Dexter seasons
Colin Hanks
James Gellar
James Gellar
Character
James Gellar
Dexter seasons
Edward James Olmos
Ryan Chambers
Ryan Chambers
Character
Ryan Chambers
Dexter seasons
Brea Grant
Brother Sam
Brother Sam
Character
Brother Sam
Dexter seasons
Mos Def
Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson
Character
Mike Anderson
Dexter seasons
Billy Brown
Dexter seasons
Billy Brown
Louis Greene
Louis Greene
Character
Louis Greene
Dexter seasons
Josh Cooke
Isaak Sirko
Isaak Sirko
Character
Isaak Sirko
Dexter seasons
Ray Stevenson
George Novikov
George Novikov
Character
George Novikov
Dexter seasons
Jason Gedrick
Nadia
Nadia
Character
Nadia
Dexter seasons
Katia Winter
Hannah McKay
Hannah McKay
Character
Hannah McKay
Dexter seasons
Yvonne Strahovski
Evelyn Vogel
Evelyn Vogel
Character
Evelyn Vogel
Dexter seasons
Charlotte Rampling
Jacob Elway
Jacob Elway
Character
Jacob Elway
Dexter seasons
Sean Patrick Flanery
Zach Hamilton
Zach Hamilton
Character
Zach Hamilton
Dexter seasons
Sam Underwood
Daniel Vogel / Oliver Saxon
Daniel Vogel / Oliver Saxon
Character
Daniel Vogel / Oliver Saxon
Dexter seasons
Darri Ingolfsson
Max Clayton
Max Clayton
Character
Max Clayton
Dexter seasons
Kenny Johnson
Edward Olsen
Edward Olsen
Character
Edward Olsen
Dexter seasons
Fredric Lehne
Teddy Reed
Teddy Reed
Character
Teddy Reed
Dexter seasons
David Magidoff
Dexter seasons
David Magidoff
Esther
Esther
Character
Esther
Dexter seasons
Katy Sullivan
Fred Jr.
Fred Jr.
Character
Fred Jr.
Dexter seasons
Michael Cyril Creighton
Tess
Tess
Character
Tess
Dexter seasons
Gizel Jiménez
Abraham Brown
Abraham Brown
Character
Abraham Brown
Dexter seasons
Gregory Cruz
Molly Park
Molly Park
Character
Molly Park
Dexter seasons
Jamie Chung
Elric
Elric
Character
Elric
Dexter seasons
Shuler Hensley
Tanya Martin
Tanya Martin
Character
Tanya Martin
Dexter seasons
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Camilla Figg
Camilla Figg
Character
Camilla Figg
Dexter seasons
Margo Martindale
Dexter seasons
Sarah Kinsey
Doris Morgan
Doris Morgan
Character
Doris Morgan
Dexter seasons
Kathrin Lautner Middleton
Dexter seasons
Kathrin Lautner Middleton
Dexter seasons
Jasper Lewis
Sofia Rivera
Sofia Rivera
Character
Sofia Rivera
Dexter seasons
Raquel Justice
Clark Sanders
Clark Sanders
Character
Clark Sanders
Dexter seasons
Aaron Jennings
Tony Ferrer
Tony Ferrer
Character
Tony Ferrer
Dexter seasons
Roberto Sanchez
Hector Estrada
Hector Estrada
Character
Hector Estrada
Dexter seasons
Carlo Mendez
Santos Jimenez
Santos Jimenez
Character
Santos Jimenez
Dexter seasons
Randy Gonzalez
Mad Dog
Mad Dog
Character
Mad Dog
Dexter seasons
Joe Pantoliano
Gio
Gio
Character
Gio
Dexter seasons
Isaac Gonzalez Rossi
Becca Spencer
Becca Spencer
Character
Becca Spencer
Dexter seasons
Amanda Brooks
Nicky Spencer
Nicky Spencer
Character
Nicky Spencer
Dexter seasons
London Thatcher
Stefan Pike
Stefan Pike
Character
Stefan Pike
Dexter seasons
Jason Alan Carvell
Dexter seasons
TBA
Lance Thomas
Lance Thomas
Character
Lance Thomas
Dexter seasons
Darius Jordan Lee
Dexter seasons
TBA
Constance Kamara
Constance Kamara
Character
Constance Kamara
Dexter seasons
JillMarie Lawrence
Dexter seasons
TBA
Joy Kamara
Joy Kamara
Character
Joy Kamara
Dexter seasons
Reese Antoinette
Dexter seasons
TBA
Albert "Al" Walker
Albert "Al" Walker
Character
Albert "Al" Walker
Dexter seasons
Eric Stonestreet
Dexter seasons
TBA
Mia Lapierre
Mia Lapierre
Character
Mia Lapierre
Dexter seasons
Krysten Ritter
Gigi
Gigi
Character
Gigi
Dexter seasons
Emily Kimball
Dexter seasons
TBA
Gareth Pike
Gareth Pike
Character
Gareth Pike
Dexter seasons
David Dastmalchian
Gareth's twin brother
Gareth's twin brother
Character
Gareth's twin brother
Ronald "Red" Schmidt
Ronald "Red" Schmidt
Character
Ronald "Red" Schmidt
Dexter seasons
Marc Menchaca
Ryan Foster
Ryan Foster
Character
Ryan Foster
Dexter seasons
Bryan Lillis
Prudence Kamara
Prudence Kamara
Character
Prudence Kamara
Dexter seasons
Sharon Hope
Dante Rivera
Dante Rivera
Character
Dante Rivera
Dexter seasons
Liam Delgad
Dexter seasons
TBA
Shauna
Shauna
Character
Shauna
Dexter seasons
McKaley Miller
Mildred Brown
Mildred Brown
Character
Mildred Brown
Dexter seasons
Kit Flanagan
Dexter seasons
TBA
Eric Tabach
Eric Tabach
Character
Eric Tabach
Dexter seasons
Emily Kimball
Dexter seasons
TBA
| Character | Dexter seasons | New Blood | Original Sin | Resurrection | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Astor Bennett | Christina Robinson | Christina Robinson | ||||||||||
| Cody Bennett | Daniel Goldman | Preston Bailey | Preston Bailey | |||||||||
| Brian Moser | Christian Camargo | Christian Camargo | Christian Camargo | Roby Attal | Christian Camargo | TBA | ||||||
| Xander Mateo | ||||||||||||
| Paul Bennett | Mark Pellegrino | Mark Pellegrino | ||||||||||
| Laura Moser | Sage Kirkpatrick | Sage Kirkpatrick | Brittany Allen | |||||||||
| Esmee Pascal | Judith Scott | Judith Scott | ||||||||||
| Frank Lundy | Keith Carradine | Keith Carradine | ||||||||||
| Gabriel Bosque | Dave Baez | |||||||||||
| Lila West | Jaime Murray | |||||||||||
| Gail Brandon | JoBeth Williams | |||||||||||
| Miguel Prado | Jimmy Smits | Nick Santucci | Jimmy Smits | |||||||||
| Anton Briggs | David Ramsey | |||||||||||
| Yuki Amado | Liza Lapira | |||||||||||
| Ramón Prado | Jason Manuel Olazabal | |||||||||||
| Syl Prado | Valerie Cruz | Valerie Cruz | ||||||||||
| Ellen Wolf | Anne Ramsay | |||||||||||
| George King | Jesse Borrego | |||||||||||
| Barbara Gianna | Kristin Dattilo | |||||||||||
| Arthur Mitchell | John Lithgow | John Lithgow | John Lithgow | |||||||||
| Christine Hill | Courtney Ford | |||||||||||
| Elliot Larson | Rick Peters | |||||||||||
| Sally Mitchell | Julia Campbell | |||||||||||
| Jonah Mitchell | Brando Eaton | Brando Eaton | ||||||||||
| Rebecca Mitchell | Vanessa Marano | Vanessa Marano | ||||||||||
| Maura Bennett | Kathleen Noone | |||||||||||
| Bill Bennett | Steve Eastin | |||||||||||
| Cira Manzon | April Hernandez | |||||||||||
| Jordan Chase | Jonny Lee Miller | |||||||||||
| Lumen Pierce | Julia Stiles | |||||||||||
| Sonya | Maria Doyle Kennedy | |||||||||||
| Stan Liddy | Peter Weller | |||||||||||
| Travis Marshall | Colin Hanks | |||||||||||
| James Gellar | Edward James Olmos | |||||||||||
| Ryan Chambers | Brea Grant | |||||||||||
| Brother Sam | Mos Def | |||||||||||
| Mike Anderson | Billy Brown | Billy Brown | ||||||||||
| Louis Greene | Josh Cooke | |||||||||||
| Isaak Sirko | Ray Stevenson | |||||||||||
| George Novikov | Jason Gedrick | |||||||||||
| Nadia | Katia Winter | |||||||||||
| Hannah McKay | Yvonne Strahovski | |||||||||||
| Evelyn Vogel | Charlotte Rampling | |||||||||||
| Jacob Elway | Sean Patrick Flanery | |||||||||||
| Zach Hamilton | Sam Underwood | |||||||||||
| Daniel Vogel / Oliver Saxon | Darri Ingolfsson | |||||||||||
| Max Clayton | Kenny Johnson | |||||||||||
| Edward Olsen | Fredric Lehne | |||||||||||
References
- Credited as "Special Guest Star".
- Portrayed by various actors in a recurring capacity before New Blood, including Brandon Michael Bass, Luke and Evan Krun
- Cameo appearance
- The prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, retroactively changed the poison to potassium nitrate.
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/arts/television/01mitc.html
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- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/01/09/dexter-died-new-blood-finale-shocker-franchise-done/9108981002/
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- "Astor Bennett in Dexter Season 7 [Set Photos]"https://web.archive.org/web/20121128033938/http://dexterseason7.info/astor-bennett-in-dexter-season-7-set-photos/
- "Dexter Season 7 episode 8 Official Synopsis"https://web.archive.org/web/20121102003014/http://dexterseason7.info/dexter-season-7-episode-8-official-synopsis/
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- "Dexter: "The Dark... Whatever" Review"http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/12/03/dexter-the-dark-whatever-review
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