Numb3rs - Cast and Characters

Cast and Characters

The show revolved around three intersecting groups of characters: the FBI, scientists at the fictitious California Institute of Science (CalSci), and the Eppes family.

  • Prof. Charlie Eppes (David Krumholtz) is a mathematical genius who, in addition to teaching at CalSci, consults for the FBI and NSA.
  • Don Eppes (Rob Morrow), Charlie's older brother, is the lead FBI agent at the Los Angeles Violent Crimes Squad.
  • Alan Eppes (Judd Hirsch) is a former L.A. City planner, a widower, and the father of both Charlie and Don Eppes. Alan lives in a historic two-story house furnished with period Arts and Crafts furniture.
  • Prof. Amita Ramanujan (Navi Rawat) is a mathematician at CalSci and an FBI consultant. In season 2, she begins dating Charlie, to whom she is later, in season 6, engaged and later yet married. Charlie was her thesis advisor. Her name is a reference to influential autodidactic Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan.
  • Prof. Larry Fleinhardt (Peter MacNicol) is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist at CalSci. Charlie's former mentor and now best friend, he also frequently consults for the FBI.
  • David Sinclair (Alimi Ballard) is an FBI field agent and was later made Don's second-in-charge and promoted to supervisor.
  • Colby Granger (Dylan Bruno) is an FBI field agent. Once thought to have betrayed his colleagues, he is now back in their good graces and confidence.
  • Megan Reeves (Diane Farr) is an FBI behavioral specialist. She was involved romantically with Larry Fleinhardt and left the FBI to counsel troubled young women.
  • Liz Warner (Aya Sumika) is an FBI agent, formerly involved with Agent Eppes.
  • Nikki Betancourt (Sophina Brown) is an FBI agent with four years' experience in the LAPD and a law degree.

Temporary characters on the show were often named after famous mathematicians. For example, in the episode "In Plain Sight" (season 2, episode 8), one of the criminals is named Rolle and Charlie's father mentions a meeting with a man named Robert Peterson.

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