Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast (2013–2021)
Fox / NBC | Police Sitcom | 8 Seasons, 153 Episodes | Created by Dan Goor & Michael Schur
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police procedural sitcom set in the fictional 99th Precinct of the New York City Police Department in Brooklyn. The show follows the squad of detectives led by the brilliant but immature Jake Peralta, who must adapt when a new, by-the-book captain — the dignified and gay Raymond Holt — takes command. Created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur, the show premiered on Fox on September 17, 2013. After Fox cancelled it in 2018 following five seasons, it was quickly revived by NBC, where it ran for three more seasons through September 16, 2021. The show was praised for its inclusive cast, progressive storytelling, and the exceptional comedic partnership between Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher.
The Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast is one of the most celebrated ensemble groups in 21st-century American comedy television, bringing together performers from wildly different backgrounds — Saturday Night Live veterans, dramatic film actors, stand-up comedians, and physical performers — into a cohesive, genuinely funny unit. Andy Samberg's boyish, irrepressible Jake Peralta is the comic engine, but it is the interplay between Samberg and Andre Braugher — as the stone-faced, eloquent Captain Holt — that gives Brooklyn Nine-Nine its unique identity. Braugher, previously best known for the acclaimed drama Homicide: Life on the Street, proved unexpectedly brilliant at deadpan comedy, winning two Emmy Awards for the role and delivering what many critics describe as one of the greatest straight-man performances in sitcom history. Terry Crews, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Chelsea Peretti, Dirk Blocker, and Joel McKinnon Miller rounded out a squad that felt genuinely populated and lived-in.
Main Cast
Andy Samberg
Jake Peralta
The 99th Precinct's best detective by arrest record and its biggest man-child by temperament — a movie-obsessed, perpetually joyful detective whose emotional maturity gradually grows as the series progresses, culminating in his marriage to Amy Santiago.
Andre Braugher
Captain Raymond Holt
The 99th Precinct's exacting, intensely private captain — a trailblazing Black, gay police officer who fought for recognition throughout his career and now demands excellence from his squad with a deadpan authority that conceals a deep, carefully hidden warmth.
Stephanie Beatriz
Rosa Diaz
A tough, leather-clad detective whose intense demeanor and deliberately opaque personal life mask a loyal and fiercely principled character; in Season 5 Rosa comes out as bisexual in one of the show's most praised storylines.
Terry Crews
Terry Jeffords
The 99's formidable but sensitive sergeant — a massively built man who loves his twin daughters, his wife, and his yogurt with equal fervor, and whose physical comedy perfectly complements his earnest emotional openness.
Melissa Fumero
Amy Santiago
An intensely competitive, binder-organizing, teacher's-pet detective who channels her anxiety into extraordinary professional ambition and eventually marries Jake after a slow-burn romance across the series' middle seasons.
Joe Lo Truglio
Charles Boyle
Jake's devoted best friend and an excellent detective in his own right — a food-obsessed, perpetually unlucky-in-love man whose unabashed admiration for Jake and wholesome loyalty make him one of the show's most endearing characters.
Chelsea Peretti
Gina Linetti
The precinct's self-absorbed, philosophically indifferent administrator who is genuinely brilliant in her own chaotic way and was childhood friends with Jake; Peretti departed as a series regular after Season 6.
Dirk Blocker
Michael Hitchcock
One half of the precinct's laziest detective duo, Hitchcock is distinguished chiefly by his love of food, his dubious personal hygiene, and his inexplicable ability to stumble into useful information.
Joel McKinnon Miller
Norm Scully
Hitchcock's equally indolent partner, Scully completes the duo with a similarly vague work ethic, an earnest friendliness, and a deep, sincere love of food that rivals even Boyle's culinary enthusiasm.
Supporting & Recurring Cast
| Actor | Character | Role | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Evan Jackson | Kevin Cozner | Captain Holt's husband, a classics professor at Columbia whose formal manner and scholarly precision make him a perfect comic match for Holt | 1–8 |
| Kyra Sedgwick | Deputy Commissioner Madeline Wuntch | Holt's longtime nemesis and rival within the NYPD brass, whose antagonism with Holt is one of the show's great recurring gags | 2–7 |
| Dean Winters | Det. Teddy Wells | Amy's ex-boyfriend who remains a minor thorn in Jake's side; known for his aggressive enthusiasm for pilsner | 2–6 |
| Eva Longoria | Det. Marisol Diaz | Rosa's sister, a recurring guest whose visits complicate Rosa's carefully guarded personal life | 5 |
| Craig Robinson | Doug Judy (the Pontiac Bandit) | Jake's recurring nemesis-turned-friend, a charming car thief who always manages to escape; a fan-favorite across multiple seasons | 1–8 |
| Jimmy Smits | Victor Santiago | Amy's intimidating, high-achieving father, a retired detective whose approval Jake spends much of the series trying to earn | 3–7 |
| Bradley Whitford | Jake's father | Jake's charming but neglectful airline pilot father whose reappearance in Jake's adult life forces a reckoning with their complicated history | 3–6 |
| Katey Sagal | Karen Peralta | Jake's mother, a warm presence who has managed Jake's chaos with love and patience | 3–7 |
| Jason Mantzoukas | Adrian Pimento | A deeply unstable detective who returns after years deep undercover, immediately becoming both a hilarious wildcard and a romantic interest for Rosa | 3–8 |
| Gina Gershon | Vivian Ludley | Charles's fiancée in early seasons, whose relationship arc marks one of the show's less successful romantic subplots before being quietly resolved | 1–2 |
Creators & Production
Dan Goor
Co-creator and showrunner; a Parks and Recreation veteran who developed the show's police-precinct setting and ran the writers' room throughout the series
Michael Schur
Co-creator and executive producer; also co-created Parks and Recreation and The Good Place, and previously wrote for The Office; brought his expertise in ensemble workplace comedy to the show's DNA
David Miner
Executive producer and long-time collaborator of Schur whose producing experience on multiple NBCUniversal comedies helped shape the show's production approach
Luke Del Tredici
Writer-producer who served as showrunner for several later seasons as Goor took a more executive role
Ken Marino
Director of several episodes and a frequent collaborator with the show's creative team
Universal Television
Production studio that co-produced the series alongside Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions, and 3 Arts Entertainment
About the Brooklyn Nine-Nine Cast
One of the most remarkable aspects of the Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast is how dramatically it subverted audience expectations. Andre Braugher, best known before the show for intense dramatic work in Homicide: Life on the Street and Thief, was cast specifically because showrunner Dan Goor felt that the most genuinely funny version of Captain Holt required an actor who would play the character with total sincerity. Braugher committed fully to the premise — delivering every joke with the gravity of a Shakespearean monologue — and the result was a comic performance of rare distinction. His two Emmy wins made him one of very few performers to win acting Emmys in both drama (for Homicide) and comedy. The casting of a gay Black man as the authority figure in a police comedy — portrayed with dignity, complexity, and genuine heroism — was groundbreaking for a broadcast network sitcom, and the show built on that foundation with Rosa Diaz's coming-out arc in Season 5.
The show's revival by NBC after Fox's cancellation in 2018 is one of the more unusual moments in recent television history. The public reaction to the cancellation was immediate and intense: within a day, NBC had agreed to pick up the series. The revival allowed the show to complete several long-running storylines — including the Jake and Amy pregnancy arc — and to address contemporary issues around policing that would have felt unresolved had the show ended after Season 5. The final season, produced in the wake of the 2020 national conversation about police reform, grappled directly with those questions, and the finale received strong reviews for the graceful, character-honoring way it concluded each principal's journey.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who stars in Brooklyn Nine-Nine?
Brooklyn Nine-Nine stars Andy Samberg as Detective Jake Peralta, Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt, Stephanie Beatriz as Detective Rosa Diaz, Terry Crews as Sergeant Terry Jeffords, Melissa Fumero as Detective Amy Santiago, Joe Lo Truglio as Detective Charles Boyle, Chelsea Peretti as administrator Gina Linetti, Dirk Blocker as Detective Hitchcock, and Joel McKinnon Miller as Detective Scully.
Who plays Captain Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine?
Captain Raymond Holt is played by Andre Braugher. Braugher won two Emmy Awards for the role — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015 — and his deadpan, dignified portrayal of Holt became one of the most beloved performances in recent American sitcom history.
How many seasons of Brooklyn Nine-Nine are there?
Brooklyn Nine-Nine ran for 8 seasons totalling 153 episodes. It aired on Fox from September 17, 2013, through Season 5, was then cancelled by Fox and revived by NBC, where it aired Seasons 6 through 8 from 2019 to September 16, 2021.
Who created Brooklyn Nine-Nine?
Brooklyn Nine-Nine was created by Dan Goor and Michael Schur. Schur had previously co-created Parks and Recreation (and written for The Office), while Goor was a writer and producer on Parks and Recreation before co-creating this show.
Why was Brooklyn Nine-Nine cancelled and then revived?
Fox cancelled Brooklyn Nine-Nine in May 2018 after five seasons due to declining live ratings. Within 31 hours, NBC picked up the show following an enormous public outcry and a social media campaign from fans and celebrities alike. The show then aired three more seasons on NBC before concluding in 2021.
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