Brooklyn 99 Cast & Character Guide

The Brooklyn 99cast is full of great actors, both established stars and promising up-and-coming talent, playing a wide array of delightfully wacky characters populating the eponymous NYPD precinct. Each episode of Brooklyn 99’s eight seasons is shot and structured like a classical police procedural, with its detectives tackling a different case, but with an absurdist sense of humor. From the deadpan captain to the yogurt-loving sergeant to the immature detective to the pair of wildly incompetent veteran cops, the titular precinct in Brooklyn 99 is full of hilarious comedic personalities.

Throughout its entire run, Brooklyn 99 was a hit with critics and audiences alike. A huge part of the show’s appeal was thepalpable on-screen chemistry shared by its cast. The Brooklyn 99 cast was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2014, but lost to the cast of Orange is the New Black. From former Saturday Night Live cast member Andy Samberg to NFL star-turned-comedic actor Terry Crews, the Brooklyn 99 cast features a wide variety of acclaimed performers.

Actor	Character
Andy Samberg	Detective Jacob “Jake” Peralta
Andre Braugher	Captain Raymond Holt
Melissa Fumero	Detective Amy Santiago
Joe Lo Truglio	Detective Charles Boyle
Terry Crews	Sergeant Terrence “Terry” Jeffords
Stephanie Beatriz	Detective Rosa Diaz
Chelsea Peretti	Regina “Gina” Linetti

Andy Samberg As Detective Jacob “Jake” Peralta

Birthdate: August 18, 1978

Character: Jake Peralta, the immature yet passionate detective at the heart of the Brooklyn 99 cast, is played by Andy Samberg. When the series starts, Jake is almost more interested in pulling pranks and making jokes at the expense of his fellow officers. However, he is also very smart and quick-thinking and one of the best detectives at the Nine-Nine. Throughout the series, he finally admits his romantic attraction to Amy Santiago, and they end up married with a child before Jake retires to be a stay-at-home dad.

Actor: Along with his childhood friends Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, Samberg is a part of the comedy troupe The Lonely Island. Together, the trio pioneered Saturday Night Live’s Digital Shorts when they were all writers at SNL and Samberg was a prominent cast member. Samberg has starred in Hot Rod, That’s My Boy, Palm Springs, and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. He also did voice work in the Hotel Transylvania and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs franchises. Samberg won a Golden Globe Award for his turn in Brooklyn 99.

Andre Braugher As Captain Raymond Holt

Birthdate: July 1, 1962

Character: Andre Braugher plays the quotable and no-nonsense Raymond Holt, who is the Captain of the Nine-Nine. Holt is almost always calm and almost robotic in his demeanor, often showing little to no emotion. He is the opposite of someone like Jake, as he prefers more sophisticated interests such as classical music and opera. He is also openly gay, which is why he worked for decades before finally getting a promotion in the NYPD. By the end of the series, he admits he looks at Jake like a son.

Actor: Braugher’s previous TV roles include Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and used car salesman Owen Thoreau, Jr. in Men of a Certain Age. His movie roles include journalist Dean Baquet in the #MeToo docudrama She Said, investigator Tommy Goodman in the legal thriller Primal Fear, and General Hager in the superhero sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Braugher received four Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his turn as Holt in the Brooklyn 99 cast.

Melissa Fumero As Detective Amy Santiago

Birthdate: August 19, 1982

Character: Amy Santiago, a brilliant if socially awkward detective, is played by Melissa Fumero. She started out the show as Jake's by-the-book and straight-laced partner, the opposite of his prank-pulling jokester. However, the two were also great partners, both smart and ready to solve any crime. Her main storylines saw her overcoming previous trauma from her last precinct and her love story with Jake, where the two ended up marrying and having a child, and Jake retired so she could excel in her career in the NYPD.

Actor: Amy Fumero’s other regular TV roles include Adriana Cramer in the soap opera One Life to Live, the voice of Melissa Tarleton in the Marvel animated series M.O.D.O.K., and Eliza Walker in the Netflix sitcom Blockbuster. She has also played smaller roles like Zoe in five episodes of Gossip Girl, Estrellita in two episodes of One Day at a Time, and Ms. Ortega in two episodes of Diary of a Future President. Fumero was nominated for four Imagen Awards for playing Amy and won one.

Joe Lo Truglio As Detective Charles Boyle

Birthdate: December 2, 1970

Character: Jake’s oversharing best friend, Charles Boyle, an obsessive foodie, is played by Joe Lo Truglio. Charles is nervous and clumsy and nowhere near as confident as Jake, who he idolizes at an almost unhealthy level. He is also an honest and hard-working police officer with a constant one-sided rivalry with a heroic NYPD horse named Sergeant Peanut Butter. By the end of the series, he becomes the new senior detective when Jake resigns and gets a new partner who idolizes him as he did Jake.

Actor: Before joining the Brooklyn 99 cast, Lo Truglio had previously appeared in a different police procedural spoof, Reno 911!, with the role of Deputy Frank Rizzo. He was also a cast member on the sketch comedy series The State and has played supporting roles in such movies as Wet Hot American Summer, Superbad, Paul, and Role Models. On the dramatic side, Lo Truglio has played Jeff Sessions in the political docudrama miniseries The Comey Rule.

Terry Crews As Sergeant Terrence “Terry” Jeffords

Birthdate: July 30, 1968

Character: Terry Crews plays Terry Jeffords, a wholesome family man with a wife and three daughters, who rises from Sergeant to Lieutenant to Captain. His muscular and intimidating size contrasts with his gentle persona, as he is one of the more caring officers in the Nine-Nine. He finished the series by receiving his promotion to Captain when Holt was appointed the deputy commissioner of the police reform program. Terry was in every episode except for two during the Brooklyn Nine-Nine run.

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Actor: Terry Crews started his career as a defensive end and linebacker in the NFL, but he later transitioned into acting with scene-stealing supporting turns in White Chicks, Idiocracy, and The Expendables franchise. Besides his role in the Brooklyn 99 cast, Crews is known to TV audiences as Julius Rock from the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, the host of America’s Got Talent, and the star of the BET reality series The Family Crews.

Stephanie Beatriz As Detective Rosa Diaz

Birthdate: February 10, 1981

Character: Rosa Diaz, a hard-edged, intimidating detective, is played by Stephanie Beatriz. She had struggles when she was a youngster, ending up in juvenile detention after committing several underage crimes, thanks to the stress of attending a prestigious ballet school. Her parents left her to build her life alone and didn't fully back her when she came out as bisexual. Ultimately, she ended up as one of the toughest cops on the force. By the end of the series, she left the police force after losing faith in the law enforcement system and became a private investigator.

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Actor: Stephanie Beatriz is best known for starring as Mirabel Madrigal in the blockbuster Disney animation Encanto and has also played such animated voice roles as Gertie in Ice Age: Collision Course and General Sweet Mayhem in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. She also played Carla in the movie adaptation of In the Heights. On the small screen, Beatriz has played recurring TV roles like Gina Cazador in BoJack Horseman, Chloe Barbash in Bob’s Burgers, and Gloria’s sister Sonia in Modern Family.

Chelsea Peretti As Regina “Gina” Linetti

Birthdate: February 20, 1978

Character: Chelsea Peretti plays Gina Linetti, Jake’s childhood friend and Holt’s assistant, in Brooklyn 99. She was a civilian administrator and Holt's assistantwhen the show started. While she often acted dimwitted and lost, she was one of the more observant members of the squad room. She is also very narcissistic, which is funny since she is the only civilian in the precinct. She left the Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast in the sixth season when Jake convinced her that she would be happier doing something else in life.

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Actor: Peretti is a standup comic who has written for Parks and Recreation and Saturday Night Live. She has guest-starred in Girls and Bob’s Burgers, and voices the roles of Monica Foreman-Greenwald and Cellsea in Netflix’s animated coming-of-age comedy Big Mouth. On the big screen, Peretti has played supporting roles like Glenda in Game Night, Sara Rodgers in The Photograph, and a CMZ reporter in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, and provided the voice of Suki Lane in Sing 2.

Brooklyn 99's Supporting Cast & Characters

Dirk Blocker as Michael Hitchcock: One of the Nine-Nine’s resident incompetent cops, Michael Hitchcock, is played by Dirk Blocker. Blocker scored his first regular TV gig in the 1970s with the role of 1st Lt. Jerry Bragg on the military drama Baa Baa Black Sheep.

Joel McKinnon Miller as Norm Scully: Hitchcock’s equally incompetent partner, Norm Scully, is played by Joel McKinnon Miller. McKinnon Miller is also known for playing Don Embry on Big Love and guest roles in shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and Everybody Loves Raymond.

Marc Evan Jackson as Kevin M. Cozner: Holt’s husband Kevin M. Cozner, a classics professor at Columbia University, is played by Marc Evan Jackson. Jackson is also known for playing Trevor Nelsson in Parks and Recreation, Dr. Murphy in 22 Jump Street, and Shawn in The Good Place.

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Jason Mantzoukas as Adrian Pimento: Adrian Pimento, an unpredictable and former detective who becomes Rosa’s love interest in Brooklyn 99, is played by Jason Mantzoukas. Mantzoukas is best known for playing Rafi in the FX comedy The League and co-hosting the podcast How Did This Get Made? with Paul Scheer and June Diane Raphael.

Dean Winters as Captain Keith Pembroke: Captain Keith Pembroke, nicknamed “The Vulture,” a long-time rival of the Nine-Nine, is played by Dean Winters. Winters is known for playing Ryan O’Reily in HBO’s Oz and Liz Lemon’s on-and-off love interest Dennis Duffy in 30 Rock.

Craig Robinson as Doug Judy: Doug Judy, dubbed “The Pontiac Bandit,” a car thief who develops an unlikely friendship with Jake, is played by Craig Robinson. Robinson is best known for his role as Darryl Philbin on The Office and for playing supporting characters in Pineapple Express, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and This is the End.

Kyra Sedgwick as Madeline Wuntch: The NYPD’s wildly unprofessional deputy chief, Madeline Wuntch, stuck in a long-term rivalry with Holt, is played by Kyra Sedgwick. Sedgwick’s most famous TV role, Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in TNT’s The Closer, earned her a Golden Globe and an Emmy.

Merrin Dungey as Sharon Jeffords: Terry’s supportive wife, Sharon Jeffords, is played by Merrin Dungey in Brooklyn 99. Dungey is also known for other TV roles like Detective Adrienne Quinlan in Big Little Lies and Kam in Shining Vale.

Katey Sagal as Karen Peralta: Jake’s mom, Karen Peralta, is played by Katey Sagal. Sagal previously played such iconic TV characters as Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children, Leela on Futurama, and Gemma Teller Morrow on Sons of Anarchy.

Bradley Whitford as Captain Roger Peralta: Jake’s absentee dad, Captain Roger Peralta, is played by Bradley Whitford. Whitford earned three consecutive Emmy nominations for playing White House Deputy Chief of Staff Josh Lyman in The West Wing and played the villainous Dean Armitage in Get Out.

Nasim Pedrad as Katie Peralta: Jake’s half-sister on his dad’s side, Katie Peralta, is played by Nasim Pedrad. Before joining the Brooklyn 99 cast, Pedrad starred on Saturday Night Live and also played Gigi Caldwell in Scream Queens.

Jimmy Smits as Victor Santiago: Amy’s strict father, Victor Santiago, is played by Jimmy Smits. Smits has played attorney Victor Sifuentes on L.A. Law, Detective Bobby Simone on NYPD Blue, and Bail Organa in the Star Wars franchise.

Stephen Root as Lynn Boyle: Charles’ father, Lynn Boyle, is played by Stephen Root. Root has played Jimmy James in NewsRadio, Milton Waddams in Office Space, and Monroe Fuches in Barry, and also voiced Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in King of the Hill.

Sandra Bernhard as Darlene Linetti: Darlene Linetti, Gina’s mother who gets romantically involved with Charles’ father, is played by Sandra Bernhard. Before joining the Brooklyn 99 cast, Bernhard was known to be a standup comedian. She has played Masha in The King of Comedy, Nancy Bartlett Thomas in Roseanne, and Nurse Judy Kubrak in Pose.

Mary Lynn Rajskub as Genevieve Mirren-Carter: Genevieve Mirren-Carter, Charles’ significant other and Nikolaj’s adoptive mother, is played by Mary Lynn Rajskub. Rajskub is best known for her roles as Chloe O’Brian in 24 and side character Gail the Snail in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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Matt Walsh as Detective Lohank: The night-shift cop who sits at Rosa’s desk, Detective Lohank, is played by Matt Walsh. Walsh is best known as Mike McLintock from Veep and Dr. Valsh from The Hangover.

Dennis Haysbert as Bob Annderson: Bob Annderson, Holt’s former partner who became a mole for the mob, is played by Dennis Haysbert. Haysbert portrayed baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League trilogy and President David Palmer in the first five seasons of 24.

Gina Gershon as Lieutenant Melanie Hawkins: The high-ranking cop who frames Jake and Rosa for a bank robbery, Lieutenant Melanie Hawkins, is played by Gina Gershon. Gershon has played Coral in Cocktail, Cristal Connors in Showgirls, and Gladys Jones in The CW’s Riverdale.

Vanessa Bayer as Debbie Fogle: Debbie Fogle, Holt’s partner when he was demoted to patrolman, is played by former Saturday Night Live cast member Vanessa Bayer in Brooklyn 99. Bayer is best known for co-creating, co-executive producing, and starring in the Showtime comedy I Love That for You.

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