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Bestselling-but-bored playboy mystery writer who, after helping Kate Beckett and the NYPD find a killer basing his murders off his books, pulled strings to get himself attached to Beckett's unit, [[It's for a Book|ostensibly to research a character based on her]] but ''really'' because he likes solving mysteries and is attracted to Beckett.

* [[Adult Child]]: Though this has been heavily played down in later seasons to the point where he's shown more as simply retaining the adventuring nature of youth rather than acting childish.

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: He's wrong far more often than he's right when it comes to his wild case theories, although he's on the mark far more often than either he or Beckett would expect. Often, though, it's pretty clear he's deliberately coming up with over-the-top or out there theories either because it would make a better story for him to write, it would be [[Rule of Cool|really awesome if true]] or to needle Beckett rather than because he sincerely believes the theory.

 

Brilliant police detective with an interest in and knack for solving left-field cases, and a total exasperation for Castle's presence. Is a fan of Castle's novels. She does ''not'' want him to know this. {{spoiler|He does.}}

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[UST]]: With Castle. [

 

Castle's flighty, emotional mother, who lives with him. A Broadway actress with a tendency towards the over-dramatic.

* [[Big Ham]]: Justified in that she's a Broadway actress.

* [[White Dwarf Starlet]]: Not completely burned out but she definitely doesn't get the roles she used to.

 

Castle's teenage daughter who, against all odds, is grounded, sensible, mature, and very close to her father.

* [[The Cheerleader]]: Played with in one episode where she considers trying out but decides the lifestyle would cut too much into her other activities.

* [[Women Are Wiser]]: Than either her father or grandmother and a ''lot'' more than her mother.

* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]

 

A detective on Beckett's unit with a military background. Is greatly amused by the tension between Castle and Beckett.

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Like the actor who plays him, Esposito is a military veteran.

* [[Token Minority Couple]]: With Lanie.

 

Esposito's partner. Also takes great pleasure in winding Beckett up. In later seasons, he seems more likely to side with Castle's wacky theories then any self respecting officer of the law should.

* [[Adorkable]]: Compared to both Castle and his partner Esposito, Ryan's a bit [[Nerd|nerdy]] and socially awkward.

* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Esposito.

 

The medical examiner and Beckett's best friend, who has a hinkering that there's more to Castle and Beckett's relationship than meets the eye.

* [[Black Best Friend]]

* [[Token Minority Couple]]: With Esposito.

 

The captain of the unit. Made of complete and utter awesome.

* {{spoiler|[[The Atoner]]: He was a part of the conspiracy that led to Beckett's mother's death. He met her in the records room going over the case's evidence, and took her under his wing, guiding her to be the head detective of the 12th Precinct. He finally earns his redemption by taking out Hal Lockwood, the man who works for the man who ordered Beckett's mother's death, at the cost of his own life.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Retirony]]: Played straight & played with - spectacularly - in a throwaway gag. The Captain promises his wife that he'll retire the following year. When Castle shows concern, Beckett explains that Montgomery retires "all the time. Just give it a week or two. He's like the Brett Favre of the NYPD. Trust me - he's not going anywhere." [[Retirony|The next week, he dies.]]}}

 

The precinct's new captain after {{spoiler|the death of Captain Montgomery}}. Unlike her predecessor, she is not happy about having Castle tag along with her cops but puts up with him due to his connections with the mayor.

* [[Bait and Switch Tyrant]]: She's no Roy Montgomery, but she seems to be softening towards Castle somewhat and is a dedicated officer who is ''very'' good at her job.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: She is stern, cold, but an all out competent boss who is willing to listen to Castle when his plans make sense and is someone who will not let her people slack off in the moral sector.

 

A second coroner introduced in series two. Grumpy and snarky.

* [[The Coroner|The Other Coroner]]

* [[Sour Supporter]]

 

 

* '''Meredith (Darby Stanchfield)''': Castle's first ex-wife and Alexis' mother. Though they love her, they find her [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|impulsive, irresponsible personality annoying.]] She works as an actress and while she shares ''many'' similarities with Martha, the two of them dislike each other. Castle describes her as a "deep-fried Twinkie" because though he knows she is bad for him, he still wants to enjoy one occasionally.

* '''Gina Cowell (Monet Mazur)''': Castle's second ex-wife and publisher. They are generally on good terms so long as they don't try to restart their relationship. Gina resented Castle for trying to keep her from being a true mother to Alexis.

* '''Jenny O'Malley (Juliana Dever)''': Detective Ryan's [[Love Interest]]. Frequently mentioned but appears onscreen only rarely, played by Seamus Dever's [[Real Life Relative|real-life wife]] Juliana. Becomes his fiancee in the episode "Nikki Heat" and marries him immediately after "Till Death Do Us Part."

* '''Madison Queller (Julia Gonzalo)''': An old friend of Beckett who briefly dates Castle, stirring some jealousy in Beckett. She is the owner of a restaurant where a chef is murdered.

* '''Damian Westlake (Jason Wiles)''': An old friend of Castle's from boarding school. He was the editor of the literary magazine, where he became Castle's first mentor. He was accused of his father's murder but the evidence was inconclusive and he inherited his father's wealth. {{spoiler|Damian's father was murdered by one of Damian's classmates but, in a last-minute twist, it's revealed that Damian hired the classmate to kill him.}}

* '''Alex Conrad (Brendan Hines)''': A young mystery writer who just published his first novel with help from Castle. He begins shadowing Beckett, which makes Castle jealous. Castle invites Conrad to one of his poker games, where his fellow writers engage in some "friendly hazing." Afterwards, Conrad begins hanging out with Ryan and Esposito. It is implied they become his new "muses."

* '''Ashley (Ken Baumann)''': Alexis' boyfriend. She makes use of his [[Gender Blender Name]] to trick her father into letting him come over, which led to a rather...awkward first meeting between father and suitor. After he graduates at the end of Season 3, he goes to Stanford, and while Alexis wants to maintain a long-distance relationship until she can graduate early and move out with him, there seem to be a few... snags... in Season 4, until ultimately the stresses of a long-distance relationship proved too much and Alexis broke up with him.

 

* '''Det. Tom Demming (Michael Trucco)''': An NYPD robbery detective and Beckett's boyfriend until their breakup at the end of the second season.

* '''Agent Will Sorenson (Bailey Chase)''': An FBI agent specializing in missing children and Beckett's ex-boyfriend.

** He's a bit of a [[Jerkass Woobie]] when you find out his backstory. {{spoiler|His wife died at 9/11. To make it worse, they were on the phone when the towers collapsed.}}

* '''Sophia Turner (Jennifer Beals)''': A CIA agent who appears in "Pandora"/"Linchpin". She inspired the character of 'Clara Strike' in Richard Castle's 'Derrick Storm' series of novels, and they also shared more than a bit of romantic chemistry, much to Beckett's annoyance. {{spoiler|She turns out to be [[The Mole]], however. She also hints that she knew Castle's father but she is killed before she can say more.}}

 

* '''Dick Coonan (Jay Ferguson)''': A corrupt, drug-trafficking philanthropist who appears in "Sucker Punch." {{spoiler|He is the man who was hired to kill Beckett's mother. He is killed by Beckett while taking Castle hostage, the identity of his employer apparently dying with him.}}

* '''Scott Dunn (Dameon Clarke)''': A serial killer {{spoiler|who appears in "Tick Tick Tick..." and "Boom!" He commits several murders in New York "dedicated" to Kate Beckett, who he thinks of as Nikki Heat, and tries to frame a man named Ben Conrad. He commemorates his murders by writing novels based on them, including his Nikki Heat [[Fanfic]] "Dead Heat." It is implied he committed another series of murders against prostitutes in Seattle.}}

* '''Hal Lockwood (Max Martini)''': The alias used by the hit man who {{spoiler|shot Detective Raglan, who led the investigation of Johanna Beckett's murder}}. He was imprisoned but refused to give any information on his employer. Beckett vowed to visit him every week until he decided to tell her what she wants to know. {{spoiler|Used dirty cop connections to get himself into General Population, where he killed the other detective who was on that case, leading to an arraignment where his associates busted him free. This led to a series of events that ended with him being killed by Captain Montgomery [[Taking You with Me|in his final act]].}}

 

* '''[[Stephen J. Cannell]]''': Wrote the Shane Scully series. Passed away on Sept. 30, 2010 and was given an [[In Memoriam]] at the end of "Punked." His license plate also appears. His poker buddies still [[Empty Chair Memorial|leave a seat out for him]] at their games in his honor.

* '''[[James Patterson]]''': Famous for the Alex Cross series, which is mentioned in the show.

* '''Dennis Lehane''': Wrote the Kenzie-Gennaro series.

 

* '''Mr. Smith (Geoff Pierson)''': The recipient of Montgomery's letter designed to stop the attacks on Beckett. In "Rise", he contacts Castle and advises him to get Beckett to back off her investigation into her mother's murder, as they will try to kill her again if she presses. In "Dial M for Mayor", he is assumed to have resolved the case in such a way that the Mayor's involvement is kept secret, because they need the Mayor in place to keep Gates from removing Castle from the 12th precinct...a move that would have disastrous consequences for Beckett.