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== '''Nathan Ford''': The Mastermind ==

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Former insurance investigator at IYS Insurance turned leader of a band of thieves. Played by Timothy Hutton.

* [[Time for Plan B]]: According to [[Word of God]], "When Nate gets past Plan G, things start to get very hairy."

** In the pilot:

'''Eliot:''' I like Plan M. }}

** In season 4, episode 10:

'''Hardison:''' [[Call Back|Don't I die in Plan M?]]<br />

'''Nate:''' Yeah, usually. Yeah.<br />

== '''Sophie Devereaux''': The Grifter ==

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Terrible actress and world-class confidence trickster. Played by Gina Bellman.

* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Uses it to her advantage in cons, portraying an enormous variety of nationalities.

* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Any time she's not conning someone. When she's not conning someone, she is absolutely terrible. So terrible that she should be the patron saint of Bad Bad Acting.

'''Nate''': "She can act... When it's an act." }}

* [[Con Man]]: She was a confidence trickster before the team formed.

* [[Giftedly Bad]]: As an actor.

* [[Guile Hero]]: Everything she does is about using her brain to manipulate people into doing what she wants. The show even gets into the psychology behind her manipulations.

* [[The Heart]]: Ironically, as Nate was the "honest man" who got everyone to work together, she's become Nate's moral compass and the emotional center of the group.

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Whoa, what if [[Coupling|Jane]] was just one of Sophie's cons? She lived in London (i.e. near museums and Buckingham Palace), she had a job that required a helicopter, and no one ever suspects the dumb one.

* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Gina Bellman has been doing an incredible job, but considering the number and scope of the accents she has to do, it was inevitable that eventually she'd slip on a couple. Her Southern Belle has been specifically mentioned.

* [[Picky Eater]]:

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Bellman's pregnancy forced the [[Journey to Find Oneself|Journey To Find Herself]].

* [[The Roper]]: Generally plays this role, though sometimes she switches it up with Nate.

* [[She's Got Legs]]: This seems to be something of a [http://www.areyouscreening.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Leverage_Gina-Bellman-1_Ph-Michael-Muller.jpg default wardrobe for her.]

* [[Team Mom]]:

* [[UST]]: With Nate

 

== '''Eliot Spencer''': The Hitter ==

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"Retrieval specialist" and mercenary. Played by Christian Kane.

** We're also still waiting to find out about [[Noodle Incident|the monkey]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

'''Eliot:''' Yeah, well, hopefully the Russians will only pretend to kill him. }}

* [[Dirty Business]]: Both his current career and his [[Mysterious Past]] are full of it. Little has been given in detail, but he has clearly done some awful, awful things.

* [[Does Not Like Guns]]

** {{spoiler|Subverted all to hell in the Big Bang Job when he uses some to commit the first onscreen killings by a Leverage member.}}

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: In a pretty obvious way.

* [[Friend to All Children]]: Surprisingly. He has particular compassion for kids who've drawn the short stick of life, but even spoiled rich kids love him. Then there's the [[Berserk Button|hissy fit]] he throws in "The Morning After Job" until Hardison agrees to detour from a job to stop a domestic dispute because there ''could possibly'' be children involved. [[The Atoner|Non-fluffy reasons]] for this have been strongly hinted.

** Also, seriously, start tallying the number of ''innocent people just doing their job'' he has to wade through just to keep the team safe. If he ''did'' kill instead of merely incapacitate/[[Tap on the Head|knock out]], the crew would probably lose any hope of that "good guy" status they're trying to maintain.

* [[Violence Is the Only Option]]: Subverted, for the most part

Eliot's nostrils flare, his eyes narrow, and he punches Sterling in the face. He doesn't stop there. }}

** Occasionally Eliot does this for laughs: like in Season 1, Episode 2.

'''Hardison:''' I'm sorry it was too far away for you to punch, I'm sure that really frustrates you. }}

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Hardison.

== '''Alec Hardison''': The Hacker ==

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Computer expert and technologist. Played by Aldis Hodge.

* [[Cowardly Lion]]: While he often complains about the situations he is involved in, he never backs down,

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]:

* [[Distressed Dude]]: So far, he's had to be rescued the most out of everyone of the team.

* [[Estrogen Brigade Bait]]: In a less obvious way than Eliot, but the costume director sure likes to show off Aldis Hodge's fine figure in a suit or tank top.

* [[Hollywood Hacking]]

* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Interestingly, he's so charismatic by nature that he's generally easy to forgive when he gets into a bragging spiel. The other characters aren't quite as charmed as the audience, though.

* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Everybody else is called by their first names, but the creators loved the sound of "Dammit, Hardison!"

* [[Mission Control]]: Often holed up somewhere safe, hacking and providing support.

** But no one seems to appreciate his contributions.

'''Hardison:''' And analyze your actions and provide intel. [[Beat]]. You didn't think I did all that did you? Does no one respect the van? }}

*** RIP Lucille.

== '''Parker''': The Thief ==

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The world's greatest thief. Played by Beth Riesgraf.

* [[Classy Cat Burglar]]: Well, a cat burglar, anyway...she has the look, but none of the attitude.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

'''Eliot:''' That's what I said. }}

* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Bordering on [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood]] at some points.

* [[Friend to All Children]]: Not just orphans, either. In "The Wedding Job," she is seen teaching a young girl how to pick a lock. [[Dead Little Brother|There are]] [[Parental Abandonment|pretty]] [[Dark and Troubled Past|specific]] [[Abusive Parents|reasons]] she is drawn to kids.

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: She becomes jealous when Hardison is a little too friendly with other women. This was most notable in "The Double-Blind Job."

'''Parker:''' She looks like a terrorist. }}

** Later she [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9waEwRU7oBw shatters a beer bottle with her bare hands] in a jealous rage.

* [[In Harm's Way]]: She's a heck of an adrenaline junkie.

* [[Literal Minded]]

'''Parker:''' Warm? Cold? Why are we staring? }}

* [[Money Fetish]]: "I don't like stuff, I like money."

* [[Phantom Thief]]: According to [[Word of God]], Parker alone of the group has ''never been caught.'' {{spoiler|[[Word of God]] may not be taking "The First David Job" into account.}}

** From John Rogers' blog, post-"The Ice Man Job":

*** But she has been in Juvie.

* [[Required Secondary Powers]]: Mentioned in The Maltese Falcon Job

'''Parker:''' I hang from buildings with my fingertips. }}

* [[Shameless Fanservice Girl]]: Wastes no time switching between disguises, to Hardison's chagrin. Or joy.

== '''Maggie Collins''' ==

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Nate's ex-wife, expert in art. Played by Kari Matchett.

== '''James "Jim" Sterling''' ==

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Formerly an insurance investigator at IYS, now member of Interpol (which, in the ''[[Leverage]]'' universe, is akin to ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.|UNCLE]]'' or [[Marvel Universe|S.H.I.E.L.D.]]). Played by [[Mark Sheppard]].

== '''Colin "Chaos" Mason''' ==

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A hacker with skills that rival Hardison's. Initially hired by Marcus Starke, he betrays Starke and sets off on his own. Played by [[Wil Wheaton]] in "The Two Live Crew Job" and "The Ho-Ho-Ho Job."

* [[The Unseen]]: Until ''The Big Bang Job''.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Slowly but does break down over the course of his story arc as he realizes a handful of people he's never heard of {{spoiler|and one former employee}} are destroying everything he's built.

 

== '''Jack Latimer''' ==

 

== '''The Butcher of Kiev''' ==

 

A hulking giant from the Russian Mafia, with a grudge against Eliot, a penchant for using cooking ware as weaponry, and a very ugly reputation in the underworld. Appears in "The Wedding Job."

 

== '''Mr. Quinn''' ==

 

A nondescript mercenary employed by Sterling in "The First David Job", Quinn ambushes Eliot and gives him an absolutely brutal beating, before being taken down himself. Portrayed by Clayne Crawford.

 

== '''Roper''' ==

 

A nasty piece of work who seems to have some history with Eliot, he appears in "The Carnival Job", where he provides the muscle for the Russian [[Villain of the Week]]. Played by Urijah Faber.