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=== Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) ===
=== Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer) ===
{{quote| ''"For the record, I still maintain that I basically turned myself in."''}}
{{quote|''"For the record, I still maintain that I basically turned myself in."''}}


Neal is a con man, a forger, an artist, a thief, a charmer, a rogue, and a scoundrel. And he's very, very good at all of that.
Neal is a con man, a forger, an artist, a thief, a charmer, a rogue, and a scoundrel. And he's very, very good at all of that.
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* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Neal refuses to make untraceable fake identities since the only way to make them needs a dead infant's birth certificate.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Neal refuses to make untraceable fake identities since the only way to make them needs a dead infant's birth certificate.
* [[Fool for Love]]: For Kate.
* [[Fool for Love]]: For Kate.
* [[Gentleman and A Scholar]]: Neal knows everything. He even has a fake degree in it!
* [[Gentleman and a Scholar]]: Neal knows everything. He even has a fake degree in it!
* [[Gentleman Thief]]
* [[Gentleman Thief]]
* [[Good With Numbers]]: You try calculating sixty years of compound interest in two seconds.
* [[Good with Numbers]]: You try calculating sixty years of compound interest in two seconds.
* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[Guile Hero]]
* [[I Lied]]: That's what he does.
* [[I Lied]]: That's what he does.
* [[Indy Ploy]]: Peter likes a plan. Neal doesn't. Except when he does.
* [[Indy Ploy]]: Peter likes a plan. Neal doesn't. Except when he does.
* [[In Love With the Mark]]: Well, in love with the girl who worked for the mark anyway. Ultimately the reason he got caught.
* [[In Love with the Mark]]: Well, in love with the girl who worked for the mark anyway. Ultimately the reason he got caught.
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Loveable Rogue]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Caffrey is care-free.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Caffrey is care-free.
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* [[Not So Different]]: Neal and some of the criminals he helps put away. Particularly Keller.
* [[Not So Different]]: Neal and some of the criminals he helps put away. Particularly Keller.
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Peter.
* [[Odd Couple]]: With Peter.
* [[Or So Iheard]]: He maintains he didn't actually commit any of his crimes. Also, "I love your alleged work."
* [[Or So I Heard]]: He maintains he didn't actually commit any of his crimes. Also, "I love your alleged work."
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: He never knew his father. Maybe.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: He never knew his father. Maybe.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Neal's life.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: Neal's life.
* [[Renaissance Man]]
* [[Renaissance Man]]
* [[Sharp Dressed Man]]
* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: All the time. It's a good thing.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: All the time. It's a good thing.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
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=== Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) ===
=== Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) ===
{{quote| ''"I wear a badge; he wears a tracking anklet."''}}
{{quote|''"I wear a badge; he wears a tracking anklet."''}}
Peter is an FBI agent in the white collar crimes unit. He's a straight arrow, and he's dedicated to his profession. He's as good at his job as Neal. He's dedicated to his wife, like many cops, but he actually manages to make it up to her when the job gets in the way.
Peter is an FBI agent in the white collar crimes unit. He's a straight arrow, and he's dedicated to his profession. He's as good at his job as Neal. He's dedicated to his wife, like many cops, but he actually manages to make it up to her when the job gets in the way.


* [[Always Gets His Man]]: Peter's the only law-man to catch Neal. Twice. (its really more like 2.5)
* [[Always Gets His Man]]: Peter's the only law-man to catch Neal. Twice. (its really more like 2.5)
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Peter isn't a moron, but he presents himself as somewhat clueless... and it works. And sometimes he just kicks ass.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Peter isn't a moron, but he presents himself as somewhat clueless... and it works. And sometimes he just kicks ass.
* [[Determinator]]: One of the reasons he [[Always Gets His Man]].
* [[Determinator]]: One of the reasons he [[Always Gets His Man]].
* [[Good With Numbers]]: He coulda been an accountant. For Warren Buffet.
* [[Good with Numbers]]: He coulda been an accountant. For Warren Buffet.
* [[Happily Married]]: Period.
* [[Happily Married]]: Period.
* [[Indy Ploy]]: He likes a plan, but he's willing to run with it.
* [[Indy Ploy]]: He likes a plan, but he's willing to run with it.
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=== Elizabeth Burke (Tiffani Thiessen) ===
=== Elizabeth Burke (Tiffani Thiessen) ===
{{quote| ''"Or maybe you've been chasing him so long you don't know how to stop?"''}}
{{quote|''"Or maybe you've been chasing him so long you don't know how to stop?"''}}
Elizabeth is Peter's wife. Like the typical "cop's wife", she has to suffer her husband's dedication to his job: frequent absences and missing important occasions. Unlike the typical cop wife, she puts up with this with good grace.
Elizabeth is Peter's wife. Like the typical "cop's wife", she has to suffer her husband's dedication to his job: frequent absences and missing important occasions. Unlike the typical cop wife, she puts up with this with good grace.


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* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Mozzie.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Mozzie.
* [[Official Couple]]: With her husband.
* [[Official Couple]]: With her husband.
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: When kidnapped, she rescues herself. Not by resorting to typical seduction tricks, but by {{spoiler|manipulating her guard (by telling him he'll start sweating if the dog bite he got was infected, then turning up the heat.) While he was out looking for bandages, she then figures out a way to throw a chair through shatterproof glass.}}
* [[Took a Level in Badass]]: When kidnapped, she rescues herself. Not by resorting to typical seduction tricks, but by {{spoiler|manipulating her guard (by telling him he'll start sweating if the dog bite he got was infected, then turning up the heat.) While he was out looking for bandages, she then figures out a way to throw a chair through shatterproof glass.}}
* [[Understanding Boyfriend|Understanding Wife]]: She, resignedly, accepts the problems of Peter's job. And Neal's lifestyle. And Mozzie's quirks. She's the living god of, "You're just plain okay."
* [[Understanding Boyfriend|Understanding Wife]]: She, resignedly, accepts the problems of Peter's job. And Neal's lifestyle. And Mozzie's quirks. She's the living god of, "You're just plain okay."
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=== Mozzie (Willie Garson) ===
=== Mozzie (Willie Garson) ===
{{quote| ''"It's about doing what we want to do. Who cares about nine-to-five's and 401-Ks. Playing by the rules only makes... borders. They just... take away everything that's good about living life."''}}
{{quote|''"It's about doing what we want to do. Who cares about nine-to-five's and 401-Ks. Playing by the rules only makes... borders. They just... take away everything that's good about living life."''}}
Mozzie has a criminal mind, but not a criminal soul. You can trust him with your life, but you'd be daft to trust him with a dollar. (Thank you, [[Terry Pratchett|Sir Pterry]].)
Mozzie has a criminal mind, but not a criminal soul. You can trust him with your life, but you'd be daft to trust him with a dollar. (Thank you, [[Terry Pratchett|Sir Pterry]].)


* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Averted, he is the worst "actor" in the main cast, yet tends to be only a little hammy.
* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Averted, he is the worst "actor" in the main cast, yet tends to be only a little hammy.
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: That's just what they ''want'' you to think.
* [[Conspiracy Theorist]]: That's just what they ''want'' you to think.
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Mozzie is in no way a moron, but he's generally not a physical presence. Then, in a tense moment he disarms a bad guy and hold's him at gun point without flinching. That he nearly collapses afterward just shows how cool he was during the moment.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Mozzie is in no way a moron, but he's generally not a physical presence. Then, in a tense moment he disarms a bad guy and hold's him at gun point without flinching. That he nearly collapses afterward just shows how cool he was during the moment.
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: Mozzie experienced that first hand.
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: Mozzie experienced that first hand.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: But in a good way. A harmless way. Mostly.
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: But in a good way. A harmless way. Mostly.
* [[Mysterious Informant]]
* [[Mysterious Informant]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Elizabeth.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Elizabeth.
* [[Or So Iheard]]
* [[Or So I Heard]]
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: He was left at an orphanage as an infant.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: He was left at an orphanage as an infant.
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
* [[Smart People Play Chess]]
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Butch Lesbian]] / [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: A blend between some of the less stereotypical qualities of both (dresses nicely, slams big guy's heads against cars). Her sexuality it never, ''ever,'' played for titillation or laughs, and it doesn't define her personality.
* [[Butch Lesbian]] / [[Lipstick Lesbian]]: A blend between some of the less stereotypical qualities of both (dresses nicely, slams big guy's heads against cars). Her sexuality it never, ''ever,'' played for titillation or laughs, and it doesn't define her personality.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Zig-zagged. In season one, she disappeared after two episodes and was replaced by [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] agent Lauren Cruz. Then Cruz disappears right before the season one finale and Diana comes back for good.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Zig-zagged. In season one, she disappeared after two episodes and was replaced by [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] agent Lauren Cruz. Then Cruz disappears right before the season one finale and Diana comes back for good.
* [[Dirty Harriet]]: She plays a [[High Class Call Girl]] in "Need to Know".
* [[Dirty Harriet]]: She plays a [[High-Class Call Girl]] in "Need to Know".
* [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]]: Whenever she needs to go undercover.
* [[Kicking Ass in All Her Finery]]: Whenever she needs to go undercover.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Occasionally. Justified by her childhoods in England.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Occasionally. Justified by her childhoods in England.
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=== Clinton Jones (Sharif Atkins) ===
=== Clinton Jones (Sharif Atkins) ===
Another one on Peter's team.
Another one on Peter's team.


* [[Good With Numbers]]
* [[Good with Numbers]]
* [[Humble Hero]]
* [[Humble Hero]]
* [[Mission Control]]: Usually is the one who stays in the giant van.
* [[Mission Control]]: Usually is the one who stays in the giant van.
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=== June (Diahann Carroll) ===
=== June (Diahann Carroll) ===
{{quote| '''Peter:''' ''That's not jewelry on his ankle, you know. He's a felon.''<br />
{{quote|'''Peter:''' ''That's not jewelry on his ankle, you know. He's a felon.''
'''June:''' ''So was Byron.'' }}
'''June:''' ''So was Byron.'' }}
Neal's landlady. Her husband was a con-man. She appreciate's Neal's... ''joie de vivre.''
Neal's landlady. Her husband was a con-man. She appreciate's Neal's... ''joie de vivre.''
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=== Garret Fowler (Noah Emmerich) ===
=== Garret Fowler (Noah Emmerich) ===
{{quote| ''"Well, aren't you clever, Agent Burke."''}}
{{quote|''"Well, aren't you clever, Agent Burke."''}}
He's a dirty cop! Or...
He's a dirty cop! Or...


* {{spoiler|[[Anti Villain]]}}: Arguably, as of season two. He's been jerked around.
* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]}}: Arguably, as of season two. He's been jerked around.
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Wife]]: Him going after his wife's murderer is what started his involvement in all this.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Dead Little Sister|Dead Wife]]: Him going after his wife's murderer is what started his involvement in all this.}}
* [[Internal Affairs]]
* [[Internal Affairs]]
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: There's a man behind Fowler.
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: There's a man behind Fowler.
* [[Not So Different]]: From Burke. There, but for the tragedy, go I.
* [[Not So Different]]: From Burke. There, but for the tragedy, go I.
* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to The Mouse]]: After his role as the [[Anti Villain]] is revealed, he is never seen from nor heard of again.}}
* {{spoiler|[[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: After his role as the [[Anti-Villain]] is revealed, he is never seen from nor heard of again.}}


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=== Vincent Adler (Andrew McCarthy) ===
=== Vincent Adler (Andrew McCarthy) ===
{{quote| ''"Nice try, Neal."''}}
{{quote|''"Nice try, Neal."''}}
Okay. This guy's just dirty. A corporate sleaze.
Okay. This guy's just dirty. A corporate sleaze.


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Neal Caffrey (Matt Bomer)

"For the record, I still maintain that I basically turned myself in."

Neal is a con man, a forger, an artist, a thief, a charmer, a rogue, and a scoundrel. And he's very, very good at all of that.

Peter Burke (Tim DeKay)

"I wear a badge; he wears a tracking anklet."

Peter is an FBI agent in the white collar crimes unit. He's a straight arrow, and he's dedicated to his profession. He's as good at his job as Neal. He's dedicated to his wife, like many cops, but he actually manages to make it up to her when the job gets in the way.

Elizabeth Burke (Tiffani Thiessen)

"Or maybe you've been chasing him so long you don't know how to stop?"

Elizabeth is Peter's wife. Like the typical "cop's wife", she has to suffer her husband's dedication to his job: frequent absences and missing important occasions. Unlike the typical cop wife, she puts up with this with good grace.

  • Badass Damsel: As of the season three midseason premiere. She concocts a brilliant escape plan with nothing but a dog bite, thermostat, diamond ring, and some crazy chair swinging skills.
  • Happily Married: So much.
  • Hide Your Pregnancy: Season two.
  • Keep the Home Fires Burning
  • Odd Friendship: With Mozzie.
  • Official Couple: With her husband.
  • Took a Level in Badass: When kidnapped, she rescues herself. Not by resorting to typical seduction tricks, but by manipulating her guard (by telling him he'll start sweating if the dog bite he got was infected, then turning up the heat.) While he was out looking for bandages, she then figures out a way to throw a chair through shatterproof glass.
  • Understanding Wife: She, resignedly, accepts the problems of Peter's job. And Neal's lifestyle. And Mozzie's quirks. She's the living god of, "You're just plain okay."

Mozzie (Willie Garson)

"It's about doing what we want to do. Who cares about nine-to-five's and 401-Ks. Playing by the rules only makes... borders. They just... take away everything that's good about living life."

Mozzie has a criminal mind, but not a criminal soul. You can trust him with your life, but you'd be daft to trust him with a dollar. (Thank you, Sir Pterry.)

Diana Barrigan (Marsha Thomason)

One of Peter's subordinates.


Clinton Jones (Sharif Atkins)

Another one on Peter's team.

June (Diahann Carroll)

Peter: That's not jewelry on his ankle, you know. He's a felon.
June: So was Byron.

Neal's landlady. Her husband was a con-man. She appreciate's Neal's... joie de vivre.

Garret Fowler (Noah Emmerich)

"Well, aren't you clever, Agent Burke."

He's a dirty cop! Or...

Vincent Adler (Andrew McCarthy)

"Nice try, Neal."

Okay. This guy's just dirty. A corporate sleaze.

Mathew Keller (Ross McCall)

Neal's Blue Collar counterpart

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