Subject: Carrie Mathison

CIA agent who plays by her own rules in protecting the U.S. from terrorist attacks. Her bipolar disorder—for which she must take daily medication—and unusual sensitivities blur the line between her personal and professional lives. She tries to get emotionally close to her targets, but the results often wreak havoc on her.

Subject: Saul Berenson

Middle East division chief of the CIA and Carrie’s longtime no-nonsense mentor. His unorthodox style and high-risk, old school maneuvers have both succeeded and failed spectacularly, often with Carrie's help. Saul is a career man who is married to his job, which doesn't leave him much time for a personal life.

Subject: Nicholas Brody

Ex-Marine held as a POW in Iraq by al- Qaeda leader Abu Nazir for eight years. He returns to the U.S. as a sleeper agent, reunites with his family (who thought he was dead), and has an affair with Carrie, who is obsessed with uncovering his history by any means necessary.

Subject: David Estes

CIA Counterterrorism Center director, and Carrie’s boss. The two have a contentious relationship that comes to a head when he learns of her bipolar disorder and fires her. But once Carrie’s proven right about Brody, he reinstates her—though he proves not entirely trustworthy.

Subject: Abu Nazir

Al-Qaeda leader who persuades U.S. POWs Brody and Tom Walker to align with his plot against the CIA and its director to avenge the murder of his son Issa. His plan is thwarted by Carrie, but he later infiltrates the U.S. and holds her hostage in order to orchestrate the Vice President’s assassination.

Subject: William Walden

Former CIA director and now Vice President of the United States, he’s on Brody and Nazir’s hit list for ordering a drone strike that killed Nazir’s son.

Subject: Tom Walker

Marine captured by al-Qaeda alongside Brody and turned to Nazir’s cause. Sent back to the U.S. as part of a terrorist plan, he carries out his attack and is killed by Brody.

Subject: Max Piotrowski

A private consultant who is Carrie's go-to guy when it comes to surveillance, Max has a long history of helping her out of scrapes, and is one of Carrie's most trusted associates.

Subject: Peter Quinn

CIA operative initially brought in to lead the Brody task force, a self-proclaimed "guy who kills bad guys" within the agency. Despite his job description, he has a conscience. He works both for and against Carrie at various times, but neither position dampens the feelings he has for her.

Subject: Dar Adal

Old-school CIA agent and contemporary of Saul's, he always takes the long view and likes to play both sides of the fence. He is a typical Agency career man—no one can trust him for anything.

Subject: Roya Hammad

A TV reporter who is also a secret al-Qaeda intermediary between Nasir and Brody.

Subject: Andrew Lockhart

Senator in charge of the committee investigating the Langley bombing, and nominee for CIA director. As Saul is the current CIA director, the two clash.

Subject: Majid Javadi

Deputy Intelligence Chief of Iran, and the person behind the CIA bombing. He’s worked with—and betrayed—Saul in the past.

Subject: Fara Sherazi

Persian analyst hired by Saul to link the CIA bombing to Majid Javadi. Her Tehrani uncle helps Carrie while she’s in the country.

Subject: Leland Bennett

A lawyer whose Washington, D.C. firm represents a bank linked to terrorists in Iran. Carrie eventually lures his client, Javadi, out of hiding by informing on the CIA.

Subject: Martha Boyd

U.S. ambassador to Pakistan. She was previously engaged to Saul.

Subject: Haissam Haqqani

A veteran of the Soviet-Afghan War who works with Pakistan’s ISI, he’s hunted relentlessly by Carrie Mathison when she’s in Islamabad. He eventually kidnaps Saul, murders Carrie’s asset Aayan, and launches a terrorist attack on the U.S. Embassy.

Subject: Tasneem Qureshi

Revealed to be the mole at the Embassy, she works with the Taliban and helped orchestrate Saul’s kidnapping.

Subject: Frances “Frannie” Matheson

Daughter of Carrie and the late Brody, she’s left in the care of Carrie’s sister Maggie while her mother is overseas. Once Carrie returns to the U.S., her custody of Frannie is constantly in upheaval.

Subject: Aayan Ibrahim

Nephew of Haissam Haqqani and asset to Carrie, he possesses video evidence of an unintended missile strike on a wedding by the CIA.

Subject: Aasar Khan

Counterterrorism chief of Pakistan’s ISI. He forms an uneasy alliance with Carrie.

Subject: Sandy Bachman

Chief of Carrie’s CIA station in Pakistan, he was outed on the news in connection with the wedding drone strike and killed by a mob of angry locals (incited by the ISI).

Subject: Otto Düring

Founder of a Berlin-based philanthropic organization. Carrie is his head of security.

Subject: Allison Carr

CIA Berlin station chief. She was blackmailed by the Russians in 2005 and has since been working undercover for them as an intelligence operative.

Subject: Jonas Hollander

A lawyer with the Düring Foundation and Carrie’s boyfriend in Berlin.

Subject: Sekou Bah

A Nigerian living in New York City who posts a series of videos online in which he visits locations of past domestic terrorist attacks and chronicles what happened. He’s arrested by the FBI on suspicion of being a radicalized terrorist, and Carrie—now working at a NYC nonprofit that defends the rights of Muslim-Americans—represents his case.

Subject: Reda Hashem

Ex-law professor and employee at the same nonprofit that Carrie works for, advocating for the rights of the Muslim community.

Subject: Ray Conlin

FBI special agent who arrests Sekou Bah and clashes with Carrie.

Subject: Elizabeth Keane

President of the United States who calls on Carrie as a foreign policy advisor. After an assassination attempt, she has many members of the U.S. intelligence community arrested, including Saul.

Subject: Brett O’Keefe

A popular radio personality who oversees a shadow organization that disseminates fake news. His main goal is to discredit Keane before she’s in office.

Subject: David Wellington

White House Chief of Staff for President Elizabeth Keane, in an on/off relationship with NGO employee Simone Martin (introduced in season 7).

Subject: Simone Martin

A Russian spy whose cover is as an NGO worker. She’s in a relationship with Wellington but is pursued by Carrie and revealed by Saul as working with the Russians to murder McLendon.

Subject: General Jamie McLendon

U.S. Department of Defense representative accused of taking part in President Keane’s assassination attempt. He’s given a life sentence and is suspiciously murdered in prison. Carrie and Saul later uncover the event’s ties to both Simone and the Russians.

Subject: Dante Allen

A lawyer and old friend of Carrie’s—they reconnect through his research into detainees ordered under President Keane. The two become romantically involved, until Carrie suspects him of taking part in McLendon’s murder. He’s poisoned and confesses a link between Simone, the Russians, and McLendon’s death.