List of Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series) characters
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The following is a list of characters from the The CW science fiction drama Beauty & the Beast, which is loosely based on the 1987 CBS series of the same name.[1]
Cast
| Actor | Character | Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Kristin Kreuk | Catherine Chandler | Main | ||||
| Jay Ryan | Vincent Keller | Main | ||||
| Austin Basis | J.T. Forbes | Main | ||||
| Nina Lisandrello | Tess Vargas | Main | ||||
| Sendhil Ramamurthy | Gabriel Lowen | Main | ||||
| Brian White | Joe Bishop | Main | ||||
| Max Brown | Evan Marks | Main | Guest[2] | |||
| Amber Skye Noyes | Tori Windsor | Main | ||||
| Nicole Gale Anderson | Heather Chandler | Recurring | Main | |||
Main characters
Catherine "Cat" Chandler
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Catherine "Cat" Chandler (Kristin Kreuk) is a homicide detective with the NYPD. Nine years before the pilot, she was nearly killed by the men who murdered her mother, but saved by a mysterious beast. In the pilot, she finds out the "beast" is actually Vincent, and keeps his secret to protect him from Muirfield, the organization who created him. While helping to protect him, she and Vincent fall in love. Catherine fights for Vincent after he is kidnapped by Muirfield and brainwashed into forgetting her, helping him to regain his memories and remember their love. Catherine breaks up with Vincent when, as a result of his brainwashing, he refuses to stop being more violent and brutal in order to save their relationship. She dates Gabe after they break up, and when Vincent tries to win her back, Catherine pushes him away and stays with Gabe. Vincent, though, is able to prove to her that he has changed by becoming more human than beast, and Catherine breaks up with Gabe, and reunites with Vincent. Soon after, they get engaged, and get married in the season 3 finale. Catherine has discovered that through her birth father, she is related to Rebecca Reynolds, who was in love with a beast, as well, back in the 1800s.
Vincent Keller
Vincent Keller (Jay Ryan) is a soldier who enlisted in Afghanistan, and was part of an experiment called Operation Muirfield that turned them into super soldiers. Vincent's DNA was mutated and he developed the ability to transform into a beastly creature; he turns into the creature whenever he is distressed. When the army shut down Muirfield because the subjects were out of control, Vincent survived and faked his own death, hiding out in New York. In Season 1, he starts to come out of hiding when he falls in love with Catherine, the woman he saved nine years ago and who he has been watching over ever since, and the two work together to protect him from Muirfield. When he's kidnapped in Season 2, his memory is erased, and he doesn't remember Catherine. He is "programmed" into an assassin, killing any beasts and people associated with Muirfield. He is able to regain his memories spending time with Catherine, but is more angry and powerful. When Catherine tries to stop him from resorting to violence, he feels betrayed, and they break up. After this, he came out of hiding and revealed himself to be alive to the world. He dates Tori Windsor, another beast, for a while until Tori dies. Upset over Tori's death and feeling guilty over the damage he caused, Vincent decides to change and choose his humanity over being a beast in order to win Catherine back. Though Catherine rejects him, Vincent doesn't give up on her, and he & Catherine eventually reunite. He proposes to Catherine soon after, and they get engaged; they eventually marry in the season 3 finale.
J.T. Forbes
J.T. Forbes (Austin Basis) is Vincent's childhood friend and a professor at a university in New York. He hid Vincent from the men who have been hunting him for a decade out of guilt, as he felt responsible for what happened to Vincent – J.T. was the one that had signed him up for the Muirfield program under the assumption he would be protecting Vincent by doing so. Though he tried to help Vincent find a cure, they stopped trying after several failed attempts. Initially resistant to Catherine being part of Vincent's life, J.T. started to accept her when she helped protect Vincent from Muirfield. After Vincent is kidnapped and brainwashed by Muirfield, J.T. began to develop feelings for Tess, Catherine's best friend, and the two eventually started dating. J.T. was grievously injured by Gabe, but survived after being injected with a healing serum used to create superhumans. J.T. desperately worked to rid his body of the serum afterwards, and almost died from the serum. Eventually, he found a cure that stopped the effects of the serum.
Tess Vargas
Tess Vargas (Nina Lisandrello) is Catherine's best friend who eventually discovers and reluctantly agrees to keep Vincent's secret, for Cat's sake. Though willing to protect Vincent's secret, she wasn't happy when Cat became distant from her while trying to help Vincent. Tess was having an affair with her boss, Joe Bishop, when she found out about Vincent, until Joe was fired from the precinct. When Cat was trying to help Vincent, Tess bonded with J.T., Vincent's best friend, over being pushed away by their best friends because of the secrets; though Tess was initially resisting him, the two started dating soon after. Tess was Catherine's work partner, until she got promoted to Captain in the precinct.
Heather Chandler
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Heather Chandler (Nicole Gale Anderson) is Catherine's younger sister. Catherine let Heather stay at her place while Heather tried to find a job. Heather moved to Miami to further her career and got engaged, but later returned to New York after her engagement ended. Heather was initially distrustful of Vincent when she first met him, and didn't approve of his & Catherine's relationship. She finds out Vincent's secret, and starts to accept him when he protects both her & Catherine, and helps Catherine and the group keep Vincent from being exposed.
Former main characters
Gabriel "Gabe" Lowen
Gabriel "Gabe" Lowen (Sendhil Ramamurthy) was a former assistant district attorney who came to Catherine's precinct to hunt down Vincent. He was eventually revealed to be a Muirfield experiment, as well. He tries to kill Vincent to save himself, but becomes human when Catherine revives him after he is supposedly shot dead. Gabe takes over Catherine's precinct after Joe Bishop is fired, and tries to make amends by helping Catherine search for Vincent and finding out who was controlling him. During this time, it was revealed that Gabe is falling in love with Catherine. The two ended up dating after Catherine and Vincent break up, but Catherine left Gabe to be with Vincent again. Gabe became deranged over losing her, intent on destroying Vincent to get Catherine back. He changed back into a beast to kill Vincent, but he was killed by Catherine in self-defense.[3][4]
Joe Bishop
Joe Bishop (Brian White) was Catherine and Tess's former commanding officer. He cheated on his wife with Tess. When his brother, Darius, was killed by Vincent (by accident), he became vengeful and intent on finding Darius' killer. His vendetta distracted him from his job and he was fired by the start of season two.
Dr. Evan Marks
Dr. Evan Marks (Max Brown) was the police morgue medical examiner who worked with Catherine and developed romantic feelings for her. When found out that Catherine was in love with Vincent, Evan was angry and jealous. He helped Muirfield capture Vincent, thinking they would kill him and get rid of the beasts. However, Evan found out that Muirfield had used him, and they were planning to use Vincent to create more beasts. When Catherine showed up to rescue Vincent, Evan helped them escape by sacrificing himself, getting shot and killed by Muirfield.
Tori Windsor
Tori Windsor (Amber Skye Noyes) was a beast who was also the daughter of a Muirfield experiment. After Vincent killed her father, she found out she possessed beast abilities, and became attached to Vincent because of this. She tried to form a deeper wedge in the feuding between, and separated, Vincent and Cat because of this attraction; Vincent eventually dated Tori for a while. She lost her life trying to prove herself to Vincent; she died in his arms apologizing, and blessing Vincent's love for Catherine.
Recurring characters
- Rob Stewart as Thomas Chandler (season 1): Catherine and Heather's father. In season 1, Thomas married Brooke, a woman many years younger than him, causing a rift between him and Catherine. In the first season finale, he was murdered in front of Catherine after being pushed into oncoming traffic by a disguised Muirfield agent; it was later discovered that he was not Catherine's biological father.
- Bridget Regan as Alex Salter (season 1): Vincent's ex-fiancée. After finding out Vincent was still alive, Alex tried to rekindle their relationship, but struggled with Vincent's condition and the realization that he had feelings for Catherine. With Catherine's help, Alex went into hiding from Muirfield.
- Shantel VanSanten as Tyler (season 1): Gabriel's girlfriend who helped him deal with his beastly side. She was killed by Reynolds.
- Ted Whittall as Bob Reynolds (seasons 1–3): FBI agent who was in charge of Operation Muirfield. At the end of Season 1, he and his team kidnapped Vincent and wiped his memory. He carried out a personal black operation to eliminate Muirfield, using Vincent as an assassin to hunt down the numerous Beasts it produced, until he was caught by Catherine and sent to jail. He is also revealed to be Catherine's biological father.
- Khaira Ledeyo as Dr. Vanessa Chandler (season 1, 3): Catherine and Heather's mother. Vanessa was a doctor working for Muirfield, who injected a group of soldiers with a serum to create super soldiers, one of whom was Vincent Keller. She was killed by Muirfield in front of Catherine.
- Elisabeth Röhm as Dana Landon (season 2): FBI Agent who was tracking a series of thefts and murders stretching back to the 1800s, all dealing with a specific gem, linked to the murder of her husband Sam and to Catherine's ancestry. Unknown to Landon, the gem is directly tied to the history of Beasts, leading her further into the mystery surrounding Vincent.
- Tom Everett Scott as Sam Landon (season 2): The husband of Dana Landon, Sam found out about beasts after their son died from being experimented on by Muirfield. He faked his death and began creating more beasts in order to get revenge for his son's death.
- Brennan Brown as Captain Ward (seasons 2–3): Tess and Catherine's boss after Gabe vacated the position. Ward helped Tess become captain after he was promoted to chief.
- Jason Gedrick as Liam Cullen (season 3): A beast that has been alive for 200 years. He was romantically involved with Catherine's ancestor Rebecca before she rejected him for Alistair, leading to him killing both of them. He became a superhuman beast after being injected with a superhuman serum.
See also
References
- ↑ "Shows A-Z - beauty & the beast on cw". The Futon Critic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (July 21, 2015). "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Supernatural, Good Wife, Shameless, iZombie, Scandal, Supergirl and More". TV Line. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ↑ Ng, Philiana (January 24, 2013). "'Beauty and the Beast' Promotes Sendhil Ramamurthy to Series Regular (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ MacKenzie, Carina (December 19, 2012). "'Beauty and the Beast' casts Sendhil Ramamurthy as Catherine's new love interest and ADA". Zap2it. Retrieved December 23, 2012.