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CSI: NY
Location: New York City, New York Date of debut: September 22nd, 2004.
Detective Mac Taylor/ Gary Sinise
- Detective Mac Taylor heads the New York Crime Lab, conducting investigations according to Veneziano’s theory of quantum physics; everything is connected. Originally from Chicago, Mac served his country as a decorated Marine Corps officer. After serving, Mac moved to New York City. Because of the heroism he demonstrated during his military career, Mac succeeded in earning a spot amongst New York City’s finest. Ascending through the ranks of the NYPD, he ultimately found a home in the crime scene investigation division. As one of the world’s foremost Crimilinalitsts, at the same time, he struggles to bring order to his own fractured personal narrative, caused by the death of his wife three years ago.
Detective Stella Bonasera/ Melina Kanakarendes
- Stella’s fierce independence and unflinching character led her to join the NYPD. To fellow officers, she is the Statue of Liberty, a woman standing tall with her head held high. These qualities, along with her intelligence, brashness and determination, earned her a coveted spot as a CSI alongside Mac Taylor.
Danny Messer/ Carmine Giovinazzo
- Detective Danny Messer brings his Staten Island routes to the New York City crime lab. Growing up in a family under surveillance, Danny formulated his own set of hybrid ethics, blending the world of lawbreakers with the world of lawmakers. Mac personally selected Danny to join his team, an honor and responsibility that Danny attempts to live up to every day.
Aiden Burn/ Vanessa Ferlito
- Detective Aiden Burn is smart, sexy and streetwise. A chameleon, she adjusts to her surroundings, trying on new identities the way other women try on clothes. Artistically gifted and skilled on Anthropology, Aiden specializes in skeletal identification and facial reconstruction.
Detective Don Flack/ Eddie Cahill
- Don Flack knows the streets of New York. Yonkers- bred, descending from a long, line of police officers, Detective Flack never questioned his future. Working closely with Mac Taylor and his unit, Detective Flack bridges the gap between the old school NYPD and the new generation of CSI. Carrying with his an intense hatred of the “bad guy,” his approach to solving crimes, while sometimes borderline, is nonetheless always effective.
Doctor Sheldon Hawkes/ Hill Harper
- As Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Sheldon Hawkes feels perfectly at ease in a room filled with death. Raised in Harlem, Hawkes was a child prodigy, who graduated college at 18. By 24, he was a board license surgeon. Because he was young and socially un-experienced, however, his education could not shield him from the pressure of having to save lives. 2 years later, Hawkes left the operating room, retreating to the safety of the Medical Examiner’s office.
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