List of The Last Ship characters


This is an overview of the regular, recurring, and other characters of the TV series The Last Ship.

Overview

Main characters

Tom Chandler

If courage had a face, it would be identical to the face of Tom Chandler.

Rachel Scott

Dr. Rachel Scott, M.D., Ph.D. was the leading paleomicrobiologist aboard the USS Nathan James alongside Doctor Quincy Tophet. She worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization to create a cure for the virus that had wiped out most of the human race. Little is known about her personal life, however it was confirmed that she had a boyfriend whose fate was unknown; furthermore, she and Tex had a very close relationship. In the Season 2 finale she was shot dead after finding a way to spread the cure by person-to-person contact. In Season 3 she was on a stamp in a ration books as a way to remember her commitment. As well, Scott's efforts to create the "contagious cure" as it was called succeeded in stopping the pandemic. Her killer is later revealed to have been arrested and imprisoned for her murder. In the series finale, she reappears briefly when Chandler sees everyone he has lost along the way following the sinking of the Nathan James. She was portrayed by Rhona Mitra.
Accord to her Department of the Navy personnel file, Scott was a British citizen with US permanent resident status who was born in London, England. She had attended the University of Oxford and was awarded a BS in chemistry, with honors, in 1999. Four years later, she received her MD degree by the University of Cambridge. Later, she went to America to receive PhDs from Yale University in the fields of virology and public health followed by jobs at the World Health Organization, Doctors Without Borders, and the Centers for Disease Control

Mike Slattery

Admiral Michael "Mike" Slattery is the former executive officer and captain of the USS Nathan James who now serves as Chief of Naval Operations. He is portrayed by Adam Baldwin.

Biography

Originally from Chicago, Mike Slattery is a former homicide detective with the Chicago Police Department. He is married to Christine Slattery, with whom he has three children, two daughters and a son, Lucas.
By 2014, Slattery held the rank of Commander in the United States Navy and was the Executive Officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Nathan James. That year, the Nathan James took on paleomicrobiologists Dr. Rachel Scott and Dr. Quincy Tophet as the Nathan James conducted operations in the Arctic region. However, their mission, unknown to even them, was just a cover for Drs. Scott and Tophet, who were actually collecting samples of a deadly virus that has infected 80 percent of the human population while they have been at sea, including his own son, Lucas.
When CDR Chandler was promoted to Chief of Naval Operations after the defeat of the Immunes and the successful creation of the "contagious cure" by Dr. Scott, Slattery was promoted to the rank of Captain and named Commanding Officer of the Nathan James.
In Season 5, Slattery was promoted to Admiral and made Chief of Naval Operations.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by ADM Slattery.

Russ Jeter

Russell "Russ" Jeter is the current Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy. He previously served as the senior enlisted advisor of the USS Nathan James. He is portrayed by Charles Parnell.

Biography

The oldest member of the Nathan James crew, CMC Russ Jeter is a decorated chief petty officer with over 20 years of service in the United States Navy. In addition to his role as the ship's senior enlisted advisor, CMC Jeter also serves as the ship's de facto chaplain, leading religious services onboard and presiding over burials at sea.
His wife and children were killed in a car crash while he was driving; although he was found not culpable for the accident, he still suffers from survivor's guilt to this day.
In Season 5, Jeter was promoted to Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by MCPON Jeter.

Quincy Tophet

Dr. Quincy Tophet was a paleomicrobiologist. In season 1 he was a mole for the Russians due to the fact they were holding his family captive. He was shot in the season 1 finale and allowed himself to be killed rather than reveal the location of the cure. He was portrayed by Sam Spruell.

Danny Green

Daniel Joshua "Danny" Green is the leader of the Naval Mountain Warfare Unit attached to the USS Nathan James. He eventually marries Kara Green and has a son with her. He is portrayed by Travis Van Winkle.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by LT Green.
LT Green received his third Bronze Star for his actions during the Red Flu crisis.

Kara Green (née Foster)

Commander Kara Green is the current Commanding Officer of the USS Nathan James. She is portrayed by Marissa Neitling.

Biography

Kara was born circa 1988 and grew up in Rose Hill, Kansas. Her mother, Debbie, is a recovering alcoholic who has been sober since the outbreak of the Red Flu.
After graduating from high school, Kara joined the Navy. By 2014, she was serving as an officer in the Combat Information Center on the USS Nathan James. During the ship's mission to the Arctic, she began dating and fell in love with LT Danny Green, the leader of the Naval Mountain Warfare Unit deployed on the James. In "Trials", Kara learns that she's pregnant, and that her child will be born immune to the Red Flu because of its mother's vaccination.
After the death of LCDR Barker at the hands of Amy Granderson's rogue Maryland State Troopers, Kara is made Tactical Actions Officer of the Nathan James and is given special dispensation by the captain to remain at sea, despite regulations stating that all pregnant officers and sailors be reassigned to shore duty.
In "A More Perfect Union", Danny proposes to Kara and by "The Scott Effect", they are married and Kara has given birth to a son, Frankie Green. In addition to being a new wife and mother, Kara has left active duty and works for Captain Chandler and the Michener Administration as a Deputy Chief of Staff for military matters. Although most of the characters in the St. Louis White House referred to her as "Mrs. Green", Secretary Rivera sometimes addressed her as "Commander Green".
In the first episode of season four, Kara wore the Navy Service Khaki uniform with the insignia of a Lieutenant Commander while being assigned to the U.S. Naval Station Rota in Spain. After the attack on the base and the injury of LCDR Cameron Burk, Kara returns to duty as the Tactical Actions Officer on the Nathan James.
In Season 5, Kara was promoted to Commander and initially given temporary command of the Nathan James for Fleet Week prior to a planned return to shore duty.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by CDR Green.

Alisha Granderson

Lieutenant Commander Alisha Granderson is a junior officer on the USS Nathan James, originally serving as an officer of the deck. As the series progresses, she is given more responsibility and trust by the senior staff, culminating in a temporary appointment as executive officer of the Nathan James while CDR Garnett is MIA. She is portrayed by Christina Elmore.
Her mother, Amy Granderson, was the vice-chair of the President's Defense Policy Board at the time of the Red Flu outbreak, and was believed to be the highest-ranking member of the White House to survive the immediate pandemic. After her genocide in Baltimore is stopped by CDR Chandler and the Nathan James retaken from her rogue Maryland State Police Troopers, Amy committed suicide rather than surrender, leaving Alisha devastated.
In Season 5, Granderson was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and assigned to Naval Station Mayport under Admiral Joseph Meylan. At the end of Season 5's fourth episode, "Tropic of Cancer", Granderson was stabbed in her home by her girlfriend upon discovering she had used Granderson as a tool to aid Gustavo Barros' cause. It is safely assumed, though not definite, that Granderson died as a result of this injury.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by LCDR Granderson.

Tex Nolan

Ken "Tex" Nolan is a private security contractor who met the crew of the USS Nathan James at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. After working with him to defuse an enemy threat at the base, Commander Tom Chandler invited him to join them on their mission to create a vaccine for the virus. Before joining the private sector, Tex served in the United States Army Special Forces. He is portrayed by John Pyper-Ferguson.
In "A More Perfect Union", Tex departs the ship to search for his ex-wife and daughter, last seen in Jackson, Mississippi. He locates the place they were staying and finds out that his wife was killed by looters but his daughter, Kathleen survived and is heading for where the Nathan James is spreading the cure. Tex goes after her, learning from an infected man that the Immunes are planning on exposing innocent people to the virus to destroy the people's trust in the Navy. Tex reunites with his daughter and teams up with a team from the Nathan James in Memphis, Tennessee to stop the Immunes. He succeeds, and in St. Louis introduces Dr. Scott to his daughter while helping pass around the cure.
After the death of Dr. Scott, Tex and his daughter found work with Roberta Price, the regional leader of the Deep South. However, when he learned that the private security contractors he was training were being used by Price as her own personal private army, he tried to leave and was captured. He escaped from Price's custody, and he and Kathleen eventually made their way to Kara Green and Jacob Scott, and helped them extract President Oliver from the Chief of Staff, Allison Shaw, and the other regional leaders who wanted him to dissolve the country.
Now with President Oliver, Kara, and Kathleen, Tex is declared a fugitive by Shaw and the leaders as they make their way to San Diego to rendezvous with the Nathan James, which was coming back from Asia. Together, they took down Manuel Castillo, California's regional leader.
After CAPT Chandler's children were kidnapped by Shaw, Tex went in as backup for the hostage swap and subsequently killed her guards; however, he lost his own life in the process, leaving behind a grief-stricken daughter.
In the series finale, Tex reappears when the now-Admiral Chandler has a near-death experience following the sinking of the Nathan James. Tex encourages Chandler to return to the land of the living and shows Chandler how everyone sees him.

Carlton Burk

Commander Carlton Burk is the former head of the Nathan James VBSS teams. He is LCdr. Cameron Burk's younger brother. He is portrayed by Jocko Sims.
In Season 5, he is promoted to Executive Officer of the Nathan James.
In Season 5, episode "Courage", he is killed after being impaled by an harpoon to the chest raiding one of Tavo's patrol boats.

Eric Miller

Eric Miller, is a member of the ship's VBSS teams.. Wounded in Action in the episode "Somos la Sangre". He is portrayed by Kevin Michael Martin.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by GMC Miller.

Wolf Taylor

Senior Chief Petty Officer Wolf Taylor is a member of the Royal Australian Navy's CDT 3. He was stationed on a military exchange program in Norfolk, Virginia alongside Lt. Ravit Bivas of the IDF during the outbreak of the Red Flu. He later joins the team aboard the USS Nathan James under the command of Commander Tom Chandler after the ship arrives in Norfolk. In the series finale, he is severely wounded while during the invasion of Columbia. His ultimate fate is unknown, but he was last seen alive and being taken away on a stretcher. He is portrayed by Bren Foster.

Sasha Cooper

A former operative with the Office of Naval Intelligence, Sasha Cooper and Tom Chandler have a long personal and professional past with each other. She is introduced as an intelligence agent for the newly reformed United States government, operating undercover as a diplomat in China. She later joins the team aboard the USS Nathan James. She is portrayed by Bridget Regan.

Cameron Burk

Lieutenant Commander Cameron Burk, is the older brother of CDR Carlton Burk and the new Tactical Actions Officer of the USS Nathan James during Season 3. In "In Medias Res", LCDR Burk is wounded in action on an attack on the naval base in Rota, Spain, and flown to Germany for medical treatment. He is portrayed by LaMonica Garrett.

Joseph Meylan

Joseph Meylan is the former commanding officer of the USS Hayward, who joins the USS Nathan James after his ship was severely damaged by the Chinese Navy. He briefly takes command of the Nathan James in S03E10 after he is ordered by the St. Louis White House to place Captain Chandler under arrest and relieve Captain Slattery of his command of the ship. He loses his command at the end of the episode after a team of Nathan James sailors led by Slattery gain access to the ship's armory and sequester sailors aligned with Meylan, including Meylan himself. In Season 4 he replaces Andrea Garnett as the Executive Officer of the USS Nathan James under Captain Mike Slattery. He is portrayed by Emerson Brooks.
In Season 5, Meylan was promoted to Admiral and assigned to Naval Station Mayport. In the episode, "Honor" of Season 5, Meylan is killed while protecting President Joshua Reiss.

Awards and decorations

The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by ADM Meylan.

Recurring characters

USS ''Nathan James'' personnel

Andrea Garnett

Andrea Garnett is the former chief engineer and executive officer of the USS Nathan James. LCDR Garnett is initially third in the chain of command on the ship, behind the Captain and XO. At the beginning of Season 3, she is promoted to full Commander and is Captain Slattery's replacement as Executive Officer of the Nathan James. She was captured by Japanese pirates and held as a P.O.W. along with several other crew members of the USS Nathan James, but has now been rescued. She lost her husband and children during the Red Flu crisis. She is portrayed by Fay Masterson.
Garnett did not appear in the fourth season and was replaced as executive officer by Captain Joseph Meylan. It was explained in the first episode of the fourth season that Meylan was waiting for a new ship to command, but replacement ships were not being recommissioned due to budgetary constraints. No explanation for Garnett's absence during Season 4 is given. However, she helps from behind the scenes in a couple of episodes, aiding the crew in procuring a new plane after their old one was blown up and providing vital intelligence on Paul Vellick's movements, allowing the Nathan James to foil Vellick's plan to spread the Nostos drug.
In Season 5, Garnett was promoted to the rank of Captain and given command of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Jeffrey Michener, the fleet flagship for Admiral Slattery. She was killed during the attack on Fleet Week.
Awards and decorations
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by CAPT Garnett.

Rios

"Doc" Rios is the independent duty corpsman assigned to the USS Nathan James. In Season 3, he is promoted to Ensign in the US Navy Medical Corps and made Chief Medical Officer of the Nathan James. He was captured by pirates as a P.O.W. before being rescued. He is portrayed by Maximiliano Hernández.
In Season 5, Rios was promoted to Lieutenant. He was killed during the attack on Fleet Week while tending to a wounded CAPT Garnett.
Awards and decorations
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by LT Rios.

Carl Nishioka

A member of the USS Nathan James 's combat information center, Petty Officer First Class Carl Nishioka served as a Fire Controlman. He was promoted to Chief Petty Officer in Season 3. In Season 4's "Endgame," he joins a makeshift boarding party formed by Slattery after the ship's away team is too far away to help in time. He is portrayed by Ben Cho.
In Season 5, Nishioka was commissioned as an Operations Technician Chief Warrant Officer 2 and was serving as Tactical Actions Officer on Nathan James.
Awards and decorations
The following are the medals and service awards fictionally worn by CWO2 Nishioka.

Others

Amy Granderson

Vice-chair of the U.S. President's Defense Policy Board and Secretary of Defense. She is the highest-ranking member of the White House known to be alive at the end of Season 1, and is LTJG Alisha Granderson's mother. She is revealed to be killing the people infected with the virus and burning their bodies to power the city of Baltimore, intent that only the "proper" people survive to aid humanity. She and her rogue Maryland State Police bodyguards, as well as her council are vaccinated before that knowledge is known to the Nathan James crew. Maryland State Troopers capture the Nathan James and hold Slattery and the crew hostage, killing a couple of crew and leaving Quincy with a life-threatening injury. She chooses to kill herself rather than surrender to Chandler after his crew manages to retake the ship.
She is portrayed by Alfre Woodard.

Jeffrey Michener

Jeffrey Allen "Jeff" Michener was the former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Immune to the Red Flu, Michener is the sole surviving member of the Cabinet of the United States, which makes him next in the Presidential line of succession. In "A More Perfect Union", he was officially sworn in as President of the United States in St. Louis, Missouri, by a surviving judge. He is portrayed by Mark Moses.
Prior to the outbreak of the Red Flu, Michener served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. When the outbreak began, the president sent Michener to Tallahassee, Florida to set up a safe zone in Doak Campbell Stadium. During this time, he had his son flown in from Michigan to be with the family. Unbeknownst to Michener, his son had contracted the virus while in Michigan, thus creating an outbreak of the virus in the stadium. After his son's death, his wife begged him to smother their two daughters before the virus fully incapacitated them. Michener obliged.
After the death of his family, Michener wandered around Florida trying to expose himself to sick people in the hopes of catching a different strand of the virus. Eventually, he ran into a group of Immunes who took him into their group. It was around this time that he was introduced to the Ramsey brothers, who planned to use him as a political puppet in order to gain control of the United States. Michener was rescued in "Alone and Unafraid" by CDR Chandler, LT Burk, and Lt. Bivas inside the Ramsey's compound in Florida.
While on board the Nathan James and suffering from survivor's guilt, Michener slit his wrists in a suicide attempt. After being freed from the Ramseys' brainwashing, Michener became a staunch ally and supporter of the Nathan James and its crew, helping the American public gain back the trust the ship needed in order to spread the cure.
After the defeat of the Immunes and the successful creation of the "contagious cure" by Dr. Rachel Scott, Michener is sworn in as President of the United States by a surviving judge in St. Louis. One of Michener's first official acts as President is to issue pardons to the Immunes who got swept up in the Ramsey brothers' campaign, as well as to Dr. Scott, who intentionally killed Niels Sørensen in order to create the contagious cure; he also promoted CDR Chandler to Chief of Naval Operations while the Nathan James is in drydock.
Over the next few months, President Michener set up a new federal government based out of the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, which he named the new capital of the United States. He appointed St. Louis Mayor Howard Oliver as his Vice President, Allison Shaw as his Chief of Staff, and Alex Rivera as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs; CAPT Chandler, as Chief of Naval Operations, also served as Michener's de facto military commander in lieu of an official Secretary of Defense.
In the episode "In the Dark," reporter Jacob Barnes reveals to the public that President Michener flew his infected son to his safe zone in Florida against protocols that resulted in an outbreak there. Consumed by grief and humiliation, he commits suicide in his hotel room and is found by Kara Green and two Secret Service agents. However, it was later revealed that President Michener was actually murdered as part of a planned coup d'état orchestrated by the regional leaders and his Chief of Staff, Allison Shaw.
In the series finale, President Michener briefly reappears when Chandler has a near-death experience along with everyone else Chandler has lost along the way following the sinking of the Nathan James. President Michener is on a TV presenting Chandler with an award while Tex Nolan tries to show Chandler how people see him and to convince Chandler to return to the land of the living.

Howard Oliver

The former Mayor of Saint Louis, who served as Vice President of the United States under President Jeffrey Michener. Upon Michener's death, Oliver cancelled short a diplomatic trip to South America and returned to the United States, where he was sworn in as President. Initially held up in a Costco, his effective leadership as Mayor during the Red Flu pandemic resulted in the St. Louis area having one of the lowest casualty rates in the country, and he became revered for inspiring hope in the people. He is later held hostage in the White House by Allison Shaw and members of the United States Secret Service loyal to her, forced to be a puppet for her and the regional leaders under threat of his family being executed. He is later rescued by the crew of the USS Nathan James, and operates in exile out of the office used by Michener aboard the ship for a brief period of time.
He is portrayed by John Cothran.

Allison Shaw

Allison Shaw is the former White House Chief of Staff, serving under President Michener and President Oliver. It is implied in the episode "Sea Change" that she was in a secret relationship with President Michener. Shaw reveals that she is the leader of the coup d'état against President Oliver in the episode "Paradise". As a component of the coup d'état, Shaw and four out of the five regional leaders authorized the murders of Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alex Rivera and the fifth regional leader, Senator William Beatty. Shaw also authorized the murder of President Michener in the episode "In The Dark," with her Secret Service agents staging the scene to make it look like a suicide. Shaw is shot and killed by Captain Chandler during a moment of rage in the Season 3 finale "Don't Look Back" after he learns that she had his father killed, his children kidnapped, and the death of Tex at the hands of her men.
She is portrayed by Elisabeth Röhm.

Alex Rivera

Alex Rivera was the United States Secretary of Foreign Affairs under President Michener and briefly under President Oliver. Rivera and Senator William Beatty were shot and killed by order of Allison Shaw and the four remaining regional leaders in the Season 3 episode "Paradise."
He is portrayed by Nestor Serrano.

Ray Mabus

The real-life United States Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, cameoed as himself in "It's Not a Rumor", issuing orders to the crew of the Nathan James via a recorded message; by the time the ship received the orders, Secretary Mabus had succumbed to the "Red Flu" virus.

Joshua Reiss

Joshua Reiss succeeded Howard Oliver as the U.S. president. He is shown to be in office at the start of Season 5, three years after the events of the Red Rust in Season 4. When the newly christened United States Navy is attacked and partially destroyed at Naval Station Mayport in Florida, he persuades Congress to declare war on the newly reconstituted Gran Colombian Empire.
He is portrayed by Steven Culp.

Civilian relatives

Jed Chandler

Tom Chandler's Army veteran father who is seen in flashbacks and in the present. He and the family were holed up in the family cabin in Virginia and infected with the virus. He is later injected with the vaccine by his son, and now resides in the vaccinated city of Norfolk. In "Safe Zone", CDR Chandler mentions that his father is 68 years old and that he has a heart condition. In "Don't Look Back", Jed is killed by Allison Shaw's people during the kidnapping of his grandchildren in an effort to blackmail CAPT Chandler. He is portrayed by Bill Smitrovich.

Darien Chandler

Tom's wife who is seen in flashbacks and in the present. She and the family were holed up in the family cabin in Virginia and infected with the virus. She dies from the virus before CDR Chandler can save her. She is portrayed by Tracy Middendorf.

Ashley Chandler

Tom's daughter who is seen in flashbacks and in the present. She and the family were holed up in the family cabin and infected with the virus. She is later injected with the vaccine by her father, and now resides in the vaccinated city of Norfolk with her grandfather. She is portrayed by Grace Kaufman.

Sam Chandler

Tom's son who is seen in flashbacks and in the present. He and the family were holed up in the family cabin and infected with the virus. He is later injected with the vaccine by his father, and now resides in the vaccinated city of Norfolk with his grandfather. He is portrayed by Aidan Sussman.

Kelly & Ava Tophet

Quincy Tophet's wife and daughter who are living in captivity on the Russian vessel RFS Vyerni. They are later rescued by the Nathan James, and departed the ship at Norfolk, where they now reside with the Chandler family. Kelly is portrayed by Alice Coulthard and Ava is portrayed by Jade Pettyjohn.

Christine Slattery

Mike Slattery's wife who is seen in pictures and flashbacks. After her son Lucas's death, Christine and her two girls moved to the Deer Park safe camp but when Mike arrived, the place was found abandoned. She has been MIA since then. She is portrayed by Ele Keats.

Season 1 characters

Konstantin Ruskov

Admiral Konstantin Nikolajewitsch Ruskov was an officer in the Russian Navy before the virus spread. He was the Commanding Officer of the RFS Vyerni, a Kirov-class battlecruiser, which was also out at sea when the virus spread, and was the last existing ship of the Russian Navy. He died when the USS Nathan James sunk his ship. He was portrayed by Ravil Isyanov.

Season 1 & 2 characters

Sean Ramsey

Sean Ramsey is a former member of the Royal Navy who served as the leader of the Immunes and was the self-appointed commander of the former Royal Navy HMS Achilles. In S02E05, Ramsey tells Niels Sørensen that he was submarine's coxswain, a position that is usually held by a senior chief petty officer, prior to the pandemic killing the rest of the crew. He is presumably dead after HMS Achilles sank with him aboard. He is portrayed by Brían F. O'Byrne.

Ned Ramsey

The younger brother of Sean Ramsey and second-in-command of the Immunes. He previously served a Sub-Lieutenant aboard the Royal Navy HMS Achilles, with he and his brother being the only two to survive when the submarine became infected with the Red Flu. Ned is killed when the Achilles is sunk by the Nathan James.

Valerie Raymond

A computer expert who sought refuge from the Red Flu outbreak on an oil rig off the coast of New Orleans. She created the Valkyrie Network, a system used by 6 million people which uses Bluetooth to enable global communication through an app called Dead Man. She is tricked to working with the Immunes by Sean Ramsey, allowing them exclusive use of the network to broadcast doctored video footage to survivors in the United States to turn their trust away from the crew of the USS Nathan James. It is mentioned she has a Masters in Computer Science from MIT and a PhD in Engineering Physics from Tulane University. Raymond is killed when her plane blows up in mid air. She is played by Tania Raymonde.

Season 3 characters

Peng Wu

The former Minister of State Security for China, Peng Wu becomes the President of the People's Republic of China after the crew of the USS Nathan James created and spread the cure for the Red Flu. Peng was the only survivor of the Chinese government, and it is rumored that he survived because he killed the rest of the Chinese leadership in the bunker they were sequestered in. He is intent on expanding the influence and control of the People's Republic of China after the Red Flu outbreak desiring to wipe out all other Asian peoples and cultures. To achieve this he oversees the development and use of a gas that prevents the Red Flu vaccine from working. He is eventually killed by Takahaya while accompanying his men on a mission to destroy the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo. He is portrayed by Fernando Chien.

A former Captain in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, Kaito Takahaya became a pirate after the Red Flu outbreak. He and his group took members of the USS Nathan James prisoner when his people begin to die after being administered the cure by US soldiers. He is captured by the Nathan James during their rescue of the POWs, and CAPT Slattery is able to turn him into an ally against Chinese President Peng, once it is revealed that Peng was behind inoculating the Japanese people against the cure in an attempt at genocide. After his son was inoculated, he aids the James in bringing him to justice at the end of a katana. He and his wife stay behind at the Japanese National Archive to rebuild as the disease kills them, saying their people will raise their child. He is portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada.

Lau Hu

The Chinese Minister of State Security, and the second in command to President Peng Wu. Highly trained in martial arts, he is eventually killed by Wolf in S03E08. He was portrayed by Stephen Oyoung.

Jacob Barnes

A journalist based in St. Louis, Missouri, who is intent on exposing and humiliating the Michener Administrations efforts to rebuild the country after the Red Flu pandemic. However, after discovering Allison Shaw's plans, he switches sides and joins forces with Kara Green. On a mission to rescue a captured President Howard Oliver from the new White House, he is captured by rogue United States Secret Service agents and is later executed. Portrayed by: Devon Gummersall.

Jesse

An off-the-grid helicopter pilot who is a former acquaintance of Sasha Cooper. She leaves the Nathan James after Peng was defeated and they head back to America. Portrayed by:
Dichen Lachman.

Kyoko

The pregnant wife of Takahaya. She is portrayed by Ayako Fujitani.

Dennis

A computer and communications technician who works at the new White House in St. Louis, Missouri. Played by Drew Fonteiro

Toshiro

A Japanese pirate and Takehaya's second-in-command. Killed by Doc Rios when the captured crew members were rescued. He is played by Eidan Hanzei.

Manuel Castillo

The regional leader of the Pacific Southwest, based out of California. He is the only Hispanic member of the regional leaders, and previously worked in the luxury car business before the Red Flu outbreak. When the United States government is dissolved, he becomes Commander-in-chief of the 'California United Forces', consisting of members of the United States Military stationed in his jurisdiction. His relationship with the other regional leaders becomes soured when he demands that he also be given control over the Pacific Northwest, which has been ungoverned since they orchestrated the death of William Beatty. He is later captured and arrested by Captain Chandler and the crew of the USS Nathan James at Naval Base San Diego, with the US soldiers under his command reaffirming their allegiance to President Howard Oliver. He is portrayed by Al Coronel.

Roberta Price (née Hearst)

The regional leader of the Deep South. The only female member of the regional leaders, she is both the smartest and the most ruthless. She and her people operate out of a large ranch in Texarkana, Texas. She controls several large power plants that provide electricity to other areas of the country, but relies on manpower transported from other regional areas to man them. Her region also has access to many large reserves of crude oil. After being used to unlock the United States new centralized weapons control system, she is killed by a United States Secret Service agent on the orders of Allison Shaw. She is portrayed by Lucy Butler.

Albert Wilson

The regional leader of the Midwest. He operates out of a large mansion and farm fifty miles outside of Des Moines, Iowa. He previously worked as a stockbroker in Omaha. The area of St. Louis, Missouri is technically under his jurisdiction, but Allison Shaw later conspires with Roberta Price to convince him to hand it over to her, so it can become an independent federal district under her control. He is captured by Green and Miller in S03E12. He is portrayed by Dougald Park.

Randall Croft

The regional leader of the East Coast, based out of a recovering New York City. He lives in a large penthouse on Park Avenue, and is noted to have a drinking problem. He assists Allison Shaw in activating the United States centralised weapons system, wanting to be the one to destroy the USS Nathan James and kill Tom Chandler. He is later tased and captured by Slattery and Taylor after leaving a bar on the Upper West Side. He is portrayed by Eddie Driscoll.

Senator William Beatty

The regional leader of the Pacific Northwest. He is the only member of the regional leaders with extensive political experience, having served as a United States Senator for Washington before the outbreak. Eventually, he no longer wants to continue with the plot of overthrowing the federal government and he is killed by order of Allison Shaw in S03E09. Portrayed by: H. Richard Greene.

Season 4 characters

James Fletcher

James Fletcher is a MI6 intelligence officer and a member of the Royal Navy. He has past personal and professional experience with Sasha Cooper, and joins the team aboard the USS Nathan James between the events of Season 3 and 4. He later receives orders from the UK government and Captain Harry Sinclair to steal the seeds, with the British government having made a deal with Paul Vellek and betray the American government. He reluctantly goes ahead with the plan, revealing the ships location to the Vellek family and killing a Master-at-arms before escaping. After learning about Vellek's plan to dose people with the Nostos drug, he realises the error of his ways. Fletcher manages to broadcast a message to the Nathan James warning of Vellek's plot and apologizing for his actions before he is discovered and shot to death by Giorgio Vellek. He is portrayed by Jonathan Howard.

Harry Sinclair

Harry Sinclair is a MI6 intelligence officer who previously served with James Fletcher. He boards the USS Nathan James under the guise of a Middle Eastern refugee, and informs Fletcher that the UK government has deal with Paul Vellek, and they are to steal the seeds from the Americans. He harbours a large level of resentment towards the United States, revealing people in the UK were ravaged by anarchy and chaos during the Immune Wars whilst waiting for the cure for the Red Flu to be delivered by the United States, and are now starving due to the Red Rust. He kills several sailors aboard the Nathan James in the process of retrieving the seeds, including O'Connor, but is fatally shot by Tom Chandler. He is portrayed by George Georgiou.

Omar Bin Dalik

An Algerian terrorist of Tuareg descent, who holds considerable influence over areas of North Africa. After he and his people raid a seed bank, they come into possession of a rare variety of palm seeds, the only known species to be immune to the effects of the Red Rust, a variant of the Red Flu that ravages the worlds crops and plants. He and his group are based in the El-Hamri District of Oran. He is shot by Giorgio Vellek and presumed dead, but is later revealed to be alive when he attacks Giorgio's mansion on Atokos island. He is killed by an explosion triggered by Lt. Carlton Burk during his attack on the mansion. He is portrayed by Anthony Azizi.

Ares

A Greek fighter working for Giorgio Vellek. Before the arrival of Tom Chandler, known to everyone else as Hercules, Ares was the reigning champion. Chandler defeated Ares and took his spot as the champion. Ares later becomes a test subject for the Nostos drug, as seen in a video recovered from Giorgio's mansion by the Nathan James. While looking for clues to the location of Dr. Paul Vellek's lab in an old prison on Kelos, Danny Green recognizes Ares and approaches him for information. Due to the Nostos drug, Ares has lost his will to fight and is placid, but he expresses relief at Chandler managing to escape the same fate. Ares reveals that the Nostos is the food being served to the prisoners. Though given a chance to escape on the Nathan James, Ares chooses to sacrifice himself so the team can get away. Unable to fight due to the Nostos, Ares stands in between the guards and the Americans, resulting in Ares getting shot to death. With his last words, he requests Green to tell Chandler to keep fighting. He is portrayed by John Hennigan.

Dr. Paul Antonio Vellek

A skilled scientist regarded as one of fathers of modern bio-infomatics and computational biology. However, his obsessive desires to reshape human evolution led to him being classed as "ethically dangerous" by the National Security Agency and he displays many signs of insanity. He was indicted, but fled the United States to Greece. In the aftermath of the Red Flu, he works towards engineering crops resistant to its successor, the Red Rust. He controls a large army of fighters, in addition to remnants of the Hellenic Navy, including Hydra class battle ship HS Triton, where his laboratory is located. It is later revealed he plans on synthesising a drug from the mutated Nostros weed, and use it in conjunction with controlling the food supply with the cure for the Red Rust, essentially giving Vellek control of the world. He further plans to dose the healthy crops with the Nostros drug, allowing him to control the majority of the population, who will have no choice but to eat the food or starve. Born in Minnesota, he is the father of Giorgio and Lucia. He frequently hallucinates and speaks to his youngest son, Christos, who was killed in a violent mugging years prior, drinking diluted Nostros tea to maintain the illusions. After the crew of the USS Nathan James foil his plans, he kills himself by jumping off the HS Triton. However, the crew is able to recover the seeds and salvage much of his research, allowing them to replicate and spread Vellek's cure to the Red Rust. He is portrayed by Peter Weller.

Giorgio Adonis Vellek

A Greek-American crime lord who controls of many Greek islands in the Mediterranean, extorting the local farmers and fisherman. He organises gambling fight clubs, which keep people entertained and prevent them from going against him. His base is a mansion on Atokos island. He liaises with remnants of the Hellenic Navy in to find men to fight on his behalf. He later recruits Tom Chandler to work for him as a fighter, not knowing his true identity. He was raised in Iowa, and is the son of Dr. Paul Vellek, the primary antagonist of Season 4. When the USS Nathan James attacks and sinks the HS Proteus, Giorgio is killed by flying shrapnel, dying in his sister's arms. He is portrayed by Jackson Rathbone.

Lucia Katarina Vellek

The sister of Giorgio, who retains a significant level of control in his criminal enterprises. She is the cooler headed of the two, regarding her brothers passion for making men fight as childish. After her brother recruits Tom Chandler as a fighter, she enters into a brief sexual relationship with him. However, after his true identity is revealed, she develops a personal vendetta against him. Like her brother, she is also Greek-American. She is shot and killed aboard the HS Triton by Sasha Cooper. She is portrayed by Sibylla Deen.

Christos Vellek

The son of Dr. Paul Vellek and the older brother of Giorgio and Lucia. Of the three, he is Vellek's favored child and he is often seen conversing with him while ignoring his other children. Its eventually revealed that Christos is actually dead, having been beaten to death years before the Red Flu pandemic during a violent mugging. The Christos that Vellek sees is a hallucination brought on by his insanity and his use of the drug Nostos which Vellek takes heavily to be able to hallucinate Christos. He is portrayed by Drew Roy.

Stavros Diomedes

Stavros Diomedes is a member of the Hellenic Navy allied with the Vellek family. He commands the Hydra class battle ship HS Proteus, which is used by the Vellek family in their exploits, in addition to helping Giorgio Vellek scout for new fighters for his fight clubs run on islands in the Mediterranean. He is later promoted to Admiral and placed in charge of the navy after Paul Vellek spikes Admiral Demetrius with a concentrated form of the Nostros weed, rendering him docile. When the HS Proteus is destroyed, he takes control of the HS Triton alongside Captain Maroudiss. After the Triton is sabotaged by Tom Chandler and Sasha Cooper, he begins shooting at the USS Nathan James with an M2 Browning machine gun. Lieutenant Commander Kara Green returns fire with the Nathan James weapons, killing Stavros in the process. He is portrayed by Christos Vasilopoulos.

Demetrius

Demetrius is the head of the Hellenic Navy. He is high up within the national leadership of Greece in Athens, referring to himself as the 'leader of the Hellenic City State'. He is closely allied with Paul Vellek and his family, providing them with man and fire power in exchange for his country to be the first to benefit from the cure for the Red Rust. This includes a fleet of four Hydra class warships: the HS Proteus, HS Nereus, HS Demeter and HS Triton. Upon discovering Vellek has made a similar deal with the United Kingdom, he becomes enraged and threatens the family. This results in Vellek spiking him with a concentrated version of the Nostros weed, rendering him docile and unable to fight, with his rank and power being transferred to Commander Stavros Deomides. He is later killed by James Fletcher with a cyanide capsule in an effort to disrupt Vellek's experiments. Before he is killed Demetrius tells Fletcher that he'd rather be dead than alive in his current state, making his death in effect an act of euthanasia. Demetrius' death and the subsequent investigation into it gives Fletcher time to contact the Nathan James and warn them about Vellek's plans. However, Vellek quickly discovers the truth in an autopsy and Fletcher is killed for his betrayal. He is portrayed by Costas Mandylor.

Season 5 characters

Gustavo Barros

Gustavo Barros, commonly known by his nickname Tavo, is the leader of the newly reconstituted Gran Colombian Empire, a superstate that controls multiple nations in South America. Highly critical of how his people have been treated by the United States in the past, he plans to unify South America to undermine the United States and take its place on the recovering, post pandemic world stage. Presenting himself as a "man of the people" he enjoys widespread support across the continent. However, his critics compare him to Pablo Escobar, arguing he does just enough public good to distract the people from his true intentions. He has the democratically elected President of Panama assassinated, causing a power vacuum that allows his empire to take control of the country and therefore the Panama Canal. He also attempts to pressure Mexico into voluntarily joining the Empire, or be forcefully occupied instead. During a final confrontation with the American forces, his defeated army surrenders. When confronted by Danny Green and Sasha Cooper, he agrees to only surrender to Tom Chandler, "soldier to soldier." After Barros reached for a gun, he was shot dead by Green and Cooper in self-defense. He is played by Maurice Compte.

Hector Martinez

Hector Martinez is a high-ranking officer in the Gran Colombia Army who serves as right-hand man to Gustavo Barros. He is played by Rigo Sanchez.

Conchita Barros

Conchita Barros is Gustavo's ambitious wife. She pushes Gustavo to go after the Nathan James. She is played by Cindy Luna.