List of minor characters in 24

The following is a list of minor fictional characters from the American television drama 24. The following events are fictional and portrayed from both an in-universe and out of universe perspective. Furthermore, this list contains minor characters whose story arcs lasted anywhere from one or two episodes to two or three seasons season. For a more complete list, see the template at the bottom of the page, or List of characters in 24.

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Government and political figures

The following are minor government and political affiliates, mainly portrayed for a small arc of episodes to advance or expand the subplots.

Patty Brooks

Patty Brooks was David Palmer's campaign staffer during the presidential primary in the first few hours of Day 1, played by Tanya Wright. After being absent from proceedings for several hours she returned to the story late in the day where she was persuaded by Sherry Palmer to make sexual advances towards David Palmer in order to generally spy on him for Sherry. After several flirting incidents David called Patty into an empty hotel room (907) with the implication an assignation was to take place. Instead he abruptly fired her. She admitted her mistake and offered apologies but David was unrelenting, ordering her out of the hotel within thirty minutes. Her activities after this incident are unknown.

Jamey Farrell

Jamey Farrell(played byKarina Arroyave) was a CTU analyst, turned mole in season one.

In the beginning of the season she worked as an analyst on the investigation into the threat on Senator David Palmer's life, and on a key card thatJack Bauer sends them. The card has had CTU information stored on it, and had been used to transfer CTU information out of the secure system. Farrell reports to Jack that the information had been loaded onto the card from Nina Myers' system at CTU.

At around 6:40 Farrell receives a call from a stranded Teri Bauer asking for help. Farrell sends assistance to Teri's location however Jamey has actually called Ira Gaines' henchmen who take Teri to the compound where Kim Bauer is already being held captive.

This reveals Farrell as a traitor working with Ira Gaines. Tony Almeida catches her in a lie when she tries to cover up Gaines' plan to have Bauer kill Nina Myers, by saying she just received a telephone call from Myers, who is now at Division Headquarters. Farrell admits that she set up the feed into the CTU video surveillance system that has allowed Gaines to visually monitor personnel and activities in CTU throughout the day.

Farrell is threatened with her son seeing her in handcuffs and being accused of treason, Farrell asks fot time to think and is left alone. Wen Myers and Almedia return they find Farrell Bleading heavily after attempting suicide. Farell dies in hospital shortly afterwards. Bty the end on the day it was revealed thet Myers had murdered Farrell, to prevent Farrell revealing any further information.

Carl Webb

Carl Webb was an associate of David Palmer during his campaign for president during Day 1, played by Zach Grenier.

After Keith Palmer was involved in the accidental death of Lyle Gibson, Sherry Palmer plotted with Webb, Nicole Palmer and Keith to keep the coverup from Senator David Palmer. Once Palmer learns of the coverup from reporter Maureen Kingsley, who is about to announce the story to the nation, he calls Webb and meets with him in person, at which time Palmer becomes very angry with Webb and tells him to stay away from his family. When Dr. George Ferragamo's office goes up in flames, Webb says that he has dirt linking the incident to Keith and that the Palmers should not tell the police about the incident. Webb had planted evidence in order to protect the biggest Palmer campaign donors, who had Ferragamo killed. Later, Keith Palmer captures a recording in which Carl Webb incriminated himself and gave it to his father, David. What happens to Carl and his associates after David gives the recording to the Justice Department is never revealed.

Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis was a National Security Agency floating operative, portrayed by Wade Andrew Williams. He was involved in the planning of Operation Nightfall and made sure that Jack Bauer and David Palmer never met each other until they were forced to all work with each other to handle threats from the Drazens.

When Ellis was contacted at a bar in New Orleans' French Quarter, he set up a feed through Milo Pressman's computer, then uploaded the Nightfall files to CTU's server. He continued to work from the bar to help Jack and Palmer find information. He was in the men's room, on a call with Jack, when he was garotted by an unknown assassin connected to the Drazens.

Realizing Ellis was in danger, Jack contacted CTU New Orleans to enlist their help in finding him. They located Ellis' body within the hour, but were unable to provide any leads on the killer.

Elizabeth Nash

Elizabeth Nash was a member of David Palmer's campaign advance team on Day 1, portrayed by Kara Zediker. Palmer was her godfather and was a close friend of her father's, he had known Elizabeth since childhood.

She had been unknowingly dating Alexis Drazen, and had planned to meet him for a rendezvous in his hotel room. During an intelligence briefing given by Aaron Pierce she recognized his face. Jack Bauer and George Mason met with her and convinced her to use her next meeting with Alexis to plant a homing device on him to track him to a meeting he had planned. The hotel room was bugged with fiber optic cameras, and she was instructed that Jack would call her after the bug was placed, and she was to say the Senator had called her, giving her an excuse to leave. She was to say a code word ("I hope I'm not getting a cold") if she needed to abort the operation. After two attempts she managed to plant the device. Alexis, feeling she was acting strangely, apparently used further manipulative tactics by stating that he loved her, which apparently upset her. Jack called her as planned as she had planted the device in Alexis's wallet, but she turned off her phone instead of answering it and pretending to answer the Senator's summons as planned. Instead of leaving, she angrily stabbed Alexis with a letter opener. She later claimed that she had gone into a blind rage when he said he loved her. Her fate is unknown, Jack believed that she would most likely be charged with murder - Alexis died of his wound hours later.

Mark DeSalvo

Mark DeSalvo of the Department of Defense was a warden for a government top secret underground prison, portrayed by Lou Diamond Phillips. At 7:16 p.m. on Day 1, Jack Bauer was caught at the prison's entrance and was debriefed by DeSalvo. Bauer explains that the Drazens are cutting off the detention center's power supply — possibly to make a sneak attack during a key prisoner exchange. DeSalvo is unable to snag reinforcements from his department, however, so the two men disguise the engineers as soldiers.

While the prisoner transfer is taking place, Andre Drazen notices that there are more "soldiers" than he anticipated, so he delays the attack. During the lull, DeSalvo allows Jack to interrogate the prisoner, who turns out to be Victor Drazen - the man he thought he killed two years before in Kosovo. DeSalvo remains confused over the entire issue, for he is kept in the dark about his prisoner exchanges. Several minutes later Andre attacks the detention facility and takes DeSalvo as a hostage. Andre uses DeSalvo as leverage against Jack, who gives up Victor. However, Andre shoots and kills DeSalvo, for he was no longer useful to the Drazens.

This character was named after the winner of an auction set up by 24's producers to raise money for the families of victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The real Mark DeSalvo, a Manhattan stockbroker, paid $5,200 to have his name appear on the show.[1]

Eric Rayburn

Eric Rayburn played by Timothy Carhart was the deputy head of the NSA under Roger Stanton. He was one of the first senior government officials to learn of the attempt by the terrorist group Second Wave to detonate a nuclear weapon in Los Angeles. When he learned that the group was linked to an anti-government militia group that Jack Bauer had infiltrated earlier, he ordered George Mason to reinstate Bauer and go back undercover with the group. Thus Rayburn is responsible for Bauer becoming a major participant in finding and stopping the bomb.

Rayburn was never confident the weapon would be found and secured in time. He urged President David Palmer to evacuate Los Angeles, believing even a limited evacuation would protect Palmer politically. He also proposed retaliatory strikes against Middle Eastern nations that had supposedly supported Second Wave. Palmer ultimately rejected both suggestions.

When it was learned that the group Bauer infiltrated was planning to bomb CTU headquarters to hinder their search for the weapon, Rayburn was unwilling to prevent the attack as it would blow Bauer's cover. Instead, he ordered them to transfer all intel they had on the bomb to NSA without telling them why. He also prevented Lynne Kresge from warning CTU or President Palmer. Although Kresge eventually managed to warn CTU, the bomb detonated during the evacuation, killing several CTU personnel.

Palmer learned of Rayburn's actions soon after and had him relieved of duty. It was suggested he may face criminal charges for his role in the deaths at CTU. It's unknown if Rayburn was involved in the same criminal conspiracy Roger Stanton would be implicated in later in the day.

Ted Simmons

Ted Simmons, played by Steven Culp, was a member of President David Palmer's Secret Service detail during Day 2. Simmons had experience in Special Ops, which he put to use in the Gulf as well as some Covert Ops under the direction of the CIA. The President was familiar with Simmons' background and ordered him to secretly interrogate Roger Stanton the head of NSA after learning that Stanton knew the location of a nuclear weapon terrorists intended to use to destroy Los Angeles. The interrogation, which involved physical torture, took some time as Stanton was trained in the same resistance techniques as Simmons, however Simmons was eventually able to break him

Jim Prescott

Jim Prescott is a fictional character in 24 played by Alan Dale.

Prescott is first introduced into 24 in season 2 as the vice president. After a tape recording is found implicating many countries in the middle east in a nuclear bombing in the US, Prescott and the president both agree that military invasion would be the best. However, soon new evidence comes to life that proves the recording was fabricated. The president realizes it must be a mistake and orders the troops back. Mike Novick and Prescott feel very uncomfortable with this as the person following up on the evidence, Jack Bauer, has failed to present it. Prescott realizes that invoking the 25th amendment is the right call, and does it. Prescott uses examples of errational behavior from the president to support his case that the president is mentally incapable of running the country. Soon, the vote becomes unanimous that Prescott deserves the presidency. As president, his first act is to detain Palmer until the end of the crisis, and then sends back the troops to their base. Shortly after, Prescott follows up on a man named Peter Kingsley and finds that the president was right. Prescott corrects his mistake and offers the presidency back to Palmer, as well as his resignation. Palmer does not accept his resignation stating that we all have to do our share to protect the country. Ironically, Palmer suffers a assassination attempt at the end of Day 2, and Prescott becomes acting president again. In 24:The Game, Prescott is acting president at the conclusion of Day 2. Palmer is still recovering, and Prescott is in Los Angeles, when he is warned that there might be an attack on his life. This plan allows the terrorists to have position as snipers along his motorcade route. Bauer stops the terrorists, but Prescott's motorcade is ambushed. The motorcade explodes, knocking Prescott on the ground, unconscious. In Day 3, Prescott participates in a teleconference with the president as he explains that the Cordilla Virus might be released on US soil and also Ryan Chappelle's significant death.

Anne Packard

Dr. Anne Packard played by Wendy Crewson, was a personal physician to President David Palmer. She was assisting him in his recovery following an assassination attempt by Mandy three years earlier and the two had become romantically involved. Anne's ex-husband Ted Packard had been involved in a faulty drug scandal and attempted to implicate Ann in the scandal as well during Palmer's re-election campaign. Palmer's opponent, Senator John Keeler attempted to bring these allegations to light during the debate, though Palmer was unable to respond due to a national emergency.

Ted eventually had a change of heart and called Anne to offer evidence exonerating her from the scandal. When she arrived, however, she realized Ted was planning to commit suicide and unfortunately, was unable to stop him from killing himself.

Though her name was cleared, she told Palmer she could not deal with the media attention, and ended their relationship. Ironically, a further scandal that same day would prompt Palmer not to seek re-election. It's unclear if they renewed their relationship, however.

John Keeler

John Keeler (played by Geoff Pierson) was the President of the United States during day 4.

Keeler starts off in 24 as a presidential candidate, his opponent being David Palmer. As Keeler is the Republican, Palmer represents Democratic views. Keeler soon realizes that Palmer's lover, Anne Packard, is involved with a drug scandal, and uses this as an opportunity to help his campaign. Using the given information, Keeler questions whether Palmer was involved as well. Soon, Sherry Palmer, Palmer's ex-wife, becomes very angry with him and goes to Keeler, presenting evidence that Palmer was involved in yet another scandal.Keeler goes to Palmer with the evidence, and asks him to step down from the race. Palmer disagrees, until Sherry is murdered. Then, Keeler becomes President in Day 4.

In Day 4, Keeler becomes president, having constructed a very experienced administration, consisting of James Heller, Walt Cummings, and Mike Novick. it is later revealed that Jack Bauer is working for Heller, who is the Secretary of Defense. Later, Keeler, aboard Air Force One, discovers that the terrorists behind the day's events are planning to shoot down his plane. As CTU scrambles to find the terrorists, it becomes clear that the attack is inevitable. The terrorists succeed in yet another attack.

Many members of Keeler's Secret Service escort are killed in the plane crash, along with his son. Keeler himself survives, but in critical condition, clearly unable to continue his duties as President. Shortly thereafter, Charles Logan is inducted into office as President, in Keeler's place.

Walt Cummings

Walt Cummings (played by John Allen Nelson) was head of security and chief of staff to Charles Logan during Days 4 and 5.

Cummings advises Logan on weather to torture a suspect begin held by CTU. Cummings advises Logan against torture as the political fallout would haunt the presidency. Cummings becomes anxious over the involvement of Jack Bauer in the death of the Chinese consul after an undercover raid goes wrong in the extraction of Lee Jong an terrorist suspect seeking asylum in the consulate. Cummings is particularly worried that Bauer will give up sensitive information under torture to the Chinese and orders Bauer to be executed by the secret service agent charged with arresting Bauer. Cummings is overheard in his conversation by Mike Novick and is unconvincingly backed by Logan that he will 'follow his orders'.

During day 5 it is revealed that Cummings has been hired as a mole within the White House by James Nathanson to aid in the manipulation of Russian separatists. This leads to Cummings involvement in the attempt to frame Bauer for David Palmer's murder. When the plot fails Cummings tries to have Bauer assassinated by a mole inside CTU but this is foiled when the mole is arrested. Cummings is found to be the white house mole when Bauer extracts his name from the CTU mole. When Cummings learns that Bauer is after him, he attempts to save himself by 'confessing' to Logan and putting a spin on events. Cummings reveals that he helped separatists acquire Sentox nerve gas, although the arming codes were changed, to detonate once the terrorists had reached their homeland Cummings insists that it is too late to stop the operation, and does not know where the gas shipment is. However, when Cummings is violently interrogated by Bauer in front of Logan, Cummings admits that much of his confession was a lie.

Shortly afterwards Cummings is found hanged in an apparent suicide, but it is later revealed that Logan ordered Cummings execution.

James Nathanson

James Nathanson is a former CIA Agent in 24. He is played by Geraint Wyn Davies.

Nathanson first appears as a mediator between the terrorists in Day 5 and Walt Cummings. Nathanson, a businessman, believed that his job would help the US gain control of oil in the middle east. Working with the terrorists, he was the one that sold the nerve gas to them in an attempt to use remote control detonators, and kill the terrorists. His main objective was to use this as an excuse to invoke military terms with an agreement with the Russians and attack the people in control of oil there. However, this plan failed when the terrorists found out and decided to use it against the Americans. Later, Nathanson called Jack Bauer and asked for protection against the terrorists in exchange for a thumb drive containing information on the source of the nerve gas. Bauer retrieved the thumb drive, but Vladimir Bierko's men had already killed him.

Justin Adams

Justin Adams played by Tracy Howe, was a Secret Service agent that worked for President Logan at the Presidential retreat during Day 5. Adams was ordered by the president to lock First Lady Martha Logan in the library and keep her under watch.

Adams was later ordered by Logan to kill Agent Aaron Pierce and dispose of his body. However, Adams was confronted by Martha Logan and during the ensuing fight, Martha shot and killed Adams. Later Mike Novick finds out and with the help of Pierce, disposes of the body.

Hal Gardner

Hal Gardner(played by Ray Wise) was vice-president to Charles Logan and later off screen president.

Gardner is portrayed as a strong and assertive leader, to contrast the indecisive nature that Logan is portrayed as having.

Gardner is originally in Salt Lake City at the start of Day 5, until that evening when he makes a surprise visit to Logan's California retreat. Gardner suggests that most of Los Angeles be placed under martial law until the Sentox crisis is resolved. Originally Gardner was suspected to be the manipulator behind the day's events. This suspicion is cleared when Logan is revealed as the manipulator.

Gardner has suspicions over Logans conduct when he forces James Heller to resign and issues a warrant for the arrest of Jack Bauer. Gardner is assumed to become president when Logan is arrested at the end of day 5.

Yuri Suvarov

Yuri Suvarov (played by Nick Jameson) was the president of the Russian Federation.

Suvarov is in America during Day 5 for the signing of a counter terrorist accord. Terrorists try to prevent this by taking hostages at Ontario airport. During the route the Suvarovs take to the airport to leave America, their motorcade is attacked. This is after terrorists demand the route in a blackmail from President Logan, the attack is foiled by secret service.

During day 6 Suvarov authorises an American raid on the Russian consulate, leading to the rescue of Jack Bauer. Suvarov is then involved in the incident over the handing over of Russian nuclear technology the China. Suvarov demands the Technology destroyed or American bases in central Asia will be under threat. To prevent this President Daniels grants him real time satellite access and witness the destruction of the oil rig where the technology was being stored.

Reed Pollock

Reed Pollock is a fictional character in 24 played by Chad Lowe.

Pollock is first introduced in season 6 as an aide to Chief of Staff Tom Lennox. Pollock is in favor of Lennox's plan in which the president disagrees to. This angers Pollock and Lennox. Soon Pollock suggests that action needs to be taken. It is soon indicated that by immediate action Pollock refers to assassinating the president. Lennox becomes disgusted, and Pollock kidnaps him temporarily. Pollock's plan succeeds and Lennox is released. Pollock, though is arrested.

Bruce Carson

Bruce Carson was a Private Sector Security Corps Specialist He is played by Michael Reilly Burke.

Carson is seen in Day 6 working with Reed Pollock trying to assassinate President Wayne Palmer. Carson and Pollock think that if Palmer is seriously hurt, Vice President Daniels will become acting President and put Tom Lennox's security proposal into action unto which Palmer disagrees to. They agree to let Lennnox in on the plan who is disgusted. Lennox tries to warn Secret Service and is kidnapped by Carson until Palmer is killed. After the bomb is released, Lennox is freed and tells Secret Service to arrest them.

Arthur Welton

Arthur Welton (played by Jim Holmes) was a doctor for President Wayne Palmer. After an assassination attempt on Palmer, Welton was there to assist him. Later on, Karen Hayes and Sandra Palmer asked Welton to try and bring Palmer out of the coma. He argued against this, but Sandra gave her consent. Welton agreed, until Vice President Noah Daniels found out. Daniels threatened to put the blame on Welton if anything happened to Wayne. He later recommends to Palmer to go back into surgery, but Palmer strongly disagrees.

Lisa Miller

Lisa Miller is a fictional 24 character played by Kari Matchett.

Miller is an aide to Vice President Noah Daniels. Miller always seems to be in approach of Daniels and always protects him. At first, her career is nothing big, until Daniels becomes acting president when an attempt on the president's life is made. Lisa accompanied Daniels whenever he needed assistance with something. Soon, Palmer awoke from his coma and tried to take things under control once more. Daniels disagreed, and invoked the 25th Amendment. this plan unsuccessfully failed. Miller realized in favor of Daniels that Karen Hayes' vote was invalid as she had submitted her resignation earlier in the day, but came back after realizing the attempt on Palmer's life. But under review with Daniels, she soon realized this was wrong. However, she thought of another plan to commit perjury. This plan also failed as Tom Lennox had placed a listening device in the room. Lennox came to the agreement that if they withdrew their suit, the evidence would not be presented. Later, Miller seemed to have a romantic intimacy with Daniels, and there it was revealed that they were dating. This relationship did not last long after Daniels realized that Miller was seeing another person who just happened to be a spy. Miller agreed to go back to the man she was seeing, and give him false info on the FB-subcircuit board, so he would forward it to the Russian government, and possibly prevent war. Bishop soon realized she was spying, and tried to kill her. Lennox and other men surrounded the building and placed Bishop under arrest.

Mark Bishop

Mark Bishop (played by Michael Shanks) was a Washington lobbyist who was having a long-term secret relationship with Lisa Miller. It was revealed that he is a spy for Russia. When Daniels learns of the situation, he threatens Miller, forcing her to pass along false information that will lead the Russians to thinking the US had regained control of the circuit board. After Miller and Mark make love, Lisa goes to wash up, thus leaving Mark time to transmit this misinformation to the Russians. When Mark goes to send the information to the Russians, he feels apprehensive and decides not transmit it. When he confronts Lisa about her tense state, Lisa loses her temper and strikes Mark with a wine glass. After a brief struggle, Lisa grabs a lamp and hits Mark with it. Mark then throws Lisa down and begins strangling her. Shortly after, Tom Lennox and his Secret Service men pull Mark off of Lisa. Lennox then forces Mark to transmit the information to the Russians. This backfires when it is revealed that Suvarov had already been monitoring the agent for some time, and thus knew the information sent to him was false.

Koo Yin

Yin was the Chinese Consul during Day 4. Yin was killed by friendly fire during an attack authorised by David plamner on the Chinese consul led by Jack Bauer to try and capture a suspect Lee Jong.

Ming Su

Ming Su was a member of the Chinese Consulate in Day 4 that interrogated Howard Bern and extracted information that Jack Bauer led an attack on the Chinese Consulate. Su called Palmer and Logan to give them evidence from Bern about Bauer. Su simply wanted Bauer handed over to the Chinese, and demanded that Logan cooperate.

Roger Stanton

Roger Stanton, portrayed by Harris Yulin, is the fictional head of the National Security Agency from Day 2 of 24. Stanton appears after Eric Rayburn is arrested for treason (see Day 2 of 24). It transpires that Stanton is a key figure in this conspiracy and, having had prior knowledge of the nuclear threat, allowed the bomb into the country under the advisement of Peter Kingsley, unaware of his real agenda. Stanton intended for a paramilitary group known as Coral Snake to track the bomb and neutralise the threat at the last moment. His objectives, in his words, were to give the Palmer administration "balls" and toughen up the President's agenda. Stanton only reveals this to the President after he is tortured - something which is later used against President Palmer in the attempted take-over by Vice-President Jim Prescott. Stanton's plan fails when the Coral Snake team captain, Jonathan Wallace, kills the other six members of the team under orders from Kingsley, allowing the Second Wave terrorists to come very close to fulfilling their plan. During the interrogation, President Palmer tells Stanton that he would be executed if people die during the bomb blast. However the bomb was detonated safely by George Mason and lives were saved, but during the aftermath of the bomb's detonation Middle Eastern neighbourhoods were attacked in retaliation and many people died as a result including a young boy. When CTU exposed Peter Kingsley, Sherry Palmer was able to get Kingsley to confirm that Stanton was involved with the plot and that Palmer was telling the truth in his testimony about Stanton's involvement.

Ethan Kanin

Ethan Kanin was the Secretary of Defense under President Wayne Palmer (portrayed by Bob Gunton).

Kanin was the most senior member of the Cabinet in the presidential bunker, after President Palmer was critically injured. Kanin recommended envoking the 25th amendment to allow Vice-President Daniels to become President. Kanin was also responsible for recommending the air strike which destroyed the device and oil rig, to President Daniels.

Antagonists

The following are terrorists, mercenaries, and minor non-political conspirators whose actions go against those of the protagonists.

Bridgit

Bridgit was a mercenary with Mandy and her lover. After Flight 221 exploded, Mandy buried Martin Belkin's stolen identification in the Mojave Desert. She was picked up in a Jeep and taken to meet their contractor, Ira Gaines. Bridgit arrived in the desert on motorcycle and retrieved the hidden ID. She met Gaines and Mandy but insisted on getting $2 million in exchange for the ID instead of the $1 million she and Mandy had been promised. After threatening to kill Bridgit, Gaines agreed to give her and Mandy $2 million.

Bridgit, Gaines, and Mandy drove back to the desert. Bridgit gave Gaines the ID, and Jonathan, a sniper who had undergone surgery to look like Belkin, shot and killed Bridgit in front of Mandy.

Ira Gaines

Ira Gaines (played by Michael Massee) was terrorist working for the Drazen family during Day 1.

Gaines hired Mandy to blow up the aircraft with Martin Belkin aboard and masterminded the plot to kidnap Teri and Kim Bauer and assassinate David Palmer. Gaines was also responsible for Jamey Farrell being recruited as a mole inside CTU to enable the monitoring of activities inside CTU. Gaines was ultimately unsuccessful in his goal to kill David Palmer. Gaines was eventually killed by Jack Bauer during the CTU raid on his compound. His final words to Jack were "good luck" in reference to the Drazens being too powerful for Bauer to defeat.

Rick Allen

Rick Allen is played by Daniel Bess. He first makes an appearance when he and his friend, Dan Mounts party with Kim and Janet York. While they "have fun", it soon becomes clear that Dan and Rick are trying to kidnap Kim. Once they deliver Kim to Ira Gaines, one of the terrorists, Rick soon realizes just how hostile the terrorists are, after watching Gaines kill Dan. Rick tries to help Kim and her mom, and gets injured. Although Rick helps Kim's father, Jack Bauer rescue Kim and Teri, he escapes badly wounded, and goes to his home. Later, when Kim is in danger, she calls him from a payphone and asks if she can come over. After she arrives, Dan's brother comes to pick up the money Gaines was supposed to deliver to Dan. However, the police arrive to take them away for drug dealing. Kim convinces the officer that she has nothing to do with it, but it remains unknown Rick's fate.

Dan Mounts

Dan Mounts was one of Kim Bauer's kidnappers, played by Matthew Carey. He was hired by Ira Gaines before Day 1. He lived with Rick Allen at 1804 Glade in Echo Park. He worked at Paladio Furniture in Los Angeles.

Dan was hired by Kevin Carroll to kidnap Kim Bauer and deliver her to Ira Gaines. Contacting Kim's friend Janet York, Dan set up a double-date with himself and Rick, telling her that he and Rick were sophomores at San Diego State. They arranged to meet at Paladio Furniture at midnight.

Dan and Rick kidnapped Kim and Janet, only to have them escape. After re-capturing Kim, they left the drugged up Janet for dead in the middle of the street, where she was eventually picked up by an ambulance and brought to a local hospital. After Dan lied and said Janet was dead, Gaines received a call from a source at the hospital (presumably from Carroll, who was masquerading as Janet's father) who informed him that she was in fact still alive. Dan was forced to admit that Janet hadn't been "quite dead." Gaines promptly gave Dan a lesson in the nature of exact death by shooting him in the head and "promoting" Rick.

Eli Stram

Eli Stram was a young criminal working for Ira Gaines during Day 1. He was played by Silas Weir Mitchell.

Eli guarded Teri Bauer and Kim Bauer when they were taken to Gaines' compound. At one point, he decided to have sex with Kim. Teri offered herself instead, saying she wouldn't fight back. Eli agreed and raped her instead of Kim. While she was with him, Teri obtained his cell phone, which she used to call for help. When Eli was sent to kill Teri and Kim, Teri pulled out a gun given to her by Rick Allen, but it failed to fire. As Eli tried to stab Kim, Teri shot him twice with his own gun, killing him.

Greg Penticoff

Greg Penticoff was a criminal who worked for Ira Gaines in Day 1. He is played by John Hawkes.

Following a lead from the key card given to him by Richard Walsh, Jack Bauer went to 18166 San Fernando Road, where he saw Penticoff smoking outside. Penticoff fired on Jack and ran inside. LAPD Officer Jessie Hampton heard the gunfire and called for backup. Jack showed her his badge, and she agreed to help him apprehend Penticoff alive. Penticoff shot her, and the police arrived shortly after. Penticoff then told Jack that if he wanted to see Kim Bauer alive again, he would get him out of jail.

The arresting officers refused to let Jack take Penticoff, so Jack followed them back to a Van Nuys Precinct. George Mason arrived soon after, but Penticoff refused to talk to anyone but Jack. Knowing that Mason and the LAPD were listening to the interrogation, Jack staged a confrontation with, whispering instructions in Penticoff's ear, and used the ensuing struggle to slip his cell phone number into Penticoff's mouth. Penticoff asked for his phone call and used it to call Jack.

Penticoff told Jack that he was supposed to be receiving a phone call from Ira Gaines at a payphone on San Fernando Road, adding that Kim would die if he did not answer. Jack picked a fight with a police officer and the late Hampton's partner, Philips. In the fight, Jack stole his key card, at the same time slipping it to Penticoff. Penticoff used it to free himself, and he and Jack drove to San Fernando Road. Jack had Nina Myers trace the payphone, but the call came through on a cell phone hidden underneath. Gaines instructed Penticoff to dispose of a body hidden in the trunk of a parked car on Avenue 26. The body later turned out to be that of Alan York.

At the time of the House Special Subcommittee's hearings, Penticoff was awaiting trial without bail in Los Angeles county for the murder of Jessie Hampton.

Jonathon Matijevich

Jonathon Matijevich was a terrorist sniper working for Ira Gaines in Day 1 tasked with taking out Senator David Palmer. He managed to pose as a photographer named Martin Belkin (see below), to get close to Palmer (Jonathon had undergone surgery to look like Belkin). Before the hit, he is seen practicing his sharpshooting skills on eggs; later, he takes out Bridgit, who tried to blackmail Gaines. Once meeting up with Jack Bauer, who was being forced to help Gaines, Jonathon makes Bauer assemble the rifle (to frame Bauer) and attempts to take his shot. Bauer first tries to stop Jonathon by pointing a gun to his head, but with his family still being held hostage by Gaines, he has no choice but to let Jonathon move into position. Nonetheless, Bauer saves Palmer by causing a disturbance, which makes the Secret Service agents the scene cover Palmer. His shot ruined, Jonathon flees the scene. He does not return for the remainder of the day's events, and what happens to him following Gaines' death is unknown. His whereabouts and fate were not revealed.

Jovan Myovic

Jovan Myovic was the assassin sent to kill Teri Bauer and Kim Bauer by Andre Drazen during Day 1. He was played by Henri Lubatti. During the events of Day 1.

Myovic destroys the extra security detail around the outside of the safehouse, slaying four men before his confrontation with Agent Paulson. He distracts him as Mishko attacks Paulson from behind. Kim and Teri get away in a car parked in the garage. Paulson shoots Mishko before Myovic gets to Paulson. Myovic goes to the Bauer house, figuring his victims will return eventually. He kills one CTU agent before Teri is brought in by Dr. Phil Parslow and his friend Chris. He kills Chris, wounds Phil, and has Teri at gunpoint when Tony Almeida shoots him three times from behind, killing him.

Syed Ali

Syed Ali (played by Francesco Quinn) was the leader of Second Wave during Day 2.

Prior to Day 2, Ali came into contact with Nina Myers, who gave information about CTU to his organization. Ali used this information to attack CTU. Ali's plan involved loading a nuclear warhead over Los Angeles on a Cessna plane, then detonating it over the city. He intended on flying the plane himself.

Before heading to the airfield, he stopped at a mosque to pray, where he was captured by Jack Bauer. Ali was tortured by being forced to watch his family executed in front of him, Ali broke and revealed where the bomb was held, before his second son was executed.

Ali was killed after claiming a recording found in his apartment was fake. Ali was killed by a sniper during his transfer to Guantanamo Bay.

Joseph Wald

Joseph Wald was a fictional minor antagonist in Season 2 of 24.

Wald was a criminal mastermind and was suspected to have worked with Syed Ali and a terrorist organization called Second Wave. At first, Jack Bauer and CTU believed this, and put Bauer undercover with Eddie Grant (who worked with Wald), to find out what they were planning. We soon discover Wald's crew is planning to blow up CTU to put them off course. Wald's crew, of course, succeeds, and goes back to directly report to him. However, Bauer, orders them to place themselves under arrest. When they resist, Jack kills them, and then goes to Wald to see who commissioned him to take out CTU. When Bauer first arrives, Wald is hesitant to answer his questions, then flees to hide. After waiting several minutes, Bauer finally threatens that he will bring in Field Ops to place him under arrest. When Wald opens the door, he says that it was a woman he had only met once, and that he didn't want to go back to jail. He soon decides dying over helping Jack and commits suicide. When Jack opens the folder, he discovers it was Nina Myers herself that commissioned Wald.

Jonathan Wallace

Jonathan Wallace played by Gregg Henry, was a Captain in the Marine Corps and part of a Special Ops group called Coral Snake. Under the covert command of NSA director Roger Stanton, they were aware of the terrorist group Second Wave's plan to destroy Los Angeles with a nuclear weapon. Their orders were to eliminate any efforts by other government agencies trying to locate the weapon until they themselves secured the weapon at the eleventh hour. Their actions included shooting down a plane carrying Jack Bauer and Nina Myers and eliminating any survivors they found.

Unbeknownst to Stanton and the rest of the group, Wallace was actually working for Peter Kingsley who fully intended to allow Second Wave to detonate the weapon. Wallace eventually murdered the rest of his team in order to prevent them from stopping the attack. Despite his efforts, CTU personnel located the weapon and flew it a safe distance from the city before it detonated.

Kingsley assumed any evidence of his actions would be destroyed in the explosion. Once the attack was foiled, Wallace knew his life was in danger because he had become a serious liability to his former employer. Wallace escaped and killed the captured Second Wave leader Syed Ali in order to get the attention of Jack, whom he thought would be able to help him escape. He offered to give evidence which incriminated Kingsley in exchange for Kate Warner. He wanted to use her father Bob Warner's company connections with the CIA to escape to another country.

Their meeting place was attacked by Kingsley's men, however, and Wallace was critically wounded. Jack, Kate, and Yusuf Auda drove him to a medical clinic but the doctor was unable to save him. Though Wallace died before giving Jack the evidence, Jack found the evidence in a chip embedded in Wallace's body on an X-Ray.

Alexander Trepkos

Alexander Trepkos played by Eugene Robert Glazer, was a conspirator in the second season of 24. Along with Max and Peter Kingsley, Trepkos was part of a conspiracy of businessmen to increase the value of their oil holdings by provoking a war between the United States by allowing terrorists to detonate a nuclear weapon within Los Angeles. Though the attack failed, the US nearly went to war anyway based on falsified information planted by Kingsley's people.

After the conspiracy was exposed and Kingsley was killed, Trepkos relayed the news to Max. Max, however, announced his intention to continue forward another way. When Trepkos asked what Max meant, he simply told him it would begin that day. Nothing is known of Max's contingency plan, except that it involved a biological attack on President David Palmer by Mandy. Whether Max's intention was to kill the President or merely incapacitate him was also unclear.

Ramon Salazar

Ramon Salazar (played by Joaquim de Almeida) was a Mexican narcoterrorist. Along with his younger brother Hector, he ran one of the largest drug smuggling rings in Mexico, and was also involved in drugs for arms sales.

Ramon was captured in an undercover operation undertaken by Jack Bauer that had Bauer worked as a mercenary for Ramon, who also had a heroin addiction. Ramon remains in prison until the start of Day 3.

Ramon is broken out of prison by Jack Bauer, during a prison riot. During the riot Bauer and Ramon are forced to play Russian Roulette against each other, eventually shooting their way out of prison to an awaiting helicopter.

Ramon returns to Mexico disgusted with his brother Hector for working with Bauer, but is convinced by Bauer and Hector to go along with their plan of purchasing the Cordella virus from Micheal Amador.

Ramon is outbid for the virus by Nina Myers, but kidnaps Myers and forces her to hand over the virus. Ramon kills Hector after Myers convinces Hector to back out of the deal.

While Bauer negotiates to hand over the vial, Ramon is killed when the vial explodes, exposing the virus.

Hector Salazar

Hector Salazar (played by Vincent Laresca), together with his older brother Ramon, ran one of the largest drug smuggling rings in Mexico. Hector was portrayed as the more trusting of the two Salazar brothers.

Hector runs the Salazar drug ring while Ramon is in prison and ultimately obtains the freedom of his brother Ramon by threatening to release a deadly virus. Hector is merely running the drug ring in Ramon's place, however, and when Ramon is released from prison, he quickly retakes his power as leader. Hector takes Jack Bauer captive and then praises Bauer for his achievement of returning Ramon to his henchmen despite Ramon's demand that Hector kills Jack. Hector then allows Jack to help with the purchase of a vial of virus which the Salazars require for their next operation, despite Ramon's initial objections. They are out bid for the virus by Nina Myers.

Hector is killed by Ramon when he wants to withdraw from the operation to obtain the virus, when Myers convinces Hector that Bauer is playing each brother off against each other.

Michael Amador

Michael Amador (played by Greg Ellis was a terrorist who acquired the Cordella virus during day three.

Amador held an auction between Jack Bauer and Nina Myers for the virus in which myers bid of $240million beat Bauers bid of $225million. During the virus exchange between Myers and Amador, Amador switched the virus with a bomb. Which ultimately lead to the death of Ramoan Salazr.

During his escape Amador's marksmen killed a Delta team and allowed for Amador's escape. Amador escaped back across the border into California where he exchanged the virus with the real purchaser, Stephen Saunders. While at the club CTU tracked Amador's location to the club and later tortured him for information. Amador refused to divulge any information, and later escaped.

Amador was killed when a suitcase bomb exploded in a car he was using as an escape.

Marcus Alvers

Marcus Alvers is a fictional terrorist in 24 played by Lothaire Bluteau.

Nina Myers revealed to Jack Bauer and CTU that Alvers was an associate of Arms Dealer Michael Amador. Alvers served as a connection between Amador and the mastermind of the day's events, Stephen Saunders. He left Amador's hideout shortly after CTU raided it and discovered from Amador that the Chandler Plaza Hotel would be exposed in a matter of minutes. Once Alvers arrived at the hotel, he passed through security and made his way to the maintenance room where he managed to arm a vial of the deadly Cordilla Virus. It wasn't long before the virus was released and the building was contaminated. Later, he was apprehended by Michelle Dessler where he made a deal with CTU to reveal Saunders. He then became symptomatic and pleaded for Michelle to kill him, as the effects of the virus were much more painful. He probably died either way, though.

Arthur Rabens

Arthur Rabens (played by Salvator Xuereb) was a terrorist on the third season of 24. Rabens was the last remaining courier to carry out Stephen Saunders' biological attack on the United States, in Day 3. Rabens knew he was being tracked by CTU, which had spotted his tracker beacon, and placed it inside an innocent man's cigarette carton. Rabens escaped capture and hijacked a car where he then made it to a middle school to escape the country via a helicopter on the roof.

Rabens engaged Chase Edmunds in a fight, badly beating Chase. During the fight, however, Chase managed to attach the dispersion device to his wrist in order to prevent Rabens from escaping with it. Rabens was shot and killed by Jack Bauer moments before he was about to kill Chase.

Stephen Saunders

Stephen Saunders (played by Paul Blackthorne) was a Former MI6 agent and terrorist. Saunders was part of Operation Nightfall where he was presumed killed but had been captured by Serbian forces.

Saunders came in to possession of the Cordella virus and release a sample in a hotel to blackmail President David Palmer in to capitulating his demands. His demands included using the phrase 'the sky is falling' and killing Ryan Chappelle. Saunders was blackmailed himself into revealing his couriers locations when his daughter Jane was captured. Saunders had earlier been captured by Bauer in a set up, when releasing Michelle Dessler as a hostage. Saunders gave all of the locations of the couriers to CTU and was in the process of giving the final location he was killed by two bullet wounds to the chest.

Kalil Hasan

Kalil Hasan played by Anil Kumar was a member of Habib Marwan's terrorist cell during Day 4. After Andrew Paige discovered several internet nodes had been compromised in preparation for the planned show trial and execution of Secretary of Defense James Heller, Hasan was sent to eliminate Paige. Hasan interrogated and killed Andrew's mother and co-workers attempting to find him.

Hasan finally located Andrew when Andrew attempted to meet with CTU agents. Agents Jack Bauer and Ronnie Lobell attempted to stop him, but Hasan killed Lobell and escape with Andrew.

Jack saved Andrew from being killed after Hasan turned him over to his comrades, then attempted to follow Hasan back to the compound where Heller and Audrey Raines were being held. After Hasan was pulled over by police, then quickly released, he began to suspect he was being followed. Hasan then deliberately turned his car into the path of an oncoming truck and was killed in the resulting explosion.

Omar

Omar played by Tony Plana, was a terrorist working with Habib Marwan and Navi Araz in Day 4. He was in charge of the compound where Secretary of Defense James Heller and his daughter Audrey Raines were held after their abduction. Omar announced on a live broadcast, his group's intention to try Heller for war crimes and then execute him. Heller refuse to sign a confession to his supposed crimes and only cooperated after Omar threatened the life of his daughter.

When Jack Bauer and the Marines raided the compound to rescue Heller, Omar took Audrey as a hostage and attempted to escape. Audrey, however, managed to stab Omar and break free, at which point Jack killed Omar, using a throwing knife.

Henry Powell

Henry Powell played by Robertson Dean, was a computer consultant working at the Rockland Building. He was a former employee at the defense contractor McLennan-Forster, and still freelanced for the company. He also helped Habib Marwan in his plot to install the Dobson Override device.

Two months prior to the meltdown date, Powell attended a Heritage Foundation dinner at the Hyatt in Los Angeles. He met with Audrey Raines, and found out when she would be returning to Los Angeles with her father, Secretary of Defense James Heller.

During Day Four, Powell kept in contact with Marianne Taylor at CTU. He also made a few calls to Dina Araz, another one of Marwan’s underlings.

Powell went to Omar’s warehouse in the Santa Clarita Valley to pick up the briefcase containing the Override. Although Audrey recognized him, Powell was assured that she would die, and he left for the Rockland Building. He got a worker named Ali to install the device in IDS Systems - their hardware could be used to download the virus into the nuclear reactors.

When Heller’s execution was stopped by Jack Bauer, Powell realized that Audrey could identify him from the dinner. He called Marianne, who told him that Jack and Audrey were heading for Felsted Security in Burbank, because Audrey couldn't remember his name, but remembered that he'd been at the dinner, and since the company had taken surveillance of the dinner, Jack needed her to identify him from the camera surveillance. Powell arranged for a group of men to kill Jack and Audrey at Felsted, and told Marianne to divert suspicion away from herself, since there would be an internal investigation once the two were dead. The attack failed, however, and Jack and Audrey escaped, with the help of Tony Almeida. Powell ordered Marianne to stay at CTU, since leaving might arouse suspicion, and an interrogation might point back to him.

Though all air traffic had been grounded, Powell used special ordinates from McLennan-Forster, and was able to get clearance for a helicopter in Van Nuys to take him out of Los Angeles. When he arrived at the helipad, however, he found that the clearance had been superseded by the Department of Defense. Knowing that Audrey or Secretary Heller was behind this, he ordered the pilot, at gunpoint, to fly him out. The pilot reluctantly agreed, but Jack and Tony arrived just in time to stop the chopper from taking off. As he was being taken into custody, Powell attempted to bribe them, but to no avail. Before Tony and Jack could secure Powell in their car, he was killed by one of Marwan’s snipers from a nearby building.

Jacob Rossler

Jacob Rossler was a freelance mercenary working for Ivan Erwich in season 5 of 24. At first, CTU is lead to draw the conclusion that Rossler helped the terrorists release the nerve gas and goes after him. After they imprison him, they allow him to tell Erwich he will meet him to set up the cansiters (even though it's a trap). His female commpanion, however, shoots him. This forces Bauer to go as Rossler.

Polakov

Polakov was a fictional character in 24. Believing that he was Jacob Rossler, Polakov went with Jack Bauer to release Sentox VX-1 Nerve Gas in a shopping mall. Earlier, Rossler was shot, who just happened to be the only link to the remainig canisters. Rossler was supposed to have met Erwich, the terrorist responsible for the canisters. This forced Bauer to go as Rossler. Polakov soon asked Bauer for the unlock code, in which he replied untruthfully. This made the terrorists angry, and they punched him. Soon Bauer awoke and managed to kill some of the terrorists that were working for Polakov, but Polakov himself escaped. After Polakov realized he was being followed by Bauer, he went into an abandoned warehouse and shot himself.

Vladimir Bierko

Vladimir Bierko is a fictional terrorist in 24. Bierko is played by Julian Sands.

At first in season 5, a hostage situation erupts in the Ontario Airport where Russian separatists hold people there hostage and threaten to kill the Americans if President Logan doesn't comply. The terrorists demand that he cancel an anti-terrorist treaty. Logan is hesitant, and doesn't comply. This angers the terrorists, and they one by one start to kill the hostages. Soon, CTU rescues the hostages and kills the terrorists. But they soon realize that one of the hostages was working with the terrorists, and their true objective becomes clear: to release Sentox VX-1 Nerve Gas on Moscow. Erwich (the hostage that was actually a terrorist) seems to be the leader, and works with Logan's chief of staff, Walt Cummings (since Cummings is controlling the nerve gas). But soon Erwich realizes that Cummings is really trying to deceive them, and changes his mind, saying that he will release all of the gas on American soil. Later, it is revealed that the true mastermind behind everything is Bierko himself. Once he discovers that Erwich is planning to use the gas on American soil instead of Russian, he becomes angry and kills Erwich. Realizing that he cannot accomplish his mission, he calls President Logan and tells him that he wants the motorcade route of Russian president Yuri Suvarov. If he complies, Bierko will not release any of the gas, but if he doesn't, he says he will have no choice but to release all of it. Logan complies, and talks with his wife, Martha about it. She replies saying that it would be a terrible mistake to negotiate, but Logan disagrees. Right before the motorcade starts, Martha tells secret service agent Aaron Pierce that she will ride to the airport with them. Soon, the motorcade reaches the checkpoint where Bierko was going to have them killed, and a missile fires, although the car is fire-proof, and Pierce kills the terrorists. Bierko discovers this, and releases the gas in the Sunrise Hills Shopping Mall, but CTU interferes, and saves some people. Bierko later strikes at Tyler Memorial Hospital, CTU, and at a natural gas distribution center, where CTU apprehends him. The van that is delivering him to Division is soon hijacked by terrorists working for Bierko and takes him to a Russian submarine, where they plan to use the remaining canisters to kill the people onboard and use their missiles. Jack Bauer then interferes and kills Bierko there.

Christopher Henderson

Christopher Henderson (played by Peter Weller) is a former CTU agent turned terrorist. Henderson is implicated as a terrorist in the nerve gas attack when links between Omicron International and Vladimir Bierko are discovered. Henderson was arrested by Bauer after Henderson attempted to assassinate Jack with a bomb in a lab at Omicron. Henderson refused to release any form of information through interrogation and torture.

Henderson after refusing to release any information was held in the CTU medical facility. During this time Tony Almedia learned of Henderson’s involvement in the death of his wife, Michelle Dessler, and attempted to kill Henderson. Henderson was able to overpower Almedia and "supposedly" kill him in the process, allowing Henderson to escape.

Later Henderson becomes aware of a recording implicating himself and President Logan which Wayne Palmer is in possession of. Palmer turns the recording over to Bauer but Henderson forces Bauer to return the recording after blackmailing him in an exchange for Audrey Raines.

Henderson hands the recording off to an international flight pilot. Jack discovers this, and after taking back the recording and forcing the plane to land, he is able to re-capture Henderson. Henderson again attempts to blackmail his way to freedom, this time by threatening the life of Secretary of Defence, James Heller. This becomes moot when Heller drives off of a cliff. Heller was aware of the threat to national security that the recording imposed, and was willing to give his own life in order for Jack to bring Henderson and Logan to justice.

Bauer and Henderson are forced to work together in exchange for Henderson’s release by faking his own death. Henderson and Bauer are successful in disarming the Russian submarine in the docks, but Bauer refuses to let Henderson go. Bauer kills Henderson on the deck of the submarine, after proving him responsible for the deaths of President Palmer, Michelle Dessler and Tony Almedia.

Unlikely as it may be, Henderson may still be alive. The deal made with Jack was to secure and ensure his freedom, which would be done by Henderson faking his own death, with the aid of Jack. In Season 5, episode 24, there is a brief camera shot of Henderson's body, still laying on the deck of the submarine. This makes little sense, as a group of local police and medical teams arrived on the scene immediately his death occurred.

Also, the scene of Henderson's death was cut short by producers of "24". It originally included an extra minute or so of film, in which Bauer walks directly up to Henderson's body and shoots him in the head, ensuring his death. This scene was cut by producers, supposedly for time reasons, but it also leaves another window open for Henderson's possible, albeit unlikely, return.

Conrad Haas

Conrad Haas played by Jeff Kober, was the assassin who killed former President David Palmer at the beginning of Day 5 at around 7:02am. His assignment was also to hunt and kill Chloe O'Brian, one of four people who helped fake Jack Bauer's death at the end of Day 4 and were targeted for assassination.

Haas and his men eventually track down Chloe who is with Jack and Derek Huxley at an oil refinery. Jack dispatches all of Haas's men before setting off to hunt down the assassin. Haas eventually finds Chloe and Derek but is wounded by Jack and Chloe. Jack tells Haas he will receive medical treatment if he tells him why his team was after the four targets. Haas confesses that Chloe, Tony Almeida and Michelle Dessler were secondary targets in order to frame Jack. But his main goal from his unknown superior was to take out the primary target - David Palmer. Haas doesn’t know who hired him. After hearing the confession and consumed with rage, Jack executes Haas in front of Chloe and Derek.

Anton Beresch

Anton Beresch is a terrorist henchmen in the fifth season of 24, played by David Dayan Fisher. Beresch, a former Russian Army officer, later joined the Dawn Brigade, a Russian separatist movement responsible for various terrorist bombings in that country. Beresch was the leader of the group of terrorists that took hostages at the Ontario airport on day 5 of 24's fifth season. He threatened to kill all of the hostages inside the airport if President Logan didn't call off the treaty about to be signed with Russian President Yuri Suvarov. Beresch broadcasted the executions of some of the hostages on live television.

Jack Bauer happened to be inside the terminal at the time Beresch and his men took it over. Beresch's men were wearing explosives-laden vests, one of which was covertly detonated by Bauer when Beresch attempted to execute Derek Huxley. Not long after Jack detonated the explosive vest, Beresch received a phone call from James Nathanson letting him know that Jack was hiding inside the airport. Beresch once again threatened to execute Derek if Jack didn't show himself. Jack gave himself up, and Beresch forced him to tell Curtis Manning to bring his tactical teams into a trap. Jack secretly alerted Curtis of this ambush by using the code term "Flank 2 position." However, the code had become defunct since Jack was forced to go into hiding 18 months before. Before Curtis and his team carried out the assault on the terminal that would cause them to walk into a trap, they were alerted by Lynn McGill who figured out what the term Flank 2 meant. Before the assault took place Beresch handed a key card to one of the hostages who turned out to be Ivan Erwich, a terrorist working for Vladimir Bierko. Beresch and his men expected CTU to move into their trap but were ambushed from behind by CTU agents. Jack Bauer attempted to capture Beresch by shooting his gun out of his hand when he tried to shoot himself, but Beresch then detonated an explosive vest on a dead terrorist, killing himself.

Ivan Erwich

Ivan Erwich is a terrorist henchman on the fifth season of 24, played by Mark Sheppard. Erwich was a chemical engineer who trained at the University of St. Petersburg, then joined the Dawn Brigade separatist movement 6 years ago.

He is first seen as a sleeper hiding among the hostages at the Ontario Airport. He is handed a key card by the terrorist leader Anton Beresch, which is used by the separatist group to secure a cache full of Sentox nerve gas before their escape. Erwich puts the canisters into a storage container supposedly containing medical supplies to be transported out of the country. However, a suspicious Ivan kills his driver, Schaeffer, after he finds the man inside the container. Later, it is revealed that Schaeffer was an inside man, secretly working for Walt Cummings as a part of the government's sting operation. After Schaeffer is confirmed dead, Cummings receives a call from Erwich, stating that Cummings must have altered the arming codes to the canisters. Ivan prepares to attack the US directly for revenge.

First, he seeks the assistance of Jacob Rossler, who knows how to alter arming codes. However, Rossler is killed during a sting operation led by Bauer. Afterward, Erwich plotted to test his product by releasing a canister of Sentox nerve gas into a shopping mall. Jack Bauer went undercover as Rossler and helped Erwich's assistants arm the Sentox gas, but Bauer quickly escapes and eventually stops the gas attack with few casualties. Erwich also discovers that the surviving terrorist from the mall attack was followed, so he orders the man to kill himself.

In episode 9 it is revealed that Erwich was working for Vladimir Bierko. He tells Bierko the test was successful but Bierko blames him for wasting the gas and for trusting James Nathanson and the Americans. Bierko stabbed Erwich in the chest, killing him.

Ostroff

Ostroff was an eastern-European terrorist working for Vladimir Bierko in the fifth season of 24, (played by Alex Kuznetsov).

Ostroff was part of a team sent by Bierko to eliminate James Nathanson, once it became clear that Nathanson had betrayed them. Jack Bauer shot and damaged Ostroff's helicopter, forcing him to land, though not before Nathanson was fatally wounded.

Ostroff also recruited Dwayne Thompkins and Jenny McGill to steal a CTU key card from Jenny's brother Lynn McGill in exchange for money. Once Ostroff obtained the key card, he killed them both and used the key card to infiltrate CTU with a canister of Sentox nerve gas. Ostroff placed the canister in a section where the nerve gas would be filtered into the building's ventilation system. He also murdered Carrie Bendis when she discovered the canister and attempted to alert CTU.

When Lynn McGill was informed of his sister's murder, he confessed to being mugged by Dwayne . Bill Buchanan ordered Chloe O'Brian to check if anyone had used the key card to gain entrance to CTU. When Ostroff's use of the key card is discovered, Buchanan orders a lockdown. Ostroff was shot and killed by Jack while trying to escape. They were too late, however, to prevent the nerve gas from being dispersed throughout the building and some 56 people were subsequently killed including Lynn McGill and Edgar Stiles.

Collette Stenger

Collette Stenger (played by Stana Katic) was an information broker hired by many terrorist cells all over the world. Before the events of Day 5, Collette Stenger brokered information to many terrorist cells. Before Day 5, Stenger came in contact with Vladimir Bierko, a Russian separatist, who needed her to broker information about the nerve gas that the terrorists needed.

Stenger was hired by Russian separatist Vladimir Bierko to provide the schematics for a secure building in Day 5. While enjoying herself in a hotel room with Theo Stoller, Stenger got a call from Bierko asking if she had the schematics. Stenger informed Bierko that she would have it at any given time.

When Theo was convinced he could help Collette if he knew her work, Stenger became angered and told him that she doesn't talk about her work. When she told Theo that she had to finish her job, Theo grabbed her and alarmed her she had other things to finish. After getting the schematics, Collette left the hotel and told Theo she would meet him at the Van Nuys Airport.

Collette arrived at the warehouse and was searched by Bierko's men, in case she had any firearms. After selling the schematics to Bierko for 10,000,000 US, Collette left to meet with Theo. Outside, Collette was surrounded by agents from CTU LA. Demanding for Theo to get in her car, Collette was shocked that Theo handed her over to the agents. She then learned from Jack Bauer that Theo was an agent for German Intelligence.

Collette would only cooperate if she got full presidential immunity and Jack accepted the offer. After confirming with her lawyers that the immunity was legit, Collette told Bauer that she provided Bierko with a schematic. When Bauer asked to know what the schematic was for, Collette insisted she only brokered the deal. She revealed she had a source within the Department of Defense. When Bauer asked the sources name, Stenger replied that it was Audrey Raines.

Collette was brought back into CTU and after interrogating Audrey, Jack was convinced that Stenger set her up. When Chloe O'Brian proved that Stenger was still withholding information, Jack knocked out a federal marshall in order to interrogate Stenger. After Jack threatened to kill Stenger, she revealed she was told by Christopher Henderson to set Audrey up, and she revealed where Bierko's next target was. As a result of her withholding information, President Logan and CTU took away the presidential pardon.

Hamri Al-Assad

Hamri Al-Assad (played by Alexander Siddig) was the leader of a Middle Eastern terrorist group believed to be responsible for hundreds of American deaths. In time, however, Assad grew disillusioned with violent methods and sought to legitimize his group and pursue his ends through politics.

Assad was taken to CTU Los Angeles to be questioned and debriefed by Bill Buchanan and Nadia Yassir. While questioned, Assad gave CTU the name of a Russian General, Dmitri Gredenko, who met with Fayed, under orders from Assad, about the possibility of acquiring nuclear weapons.

Assad was offered a full pardon for all past crimes by President Wayne Palmer, under the condition that Assad continue to help stop Fayed and that he bring his and all other affiliated organizations to peace talks.

Later during the day Assad was going to give a televised statement at the behest of President Palmer, calling on America's Muslim community for assistance in stopping further terrorist acts. Assad didn’t want to be perceived as a puppet, as he would lose sway within the community. Assad later warns President Palmer that his course of action was an unpopular one, and that Palmer will face consequences from within his own administration. "They will come for you," Assad grimly informed the President.

Assad was later assassinated while preparing to give the address when a bomb was placed under the podium he was preparing to give the speech from with President Palmer. Palmer was seriously injured in the blast. Assad was accused of attempting to assassinate Palmer by Vice-President Noah Daniels, when speaking to Assad’s country's ambassador.

Ahmed Amar

Ahmed Amar (played by Kal Penn) was first seen as his father was being arrested by FBI agents under suspicion of being a terrorist. Two neighbors, who also saw the arrest, started harassing Ahmed, breaking down his door and telling him to "get out of their neighborhood." Ray Wallace, the father of Ahmed's classmate Scott, who lives across the street, intervened, and invited Ahmed to stay at his house until he felt it was safe. It is later revealed through Ahmed's phone calls to Abu Fayed that Ahmed himself is a terrorist, and his father is actually innocent. Ahmed had the duty of delivering a package (later revealed as an enormous sum of money that is used to buy the final components for an attack, a device to program the trigger on a nuclear bomb) to Fayed's men.

Ahmed was injured during a fight with one of his neighbors, who returned to Ahmed's house to further harass him. (During the battle Ahmed gets a shard of glass lodged in his leg.) Scott sees this and goes over to help Ahmed, only to see that Ahmed has already shot and killed his attacker. Scott then confronts Ahmed, who said he was never his friend, since he doesn't even pronounce his name right. ("It's not 'Ah-med,' it's 'Ack-med.") He takes Scott and his family hostage and, unable to complete his duties to Fayed due to his injury, coerces Ray to carry them out for him. He threatens Ray that if the authorities show up he will kill Scott and Ray's wife.

Following Ray's acquisition of the package, he convinces Ahmed to release his wife. Fearing for her son's safety, she calls the police. The call is transferred to CTU, and under Jack Bauer's direction, they plan an assault on Ahmed's location. Ray delivers the package to Fayed, and is subsequently taken hostage by him. Fayed orders Ahmed to kill Scott, on the basis that he heard too much information relating to their plot. As he prepared to carry out the order, CTU storms into the house. After exchanging fire with several CTU agents, Ahmed runs out the back. He was fatally wounded by a CTU agent during a showdown with Jack Bauer, and died en route to a hospital.

Hasan Numair

Hasan Numair (played by Shaun Majumder) went under the code name meaning "Sword of the Faith" and not much was known about him apart from his code name until his photo was shown to Hamri Al-Assad, who identified him as Numair. Numair was one of the 110 enemy combatants held at Palmdale Military Prison that Abu Fayed demanded be released. Numair was able to escape the prison before being put into a plane with the remaining 109 combatants.

Numair met Fayed in Valencia, and begain working on arming a suitcase nuke. Fayed left for another safehouse, and as Numair finished, the terrorist cell was attacked by a CTU TAC team. To prevent the device from being confiscated, Numair detonated the nuclear bomb, destroying an area within a radius of a half mile, and killing at least 12,000 people.

Abu Fayed

Abu Fayed was a senior leader of an Islamic terrorist group (played by Adoni Maropis) In the midst of a series of terrorist attacks in the United States seemingly masterminded by Assad, Fayed contacted the American government and offered to give up Assad's location in exchange for several demands: $25 million, Jack Bauer, and the relevant government satellite protocols to ensure he would not be tracked or observed. All of the demands were given to Fayed.

Fayed intends to launch suitcase nuclear bombs in suburban areas of the United states. The first suitcase bomb is exploded in Valenica suburb when the area is raided by CTU. This causes the death of Fayed's main programmer. Fayed contacts British businessman Darren McCarthy and asks him to find someone who can help them program an arming device and use the remaining suitcase nukes, McCarthy's research leads him to Morris O'Brian.

Although Morris initially refused to cooperate, Fayed forced his compliance by having his men beat him with a bat, hold his head underwater, and torture him with a power drill. To prove that the arming device works, and to distract CTU, Fayed arms one of the suitcase nukes, which Jack eventually defuses then escapes via helicopter, with the remaining three nukes and arming device.

Fayed meets with Dimitri Gredenko in the Mojave Desert, revealing plan to use remote-controlled drones to launch the remaining three bombs at high-profile targets. The first drone, targeted at San Francisco, was crash-landed safely by Jack Bauer after locating and killing the drone pilot. However, the crash damaged the bomb loaded onboard, subsequently releasing radioactivity into the air creating a dirty bomb.

Later Fayed is set up to meet Gredenko at a pier, with Gredenko being tracked by CTU via a radioactive isotope injected in his arm. He meets Fayed, and they agree that to escape they have to get rid of the link to CTU, so they sever Gredenko's arm. They walk to a local bar where Gredenko screams that Fayed is the terrorist on the news, and Fayed is beaten by civilians in the bar until Bauer arrives and brings Fayed into custody. Fayed refuses to speak under torture during his captivity. Subsequently, Jack and Doyle stage a "rescue mission" of Fayed by Arabic CTU agents during his transfer to CTU to undergo pharmaceutically-based torture

During the "rescue" Fayed's superior sends a codeword to Fayed resulting in fayed escaping and hijacking a vehicle. Bauer hides under the vehicle and is lead to the location of the final suitcase nukes. Bauer and Fayed end up confronting each other and Fayed is killed by Bauer when Fayed is strangled using a hydraulic chain hanging from the ceiling.

Darren McCarthy

Darren McCarthy (played by David Hunt) was a wealthy British businessman working with the terrorist Abu Fayed. McCarthy had sold him the suitcase nuke detonated shortly before the end of episode 4, and arranged for the device which reprogrammed the trigger. Fayed later asks McCarthy to find him someone who could reprogram the suitcase nukes. Fayed offers double the original payment, enough to convince McCarthy to stay in Los Angeles instead of going to Las Vegas. Along the way through Los Angeles, he picks up his girlfriend Rita, with whom he bickers constantly.

At the end of episode 7 Darren kidnaps Morris O'Brian with the help of Rita in order to reprogram one of the four remaining suitcase nukes on orders of Abu Fayed. In episode 8 and during a vehicle exchange, Morris tells Rita about the nukes in relation to the $7 million payoff for delivering Morris to Fayed. Morris tries to convince Rita to let him go, telling her that thousands of people are in her hands and that CTU is unaware of her involvement. While stopping at a cross intersection, Fayed calls McCarthy to give him his location and McCarthy has Rita enter in the address in his GPS. Right after this, in an act of greed, she shoots McCarthy dead and pushes him out of the car. Rita herself is killed shortly after she delivers Morris to Fayed.

Graem Bauer

Graem Bauer (played by Paul McCrane) was a terrorist mastermind behind the majority of the plots in Days 5 and 6. Graem was also the brother of Jack Bauer.

Bauer was revealed late in Day 5 as the mastermind behind the attacks and the man controlling President Logan. Bauer informed Logan of the recording implicating the true masterminds of the plot and ordered it to be destroyed. Bauer convinced Logan to attempt to shoot down a diplomatic plane before it landed on a freeway. Bauer also tried to convince Logan to commit suicide to prevent the public becoming aware of the plot.

During Day 6 Graem is revealed by Jack that he has connections to the attacks. Jack interrogates him and reveals the connection with BXJ technologies. Graem then orders Bauer to be captured after his men overpower Jacks. Jack then escapes with his father Philip and Graem is captured. Jack then begins medically interrogating Graem and Graem reveals all of the connections with day five and the assassinations. When Jack finishes interrogating Graem, Philip congratulates his son on not revealing any current information. Philip doesn't believe that any more information will be revealed , but cannot be certain so he murders Graem by overdosing him.

Anatoly Markov

Anatoly Markov (played by John Noble) was the Russian consul in Los Angeles during Day 6. He was apparently close to Dmitri Gredenko, a former Soviet general. The two became close friends when they served in Afghanistan together and had many dealings with each other.

Markov was complicit in the Sentox VX nerve gas conspiracy that was revealed during the events of Season 5, along with then-President Charles Logan and Philip Bauer. Markov's part in the conspiracy, specifically, was in helping to establish contact with Vladimir Bierko's separatist organization in order to supply the nerve gas to them. The plot was eventually foiled by CTU Los Angeles, and Logan's role was exposed. Logan kept silent about Markov's involvement.

In the events leading up to Season 6, Markov worked with Gredenko to have five suitcase nukes brought into the United States. It is likely that Markov was the one who told Gredenko of Phillip Bauer's involvement in the Sentox conspiracy. Gredenko used this information to blackmail Bauer (whose company had been contracted to decommission the suitcase nukes) to supply him with the suitcase nukes. Gredenko supplied the bombs to Abu Fayed, the leader of an Arab Islamic terrorist group, and they planned on having the Arabs become a scapegoat. Gredenko and Markov's motive was their grudge against America after the Cold War.

During the events of Season 6, Markov was approached by former President Logan. Logan revealed that he knew Markov was complicit in the attacks and knew where Gredenko was. After Logan threatened to send recordings to Russian President Yuri Suvarov, that implicated Markov in the Sentox conspiracy, Markov maintained that he hadn't had contact with Gredenko for over a year.

Shortly after 5:30pm, the power at the Russian consulate went out. Markov realized that an American agent managed to gain access to his office, and he tripped his alarm. Jack Bauer was able to take Markov hostage, but the guards in the consulate had heard the alarm go off. Jack told the Russians that he was holding Markov at gunpoint and he would kill him if they attempted to make a move on him.

Jack interrogated Markov on his involvement with Gredenko, but Markov continued to claim he hadn't spoken to him in over a year. After Jack cut off one of Markov's fingers, Markov confessed to being complicit in Gredenko's plans and he revealed Gredenko's location. When Jack tried to call CTU, the consul guards blew the door down and apprehended him. Markov gave orders to have Bauer taken into custody and to allow nobody near him. He then gave the order to terminate Bauer, but Jack managed to disarm and kill his would-be executioner. This prompted Markov, who was watching on a security camera, to order a lockdown of the consul.

When President Suvarov learned of Markov's involvement in the nuclear strike, he ordered him to surrender to CTU and release Jack Bauer unharmed. Markov refused, prompting Suvarov to authorize CTU's previously planned strike against the consulate. Markov called Gredenko to warn him that the Americans had stormed the consulate, and that Gredenko's location would soon be discovered. Gredenko told Markov to hold them off for as long as he could. A moment later, CTU agents stormed his office. Markov fired upon them, and was shot dead.

Zhou Yong

Zhou Yong (played by Ian Anthony Dale) is a mercenary for hire that is contracted by Cheng Zhi. In the 2:00AM-3:00AM episode, Zhou leads his men in an assault of CTU on the orders of Cheng. After he took CTU personnel hostage, he asks for the Director of CTU to step forward. Milo Pressman, not Nadia Yassir, identified himself as the Director and was shot in the head by Zhou. He then forces Josh Bauer to come out of hiding in the ventilation system by threating to kill his mother. After Josh is in his custody, Zhou orders his men to take him back to Cheng via the sewers. Following Josh's departure, Zhou then orders the CTU staff to split up into two different groups to be taken to their holding cells. When it was Jack Bauer's group turn, Bauer, Nadia, and Morris O'Brian revolted against Zhou and his men. In a brief hand-to-hand combat scuffle, Jack chokes Zhou with the latter's necklace and then breaks his neck, killing him.

Kozelek Hacker

Kozelek Hacker (played by Maury Sterling) was a terrorist during Day 6. Hacker is tasked with eliminating the CTU team lead by Jack Bauer that is walking into a trap set up by Phillip Bauer and kidnapping Marilyn Bauer. When the CTU team arrives at the location Hacker and his men had already fitted the house with a bomb. As the bomb explodes they attack Milo and Marilyn. Milo and Marilyn run although Hacker and his men follow close behind and soon have them both pinned down. Kozelek grabs Marilyn and orders the others to kill Milo. Then Jack arrives Kozelek and Hacker quickly surrenders. Bauer then makes him call Phillip so he can then find him and get Josh Bauer back. When Hacker leads Jack and Marilyn to the hotel Phillip has already suspected something is wrong and has gone to the adjacent building. Jack then knocks out and cuffs Hacker and calls a CTU Field Ops Team to come pick him up.

Dmitri Gredenko

Dmitri Gredenko (played by Rade Šerbedžija) was a terrorist in Day 6 of 24.

Gredenko supplied BXJ Technologies with five suitcase nuclear bombs developed by Soviet Russia in the late '80s. They then fell into the hands of terrorists led by Abu Fayed. Gredenko aids Fayed in his plans to cripple the United States through the use of the nukes. Gredenko disliked the use of the first two bombs and has one of the bombs reconfigured to be detonated by the use of remote control air-drones, designated for San Francisco. The attack on San Francisco is foiled by CTU when the drone pilot is killed by Jack Bauer.

Later, Gredenko is taken into custody by CTU after a raid on Mark Hauser, a man assisting Gredenko in obtaining security protocols for the Edgemont Nuclear Power Plant. Gredenko, a realist and not a religious fanatic like Fayed, cuts a deal with CTU. He will serve as bait for Fayed on the grounds that he receives full immunity and a guarantee that he will not be extradited to Russia. Gredenko meets with Fayed and reveals all of CTU's plans, including the fact that a transmitter is injected into his arm. This leads to Fayed chopping Gredenko's arm off and both of them attempting to escape by wading through a pub. Gredenko eventually betrays Fayed by declaring he is a terrorist, helping CTU to arrest Fayed, but not before Gredenko escapes. As we walks along the shore, Gredenko collapses to the ground and dies from the loss of blood caused when his arm was severed.

Other characters

The following are minor characters (mostly neutral) not associated with CTU, government, or terrorist/mercenary cells.

Janet York

Janet York was one of Kim Bauer's friends from high school, played by Jacqui Maxwell. Around midnight on day one, she and Kim Bauer snuck out of their houses to meet with some guys. It turns out those guys work for Ira Gaines, who wants to murder Janet and kidnap Kim. They party with the guys for a while.

Eventually, the girls are clearly getting kidnapped. When Kim won't comply with what they're telling her to do, Dan breaks Janet's arm with a weapon. After Kim does what they tell her to do fearing they will kill her friend, she begs Rick to do something for Janet. Rick then injects Janet with heroin to ease the pain. When Kim finally decides they need to try to escape she convinces a drugged Janet to do what she tells her. While trying to escape from the guys, Janet is hit by a car and left unconscious in the middle of the road. Soon, an ambulance came to pick her up. The ambulance takes her to St. Mark's Hospital where she was found by Kimberly's mother Teri and a man who was thought to be Alan York. When Teri told her husband Jack Bauer about Janet, Jack told hospital security to ensure no strangers came near Janet. Despite the security, Janet was later murdered in her hospital bed by Kevin Carroll, the man who was impersonating her dad.

Martin Belkin

Martin Belkin was a world-renowned photographer who had been hired to take pictures of David Palmer on the day of the California Presidential Primary (day one). He is portrayed by Rudolf Martin.

He was a passenger on Flight 221 to Los Angeles, and he was seated beside Mandy, a hired mercenary. After engaging in conversation with Mandy, the two had sex in the airplane's bathroom. Later, as Belkin was napping, Mandy left her seat prepared to destroy the plane and make a parachute landing. Meanwhile, Belkin notices his wallet and ID are missing, just seconds before the plane explodes. Mandy parachutes out with the ID.

Belkin's ID would later be used by Ira Gaines's henchman Jonathon, who had plastic surgery to look exactly like Belkin.

Keith Palmer

Keith Palmer was the son of David and Sherry Palmer and older brother to Nicole Palmer. He was played by Vicellous Reon Shannon.

7 years before Day 1 Keith's sister Nicole Palmer was raped by a man named Lyle Gibson. When Keith found out about the rape he went to meet with Lyle. They got into a fight and Lyle was killed accidentally. Keith's father, then-Senator David Palmer was away on a business trip. Details are not clear about the death.

At the beginning of Day 1 a woman named Maureen Kingsley is threatening to release the story and make it look like Keith killed Lyle Gibson, ruining his father Senator Palmer's shot at becoming the first African-American president ever.

In the first few hours his father asks what really happened the night after Nicole's rape, Keith is argumentative. He blames his father for always being away from home on business, and says that he was the only one around who could take care of things. Yet when Palmer asks, point blank, if he killed Lyle Gibson, Keith is defiantly silent. Keith turns down his father's request to come out with the truth at the breakfast. He says to his father Palmer that he is always putting his career before his family and accuses his father of trying to reach the White House at the expense of his own son going to jail. When Palmer pledges to do everything he can to prevent his son from going to jail, Keith does not believe him.

Keith is upset when he learns of his psychiatrist Dr. George Ferragamo's death. The two had been close, and Ferragamo was there for him when Keith was in pain. Yet when Palmer does not want to go public about a possible link between his campaign and the fire that killed Ferragamo, Keith becomes furious. He believes that his father is putting his bid for the Presidency ahead of a friend's murder. When Keith attempts to go to the police, his mother, Sherry Palmer, stops him. People think Keith was the one that killed Dr. Ferragamo because he knew about what happened. They think that Keith wanted to cover it up so he killed his psychiatrist.

Keith takes actions in his own hands, and threatens his fathers ex-political operative Carl Webb that he will tell the campaign financiers about his underhanded activities. Carl warns Keith that he will frame him for George Ferragamo's murder and that he has false evidence that shows it was Keith who killed Dr. Ferragamo. Keith, however, taped Carl's confession. Keith then apologizes to his father for doubting his sincerity. He now knows that Palmer was only trying to protect Keith from taking the blame for George Ferragamo's murder. Keith plays the tape of Carl's confession for Palmer, and Palmer takes the tape away from his son. Palmer explains to Keith the gravity involved in releasing the tape to the authorities. Keith is willing to accept what will be said about him in the press because he only wants to tell the truth. Palmer pledges that he will finally be there for his son. In his speech, Palmer makes it public that he will stand by his son, regardless of the outcome. After the press conference, Keith hugs his father and tells him that he loves him.

Keith Palmer is only seen in the first episode of Day 2 when he is fishing with his dad, who is now President. Unfortunately President Palmer gets a call that there is a threat that a nuclear bomb might be released and has to cut his trip short with his son but promises to make another one soon. Keith is later seen talking to his father over the phone, but this scene was deleted from the episode shown on television.

Nicole Palmer

Nicole Palmer was the daughter of David and Sherry Palmer and younger sister to Keith Palmer. She was played by Megalyn Echikunwoke.

Seven years before Day 1, Nicole was raped by a man named Lyle Gibson. When Nicole's brother Keith Palmer found out about the rape he went to meet with Lyle. They got into a fight and Lyle was killed accidentally. Nicole's father, then-Senator David Palmer was away on a business trip. Details are not clear about the death.

At the beginning of Day 1 a woman named Maureen Kingsley is threatening to release the story and make it look like Keith Palmer murdered Lyle Gibson, ruining Senator Palmer's shot at becoming the first African-American president.

During the day, Nicole helps her brother try to stop the story from coming out but nothing seems to help until his brother tapes a conversation with Senator Palmer's ex-campaign Operative Carl Webb. The tape says that there is fake evidence that can be released which implicates Keith in the death of Lyle Gibson and his psychiatrist Dr. George Ferragamo. When her mother and father fight about telling the truth and showing the tape to the public, Nicole hyperventilates and nearly passes out. She apologizes to her father, and says that everything is her fault. Palmer comforts her and assures her that she is not to blame. After Palmer's speech to the press, Nicole is proud of her father and can now finally relax and be calm for the rest of the day.

Phil Parslow

Dr. Phil Parslow (played by Vincent Angell) was a surgeon and friend of Teri Bauer. The two dated briefly after Teri separated from her husband Jack Bauer, but Teri found it too awkward to continue

On Day 1, Phil met with Teri in a restaurant after she had suffered the car accident in which she thought Kim Bauer had died. He diagnosed Teri with the trauma-induced disassociative amnesia and decided to take her to a hospital. Teri resisted, so he took Teri to her home. Phil brought along his friend Chris to serve as a guard. Teri did not like the fact that Chris had a gun, so Phil stationed him outside. When Chris came in to use the restroom, Jovan Myovic charged in, killing Chris and wounding Phil. As Myovic was about to kill Teri, Tony Almeida shot him three times in the back, killing him and saving Phil and Teri. Phil was last seen being ushered into a local hospital for his injury.

Gary Matheson

Gary Matheson is a fictional character in season 2 of 24. Gary first appears to be very sneaky, and is Kim Bauer's boss when she is babysitting their daughter, Megan. Before Gary leaves, he asks if he can have some time with his daughter. Kim intervenes and it becomes evident Megan is being physically abused by her father. Kim, with the help of Gary's wife, Carla, smuggle out of the house. Once they are dropped off, Megan goes missing for which Gary reports child abduction by Kim, and eventually frames her for the murder of Carla as well. Gary makes his last appearance in the season finale as he attempts to kill Kim. She knocks him out, grabs his gun, and kills him.

Carla Matheson

Carla Matheson (played by Tracy Middendorf) was the mother of Megan Matheson. Carla and her husband Gary Matheson had hired Kim Bauer as a nanny for Megan shortly prior to Day 2. Gary, however, had a violent temper and physically abused both Carla and Megan. Early on in Day 2, Kim took Megan and fled the house to protect her from one of Gary's outbursts.

After Megan was taken to a hospital for injuries from Gary's earlier abuse, Kim called Carla telling her what happened. Carla initially accused Kim of kidnapping Megan until Kim pointed out the abuse Megan had suffered. Carla was about to leave the house to go to Megan at the hospital when Gary walked in on her. Gary then murdered her off-screen and placed her body in the trunk of his car before going to the hospital himself.

Kim and her boyfriend Miguel were briefly arrested for Carla's murder after they stole the car to escape and a CHP officer opened the car and found Carla's body. Eventually, however, it was confirmed by authorities that Gary was responsible.

Megan Matheson

Megan Matheson (played by Skye McCole Bartusiak) was the daughter of Carla and Gary Matheson, who hired Kim Bauer as a nanny for Megan shortly before Day 2. Kim and Megan bonded quickly and Kim took Megan and fled the Matheson house after it became clear that Gary was abusive.

Gary pursued them and nearly caught them before Kim and Megan reached her father's workplace at CTU. Unfortunately, shorlty after their arrival, CTU was hit by a terrorist bombing as part of a planned nuclear attack on the city during the day. Kim and Megan survived the bombing but Megan began having seizures. She was taken to a local hospital where it was learned this was actually the result of earlier abuse she had suffered from her father.

Gary showed up at the hospital but Kim, Megan, and Kim's boyfriend Miguel managed to escape in Gary's car and leave Los Angeles. They were pulled over by a state trooper, who arrested Kim and Miguel after he found Carla's body in the trunk (Gary had murdered her before arriving at the hospital). Though it would be several hours before Kim and Miguel would be cleared of Carla's murder, Kim was relieved to learn Megan would be taken to stay with an aunt who lives in Santa Barbara, California, a safe distance from Los Angeles.

Miguel

Miguel, played by Innis Casey, was Kim Bauer's boyfriend at the start of Day 2. Kim called Miguel during a studio recording, asking for his help to get Megan Matheson away from her abusive father, Gary Matheson. When Kim told him about the nuclear bomb set to go off in Los Angeles, he wanted to get out immediately, but agreed to stay to rescue Megan first.

After helping to smuggle Megan out of the hospital where she was being held, Miguel confronted Gary Matheson and knocked him unconscious. He and Kim then stole Gary's car. On their way out of Los Angeles, they were pulled over. A police officer found the body of Carla Matheson, Gary's wife, in the trunk. While being transported back to L.A., they caused the officer to wreck his vehicle, injuring Miguel and the officer, and allowing Kim to escape. Miguel, however, lost his right leg in the accident. Miguel blamed Kim for this and told her he didn't want to see her again when she called him at the hospital. He seemed to be skilled at martial arts as he was able to quickly knock out Gary when they were escaping from the hospital.

Lonnie McRae

Lonnie McRae was a survivalist that lives alone in the wilderness. He is played by actor Kevin Dillon. Lonnie comes across Kim Bauer in the wilderness in day 2 when she was caught on a bear trap. Kim had just escaped from authorities and was trying to avoid Los Angeles because of the nuclear threat. Lonnie rescued her from the bear trap and he offered her his home for the night. Kim eventually told Lonnie about the nuclear threat. He said that he always knew that it was going to happen so he had created a bomb shelter under his home. Kim became uncomfortable with Lonnie after him showing her the bomb shelter. She ran upstairs and told him that she was claustrophobic.

Later on Lonnie made it seem like the nuclear bomb went off and that is why they were not getting any radio signals. They immediately took cover in Lonnie's bomb shelter underground. When Lonnie was checking the radio to see if any of the stations were coming in, Kim turned the TV on to see that the stations that were coming from Los Angeles were coming in fine. She realized that the bomb did not go off and that Lonnie had lied to her. Kim grabbed a knife and told Lonnie that she knew the bomb did not go off. Lonnie said that he was lonely and that is why he lied to her. Kim said that she did not feel comfortable being with him. Despite what Lonnie wanted he allowed Kim to leave and gave her a revolver to protect her from the cougars in the mountains. He asked her if she would come back to visit some time and Kim said that she did not think so. With that she left and Lonnie was never seen again.

Yusuf Auda

Yusuf Auda (played by Donnie Keshawarz) was an Intelligence officer from an unnamed Arabic country.

Auda was sent to Los Angales CTU by his government to liase and aid CTU in preventing further attacks during day two, after Syed Ali was detained. Auda was excluded from co-operating with CTU, as CTU believed his government had aided Ali in the attacks.

Later Auda left CTU with Jack Bauer to help Bauer find exonerating evidence. Auda along with Marie warnr met Johnothan Wallace who they obtained a chip from, which proved the evidence was bogus.

Auda was later killed in an ambush during civil unrest while trying to take the chip back to CTU, Bauer later returned to find Auda dying and was told where to find Warner befor Auda died.

Claudia Hernandez

Claudia Hernandez (played by Vanessa Ferlito)was an girlfriend of Jack Bauer while Bauer was working undercover with Ramon and Hector Salazar between the events. Bauer had a private moment with Hernandez while going undercover again with the Salazars during Day 3 and she blasts Bauer for leaving her behind when he arrested Ramon. A couple hours later, Bauer reveals that he is still with CTU and promises that he can help get Hernandez as well as her father and brother out of Mexico if she assists him. Hernandez complies and helps to free Chase Edmunds from his captors, but is shot and killed when they escape.

Alan Milliken

Alan Milliken was one of President David Palmer's longest financial supporters who caused problems for the President during Day 3. He was portrayed by Albert Hall. Shortly after Palmer makes a press conference about the terrorist strike planned on American soil, he receives a phone call from Alan Milliken, one of his longest supporters. Alan says that he would like to meet in person, and David agrees to go to Alan's house. Alan asks him not to bring his brother and Chief of Staff Wayne.

When David arrives Alan has his wife Julia tell David that she and Wayne had an affair three years ago. Alan points out that it was when he was recovering from a stroke. Alan asks Palmer to fire Wayne or he will pull his support. Palmer refuses.

An hour later, David is finding that support for his Health Care Reform Bill is dwindling, and Milliken is behind it. This forces Palmer to call his ex-wife Sherry to resolve the situation. Sherry quickly digs up dirt on Milliken, and Alan calls David to tell him to pull Sherry off. David dismisses Milliken and has Sherry continue. Sherry visits Kevin Kelly, whose daughter was killed by Milliken in a hit and run 12 years ago, and whom Alan Milliken had paid a great sum of money to keep quiet. Sherry tries to get him to talk, but Kelly disappears.

Sherry then goes to the Milliken house and verbally berates Alan, which gets him angry. While yelling, Milliken suffers heart failure and Sherry convinces Julia to prevent Alan from getting to his medicine. Alan Milliken falls to the ground reaching for his medicine and dies. This event starts a chain that leads to David Palmer's decision not to run for a second term in office and the deaths of Julia Milliken and Sherry Palmer.

Julia Milliken

Julia Milliken (portrayed by Gina Torres) was the wife of Alan Milliken, one of President David Palmer's most important and influential backers. Although Alan was suspicious and controlling, Julia stayed with him for the comfort and security afforded by his wealth. Three years before Day 3, while Alan was recovering from a stroke, Julia began a year-long affair with Wayne Palmer, then the president of Alan's company and David's younger brother, and later his Chief of Staff. When Alan discovered the affair, he demanded that President Palmer fire Wayne in retribution, which the elder Palmer refused. Wayne met with Julia to ask her to persuade Alan to retract his demand, and she offered to do so if Wayne would come back to her. He refused.

Sherry Palmer then met with Julia to enlist her help in collecting evidence that President Palmer could use against Alan. Julia was reluctant to risk her money and status until Sherry convinced her that sending Alan to prison was the only way to get everything she wanted. When Alan discovered Julia and Sherry together and accused them of conspiring against him, Sherry provoked him, causing a heart attack. He begged Julia to get his medicine, but Sherry persuaded her not to give it to him.

Sherry left Julia with instructions to keep quiet about their role in Alan's death, but Julia confessed everything after questioning by Detective Norris. Sherry covered up her own involvement by convincing President Palmer to serve as an alibi witness. When Julia realized she would bear the full responsibility for her husband's death, she shot Sherry and then herself.

Jane Saunders

Jane Saunders (played by Alexandra Lydon) was the daughter of MI6 agent-turned terrorist Stephen Saunders. Prior to Day 3, she was one of the few people who knew he had survived the mission to eliminate Victor Drazen in Operation Nightfall over six years earlier, though she was unaware of her father's plan to attack American targets with the deadly Cordilla virus.

An investigation into the elder Saunders' financial records by Ryan Chappelle ultimately led CTU to Jane, whom they hoped they could use as leverage against her father. Knowing Saunders would have men monitoring his daughter, Kim Bauer was made up to resemble Jane, who was taken into custody by CTU.

The switch was soon discovered by Saunders however. He took Michelle Dessler hostage in order to force her husband, CTU Director Tony Almeida to secretly arrange for Jane's release. CTU learned of this, however, and used the exchange as an opportunity to successfully capture Saunders.

After Saunders' initially refused to give the locations of his men carrying the virus, Jack Bauer threatened to infect Jane with it. Fortunately, Saunders stopped Jack and agreed to work with him just as Jane was about to enter the hotel.

Richard Heller

Richard Heller (played by Logan Marshall-Green) was the son of Secretary of Defense James Heller and the younger brother to Audrey Raines. He was brought into CTU for questioning and when they interrogated him they knew he was holding something back. He refused to tell and eventually they let him go. But with less than 3 hours left in Day 4, CTU found that he had made a call to Habib Marwan. They brought him back for questioning, and Jack was going to interrogate him. Audrey convinced him to let her talk to him, but she couldn't get anything out of him. When Curtis found that he was hiding something, Richard's father then took over and coerced him to tell the truth. He admitted that a man and a woman came to his house and the woman must have made the call while he was having sex with the man. James Heller berated Richard for not telling the truth earlier on, but that led to CTU capturing Mandy.

Andrew Paige

Andrew Paige (played by Lukas Haas) was a friend and former classmate of Chloe O'Brian. At the start of Day 4, Andrew was downloading software when he stumbled onto several internet nodes which had been compromised. This had been done by Habib Marwan's people in preparation for the publicized trial and execution of Defense Secretary James Heller.

Marwan's people learned of Andrew's discovery and went after him. Andrew's mother and co-workers were murdered in their attempts to get to Andrew. Andrew called Chloe at CTU to get her help and Jack Bauer and Ronnie Lobell were sent to pick him up. One of Marwan's men, Kalil Hasan, intercepted Andrew first, killed Ronnie, and abducted Andrew.

Jack hoped to follow Hasan back to Heller's location, but was forced to intervene when it became clear Andrew would be killed. Jack shot and killed two of Hasan's men, saving Andrew's life. After, Chloe tells Jack (after reading the hospital logs) that he is in bad shape. It is later stated that the doctors were confident that he would recover. His current whereabouts are unknown.

Debbie Pendleton

Debbie Pendleton is the American girlfriend of Behrooz Araz at the start of Day 4. She was played by Leighton Meester.

Debbie calls Behrooz because she wonders why he has been avoiding her for the past couple of days. She follows Behrooz to Omar's compound as he drops off the briefcase. She followed him because she thought that Behrooz was seeing someone else. Omar sees that Behrooz was followed and phones the Araz house. Debbie goes to Behrooz's home while Navi Araz is out of the house. She is looking at baby pictures of Behrooz when Dina Araz pulls Behrooz aside and tells him to shoot Debbie. He decides not to shoot her and tries to help her escape, but Debbie dies from rat poison in the tea that Dina had given her just in case Behrooz backed out of the deal. Behrooz is heartbroken that Dina killed her. After Dina shoots Debbie's corpse to make it appear that Behrooz went through with the shooting, Navi returns and, satisfied with the results, orders Behrooz to dispose of and bury the body with an associate named Tariq.

Later, Debbie's mom, Karen Pendleton, stops by the Araz house, looking for Debbie. Dina tells her that Behrooz hasn't seen Debbie, but suddenly Debbie's cell phone starts ringing. Mrs. Pendleton hears the phone and becomes suspicious, but Behrooz appears and tells her that he and Debbie had the same ringtone and that she heard his phone ringing, not Debbie's and so Karen eventually leaves.

Maya Driscoll

Maya Driscoll was a schizophrenic teenage daughter of CTU Special Agent in Charge Erin Driscoll. She is played by Angela Goethals. In the morning of Day 4 Erin received a call from her neighbor informing her that Maya had an outburst and harassed a young neighbor boy named Even, whose playing in the yard with a ball disturbed her. Erin ordered CTU analyst, Sarah Gavin to have a CTU team bring Maya to CTU so that Erin could keep an eye on her. Throughout the day Maya gives the CTU doctor and nurses trouble, constantly arguing with them, defying them and destroying things in the clinic. Later there was an almost deadly mix up with Maya's medical file, as the doctors gave her a drug to which she was allergic. The doctors were able to save her in time and stop the effects before any harm could be done.

Throughout the rest of the afternoon Maya was nothing but a distraction to her mother, causing Erin to make constant visits to the medical clinic as her daughter's emotional stability steadily and rapidly declined. Around 6:15pm the doctors and nurses in the clinic lost control of Maya and she committed suicide by slitting her wrist. Maya was found dead at the end of the hour, Erin was immediately notified and she broke out in tears at the sight of her daughter's dead body on the floor. Unable to continue with the day she stepped down and took some time off, suggested by Secretary of Defense James Heller. She leaves CTU handing command over temporarily to Tony Almeida

Kevin Keeler

Kevin Keeler was son of President John Keeler. He is played by actor Chris Olivero. First seen on aboard Air Force One when his father asks for his assistance in writing a speech that was going to be telecasted from Air Force One. When asked by his father, what he would want the president to say. Kevin says, the truth. After hearing what it would sound like he realized that the truth would be too hard for the American public to handle. Later President Keeler receives word from CTU that there is a stealth fighter somewhere in his area with plans to shoot down the plane. Michelle Dessler tells Keeler that his pilot and fighter escort has already been informed but the stealth fighter is impossible to see on radar. Though Jack Bauer did his best to try to persuade the pilot, Mitch Anderson, not to go through with it, he fired the air to air missile. Kevin tells his father that he is scared and they share a hug. The missile hits Air Force One causing it to crash land in the Mojave Desert. In the wreckage of the plane, Kevin was found dead.

Koo Yin

Koo Yin was the Chinese consul in Los Angeles during Day 4. At 2:30 AM, Koo received a call from former President David Palmer regarding Lee Jong, a Chinese national who had been directly linked to Habib Marwan, the man behind the terrorist strikes earlier that day. Jong had taken refuge in the consulate to avoid being taken into custody, and Palmer urged Koo to speak to the Chinese premier and obtain authorization to surrender Jong to CTU. Koo promised to do what he could, but warned that it would take four or five hours at least to obtain clearance from Beijing.

Realizing that arresting Jong diplomatically would take too long, Palmer authorized Jack Bauer to lead a team into the consulate and extract Jong by force. Accompanied by agents Howard Bern and Curtis Manning, Bauer successfully infiltrated the consulate and abducted Jong; however, during the firefight, Koo was inadvertently shot by a consulate guard and killed.

Koo's death would have far-reaching and disastrous consequences for Jack Bauer.

Marc Bessen

Dr. Marc Bessen is one of the main doctors in season 4 and 5. He is first seen in season four calling Jack Bauer to tell him he can see Paul Raines. After, he is called in to work on Paul after he suffered a seizure in his hospital bed. When Jack arrives back with Lee (from the Chinese Consulate) he forces Dr Bessen to work on Lee instead of Paul. Jack lets Paul die. Then in season five he is keeping an eye on Tony Almeida while CTU is under attack by Sentox VX1 Nerve Gas he is then knocked out by Tony once he finds out that Christopher Henderson is also in the clinic.

Diane Huxley

Diane Huxley, played by Connie Britton, is first seen as Jack Bauer's landlady, though he was then living under the pseudonym of Frank Flynn. She has a son named Derek, who does not get on well with Jack. When Jack steals a helicopter to travel to Los Angeles, he discovers that Derek has followed him and so he kidnaps him. Whilst still in the air, Jack phones Diane to tell her that she will need to go to Los Angeles to pick up her son. Later, she picks Derek up outside of the airport and Jack admits that he lied to her about a lot of things and tells her to go to CTU. Then, as Derek rushes into the airport to talk to Jack, Diane is told that she must move her car and so the two are separated when Beresch and his men attack the terminal. Diane then waits anxiously until CTU secure the terminal. Diane is then taken with Derek to CTU, where they stay while Audrey Raines talks to Diane. As she leaves, Diane says goodbye to Jack and tells him Audrey still has feelings for him.

Derek Huxley

Derek Huxley (played by Brady Corbet) was the son of Diane Huxley. Some time before Day 5, Diane rented out a room of her house to a man named Frank Flynn and the two eventually began dating. Derek didn't like Frank, however, as he felt the man was hiding something. After Derek followed Frank to a meeting place, discovered Frank was really Jack Bauer, who had faked his death and gone into hiding. Derek accompanied Jack and Chloe O'Brian when Jack snuck into the apartment of Wayne Palmer to learn who was responsible for David Palmer's assassination.

Derek and Jack then meet up with Diane at Ontario International Airport. After Jack leaves, Derek attempts to catch up with Jack and warn him after he spots several suspicious-looking men exiting a van. Then men, however, seize the airport and take Derek and several others hostage. The terrorists executed one hostage and nearly killed Derek as well before Jack agreed to surrender himself to them in return for switching Derek with another hostage who was then executed. Derek and the remaining hostages were saved soon after when a CTU Field Ops team led by Curtis Manning retook the airport.

Derek and Diane were taken to CTU with Jack to be debriefed. After it became clear that Jack would be staying there (and that he still had feelings for Audrey Raines), Derek and Diane left CTU.

Anya Suvarov

Anya Suvarov, played by Kathleen Gati, first appeared with her husband and part of the first meeting between Suvarov and President Charles Logan on Day 5. She appears to be acquainted with Charles and Martha Logan on some level. She appears with Yuri in the press conference for the signing of a counter-terrorism treaty, as she and Yuri are guests in Los Angeles. Later in the day, when the Suvarovs are leaving America, they are targeted by terrorist Vladimir Bierko. She is almost killed when terrorists attack the motorcade containing herself, Yuri Suvarov and Martha Logan. They are saved however, by a warning from CTU and the intervention of Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce. The Suvarovs were unaware that President Logan knew of the attack ahead of time, and even gave the terrorists the route of the motorcade in order to try to stop them from releasing nerve gas. President Suvarov returned with Anya and the First Lady to President Logans retreat for protection.

Anya returned in Season 6 as the recipient of a phone call by former first lady Martha Logan. Martha Logan was able to persuade Anya to persuade President Suvarov to intervene in the crisis and demand Markov surrender. When Markov refuses, Suvarov authorizes the American assault on the consulate.

Jenny McGill

Jenny McGill (played by Penny Balfour) was the drug addicted sister of CTU agent Lynn McGill. Sometime in the afternoon of Day 5 Jenny had Lynn meet her outside at a parking lot across the street from CTU, supposedly to ask for money. Lynn tried to convince her to get into a drug treatment program but he instead he was jumped by her boyfriend Dwayne Tompkins, who steals his wallet. Lynn, being to ashamed so tell any of his fellow associates about getting beat up, kept it to himself. Jenny learns that Dwayne's plan was to steal Lynn's wallet to they could sell his key-card, so a man named Ostroff, not realizing that Ostroff was a terrorist working for Vladimir Bierko. Later when Ostroff arrives at the apartment he executes them both and takes the key-card. He then uses it to infiltrate CTU and release a canister of nerve gas which kills several people including Lynn.

Barry Landes

Barry Landes was the boyfriend of Kim Bauer during season 5. He is played by C. Thomas Howell. Barry is a Clinical Psychologist and older than Kim. Kim sought his help after her father Jack's apparent death and her break-up with Chase Edmunds. The two soon became romantically involved. He is first shown entering CTU with Kim after Jack had Audrey contact Kim and to have her come into CTU. Neither Kim or Barry know that Jack is alive until informed by Audrey Raines. Barry and Kim are present when a terrorist releases a canister of nerve gas into CTU's ventilation system, killing several personnel, though Barry and Kim are protected with others in a sealed off room. After the gas clears, Jack instructs Barry to take Kim out of the city to safety.

Ray Wallace

Ray Wallace, played by Raphael Sbarge, was the father of Ahmed Amar's classmate Scott. Scott discovered Ahmed just after he killed a man, so Ahmed took Scott and his mother hostage. The man Ahmed killed had badly injured him, so he forced Ray to carry out his duties by delivering a package to Abu Fayed. The package was revealed to be a device used to arm a nuclear bomb.

Fayed took Ray hostage after he brought him the package. Scott and his mother were subsequently rescued, and provided CTU with the location of the bomb (and Ray). As CTU stormed the building where the terrorists were located, a terrorist detonated the bomb. Ray was killed instantly in the blast.

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