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New Girl is an American television situation comedy created by Elizabeth Meriwether. The show, set in Los Angeles, depicts the interpersonal adventures of offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her spontaneous move into an L.A. loft with three men, played by Jake Johnson (Nick), Max Greenfield (Schmidt) and Lamorne Morris (Winston); Jess's best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) and old-turned-new loftmate Coach (Damon Wayans, Jr.) also appear regularly. The show stars:

The series also features a number of recurring characters.

Main characters

  • Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day, a bubbly, offbeat teacher in her late twenties who is originally from Portland, Oregon. After discovering in the pilot episode that her live-in boyfriend, Spencer, is cheating on her, she moves into the guys' apartment where Nick, Schmidt, and Winston help her move on from her break-up. Following failed relationships with a fellow teacher (Paul) and a successful middle-aged man (Russell) and getting fired from her teaching job, she starts a casual relationship with a doctor (Sam). After a brief break up, they start a serious relationship, but it ends after she and Nick kiss a few hours after a drinking game. Jess struggles with her feelings for Nick after the kiss, but begins dating him at the end of the second season after realizing that she has feelings for him. Lauren Dair Owens (8 episodes) and Portia Martine Berman (2 episodes) have portrayed young Jess at different ages.
  • Jake Johnson as Nicholas "Nick" Miller, a perennial slacker and grumpy young man who is originally from Chicago. He is introduced as a law school drop-out who supports himself by working as a bartender and still struggles from a break-up with his long-term girlfriend, Caroline. After a failed relationship with a tough lawyer in the middle of season 1, Nick tries to rekindle his romance with Caroline and almost moves in with her at the end of season 1. A new relationship with a stripper fails, which makes him finally act on his feelings for Jess when kissing her after a drinking game in which he admitted that he has thought about kissing her. He struggles to confess his feelings for Jess, but in the season 2 finale, they eventually decide to start dating after they both realize how much they want to be together.
  • Max Greenfield as Schmidt, an overly confident Jewish ladies' man who is originally from Long Island, New York. Schmidt met Nick and Winston in college while attending Syracuse University, when he was overweight. Since then, he has worked hard to be seen as physically attractive and cool. Because of this, he often says offensive or cocky things, as a consequence of which he must put money in the "douche-bag jar" of the apartment. Schmidt is a successful marketing associate in a female-dominated office and is known for his numerous flings with women. In the second half of season 1, he starts a casual relationship with fashion model and best friend of Jess, Cece, which later on becomes a serious relationship. However, in the season 1 finale, he ends his relationship with Cece because he feels she may no longer want to be with him. At the end of season 2, he rekindles a relationship with his college girlfriend Elizabeth, but after Cece confesses her feelings for him, he is forced to choose between them in the season 2 finale. As season 3 begins, Schmidt is incapable of choosing between the two women and begins seeing both of them in secret. Unfortunately for Schmidt, Cece and Elizabeth discover the truth soon after and he is left without either one.
  • Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop, a competitive and tenacious former basketball player from Chicago and Nick's childhood friend. Losing his post as point guard for a team in the Latvian Basketball League, he returns to America and moves back into the guys' apartment in the second episode. During season 1, he struggles adjusting to his new life. After dabbling in a few odd jobs, he finally gets his break as a research assistant to a sports radio show host. He also gets back with Shelby, an ex he had treated neglectfully in the past. After breaking up with Shelby in early season 2, he begins dating a woman named Daisy, who is attracted to his awkwardness when meeting girls. They break up early in season 3, but he keeps her cat, Ferguson. Though he shows huge enthusiasm for pranks and puzzles, Winston is terrible at both.
  • Hannah Simone as Cecilia "Cece" Parekh, a street-smart and snarky fashion model of Indian heritage. She has been Jess's best friend since childhood. Initially skeptical of Jess's new roommates, Cece becomes interested in Schmidt and tries to keep her fling with him a secret. With their secret relationship revealed at the end of season 1, she decides to move on, yet still had feelings towards him. In season 2, she discovers that she has limited time to conceive a baby and decides to enter an arranged marriage with a man called Shivrang. However, she calls off the wedding in the season 2 finale after realizing that she is still in love with Schmidt and has no feelings for Shivrang (who also turned out to be in love with someone else). At the start of season 3, a confused Schmidt misleads her as he attempts to carry on two distinct relationships. However, she soon discovers the truth and is left to recuperate after the break-up. Ariela Barer has played a young Cece. (2 episodes)
  • Damon Wayans, Jr. as Ernie "Coach" (pilot, season 3 credited as "Special Guest Star"):[1] a former athlete who now works as a personal trainer. He is one of the roommates when Jess first moves into the loft in the pilot, but he moves out before the second episode for then-undisclosed reasons, allowing for Winston to take his place. After a break-up with his girlfriend, Coach returns to the loft in season 3's "Coach" and is set to stay for the rest of the season,[1] possibly longer.[2]

Recurring characters

  • Kali Hawk as Shelby, Winston's ex-girlfriend. (7 episodes)
  • David Walton as Sam Sweeney, Jess's doctor ex-boyfriend. (7 episodes)
  • Merritt Wever as Elizabeth, Schmidt's ex-girlfriend. They dated when Schmidt was fat in college and later reconnect. (7 episodes)
  • Dermot Mulroney as Russell, Jess's ex-boyfriend, who is the father of one of her former students. Nick looks up to him in a way that makes Russell feel uncomfortable. (6 episodes)
  • Satya Bhabha as Shivrang, Cece's straight-laced ex-fiancé. They agree to an arranged marriage yet mutually break it off at the last minute. (5 episodes)
  • Nelson Franklin as Robby, Cece's ex-boyfriend. (5 episodes)
  • Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Caroline, Nick's on-and-off girlfriend. (5 episodes)
  • Lizzy Caplan as Julia Cleary, Nick's ex-girlfriend. (4 episodes)
  • Rebecca Reid as Nadia, one of Cece's roommates. (4 episodes)
  • Justin Long as Paul Genzlinger, a music teacher at Jess's school and Jess's ex-boyfriend. (4 episodes)
  • June Diane Raphael as Dr. Sadie, a gynecologist and a friend of Jess and Cece. (4 episodes)
  • Rachael Harris as Tanya Lamontagne, the Vice Principal of Jess's school. (4 episodes)
  • Brenda Song as Daisy, Winston's ex-girlfriend. After they break up, Winston takes her cat Ferguson as his own. (4 episodes)
  • Olivia Munn as Angie, Nick's stripper ex-girlfriend. (3 episodes)
  • Carla Gugino as Emma, the Vice President of Schmidt's company, with whom Schmidt has a brief sexual relationship. (3 episodes)
  • Jeff Kober as Remy, the creepy landlord of the apartment building. (3 episodes)
  • Phil Hendrie as Joe Napoli, sports radio host and Winston's boss. (3 episodes)
  • Gillian Vigman as Kim, Schmidt's boss. (3 episodes)
  • Rob Reiner as Bob Day, Jess's father. Though he admits to having many similarities to Nick, he is very protective of Jess and disapproves of their relationship. (3 episodes)
  • Steve Agee as Outside Dave, the homeless man who lives outside of the apartment building and often interacts with the main cast members. (3 episodes)
  • Curtis Armstrong as Dr. Foster, the eccentric Principal of Jess's new school. Despite his apparent incompetence, he and Jess have a congenial relationship. (2 episodes)
  • Jeanne Tripplehorn as Ouli, Russell's ex-wife. (2 episodes)
  • Dennis Farina as Walt Miller, Nick's deceased father. He was a conman and had a complicated relationship with Nick. (2 episodes)

References

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