The Characters

CSI: Miami has an amazing cast of well developed and interesting characters. Here you will find small profiles for each of the main characters on the show. Choose your character to continue.

  • David Caruso (Horatio)
  • Emily Procter (Calleigh)
  • Adam Rodriguez (Delko)
  • Khandi Alexander (Alexx)
  • Jonathan Togo (Wolfe)
  • Rex Linn
  • Eva La Rue (Natalia)


  • David Caruso

    Biography: Caruso was born in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens. The child of an Italian American father and an Irish American mother, he attended Elementary and Middle High School at the same Parochial School that gave us Ray Romano and Pia Zadora: Our Lady Queen of Martyrs of Forest Hills New York, he also attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood, Queens, New York. One of his first film roles was in 1982’s An Officer and a Gentleman, to be followed by a decade in supporting parts. One of these was the television series "Crime Story" which ran from 1986-88 in which he played Johnny O'Donnell. His breakthrough role came in 1993 as Detective John Kelly as part of the original lineup of NYPD Blue. Caruso infamously left the show the following year to pursue a film career that failed to materialize. In 1997, Caruso returned to television as the star of the CBS drama series Michael Hayes. It ran for one season of 22 episodes. In 2000, Caruso had a supporting role in Proof of Life. In 2001 he played a lead role in the horror film Session 9 and from 2002 on, he stars as Horatio “H.” Caine in the highly-rated CSI spin-off CSI: Miami. Aside from his acting career, Caruso is a co-owner of Steam, a clothing and furniture store in Miami, Florida. He has a daughter, Greta (born June 1, 1984) with his second wife, Rachel Ticotin, and a son, Marquez Anthony (born September 15, 2005) with his girlfriend, Liza Marquez.

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    Emily Procter

    Biography: Emily Procter (October 8, 1968 in Raleigh, North Carolina) also credited as Emily Proctor is an American actress. Procter attended East Carolina University, where she tried unsuccessfully to get into the theatre department. She ended up double majoring in journalism and dance. After graduating she worked as a weather girl, then moved to Los Angeles and landed a number of small roles in films such as Jerry Maguire (1996). She has also had a recurring guest role as Associate White House Counsel Ainsley Hayes on NBC's The West Wing. She now stars as Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami.

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    Adam Rodriguez

    Biography: Adam Rodriguez (born April 2, 1975 in Yonkers, New York) is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent. He grew up as a child of privilege in New City, the county seat of Rockland County, New York. Rodriguez auditioned for The Cosby Show when he was 10 years old. He dreamed of being a professional baseball player, but was injured in high school. He then turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York. Later he appeared on Brooklyn South, Felicity, and NYPD Blue. He also appeared on Jennifer Lopez's 1999 video "If You Had My Love". His best known role is as Eric Delko in CSI Miami.

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    Khandi Alexander

    Biography: Khandi Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer and film and television actress. Born in New York City and educated at Queensborough Community College, she appeared on Broadway and choreographed Whitney Houston's international tours from 1989 to 1992. Since then, she has concentrated on film and TV, playing the character Catherine Duke on NewsRadio and the character Jackie Robbins on ER. She currently portrays the character Alexx Woods, a coroner on the CBS drama CSI: Miami.

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    Jonathan Togo

    Biography: Jonathan Togo was born on August 25, 1977 to Michael and Sheila Togo. He was raised in Rockland, Massachusetts, attending Hebrew school as a child and graduating from Rockland High School in 1995. He went on to attend Vassar College, graduating with a BA in Theater. While at Vassar he performed in a band with Sam Endicott and John Conway, both of whom are now members of the band The Bravery. Jonathan has performed and participated in numerous plays, including "Our Country's Good" for which he won an award. He has several TV show credits under his belt including a starring role in "Special Unit 2" as well as appearances in "Judging Amy," "Law & Order," "Ed," and "The Jury." Jonathan's most notable film credit is from Mystic River. He has also appeared in "Raccoon" and "Up." Jonathan can currently be seen playing Ryan Wolfe on "CSI: Miami" which airs Monday at 10/9c on CBS in the United States.

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    Rex Linn

    Biography: Rex M. Linn was born November 13, 1956 in Spearman, Texas, to James P. and Darlene Linn. Rex grew up in Spearman and attended Spearman Elementary and Spearman Junior High School. Rex's first public performances included playing drums with his band, The Beach Bums, in the Junior High Auditorium to entertain his classmates. He later moved to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where he attended Heritage Hall, later graduating from Casady School. During Rex's high school years, he was employed at the Oklahoma City Zoo as he has always had a fondness for animals. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Radio/TV/Film. On February 5, 1990, Rex headed west to Los Angeles. To date he has appeared in many feature films including: Cliffhanger, Wyatt Earp, Tin Cup, and The Postman. His television credits include 3rd Rock from the Sun, Northern Exposure, CSI:Miami, and Nash Bridges to name a few.

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    Eva La Rue

    Biography: Eva LaRue (born Eva Maria LaRuy on December 27, 1966 in Long Beach, California) is an American actress of Puerto Rican, French, Dutch and Scottish ancestry. She played Dr. Maria Santos Grey on All My Children from 1993 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2005. [1] Once married to John O'Hurley, she was married to John Callahan, a fellow actor who played her husband "Edmund Grey" on All My Children; for many years, she went by the name Eva LaRue Callahan. They have since divorced. LaRue and Callahan have one daughter, Kaya McKenna. LaRue received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series" for AMC. She also received a nomination in 2004 in the category of " Outstanding Original Song" for composing the song "Dance Again with You" which was used as her character's theme song during a storyline in which Edmund became paralyzed from the waist down. In its 2005 season, LaRue began the role of Natalia Boa Vista on CSI: Miami.

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