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Burn Notice main characters
Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen: A covert operative who has
been burned (identified as an unreliable or dangerous agent) who
now finds himself in his hometown of Miami, unable to leave.
With his assets frozen, he is forced to live off his wits and
any small investigative jobs he can find while he pursues the
reason and person(s) who burned him. Highly skilled and
extremely clever, he displays his abilities by quickly thinking
on his feet, improvising electronic devices from commonly
available commercial equipment such as radios and cellphones,
and by using ordinary items ranging from duct tape or cake
frosting in highly unorthodox ways in order to complete a job.
He has two black belts (or as he put it in one episode "thirty
years of karate") and is "rated with anything that fires a
bullet or holds an edge." He believes that his unhappy
childhood, largely at the hands of an abusive father, helped
make him into a natural covert operative, but made relationships
difficult for him. He presents himself as a cynic hardened by
experience, but soon reveals a soft, and sometimes vulnerable,
side. His favorite food is yogurt.
Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona Glenanne: A former IRA operative and
Westen's ex-girlfriend. Fiona re-enters Michael's life when he
is dumped, half-dead, in Miami, and she decides to stay, quickly
making herself valuable to him. Aside from serving as his
explosives expert, she provides support to him on his
investigations and at times, assists him in missions to find out
who burned him. In the pilot episode, she speaks with an Irish
accent. In the second episode, she changes to an American
accent, along with a change in her style of dress, in an effort
to distance herself from her past and blend in, showing her own
ability to adapt. She is both a complement to Michael and his
match in many ways, both intellectually and tactically. Series
creator Matt Nix has said about Michael and Fiona's
relationship:
“The thing about the relationship with Fiona is…They are two
people who really don't have anybody else that they can be with.
Anybody else is going to be afraid of what Michael does, and it
sort of turns her on, and anybody else for Michael is going to
be uninteresting. He is attracted to her, but part of what we
explore over the first season is that they really are attracted
with each other, and yet there is a reason they broke up. She is
an incredibly chaotic person who just thrives on
disorder…Violence is foreplay for her. ”
Where Michael is concerned, Fiona is not entirely willing to let
go of their past relationship, which continues to simmer.
Bruce Campbell as Sam Axe: An aging semi-retired intelligence
operative and former Navy SEAL. With a low amount of
cash-on-hand to his name, Axe spends most of his time sleeping
with rich, older Miami women in exchange for food and shelter.
He and Westen are old buddies; Sam is also Westen's last,
tenuous contact in the official spy community. Sam presents
himself as "the guy who knows a guy." He also uses the alias
"Chuck Finley" frequently during jobs. It is revealed in the
pilot that he is also an FBI informant, reporting on Westen
under duress. Knowing this, Westen is able to pass false
information to the FBI through Sam, who is glad to become his
double agent.
Sharon Gless as Madeline Westen: Michael's chain smoking,
hypochondriac mother. Although seemingly hard-hearted, she is
family-oriented and shows her full support to her sons (Michael
along with Nate, Michael's younger brother) in times of need.
Until recently, she has had only infrequent communication with
Michael, who does not relish her company. Despite this, her
appeals for help are Michael's one great weakness, and she has
the ability to persuade him to do as she wishes. |
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