What happens when you pair a famous detective mystery writer with a New York City female detective? Richard Castle finds out when he is called in to help Kate Beckett with a unique case of a murderer who seems to be committing copy-cat murders based on incidents in one of his best sellers.

The first episode of Castle aired March 9, 2009.

Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main characters 1.2 Recurring characters 1.3 US Nielsen ratings 2 External links

Cast

Main characters

• Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle
• Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett
• Jon Huertas as Detective Javier Esposito
• Seamus Dever as Detective Kevin Ryan
• Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Captain Roy Montgomery (season 1-3)
• Molly C. Quinn as Alexis Castle (credit as Molly Quinn)
• Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers
• Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria Gates (season 4-)

Recurring characters

• Arye Gross as Sidney Perlmutter (Season 2 to 5)
• Monet Mazur as Castle's ex-wife, Gina Cowell (Season 1 and 2)
• Dan Castellaneta as Judge Markway (Season 1)
• Joseph C. Phillips as the Mayor (Season 1)
• Bailey Chase as Will Sorenson (Season 1)
• Robert Picardo as Dr. Clark Murray (Season 1 and 2)
• Diana Maria Riva as Detective Roselyn Karpowski (Season 2)
• Juliana Dever as Jenny (Season 2 to 5)
• Scott Paulin as Jim Beckett (Season 1 to 5)
• Dana Delany as Special Agent Jordan Shaw (Season 2)
• Michael Trucco as Detective Tom Demming (Season 2)
• Phil LaMarr as Dr. Holloway (Season 2)
• Stephen J. Cannell as himself as one of Castle's poker game regulars (Season 1 and 2 with a memorial closing credit in Season 3)
• James Patterson as himself as one of Castle's poker game regulars (Season 1)
• Victor Webster as Josh Davidson (Season 3 and 4)
• Michael Dorn as Dr. Carter Burke (Season 4 and 5)
• Geoff Pierson as Mr. Smith (Season 4 and 5)
• Tahmoh Penikett as Cole Maddox(Season 4 and 5)

US Nielsen ratings

Season	Episodes	Premiere	Finale	Rank	Viewers (million)
1	10	March 9, 2009	May 11, 2009	#35	10.32
2	24	September 21, 2009	May 17, 2010	#30	10.25
3	24	September 20, 2010	May 16, 2011	#30	11.44
4	23	September 19, 2011	May 7, 2012	#22	12.18
5	24	September 24, 2012	May 13, 2013	#17	12.26

External links

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• Official website
• Castle at the Internet Movie Database
• Castle at TV.com
• Castle at the TV IV
• Castle on TNT

Other fansites

• CastleTV.net
• Castle-fans.org
• Dustjackets: The Castle Ficwriters' Bible (also known as Dustjackets: A Castle Wiki)
• CastleFan.org Wiki

CASTLEe
Cast	Nathan Fillion • Stana Katic • Jon Huertas • Seamus Dever Tamala Jones • Ruben Santiago-Hudson • Molly C. Quinn • Susan Sullivan • Penny Johnson Jerald
Characters	Richard Castle • Detective Kate Beckett • Detective Javier Esposito • Detective Kevin Ryan Dr. Lanie Parish • Former Captain Roy Montgomery • Alexis Castle • Martha Rodgers • Captain Victoria Gates
Seasons	1   •   2   •   3   •   4   •   5

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