List of Chuck characters

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Main cast

Other special agents and intelligence officers

Other [Buy More] employees

Other family members

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[Volkoff Industries]

Minor characters

Main and supporting characters

Special agents and intelligence officers

• Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowski, the protagonist of the series, begins the series as an affable and anxious Nerd Herd associate at Buy More who unwittingly downloads the entire CIA/NSA secret database subliminally into his brain through an e-mail from old friend/nemesis Bryce Larkin, and must use his newly found knowledge to help the CIA and NSA in spy missions. He sometimes goes by the self-chosen alias and codename "Charles Carmichael." In "Chuck Versus the Final Exam" he passes his final spy test, and by "Chuck Versus the American Hero" he has been officially inducted into the CIA, although he was fired after going rogue in "Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger." He, alongside his new wife Sarah, choose to form a freelance spy company in the aftermath of the episode. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Sarah Walker, whose real name is Sam and has lived under a series of assumed identities since childhood, is for most of the series a CIA agent whose mission is to protect the Intersect, and becomes Chuck's partner when he passes his final exam to be officially a spy. Little is known about her family, except that her father is a conman who was arrested during her teens. She is quite protective of her past. She is fired by the CIA alongside Chuck after his rogue operation in "Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger," but decides to form a freelance spy company with her new husband. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Colonel John Casey is an NSA agent, and is one of the agents assigned to guard the Intersect. Casey is promoted from Major to Colonel in "Chuck Versus the Colonel". He is dismissed for treason in "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac", but reinstated after his capture of the Ring director in "Chuck Versus the Other Guy". Casey joins Chuck and Sarah's spy company at the end of "Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger." First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Brigadier General Diane Beckman, USAF is the Director of the NSA and works for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Casey and Sarah report to her for Operation Bartowski, as does Chuck himself following his induction into the CIA. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Helicopter
• CIA Agent Bryce Larkin was Chuck's college roommate at Stanford. He joined the CIA in 2002, his and Chuck's junior year, then learned that the CIA intended to take Chuck on as an operative, as tests had shown that his brain was capable of processing a staggering amount of visual information. Fearing that working for the CIA would destroy his good-hearted friend, Bryce manufactured evidence that Chuck had cheated on the test, thus removing him from the CIA's recruitment list. Five years later, Bryce sent Chuck the Intersect because he knew that Chuck had the mental capacity to interpret it. Bryce is killed in "Chuck Versus the Ring" attempting to destroy the Intersect 2.0. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• CIA Agent Daniel Shaw is a CIA officer assigned to assume command of Operation Bartowski during their pursuit of The Ring. He has tracked the organization for some time, and the operation has also led to the death of his wife, CIA agent Evelyn Shaw. In "Chuck Versus the American Hero" he is shown video footage by The Director that reveals Sarah killed his wife as part of her "Red Test." He defects to the Ring and is apparently shot and killed in Paris by Chuck at the climax of "Chuck Versus the Other Guy" when he threatens to kill Sarah in revenge. He is revealed to have survived in "Chuck Versus the Living Dead", and attempts to seize control of the CIA and NSA before being captured in "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II." First seen in: Chuck Versus Operation Awesome
• CIA Director Langston Graham was a supervisory agent at the CIA. He recruited Sarah Walker after her father's arrest. He had seen Sarah's birth certificate and is thus is the only other recurring character presumed to have known her real name. He acted as Sarah's supervisor on her mission to protect Chuck. Agent Graham was killed during the events of "Chuck Versus The First Date" when the replacement Intersect exploded due to Fulcrum sabotage. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• CIA Agent/Scientist Stephen J. Bartowski is Ellie and Chuck's father, who left them eight years before the series began. At the end of the episode "Chuck Versus the Broken Heart," Sarah reveals she has located Stephen and takes Chuck to his mobile home located 100 miles east of Barstow, California. Mr. Bartowski, identified as a software genius, does not appear until the following episode. Stephen reappeared in "Chuck Versus the Living Dead" and attempts to help Chuck control the malfunctioning Intersect, before being killed by Shaw in "Chuck Versus the Subway." First seen in: Chuck Versus the Predator, "Chuck Versus the Dream Job"
• CIA Agent Mary Elizabeth Bartowski is the estranged and long-lost mother of Chuck and Ellie. Very little is known about her other than that she left the family when Chuck was in the 5th Grade. In "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II" a video recording left by Stephen after his death reveals that he has been waging a secret spy war and that everything he's done has been "for her." Mary's whereabouts are currently unknown, even to Stephen. However it has been revealed that her disappearance was actually the result of capture, and that for an undetermined period of time she was a hostage of Volkoff Industries. Later it is discovered that she went undercover for the CIA and acted as a double-agent, eventually gaining Volkoff's trust and becoming his favorite agent. Her code name is Frost.'' First seen in: Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II''

  Buy More employees

• Morgan Grimes is Chuck's best friend and, as of the fourth season, the manager of the Burbank Buy More. During the course of the series, he has progressed from "green shirt" salesman to assistant manager and ultimately store manager. As a green shirt, he tended to avoid work on the sales floor. His conflict with the scheming Emmett Milbarge and his "on-again, off-again" relationship with Anna Wu culminate in Morgan and Anna quitting Buy More and moving to Hawaii, but he returns well over six months later having lost both his dream job and Anna. Shortly thereafter, Big Mike promotes him to assistant manager. In "Chuck Versus the Beard" he discovers Chuck's secret spy life and his story as the intersect. When the government rebuilds the destroyed Buy More as a cover for an expanded Castle base, Morgan is rehired by Brigadier General / manager Diane Beckman as a green shirt, but appoints him store manager almost immediately. He begins a relationship with Casey's daughter Alex McHugh in season 4, to Casey's dismay. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect.
• Jeff Barnes is a member of the Nerd Herd specializing in Apple products. An alcoholic in his forties, he regularly schemes with Lester, with whom he forms a band called "Jeffster!" First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Lester Patel is a member of the Nerd Herd who specializes in Apple products and regularly schemes with Jeff. He was born in Canada and, despite being of Indian descent, raised in the Jewish religion. He and Jeff form the band "Jeffster!" in the second season. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Michael "Big Mike" Tucker is the manager of the Burbank Buy More, who for the first two seasons relied on a few others, including Chuck, to ensure that he worked as little as possible. After his wife divorced him, he began dating Morgan's mother. He was demoted to an ordinary Buy More salesman as a result of a scheme by Emmett Milbarge, and following Emmett's disappearance he was promoted back to manager. In the episode Chuck Versus Santa Claus it is shown that Big Mike is a cousin to Al Powell, the officer who helped John McClane in "Die Hard", when Powell shows up for the hostage situation at the Buy More. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Annabelle Melinda Wu worked for the Nerd Herd and is Morgan's girlfriend throughout the course of the first and second season. Anna is bisexual, skilled in martial arts, and defended Morgan against all of the Mighty Jock bullies in a cage match in "Chuck Versus the Break-Up." She moves to Hawaii with Morgan, but ultimately leaves him for another man. First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect
• Emmett Milbarge was the manager of the Buy More. He enters the store as an efficiency expert and is kept on as assistant manager. Emmett is promoted to the position of store manager of the Burbank Buy More after tricking Morgan and the other Buy More employees into making him look good while making "Big Mike" look bad. Emmett was murdered by an assassin searching for Chuck in the Buy More parking lot. First seen in: Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer
• Harold Tiberius Tang was a Buy More sales supervisor appearing at the beginning of the first season who applied for and received the Assistant Manager position, which he promptly used to lord over his subordinates. He stumbled upon Chuck, Sarah, and Casey video-conferencing with their superiors, so to keep him quiet, he was relocated by the U.S. government. ''First seen in: Chuck Versus the Intersect ''