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* Thompson and Abrams were not included in the opening credits, but were credited as "also starring" in every episode of the second and third seasons regardless of whether they appeared.

Will Graham
Will Graham (portrayed by Hugh Dancy) is a gifted criminal profiler and hunter of serial killers. He visualizes himself committing the murders he investigates to understand the killers' behaviors; throughout the series, Graham's involvement with the investigations takes a toll on his psyche. The emotional relationship between Graham and Lecter forms the foundation of the series.

Hannibal Lecter
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen) is a brilliant forensic psychiatrist, cannibalistic serial killer, and gourmand; Lecter develops a keen interest in Graham.

Alana Bloom
Dr. Alana Bloom (portrayed by Caroline Dhavernas) is a professor of psychiatry, and consultant profiler for the FBI, who has professional relationships with both Graham and Lecter.

Beverly Katz
Special Agent Beverly Katz (portrayed by Hettienne Park) is a crime scene investigator specializing in fiber analysis.

Jack Crawford
Special Agent-in-Charge Jack Crawford (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne) is the head of Behavioral Sciences at the FBI and Graham's boss.

Jimmy Price
Special Agent Dr. Jimmy Price (portrayed by Scott Thompson) is a crime scene investigator specializing in latent fingerprints.

Brian Zeller
Special Agent Brian Zeller (portrayed by Aaron Abrams) is a crime scene investigator.

Bedelia Du Maurier
Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier (portrayed by Gillian Anderson) is Lecter's psychotherapist, who was once attacked by one of Lecter's former patients.

Abigail Hobbs
Abigail Hobbs (portrayed by Kacey Rohl) is the daughter and accomplice of serial killer Garrett Jacob Hobbs, who develops a complicated father-daughter relationship with Lecter. Her father attempts to murder her after killing her mother early on, but she survives her wounds.

Garret Jacob Hobbs
Garret Jacob Hobbs (portrayed by Vladimir Jon Cubrt) is a serial killer known as the Minnesota Shrike. He was confirmed to have murdered nine people, including his wife, before attempting to murder his daughter as well. He is killed by Graham in the first episode of the series, but appears throughout the series to Abigail.

Freddie Lounds
Fredericka "Freddie" Lounds (portrayed by Lara Jean Chorostecki) is a tabloid blogger who runs the true crime website TattleCrime.

Abel Gideon
Dr. Abel Gideon (portrayed by Eddie Izzard) is a surgeon institutionalized for killing his family, who is led to believe that he is the Chesapeake Ripper by Dr. Chilton.

Frederick Chilton
Frederick Chilton (portrayed by Raúl Esparza) is the administrator of Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane.

Bella Crawford
Phyllis "Bella" Crawford (portrayed by Gina Torres) is Jack Crawford's wife and a patient of Lecter's, who is diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer early in the series.

Miriam Lass
Miriam Lass (portrayed by Anna Chlumsky) is an FBI trainee who discovers Lecter's identity as the Chesapeake Ripper, and is kept in captivity as a result.

Franklyn Froideveaux
Franklyn Froideveuax (portrayed by Dan Fogler) is a patient of Lecter's who develops an obsession with him. He also views Tobias Budge, a serial killer, as his best friend.

Louise Hobbs
Louise Hobbs (portrayed by Krista Patton) is the mother of Abigail and the wife of Garret. Garret murdered her and attempted to murder Abigail out of desperation, and she is later hallucinated by Abigail.

Margot Verger
Margot Verger (portrayed by Katharine Isabelle) is one of Lecter's patients; she has suffered years of abuse at the hands of her twin brother.

Mason Verger
Mason Verger (portrayed by Michael Pitt in season 2, Joe Anderson in season 3) is Margot's sadistic twin brother, who does not quite see eye-to-eye with Dr. Lecter.

Francis Dolarhyde
Francis Dolarhyde (portrayed by Richard Armitage) is serial killer known as The Tooth Fairy due to his unsightly habit of biting the skin of his victims.


 * Gina Torres as Phyllis "Bella" Crawford, Jack Crawford's wife, who is suffering from terminal lung cancer.
 * Anna Chlumsky as Miriam Lass, an FBI trainee and Jack Crawford's protégée. She mysteriously disappears while investigating the Chesapeake Ripper. (seasons 1–2)
 * Cynthia Nixon as Kade Prurnell, an investigator for the Office of the Inspector General. (season 2)
 * Fortunato Cerlino as Rinaldo Pazzi, an Italian inspector who teams up with Will to search for Lecter. (season 3)
 * Tao Okamoto as Chiyoh, handmaiden to Lecter's aunt, Lady Murasaki. (season 3)
 * Glenn Fleshler as Cordell Doemling, the creepy yet gentle and intelligent nurse to Mason Verger. (season 3)
 * Nina Arianda as Molly Graham, Will's wife who helped him overcome his dark past. She continues to support Will when he is asked to return to the FBI. (season 3)
 * Rutina Wesley as Reba McClane, a blind woman and love interest of Dolarhyde. (season 3)

Nicholas Boyle
Nicholas Boyle (portrayed by Mark Rendall) is the brother of Cassie Boyle, a victim of Lecter's used to help Graham identify the Minnesota Shrike. He harbors a grudge against Abigail, believing that her and her father killed his sister. He is killed by Abigail in a panic, and his body is disposed of by her with the help of Lecter.