The series follows five people, known as
"Alphas", led by noted neurologist and psychologist Dr. Lee Rosen as they investigate
criminal cases involving other suspected Alphas. Rosen and his team of Alphas
operate under the auspices of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, the
criminal investigative arm of the USA. While investigating these crimes, it does not take the
team too long to discover that a group known as "Red Flag", which was thought defeated and eliminated
long ago, is using other Alphas to commit crimes. With the inclusion of Dr Calder in the episode "Never Let Me Go", it was
established that Alphas takes place in a shared universe universe with Eureka and Warehouse.
Main Character
David Strathairn as Dr. Lee Rosen – A doctor specializing in the study of people with super abilities who he has dubbed "Alphas", he leads a government-sponsored team of such Alphas to help identify and aid other Alphas or stop dangerous ones.
Ryan Cartwright as Gary Bell – A young autistic man who lives with his mother and is socially functional to a degree. He has the "Technopathy" ability to view and interact with wireless communication signals out of thin air and process information as fast as any computer. The signals can only be seen by him, which he can move around by touching them.
Warren Christie as Cameron Hicks – A former Marine with the superhuman ability of hyperkinesis, which allows his brain to process movement at a much faster rate than others. This gives him amazing athletic feats of timing, superhuman reflexes and perfect accuracy with firearms or thrown objects and also allows him, for example, to predict trajectory by eyesight. However, he cannot always do it when under extreme stress, and this has the negative side effect of rendering his reflexes inferior to the standard human's, making him clumsy and ineffective.
Azita Ghanizada as Rachel Pirzad – A former CIA linguist with the ability to heighten one of her five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch) to extreme levels, by disabling all of the others. She uses this, for instance, to view things at a microscopic level or detect complex chemical composition by scent. The fact that all of her senses are permanently heightened to a degree above normal, along with her synethesia, make it difficult for her to interact sociall
Laura Mennell as Nina Theroux – A young woman who is able to mentally push people into doing whatever she verbally asks of them (this is called Hyper Induction). She used to use this for personal gain, culminating in her accidentally pushing her boyfriend into committing suicide. She is now helping Dr. Rosen in an effort to redeem herself. It is noted that her character seems to have been with Rosen the longest, and she is the closest to him. A running gag in the first season was that Nina always had a different car that she has "borrowed", implying that she pushed someone for it. If Nina pushes too hard or too much on a person, she can cause them to become brain dead. Nina has very good control of her ability; people with this ability have a hard time controlling how they use it and become power hungry. When she talks to FBI agents, they won't make direct eye contact, or insist on wearing dark sunglasses, in fear of being pushed.
Malik Yoba as Bill Harken – A former FBI agent with the ability to activate his endocrinal fight or flight response at will, resulting in increased durability, endurance, speed and strength. He cannot keep this up for very long, however, due to the stress it causes his body.
Erin Way as Kat (Season 2) – a mysterious, free-spirited young loner whose Alpha ability allows her to pick up any skill at a glance
Main Character
David Strathairn as Dr. Lee Rosen – A doctor specializing in the study of people with super abilities who he has dubbed "Alphas", he leads a government-sponsored team of such Alphas to help identify and aid other Alphas or stop dangerous ones.
Ryan Cartwright as Gary Bell – A young autistic man who lives with his mother and is socially functional to a degree. He has the "Technopathy" ability to view and interact with wireless communication signals out of thin air and process information as fast as any computer. The signals can only be seen by him, which he can move around by touching them.
Warren Christie as Cameron Hicks – A former Marine with the superhuman ability of hyperkinesis, which allows his brain to process movement at a much faster rate than others. This gives him amazing athletic feats of timing, superhuman reflexes and perfect accuracy with firearms or thrown objects and also allows him, for example, to predict trajectory by eyesight. However, he cannot always do it when under extreme stress, and this has the negative side effect of rendering his reflexes inferior to the standard human's, making him clumsy and ineffective.
Azita Ghanizada as Rachel Pirzad – A former CIA linguist with the ability to heighten one of her five senses (sight, smell, taste, hearing, and touch) to extreme levels, by disabling all of the others. She uses this, for instance, to view things at a microscopic level or detect complex chemical composition by scent. The fact that all of her senses are permanently heightened to a degree above normal, along with her synethesia, make it difficult for her to interact sociall
Laura Mennell as Nina Theroux – A young woman who is able to mentally push people into doing whatever she verbally asks of them (this is called Hyper Induction). She used to use this for personal gain, culminating in her accidentally pushing her boyfriend into committing suicide. She is now helping Dr. Rosen in an effort to redeem herself. It is noted that her character seems to have been with Rosen the longest, and she is the closest to him. A running gag in the first season was that Nina always had a different car that she has "borrowed", implying that she pushed someone for it. If Nina pushes too hard or too much on a person, she can cause them to become brain dead. Nina has very good control of her ability; people with this ability have a hard time controlling how they use it and become power hungry. When she talks to FBI agents, they won't make direct eye contact, or insist on wearing dark sunglasses, in fear of being pushed.
Malik Yoba as Bill Harken – A former FBI agent with the ability to activate his endocrinal fight or flight response at will, resulting in increased durability, endurance, speed and strength. He cannot keep this up for very long, however, due to the stress it causes his body.
Erin Way as Kat (Season 2) – a mysterious, free-spirited young loner whose Alpha ability allows her to pick up any skill at a glance
Callum Keith Rennie as Don Wilson – An FBI agent who has worked with Dr. Rosen in the past.
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali as Nathan Clay – The head of a tactical unit within the USA Department tasked with dealing with rogue Alphas. Does not trust Nina with her ability, and never gives her eye contact, without glasses on.
Valerie Cruz as Kathy Sullivan – A Special Agent with the USAassigned as the DOD liaison to Dr Rosen's team of Alphas. Asks Nina not to give her eye contact in fear of being pushed.
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