
The following is a list of characters in the Americanserial drama television series24,24: Live Another Day, and24: Legacy by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their own pages; see the box below.
The show consists of anensemble cast. A total of 60 actors have been credited as a part of the starring cast, over the course of eight seasons, one television film, one miniseries, and one spin-off series, international remakes notwithstanding.
| Actor/actress | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | R | S7 | S8 | LAD | L | Total | ||
| Kiefer Sutherland | Jack Bauer | Main | P | 205 | |||||||||
| Leslie Hope | Teri Bauer | M | P | Does not appear | 25 | ||||||||
| Sarah Clarke | Nina Myers | M | R | Does not appear | 36 | ||||||||
| Elisha Cuthbert | Kim Bauer | Main | Does not appear | R | Does not appear | R | Does not appear | 79 | |||||
| Dennis Haysbert | David Palmer | Main | R | Does not appear | 80 | ||||||||
| Carlos Bernard | Tony Almeida | R | Main | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | Guest | 116 | |||||
| Penny Johnson Jerald | Sherry Palmer | R | M | R | Does not appear | 45 | |||||||
| Xander Berkeley | George Mason | R | M | Does not appear | 27 | ||||||||
| Eric Balfour | Milo Pressman | R | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 28 | |||||||
| Sarah Wynter | Kate Warner | Does not appear | M | G | Does not appear | 25 | |||||||
| Reiko Aylesworth | Michelle Dessler | Does not appear | Main | R | G | Does not appear | 62 | ||||||
| James Badge Dale | Chase Edmunds | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 24 | ||||||||
| Mary Lynn Rajskub | Chloe O'Brian | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | 137 | ||||||
| D. B. Woodside | Wayne Palmer | Does not appear | R | Does not appear | R | M | Does not appear | 48 | |||||
| Kim Raver | Audrey Raines | Does not appear | Main | R | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 64 | |||||
| Alberta Watson | Erin Driscoll | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 12 | ||||||||
| Lana Parrilla | Sarah Gavin | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 12 | ||||||||
| Roger Cross | Curtis Manning | Does not appear | Main | R | Does not appear | 44 | |||||||
| William Devane | James Heller | Does not appear | M | R | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 32 | |||||
| James Morrison | Bill Buchanan | Does not appear | R | Main | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | 64 | |||||
| Gregory Itzin | Charles Logan | Does not appear | R | M | R | Does not appear | R | Does not appear | 45 | ||||
| Louis Lombardi | Edgar Stiles | Does not appear | R | M | Does not appear | 37 | |||||||
| Jean Smart | Martha Logan | Does not appear | M | G | Does not appear | 24 | |||||||
| Carlo Rota | Morris O'Brian | Does not appear | R | M | Does not appear | R | Does not appear | 29 | |||||
| Jayne Atkinson | Karen Hayes | Does not appear | R | M | Does not appear | 30 | |||||||
| Peter MacNicol | Tom Lennox | Does not appear | M | G | Does not appear | 25 | |||||||
| Marisol Nichols | Nadia Yassir | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 24 | ||||||||
| Regina King | Sandra Palmer | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 9 | ||||||||
| Bob Gunton | Ethan Kanin | Does not appear | R | Main | R | Does not appear | 32 | ||||||
| Cherry Jones | Allison Taylor | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | 44 | ||||||||
| Colm Feore | Henry Taylor | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | 13 | ||||||||
| Annie Wersching | Renee Walker | Does not appear | Main | Does not appear | 37 | ||||||||
| Jeffrey Nordling | Larry Moss | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 19 | ||||||||
| Rhys Coiro | Sean Hillinger | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 10 | ||||||||
| Janeane Garofalo | Janis Gold | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 21 | ||||||||
| Anil Kapoor | Omar Hassan | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 15 | ||||||||
| Mykelti Williamson | Brian Hastings | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 17 | ||||||||
| Katee Sackhoff | Dana Walsh | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 20 | ||||||||
| Chris Diamantopoulos | Rob Weiss | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 12 | ||||||||
| John Boyd | Arlo Glass | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 24 | ||||||||
| Freddie Prinze Jr. | Cole Ortiz | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 24 | ||||||||
| Yvonne Strahovski | Kate Morgan | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 12 | ||||||||
| Tate Donovan | Mark Boudreau | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 12 | ||||||||
| Gbenga Akinnagbe | Erik Ritter | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 11 | ||||||||
| Giles Matthey | Jordan Reed | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 9 | ||||||||
| Michael Wincott | Adrian Cross | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 10 | ||||||||
| Benjamin Bratt | Steve Navarro | Does not appear | M | Does not appear | 10 | ||||||||
| Corey Hawkins | Eric Carter | Does not appear | M | 12 | |||||||||
| Miranda Otto | Rebecca Ingram | Does not appear | M | 12 | |||||||||
| Anna Diop | Nicole Carter | Does not appear | M | 11 | |||||||||
| Teddy Sears | Keith Mullins | Does not appear | M | 12 | |||||||||
| Ashley Thomas | Isaac Carter | Does not appear | M | 10 | |||||||||
| Dan Bucatinsky | Andy Shalowitz | Does not appear | M | 12 | |||||||||
| Coral Peña | Mariana Stiles | Does not appear | M | 12 | |||||||||
| Charlie Hofheimer | Ben Grimes | Does not appear | M | 6 | |||||||||
| Sheila Vand | Nilaa Mizrani | Does not appear | M | 8 | |||||||||
| Raphael Acloque | Jadalla bin-Khalid | Does not appear | M | 10 | |||||||||
| Gerald McRaney | Henry Donovan | Does not appear | M | 10 | |||||||||
| Jimmy Smits | John Donovan | Does not appear | M | 12 | |||||||||
The following recurring guest stars appeared in at least five episodes or were distinguished in the guest star credits.
The following characters appeared in the television film24: Redemption and theseventh season of the series.
| Season | Year | Main Location | Time | Election | President | Actor/Actress | VP | Actor | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 23 | Los Angeles | 12:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. | N | No U.S. President mentioned | ||||
| 2 | + 18 months | 8:00 a.m. – 4:58:45 a.m. | + 1 | David Palmer | Dennis Haysbert | Jim Prescott | Alan Dale | Democratic | |
| 4:58:45 a.m. – 7:48:23 a.m. | Jim Prescott | Alan Dale | Vacant | ||||||
| 7:48:23 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | David Palmer | Dennis Haysbert | Jim Prescott | Alan Dale | |||||
| 3 | + 36 months | 1:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | |||||||
| 4 prequel | + 3 months | + 2 | John Keeler | Geoff Pierson | Charles Logan | Gregory Itzin | Republican | ||
| + 12 months | |||||||||
| + 3 months | Los Angeles | ||||||||
| 4 | + 6 hours | 7:00 a.m. – 11:59:12 a.m. | |||||||
| 11:59:12 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. | Charles Logan | Gregory Itzin | Vacant | ||||||
| 5 prequel | + 12 months | Chicago | 1:47:00 p.m. – 1:54:23 p.m. | Not mentioned | |||||
| 5 | + 6 months | Los Angeles | 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m. | Hal Gardner | Ray Wise | ||||
| 6 prequel | + 7 months | China | Hal Gardner | Ray Wise | Not mentioned | ||||
| 6 | + 13 months | Los Angeles | 6:00 a.m. – 11:54 a.m. | + 3 | Wayne Palmer | DB Woodside | Noah Daniels | Powers Boothe | Democratic |
| 11:54 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. | Noah Daniels | Powers Boothe | Vacant | ||||||
| Debrief | + 15 hours | 9:00 p.m. – 10:38:29 p.m. | |||||||
| Redemption | + 45 months | Sangala | 3:00 p.m. – 4:57:14 p.m. | Not mentioned | |||||
| 4:57:14 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | + 4 | Allison Taylor | Cherry Jones | Mitchell Hayworth | Cameron Daddo | Republican | |||
| 7 | + 2 months | Washington, D.C. | 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. | ||||||
| 8 | + 18 months | New York City | 4:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Not mentioned | |||||
| Chloe's Arrest | + 1 day | No U.S. President mentioned | |||||||
| Live Another Day | + 48 months | London | 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | + 5 | James Heller | William Devane | Not mentioned | ||
| Solitary | + 30 months | + 6 | No U.S. President mentioned | ||||||
| Legacy | + 6 months | Washington, D.C. | 12:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m. | ||||||