JAG

Main cast

Note: All military ranks given for currently used characters are their ranks as of the end of the series in April 2005. For characters that left the series, ranks given are their last known ranks.

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The final ensemble cast centers on United States Navy Captain Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr., played by David James Elliott, and United States Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie, played by Catherine Bell. Elliott's character was promoted to navy captain in the second-to-last episode of the series. Their obvious attraction to each other, which must not be allowed to interfere with their professional relationship, is a long-running thematic element.

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United States Navy - Harmon "Harm" Rabb, Jr. - David James Elliott - United States Marine Corps - Catherine Bell

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Elliott played the Rabb character from the start of the series in 1995. Rabb's original partner was Navy Lieutenant Caitlin Pike, played by Andrea Parker. She in turn left the series to guest star in The Pretender, to be replaced by Tracey Needham as Lieutenant Meg Austin. Needham left

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1995 - Andrea Parker - The Pretender - Tracey Needham

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the series in 1996 and was replaced by Bell.

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Other members of the cast included Lieutenant Commander Bud Roberts, played by Patrick Labyorteaux, a junior lawyer, and his wife, Lieutenant Harriett Sims, played by Karri Turner, the administrative aide who held the office together. Bud's clumsiness, both physical and verbal, and geeky interests (he's a Trekkie, fascinated by the paranormal, and a computer nerd), together with his wife's maternal nature, were a frequent source of comic relief. The Judge Advocate General himself, Rear Admiral (Upper Half) A.J. Chegwidden, was played by John M. Jackson. The actress Nanci Chambers, wife of David James Elliott, played Lieutenant Loren Singer. She portrayed this character as a loathsome villainess to great acclaim. Singer was a sociopathic personality who schemed continually to further her ambitions at the expense of those around her. Especially praised was an episode in which Singer hurt fan-loved Harriet by using the death of her baby Sarah to discredit her testimony in court. In a later episode, however, Harriet got a measure of revenge by punching out Singer. Singer was murdered, with suspicion falling on Rabb, who was eventually cleared (the two part story detailing the investigation into Singer's murder was used as the pilot for the spin off Navy NCIS.

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Patrick Labyorteaux - Karri Turner - Trekkie - Paranormal - John M. Jackson - Nanci Chambers

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In the final (2004–2005) season, RADM Chegwidden was replaced by Marine Major General Gordon Cresswell, played by David Andrews.

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