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| John Reese | |
|---|---|
| Person of Interest character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" |
| Last appearance | "return 0" |
| Portrayed by | Jim Caviezel |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | John Rooney ("Risk", "No Good Deed", "Firewall", "Critical", "Zero Day") John Anderson ("Bury the Lede") John Campbell ("The High Road") John Hayes ("Super") John Randall ("Masquerate") John Warren ("Prisoner's Dilemma") John Wiley ("One Percent", "Lady Killer", "4C") Tony Miller ("Mission Creep") Det. Stills ("Ghosts", "Wolf and Cub", "Many Happy Returns", "No Good Deed", "The Contingency", "Bad Code", "Endgame", "Beta") Marshal Jennings ("Shadow Box", "Proteus") Frank Mercer ("Most Likely To...") Jeffery Abbot ("Death Benefit") John Riley ("Panopticon", "Nautilus", "Wingman", "Brotherhood", "Prophets", "Pretenders") |
| Nickname | Mr. Reese The Man in the Suit Wonder Boy Mr. Congeniality Mr. Happy The Big Lug |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Special Forces soldier (formerly) CIA officer (formerly) Freelance Private Investigator NYPD Homicide Detective (Cover Identity) |
| Family | Conor (father; deceased) Margaret (mother; deceased) Sophie (sister; presumably deceased) |
| Significant other | Jessica Arndt (ex-girlfriend; deceased) Dr. Iris Campbell (ex-girlfriend) Zoe Morgan (on-and-off girlfriend) |
| Nationality | American |
| Rank | Sergeant first class &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Army-USA-OR-07.svg){kind=small} (formerly) |
John Reese is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the CBS crime drama television series Person of Interest. Reese is portrayed by actor Jim Caviezel. He works with billionaire Harold Finch to help residents of New York who are potentially involved in violent crime.
Reese is an intense, solitary man whose dry sense of humor emerges over time. He speaks in a low, calm, and confident voice. Extremely skilled with a range of weapons and combat techniques due to his military experience, Reese possesses a level of determination that drives him to work with Finch to protect potential victims of violent crime. Reese owns a dog named Bear, a Belgian Malinois who he rescued from white supremacists and sent to live with Finch to assure Finch's safety.