A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 

ALLIANCE, THE: Transient tactical group. Led by a woman named Darius (Madhuri Bhatia, actress). Bought some detonators from Marco Ashe. Profiled in S3 Before I Sleep.

BAUER, PERRY (Tobin Bell, actor): Specializes in procurement for terrorist organizations. . .material, information, people. Clients include Hammas, Red Brigade, and the IRA. Bauer steals L-Virus, a DX class nerve gas with a limited shelf life, and markets it as a biological weapon for terrorist use. The Buyer turns out to be a rogue faction of Red Cell out of North Korea. Bauer hires a mercenary team, Peter and Sage, to help him release the virus in a busy office building downtown. . .the De Anza Building. At mission’s end Nikita discovers Bauer is playing both sides of the fence and Section continues to do "business" with him. Bauer is profiled in S1 "Love".

BORSOS, FREDERICK (Harper Quantrill, actor): One of the most dangerous terrorists in the hemisphere. Trying to obtain the design for the CM-12 chip, backbone of a smart missile guidance system. Borsos is killed during a meet where he tries to purchase the chip from Vincent Shirov, Marco Dean, and Stephen Wolfe. Borsos is profiled in S1 "Missing".

BREVICH, MIHAI (Edward Evanko, actor): Responsible for multiple terrorist attacks in the Ukraine. Affiliated with Red Cell but runs his own competent organization. Joined by his son Laszlo, who shows signs of being even more talented than his father. Safehouse is located in the Balkans. Both Mihai and his son are killed by Section One. Profiled in S3 “Gates of Hell”.

BRIGHT STAR: Led by a man named Halir (Cas Anvar, actor), goal is to destroy all symbols of modern decadence. Weapon of choice is suicide bombings targeting innocent people in public places. Bombs are constructed from land mines making the materials untraceable. Although Halir is captured in S2 “Old Habits” , a remnant of the organization remains. Bright Star substations are mentioned again in late S4.

BRODSKY (Emmanuel Mark, actor): A negotiator for those who want to buy the nuclear trigger from John and Helen Wicke. He is captured by Section One and tortured in order to discover whom he represents. Brodsky is profiled in S1 "Mother".

BRUNER, ALEXEI (John-Patrick Mavric, actor): Son of Zoran Bruner. Assists his father in infiltrating Jovan Mijovich’s inauguration in order to kill the Statesman for "crimes against humanity". Michael kills Alexei when he accesses the building where Bruner is holding Mijovich and the other hostages. Alexei is profiled in S1 "Verdict".

BRUNER, ZORAN (Eric Peterson, actor): Leader of a band of fighting men from the town of Vakul. When the women and children of his village are raped and killed while the men were away fighting, Bruner and the other men swear vengeance.

BRUTUS (Colm Feore, voice actor)

CAM, YIN (Jean Yoon, actress)

CHANDLER, ALEC (Simon MacCorkindale, actor): Seemingly wealthy philanthropist his company, The Chandler Foundation, sets up shelters and housing for street kids. . .as a cover. Chandler has links to the Russian Mafia, to the Triads and through them, to terrorists in both hemispheres. Not only does Chandler launder money, he is primarily a "slaver", his shelters the perfect front. He works with homes, moves kids around all over the world. . .makes them disappear. The kids are then used for cheap labor and perverted entertainment by terrorists and pedophiles respectively. Chandler is killed during a mission to save the kids. Chandler is profiled in S1 "Charity".

CHERNOV, IVAN (Eugene Lipinski, actor): Russian scientist that steals kids off the streets, trains and conditions them, then sells them to terrorist organizations to use as they see fit. In the business strictly for profit. Has a cocaine habit which Section uses as a point of contact. Mission profile requires Chernov be brought in alive. Turns out he is also involved in cloning research. Chernov kills himself during the mission to capture him. Chernov is profiled in S3 “Imitation of Death”.

COLLECTIVE, THE:  A coalition, remains of organizations defeated by Section One in the past. Although they normally have little contact, they are currently functioning as a whole. The idea of the coalition originated with Red Cell and the new group calls themselves "The Collective". They operate with a very high proficiency level and will attack civilian as well as military targets. Vera Mason, formerly of Glass Curtain, handled financial affairs. Evan Hoffbauer, another Glass Curtain survivor, provides bio-weapons capability. The Collective is profiled throughout the eight episode S5 arc. (PROFILE: INCOMPLETE)

CRANE, JACK (Oliver Becker, actor): Rapist who has killed eight woman with a six-inch flat head screwdriver with a flare tip. He tries to attack Nikita as she returns from the Tossi mission. She easily overpowers him and escapes unharmed. When the police question Crane they get information that leads them to Nikita. Crane is killed by Nikita in an effort to draw out Detective O’Brien and recruit him before he gets cancelled. Crane is profiled in S1 "Voices".

CRIMSON STORM: Class A threat. A paramilitary liberation cell headed by Gunter Terik. Their kamikaze behavior makes them unpredictable, they hit hard and fast. Their freedom message is delivered in bold, public displays. They consider their fight more noble than political. A high tech group, Crimson Storm has satellite tracking capabilities. Crimson Storm is profiled in S3 "Playing with Fire".

CRYSTAL SKY: Class B threat. Created a significant dent in Section's armor when it destroyed Section 8 in S4. Section Eight's manpower is replaced with new recruits on an accelerated clock, meaning training time is shortened considerably. Crystal Sky is profiled in S4 "Time To Be Heroes".

DANE, MARCO (Tony Nappo, actor): Third member of the three-man crew attempting to steal and sell the CM-12 chip. Easily distracted from the mission at hand, Dane is obviously the "brawn" of the group. . .not disciplined or tactically minded. Tries to hit on Nikita when Michael isn’t around, Nikita easily puts him in his place. Dane is killed during the final sale with Borsos. Dane is profiled in S1 "Missing".

DOLMATOV, JOSEPH (Lubomir Mykytiuk, actor)

DOMINIC (James Faulkner, actor): Red Cell’s version of Madeline. Has obtained operative profiles from Section’s Directory. Captures Nikita and Michael and questions them about Section’s new command center after the relocation. When he threatens to torture Michael with madness, Nikita reveals the command center location. As a Red Cell team is dispatched Michael and Nikita escape. Nikita shoots Dominic in his office before she leaves. Dominic is first profiled in S1 "War". He reprises his role in S3 "Cat and Mouse" when he creates "Abby" a Nikita look-a-like that infiltrates Section when Nikita is abducted. When Nikita finds a way to inform Michael of the "swap", Section cancels Abby and apprehends Dominic. Current status is unknown.

ELDER, LEON (Yuval Daniel, actor): Former head of the Temro Yugoslavian death squad. Lives in exile and no biographical information is available on him. Intends to destabilize the Balkan situation and gain control during the chaos. Contracts with Tossi to obtain identification papers. Profiled in S1 "Voices".

ELLIS, MARZIO(Barna Moricz, actor): Well connected dealmaker working the Pacific Rim. Section One uses Ellis as a contact point to locate Abel Goellner. Ellis is profiled in S2 "In Between".

FEDEROV, RUSTAM (profiled only)

FORMITZ, GREGORY (Chris Leavins, actor): Important Section contact. Dealer in forged documents, passports, visas, and press credentials. Supplies Bright Star with fake identification. Younger son from a wealthy family, intelligent, well educated, ranked first in his class at medical school. Was a rebel, dropped out of med school three days before graduation in order to cross his family and cause them the maximum amount of disappointment. They never spoke to him again. Dealing with terrorists provides a means of rebelling against his family. In addition, the danger appeals to him. Has a perverted habit of killing and mutilating prostitutes. Formitz is killed by a remnant of Bright Star who hears of his betrayal through “a source” in Section One. Formitz is profiled in S2 “Old Habits”.

FREEDOM LEAGUE: One of the extremist factions trying to gain leverage in the Balkans. Freedom League is profiled in S1 "Mercy" and S2 "Hard Landing".

FRENCH, CRYSTAL: Arms dealer with no ideological ties. She sells to the highest bidder. The latest weapon is an anthrax-based toxin called Drakium A.S. One vial of Drakium A.S. could decimate New York in one week. A resurfaced Freedom League makes arrangements to purchase the toxin from French. Crystal operates under a heavy veil of security never surfacing long enough to be tagged. Section One works her son David in an attempt to locate her. Crystal French is profiled in S4 “Time Out Of Mind”.

FRENCH, DAVID: Son of arms dealer Crystal French. David seemingly has a psychotic breakdown after a chemical plant accident and is placed in a mental institution in Zurich. David is the only link Section can find to locate his mother. David actually fakes his mental condition in an attempt to betray his mother and facilitate her “retirement”. He gives her up to Section so that he can take over her organization. Current status is unknown. David French is profiled in S4 “Time Out Of Mind”.

GARSHA (Costa Kamateros, actor): Broker’s assassins. Red Cell gives him a massive contract when they cracked Section’s Directory. He is tracked to Rabat, Morocco and questioned about his contact and payment terms. He indicates that Red Cell does all their business out of an office at the back of a warehouse. Michael shoots Garsha when he tries to escape at the warehouse. Garsha is profiles in S1 "War".

GLASS CURTAIN: see Errol Sparks. . .

GOELLNER, ABEL (Alan Peterson, actor): Destabilizes friendly third world countries for the use of his massive financial resources. He uses the resources to fund terrorist strikes on civilian populations. Former Red Cell member, went off on his own. Section discovers his financial pipeline and shuts him down. Goellner is profiled in S2 "In Between".

GOFF, WILLIAM (Zeljio Kecojevic, actor)

GOLDEN, R.J. (unknown, actor): Arms supplier for Cyrus Kavali. When tortured by the Twins, Golden reveals the location of a stockpile of Stinger missiles about to be delivered to Kavali.

GRAFF (Aidan Devine, actor)

GRENET, MAURICE: Acting Red Cell interim Cardinal. Engineers Nikita’s extraction in exchange for critical Section database Intel. When his group splinters to avoid detection he is captured and interrogated as to Nikita’s whereabouts. When he denies knowledge of her location he is tortured with Bandicota Indica rats that live in a constant state of hunger. He is cancelled in S4 “Up The Rabbit Hole”.

GRIFFIN (Mary Moore, actress): Assassin paid to take out Jovan Mijovich at his inauguration. A relative newcomer, no physical description is available. Griffin takes out Michael’s source with a car bomb when the source tells Michael about the contract out on Mijovich. Section’s existing profile on Griffin suggests a young European, aggressive. Griffin turns out to be a woman and Section apprehends her before she can kill Mijovich. Griffin is profiled in S1 "Verdict".

HALED (Conrad Coates, actor)

HELIX: A six-man mercenary special force group. They perpetrate eight separate terrorist acts, each one the claim of eight different political factions, none of whom have any linkage to each other. Birkoff analyzes the data and produces a characteristic signature. With no facilities or infrastructure, they can surface and vanish at will. They are a precision, synchronized team that has the ability to act without fear or emotion, "a machine". The group is annihilated after they complete their mission on the refinery. Helix is profiled in S2 "Third Person".

HOFFBAUER, EVAN (actor unknown)

KASSAR (Doru Bandol, actor): Hides a 20-megaton warhead in a major city to teach Westerners death and misery on a terrified scale. With this action he believes his people will have autonomy without the influence of an immoral culture. Knowing he is the only one who knows the bombs location, Kassar commits suicide by putting a gun in his mouth. Kassar is profiled in S1 "Innocent".

KUDRIN (Nicu Branzea, actor): Member of the Freedom League who survived the attack on their base camp. One of Section’s contacts in Hong Kong notifies them of his survival. Section wants him apprehended alive so they can question him about any remnant of the organization. Michael shoots Kudrin on the mission in hopes that he won’t reveal that Nikita was never a prisoner. Unfortunately Kudrin survives, again. When Kudrin agrees to lie about Nikita’s status as a prisoner, Michael gives him a quick death. Kudrin is profiled in S2 "Spec Ops".

KUSKO, NICOLAI (Peter Solala, actor)

LEGION, THE: Well funded, extremely well connected terrorist organization. Believed responsible for a World Games bombing and three airline crashes. Legion targets Jovan Mijovich, a Legion detractor, for executing two of their members when they tried to breach one of his offices. Legion’s assassin works Nikita (posing as her friend Julie Roark [Marnie McPhail, actress]) to pinpoint Mijovich’s location. The plan to kill Mijovich fails when Nikita takes out "Julie". Legion is profiled in S1 "Friend".

MASON, VERA (Michele Duquet, actress)

MAYGAR, GUY (John Evans, actor): Head of FanTec, the Largest Domestic Task Force. Maygar conspires with a man named Kassar to detonate a 20-megaton nuclear bomb. When identified by Rudy, Section One apprehends Maygar to determine the bomb’s location and a means of diffusing the warhead. When he denies any knowledge of its whereabouts, Operations gives the order to cut off fingers until he talks. . .he loses one. Maygar is profiled in S1 "Innocent".

MEYER, CHARLES: Industrialist, philanthropist, supplier of materials to terrorists around the World. Plays both ends against the middle because he's equally useful to both sides. Funds terrorist bombings. Killed by Michael in S3 "Hand To Hand".

MIJOVICH, JOVAN (David Calderisi, actor): A key player in his corner of the world, Mijovich negotiates with opposing forces at a neutral site in S1 "Friend". When the Agency’s security is breached three times Section is brought in to protect Mijovich. Although a brilliant politician, Mijovich is indiscreet creating considerable difficulties for security. Michael and Nikita successfully protect Mijovich against an assassination attempt by the Legion. Mijovich returns again in S1 "Verdict" when he is recently elected Premier of his new nation after a decade of bloody chaos. Michael’s team must once again protect Mijovich during his inauguration when they discover a contract has been taken out on Mijovich’s life. If he dies, the region will destabilize rapidly once again. Section is to prevent that from happening. It is discovered that Mijovich did in fact attack the village of Vakul and commit the crimes Bruner accused him of. Mijovich appears in S1 "Friend" and "Verdict".

MILOV (Jason Dietrich, actor)

MUHAMI, ARMED: Bomber for Bright Star. Profiled briefly in S2 "Old Habits".

NEW PATH: An anti-western faction based in China, capitalized from North Korea. Their tactical is not mobile which makes them a target for pre-emptive assaults. Section’s orders are for 100% containment. Organization is profiled in S3 “Looking For Michael”.

PAR EPISTEMEN TAXIS: Loosely translated, "through science, order". Organization has access to a broad range of destructive technologies and not opposed to using them. Section wants to recover their CICL: "Cover Ident Correlation List" which contains their leaders, agents, and entire network of global contacts. The file is guarded by an advanced digital sensor system and if it senses any electro-magnetic activity or attempts to copy or download, a self-destruct mechanism is triggered. Section recruits an op with a photographic memory to read it. Profiled in S3 "Outside The Box".

PARK, CHEN (Janet Lo, actress): Apparent Project Manager for the Phasing Shell at DeLure Electronics. Claims to be a South Korean businesswoman but voice analysis indicates she’s from Mongolia. When interrogated by Madeline her heart rate reveals the Chinese Premiere is the next target for assassination. Ms. Park is profiled in S1 "Brainwash".

PEREZ, ORLANDO (Sam Moses, actor)

PETER AND SAGE (Ryan Greene, actor; Alisa Weigers, actress): Mercenaries for hire specializing in a broad range of mercenary services: attack, diversion, and assassination. Married for two years, their relationship is a passionate one. They met through a man named Pfiger from Frankfurt. Perry Bauer hires Peter and Sage on a recommendation from Pfiger. Peter and Sage are abducted and killed by Section One. Michael and Nikita pose as the mercenaries to monitor Bauer’s mission. Peter and Sage are profiled in S1 "Love".

PHILO (Brian Tree, actor): A high level member of Red Cell. Spent eight years "in the cold" never feeling the need to surface. He is captured when Operations implements a plan using Michael to foster an insurrection within Section One. Philo is killed with the same poison he used on Operations. Profiled in S3 "Slipping Into Darkness".

PIKET (Paul Eves, actor)

POGUE, GUSTAV: Founder of the Btari Rebels. Was largest arms dealer in Europe. Class A priority. Tracked by Operations for four years. It is George who gets him in the end. It was the only time Operations failed at something he really wanted. Pogue is profiled in S3 "Slipping Into Darkness".

PONTRIARGAN, RUDOLF (profiled only): Tactical implementer in Red Cell’s third tier and their connection to the freelance market. Section believes he is the individual who hired Helix. After interrogation he is most likely cancelled. Pontriargan is profiled in S2 "Third Person"

RED CELL:  Anti-Western terrorist organization and primary enemy of Section One for nearly 20 years. Founded by a man known only as "The Cardinal". In 1981, The Cardinal recruits two men, Cyrus Norasty and Kim Man Jing. Norasty was born in a small village in Norac. At 17, after witnessing the murder of his father by death squad soldiers, he formed a small para-military organization that opposed the hard line government. On March 12, 1978, Norasty meets Kim Man Jing. Norasty supplied the soldiers and Kim gave them the weapons, The Cardinal provided direction. The new alliance became known throughout the anti-terrorist community as Red Cell. The organization has a distinct hierarchy of players and members. Seems to operate out of multiple substations located within a given territory. Relations with other groups outside their territory are dicey. Much like Section, they make use of sophisticated strategists and field operatives. The functioning head of Red Cell is referred to as "The Director". (PROFILE: INCOMPLETE)

SAUVAGE, HENRI: Member of a secret cell within the French Ministries leading retaliation raids in areas where they have lost influence. Raids are focused on various Western interests waging war in Central Africa. Section is involved because Sauvage is not static and the government hasn't been able to tag him. Henri Sauvage is profiled in S2 "Adrian's Garden".

SHIROV, VINCENT (Dan Pawlick, actor): Oldest member of the three-man crew that attempts to steal the CM-12 chip and sell it to Frederick Borsos. First team member willing to entertain the idea of becoming partners with Michael and Nikita. . .probably realizes the futility of trying to steal the chip themselves. Shirov gets gunned down during the meet with Borsos. Shirov is profiled in S1 "Missing

SPARKS, ERROL (Julian Richings, actor)

STARNES, COLIN: Red Cell Chief Tactical Adviser. Captured and killed by Section in late S4. Profiled in “Sleeping With The Enemy”.

SUBA (Von Flores, actor): Relocates after a coup in his own country. The Agency sponsored him because of his anti-terrorist activities. He becomes a liability when is tries to acquire waste uranium from power plants. Suba cannot smuggle the uranium out of the country all at once so he moves a little bit every few days. He blackmails Section operative Roger Aimes (by kidnapping his son) too monitor Section Intel and determine which exit points are safe. The Agency requests Section apprehends Suba and deport him quickly and quietly – in case they want to use him again. Suba’s downfall is his weakness for tall blondes. Nikita takes Suba out during a mission. Suba is profiled in S1 "Treason".

TATE, SATIN: Expert profiler graduated Georgetown University at 16. She applied to the CIA and was hired due to her exemplary academic record. At 19 she became a free agent then joined Red Cell a year later. In less than 3 years she worked her way to 2nd in command. Initially inspired to fight for a cause by a certain Parisian student activist. . .Michael Samuelle. Framed for breaking the truce with Section One, she is canceled. Profiled in S4 “Sleeping With The Enemy”.

UNITED COALITION: Anti-West terrorist group monitored by Section One. The group threatens to contaminate the water supply of a major city with Cobalt-60, a radioactive agent, unless their demands are met. Section takes the threat seriously when an undercover operative within the Coalition decodes a communiqué confirming initial payment to Kessler. With Kessler’s hire by the Coalition, Section instigates priority countermeasures. Profiled in S1 "Gambit".

VACEK, SALLA (Hrant Alianak, actor)

VAN VACTOR, GIDEON (Bill MacDonald, actor): Brokers an alliance between multiple anti-western terrorist groups, Shining Path, Hezbollah, everyone from the middles east to the far east. Although the groups are known enemies they all have one common enemy. . .Section One. Van Vactor attempts to put an operation in place to take out Section One. His itinerary is downloaded onto a PDA which Nikita attempts to obtain on her very first mission. After tracking Van Vactor from the Intel found on the PDA, Nikita apprehends him in a tunnel. Van Vactor is profiled in the series’ premier S1 "Nikita".

WICKE, JOHN AND HELEN: (Wayne Best, actor; Sherry Miller, actress) International arms dealers since 1984. Activity is mostly limited to class two or three explosives. Latest acquisition is a nuclear trigger. A highly classified device, it’s just as valuable as a warhead itself. Seemingly invincible, their strength is that they trust no one. Section discovers that they have one weakness. . .a missing daughter. (NOTE: Helen tells Nikita she and John met eleven years ago, which would be 1986. Yet their profile suggests they have been in business since 1984. Apparently the proofreader was sick that day. . .) Nikita poses as the missing daughter to use the weakness to Section’s advantage. Nikita kills John knowing he won’t give up the location of the trigger. When Section threatens to kill her daughter, Helen gives up the trigger’s location. Section retrieves the trigger and the buyers. Profiled in S1 "Mother".

WILLIAMS, DAVID HENDERSON (Barry MacGregor, actor): Student at Cambridge with Salla Vacek. Williams’ name shows up on a list of people linked to an embassy bombing. Williams is apprehended by Section One and questioned regarding Vacek’s location. He cracks after one session with the torture twins. Williams is profiled in S3 “Opening Night Jitters”.