| 1 | | | Nora |
| | Margo | | Nora's roommate. |
| | Nora | | A musician. Aka: Nor-eini. |
| | Marty | Holtz | A restaurant manager. |
| 2 | | | Jeremy |
| | Bryan | Fierro | One of Jeremy Gorecki's buddies. |
| | Mary | | Fierro's ex-wife. |
| | Jeremy | Gorecki | A sheriff's deputy. |
| | Sgt. | Vasco | Jeremy's boss. |
| | Marci | Jamison | Jeremy's acquaintance. |
| | Driss | Guerraoui | Nora's father. |
| 3 | | | Efrain |
| | Marisela | | Efrain's wife. |
| | Efrain | | A carpet cleaner. |
| | Enrique | | Efrain's companion. |
| | Araceli | | Marisela's neighbor. |
| | Elena Aceves | Mendez | Marisela's daughter. |
| | Daniel | | Marisela's son. |
| 4 | | | Nora |
| | Salma | | Nora's sister. |
| | Tareq | Darwish | Salma's husband. |
| | Zaid Guerraoui | Darwish | One of Salma's children. |
| | Aida Guerraoui | Darwish | Zaid's twin sister. |
| | Mrs. | Nielson | Nora's teacher. |
| | Brittany | Cutler | One of Nora's classmates. |
| | Maryam | Bouziane | Nora's mother. |
| | Sonya | Mukherjee | Nora's classmate. |
| | Mrs. | Winslow | A piano teacher. |
| | Lily | | Member of the band. |
| | Manuel | | Member of the band. |
| | Jamie | | Member of the band. |
| 5 | | | Jeremy |
| | Erica | Coleman | A detective. |
| | Madie | Clarke | Jeremy's crush. |
| | Aura | | One of Jeremy's aunt. |
| | Estella | | One of Jeremy's aunt. |
| | Paul | | Jeremy's uncle. |
| | Ashley | | Jeremy's sister. |
| 6 | | | Maryam |
| | Claudia | Corbett | A talk show host. |
| | Rhosdy | Abadha | Lead actor in an Egyptian movie. |
| 7 | | | Nora |
| | Mr. | Melendez | Driss' acquaintance. |
| | Miles | | Coleman's son. |
| | Miles | Davis | American jazz
trumpeter. |
| | Miles | Aiken | American basketball player. |
| 8 | | | Driss |
| | Brahim | | Driss' friend. |
| 9 | | | Efrain |
| | Ron | | Efrain's boss. |
| 10 | | | Jeremy |
| | | Stratton | One of the police officers. |
| | | Lomeli | One of the police officers. |
| | | Villegas | One of the police officers. |
| 11 | | | Nora |
| | Elise | | One of Nora's friends. |
| | Anissa | | One of Nora's friends. |
| | Max | Bloemhof | Nora's boyfriend. |
| | Andrea | | Nora's friend. |
| 12 | | | Driss |
| | Qasim | | A little boy in the church who collected donations. |
| | Mr. | Fathi | A religion teacher. |
| | Mr. | Nguyen | Driss' acquaintance. |
| | Mrs. | Hammadi | Marjam's acquaintance. |
| 13 | | | Coleman |
| | Ray | | Coleman's husband. |
| | Sgt. | Murphy | One who worked at Crime Lab. |
| 14 | | | Jeremy |
| | Sgt. | Fletcher | A police officer. |
| 15 | | | Nora |
| | Mrs. | Fleming | One who made the children's costumes. |
| | Aurora | | One of the three fairies. |
| | George W. | Bush | 43rd U.S. President. |
| 16 | | | Maryam |
| | Karima | Ait-Yaacoub | Maryam's friend. |
| 17 | | | Efrain |
| | Alonso | | Efrain's cousin. |
| 18 | | | Jeremy |
| | Dr. | Jaber | Iraq's minister. |
| | Hec | | Jeremy's friend. |
| 20 | | | Jeremy |
| | Mr. | Mitchell | One who organized the trip for the jazz band. |
| | Mark | Gorecki | Jeremy's father. |
| | Henderson | | Member of the jazz band. |
| | Lorenzo | | Member of the jazz band. |
| | Jonathan | Atkins | Member of the wrestling team. |
| | Frank | Ghery | American-Canadian architect. |
| | Zora Neale | Hurston | American author. |
| | Mark | Twain | American writer. |
| 21 | | | Anderson |
| | Anderson Jr. | | Anderson Baker's son. Aka: A.J. |
| | Helen | | Mr. Baker's wife. |
| | Anderson | Baker | Owner of the bowling alley. |
| | Betty | Sanders | A cashier. |
| 22 | | | Nora |
| | Moses | | A prophet. |
| | Muhammad | | A prophet. |
| | Gabriel | | An archangel in the Abrahamic religions. |
| | Maurice | | Owner of a jewelry store. |
| 23 | | | Driss |
| | Beatrice | Newland | Driss' girl friend. |
| 24 | | | Coleman |
| | Brandon | | Murphy's son. |
| 25 | | | Nora |
| | Beckett | Burque | Nora's date. |
| | Margarita | Semprevivo | Beckett's girl friend. Aka: Rita. |
| | Sameer | Hanim | Nora's date. |
| | Frank | Miller | American comic book writer. |
| | Alan | Moore | An English writer. |
| | Jim | Starlin | American comics writer. |
| 26 | | | Maryam |
| | Jose | | A cook. |
| 27 | | | Jeremy |
| | Rossi | | A facilitator. |
| | Dough | | One of the members of the therapeutic group. |
| | Adriana | | One of the members of the therapeutic group. |
| | Saddam | Hussein | Former president of Iraq. |
| | Dolly | Parton | American singer-songwriter. |
| 30 | | | Jeremy |
| | Patsy | Cline | American singer. |
| 31 | | | Nora |
| | | Sanger | Jeremy's companion. |
| 32 | | | Efrain |
| | Ernesto | | Marisela's first husband. |
| 33 | | | Coleman |
| | Sharon | | An employee. |
| | Sam | | Brandon's friend. |
| 36 | | | Nora |
| | Caroline | Perry | Mr. Baker's attorney. |
| | Thomas J. | Frazier | Assistant District Attorney. |
| 38 | | | A.J. |
| | Mr. | Johnson | A wrestling coach. |
| | Mrs. | Barron | A Biology teacher. |
| | Neil | Gilbert | One of A.J.'s classmates. |
| | Stacey | Briggs | One of A.J.'s classmates. |
| | Lee | Briggs | Stacey's brother. |
| | Michael | Douglas | American actor. |
| | Annette | | A.J.'s wife. |
| 39 | | | Nora |
| | Bill | Swenson | Former owner of the restaurant. |
| | Prudence | | Former owner of the restaurant. |
| | Veronica | | A waitress. |
| | Brad | Mehdau | American jazz pianist. |
| | Evelyn | | Max Bloemhof's wife. |
| | Isabella | | Evelyn's daughter. |
| | Ian | | Evelyn's son. |
| | Svetlana | Alexievich | Belarusian investigative journalist. |
| | Rafi | | A restaurant employee. |
| 40 | | | Coleman |
| | Bowden | | Unemployed plumber. |
| 41 | | | Nora |
| | Jessica | | Nora's acquaintance. |
| 42 | | | Salma |
| | Ronald | Reagan | 40th U.S. President. |
| | Mrs. | Hamilton | Salma's teacher. |
| | Bill | Clinton | 42nd U.S. President. |
| | Jacques | Chirac | Former President of France. |
| | Hosni | Mubarak | Former President of Egypt. |
| | Rifaat | al-Assad | Younger brother of the former President of Syria. |
| 44 | | | Jeremy |
| | Josh | Homme | American singer-songwriter. |
| | John Paul | Jones | Naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. |
| | Casey | | One of the customers at the shooting gun parlor. |
| | Johnnie | | A police officer. |
| | Dexter 1 | | Johnnie's replacement. |
| | Frank | | A police officer. |
| | | Perez | Sanger's companion. |
| | Doc | Jones | A physician. |
| 45 | | | Anderson |
| | Greg | | Anderson's porter. |
| 49 | | | Jeremy |
| | Haydar | | A noncommissioned officer. |
| | Badawi | | A sniper. |
| 50 | | | Nora |
| | Renata | | Rafi's crush. |
| 51 | | | A.J. |
| | Gordon | | One of A.J.'s collies. |
| | Annie | | One of A.J.'s collies. |
| | David | Letterman | American television host. |
| | Royal | | One of A.J.'s mother's dog. |
| | Loyal | | One of A.J.'s mother's dog. |
| 52 | | | Jeremy |
| | Jim | Novacek | A complainant. |
| | Victor | Alcala | Jeremy's high school classmate. |
| 55 | | | Jeremy |
| | Dexter 2 | | Rossi's replacement. |
| | Rumsfeld | | Member of the therapeutic group. |
| | Cheney | | Member of the therapeutic group. |
| | Samantha | | Fierro's date. |
| | | Rodriguez | Fierro's acquaintance. |
| 56 | | | Nora |
| | Antonin | Dvorak | Czech composer. |
| | Claire | | Margo's partner. |
| | Andrew | | Nora's neighbor. |
| | Lena | | Nora's acquaintance. |
| 58 | | | Nora |
| | David | Ford | One of the sponsors of the musician's festival. |
| | Liz | | David Ford's wife. |
| | Geri | Turner | Bass player. |
| | Roy | Gilmore | Drummer. |
| | Tahira | Khan | One of the publicists at the festival. |
| 59 | | | Jeremy |
| | Fran | | A dispatcher. |
| 62 | | | A.J. |
| | Grace | Chin | One of A.J.'s client. |
| | Peanut | | Jack Russell terrier. |
| 64 | | | Jeremy |
| | Joe | | A delivery guy. |