The Cast of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and What Happened to Them

If you’re looking for a good crime drama like Blue Bloods or FBI, you might be a little surprised by Brooklyn Nine-Nine. This crime sitcom has all of the elements of a dramatic crime series, but with an added sprinkle of comedy, so if you’re looking for something a little lighter guaranteed to give you a good laugh, check out Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the cast that made it what it is.

Andy Samberg

Character Played: Jake Peralta

Born: August 18, 1978, in Berkeley, California

Best Known For: TV series including Saturday Night Live (2005-2018) and movies such as Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) and Palm Springs (2020)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “I signed on before there was a script… No one had been cast. We didn’t know what was happening with it, at all. I just took the leap. I don’t know, in retrospect, I probably would have thought about it a lot more, but I’m so glad that I just said, “Yes,” and did it because I’ve really, really loved it.”

Stephanie Beatriz

Character Played: Rosa Diaz

Born: February 10, 1981, in Neuquén, Argentina

Best Known For: Short Term 12 (2013), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) and Encanto (2021)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “We all love each other very dearly. I’ll never let those people go. They can try and get rid of me, but it's not going to happen.”

Terry Crews

Character Played: Terry Jeffords

Born: July 30, 1968, in Flint, Michigan

Best Known For: TV shows Are We There Yet? (2010-2012), Craig of the Creek (2018-2023) and America’s Got Talent (2019-Present). Also known for the movies Idiocracy (2006), The Expendables (2010) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013).

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “It was so sad [when the show ended]. I mean, you spend more time with these guys than you do your own family. It’s so much work, but it’s so fun. We laugh all day.”

Melissa Fumero

Character Played: Amy Santiago

Born: August 19, 1982, in Lyndhurst, New Jersey

 Best Known For: The TV series One Life to Live (1998-2011), as well as the movie Bar Fight (2022)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “One of the things that I love about the show…was that I knew the writers weren't going to keep these characters where they started... I knew there was going to be growth, and I was really excited for that. I didn't know what it was always going to be for Amy, but it was exciting for me to go on that journey.”

Joe Lo Truglio

Character Played: Charles Boyle

Born: December 2, 1970, in Queens, New York

Best Known For: Superbad (2007), Role Models (2008), Paul (2011) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “I remember when we got picked up for what they call the back nine – which is the last nine episodes – on that first season, it was quite an emotional moment. Because when we had done the first 13 episodes, we had such a blast, and such a good time. The energy was so collaborative and warm that we didn't want it to end.”

Andre Braugher

Character Played: Raymond Holt

Born: July 1, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois

Died: December 11, 2023

Best Known For: TV series including Homocide: Life on the Street (1993-1998) and Hack (2002-2004). Also known for the movies City of Angels (1998), Frequency (2000) and The Mist (2007)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Holt is a really, really wonderful character, but I think in anybody else’s hands, it might have been something foolish, something silly.”

Dirk Blocker

Character Played: Michael Hitchcock

Born: July 31, 1957, in Los Angeles, California 

Best Known For: Poltergeist (1982), Starman (1984) and Prince of Darkness (1987)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “I was called in for an audition… there was very little to Hitchcock and Scully in the pilot, so they combined the two scenes. I auditioned on a Thursday… got the call that I had been selected on the next day, and started to work the following Monday.”

Joel McKinnon Miller

Character Played: Scully

Born: February 21, 1960, in Rockford, Minnesota

Best Known For: The TV series Big Love (2006-2011) and The Staircase (2022)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “We’re [he and Dirk Blocker] part of the furniture, we’re part of the environment. It’s come to the point where if we weren’t there, you’d probably think, ‘Where’s Scully and Hitchcock?’”

Chelsea Peretti

Character Played: Gina Linetti

Born: February 20, 1978, in Contra Costa, California

Best Known For: The TV special Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (2014) and the movies Spinster (2019) and First Time Female Director (2023)

Thoughts on Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “On Brooklyn Nine-Nine, I was very green. Everything was a learning curve for me, because no one really explains anything to you in Hollywood — how to do any of it. You’re just suddenly there and thinking on your feet… Now that I’ve had time to reflect on everything, I actually can’t believe I was on that show. I feel overcome with gratitude about it all.”

Keep reading for more entertainment!

See the ‘Jane the Virgin’ Cast Five Years Later

Tennis Star Jannik Sinner Avoids Suspension After Positive Steroid Test

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Are Over… Again: Look Back at Their Marriage