‘Mentalist’ takes you on a wild ride with Patrick Jane, a guy who used to pretend to be a psychic. Now, he works for California Bureau of Investigation. He has crazy good observation skills. Solving crimes and catching bad guys is his thing. But he has his own baggage too. You will meet his tough partner, Teresa Lisbon and trusty Kimball Cho. They dive deep into minds of criminals, tackling some puzzling cases. With crime, laughs and character moments, ‘Mentalist’ won hearts and became a must-watch show.

Meet the characters from The Mentalist

Wayne Rigsby

Rigsby is the big-hearted, slightly chaotic good cop who probably owns more flannel shirts than sense — and somehow all of them have a grease stain from some heroic attempt at cooking. He’s loud when he laughs, clumsy in a charming way, and will punch a wall metaphorically (or literally) to protect people he cares about. Underneath the goofy bravado is a stubbornly loyal detective who cares too much and sometimes texts his feelings at 2 a.m. (yes, he cries to dumb rom-coms; no, he won’t admit which ones).

Kimball Cho

Cho is the stoic backbone of the team: deadpan, unshakeable, and quietly terrifying when he gives you “the look” — you know the one. He keeps lists, follows procedure like it’s a religion, and yet has this weirdly dry humor that sneaks up on you; he might also have a mug collection, don’t quote me on that. He seems almost allergic to drama but is the person everyone goes to when things get physically or emotionally messy. Also, he eats cereal at weird hours and acts like he’s judging your life choices (and he is).

Teresa Lisbon

Lisbon is the world-weary, take-no-nonsense leader who secretly has a soft spot for small, inconvenient acts of kindness. She’s organized to a fault, practical, and the one who cancels everyone’s panic with one flat stare — but she’ll also be the first to break a rule if it protects her team. She gives exasperated nicknames, has a dry laugh, and will hide her worry in folders labeled “Misc.” (true fact? maybe). Lisbon is tough as nails but also quietly maternal, which makes her surprising and totally human.

Patrick Jane

Jane is the showy, smug, irresistible conman-turned-psychic-consultant who can charm the pants off a suspect and then break your heart five minutes later. He floats into a room like a hurricane in a velvet jacket, announces something wildly obvious, then watches as everyone else rearranges reality around his little smile. He is brilliant, theatrical, maddeningly ethical in his own chaotic way, and forever ruining poker nights with mind tricks (he claims it’s for science). Also, he drinks tea like it’s a personality trait and refuses to carry a gun because principles and drama, not your usual cop mojo.

Grace Van Pelt

Van Pelt is the bright-eyed, earnest rookie-turned-seasoned-agent who brings idealism, tech skills, and an encyclopedic knowledge of cute interoffice nicknames. She’s passionate about justice, secretly a little nerdy about evidence photos, and will fall in love with the wrong things and then correct herself (or not, depends on the day). She’s all fuzzy sincerity and sudden steel — can be annoyingly optimistic one minute and quietly fierce the next, which is kind of the point. Also, she probably has a playlist full of 80s ballads and will cry if you call her brave (then deny it, of course).