List of Bones characters
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This is a list of fictional characters in the American police procedural television series Bones. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.
The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic anthropology department staff members Dr. Temperance Brennan, Dr. Camille Saroyan, Angela Montenegro, Dr. Jack Hodgins, and the interns Zack Addy, Clark Edison, Wendall Bray, Arastoo Vaziri, Daisy Wick, and Vincent Nigel-Murray; FBI agents Seeley Booth, Dr. Lance Sweets, and James Aubrey; and the United States Department of Justice prosecutor Caroline Julian.
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Main characters
The following characters have been featured in the opening credits of the program.
Temperance "Bones" Brennan
Portrayed by Emily Deschanel
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan (seasons 1–12) works as a forensic anthropologist at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C. and is also a best-selling novelist.
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