List of Millennium characters

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{{Main|Frank Black (character)|l1=Frank Black}}

Black (Lance Henriksen) began his career as an offender profiler for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, he retires when he discovers that his family are being threatened by a stalker who mails Polaroid photographs of them to him. Black moves to Seattle to consult for the Millennium Group, a private investigative organisation.{{cite episode| episode-link=Pilot (Millennium) | title=Pilot| series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =David Nutter (director); Chris Carter (writer) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 1 |airdate= October 25, 1996}} Despite his career change, the stalker catches up to him and kidnaps Catherine. Black rescues his wife, killing the stalker. Disturbed by the abduction and Black's rage, Catherine moves out of their home with Jordan.{{cite episode| title=The Beginning and the End |episode-link=The Beginning and the End (Millennium) | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 1 |airdate=September 19, 1997}}{{cite episode| title=Paper Dove | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Ted Man & Walon Green (writers) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 22 |airdate=May 16, 1997}}

Before they can reconcile she dies in a viral outbreak initiated by the group, who are trying to bring about the end of the world, and Black returns to the FBI to pursue them.{{cite episode| episode-link=The Time is Now (Millennium) | title=The Time is Now | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) | network = Fox | season = 2 | number = 23 |airdate= May 15, 1998}} With his new partner, Emma Hollis, he finds himself struggling against the group's influence. Black is framed for the death of a fellow agent, prompting his resignation from the FBI and flight with Jordan to Washington D.C., and Hollis abandons him to work with the group.{{cite episode| episode-link=Goodbye to All That (Millennium) | title=Goodbye to All That| series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Thomas J. Wright (director); Ken Horton & Chip Johannessen (writers) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 22 |airdate=May 21, 1999}} Several years later, Black works with FBI agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) to foil a last-ditch effort by the group to orchestrate the end of the world; vindicated, he reunites with Jordan after the case.{{cite episode| episode-link=Millennium (The X-Files) | title=Millennium| series=The X-Files |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Vince Gilligan & Frank Spotnitz (writers) | network = Fox | season = 7 | number = 4 |airdate= November 28, 1999}}

Millennium{{'s}} creator Chris Carter conceived of Black as an archetypal Western hero, describing him as "self-reliant, quiet, capable, dangerous" and comparing him to the title character of the 1953 film Shane.Order in Chaos, 04:48–05:09 Although William Hurt was considered for the role early in casting, Carter denies that he was seriously approached for the part and calls Henriksen their "first and last choice".Order in Chaos, 05:09–05:29 Producer John Peter Kousakis noted that Black was the constant throughout the series, as each season featured changes in tone and plot. Henriksen's performance was described as "the perfect actorly complement to Carter's thematic obsessions",{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/millennium-the-complete-second-season/528 |title=Millennium: The Complete Second Season |publisher=Slant |first=Keith |last=Uhlich |date=January 12, 2005 |access-date=December 13, 2013 |archive-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218100516/http://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/review/millennium-the-complete-second-season/528 |url-status=live }} earning nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama during each of the series' three seasons.{{cite web |url=http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=/film/24560 |title=HFPA – Awards Search – Millennium |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=December 24, 2013 |archive-date=December 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225151429/http://www.hfpa.org/browse/?param=/film/24560 |url-status=live }}

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Catherine (Megan Gallagher), a social worker, is Frank's wife. She moves to Seattle with her husband when he retires, unaware that their relocation was motivated by a stalker who was hounding the family. The stalker catches up with the family, kidnapping Catherine. Black rescues her, killing her captor. Repulsed by her husband's rage and disturbed by the incident, she separates amicably from Frank with their daughter Jordan. Before they can reconcile Catherine dies in a viral outbreak launched by the Group, sacrificing herself to ensure Jordan's safety.

The decision to kill off Catherine during the second-season finale was Carter's idea. Gallagher found it interesting for her character to give up her life for her daughter after the series had focused on Frank's sacrifices for his family. Catherine's character has been criticized for representing an idyllic "normal life" for Frank, instead of being a developed character in her own right; The A.V. Club's Emily VanDerWerff called her "more symbol than character"{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-tunguska-millennium-the-well-worn-loc-1798166510 |title="Tunguska"/"The Well-Worn Lock" |first=Emily |last=VanDerWerff |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=November 13, 2010 |access-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028084852/http://www.avclub.com/articles/tunguskathe-wellworn-lock,47548/ |url-status=live }} and "a weak enough character to become a passenger in her own story".{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-folie-a-deux-millennium-anamnesis-1798169160 |title='Folie a Deux'/'Anamnesis' |work=The A.V. Club |first=Emily |last=VanDerWerff |date=August 6, 2011 |access-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-date=May 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527154131/http://www.avclub.com/articles/folie-a-deuxanamnesis%2C59979/ |url-status=live }}

Jordan (Brittany Tiplady) is Frank and Catherine's daughter. Although her father attempts to shield her from the disturbing nature of his work, it becomes apparent that she is beginning to share his precognitive abilities.{{cite episode| episode-link=Sacrament (Millennium) | title=Sacrament | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Michael W. Watkins (director); Frank Spotnitz (writer) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 15 |airdate= February 21, 1997}}{{cite episode| episode-link=Midnight of the Century (Millennium) | title=Midnight of the Century | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Dwight Little (director); Kay Reindl & Erin Maher (writers) | network = Fox | season = 2 | number = 10 |airdate= December 19, 1997}} Jordan survives the Millennium Group's viral apocalypse when her mother inoculates her with a vaccine obtained from rejected group member Lara Means, sacrificing her own life. After her mother's death and her father's obsessive quest to destroy the group, Jordan is cared for by her maternal grandparents and reunites with her father at the turn of the year 2000.

Carter recalled that Tiplady was the only logical candidate for the role, outshining the other actresses who auditioned for the part.Audio Commentary for "Pilot", 04:25–04:32 Her relationship with Henriksen has been described as "natural and charming";{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=123}} she was nominated for four Young Artist Awards as Best Supporting Young Actress Age Ten or Under, winning in 1998.{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms18.htm |title=18th Annual Awards |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |access-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402060451/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms18.htm |archive-date=2011-04-02 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |title=19th Annual Awards |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |access-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011935/http://youngartistawards.org/pastnoms19.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |title=20th Annual Awards |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |access-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907122639/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm |title=21st Annual Awards |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |access-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719182252/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms21.htm |archive-date=July 19, 2012 }} However, Jordan's character has been criticized as "an effective symbol" and "about as generic a 'little girl' as they come".{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/the-x-filesmillennium-one-sonthe-sound-of-snow-83939 |title=The X-Files/Millennium: "One Son"/"The Sound of Snow" |work=The A.V. Club |first=Zack |last=Handlen |date=August 25, 2012 |access-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714121544/http://www.avclub.com/review/the-x-filesmillennium-one-sonthe-sound-of-snow-83939 |url-status=live }}

{{main|Emma Hollis}}

FBI special agent Emma Hollis (Klea Scott) was introduced in the third season's opening episode, "The Innocents", and the young agent becomes Frank Black's protégée when he begins working in Virginia.{{cite episode| episode-link=The Innocents (Millennium) | title=The Innocents| series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Thomas J. Wright (director); Michael Duggan (writer) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 1 |airdate=October 2, 1998}} She struggles to understand the criminal mind, since her sister was senselessly murdered by a man.{{cite episode| episode-link=Closure (Millennium) | title=Closure | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Daniel Sackheim (director); Larry Andries (writer) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 4 |airdate=October 23, 1998}} Hollis has an estranged half-sister, Tamra, who is a heroin addict.{{cite episode| episode-link=Human Essence | title=Human Essence | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Michael Duggan (writer) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 8 |airdate= December 11, 1998}} She must also cope with her father's Alzheimer's-like illness, which may have been caused by the Millennium Group. Group member Peter Watts uses Hollis' father's illness to coerce her into cooperating with them.

Hollis was conceived as a "skeptical" partner for Black, to allow the third season to return to the stand-alone plot format of the series' first season.{{cite video |people=Chris Carter, Michael Perry, Robert McLachlan, Chip Johannessen, Ken Horton, Lance Henriksen and Klea Scott (narrators) |date=2004 |title= End Game: Making Millennium Season Three |location=Millennium: The Complete Third Season |medium= DVD |publisher=Fox Home Entertainment}} About Hollis, producer Michael Duggan said: "She's not a rookie ... but she's young enough to be in awe of Frank Black's rep as a legendary crime solver".{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/09/11/fall-tv-preview-millennium/ |title=Fall TV Preview: Black is Back |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Ken |last=Tucker |date=September 11, 1998 |access-date=March 17, 2012 |archive-date=January 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200053/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,284825,00.html |url-status=live }} Reaction to the character was mixed; she was described as "pass[ing] emotional baggage off as character development",{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=190}} and her introduction was said to be overly similar to the character dynamic in Millennium{{'s}} sister series The X-Files.{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/17980/millennium-the-complete-third-season/ |title=Millennium: The Complete Third Season : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |first=Randy |last=Miller |publisher=DVD Talk |date=September 6, 2005 |access-date=March 17, 2012 |archive-date=June 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625173007/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/17980/millennium-the-complete-third-season/ |url-status=live }} Scott's acting in the role was praised, with critics calling her "bracing"{{cite magazine | author= Tucker, Ken | url= https://ew.com/article/1998/11/13/x-files-back-adding-spook-fox/ | title= Super Freaks | magazine= Entertainment Weekly | date= November 13, 1998 | access-date= August 28, 2009 | archive-date= April 25, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090425221738/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,285673,00.html | url-status= live }} and noting that she "works hard to mine some sort of truth" from Hollis' character.{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=190}}

File:CCH Pounder 002.jpg (left) appeared in several episodes during the series]]

Andrews (C. C. H. Pounder) is a forensic pathologist who works for the Millennium Group.{{cite episode| episode-link=The Judge (Millennium) | title=The Judge | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Randall Zisk (director); Ted Mann (writer) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 4 |airdate= November 15, 1998}}{{cite episode| episode-link=Weeds (Millennium) | title=Weeds | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Michael Pattinson (director); Frank Spotnitz (writer) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 11 |airdate= January 24, 1997}} Andrews turned on fellow group members Black and Watts during an internal schism, unsuccessfully trying to steal a holy relic for her faction.{{cite episode| title=The Hand of St. Sebastian | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) | network = Fox | season = 2 | number = 8 |airdate= November 14, 1997}} She is murdered by the group to keep her from divulging their plans.{{cite episode| episode-link=Skull and Bones (Millennium) | title=Skull and Bones | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Paul Shapiro (director); Chip Johannessen & Ken Horton (writers) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 6 |airdate=November 6, 1998}}

Pounder's performance as Andrews was well received critically; the A.V. Club's Zack Handlen noted that she "manages to put herself across quite well" despite the difficulty of standing out from the series' sombre tone.{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-el-mundo-gira-millennium-weeds-1798166693 |title="El Mundo Gira"/"Weeds" |newspaper=The A.V. Club |first=Zack |last=Handlen |date=December 4, 2010 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |archive-date=May 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130521050443/http://www.avclub.com/articles/el-mundo-giraweeds%2C48529/ |url-status=live }} However, he said that Andrews' villainy was inadequately explained.{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-kitsunegari-millennium-the-hand-of-s-1798168191 |title="Kitsunegari"/"The Hand of St. Sebastian" |work=The A.V. Club |first=Zack |last=Handlen |date=May 7, 2011 |access-date=January 2, 2014 |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928190354/http://www.avclub.com/articles/kitsunegarithe-hand-of-st-sebastian,55654/ |url-status=live }} During an interview in 2015, Pounder confessed that her role on Millennium "is the one I hated."{{cite news |url=https://tvline.com/gallery/cch-pounder-memories-from-the-set-shield-sons-anarchy/#!5/millenium-cch/ |title=Memories from the Set: C.C.H. Pounder |work=TVLine |first=Matt |last=Web Mitovich |date=December 14, 2015 |access-date=June 23, 2019 |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427114048/https://tvline.com/gallery/cch-pounder-memories-from-the-set-shield-sons-anarchy/#!5/millenium-cch/ |url-status=live }}

Aloof and arrogant, FBI special agent Barry Baldwin (Peter Outerbridge) works with Black and Hollis on several cases. During an FBI raid on the home of a serial killer whose brain was altered by the Millennium Group (triggering his killing spree), Baldwin is injured in an explosion.{{cite episode| episode-link=Via Dolorosa (Millennium) | title=Via Dolorosa | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Paul Shapiro (director); Marjorie David & Patrick Harbinson (writers) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 21 |airdate=May 14, 1999}} On the way to the hospital, he is murdered in the ambulance by a Millennium Group assassin.

Klea Scott called Baldwin an "unexplored" character, "excellently smarmy" and "a lot of fun to dislike";Audio Commentary for "The Innocents", 07:44–08:00 Henriksen felt that Baldwin embodied "ambition for its own sake".Audio Commentary for "The Innocents", 08:01–08:13 Baldwin's character was described as "one of the least interesting additions" to the series, although Outerbridge's acting was "good".{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=200}}

Lieutenant Robert Bletcher (Bill Smitrovich) is a detective with the Seattle Police Department's homicide division. Bletcher had worked with Black during Black's law-enforcement career, and becomes his liaison with the police when Black returns to Seattle. The detective is murdered by Lucy Butler when she breaks into the Blacks' house, and he is hung from a basement rafter.

The character's name was that of an attorney with whom Carter had worked; both men were "big, masculine guy[s] with a very outgoing personality".Audio Commentary for "Pilot", 06:59–07:12 Bletcher was described by the A.V. Club's Emily VanDerWerff as a generic "nothing figure";{{cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-memento-mori-millennium-the-thin-whit-1798166877 |title="Memento Mori"/"The Thin White Line" |newspaper=The A.V. Club |first=Emily |last=VanDerWerff |date=January 1, 2011 |access-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021172508/http://www.avclub.com/articles/memento-morithe-thin-white-line,49452/ |url-status=live }} television critics Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson called the character "a functional cipher", noting that Smitrovich was not given leeway to invest much in the character until his final episode.{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=123}}

Butler (Sarah-Jane Redmond) is introduced as the hybristophilic wife of a serial killer pursued by Black; when the killer is murdered, Black realizes that Butler has been hiding her own murderous past. His attempts to track her lead to Bob Bletcher's death and Butler's escape.{{cite episode| episode-link=Lamentation (Millennium) | title=Lamentation | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Winrich Kolbe (director); Chris Carter (writer) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 18 |airdate=April 18, 1997}} Butler is revealed as a demon, capable of changing form on a whim.{{cite episode| episode-link=Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions | title=Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Thomas J. Wright (director); Ted Mann & Harold Rosenthal (writers) | network = Fox | season = 1 | number = 19 |airdate=April 25, 1997}} She later reappears as a succubus, sexually assaulting Black in his sleep to frame him for rape and (as a large snake) trying to kill Emma Hollis. Although both ploys are foiled, Butler escapes.{{cite episode| episode-link=Antipas (Millennium) | title=Antipas | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits = Thomas J. Wright (director); Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz (writers) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 13 |airdate=February 12, 1999}}

Redmond, a fan of series creator Chris Carter and recurring director David Nutter, had auditioned for another first-season episode directed by Nutter. Although she did not get that part, she was contacted about a minor recurring role (which led to her casting as Butler).{{cite web |url=http://sarahjaneredmond.com/millennium.php |title=Millennium: Lucy Butler |work=Sarah-Jane Redmond.com |publisher=Sarah-Jane Redmond |access-date=May 11, 2012 |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204210954/http://sarahjaneredmond.com/millennium.php |url-status=dead }} Butler's character was received positively by critics; her use did not seem like "rote horror", instead having clear motives and characterization.{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-x-files-the-end-millennium-a-room-with-no-vi-1798169248 |title='The End'/'A Room With No View' |work=The A.V. Club |first=Zack |last=Handlen |date=August 13, 2011 |access-date=October 11, 2012 |archive-date=January 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110180554/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-enda-room-with-no-view,60203/ |url-status=live }} Robert Shearman and Lars Pearson, in their book Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen, found the character a good balance of the depictions of evil throughout the series:{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=160}} "something very strange and new and terrifying".{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=119}}

Giebelhouse (Stephen J. Lang) is a homicide detective for the Seattle Police Department. Initially wary of Black's unorthodox approach to offender profiling, he comes to value his insight and seeks his help with difficult cases.{{cite episode| episode-link=TEOTWAWKI (Millennium) | title=TEOTWAWKI | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz (writers) | network = Fox | season = 3 | number = 3 |airdate=October 16, 1998}}

Giebelhouse was named by Carter for a family related to a close childhood friend. He noted that although the "hard-boiled detective" Giebelhouse represents seems clichéd, he felt (from his law-enforcement research) that type of character was "very real to life".Audio Commentary for "Pilot", 07:14–07:41

Means (Kristen Cloke) is a forensic psychologist and a candidate to join the Millennium Group. Like Black, Means has a nearly-supernatural insight into criminal cases (which she attributes to a guardian angel).{{cite episode| title=Monster |episode-link=Monster (Millennium) | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Perry Lang (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) | network = Fox | season = 2 | number = 4 |airdate=October 17, 1997}}{{cite episode| title=19:19 |episode-link= 19:19 | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Thomas J. Wright (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) | network = Fox | season = 2 | number = 7 |airdate=November 7, 1997}} When Means is prepared for initiation into the group the angelic presence forsakes her, leading to a mental breakdown as she shelters herself from the viral outbreak orchestrated by the group. Means gives Black her vaccine dose, which he uses to inoculate his daughter Jordan.{{cite episode| episode-link=The Fourth Horseman (Millennium) | title=The Fourth Horseman | series=Millennium | series-link=Millennium (TV series) |credits =Dwight Little (director); Glen Morgan & James Wong (writers) | network = Fox | season = 2 | number = 22 |airdate= May 8, 1998}}

Means' character was created by second-season executive producers Glen Morgan and James Wong to "both challenge and reflect" Frank Black. The role was given to Morgan's wife, who had worked with the producers on their previous series Space: Above and Beyond.{{cite journal |date=October 1998 |volume=30 |issue=7 & 8 |journal=Cinefantastique |pages=18–22, 125 |first=Paula |last=Vitaris |title=TV's Best Kept Secret Improves in Its Sophomore Season}} Although Means' addition to the series' second season was seen as positive by some critics,{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|pp=147–148}}{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13926/millennium-season-2/?___rd=1 |title=Millennium: Season 2: DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |first=Bill |last=Gibron |publisher=DVD Talk |date=January 3, 2005 |access-date=January 3, 2014 |archive-date=October 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027024354/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/13926/millennium-season-2/?___rd=1 |url-status=live }} it helped make Catherine Black superfluous.{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|pp=147–148}}

{{quote box|width=30em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|quote=Peter to me is, like, one of those un-character guys. You don’t know who he is. So many people I’ve played—and maybe it’s because I bring it to it—are kind of undefinable, whether they’re wearing the white hat or the black hat, whether they’re good or bad. He was just one of the first of those.|source=—Terry O'Quinn, on Peter Watts' morality}}

Watts (Terry O'Quinn) is a former FBI assistant director and a member of the Millennium Group. Watts is Black's initial mentor in the group, and they investigate cases together as partners. Although Watts' faith in the group is shaken when he discovers their responsibility for a deadly viral outbreak, he is reluctant to leave and fights Black's attempts to sabotage and expose the group's work. He convinces Emma Hollis to join the group, using a potential cure for her father's illness as leverage. After Watts leaks a folder of sensitive group documents to Black to aid his crusade, he is attacked in his home by an assassin from the group and presumed dead.

Carter called the decision to cast O'Quinn "a no-brainer"; the actor was cast without a full audition after Carter was impressed by a previous appearance on The X-Files.Audio Commentary for "Pilot", 18:49–19:03 He summed up Watts' demeanour as "dry, articulate and matter-of-fact".Audio Commentary for "Pilot", 19:07–19:19 Watts' character has been described as a counterpoint to Black; series writer Ken Horton described them as "two friends who both believe what they believe [...] and would love to convert the other to his way of thinking".{{cite web |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4489054.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610205848/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4489054.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2014 |title=Will 'Millennium' make it to 2000? |first=Rob |last=Owen |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=April 16, 1999 |access-date=October 23, 2012}} O'Quinn described his time on the series as "rewarding", noting that his character often provided narrative exposition because Henriksen dislikes expository dialogue.{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/terry-oquinn-gang-related-heavens-gate-and-instant-204731 |title=Terry O'Quinn on Gang Related, Heaven's Gate, and instantly accepting Lost |first=Will |last=Harris |date=May 20, 2014 |access-date=May 20, 2014 |work=The A.V. Club |archive-date=May 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031535/http://www.avclub.com/article/terry-oquinn-gang-related-heavens-gate-and-instant-204731 |url-status=live }} His performance was described as "a fine job"{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=118}} and as having "always been good".{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/the-x-filesmillennium-two-fatherscollateral-damage-83597 |title=The X-Files/Millennium: "Two Fathers"/"Collateral Damage" |first=Emily |last=VanDerWerff |work=The A.V. Club |date=August 18, 2012 |access-date=July 27, 2019 |archive-date=January 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140104064249/http://www.avclub.com/review/the-x-filesmillennium-two-fatherscollateral-damage-83597 |url-status=live }} However, Watts' depth of personality and inconsistent motivation (particularly in the third season) have been criticized.{{sfn|Shearman|Pearson|2009|p=123}}

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• {{cite book | year=2009 | first1=Robert |last1=Shearman |first2=Lars |last2=Pearson | title=Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium & The Lone Gunmen|publisher=Mad Norwegian Press|isbn=978-0975944691 }}
• {{cite video |section=Audio commentary for "Pilot" |first=Chris |last=Carter |author-link=Chris Carter (screenwriter) |medium=DVD |title=Millennium: The Complete First Season |year=2004 |publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |ref=Audio Commentary for "Pilot"}}
• {{cite video |section=Audio commentary for "The Innocents" |first1=Lance |last1=Henriksen |author-link1=Lance Henriksen |first2=Klea |last2=Scott |author-link2=Klea Scott |medium=DVD |title=Millennium: The Complete Third Season |year=2004 |publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |ref=Audio Commentary for "The Innocents"}}
• {{cite video |people=Carter, Chris; Horton, Ken; Spotnitz, Frank; Henriksen, Lance; Gallagher, Megan; Nutter, David; Snow, Mark; Kousakis John Peter; Freeborn, Mark; McLachlan, Robert; Johannessen, Chip and J. Wright, Thomas |year=2004 |title= Order in Chaos, Making Millennium Season One |location=Millennium: The Complete Second Season |publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |medium=DVD |ref=Order in Chaos}}
• {{cite video| title=The Turn of the Tide: The Making of Season 2 |people=Carter, Chris; Kousakis, John Peter; Henriksen, Lance; Perry, Michael R.; Horton, Ken; Wright, Thomas J.; Snow, Mark; Johannessen, Chip; Cloke, Kristen; Gallagher, Megan; Spotnitz, Frank and Freeborn, Mark |year=2004 |location=Millennium: The Complete Second Season |publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |medium=DVD |ref=Turn of the Tide}}

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