List of fictional medical examiners

This list consists of fictional medical examiners from various works of literature, films, video game, and television series, in order of their show/book debut.

Character Actor Creator Debut
Dr. John Thorndyke R. Austin Freeman The Red Thumb Mark (1907–1942)
Professor Craig Kennedy Arthur B. Reeve Cosmopolitan (1910–1918)
Dr. Reginald Fortune H. C. Bailey Call Mr. Fortune (1919)
Dr. Priestley John Rhode The Paddington Mystery (1925–1961)
Dr. Basil Willing Helen McCloy Dance of Death (1938–2003)
Professor John Hardy Marius Goring Gerard Glaister The Expert (TV series) (1968–1976)
Dr. Robert Asten John S. Ragin Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983)
Dr. Emily Hanover Anita Gillette Steve Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon
Dr. R. Quincy Jack Klugman Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw
Daphne Matthews Ridley Pearson Undercurrents (1988)
Dr. Kay Scarpetta Patricia Cornwell Postmortem (1990–)
Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers Leslie Hendrix Dick Wolf Law & Order (1990–2010)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2000)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Dr. Julianna Cox Michelle Forbes Lyle Weldon & Emily Whitesell Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999)
Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald Robbie Coltrane Jimmy McGovern Cracker (1993–1996, 2006)
Dr. Jane Halifax Rebecca Gibney Mac Gudgeon Halifax f.p. (1994–2001)
Dr. Li Morris Nora Roberts in Death (1995–)
Dr. Tony Hill Val McDermid The Mermaids Singing (1995–)
Dr. Laura Hobson Clare Holman The Way Through the Woods (1995–)
Professor Sam Ryan Amanda Burton Nigel McCrery Silent Witness (1996–2004)
Dr. Melinda Warner Tamara Tunie Judith McCreary Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2018?)
Dr. Felix Gibson Esther Hall Barbara Machin Waking the Dead (2000–2011)
Dr. Eve Lockhart Tara Fitzgerald
Dr. Frankie Wharton Holly Aird
Dr. Al Robbins Robert David Hall Anthony Zuiker CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Dr. David Phillips David Berman
Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh Jill Hennessy Tim Kring Crossing Jordan (2001–2007)
Dr. Garret Macy Miguel Ferrer
Dr. Mahesh "Bug" Vijay Ravi Kapoor
Dr. Trey Sanders Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
Dr. Elaine Duchamps Lorraine Toussaint
Dr. Peter Winslow Ivan Sergei
Dr. Kate Switzer Brooke Smith
Dr. Alexx Woods Khandi Alexander Anthony Zuiker CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Dr. Randall Frazier Erik Dellums David Simon The Wire (2002–2008)
Dr. Waldo Butters Matt Gordon Jim Butcher Death Masks (2003)
Gerald Jackson Pancho Demmings Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill NCIS (2003–)
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard David McCallum
Jimmy Palmer Brian Dietzen
Tru Davies Eliza Dushku Jon Harmon Feldman Tru Calling (2003–2005)
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes Hill Harper Anthony Zuiker CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Dr. Sid Hammerback Robert Joy
Dr. Sam Koo Frankie Lam Mui Siu-ching Forensic Heroes (2006–)
Dr. "Woody" Strode Kurt Fuller Steve Franks Psych (2006–2014)
Dr. Camille Saroyan Tamara Taylor Hart Hanson Bones (2006–2017)
Dr. Asagao Yamada Juri Ueno Masahito Kagawa Medical Examiner Asagao (2006–2022)
Henry Silver Mark L. Taylor Saving Grace (2007–2010)
Yang Qiu-chi Sun Jian Mu Yi Legend of the Concubinage [zh] (2007–2016)
Dr. Julia Ogden Hélène Joy Maureen Jennings Murdoch Mysteries (2008–)
Dr. Emily Grace Georgina Reilly
Dr. Lanie Parish Tamala Jones Andrew W. Marlowe Castle (2009–2016)
Dr. Sidney Perlmutter Arye Gross
Dr. Maura Isles Sasha Alexander Tess Gerritsen Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016)
Dr. Jin-woo Han Ryu Deok-hwan Park Jae-beom Quiz of God (2010–2019)
Dr. Max Bergman Masi Oka Peter M. Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci Hawaii Five-0 (2010–)
Dr. Curtis Brumfield Windell Middlebrooks Christopher Murphey Body of Proof (2011–2013)
Dr. Ethan Gross Geoffrey Arend
Dr. Megan Hunt Dana Delany
Dr. Kate Murphy Jeri Ryan
Dr. Mike Collins Mark Baezely Barbara Machin The Body Farm (2011)
Dr. Rosa Gilbert Wunmi Mosaku
Dr. Eve Lockart Tara Fitzgerald
Dr. Oscar "Oggy" Traynor Finlay Robertson
Dr. Malcom Carruthers Andy Umberger Rockstar Games LA Noire (2011)
Dr. Yoon Ji-hoon Park Shin-yang Jang Hang-jun & Kim Eun-hee Sign (2011)
Dr. Tamami Ōdate Makiko Esumi Atsuko Hashibe Bull Doctor (2011)
Dr. Qin Ming Zhang Ruoyun, Liu Dongqin, Jing Chao, Zhang Yao & Yan Kuan Qin Ming Medical Examiner Dr. Qin (2012–)
Dr. Betty Rogers Lauren Holly Daniel Cerone Motive (2013–2016)
Dr. Mao Matsumoto Emi Takei Shizuka Ōishi Truth of Zero (2014)
Dr. Loretta Wade C. C. H. Pounder Gary Glasberg NCIS: New Orleans (2014–)
Dr. Henry Morgan Ioan Gruffudd Matt Miller Forever (2014–2015)
Dr. Yang Pai-chuan Lu-Hao Chu Yu Shang-min Sunset [zh] (2015)
Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti Rahul Kohli iZombie (2015–)
Olivia "Liv" Moore Rose McIver iZombie (2015–)
Rose Schwartz Kathleen Rose Perkins Shane Brennan NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–)
Dr. Naomi Kimishima Kirsten Potter Atlus Trauma Team (2010)
Ji-xue Chen Bing Tian Ran & Hu Qi-xia Forensic Intern [zh] (2017)
Dr. Mikoto Misumi Satomi Ishihara Akiko Nogi Unnatural (2018)
Dr. Baek Beom Jung Jae-young Min Ji-eun Partners for Justice (2018–)
Dr. Daniel Harrow Ioan Gruffudd Stephen M. Irwin & Leigh McGrath Harrow (2018–2021)
Dr. Takashi Yuzuki Nao Ōmori Jang Hang-jun & Kim Eun-hee Sign (2019)
Dr. Yung Syueh-fung Chien Chia-cheng [zh] The Truth Beneath the Snow (2022–)
Unnamed Da-her Lin Cheng Wei-hao & Yin Chen-hao GG Precinct (2024)