Joss Carter
The NYPD homicide detective who went from hunting Reese to helping him.
Detective Jocelyn "Joss" Carter, played by Taraji P. Henson, is a New York Police Department homicide detective in Person of Interest. She begins the series investigating Reese for his vigilante killings, but after he saves her she becomes one of the team's most valuable allies.
Quick Facts
- Portrayed by
- Taraji P. Henson
- Rank
- NYPD detective
- Seasons
- 1-3 (guest in 4)
Facts from the source article.
Background
A former US Army officer and senior military interrogator who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, she passed the bar exam in 2004 but went back to police work, and raised her son Taylor alone. After HR has her boyfriend Cal Beecher murdered she sets out to destroy the organisation, and in season 3 she exposes and arrests its leader, Alonzo Quinn, before she is killed by his second-in-command, Patrick Simmons. She was a main character in seasons 1-3 and appeared once more in season 4.
Source
Text adapted from Joss Carter on the Person of Interest Wiki (Fandom, CC BY-SA 3.0). Page history: contributors. Codexery summarised the page, and this entry is shared under the same licence.
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