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- David Giuntoli - Nick Burkhardt. Detective Nick Burkhardt, played by David Guintoli, is the central pivot between the natural world and the supernatural creatures known as Wesen.
- Russell Hornsby - Hank Griffin. Detective Nick Burkhardt got into more than his fair share of scrapes that he couldn't handle on his own, and that's where his partner, Detective Hank Griffin, came in.
- Silas Weir Mitchell - Monroe. Appearing in the very first episode, Monroe is the proof that not all Wesen on Grimm are evil. Despite his frightening abilities as a werewolf-like creature called a blutbad, Monroe proves to be a heroic figure throughout Grimm's run –- he is loyal to his friends like Detective Burkhardt and courageous when protecting his loved ones.
- Sasha Roiz - Captain Sean Renard. Nick's superior officer, Captain Sean Renard, is involved in a lot of the central mysteries in Grimm's early seasons. Played by Sasha Roiz, it's hard to pin down whose side Renard is on, especially as we begin to learn more about his past.
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Russell Hornsby (born May 15, 1974) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family 's Lincoln Heights, as Luke on the HBO drama In Treatment, as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series Grimm, and as Lyons in the movie Fences.
Nov 14, 2021 · Russell Hornsby has acquired impressive credits over his more than 20-year acting career. But it’s the BMF star’s turn as dedicated Detective Hank Griffin from NBC’s fantastical hit Grimm that...
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Hank Griffin is a homicide detective with the Portland, Oregon police force. He is Nick Burkhardt's partner and close friend. Like Nick, Hank is laid back and fair. He is a skilled detective, and, although initially unaware that Nick had a secret, he knew that Nick's ability to "see something" in people was uncanny, bordering on impossibly accurate...
Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6The part of Hank was described as:
Mid-season, the writers realized it didn't make much sense for Hank and Nick to already be best friends, and decided to make Hank Nick's superior partner, a sort of mentor.(Grimm: Special Collector's Edition issue 2)
Despite his large and muscular frame, Hank was a soft spoken and gentle man who was more than willing to help a friend who was in need. He also had an adaptive and pragmatic approach in life, easily adjusting to the weirdness that had suddenly appeared in his world after Nick explained to him what was really going on beyond what the eyes could norm...
Hank was a competent detective with a reasonable amount of skill in memory and deduction, and therefore more perceptive than his tough exterior would otherwise suggest. In fact, his knack for observation may have surpassed Nick's, had it not been for the latter's power to see Wesen. After becoming aware of the Wesen world, Hank showed being able to notice whenever Nick saw Wesen woge in their presence, which was something Hank was never able to do before.
He appeared to be competent in hand-to-hand combat as well, having efficiently subdued criminals, both human and Wesen, in this manner. Perhaps his most outstanding feat in this regard was when he actually managed to fight on even grounds with Oleg Stark, a Siegbarste, for a while. ("Game Ogre") A noteworthy feat, since Siegbarstes are extremely strong Wesen capable of overpowering Grimms in brute strength. Hank was also able to fight toe to toe against a Wendigo, a species that one of Nick's ancestors claimed was ferocious even by Wesen standards. ("To Protect and Serve Man")
•Nick Burkhardt - Hank had a good relationship with his partner Nick Burkhardt. Hank was often at a loss to understand how Nick was able to "see" what he did in people. Nick even considered telling Hank his secret, but for fears of it driving him insane he didn't. Following Hank's discovery of the Wesen world and Nick being a Grimm, their relationship greatly improved, and Hank managed to aid Nick in his off the record activities as a Grimm. Hank helped Nick apprehend Wesen perpetrators without compromising the secrecy of the Wesen world in general.
•Drew Wu - Hank had a close friendship with Sergeant Wu, and had full faith concerning Wu's dedication with the law. After Wu's childhood friend, Dana Tomas, was attacked by an Aswang ("Mommy Dearest"), Wu took this very personally and asked both Hank and Nick to keep him informed of the case. When the involvement of Wesen became apparent, Hank was the first among Nick's friends to consider letting Wu know what he was up against. The notion didn't die even after Wu personally encountered an Aswang, leading him to confining himself in a mental hospital for awhile. ("Mommy Dearest") ("Once We Were Gods")
•Monroe - Hank first met Monroe when Nick tackled Monroe in his own home. ("Pilot") Monroe and Hank didn't initially communicate much, as Monroe and Nick were contacts for each other for the Wesen world. Monroe was the first Wesen that Hank saw woge. ("Big Feet") Hank began to think he was losing his sanity, until the Wesen world was revealed to him. ("Bad Moon Rising") Monroe later explained to Hank more about Wesen and their degrees of woge. ("Over My Dead Body")
•Jarold Kampfer - Hank's high school friend who came to the police station to get help finding his missing daughter, Carly, who was Hank's goddaughter. After Hank discovered the truth about Wesen, Jarold told Hank he was sorry he didn't tell him the truth about being a Coyotl. Hank told him and Carly that nothing changed and that they were still friends.
•Hank was married four times. ("Pilot")
•Hank had a degree of murophobia: the fear of mice and rats. ("Danse Macabre") ("The Rat King")
•(To Nick): "I can't stand rats!" ("Danse Macabre")
•(To Wu): "Another badass Portland Friday night." ("The Thing with Feathers")
•(To Jarold and Carly): "This is the first time I can't write what I know." ("Bad Moon Rising")
•(To Nick): "I put three bullets in my closet Nick, and there was nothing in there." ("Bad Moon Rising")
•(To Nick): "I might be crazy, but now I know I'm not alone." ("Bad Moon Rising")
•(To Nick): "Is he one?" ("Quill")
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Hank Griffin (played by Russell Hornsby) is Nick's detective partner. Hank has no hint that Grimms or Wesen exist, until, by way of his association with Nick, that world is slowly revealed to him.
ActorCharacterSeasons(1)Seasons(2)Nicholas "Nick" BurkhardtMainMainHank GriffinMainMainJuliette Silverton / EveMainMainMonroeMainMainGrimm (TV Series 2011–2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Russell Hornsby stars in NBC's acclaimed drama series "Grimm" as Nick's partner, Hank Griffin, who is blind to Nick's new powers in the Grimm world. Hornsby is best known for his long-running...
