Narcos is an American crime drama television series about the Colombian drug cartels and the DEA's efforts to shut them down. It was created by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro, and produced by Gaumont International Television and distributed by Netflix. Its companion series Narcos: Mexico was released after the original series ended.
The following list shows the characters who had appeared both series. Most of the cast of the first 2 seasons did not return in the third season, meanwhile Narcos: Mexico features a totally different cast, although some of the cast of the original series reprise their roles. Pedro Pascal is the only actor to have main appearance in all three seasons of the original series, while José María Yazpik and Alejandro Edda are the only actors to have main appearances in all three seasons of Narcos: Mexico. In addition, Alberto Ammann is the only actor to have appearances in all six seasons of both series combined.
Overview Main cast = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2)
Character Portrayed by Seasons Narcos Narcos: Mexico 1 2 3 1 2 3 Pablo Escobar Wagner Moura colspan="2" Steven Murphy Boyd Holbrook colspan="2" colspan="3" Javier Peña Pedro Pascal colspan="3" colspan="3" Connie Murphy Joanna Christie colspan="2" colspan="4" Colonel Horacio Carrillo Maurice Compte colspan="4" Jorge Ochoa André Mattos colspan="5" Fabio Ochoa Robert Urbina colspan="5" Juan Diego "La Quica" Díaz Diego Cataño colspan="4" Roberto "Poison" Ramos Jorge A. Jimenez colspan="2" Tata Escobar Paulina Gaitán colspan="2" colspan="4" Hermilda Gaviria Paulina García colspan="2" colspan="4" Valeria Vélez Stephanie Sigman colspan="4" Fernando Duque Bruno Bichir colspan="2" colspan="4" César Gaviria Raúl Méndez colspan="2" colspan="4" Eduardo Sandoval Manolo Cardona colspan="2" colspan="4" Judy Moncada Cristina Umaña colspan="4" Bill Stechner Eric Lange colspan="2" colspan="2" Claudia Messina Florencia Lozano colspan="4" Gilberto Rodriguez Damián Alcázar colspan="2" colspan="2" Helmer "Pacho" Herrera Alberto Ammann colspan="2" colspan="2" Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Francisco Denis colspan="2" colspan="2" José "Chepe" Santacruz-Londoño Pêpê Rapazote colspan="2" Jorge Salcedo Cabrera Matias Varela colspan="2" Guillermo Pallomari Javier Cámara colspan="2" colspan="3" David Rodríguez Arturo Castro colspan="2" colspan="3" María Salazar Andrea Londo colspan="2" colspan="3" Christina Jurado Kerry Bishé colspan="2" colspan="3" Chris Feistl Michael Stahl-David colspan="2" colspan="3" Daniel Van Ness Matt Whelan colspan="2" colspan="3" Amado Carrillo Fuentes José María Yazpik colspan="2" colspan="4" Kiki Camarena Michael Peña colspan="3" colspan="2" Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo Diego Luna colspan="3" colspan="2" Rafael "Rafa" Caro Quintero Tenoch Huerta colspan="3" Mika Camarena Alyssa Diaz colspan="3" colspan="2" Ernesto "Don Neto" Fonseca Carrillo Joaquín Cosío colspan="3" James "Jaime" Kuykendall Matt Letscher colspan="3" Salvador Osuna Nava Ernesto Alterio colspan="3" colspan="2" Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Alejandro Edda colspan="3" colspan="3" Maria Elvira Fernanda Urrejola colspan="3" colspan="2" Isabella Bautista Teresa Ruiz colspan="3" colspan="2" Butch Sears Aaron Staton colspan="3" colspan="2" Roger Knapp Lenny Jacobson colspan="3" colspan="2" Pablo Acosta Gerardo Taracena colspan="3" colspan="2" Guillermo González Calderoni Julio Cesar Cedillo colspan="3" colspan="2" Walt Breslin Scoot McNairy colspan="3" colspan="2" Benjamín Arellano Félix Alfonso Dosal colspan="3" colspan="2" Enedina Arellano Félix Mayra Hermosillo colspan="4" colspan="2" Ramón Arellano Félix Manuel Masalva colspan="3" colspan="2" Danilo Garza Miguel Rodarte colspan="4" Kenny Moss Alex Knight colspan="3" Sal Orozco Jesse Garcia colspan="4" Daryl Petsky Matt Biedel colspan="4" Ossie Mejía Jero Medina colspan="4" Amat Palacios Alberto Zeni colspan="4" Héctor Luis Palma Salazar Gorka Lasaosa colspan="3" colspan="2" Enrique Clavel Andres Londono colspan="4" Juan García Abrego Flavio Medina colspan="4" colspan="2" Victor Tapia Luis Gerardo Méndez colspan="5" Andrea Nuñez Luisa Rubino colspan="5" Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo José Zúñiga colspan="5" Steve Sheridan Beau Mirchoff colspan="5" Dani Kristen Gutoskie colspan="5" David Barron Corona Bobby Soto colspan="4" Alex Hodoyan Lorenzo Ferro colspan="5" Ramon Salgado Alejandro Furth colspan="5" Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Alberto Guerra colspan="5"
Recurring cast = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1-2)
Character Portrayed by Seasons Narcos Narcos: Mexico 1 2 3 1 2 3 Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha Luis Guzmán colspan="5" Gustavo Gaviria Juan Pablo Raba colspan="5" Carlos Lehder Juan Riedinger colspan="5" CIA Officer Richard T. Jones colspan="5" Elisa Álvarez Ana de la Reguera colspan="5" Ambassador Noonan Danielle Kennedy colspan="5" Colonel Lou Wysession Patrick St. Esprit colspan="5" Diana Turbay Gabriela de la Garza colspan="5" Sureshot Ariel Sierra colspan="4" Nelson "El Negrito" Hernández Julián Díaz colspan="2" colspan="5" Marta Ochoa Carolina Gaitán colspan="5" Agent Owen Thaddeus Phillips colspan="4" Juan Pablo Escobar Juan Sebastian Murcia colspan="2" colspan="4" Trujillo Jorge Monterrosa colspan="2" colspan="5" Alberto Suarez Julián Beltrán colspan="5" Fernando Galeano Orlando Valenzuela colspan="5" Kiko Moncada Christian Tappan colspan="5" Marina Ochoa Laura Perico colspan="5" Ana Gaviria Vera Mercado colspan="4" Navegante Juan Sebastián Calero colspan="3" Limón Leynar Gómez colspan="5" Maritza Martina García colspan="5" Ambassador Arthur Crosby Brett Cullen colspan="2" colspan="5" Edward Jacoby Konstantin Melikhov colspan="5" Velasco Alejandro Buitrago colspan="4" Jairo Jairo Ordoñez colspan="4" Diego "Don Berna" Murillo Bejarano Mauricio Cujar colspan="5" Ricardo Prisco Federico Rivera colspan="5" Manuela Escobar María José Sanchez colspan="4" Carlos Castaño Gil Mauricio Mejía colspan="5" Fidel Castaño Gustavo Angarita Jr. colspan="5" Gustavo de Greiff Germán Jaramillo colspan="5" Colonel Hugo Martínez Juan Pablo Shuk colspan="2" colspan="5" Hugo Martinez Jr. Sebastián Vega colspan="5" General Diego Vargas Álvaro García colspan="2" colspan="5" Franklin Jurado Miguel Ángel Silvestre colspan="2" colspan="5" Carlo Córdova Andrés Crespo colspan="2" colspan="5" Flaco Arnold Cantillo colspan="2" colspan="5" Orlando Henao Montoya Julián Arango colspan="2" colspan="4" Enrique Carrell Lasso colspan="2" colspan="5" Claudio Salazar Carlos Camacho colspan="2" colspan="5" Dario Roberto Cano colspan="2" colspan="5" Manuel Maurho Jimenez colspan="2" colspan="2" Agent Neil Stoddard Raymond Ablack colspan="2" colspan="5" Paola Salcedo Taliana Vargas colspan="2" colspan="5" Vera Salcedo Juana Álvarez colspan="2" colspan="5" Patricía Pallomari Lina Castrillón colspan="2" colspan="5" Wilber Varela Girolly Gutiérrez colspan="2" Carolina Álvarez Margarita Rosa de Francisco colspan="2" colspan="5" Alma Salcedo Bella Barragán colspan="2" colspan="5" Nicolas Rodriguez Sebastián Eslava colspan="2" colspan="5" Alvaro Herrera Edgar Prada colspan="2" colspan="5" Fernando Botero Zea Luis Mesa colspan="2" colspan="5" General Rosso José Serrano Gastón Velandia colspan="2" colspan="5" Juan José "El Azul" Esparragoza Moreno Fermin Martinez colspan="3" colspan="4" Tomas Morlet Horacio Garcia Rojas colspan="3" colspan="4" Sammy Alvarez Memo Villegas colspan="3" colspan="4" Cochiloco Andrés Almeida colspan="3" colspan="2" Governor Leopoldo Celis Rodrigo Murray colspan="3" colspan="4" Comandante Méndez Edison Ruiz colspan="3" colspan="4" Humberto Machaín Emilio Guerrero colspan="3" Kiki Camarena Jr. Alessandro Borrelli colspan="3" colspan="4" Miguel Gallardo Jr. Jonathan Ochoa colspan="3" colspan="2" Abril Gallardo Ivana Plantier colspan="3" colspan="2" Suzy Natasha Esca colspan="3" colspan="4" Falcón Luis Roberto Guzmán colspan="3" colspan="4" Cuco Edmundo Vargas colspan="3" colspan="4" Francisco Rafael Arellano Félix Francisco Barreiro colspan="3" colspan="4" Sofia Conesa Tessa Ía colspan="3" colspan="3" Tony Mark Kubr colspan="3" colspan="3" Juan Matta-Ballesteros Vladimir Cruz colspan="3" Manuel Torres Félix Joshua Okamoto colspan="3" colspan="3" Ed Heath Clark Freeman colspan="3" colspan="2" Thomas Buehl Mike Doyle colspan="3" colspan="4" Ana Kuykendall Tania Arredondo colspan="3" colspan="4" John Gavin Yul Vazquez colspan="3" colspan="4" Mr. X / Andrés Alejandro Bracho colspan="3" colspan="2" Ruben Zuno Arce Milton Cortés colspan="3" Guadalupe "Lupita" Leija Serrano Viviana Serna colspan="4" Juan Nepomuceno Guerra Jesús Ochoa colspan="4" Mimi Webb Miller Sosie Bacon colspan="4" Javier Arellano Félix José Julián colspan="4" colspan="5" Eduardo Arellano Félix Sebastián Buitrón colspan="4" colspan="5" Daniela Gallardo Alejandra Guilmant colspan="3" Rafael Aguilar Guajardo Noé Hernández colspan="4" Marco De Haro Alfonso Borbolla colspan="4" Isabel Arellano Félix Luna Beltran colspan="4" colspan="5" Alicia María Arellano Félix Marilyn Uribe colspan="4" colspan="5" Manny Erick Israel Consuelo colspan="4" colspan="5" Carlos Salinas de Gortari Adolfo Madera colspan="4" Raúl Salinas de Gortari Mauricio Isaac colspan="4" Cecilia Rosado Mariana Treviño colspan="4" Carlos Hank Gonzalez Manuel Uriza colspan="5" Hortencia Tapia Damayanti Quintanar colspan="5" Craig Mills James Earl colspan="5" Everardo Arturo “Kitty” Paez Benito Martínez Ocasio colspan="5" Marta Linares Yessica Borroto colspan="5" Jack Dorian Eric Etebari colspan="5" Rogelio Markin López colspan="5" Ruth Arellano Félix Adriana Llabrés colspan="4" Alfredo Hodoyan Iván Aragón colspan="5" Marcos Santos Francisco Rubio colspan="5" Claudio Vazquez Claudio Lafarga colspan="5" Isabella Ana Cecilia Azuela colspan="5" Isaac Nicolás de Llaca colspan="5" Arturo Beltrán Leyva Diego Calva colspan="5" Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Fernando Bonilla colspan="5" Gerardo Corral Eugenio Rubio colspan="5"
Main characters Introduced in Narcos Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar played by Wagner Moura (seasons 1-2), Colombian drug lord and head of the Medellín Cartel. He is married to Tata and has a close relationship with his mother and his cousin, Gustavo. Moura also made guest appearances in the first and third seasons of Narcos: Mexico.
Steven Murphy Steven Murphy played by Boyd Holbrook (seasons 1-2), a DEA agent assigned to Colombia. He is married to Connie who has trouble adjusting to their life in Colombia. He serves as the narrator for the first two seasons of Narcos.
Javier Peña Javier Peña played by Pedro Pascal (seasons 1-3), a DEA agent and Murphy’s partner. He serves as the narrator for the third season and final season of Narcos.
Connie Murphy Connie Murphy played by Joanna Christie (seasons 1-2), Steve’s wife, a nurse who works at a local hospital in Colombia.
Colonel Carrillo Colonel Horacio Carrillo played by Maurice Compte (season 1; recurring season 2), colonel of the Republic of Colombia and leader of the Search Bloc police unit.
Jorge Ochoa Jorge Ochoa played by André Mattos (season 1), founding member and former leader of the Medellín cartel.
Fabio Ochoa Fabio Ochoa played by Robert Urbina (season 1), a founding member and former leadership of the Medellín cartel and Jorge’s brother.
La Quica Juan Diego "La Quica" Díaz played by Diego Cataño (season 1; recurring season 2), an assassin working for the Medellín cartel.
Poison Roberto "Poison" Ramos played by Julian Diaz (season 1; guest season 2), a hit man hired by the Medellín cartel. Diaz also made a guest appearance in the first season of Narcos: Mexico.
Tata Escobar Tata Escobar played by Paulina Gaitán (seasons 1-2), Pablo Escobar’s wife and mother of his two children.
Hermilda Gaviria Hermilda Gaviria played by Paulina García (seasons 1-2), Pablo’s mother who he has a close relationship to.
Valeria Vélez Valeria Vélez played by Stephanie Sigman (season 1; recurring season 2), a Colombian journalist who is Escobar’s mistress.
Fernando Duque