| Carrie Mathison | |
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| Status: | Alive |
| Age: | 45 |
| Date of birth: | April 5, 1979 |
| Birthplace: | Maryland, United States of America |
| Nationality: |  American
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| Affiliation: | Central Intelligence Agency |
| Profession: | CIA ID# 46655265 |
| Father: | Frank Mathison |
| Sibling(s): | Maggie Mathison (sister) |
| Marital status: | Single |
| Significant other(s): | Ex-lovers: 2011 - 2013: Nick Brody (d. 2013) ???? - ????: David Estes (d. 2012) |
| Children: | with Nicholas Brody: Unborn Child |
| Played by: | Claire Danes |
| Season(s): | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Episodes: | 37 appearances |
| First episode: | "Pilot" |
Caroline Anne "Carrie" Mathison (born April 5, 1979) is a former operations officer working for the Central Intelligence Agency. She is obsessively hunting down a terrorist named Abu Nazir, who she suspects turned Nick Brody, an American prisoner of war, against his country.
Biography
Carrie was born on April 5, 1979 in Annapolis, Maryland. She has a Bachelor's degree in Near East Studies and Linguistics from Northwestern University, studied Arabic and Farsi at the American University of Beirut, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Princeton University with a BA in Arabic Languages and Literatures in 1999.)
Background
Carrie joined the CIA on August 1, 1999, and was recruited, trained, and placed in the field by CIA veteran Saul Berenson, with whom she continues to have a close working relationship. It is suggested that at some point she had a personal relationship with David Estes, who is now her boss, which led the breakup of his marriage. From the age of 22 she has been dealing with bipolar disorder, which is why she secretly takes an antipsychotic medication named clozapine.
"An American POW has been turned."
Working as a case officer for the CIA in Iraq, she met with Hasan Ibrahim who claimed to have intel about an attack Abu Nazir is planning against the United States. Shortly before Hasan's execution, she sneaked into his prison where he said that "an American POW has been turned". Sneaking into a prison like this caused a diplomatic incident, which led to her boss, David Estes, placing her in the "penalty box" (behind a desk at Langley).
Ten months later, when an American POW named Sgt. Nick Brody is discovered alive after missing for eight years, Carrie suspects that he is the POW Hasan referred to. After Saul doesn't approve of placing surveillance on Brody, Carrie illegally starts surveilling him anyway with the help of Virgil. She got into Nick's CIA debriefing, where she attempted to link him to Abu Nazir, however he denied ever meeting the man. Saul discovered her illegal surveillance but gave tacit approval when she later discovered that Nick tapped his fingers in a repeated pattern in televised appearances – apparently a coded message.
Personal life and relationships
Nicholas Brody
Carrie was obsessed with Brody for him to become the POW that has been turned and fell in love with him over the duration of the investigation.
Behind the Scenes
Appearances
| Fiction books | ||||
| Homeland: Carrie's Run |
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Homeland: Saul's Game | | Wiki da Homeland TV Fandom | |||
| Season 1 | ||||
| Pilot | Grace | Clean Skin | Semper I | Blind Spot |
| The Good Soldier | The Weekend | Achilles Heel | Crossfire | Representative Brody |
| The Vest | Marine One | |||
| Season 2 | ||||
| The Smile | Beirut is Back | State of Independence | New Car Smell | Q&A |
| A Gettysburg Address | The Clearing | I'll Fly Away | Two Hats | Broken Hearts |
| In Memoriam | The Choice | |||
| Season 3 | ||||
| Tin Man Is Down | Uh... Oh... Ah... | Tower of David | Game On | The Yoga Play |
| Still Positive | Gerontion | A Red Wheelbarrow | One Last Thing | Good Night |
| Big Man in Tehran | The Star | |||
| Season 4 | ||||
| "The Drone Queen" | "Trylon and Perisphere" | "Shalwar Kameez" | "Iron in the Fire" | "About a Boy" |
| "From A. to B. and Back Again" | "Redux" | "Halfway to a Donut" | "There's Something Else Going On" | "13 Hours in Islamabad" |
| "Krieg Nicht Lieb" | "Long Time Coming" | |||
Background information and notes
- The character was originally planned to be named Carrie Anderson.
Quotes
"DAMMIT, SAUL!" - Carrie's signature, recurring line. See here .
External links
- Carrie Mathison (Showtime's official character page)