(seasons 1–5) Crystal Lowe as Sylvia (seasons 1–3) Lee Jay Bamberry as Det. Roy LaBoucane (seasons 2–5) Callum Keith Rennie as Detective Bob Marlowe (seasons 2–4) Nathaniel De Veaux as Morris Steadman (seasons 2–5) Fred Keating as Councillor Jack Pierce (seasons 2–8) Terry Chen as William Chen (seasons 3–4, 6–7) Dean Marshall as Constable Carter (seasons 4–7) Keegan Connor Tracy as Jackie (seasons 4, 7) Hrothgar Mathews as Constable (later Sgt.) Charlie Klotchko (seasons 5–7, regular in 8) Colin Cunningham as Detective Brian Curtis (seasons 5–8) Camille Sullivan as Detective Suki Taylor (seasons 5–7) Shaun Johnston as Fire Marshal Sid Fleming (seasons 5, 8) Alisen Down as Dr Maria Donato (seasons 6–8) Bill Dow as Mayor Russ Hathaway (seasons 6–7) Rob LaBelle as Phil Rosen (seasons 6–8) Patrick Gallagher as Internal Affairs Detective Joe Finn (season 7, regular in 8) Chris Britton as Richard Norton (seasons 7–8) Hiro Kanagawa as Fire Captain Roy Komori (season 8) Charles Martin Smith as Joe Friedland (season 8) Gina Holden as Claire (season 8) Rebecca Reichert as Marcie (season 8) Eugene Lipinski as Lloyd Manning (season 8) Rekha Sharma as Constable Cindy Winters (season 8) Production Da Vinci's Inquest was loosely based on the real life experiences of Larry Campbell, the former chief coroner of Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected mayor of that city in 2002. The part of Da Vinci, however, was written specifically for actor Nicholas Campbell. Elements of the series storylines were also taken from sociopolitical issues faced by Vancouver itself, such as the plight of the homeless, the controversy over a designated injection site for drug users, the idea of establishing a red light district, and the disappearance of homeless women and sex workers — similar to the case of Robert Pickton. Format Da Vinci's Inquest is notable for its unconventional story formats. Unlike most crime dramas, many cases on Da Vinci's Inquest aren't fully explained, and some aren't even solved; often the episodes end with the resolution implied or withheld entirely. Many of the show's fans hail this characteristic as one of its finest qualities. Also unusual is its handling of story arcs. Some arcs span the length of one or more seasons, but aren't touched on at all for several episodes at a time, similar to the Mythology / Monster of the Week format of The X-Files (which was also a Vancouver production, though not at the