This is a list of fictional characters in the television series Burn Notice. The article deals with the series' main and recurring characters. Main characters Michael Westen Fiona Glenanne Sam Axe Madeline Westen Jesse Porter Jesse Porter (Coby Bell) is a former Counterintelligence Field Activity/Defense Intelligence Agency agent introduced in the Season four premiere. He had initially been stationed in the field, but his risky and impulsive tactical maneuvers led to his demotion to desk duty. Because Jesse researched the war-profiteering organization that Management was hunting, Michael was forced to unknowingly steal files using duplicates of Jesse's ID, unintentionally burning him. In the use of dramatic irony, the show's writers send Jesse to Michael for help to find out who has burned him. Michael accepts Jesse as a client, but Jesse's adamant search for the people who burned him leads the team to cover their part of the trail, lest he discovers Michael's role in it. Left with nothing, Jesse then moves into Madeline's newly converted garage apartment and thereafter becomes a member of Michael's team. Jesse becomes fast friends with Fiona, with whom he shares a similar temperament and attitude toward their extra-legal activities; they are both firearm and explosives enthusiasts and have difficulty putting missions before people, being much more willing than Michael and Sam to drop everything and rush to a victim's aid. Additionally, Porter initially clashes with Sam, who is much more team-oriented due to his SEAL training and experience, frequently putting the two at odds over the best way to accomplish a mission. Porter quickly comes to respect Madeline, whose natural interest, rapport-building, and persistence he finds comparable to any counter-intelligence operative he's worked with. Despite his tendency to act as a 'lone wolf,' the team quickly comes to appreciate Jesse's support; like Michael, he is extremely well-rounded and competent in intelligence gathering, operating undercover, firearms, and explosives. Because of the circumstances of his burning, his old handler Marv believes he is innocent and has been set up; this connection proves vital later in the season. Jesse makes contact with Marv, and convinces him to provide information about a failed safety-deposit box bank heist that he believes will help find the people he believes burned him; but in the box, they find only a book-cipher bible, which becomes a major story object. In the lead-up to the mid-season finale, Jesse finds proof of Michael's involvement