The first season of Psych

Psych

Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks and broadcast on USA Network. It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts...

originally aired in the United States on USA Network

USA Network

USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...

 from July 7, 2006 to March 2, 2007. It consisted of 15 episodes. James Roday

James Roday

James Roday is an American actor and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.-Personal life:...

, Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Karim Dulé Hill is an American actor and tap dancer. He is best known for his roles as personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and as pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych...

, Timothy Omundson

Timothy Omundson

Timothy Michael Omundson is an American actor perhaps most notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy, Eli on the syndicated series Xena: Warrior Princess, and as Carlton Lassiter in the hit USA Network series Psych...

, Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson

Margaret "Maggie" Lawson is an American actress who is best known for her role as Juliet O'Hara in the TV show Psych...

, and Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American actor and director, known for his work on television. He is best known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law, and as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych...

 were introduced as portraying the main characters. James Roday portrayed Shawn Spencer

Shawn Spencer

Shawn Spencer is a fictional character on the American television dramedy Psych played by American actor James Roday. Taking advantage of his eidetic memory, he poses as a psychic and works as a private detective who often consults with the Santa Barbara Police Department...

, a fake psychic

Psychic

A psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...

 detective who periodically consults for the Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...

 police department. A DVD of the season was released on June 26, 2007.

Cast

James Roday

James Roday

James Roday is an American actor and screenwriter. He currently stars on the USA Network series Psych as hyper-observant consultant detective and fake psychic Shawn Spencer.-Personal life:...

 was cast in the position of Shawn Spencer

Shawn Spencer

Shawn Spencer is a fictional character on the American television dramedy Psych played by American actor James Roday. Taking advantage of his eidetic memory, he poses as a psychic and works as a private detective who often consults with the Santa Barbara Police Department...

, a fake psychic detective. Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Karim Dulé Hill is an American actor and tap dancer. He is best known for his roles as personal presidential aide Charlie Young on the NBC drama television series The West Wing, and as pharmaceutical salesman-private detective Burton "Gus" Guster on the USA Network television comedy-drama Psych...

 was awarded the role of his partner, Burton "Gus" Guster

Burton Guster

Burton "Gus" Guster is a fictional character on the USA Network television comedy Psych played by American actor Dulé Hill. He functions as the straight man for Shawn Spencer's antics, and provides sobering advice, steady support, and friendship...

. The part of Head Detective Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter

Carlton Lassiter

Head Detective Carlton Lassiter is a character in the American dramedy Psych played by Timothy Omundson.-Fictional biography:Carlton Lassiter is a ten-year veteran of the Santa Barbara Police Department, and the youngest Head Detective ever named to the force. He also has a Masters Degree in...

 was given to Timothy Omundson

Timothy Omundson

Timothy Michael Omundson is an American actor perhaps most notable for his supporting roles as Sean Potter on the CBS television series Judging Amy, Eli on the syndicated series Xena: Warrior Princess, and as Carlton Lassiter in the hit USA Network series Psych...

, and Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Dean Bernsen is an American actor and director, known for his work on television. He is best known for his roles as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series L.A. Law, and as retired police detective Henry Spencer on the USA Network comedy-drama series Psych...

 was cast as Henry Spencer

Henry Spencer (Psych character)

Henry William Spencer is a fictional character on the American television dramedy Psych. He is played by American actor Corbin Bernsen.-Fictional biography:...

. Anne Dudek

Anne Dudek

Anne Louise Dudek is an American actress, known for her role as Dr. Amber Volakis on the television show House and her leading role on UK television series The Book Group as well as playing Francine Hanson in the series Mad Men...

 was given the part of Det. Lucinda Barry. However, the character only appeared in the pilot episode. Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson

Margaret "Maggie" Lawson is an American actress who is best known for her role as Juliet O'Hara in the TV show Psych...

 replaced her as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara

Juliet O'Hara

Junior Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara is a character on the American comedy Psych played by Maggie Lawson.-Fictional biography:Juliet O'Hara first appears in the show's second episode, "Spellingg Bee", as a recently-transferred junior detective from Miami Beach where she attended the University of...

.

Kirsten Nelson

Kirsten Nelson

Kirsten Nelson is an American actress. Born in Oklahoma, though raised in Chicago, Nelson attended Northwestern University and became a founding member of Chicago's Roadworks Theatre Ensemble before moving to Los Angeles. She currently stars in the USA Network dramedy Psych, where her character,...

 was cast as SBPD Interim Chief Karen Vick

Karen Vick

Chief Karen C. Vick is a character on the American comedy detective drama Psych played by Kirsten Nelson.-Fictional biography:...

. However, the character was only credited as a guest star for the first season. Sage Brocklebank

Sage Brocklebank

Sage Brocklebank is a Canadian actor.Brocklebank was born in Vancouver, B.C. He has played Brian in How I Married My High School Crush. Among other roles, he plays police officer Buzz McNab, a supporting role on the comedy-drama Psych. Brocklebank is 6' 5" tall and is also a professional poker...

 portrayed Officer Buzz McNab

Buzz McNab

Officer Buzz McNab is a fictional character in the American criminal dramedy television series Psych, portrayed by Canadian actor Sage Brocklebank.-Fictional biography:McNab is an officer of the Santa Barbara Police Department...

 in six episodes. In every episode of the first season, a young Shawn Spencer appeared. However, three different actors portrayed him, including Josh Hayden, Kyle Pejpar, and, most notably, Liam James

Liam James

Liam James is a Canadian child actor. He is best known for his role as Noah Curtis in 2009 film 2012 and for portraying young Shawn Spencer on the USA Network TV series Psych....

. Julien Hill, Isaah Brown, and, most notably, Carlos McCullers II have portrayed a young Gus. Other notable one-time guest stars included Michael Adamthwaite

Michael Adamthwaite

Michael David Adamthwaite is a Canadian voice actor. He is credited with providing the voice for many characters in various anime series...

, Steve Bacic

Steve Bacic

Steve Bacic is a Canadian actor of Croatian origin. He is known for playing the character Telemachus Rhade on the Sci-Fi series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. After being a guest star in season 1-3, he joined the cast early in season four...

, Lisa Banes

Lisa Banes

Lisa Banes is an American stage and screen actress. She played Lady Croom in the U.S. premiere of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia in 1995 and won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance in Look Back in Anger. A graduate of the Juilliard School, she recently appeared on Broadway in the 2010 revival...

, Bre Blair

Bre Blair

Bre Blair , is a Canadian actress, who currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Her birth name is Sarah Brianne.Her first major role was portraying Stacey McGill in the 1995 movie The Baby-Sitters Club....

, John Ross Bowie

John Ross Bowie

John Ross Bowie is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Barry Kripke in The Big Bang Theory, and modeling as the benefits spokesperson for Target Corporation "Ben E. Fitz". He has also appeared in commercials for Progressive and appeared in the film What The Bleep Do We Know?...

, Alexandra Breckenridge, Tom Butler, Scott Michael Campbell

Scott Michael Campbell

Scott Michael Campbell is an American actor.Among the roles he has played , there are appearances in ER, Nothing Sacred, House, and more recently, a semi-regular participation in The Event and the movies Flight of the Phoenix, Brokeback Mountain among many others.-...

, Christine Chatelain

Christine Chatelain

Christine Chatelain is a Vancouver, British Columbia-born Canadian film and television actress. She had a recurring role on The Collector as Taylor. Originally an art student in Vancouver, she tried acting as a hobby and quickly gained roles in 40 Days and 40 Nights and 3000 Miles to Graceland as a...

, Colin Cunningham

Colin Cunningham

Colin Alexander Cunningham is an American television and film actor, now living in Vancouver, British Columbia.-Television:...

, Don S. Davis

Don S. Davis

Don Sinclair Davis PhD was an American character actor, theatre professor, painter and captain in the United States Army.-Career:He was perhaps best known for playing General George S...

, Mayte Garcia, Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz

Peter Michael Goetz is an American actor.Goetz was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Esther L. and Irving A. Goetz, a construction engineer. Goetz studied at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the University of Minnesota, from which he...

, Ellie Harvie

Ellie Harvie

Ellie Anne Harvie is a Canadian actress born in Belleville, Ontario who portrayed Morticia Addams on The New Addams Family. Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis....

, Gina Holden

Gina Holden

- Early life :Holden was born in the small town of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, and moved often while growing up. With every move, Holden would join whatever community group she could so she could follow her passion for acting. At fifteen, she was signed to a modeling contract and moved to...

, Pascale Hutton

Pascale Hutton

Pascale Hutton is a Canadian actress. She was born in Creston, British Columbia. Hutton attended the conservatory acting program at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.- Filmography :- Television :...

, Carlos Jacott

Carlos Jacott

Carlos Jacott is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in over 40 television shows including Firefly and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and playing a demon on both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel....

, Jolie Jenkins

Jolie Jenkins

Jolie Jenkins is an American actress who has had acting roles in movies and television. She played FBI Agent Leyla Harrison in The X-Files, Diana in Shasta McNasty and the character "Deirdre" in Desperate Housewives...

, Richard Kind

Richard Kind

Richard John Kind is an American actor known for his roles in the sitcoms Mad About You and Spin City .- Early life :...

, Diego Klattenhoff

Diego Klattenhoff

Diego Klattenhoff is a Canadian actor best known for playing Derek in Whistler and Ivan in Men in Trees.-Career:Diego Klattenhoff studied with some of Canada's most respected acting coaches, including David Rotenberg, Bruce Clayton and Rae Ellen Bodie, and eventually his dedication and persistence...

, Thomas Kopache

Thomas Kopache

Thomas Kopache is an American actor.Kopache was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, the son of Dorothy E. . He is known as Assistant Secretary of State Bob Slatterly in The West Wing and for various roles in the Star Trek franchise...

, David Kopp

David Kopp (actor)

David Kopp is a Canadian actor who starred as Ethan Jarlewski on CBC's jPod.- Cine :- Television :-External links:...

, Dan Lauria

Dan Lauria

Daniel Joseph "Dan" Lauria is an American television and film actor.-Early life:Lauria, an Italian-American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Carmela and Joseph J. Lauria. He also lived in Lindenhurst, New York...

, Kris Lemche

Kris Lemche

-Early life:Lemche was born in Brampton, Ontario to a schoolteacher mother and a father who was the proprietor of a heating business. Lemche attended the Mayfield School of Arts...

, Nicole Lyn

Nicole Lyn

Nicole Lyn is a television actress. She is known for her role in Student Bodies, a Canadian teen comedy series.-Biography:...

, Tamara Mello

Tamara Mello

Tamara Beccam Mello is an American actress. Her career began in 1993 with appearances on various television programs and films...

, Debra Mooney

Debra Mooney

Debra Mooney is an American actress known for her role as Edna Harper on the TV series Everwood.Mooney was born Debra Vick in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the daughter of Isabel and Henry M. Vick.- Filmography :...

, Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes

Donnelly Rhodes is a Canadian actor. He recently starred as Doctor Cottle on the Sci Fi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. Before Battlestar Galactica he was probably best known to American audiences as the lovestruck, hapless escaped convict "Dutch Leitner" on the 1970s soap-opera...

, Ryan Robbins

Ryan Robbins

Ryan Robbins is a Canadian actor. He was married to the actress Rebecca Reichert and they have one daughter.-Biography:...

, Teryl Rothery

Teryl Rothery

Teryl Rothery is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Dr. Janet Fraiser on Stargate SG-1.-Life and career:Rothery was born in Vancouver, British Columbia...

, Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes Ruehl

Mercedes J. Ruehl is an American theater, television and film actor.-Personal life:Ruehl was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, the daughter of Mercedes J., a school teacher, and Vincent Ruehl, an FBI agent. She was raised Catholic. Her father was of German and Irish descent and her...

, Chelan Simmons

Chelan Simmons

Chelan Simmons is a Canadian actress, professional model and performer.-Early life:Simmons was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the middle child of three .-Career:...

, Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Larson Smith is an American television and film actor. He is best known for playing Clarence Boddicker in RoboCop and stern parental characters , and for his appearances in the genre of science fiction...

, George Takei

George Takei

George Hosato Takei Altman is an American actor, author, social activist and former civil politician. He is best known for his role in the television series Star Trek and its film spinoffs, in which he played Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the...

, Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy

Keegan Connor Tracy is a Canadian actress known for her roles as the ill-fated Kat Jennings in Final Destination 2 and Dawn/Molly in Blackwoods .She was born in Sarnia, Ontario...

, Michael Weston

Michael Weston

Michael Weston is an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are the private detective Lucas Douglas on House, the homicidal meth addict Jake in the critically acclaimed HBO drama Six Feet Under and Pvt...

, Frank Whaley

Frank Whaley

Frank Joseph Whaley is an American film and television actor known for his roles in independent films.-Personal life:Whaley was born in Syracuse, New York, the son of Josephine and Robert W. Whaley, Sr. He is half-Irish and half-Sicilian and grew up in Syracuse. He has two sisters and an older...

, Ashley Williams, and Shannon Marie Woodward

Shannon Marie Woodward

Shannon Woodward is an American actress known for playing Sabrina on Raising Hope and Di Di Malloy on The Riches.-Personal life:...

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