Walter Simmons is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....

, portrayed by actor Omar Benson Miller

Omar Benson Miller

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Background

Simmons, a Louisiana

Louisiana

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 native and fluent French

French language

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 speaker, is a CSI from the night shift who transfers to Horatio Caine's day shirt team in season 8. He is an art theft

Art theft

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 specialist promoted to the main cast after three episodes.

Relationship With Colleagues

Simmons generally has a good working relationship with all the team members. His sense of humor has made him a likeable personality amongst his more senior colleagues. He was especially close to the late Jesse Cardoza

Jesse Cardoza

Jesse Cardoza is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Eddie Cibrian until the character's death in the ninth season opening episode "Fallen".-Background:...

 and often played basketball with him. Ryan Wolfe

Ryan Wolfe

Detective Ryan Wolfe is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Jonathan Togo.-Background:Ryan Wolfe, a former patrol officer, is hired after veteran CSI Tim Speedle is killed on the job. He has a strong background in science, having majored in chemistry at Boston...

 took him under his wing, and the duo have a friendly relationship, though Wolfe occasionally enjoys "pulling the seniority card" and leaves Simmons with the undesirable tasks.

Initially he was distrustful of veteran CSI Eric Delko

Eric Delko

Detective Eric Delko is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Adam Rodríguez.- Background :...

 when Delko was conducting undercover investigations in the episode "Time Bomb", but has since had a mutual respect for him.

On the job

Despite his stature, Simmons seems to be easily frightened by large animals and human remains. Hence he is rarely seen in the autopsy room and handles trace evidence instead.

As the lowest ranking CSI, Simmons is sometimes given the dirtier and unwanted tasks, such as retrieving a dead repoman flushed down a toilet and collecting trace from a large pile of rocks.