Who is Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine?
The captain with one facial expression and a husband named Kevin · Command
Raymond Holt (The captain with one facial expression and a husband named Kevin) is a character in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, part of Command. Captain Raymond Holt waited decades for his own command — an openly gay Black officer who came up through an NYPD that punished both facts, surviving on rectitude, brilliance and a poker face that registers joy and catastrophe identically. The Nine-Nine is his reward and his project: a talented, ridiculous precinct he sets about shaping with the warmth of a tax form and the loyalty of a lion. His husband Kevin, a Columbia classics professor, is his equal in deadpan. Their dog is named Cheddar. The dog is fancy.
When does Raymond Holt first appear?
Raymond Holt first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”) of Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021, NBC).
Who is Raymond Holt connected to?
Relationships already established when Raymond Holt first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Jake Peralta — The father figure with the gavel face
- Amy Santiago — Mentor-worship, fully laminated
- Terry Jeffords — The captain's right hand
- Rosa Diaz — Mutual respect, zero words wasted
Which group does Raymond Holt belong to?
By the time Raymond Holt appears, Command also includes Terry Jeffords.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Jake Peralta — The best detective slash genius
- Amy Santiago — The binder-wielding future captain
- Rosa Diaz — The detective whose address nobody knows
- Terry Jeffords — The sergeant who loves yogurt and his daughters
- Charles Boyle — Jake's hype man, foodie, full-time intense
- Gina Linetti — The human form of the 100 emoji
- Michael Hitchcock — Half of the worst best duo on the force
- Norm Scully — The other half, with the angelic singing voice
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