The "Six Feet Under" Cast

Name: Nathaniel Samuel Fisher, Sr.
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1943
Dead: 2000
Patriarch of Fisher family and owner of Fisher & Sons Funeral Home before his death in a car accident in 2000. Husband of Ruth; father of Nate, David and Claire.

Name: Ruth O'Connor Fisher
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1946
Dead: 2025
Matriarch of the Fisher family. Wife of Nathaniel; mother of Nate, David and Claire.

Name: Nathaniel Samuel "Nate" Fisher, Jr.
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1965
Dead: 2005
Eldest son of Ruth and Nathaniel; co-operator of Fisher & Diaz.

Name: David James Fisher
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1969
Dead: 2044
Middle child of Ruth and Nathaniel; co-operator of Fisher & Diaz.

Name: Claire Simone Fisher
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1983
Dead: 2085
Youngest child of Ruth and Nathaniel; artist of the family.

Name: Hector Federico "Rico" Diaz
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1974
Dead: 2049
Business partner and embalmer at Fisher & Diaz with Nate and David; husband of Vanessa.

Name: Keith Dwayne Charles
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1968
Dead: 2029
Los Angeles police officer with a long-term relationship with David.

Name: Brenda Chenowith
Seasons: 1-5
Born: 1969
Dead: 2051
Daughter of Margaret and Bernard Chenowith; sister of Billy; on-again, off-again partner with Nate.

Name: Billy Chenowith
Seasons: 1-5
Brenda's younger brother who has bipolar disorder; son of Margaret and Bernard Chenowith.

Name: Vanessa Diaz
Seasons: 1-5
Licensed Vocational Nurse; wife and high school sweetheart of Federico.

Name: Margaret Chenowith
Seasons: 1-5
Psychologist mother of Brenda and Billy; wife of Bernard.

Name: Gabriel Dimas
Seasons: 1-3
Claire's high school boyfriend who was a chronic drug user.

Name: Dr. Bernard Chenowith
Seasons: 1-3
Brenda and Billy's psychiatrist father; husband to Margaret.

Name: Nikolai
Seasons: 1-2; 5
Owner of Blossom d'Amour Flower Shop; boyfriend of Ruth Fisher when she worked as a florist.

Name: Hiram Gunderson
Seasons: 1; 5
Had an affair with Ruth Fisher while she was married to Nathaniel.

Name: Sarah O'Connor
Seasons: 2-5
Younger sister of Ruth Fisher, an artist who lives in Topanga Canyon.

Name: Lisa Kimmel Fisher
Seasons: 2-5
Nate's former girlfriend and roommate while living in Seattle; his first wife and mother of his daughter Maya.

Name: George Sibley
Seasons: 3-5
Geologist/professor; second husband to Ruth.

Name: Bettina
Seasons: 3-5
Sarah's friend and caretaker who becomes a good friend of Ruth.

Name: Olivier Castro-Staal
Seasons: 3-5
Claire's Professor of Form and Space at LAC-Arts; lover to Margaret Chenowith.

Name: Russell Corwin
Seasons: 3-5
A friend of Claire's from at art school and one-time boyfriend.

Name: Arthur Martin
Seasons: 3-5
A young intern from Cypress College mortuary school who works for the funeral home briefly.

Name: Maggie Sibley
Seasons: 4-5
Daughter of George Sibley.

Name: Edie
Seasons: 4
Free spirited lesbian artist and friend of Claire's from art school.

Name: Anita Miller
Seasons: 4-5
A friend of Claire's from art school.

Name: Joe
Seasons: 3-4
Brenda's neighbor and boyfriend during season 4.

Name: Ted Fairwell
Seasons: 5
Lawyer at Claire Fisher's temp. office job; boyfriend of Claire Fisher during season 5.