Character Relationship Map: UC: Undercover

Characters

• Alex Cross (played by Vera Farmiga) — protagonist

  Alex Cross is an undercover agent on Frank Donovan’s federal team. She helps infiltrate criminal operations through false identities, participating in the dangerous cat-and-mouse work against criminal...

• Jake Shaw (played by Jon Seda) — supporting

  Jake Shaw is an undercover agent working within Frank Donovan’s federal unit. He takes part in infiltrating criminal networks and pursuing threats across the country, sharing the team’s dangerous reli...

• Monica Davis (played by Bruklin Harris) — supporting

  Monica Davis is the psychological profiler attached to Frank Donovan’s federal team. Her role supports investigations involving criminals and national emergencies, while the series places her alongsid...

• Frank Donovan (played by Oded Fehr) — supporting

  Frank Donovan heads the federal undercover unit and serves as its authoritative leader. He directs Alex Cross, Jake Shaw, Monica Davis, and Cody as they respond to nationwide emergencies involving cri...

• Cody (played by Jarrad Paul) — supporting

  Cody is the young technology specialist on Frank Donovan’s federal team. He runs the unit’s high-tech surveillance operations, providing the technical support that enables the undercover agents to inv...

• Jack “Sonny” (played by William Forsyth) — supporting

  Jack “Sonny” is presented as a murderous master thief targeted by the undercover unit. His criminal activities make him one of the dangerous figures the agents must approach through deception and infi...

• Carlos Cortez (played by Steven Bauer) — supporting

  Carlos Cortez is an imprisoned drug lord who becomes one of the criminals connected to the unit’s undercover investigations. His position as a major criminal target places him opposite Frank Donovan’s...

• Paul Bloom (played by Brian Markinson) — minor

  Paul Bloom is the team’s obstructive and fiercely ambitious Justice Department boss. He frequently clashes with Frank Donovan and the federal unit, creating institutional friction as the agents handle...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Frank Donovan → Cody (Professional Unit Leader And Technology Specialist) — Cody provides surveillance support within the unit Frank leads.

  Frank heads the federal team, and Cody runs its high-tech surveillance operations.

• Frank Donovan → Monica Davis (Professional Unit Leader And Profiler) — Monica supports investigations as the profiler attached to Frank's unit.

  Frank heads the federal team, and Monica Davis is its psychological profiler.

• Frank Donovan → Jake Shaw (Professional Unit Leader And Agent) — Frank leads the unit whose undercover operations Jake carries out.

  Frank Donovan heads the federal team, and Jake Shaw is identified as one of its undercover agents.

• Frank Donovan → Alex Cross (Professional Unit Leader And Agent) — Frank leads the unit whose undercover operations Alex carries out.

  Frank Donovan heads the federal team, and Alex Cross is identified as one of its undercover agents.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Frank Donovan → Carlos Cortez (Conflict Unit Leader And Criminal Target) — Frank leads the unit pursuing investigations involving Cortez.

  Frank heads the federal unit, and Carlos Cortez is identified as a criminal connected to its investigations.

• Jake Shaw → Carlos Cortez (Narrative Undercover Agent And Criminal Target) — Jake's unit investigates criminal figures such as Cortez through undercover operations.

  Carlos Cortez is described as an imprisoned drug lord connected to the unit's undercover investigations, and Jake is an agent in that unit.

• Alex Cross → Carlos Cortez (Narrative Undercover Agent And Criminal Target) — Alex's unit investigates criminal figures such as Cortez through undercover operations.

  Carlos Cortez is described as an imprisoned drug lord connected to the unit's undercover investigations, and Alex is an agent in that unit.

• Frank Donovan → Jack “Sonny” (Conflict Unit Leader And Criminal Target) — Frank leads the federal team pursuing Sonny.

  Frank heads the unit, and Jack “Sonny” is identified as a murderous master thief targeted by that unit.

• Jake Shaw → Jack “Sonny” (Narrative Undercover Agent And Target) — Jake's unit targets Sonny through its undercover mission.

  Jack “Sonny” is described as a murderous master thief targeted by the undercover unit, which includes Jake.

• Alex Cross → Jack “Sonny” (Narrative Undercover Agent And Target) — Alex's unit must use undercover work to pursue Sonny and his criminal activity.

  Jack “Sonny” is described as a murderous master thief targeted by the undercover unit, which includes Alex.

• Frank Donovan → Paul Bloom (Conflict Institutional Adversaries) — Paul's obstruction and ambition create recurring institutional friction with Frank's unit.

  The team often clashes with Paul Bloom, described as its obstructive and fiercely ambitious Justice Department boss.

Story Analysis

A federal undercover unit pursues dangerous criminals while confronting institutional friction and the psychological costs of deception.

Plot Progression

1. A Nationwide Federal Mission — Frank Donovan leads a federal team responding to emergencies across the country. Its members combine undercover work, psychological profiling, and technical surveillance.
2. Inside Criminal Worlds — Undercover agents infiltrate criminal operations through false identities and deception. Their investigations include dangerous figures such as Jack “Sonny” Walker and Carlos Cortez.
3. Targets and Institutional Pressure — The unit pursues criminals while navigating recurring friction with Justice Department boss Paul Bloom. The reference describes this conflict as a feature of the team's work, not as a single resolved...
4. The Cost of Deception — The agents' repeated use of false identities and daily treachery carries psychological and moral costs. The available synopsis emphasizes this ongoing strain rather than a specific final operation or...