The 2000s Characters

Characters played by Renee Graham

• Self - Columnist

• The Boston Globe

Characters played by Julian Zelizer

• Self - Historian

Characters played by Todd Boyd

• Self - Professor of Cinema & Media Studies

• USC

Characters played by Pat Buchanan

• Self - Political Commentator

• Political Commentator

• Self - Reform Party Presidential Candidate

Characters played by Chris Connelly

• Self - Journalist

• Self - Reporter

• ESPN

Characters played by John Heilemann

• Self - Author

• 'Game Change'

• Self - Journalist

• NBC News

• Self - NBC National Affairs Analyst

Characters played by Tim Naftali

• Self - Historian

Characters played by Joe Nocera

• Self - Author

• 'All the Devils Are Here'

• Business Columnist

• Bloomberg

• Self - Business Columnist

• Bloomberg

Characters played by Evan Thomas

• Self - Fmr. Editor

• Newsweek

• Historian

Characters played by Stephen Witt

• Self - Author

• 'How Music Got Free'

• Self - Journalist

Characters played by Lorraine Ali

• Self - Senior Writer

• Los Angeles Times

Characters played by David Axelrod

• Fmr. Senior Advisor to the President

• Self - Chief Strategist

• Obama Campaign

• Self - Fmr. Obama Campaign Chief Strategist

Characters played by Peter Bergen

• Self - Author

• 'The Longest War'

Characters played by Chris Carrabba

• Self - Lead Singer

• Dashboard Confessional

Characters played by Jeff Chang

• Self - Author

• 'Can't Stop Won't Stop'

• Self - Journalist

Characters played by Tom Daschle

• Self

• Self - Fmr. Sen (R - South Dakota)

Characters played by Karen DeYoung

• Self - Sr. National Security Correspondent

• The Washington Post

• Author

• 'Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell'

Characters played by Nelson George

• Self - Author and Filmmaker

Characters played by Bianna Golodryga

• Self - Contributor

• CNN

• Self - Journalist

Characters played by Richard Haass

• Author

• 'War of Necessity'

• Self - Fmr. Advisor to Colin Powell

Characters played by Tom Hanks

• Self - Actor

Characters played by Bruce Hoffman

• Self - Author

• 'Inside Terrorism'

• Self - Fmr. Iraq Study Group Advisor

Characters played by Juliette Kayyem

• Self - Fmr. Homeland Security Asst. Secy

• Self - National Security Analyst

Characters played by William Kristol

• Self - Political Analyst

Characters played by Ed Lover

• Self - Actor and Comedian

• Self - Fmr Host

• Yo! MTV Raps

Characters played by Bethany McLean

• Author

• 'All the Devils Are Here'

• Self - Contributing Editor

• Vanity Fair

• Self - Fmr Journalist

• Vanity Fair

Characters played by David Petraeus

• Self - Fmr. Commander

• 101st Airborne Division

• Fmr. Commanding General

• U.S. Army

Characters played by David Pogue

• Self - Technology Journalist

Characters played by Cokie Roberts

• Political Commentator

• Self - ABC News

• Self - Political Commentator

Characters played by Sarah Rodman

• Self - Editor

• Entertainment Weekly

Characters played by Andrew Ross Sorkin

• Author

• 'Too Big to Fail'

• Co-anchor

• Squawk Box

• Self - Author

• 'Too Big to Fail'

• Self - Columnist

• The New York Times

Characters played by Ali Soufan

• Self - Author

• 'Anatomy of Terror'

• Self - FBI Agent

Characters played by Jeffrey Toobin

• Self - Author

• 'Too Close to Call'

• Self - Journalist

Characters played by Gil Troy

• Self - Historian

Characters played by Lawrence Wright

• Author and Journalist

• Self - Author

• 'The Looming Tower'

• Self - Author

• 'The Terror Years'

Characters played by Elliot Ackerman

• Self - USMC. Retired

Characters played by Phil Angelides

• Fmr. Chairman

• Financial Crisis Inquiry Comm.

• Self - Fmr. California State Treasurer

Characters played by Ken Auletta

• Self - Author

• 'Googled'

Characters played by Alan Ball

• Self - Writer

• American Beauty

Characters played by Melody Barnes

• Self - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor

Characters played by Jeff Bezos

• Self - CEO

• Amazon

Characters played by David Bianculli

• Self - Author

• 'The Platinum Age of Television'

• Television Critic

• Fresh Air

Characters played by Wolf Blitzer

• Self - CNN

Characters played by Charles M. Blow

• Self - Political Commentator

Characters played by Douglas Brinkley

• Self - Author

• 'The Great Deluge'

Characters played by Connie Britton

• Self - Actor

• Friday Night Lights

Characters played by Anthony Burch

• Mad Men

• Self - Actor

Characters played by Bryan Burrough

• Self - Correspondent

• Vanity Fair

Characters played by Eric Cantor

• Self - Fmr. Representative (D - Virginia)

Characters played by Emily Chang

• Author

• 'Brotopia'

• Self - Anchor

• Bloomberg

Characters played by Mona Charen

• Self - Political Analyst

Characters played by Larry Charles

• Self - Executive Producer

• Entourage

Characters played by Marc Cherry

• Self - Creator

• Desperate Housewives

Characters played by William D. Cohan

• Author

• 'Money and Power'

• Self - Author

• 'House of Cards'

Characters played by Robert X. Cringely

• Self - Technology Journalist

Characters played by Jon Cryer

• Self - Actor

Characters played by Mike Darnell

• Self - Fmr. President of Alternative Entertainment

• Fox

Characters played by Patti Solis Doyle

• Self - Fmr. Clinton Campaign Manager

Characters played by Shepard Fairey

• Self - Artist

Characters played by Edie Falco

• Actor

• Nurse Jackie

• Actor

• The Sopranos

• Self - Actor

• Oz

Characters played by Dexter Filkins

• Self - Author

• 'The Forever War'

Characters played by Timothy Geithner

• Fmr Secretary of the Treasury

• Self - Fmr President

• NY Federal Reserve

Characters played by Vince Gilligan

• Creator

• Breaking Bad

• Self - Television Writer and Producer

Characters played by Lizzy Goodman

• Self - Author

• 'Meet Me in the Bathroom'

Characters played by Diana Henriques

• Author

• 'Wizard of Lies'

• Self - Journalist

Characters played by Mellody Hobson

• President

• Ariel Investments

• Self - Financial Contributor

• ABC News

Characters played by Jessica Hopper

• Self - Music Critic and Author

Characters played by John Huey

• Self - Fmr Editor

• Fortune

Characters played by Felicity Huffman

• Self - Actor

• Desperate Housewives

Characters played by Steven Hyden

• Critic

• Uproxx

• Self - Author

• 'Twilight of the Gods'

Characters played by Xeni Jardin

• Self - Technology Culture Journalist and Co-Editor

• Boing Boing

Characters played by Hasan Jeffries

• Self - Historian

Characters played by Brian Jenkins

• Self - Terrorism Analyst

• Rand Corporation

Characters played by David Kay

• Self - Fmr. Chief Weapons Inspector

Characters played by Carl Levin

• Self - Fmr. Sen (D. - Michigan)

Characters played by Ken Levine

• Self - Television Writer and Director

• Writer

• Friends

Characters played by Steven Levy

• Author

• 'The Perfect Thing'

• Self - Editor-at-Large

• Wired

Characters played by Damon Lindelof

• Co-creator

• Lost

• Self - Televison Writer and Producer

Characters played by Jane Lipsitz

• Self - Exec. Producer

• Project Runaway and Top Chef

Characters played by Chuck Lorre

• Co-creator

• Two and a Half Men

• The Big Bang Theory

Characters played by Douglas Lute

• Self - Fmr. Director of Operations

• Centcom

Characters played by Lori Majewski

• Self - Host

• SiriusXM Volume

Characters played by Farhad Manjoo

• Self - Technology Journalist

• The New York Times

Characters played by James Mann

• Self - Author

• 'George W. Bush'

Characters played by Kim Masters

• Host

• KCRW's The Business

• Self - Editor-at-Large

• The Hollywood Reporter

Characters played by Jamie McIntyre

• Self - CNN

Characters played by Walter Mossberg

• Self - Technology Journalist and Co-Founder

• All Things Digital

Characters played by Tyler Oakley

• Self - Internet Personality

Characters played by John Paczkowski

• Self - Managing Editor

• Buzzfeed

Characters played by Amie Parnes

• Self - Author

• 'Shattered'

Characters played by Jim Parsons

• Actor

• The Big Bang Theory

• Self - Actor and Producer

Characters played by Nancy Pelosi

• Self - U.S. Speaker of the House

Characters played by Amanda Petrusich

• Self - Staff Writer

• The New Yorker

Characters played by Paul Pillar

• Self - Fmr. CIA Analyst

Characters played by Walter J. Podrazik

• Self - Author

• 'Watching TV: Eight Decades of American Television'

Characters played by Jeff Probst

• Self - Host

• Survivor

Characters played by Questlove

• Self - Musician and Record Producer

Characters played by Kevin Reilly

• Fmr. President of Entertainment

• FX

• Fmr. President of Entertainment

• NBC

• Self - President

• TBS

• TNT

• Chief Executive Officer

• Turner Ent.

Characters played by Phil Rosenthal

• Creator

• Everybody Loves Raymond

• Self - Television Writer and Producer

Characters played by Daniel Roth

• Self - Senior Editor

• Fortune Magazine

Characters played by Thomas Schlamme

• Self - Television Director and Producer

Characters played by Alan Sepinwall

• Self - Chief TV Critic

• Rolling Stone

Characters played by Andy Serwer

• Self - Managing Editor

• Fortune

Characters played by Rob Sheffield

• Music Journalist

• Self - Contributing Editor

• Rolling Stone

Characters played by Jamil Smith

• Self - Senior Writer

• Rolling Stone

Characters played by Jean Edward Smith

• Self - Author

• 'Bush'

Characters played by James B. Stewart

• Self - Columnist

• The New York Times

Characters played by Brad Stone

• Self - Senior Executive Editor

• Bloomberg

Characters played by Carolyn Strauss

• E.P.

• Game of Thrones

• Self - Fmr. President

• HBO Entertainment

Characters played by Kara Swisher

• Self - Tech Journalist and Co-Founder

• All Things Digital

Characters played by Nina Totenberg

• Self - Legal Correspondent

• NPR

Characters played by Lynn Vavreck

• Self - Professor of Political Science

• UCLA

Characters played by Mark Wallace

• Self - Fmr. Senior Advisor to McCain Campaign

Characters played by Sherron Watkins

• Self - Fmr Enron Vice President

Characters played by Henry Waxman

• Self

Characters played by Christina Wayne

• Self

Characters played by Robert B. Weide

• Self

Characters played by John Wells

• Self - Television Writer and Producer

Characters played by David Wild

• Self

Characters played by Lawrence Wilkerson

• Self - Fmr. Chief of Staff

• Colin Powell

Characters played by Yohuru Williams

• Self

Characters played by Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib

• Self - Cultural Critic

Characters played by Lizz Winstead

• Self - Co-creator

• The Daily Show

Characters played by Robin Wright

• Self - Author and Journalist

Characters played by Graham Yost

• Self - Television Writer and Producer