Avery Ryan
| Avery Ryan | |
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| CSI: Cyber character | |
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| First appearance | "Kitty" (CSI) "Kidnapping 2.0" (Cyber) |
| Last appearance | "The Twin Paradox" (CSI) "Legacy" (Cyber) |
| Portrayed by | Patricia Arquette |
| City |
New York City Washington, D.C. |
| Information | |
| Occupation |
FBI Special Agent Behavioral Psychologist |
| Position | Special Agent in Charge Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Cyber Division |
| Duration | 2014-16 |
| Seasons | 1, 2 |
| Other Appearances | CSI: (14, 15) |
FBI Deputy Director Avery Ryan, Ph.D. is a fictional character portrayed by Patricia Arquette. She was a psychologist in New York until she was hacked and one of her patients was murdered because of it. Avery made her first appearance during the backdoor pilot of CSI: Cyber which was entitled "Kitty". Avery is notable within the series for taking chances on former hackers (known as black hats) and for the fact that she herself has been hacked. Avery has appeared in 2 episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and every episode of CSI: Cyber.
Avery narrates the opening of CSI: Cyber season one.
Avery also narrates the opening of CSI: Cyber's second season premiere episode.
Patricia Arquette's casting was announced on 6 March 2014. The character is based on Irish cyber psychologist Mary Aiken.
Avery Ryan worked as a psychologist to 78 patients in New York when her practice database was hacked and a patient was murdered. After the FBI failed to catch the person responsible, she volunteered herself to head a division dedicated to solving Cyber Crime. Avery also had a daughter named Hannah, who died, and an ex-husband, whom she divorced as a result of the death.
Avery is introduced during "Kitty", in which she travels to Las Vegas to assist D.B. Russell and his team in the hunt for a cyber criminal manipulating powerful men into communicating with a "node", before blackmailing and threatening them. During the investigation, Ryan develops a strong working relationship with Russell, resulting in her consulting on the Gig Harbor case later that same year ("The Twin Paradox").
Avery Ryan heads a team of Special Agents and former black hat hackers who are recruited as part of her 'Hack for Good' program. In "Kidnapping 2.0", Ryan heads an investigation into a series of hacked baby monitors and the kidnapping of a child. Avery believes it may only be part of a wider conspiracy, and as such follows the case nationwide, eventually rescuing the kidnap victim. In "Killer En Route", when investigating murders using a taxi service app, Avery once again empathizes with the murderer when she had learned that he lost his child, while in "URL Interrupted", she helps one of her former patients when his daughter runs away due to being cyberbullied. It is later revealed that Avery becomes personally involved in cases involving children due to the death of her daughter ("Family Secrets"). During "Family Secrets", Avery finally meets and confronts the person who hacked her practice, it is revealed that the hacker has subsequently continued to stalk Ryan, and he takes her hostage. As her team try to track her down, it is revealed that she has an ex-husband, and their marriage broke up due to the death of her daughter.
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