Creators:
Samuel BaumCast:
Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Monica Raymund, Brendan Hines, Hayley McFarland, Kristen Ariza, Mekhi Phifer, Tim Guinee, Wayne Dalglish, M.D. Walton, Tim Griffin (more)VOD (2)
Seasons(3) / Episodes(48)
Plots(1)
Dr. Cal Lightman (Tim Roth), a deception specialist, believes that "the truth is written on all our faces." Unlike the psychics of Medium and The Mentalist, he reads body language rather than minds or dreams to crack cases, from murders to business matters, for a variety of law enforcement agencies. His team includes Eli Loker (Brendan Hines), Ria Torres (Monica Raymund), and Dr. Gillian Foster (The Practice's Kelli Williams). Though the show opens with the disclaimer that "the following story is fictional and does not depict any actual person or event," Lightman often looks to real life for reference, so archival images enter into each episode, sometimes resulting in cheap shots at political figures, like Richard Nixon ("I am not a crook"), but their contradictory gestures can be instructive. Overall, Lie to Me manages to feel both familiar and distinctive. Sleuths who deal better with problems than with people are a television staple, and Lightman is no different (Jennifer Beals plays his district attorney ex-wife). He also condescends to those he considers intellectually inferior or overly instinctive--like Torres--but Roth makes him sufficiently sympathetic. The stories, however, offer more surprises, since they cover the gamut from depressed pilots to gambling addicts. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Mireille Enos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/650/160650054_d55ab0.jpg)
Mireille Enos
USA
Best series:
The Killing (2011) (series)
Good Omens (2019) (series)
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
![Kirk B.R. Woller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798822_447448.jpg)
Kirk B.R. Woller
Best series:
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The X-Files (1993) (series)
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![Courtney Ford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/413/168413482_1n59zn.jpg)
Courtney Ford
USA
Best series:
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Dexter (2006) (series)
How I Met Your Mother (2005) (series)
![Doug Hutchison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273132_e04777.jpg)
Doug Hutchison
USA
Best series:
The X-Files (1993) (series) - actor, a.f.
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
Boomtown (2002) (series)
Christopher Thornton
USA
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Presumed Innocent (2024) (series)
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![Alyssa Diaz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428349_dba9f7.jpg)
Alyssa Diaz
USA
Best series:
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Ray Donovan (2013) (series)
How to Get Away with Murder (2014) (series)
![Kelvin Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/416/416788_76e591.jpg)
Kelvin Brown
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
This Is Us (2016) (series)
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![Paula Malcomson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/617/158617161_e50ff5.jpg)
Paula Malcomson
UK
Best series:
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Mayor of Kingstown (2021) (series)
Ray Donovan (2013) (series)
![Anthony Azizi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/777/162777830_d761ae.png)
Anthony Azizi
USA
Best series:
Homeland (2011) (series)
The Shield (2002) (series)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) (series)
![Michelle Clunie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886834_4b8cf6.jpg)
Michelle Clunie
USA
Best series:
House M.D. (2004) (series)
Queer as Folk (2000) (series)
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![Jake Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/498/160498236_a4c5d5.jpg)
Jake Johnson
USA
Best series:
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We Bare Bears (2015) (series)
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![Richmond Arquette](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448922_23e34b.jpg)
Richmond Arquette
USA
Best series:
Prison Break (2005) (series)
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
Terriers (2010) (series)
![Jessica Parker Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/484/160484362_73e6ac.jpg)
Jessica Parker Kennedy
Canada
Best series:
Black Sails (2014) (series)
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
The Flash (2014) (series)
Roman Mitichyan
Soviet Union
Best series:
Dexter (2006) (series)
The Shield (2002) (series)
Kingdom (2014) (series)
![Alicia Coppola](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277145_266aa6.jpg)
Alicia Coppola
USA
Best series:
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Suits (2011) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
Andrew Rothenberg
USA
Best series:
Fargo (2014) (series)
Chicago Fire (2012) (series)
Supernatural (2005) (series)
John Ceallach
USA
Best series:
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
Big Love (2006) (series)
Miami Medical (2010) (series)
![Mekenna Melvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809409_cdc3de.jpg)
Mekenna Melvin
USA
Best series:
Grey's Anatomy (2005) (series)
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
Castle (2009) (series)
Jon Briddell
USA
Best series:
Lie to Me (2009) (series)
Castle (2009) (series)
The Resident (2018) (series)
![Sean O'Bryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792723_5eeac9.jpg)
Sean O'Bryan
USA
Best series:
Dexter (2006) (series)
Shameless (2011) (series)
Six Feet Under (2001) (series)