Clara Seger

Clara Seger is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, portrayed by Alana de la Garza.

Clara Seger
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders character
Alana de la Garza as Clara Seger
First appearance"The Harmful One"
1x01, March 16, 2016
(on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders)"
Spencer"
12x13, February 15, 2017
(on Criminal Minds)
Last appearance"The Ripper of Riga"
2x13, May 17, 2017
(on Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders)
Created byErica Messer
Portrayed byAlana de la Garza
In-universe information
TitleFBI IRT Senior Supervisory Special Agent
FBI IRT Linguistics Specialist
FBI IRT Cultural Anthropologist
OccupationFBI Special Agent
SpouseBrad Seger (deceased)

Background

SSA Clara Seger is a smart, well-traveled and multi-lingual cultural anthropologist and special agent with the FBI's International Response Team (IRT).[1] Before rejoining the IRT in 2016, Seger was married to a man named Brad who was a fellow agent and, like her, knew Unit Chief Jack Garrett,[2] who she was good friends with.[3] Seger is fluent in 13 languages, including Thai, French, Japanese, and Creole.[4]

Personal life

In 2013, she took a sabbatical from the FBI after her husband Brad died from unknown causes, which Seger struggled to cope with. She later, reluctantly, returned to the IRT in 2016.[5] Brad had previously worked as criminalist for the IRT. Seger rejoined the team in the pilot episode due to her fluency in Thai, before deciding to rejoin the team full time.[6]

Seger is a Christian.[7]

Character development and casting

The character was not introduced in the backdoor pilot on Criminal Minds. She was conceived to replace international law expert and linguist Lily Lambert, portrayed by Anna Gunn.[8] The producers, who felt that a cultural anthropologist was more vital to the show than Lily's legal background, transferred Gunn's character's linguistic skills to Clara Seger.[2] Alana de la Garza said of her character, "She knows everything about everything."[9]

References
  1. "Who Is Clara On 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'?". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "Meet the Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Team". TV Guide. March 15, 2016.
  3. "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders: Alana De La Garza Shares Spinoff's Joys and Frights, Hails 'Wonderful' Forever Fans". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. Mitovich, Matt Webb; Mitovich, Matt Webb (15 March 2016). "Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders: Alana De La Garza Shares Spinoff's Joys and Frights, Hails 'Wonderful' Forever Fans". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. "Review 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders' isn't beyond playing on xenophobic travel fears". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 2016.
  6. "The Harmful One". Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Season 1. Episode 1. March 16, 2016. CBS.
  7. "De Los Inocentes". Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Season 1. Episode 8. April 27, 2016. CBS.
  8. "'Forever' Alum Alana De La Garza Joins 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff". The Hollywood Reporter. July 17, 2015.
  9. "Alana De La Garza, Daniel Henney Talk About 'Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders'". CBS Los Angeles.
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