The third season of ''
Chuck
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'' was announced on May 17, 2009 with 13 episodes, with NBC reserving the option of nine more episodes. Production for the third season began on August 6, 2009.
On October 28, 2009, NBC added 6 more episodes to the third season which brings the season total to 19.
On November 19, NBC announced that Chuck would return mid-season on January 10 with two back-to-back episodes before it would move to Monday nights to its 8 pm time-slot on January 11.
Cast and characters
Main cast
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Zachary Levi
Zachary Levi Pugh ( ; born September 29, 1980) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for starring as Chuck Bartowski in the series ''Chuck'', and as the title character in '' Shazam!'' and its 2023 sequel, as a part of the DC Ext ...
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Chuck Bartowski
Charles Irving Bartowski is the title character of the American spy show ''Chuck'' on NBC. He is portrayed by Zachary Levi. UGO.com named him one of the best TV nerds.
Character profile
At the outset of the show, Chuck Bartowski is presented as ...
(19 episodes)
[As of "]Chuck Versus the American Hero
"Chuck Versus the American Hero" is the 12th episode of the third season of ''Chuck''. It first aired on March 29, 2010. Chuck is given a week's paid leave before being sent on his first mission as a real agent, and chooses to use that time in an ...
", Chuck is officially promoted to CIA Agent
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Yvonne Strahovski
Yvonne Jaqueline Strzechowski (born 30 July 1982), known professionally as Yvonne Strahovski (), is an Australian actress. Primarily noted for her roles in dramatic television, she has received numerous awards and nominations, including two Pri ...
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Sarah Walker (19 episodes)
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Joshua Gomez
Joshua Eli Gomez (born November 20, 1975) is an American actor best known for his role as Morgan Grimes on ''Chuck''.
Career
He is the younger brother of actor Rick Gomez. Gomez appeared in a recurring role in the CBS series ''Without a Trace'' a ...
as
Morgan Grimes
Morgan Guillermo Grimes is a major character on the television series ''Chuck''. He is portrayed by actor Joshua Gomez, and is the best friend of Chuck Bartowski.
Morgan is the manager of the Burbank Buy More. He is also an employee of Chuck and ...
(16 episodes)
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Ryan McPartlin
Ryan John McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the NBC action-comedy series ''Chuck''.
Early life
McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He w ...
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Devon Woodcomb
Devon Christian Woodcomb,"Chuck Versus the Ring" M.D., often referred to as Captain Awesome or simply Awesome, is a character on the TV series ''Chuck'', and is portrayed by the actor Ryan McPartlin. The character's nickname comes from Chuck's ass ...
(14 episodes)
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Mark Christopher Lawrence
Mark Christopher Lawrence (born May 22, 1964) is an American character actor, stand-up comedian and voice-over artist. He is known for his role as esoteric D.J. Tone Def in the 1994 satirical rap mockumentary ''Fear of a Black Hat''. He has appear ...
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Michael "Big Mike" Tucker (10 episodes)
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Scott Krinsky
Scott Krinsky (born November 24, 1968) is an American actor and comic best known for his role as Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes on the hit TV series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' and his role as Darryl on ''The O.C.''
He was born in Washington, D.C., in ...
as Jeff Barnes (15 episodes)
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Vik Sahay
Vikram Sahay is a Canadian actor best known for playing Kevin Calvin on '' Radio Active'', Lester Patel on the NBC television series ''Chuck'', and Rama in the ''Roxy Hunter'' saga.
Life and career
Vik Sahay was born in Ottawa, Ontario, to India ...
as Lester Patel (15 episodes)
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Sarah Lancaster
Sarah Lancaster (born February 12, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for her long-running roles as Rachel Meyers in the NBC series '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' and Ellie Bartowski in the NBC comedy-spy series ''Chuck'', as w ...
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Ellie Bartowski-Woodcomb
Eleanor Faye Bartowski Woodcomb, MD, PhD, is the older sister of title character Chuck Bartowski on the television series ''Chuck''. She is portrayed by actress Sarah Lancaster.
Biography
Eleanor Faye Bartowski was born to Stephen and Mary B ...
(15 episodes)
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Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in '' Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) as Animal Mother, as well as in the television series ''Firefly
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as
Colonel John Casey (19 episodes)
Recurring cast
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Bonita Friedericy
Bonita Anne Friedericy (born October 10, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her role as Diane Beckman in the NBC series ''Chuck''. Her husband is actor John Billingsley.
Early life
Friedericy was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, wa ...
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Diane Beckman
Brigadier General M. Diane Beckman, USAF is a fictional character in the NBC television series ''Chuck''. Beckman is a senior official of the National Security Agency, working within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. She holds h ...
(14 episodes)
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Brandon Routh
Brandon James Routh (; born October 9, 1979) is an American actor. He portrayed Superman in the 2006 film ''Superman Returns'', which garnered him international fame. In 2011, he played the titular character of the film '' Dylan Dog: Dead of Ni ...
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Daniel Shaw
Daniel Shaw is a fictional character in the television series ''Chuck''. Shaw is introduced in the third season episode "Chuck Versus Operation Awesome" as a government agent specializing in the terrorist organization known as the Ring, and who bec ...
(11 episodes)
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Scott Holroyd
Scott Powell Holroyd (born June 5, 1975) is an American actor.
Biography
Early life and education
Holroyd was born and raised in Columbia, South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1998, receiving a B.A. in Mass Com ...
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Justin Sullivan
Justin Edward Sullivan (born 8 April 1956) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is also the lead vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of English rock band New Model Army, which he formed in 1980 together with drummer Robert ...
(5 episodes)
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Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), also as Catherine Chand ...
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Hannah (4 episodes)
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Scott Bakula
Scott Stewart Bakula (; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on ''Quantum Leap'' and as Captain Jonathan Archer on ''Star Trek: Enterprise''. For ''Quantum L ...
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Stephen J. Bartowski (3 episodes)
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Mekenna Melvin
Mekenna Melvin (born January 23, 1985) is an American actress best known for playing Alex McHugh in ''Chuck'', Angela in '' Three Rivers'' and Stefanie Fife in ''Lie to Me''. She also co-created and starred as Amber Hannold in ''Amber Lake'', an ...
as Alex McHugh (3 episodes)
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John Ott
John Nash Ott (23 October 1909 – 6 April 2000) was a photo-researcher, writer, photographer, and cinematographer who was an early adopter of many modern photographic practices, including time-lapse photography and full-spectrum lighting.
Pho ...
as Agent Carlson (3 episodes)
Notable guest stars
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Mark Sheppard
Mark Andreas Sheppard (born 30 May 1964) is an English actor and musician. He is often credited as Mark A. Sheppard. Sheppard is known for playing the demon/King of Hell Crowley on ''Supernatural'' and for his recurring roles as lawyer Romo L ...
as
The Director (2 episodes)
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Mini Andén as Carina Miller (1 episode)
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Julia Ling
Julia Ling, born Xiao Wei Lin, is an American actress. Her television work includes recurring roles on NBC series such as '' ER'', ''Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', and as a series regular on ''Chuck''.
Early life and education
Ling was born ...
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Anna Wu
Anna Wu Hung-yuk (Traditional Chinese: 胡紅玉; born 1951, Hong Kong), GBS, JP is a former non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong. She qualified as a solicitor after graduating from the Faculty of Law of the University of ...
(1 episode)
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Tony Hale
Anthony Russell Hale (born September 30, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the Fox comedy series ''Arrested Development'' as Buster Bluth. Hale played Gary Walsh on the HBO comedy ''Veep'' from 2012 until its ...
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Emmett Millbarge (1 episode)
Episodes
Reception
US Nielsen ratings
UK BARB ratings
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Notes
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