Raymond Reddington

Raymond Reddington is a male television character that features in The Blacklist.

Biography

Raymond Reddington attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating top of his class at the age of 24, and was being groomed for Admiral when he disappeared while coming home to visit his family for Christmas in 1990. 4 years later, he resurfaced, selling classified documents to the enemy. Over the next 20 years he built a syndicate of contacts: spies, thieves, smugglers, drug dealers, people smugglers, human traffickers, arms dealers, forgers, hackers, mercenaries, and assassins. During this time, U.S. assets located in Moscow, Islamabad, and Beijing were compromised. He infiltrated the private sector, and there was no industry that was out of his reach, including technology, shipping, communications, security/military contracting and pharmaceuticals. Eventually he went from just selling secrets to also starting wars, toppling governments, and influencing geo-politics to suit his needs. He became known as "The Concierge of Crime" due to his ability to arrange deals between the various black market factions. He was ranked fourth on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list as an "arrest on sight" fugitive, as shown when he surrendered to the FBI. Reddington is a criminal mastermind, making it to #4 on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, who suddenly turns himself in after 20 years of evading the FBI.

Overview

Personality and attributes

He promises to help catch them all with the caveat that Liz continues to work as his partner.

Powers and abilities

In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists he believes matter the most; a blacklist of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists.

Notes

• Raymond Reddington was created by Jon Bokenkamp and was portrayed by actor James Spader.
• For his portrayal, Spader was nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama and Saturn award for Best Actor in a Television Series

Appearances

• The Blacklist:

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