# List of fictional medical examiners

This list consists of fictional medical examiners from various works of literature, films, video game, and television series, in order of their show/book debut.
| Character | Actor | Creator | Debut |
| Dr. John Thorndyke | | R. Austin Freeman | The Red Thumb Mark (1907–1942) |
| Professor Craig Kennedy | | Arthur B. Reeve | Cosmopolitan (1910–1918) |
| Dr. Reginald Fortune | | H. C. Bailey | Call Mr. Fortune (1919) |
| Dr. Priestley | | John Rhode | The Paddington Mystery (1925–1961) |
| Dr. Basil Willing | | Helen McCloy | Dance of Death (1938–2003) |
| Professor John Hardy | Marius Goring | Gerard Glaister | The Expert (TV series) (1968–1976) |
| Dr. Robert Asten | John S. Ragin | Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw | Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983) |
| Dr. Emily Hanover | Anita Gillette | Steve Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon | Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983) |
| Dr. R. Quincy | Jack Klugman | Glen A. Larson & Lou Shaw | Quincy, M.E. (1976–1983) |
| Daphne Matthews | | Ridley Pearson | Undercurrents (1988) |
| Dr. Kay Scarpetta | | Patricia Cornwell | Postmortem (1990–) |
| Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers | Leslie Hendrix | Dick Wolf | Law & Order (1990–2010) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2000) Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011) |
| Dr. Julianna Cox | Michelle Forbes | Lyle Weldon & Emily Whitesell | Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) |
| Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald | Robbie Coltrane | Jimmy McGovern | Cracker (1993–1996, 2006) |
| Dr. Jane Halifax | Rebecca Gibney | Mac Gudgeon | Halifax f.p. (1994–2001) |
| Dr. Li Morris | | Nora Roberts | in Death (1995–) |
| Dr. Tony Hill | | Val McDermid | The Mermaids Singing (1995–) |
| Dr. Laura Hobson | Clare Holman | | The Way Through the Woods (1995–) |
| Professor Sam Ryan | Amanda Burton | Nigel McCrery | Silent Witness (1996–2004) |
| Dr. Melinda Warner | Tamara Tunie | Judith McCreary | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000–2018?) |
| Dr. Felix Gibson | Esther Hall | Barbara Machin | Waking the Dead (2000–2011) |
| Dr. Eve Lockhart | Tara Fitzgerald | Barbara Machin | Waking the Dead (2000–2011) |
| Dr. Frankie Wharton | Holly Aird | Barbara Machin | Waking the Dead (2000–2011) |
| Dr. Al Robbins | Robert David Hall | Anthony Zuiker | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015) |
| Dr. David Phillips | David Berman | Anthony Zuiker | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015) |
| Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh | Jill Hennessy | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Garret Macy | Miguel Ferrer | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Mahesh "Bug" Vijay | Ravi Kapoor | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Trey Sanders | Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Elaine Duchamps | Lorraine Toussaint | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Peter Winslow | Ivan Sergei | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Kate Switzer | Brooke Smith | Tim Kring | Crossing Jordan (2001–2007) |
| Dr. Alexx Woods | Khandi Alexander | Anthony Zuiker | CSI: Miami (2002–2012) |
| Dr. Randall Frazier | Erik Dellums | David Simon | The Wire (2002–2008) |
| Dr. Waldo Butters | Matt Gordon | Jim Butcher | Death Masks (2003) |
| Gerald Jackson | Pancho Demmings | Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill | NCIS (2003–) |
| Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard | David McCallum | Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill | NCIS (2003–) |
| Jimmy Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill | NCIS (2003–) |
| Tru Davies | Eliza Dushku | Jon Harmon Feldman | Tru Calling (2003–2005) |
| Dr. Sheldon Hawkes | Hill Harper | Anthony Zuiker | CSI: NY (2004–2013) |
| Dr. Sid Hammerback | Robert Joy | Anthony Zuiker | CSI: NY (2004–2013) |
| Dr. Sam Koo | Frankie Lam | Mui Siu-ching | Forensic Heroes (2006–) |
| Dr. "Woody" Strode | Kurt Fuller | Steve Franks | Psych (2006–2014) |
| Dr. Camille Saroyan | Tamara Taylor | Hart Hanson | Bones (2006–2017) |
| Dr. Asagao Yamada | Juri Ueno | Masahito Kagawa | Medical Examiner Asagao (2006–2022) |
| Henry Silver | Mark L. Taylor | | Saving Grace (2007–2010) |
| Yang Qiu-chi | Sun Jian | Mu Yi | Legend of the Concubinage [zh] (2007–2016) |
| Dr. Julia Ogden | Hélène Joy | Maureen Jennings | Murdoch Mysteries (2008–) |
| Dr. Emily Grace | Georgina Reilly | Maureen Jennings | Murdoch Mysteries (2008–) |
| Dr. Lanie Parish | Tamala Jones | Andrew W. Marlowe | Castle (2009–2016) |
| Dr. Sidney Perlmutter | Arye Gross | Andrew W. Marlowe | Castle (2009–2016) |
| Dr. Maura Isles | Sasha Alexander | Tess Gerritsen | Rizzoli & Isles (2010–2016) |
| Dr. Jin-woo Han | Ryu Deok-hwan | Park Jae-beom | Quiz of God (2010–2019) |
| Dr. Max Bergman | Masi Oka | Peter M. Lenkov, Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci | Hawaii Five-0 (2010–) |
| Dr. Curtis Brumfield | Windell Middlebrooks | Christopher Murphey | Body of Proof (2011–2013) |
| Dr. Ethan Gross | Geoffrey Arend | Christopher Murphey | Body of Proof (2011–2013) |
| Dr. Megan Hunt | Dana Delany | Christopher Murphey | Body of Proof (2011–2013) |
| Dr. Kate Murphy | Jeri Ryan | Christopher Murphey | Body of Proof (2011–2013) |
| Dr. Mike Collins | Mark Baezely | Barbara Machin | The Body Farm (2011) |
| Dr. Rosa Gilbert | Wunmi Mosaku | Barbara Machin | The Body Farm (2011) |
| Dr. Eve Lockart | Tara Fitzgerald | Barbara Machin | The Body Farm (2011) |
| Dr. Oscar "Oggy" Traynor | Finlay Robertson | Barbara Machin | The Body Farm (2011) |
| Dr. Malcom Carruthers | Andy Umberger | Rockstar Games | LA Noire (2011) |
| Dr. Yoon Ji-hoon | Park Shin-yang | Jang Hang-jun & Kim Eun-hee | Sign (2011) |
| Dr. Tamami Ōdate | Makiko Esumi | Atsuko Hashibe | Bull Doctor (2011) |
| Dr. Qin Ming | Zhang Ruoyun, Liu Dongqin, Jing Chao, Zhang Yao & Yan Kuan | Qin Ming | Medical Examiner Dr. Qin (2012–) |
| Dr. Betty Rogers | Lauren Holly | Daniel Cerone | Motive (2013–2016) |
| Dr. Mao Matsumoto | Emi Takei | Shizuka Ōishi | Truth of Zero (2014) |
| Dr. Loretta Wade | C. C. H. Pounder | Gary Glasberg | NCIS: New Orleans (2014–) |
| Dr. Henry Morgan | Ioan Gruffudd | Matt Miller | Forever (2014–2015) |
| Dr. Yang Pai-chuan | Lu-Hao Chu | Yu Shang-min | Sunset [zh] (2015) |
| Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti | Rahul Kohli | | iZombie (2015–) |
| Olivia "Liv" Moore | Rose McIver | | iZombie (2015–) |
| Rose Schwartz | Kathleen Rose Perkins | Shane Brennan | NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–) |
| Dr. Naomi Kimishima | Kirsten Potter | Atlus | Trauma Team (2010) |
| Ji-xue | Chen Bing | Tian Ran & Hu Qi-xia | Forensic Intern [zh] (2017) |
| Dr. Mikoto Misumi | Satomi Ishihara | Akiko Nogi | Unnatural (2018) |
| Dr. Baek Beom | Jung Jae-young | Min Ji-eun | Partners for Justice (2018–) |
| Dr. Daniel Harrow | Ioan Gruffudd | Stephen M. Irwin & Leigh McGrath | Harrow (2018–2021) |
| Dr. Takashi Yuzuki | Nao Ōmori | Jang Hang-jun & Kim Eun-hee | Sign (2019) |
| Dr. Yung Syueh-fung | | Chien Chia-cheng [zh] | The Truth Beneath the Snow (2022–) |
| Unnamed | Da-her Lin | Cheng Wei-hao & Yin Chen-hao | GG Precinct (2024) |