The brothers are able to find common ground when it comes to their desire to keep their Mom happy and safe.

Nate still resents Michael’s joining the military and leaving him at home with their abusive father. Madeline’s other son is Nate (Seth Peterson), Micahel’s down-on-his-luck younger brother who has a tendency to wager property that he doesn’t own. When Sam’s not doing that, he lives with Michael’s mom, a chain-smoking hypochondriac named Madeline Westen (Sharon Gless). Using the alias of Chuck Finley, Sam has no job and no place to live, so he sleeps with rich, older women in exchange for food and shelter. He tells Michael about this and they pass false information to the FBI. He works as a double agent and has been asked to report on Michael to the FBI. Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell) is a former Navy SEAL and a semi-retired intelligence operative. Fiona and Michael are drawn to each other and, in their line of work, they really don’t have anyone else they can be with. She decides to stick around in Miami after Michael shows up and becomes one of his confidantes.

So, working as a private investigator, he hopes to learn who burned him and why.įiona is a former IRA operative. Michael learns that if he leaves Miami he’ll be taken into custody. A quick wit with two black belts, Michael’s assets have been frozen and he’s been abandoned by all of his business contacts. He soon finds himself back in his hometown of Miami with his ex, Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar). Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) flees a Nigerian operation that is taken down after the sudden non-cooperation of his U.S. This comedy/drama centers around a spy who’s received a “burn notice,” meaning that the agency that he works for has wiped him off the grid, leaving him with no work history, no money, and no identity. Performers include: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Paul Tei, Tricia Helfer, Seth Peterson, Marc Macaulay, and Brandon Morris.

Burn notice tv show