She never came to terms with her mother or Melinda when it came to their gifts and prefers not to speak of anything that has to do with ghosts, or her husband Tom Gordon. They begin a friendship, though Delia does not know about Melinda's gift at first. [2], He made his film debut in 2006 with a small role in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby[5] which was filmed primarily in and around Charlotte, North Carolina. However, when his spirit leaps into a dying man's body, she's presented with a new round of challenges when the man, Sam, survives with no memory of who he is. He doesn't work much anymore his last major role came in 2012's V/H/S horror anthology. [2] He got his first agent when he was 12[4] and at the age of 16 did a series of television commercials in Georgia for General Mills. He soon fell in love with and married Andrea, still remaining good friends with Melinda. He wears a two-piece suit and is usually seen laughing. He hands her a package containing images of her father's family. She then had a short run on Criminal Minds as Kate Callahan before taking a break from acting for a few years. She's also had plenty of success in more dramatic roles, often on procedurals. It isn't too much of a stretch, considering the series' name recognition and cult following. Last season, Ghost Whisperer took a huge creative risk. With the help of a ghost named Tessa, they manage to locate her and get her to safety. When looking back on classic television series of the last few decades, one that shouldn't be overlooked is Ghost Whisperer. However, the viewers continue to see him as Jim while everyone else in the show including Melinda sees him as Sam. A few episodes later, when his deceased father Charlie visits him and his mother, Melinda helps his father go into the Light. Ned and Melinda go to question Thomas's sister, Lucy, who everyone believes is the culprit to the scoreboard and bleachers, but she gets defensive and it is obvious she is hiding something. When the baby suddenly goes into fetal distress in the operating room, the seasons first ghosts appear to Melinda. She played recurring roles on Good Girls and Shameless. In "Bad Blood", Delia's need to find a rational explanation for every situation, including ones involving ghosts, is brought up. He sees Jim as a mentor and a father figure, since Ned's father passed. Mitchell has had several recent roles, but he has also revealedthat he has been diagnosed with ALS and is unable to get around without a wheelchair. Season 4 of Ghost Whisperer finds Melinda (Jennifer Love Hewitt) dealing with tragedy after Jim is killed in a tragic accident. She has had some smaller film roles, but Manheim is still best known for her television work. Melinda then realizes Jim is back and she happily hugs him. He went on to attain scouting's highest rank of Eagle Scout. He also had recurring roles on series like Roswell, Miss Match, and Boston Public. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. He managed to get out of the mental health institution by lying. Two different kinds of spirits that appear throughout the series. Although he can be stiff and abrupt, he loves his mother unconditionally. Eli's father thought she was really having a love affair with her friend's husband, making his spirit unable to cross over. It is impossible for Romano to get closer when Melinda helps spirits to "cross over" into The Light, because there is too much love, and love is what Romano hates. Sanders was born in Arden, North Carolina and grew up in nearby Hendersonville, North Carolina. Oct 29, 2004. Mel finds out that the two girls used to be friends until their mothers stopped talking and one family moved away. They had a loving relationship. When Matt becomes paranoid due to being haunted by his dead comrades and post-traumatic stress disorder, Jim confronts Matt in the town square and talks Matt out of trying to kill himself. This is revealed as the reason why each year Amber would show up and he gets sick. Christoph Sanders took over the role. Played by character actor John Walcutt, Romano often appeared clad entirely in black, with a wide-brimmed hat obscuring much of his face. In fact, all of his friends were dead, and he always hated watching them "cross over" into The Light. In the episode "Home But Not Alone," Ned has his first girlfriend and (probably) his first kiss. The Waco, Texas native was just 26 when Ghost Whisperer debuted on CBS, but she was already a 15-year industry veteran. Even though Melinda wants Jim to stay, she knows it's selfish of her and begs him to go into the light, promising she'll be there one day. Andrea never died. This reference could tell viewers that Romano ultimately became a Shadow after Andrea crossed over, and this is why he does not appear to Melinda for the rest of the series. I hope this doesn't become the target demographic they are going to be moving this show towards permanently. When he finds Melinda, she calls him Sam to which Jim replies "Why are you calling me Sam?" [3] Charlie died after being shot. Melinda's great-great-great-grandmother that died in 1848. Gabriel turns out to be a Ghost Whisperer from the Dark Side, and he had been gathering souls to prepare for what "was coming", a complex prophecy of the death of a "loved one". Melinda finally needs an emergency C-Section. Kenneth Mitchell had an impressive acting career both before and after the series. After her time on Ghost Whisperer, she took a brief hiatus from acting but has since returned to movies and television alike. Unlike Melinda, however, Beth chose not to embrace her gift, leaving Melinda to solve the mysteries of it herself. Delia eventually joins the main cast as an employee in Melinda's antique shop. Ned is a nice guy who has dedicated his life to helping Melinda with the occult. The . Portrayed by He got a part in a TV pilot within three months of being in Hollywood, but the show wasn't picked up by the network. Ghosts describe them as cold things and don't like to talk about them. 1. Thomas was trying to protect her and went in Lucy's place meet 'Krista'. When Eli attempts the theft of an ancient book from the library of the University, Zoe tells him the true value of the book, which she has studied. He is at Jim's funeral and talks about Jim before turning on an iPod with rock music which he says Jim would have wanted.[4]. She helps them find peace and cross into the light. Mohr was a pretty major star from the mid-'90s through the early 2000s. He was caught shoplifting at Melinda's antique shop, stealing Grateful Dead tickets. Beth Gordon (portrayed by Anne Archer), Melinda's mother and Aiden's grandmother, has the ability to communicate with ghosts, but chooses not to. Christopher "Christoph" Sanders (born April 21, 1988) is an American actor who is best known for his role as Ned Banks in the television series Ghost Whisperer and Kyle Anderson in the sitcom Last Man Standing on ABC (2011-2017) and FOX . As he learns more about his gift, he becomes more and more willing to help Melinda with the hauntings and even enjoys it. When Melinda says "You're back", Jim, who now believes he is Sam and has no memory as Jim, says "Do I know you?" Melinda answers, "I wasn't talking to you." Relieved to hear his surgery went well, Melinda is taken to his room and asks if she may stay with him until he awakens. Aiden Lucas, Melinda's son, is the only one who has the ability to see both of them while his mother and the Watchers cannot. In life, he apparently had the ability to speak to ghosts just like Melinda and her maternal relations, meaning that Melinda received her ability from both parents.[6]. Being an Eagle Scout affects your outlook on your fellow man." Ned asks Melinda's help when he's injured by what appears to be a ghost haunting his new girlfriend, but as Melinda struggles to solve the mystery of who the ghost is she runs into interference from the girlfriend's family. The Children's Parade He was searching for his granddaughter's killer. Love Still Won't Die As Tom realizes to whom Melinda had been calling, Paul enters Tom's body and forces him to fall to his death. An image in the package, in fact from Melinda's mother's past, leads Melinda to an underground church and her great-great-great grandmother, Tessa. In season 4, there was a plot which involved his mother suspecting him of smoking marijuana, but as it turned out, it was his mother's friend's joint. Biographical Information When a confused ghost dressed as a clown begins haunting Melinda's house, it's up to her and Eli to look for answers in the ghost's final case as a private investigator - a love story involving greed and suspicion. Ghost Whisperer marked a successful return to television for the actress, and she's found solid success there since the show ended. After securing the Book, Eli calls to Zoe, who informs him about the Other Side. He is the son of Delia and Charlie Banks. Once the series came to an end in 2010, he had a few other guest spots and small roles before landing another major gig as Kyle Anderson on the Tim Allen sitcom Last Man Standing. Andrea becomes essential to the store and Melinda, because of the very fact she knows about Melinda's gift. This led to his wrongful incarceration. After Thomas falls asleep at home, he doesn't wake up. Sanders' character eventually became the boyfriend, and later husband, to the middle daughter. While still a little skeptical of Melinda's gift, Delia tells her that she will open the shop the next morning. Lacy didn't cross over because she was worried about her son. Parents This leads Melinda to try to prove to him who he really is, especially when pieces of Jim's memory start to show. S5, Ep19 30 Apr. See production, box office & company info, Stage 18, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA. She used her gift to help put these spirits at ease and help them cross over. Jennifer Love Hewitt Didn't Like the Ending. It has been suggested Tom is part of the Dark Side, and he is developing a plan to get Melinda into the Dark Side. He would become strangely sick, for example. We also learn that it was Tim who saved Charlie's life. The fact that he lasted the whole series is surprising considering that (spoiler alert!) She has continued that success in the years after Ghost Whisperer as well. As of season five, he is a student at Rockland University. The official "Ghost Whisperer" of Ghost Whisperer, Jennifer Love Hewitt has gone through a few reinventions in her acting career. Joined. That was soon followed by a role in the somewhat controversial movie Hounddog which was shot on a plantation near Wilmington, North Carolina. Her married name was Patterson, according to Melinda. In "Delia's First Ghost", Tim tries to get Jim to tell him what Delia likes so he can impress her. In the episode "Heart and Soul", Delia's need for a rational explanation nearly destroys her relationship with Melinda, but a conversation with her son and a moment with "Sam" at a basketball court provides her with faith in Melinda's gift. He's had film success in a few roles, like Edmundo in The Wedding Ringer and Julio in The Mule. It seems Rick had somewhat of a crush on Melinda when they first met; he was clearly embarrassed by everything he said to her, afraid it might sound stupid. He has a certain charm, despite his ability to annoy even those with saintly amounts of patience, and he is a good friend to those who can stand to stick with him. Andrea once worked in New York City, as a lawyer, until she moved to Grandview. Melinda believes him staying behind was a sign that he was to be her and Jim's future child they would have together. After Krista is attacked by a bat in her car and a text is sent around school from a non-existent IP address, Melinda begins to believe that Thomas may have had something going with Krista. The episode ends with Gabriel speaking to Tom Gordon about what seems like a plan to get Melinda to help ghosts in a dark way. In "Slambook," Ned (played by Christoph Sanders from then on) is on the basketball team when a ghost begins tampering with the scoreboard to make it read 34 + G.F. = Death, implaying Ned's teammate, #34 Brad and his girlfriend, Krista. He also comments that there are more Shinies than there are Shadows, and that if they were to go to war with each other, the Shinies would win. Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Ghost_Whisperer_characters&oldid=1152302015, Lists of American drama television series characters, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from August 2019, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Professor at Rockland University, therapist, Melinda's grandmother, seen in several episodes. Aiden is also the grandson of Paul Eastman and Beth Gordon who are Melinda's parents and Aiden and Faith Clancy who are Jim's parents. Missing the small things Melinda used to do and the ghost she used to help. Andrea's date of death is in the book of changes backwards and was mentioned before a flashback of the plane crash which killed her. As a Top 40 recording artist, TV actress ( Party Of Five ), and movie star ( I Know What You Did Last Summer ), Hewitt brought substantial show business clout to the series. The character joins the main cast in season three. By the end of the episode Delia learns, with Melinda's help, Charlie is only haunting her because he wants her to be safe. Tragedies like that happen every day in real life, and I think that if this film opens a few more eyes, then it is definitely worth it. They decide to stay to take care of her son, although he disagrees with the idea. Before his birth, the watchers predict him and tell Melinda that her son is the key if the ghost's balances shift, and he will be more powerful than she is. He helps out Melinda with her ghosts even against his mother's wishes. He had been observing her moves for quite a long time. Beings of good who are composed of light energy. He then went into The Light. Except the aliens forgot about the millions of viewers who would undoubtedly notice that the kid was suddenly old. I wish I could say I'm just like you. But from the time I was a little girl, I knew I could talk to the dead. Once he died, Beth married Tom and never told Melinda about her real father. However, before he crosses over, the boy admits that his death was an accident, and that he had spoken to Eastman as a ghost to lead him to his body. They are sworn enemies of each other, created by the emotions of ghosts, and feed upon others. He is always eager to help Melinda with her ghosts. Gabriel returns to Grandview in the third season episode "Weight of What Was", informing Melinda he is her half-brother. Years active. Accidentally bludgeoned to death with a baseball bat, Car accident when the car went into the river, Fell and was impaled to death by a metal pike, Suicide by exsanguination from wrist cutting due to, Suffocated to death inside an old army storage unit, Cassidy crossed over but came back to talk to Aiden and revealed that ghost children became shinies, Murdered by Geoff Colson via gunshot wound, Laughing Man (appears with Romano and is a ghostly agent for the dark side.
