Warehouse agents Helena G. Wells James MacPherson James MacPherson (
Roger Rees) is a former Warehouse Agent who was
Artie Nielsen's partner. According to his
backstory, he and Artie had a falling out, fifteen years previously, when MacPherson used the "Phoenix" artifact to rescue his wife, Carol Augustine (Lynne Cormack), from a fire that killed five firefighters (whenever the Phoenix is used to save a life, at least one other person must die). MacPherson went to prison, but he escaped two years later and disappeared. He returns in Season 1 as Artie's
nemesis. He is acquiring and selling Warehouse
artifacts to release them back into the world. He demonstrates a great wealth of knowledge of
paranormal artifacts which he uses to accomplish his goals. Though numerous attempts have been made to capture him over the years, he remains large until the Season 2 premiere, "Time Will Tell," when he is killed in the Warehouse. In the following episode, his ghost seems to haunt the Warehouse but is seen only by Artie. His ghost's last act is to lead Artie to his room at Leena's—duplicated and stored in the Warehouse like all former agents—to show him a pocket watch that the two of them had argued over; the watch is accompanied by a note willing it to Artie. In the Season 4 premiere, we learn, "A New Hope" that the watch is the key to the location of a device having the power to reverse the destruction wrought by Walter Sykes in the Season 3 finale. In the Season 3 episode, "The Greatest Gift," Pete accidentally uses a Christmas artifact to create a parallel timeline where MacPherson is in charge of the Warehouse, Artie has been banished from the Warehouse and imprisoned, and Myka and Claudia were never recruited into the Warehouse. As the only one who remembered the original universe, Pete gathered his team together to fight MacPherson. MacPherson killed Artie in the same way he died in the original universe, moments before Pete erased the alternate universe and restored the original timeline.
Hugo Miller Hugo Miller (
René Auberjonois) was a computer genius and Warehouse agent in the late 1970s. In his quest to create a virtual
artificial intelligence (AI), he attempted to use an artifact to copy his mind into the Warehouse software, which failed. He did succeed in transferring (not copying)
half his mind, causing him to be committed to a mental hospital. In Season 2, when the dormant AI emerged and took control of the Warehouse, Artie and the team used the artifact to reverse the process and restore Hugo's mind. He reappears in the Season 3 episode "
Love Sick" to help Artie when an artifact-enhanced computer virus begins to infect people, leading to the cellular degeneration of their bodies and eventually death. In the same episode, he had a relationship with Vanessa Calder when they were both active Warehouse Agents.
Rebecca St. Clair Rebecca St. Clair (1929–2010) (
Roberta Maxwell), was a former Warehouse Agent under an unknown last name (although she is called Agent St. Clair in the episode "3... 2... 1"). Her years of service are unknown, though it is established she was already an agent in 1961. She left Warehouse 13 after the disappearance of her partner and lover, Jack Secord. She changed her last name and moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1965, where she worked as an elementary school teacher until retirement. She twice assists Agents Lattimer and Bering in solving various cases (episodes "Burnout" and "Where and When"). Stricken with terminal cancer, she dies while going back in time to 1961, using H.G. Wells' Time Machine to spend her final moments with Jack. The young Rebecca (
Alex Paxton-Beesley) appears in flashbacks in the episodes "Where and When" and "3... 2... 1".
Jack Secord Jack Secord (
Chad Connell), was a former U.S. Marine and Secret Service Agent; it was said that he received "vibes" similar to later Warehouse Agent Pete Lattimer. He was recruited by the Warehouse in 1955 and went missing in 1962. In the episode "Burnout," his body is found sealed up in an abandoned cellar, an act of self-sacrifice to entomb a dangerous artifact that had attached itself to his body. He was romantically involved with his partner Rebecca (St. Clair). Jack's character is seen in
flashback in the episodes "Where and When" and "3...2...1."
Warehouse Caretakers Mrs. Irene Frederic Mrs. Irene Frederic (
C. C. H. Pounder) is the director of the Warehouse program and Caretaker of Warehouse 13. A shadowy figure who suddenly appears and disappears, she is Artie's immediate superior, and answers to the Regents. As the Caretaker, some mental link exists between her and the Warehouse, giving her, among other advantages, a complete mental inventory of all artifacts in Warehouse 13. Another result of this is that her life and the Warehouse's life are linked; both die if one dies. She is immune to natural death, resulting in her appearance never changing despite her advanced age. In the "Pilot" episode, Dickinson's research uncovers that she worked for the Treasury Department in the 1950s. It is revealed in the season 2 episode "Where and When" that she has been in charge at the Warehouse since at least 1961. Mrs. Frederic had at least one child, a son, but in the season 4 episode "No Pain, No Gain," we learn that she has long outlived him. She maintains a current relationship with her grandson, who is now an older man. In the Season 3 finale, Mrs. Frederic dies because of the Warehouse's destruction, her body aging into a skeleton to indicate her long life. In the Season 4 premiere, Artie uses Magellan's astrolabe to reverse time, restore the Warehouse, and undo her death. Because of Artie's behavioral change regarding H.G. Wells, Mrs. Frederic suspects that Artie has "done something," hinting that she may know that he used the astrolabe. She shows Artie that one of the braids in her hair is now silver, enhancing her suspicions. Mrs. Frederic teaches Claudia how to be a caretaker, showing her an artifact being born when a woman is wounded saving a baby during a store robbery. But she also shows the downside of the position by visiting a nursing home where Mrs. Frederic's grandson (who appears to be in his 60s) resides, showing the consequences of a long life.
Paracelsus Paracelsus (
Anthony Stewart Head) is an incarcerated "bronzed" alchemist, whom Nick tricked Claudia into releasing. He is the brother of Sutton and the reason for his family's immortality. He was a former director of the Warehouse program and the Caretaker of Warehouse 9. He is stated as being the creator of the
Philosopher's stone. After he is debronzed, he pieces together the stone's two halves and makes Sutton, Nick, and Charlotte mortal once again. He escapes before Myka and Pete can stop him and goes to San Francisco. He heals cancer patients with the stone, only to sacrifice them once again to achieve immortality. He could "see" people through their eyes, namely their health. He was caretaker of warehouse 9
Warehouse regents Benedict Valda Benedict Valda (
Mark Sheppard) was the most frequently seen Regent through the series' first two seasons. The Regents are the executive board of the Warehouses. Valda first appeared in the season 1 episode "Breakdown," in which the Regents question Artie about his capability. This was Artie's first meeting with the Regents. Valda appeared more frequently in season 2; in "Beyond Our Control," he joins Mrs. Frederic in an attempt to remove MacPherson's energy from Leena's brain using a combination of artifacts, while in "Around the Bend," he is introduced to Pete, Myka, and Claudia, and becomes the target of Pete's temporary insanity. In the season 2 episode "Buried," Valda is revealed to be the Regents' expert on Warehouse 2. He sacrifices himself in the Warehouse's Hallway of Death trap to allow Pete, Myka, and Helena to move on. His voice is briefly heard when Artie watches Leena's statement (that all Warehouse employees record upon joining, stating they understand the job's risks), interviewing her. In season 5, in an alternate timeline created by Paracelsus, Valda was his right-hand man. Although the timeline was eliminated by Pete, Valda was holding onto a tuning fork that he'd found in Pete's bag which proved to be an artifact that protected him from his timeline's erasure. Valda attempts to take power over the Warehouse for himself, but Pete manages to neutralize the tuning fork, but not before Claire Donovan transfers the telekinetic rage that an artifact gave her into Valda. No longer protected from the erasure of his timeline, the alternate Valda is erased from existence, taking Claire's telekinetic rage with him and curing her.
Adwin Kosan Adwin Kosan (
Faran Tahir) is the highest-ranking Warehouse
Regent and the primary decision-maker for personnel matters. Kosan approved the reinstatement to active duty of
Helena G. Wells and
Myka Bering. In Season 3, he is one of the few Regents to survive Walter Sykes' orchestrated attacks. When meeting with other Regents, he uses a
business card with the name "Diana K Snow," which is an
anagram for Adwin Kosan.
Theodora Stanton Theodora Stanton (Paula Boudreau) is a Warehouse Regent who appears in the episodes "Breakdown," "Trials," and "The 40th Floor"; she is also the proprietor of Ted's Restaurant in Univille. She is one of the Regents who approved
Myka Bering’s reinstatement to the Warehouse following her temporary leave. Using the
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire doorknob, Sally Stukowski (
Ashley Williams) tortures and kills her during Walter Sykes' reign of terror. While under duress, she gives up the location where three fellow Regents are sheltered.
Lok Archer Lok Archer (name of both character and actor) is a Warehouse Regent who appears briefly in the episodes "Breakdown", "Trials", and "Shadows". In the latter episode, he is seen only as a corpse after being murdered by Walter Sykes. It is from Archer that Sykes learns of the ancient regent sanctum and the portal into Warehouse 13.
Jane Lattimer Jane Lattimer (
Kate Mulgrew) is a Warehouse Regent and the Guardian. She is also the mother of agent
Pete Lattimer. She has kept many secrets about Warehouse 13, which, at first, left Pete feeling he does not really know her. They take a trip back to memory lane in the episode "Shadows," which helps him understand she was only trying to protect him. All Regents are selected for their areas of expertise: Jane's is dealing with children. In "The 40th Floor", she becomes the Guardian of Warehouse 13 and is entrusted with the Remati Shackle, which is the last line of defense for Warehouse 13 in the face of disaster.
Mr. Keeler Mr. Keeler (Jeffery R. Smith) is a Warehouse Regent who appears in the episodes "Emily Lake," "A New Hope," and "Endless Wonder." He is the manager of the Valu-Mart in Elk Ridge,
South Dakota, which is a cover for the Regent Vault that once safeguarded the
Janus Coin containing the essence of
Helena G. Wells. Keeler also has a Master of History degree from the fictional South Dakota University,
Rapid City, where he has access to a private Regent Library. Keeler, along with
Leena (
Genelle Williams), plays an important role in decoding the location of the
alidade to
Ferdinand Magellan's
astrolabe. He and Leena also research the artifact,
Gandhi’s
dhoti, used to defuse Walter Sykes' bomb. He is killed by Benedict Valda (from Paracelsus' alternate timeline, not the real Valda) in Endless Wonder.
Other personnel Dr. Abigail Cho Dr. Abigail Cho (
Kelly Hu) is introduced in the Season 4 episode "The Sky's the Limit" as the new proprietress of Leena's Bed and Breakfast. She is a former Warehouse psychologist whom the regents brought out of retirement to help Artie deal with his grief over Leena's death and, more generally, to assess and aid in the mental well-being of all Warehouse 13 personnel. She is officially revealed to be "The Keeper," a failsafe of all classified information regarding the entire history of the Warehouses 1–13.
Dr. Vanessa Calder Dr. Vanessa Calder (
Lindsay Wagner) is the official Warehouse physician and, as a cover, works for the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Artie, who is attracted to Vanessa, was using an artifact to regrow his appendix every year for Vanessa to remove until he was encouraged by Pete's advice to ask her on a date. Vanessa and Artie have feelings for each other, which they finally admit at the end of the "Love Sick" episode. Vanessa was also called upon in the episode "Buried" to care for Mrs. Frederic when her brain was being eclipsed by Warehouse 2; she was prepared to transfer the Caretaker status from Mrs. Frederic to Claudia, but this was resolved when Warehouse 2 was shut down. Dr. Calder also appears in the
Alphas episode "Never Let Me Go," establishing that, along with
Eureka,
Alphas takes place in the same continuity as
Warehouse 13. == Other recurring characters ==