Who plays CIA Officer Carrie Mathison in 'Homeland'?
Carrie Mathison Carrie Mathison Carrie Anne Mathison, played by actress Claire Danes, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American television drama/thriller series "Homeland" on Showtime, created by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Carrie is a CIA officer who, while on assignment in Iraq, learned from a CIA asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by al-Qaeda. After a U.S. Marine sergeant named Nicholas Brody is rescued from captivity, Mathison believes that he is the POW described to her. Carrie's investigation of Brody is complicated by her bipolar disorder and results in an obsession with her suspect.
Carrie Mathison bipolar disorder. Danes' personal research into the CIA touched on such topics as its internal culture, agency politics, and the implications of being a female agent. She also was granted access to CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, and was able to personally consult with the female CIA officer whom the Carrie Mathison character was loosely based on. Hank Stuever of "The Washington Post" in his 2011 Fall TV roundup said that Carrie Mathison was "easily this season's strongest female character". "The A.V. Club"s Todd VanDerWerff called Carrie "my favorite new character of this TV season", noting the way she attacks