The Handler (TV series)
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The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock
, airing in the United States on CBS
in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano
as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle (hence the title) young undercover
officers in the FBI. Other cast members included Hill Harper
, Anna Belknap
, Lola Glaudini
, and Tanya Wright.
Chris Haddock
Chris Haddock is a Canadian screenwriter and producer. He began as a street performer, but turned to song and screen writing, particularly for television shows. One of his earliest efforts in TV writing was episodes of MacGyver...
, airing in the United States on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano is an American film and television actor. He played the character of Ralph Cifaretto on The Sopranos, Bob Keane in La Bamba, Cypher in The Matrix, Teddy in Memento, Francis Fratelli in The Goonies, Guido "the Killer Pimp" in Risky Business, and Jennifer Tilly's...
as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle (hence the title) young undercover
Undercover
Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
officers in the FBI. Other cast members included Hill Harper
Hill Harper
Francis Harper , known professionally as Hill Harper, is an American film, television and stage actor, and author. An alumnus of Harvard Law School, he is best known for his portrayal of Dr...
, Anna Belknap
Anna Belknap
Anna Belknap is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Detective Lindsay Monroe on CSI: NY.-Personal life:...
, Lola Glaudini
Lola Glaudini
Lola Glaudini is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Elle Greenaway on the hit CBS series Criminal Minds, and for her role as Agent Deborah Ciccerone on the award winning HBO series The Sopranos....
, and Tanya Wright.