Peter Burke, depicted by Tim DeKay, is an FBI agent. He originally caught Neal Caffrey and put him in jail, but then once Neal escaped, he captured him again, only to negotiate Neal’s eventual freedom for helping Peter solve cases. Hesitant to trust Neal at first; he is slowly warming up to him. Peter always tries to find the most interesting cases, and usually solves them through determination and hard work. Elizabeth Burke, Peter’s wife, is always supportive and has even helped on a case every once in a while.