The Shield Kavanaugh (Season 5, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The Shield

Kavanaugh (Season 5, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

As Kavanaugh deals with the emotional circumstances surrounding the return of his ex-wife, his obsession to take down the Strike Team comes to a head.

Showrunner

Shawn Ryan

Director

D.J. Caruso

Writers

Shawn Ryan (created by) (written by) | Scott Rosenbaum (written by)

Producers

Michael Chiklis | Elizabeth Craft | Kevin G. Cremin | Sarah Fain | Shawn Ryan

Cinematographer

Rohn Schmidt

Editor

Hunter M. Via

Casting Directors

Barbara Fiorentino | Rebecca Mangieri | Wendy Weidman

Production Designer

Anthony Medina

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 2006

Release date

Feb 28, 2006 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 14 wins & 62 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
27 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey Detective Vic Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Catherine Dent Officer Danny Sofer Officer Danny Sofer See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Walton Goggins Detective Shane Vendrell Detective Shane Vendrell See fewer	Justified (2010)
Michael Jace Officer Julien Lowe Officer Julien Lowe See fewer	The Replacements (2000)
Kenny Johnson Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky (as Kenneth Johnson) Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky (as Kenneth Johnson) See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Jay Karnes Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Cathy Cahlin Ryan Corrine Mackey Corrine Mackey See fewer	The Shield (2002)
David Rees Snell Detective Ronnie Gardocki Detective Ronnie Gardocki See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Forest Whitaker Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh See fewer	The Last King of Scotland (2006)
David Marciano Captain Steve Billings Captain Steve Billings See fewer	Due South (1994)
Paula Garcés Officer Tina Hanlon (as Paula Garces) Officer Tina Hanlon (as Paula Garces) See fewer	A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Onahoua Rodriguez Emolia Melendez Emolia Melendez See fewer	Perry Mason (2020)
Gina Torres Sadie Kavanaugh Sadie Kavanaugh See fewer	Serenity (2005)
Luis Antonio Ramos Guardo Lima Guardo Lima See fewer	Power (2014)
Ray Proscia Sidney Dirber Sidney Dirber See fewer	Suits (2011)
De'Angelo Wilson Marcus 'M.C. Gond Good' Dunn (as De'Angelo K. Wilson) Marcus 'M.C. Gond Good' Dunn (as De'Angelo K. Wilson) See fewer	8 Mile (2002)
Anthony Anderson Antwon Mitchell Antwon Mitchell See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Melanie Myers Officer Paula Myers Officer Paula Myers See fewer	The Shield (2002)
David Batiste Kyle Irwin Kyle Irwin See fewer	King of New York (1990)
Robert Vazquez Emmanuel Olivo Emmanuel Olivo See fewer	Border Lost (2008)
Eric Christie Eric Zuckerman Eric Zuckerman See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
Matthew Pollino Tejado (as Matthew Polino) Tejado (as Matthew Polino) See fewer	The Shield (2002)
Desire Galvez Maria Maria See fewer	Dangerous Minds (1995)
James Dalesandro Vending Technician Vending Technician See fewer	The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Kelly Bellini Buena Buena See fewer	Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Ruben Avitia Background Detective (uncredited) Background Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Just The Tip (2019)
Eric Shackelford Crazed Inmate (uncredited) Crazed Inmate (uncredited) See fewer	I'm Dying Up Here (2017)