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Arthur Campbell is a fictional character portrayed by Peter Gallagher in the TV series Covert Affairs.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Pilot (season 1), they were 54 years old.
They appear in 72 episodes out of a total of 75 aired and have accumulated 771 positive votes.
The character of Arthur Campbell is mainly associated with Joan Campbell, Auggie Anderson and Annie Walker.

Arthur Campbell

by Peter Gallagher

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Episodes72

  • 7.4
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    Pilot

    episode S1.E1 july 2010
    New CIA recruit Annie Walker is brought in to retrieve secrets from a Russian spy seeking asylum, but he is assassinated by a sniper before the exchange can be finished.
  • 7.2
    /10

    Walter's Walk

    episode S1.E2 july 2010
    Annie tries to reach out and protect a mother and son after the son uncovers a coded IRA message.
  • 7.7
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    No Quarter

    episode S1.E4 august 2010
    After a routine briefcase exchange at a Swiss airport goes wrong, Annie is stuck at a safe house with a Mossad officer whom she's not sure she can trust.
  • 7.3
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    In the Light

    episode S1.E5 august 2010
    Annie is given the difficult task of asking a reclusive former officer for assistance as the agency tries to track down an African arms dealer who is trying to enter the United States.
  • 7.3
    /10

    What Is and What Should Never Be

    episode S1.E8 august 2010
    After Annie witnesses a suspicious purchase at an art auction, her follow-up brings a surprise visitor - Ben Mercer - back into her life.
  • 7.2
    /10

    Fool in the Rain

    episode S1.E9 september 2010
    An Iranian delegate escapes from a world trade convention in Toronto and wishes to defect to the United States. Annie, on vacation in Niagra Falls with her sister, is asked to handle the arrangements.
  • 7.5
    /10

    I Can't Quit You, Baby

    episode S1.E10 september 2010
    After a diamond smuggler is busted trying to enter the country, Annie is sent to London to infiltrate the group and replace him.
  • 7.4
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    When the Levee Breaks

    episode S1.E11 september 2010
    Ben Mercer ends his rogue operations and comes in from the cold because he needs help rescuing a former asset who has been captured and sent to Sri Lanka, and Annie is sent to help him.
  • 7.1
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    Begin the Begin

    episode S2.E1 june 2011
    Ben disappears when he and Annie return to Washington, D.C.; Annie helps protect a Russian tennis player.
  • 7.6
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    Good Advices

    episode S2.E2 june 2011
    Annie is sent to Paris to cultivate a new asset.
  • 7.7
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    Bang and Blame

    episode S2.E3 june 2011
    Annie investigates the leak of a CIA trainee's name.
  • 7.3
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    All the Right Friends

    episode S2.E4 june 2011
    While in Argentina attempting to exchange a spy, an assassin attacks Annie and the spy, Carlo Reni. Forced on the run, Annie and Carlo have to evade arrest and figure out who set them up before the assassin can catch up with them.
  • 7.4
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    Around the Sun

    episode S2.E5 july 2011
    While Annie tries to find out who is giving NASA secrets to the Colombians, Auggie accepts his promotion, and his replacement has difficulty fitting in.
  • 7.3
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    The Outsiders

    episode S2.E6 july 2011
    Annie and Reva are captured by the Secret Police at the Poland/Belarus border, and Jai leads the team sent in to rescue them.
  • 8
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    Half a World Away

    episode S2.E7 july 2011
    While on vacation in Turkey, Auggie suspects that he has found the Iraqi target who was responsible for his war injuries.
  • 7.7
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    Welcome to the Occupation

    episode S2.E8 july 2011
    Eco-terrorists hold a group of oil executives hostage in Mexico City, and Ben Mercer re-emerges as part of Annie's team sent in to assess the situation.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Sad Professor

    episode S2.E9 august 2011
    Annie discovers that the latest CIA casualty is her former language professor - whom she had no idea was part of the agency - and she is assigned to find a secret message in his documents before his killers.
  • 7.6
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    World Leader Pretend

    episode S2.E10 august 2011
    Annie helps a Chinese scientist defect to the US. Annie faces the music after confessing to Danielle that she is actually a spy.
  • 7.6
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    The Wake-Up Bomb

    episode S2.E11 november 2011
    While Annie searches for a new safe house, she is assigned to surveillance duties on a pair of brothers who may be plotting an attack against the Spanish government. Meanwhile, Jai launches a power play to get away from Arthur.
  • 7.3
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    Uberlin

    episode S2.E12 november 2011
    When one of Arthur's former female Cold War assets emerges during one of Annie's missions, he immediately flies to Berlin to help, which sparks Joan's curiosity about their past relationship.
  • 7.6
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    A Girl Like You

    episode S2.E13 november 2011
    Annie is assigned to find out why Mossad agent Eyal Lavine is in Washington, but both get in big trouble when his mission gets a CIA asset killed.
  • 7.2
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    Horse to Water

    episode S2.E14 november 2011
    Arthur suspects that an imprisoned spy who betrayed the U.S. may have gotten a Russian asset killed, which leads Annie to a mission to investigate his two daughters, which hits close to home because of her situation with Danielle.
  • 7.5
    /10

    What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

    episode S2.E15 november 2011
    An agent for the British intelligence, MI6, approaches Annie since she is an employee of the Smithsonian. He wants her to help with the surveillance of an art dealer. Kenneth wants her to get him into the Smithsonian to gather information.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Letter Never Sent

    episode S2.E16 december 2011
    An assignment in Stockholm put Annie and Danielle in jeopardy during their vacation, and Jai must choose between loyalties to his father and Arthur after a failed lie detector test.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Hang on to Yourself

    episode S3.E1 july 2012
    The team must pick up the pieces and go after the people responsible for killing one of their own agents.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Sound and Vision

    episode S3.E2 july 2012
    Annie and Auggie race the clock in Spain to locate a computer virus that has drawn the interest of China.
  • 8.1
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    The Last Thing You Should Do

    episode S3.E3 july 2012
    Annie, Joan, and Lena must put aside their differences when Auggie runs into trouble while visiting Parker in Africa.
  • 7.7
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    Speed of Life

    episode S3.E4 july 2012
    While Annie tries to play nice with an FBI investigator to find out more about a break-in at a high-tech company, Simon unexpectedly shows up in the U.S.
  • 7.6
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    This Is Not America

    episode S3.E5 august 2012
    Annie tells Lena that Simon contacted her, and Annie thinks she can get information from him. Joan assigns Annie to help find an Iranian missile that uses American technology. Annie works with Eyal in Israel to find who made the missile.
  • 7.2
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    Hello Stranger

    episode S3.E6 august 2012
    Auggie sees a therapist to deal with losing Parker. Annie tries to turn the chief aid for the Yemen Prime Minister is in the country for a heart operation. With promises of security, he agrees. Annie finds out she cannot protect his family.
  • 7.9
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    Loving the Alien

    episode S3.E7 august 2012
    Annie is alone and cut off from CIA support as she follows Simon to Cuba.
  • 8.6
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    Glass Spider

    episode S3.E8 september 2012
    At Jai's safe house, Annie & Auggie find Jai was investigating Simon. Annie tells Arthur & Joan she has been cultivating Simon and thinks she can turn him. Simon says no, but asks Annie to marry him. Simon & Annie are gunned down by Lena.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Suffragette City

    episode S3.E9 september 2012
    As the life of one the Agency's best hangs in the balance, the team works to discover the truth after it's revealed that one of their own might not be who they thought.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Let's Dance

    episode S3.E10 september 2012
    Lena escapes to Russia. Against CIA orders, Joan gives Annie permission to find Lena. Annie tracks Lena, who then tries to convert Annie as a counter spy. That fails, and Lena tries to shoot Annie. Annie kills Lena in self defense.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Rock 'n' Roll Suicide

    episode S3.E11 october 2012
    Annie is captured by the Russians after completing her mission, and Auggie launches a plan for her escape, with the help of another old friend.
  • 7.7
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    Wishful Beginnings

    episode S3.E12 october 2012
    Annie must work with Eyal again as both the CIA and Mossad track down a spy investigating a Saudi oil magnate.
  • 7.5
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    Man in the Middle

    episode S3.E13 october 2012
    Annie convinces the CIA to act on Mossad intelligence she got from Eyal, Arthur confronts Joan on her suspicious behavior, and Auggie's ex-fiancée returns asking for a favor.
  • 7.6
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    Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)

    episode S3.E14 november 2012
    Eyal helps Annie track down a lost asset, but can she continue to trust him? Meanwhile, Arthur has to pay the price for Annie's faulty intelligence.
  • 7.7
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    Quicksand

    episode S3.E15 november 2012
    After Annie escapes a trap set by Khalid Ansari, Annie and Eyal go to Switzerland to track him down. Meanwhile, Auggie is deployed back to Iraq to help a fellow soldier.
  • 8.1
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    Lady Stardust

    episode S3.E16 november 2012
    Annie considers betraying the agency to save Eyal, but Auggie comes to the rescue. Meanwhile, Henry Wilcox returns from prison and sets his sights on Arthur and Joan.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Vamos

    episode S4.E1 july 2013
    Annie and Auggie continue their relationship. They travel to Colombia to find evidence against Henry Wilcox and clear Auggie's name. Joan finds out she is pregnant.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Dig for Fire

    episode S4.E2 july 2013
    Arthur resigns, saying he had an extramarital affair. He asks Annie to find out if Henry knows Teo is his son. Annie and Auggie continue their investigation and find a mole in the CIA. They learn Arthur never cheated but lied to protect Joan.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Into the White

    episode S4.E3 july 2013
    Annie meets Arthur and tells him there is a bomb threat against Teo. Arthur tells Annie that Teo is a double agent. Annie goes to Colombia to determine Teo's allegiance. Joan is asked about her qualifications for head position at the agency.
  • 7.7
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    Rock a My Soul

    episode S4.E4 august 2013
    Annie follows two Chinese nationalists working in Washington DC as they are involved in the funding a terrorist bomb attack. Joan is now the head of clandestine affairs; Auggie is promoted to interim head of DPD. Henry vows to kill Teo.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Here Comes Your Man

    episode S4.E5 august 2013
    Calder Michaels replaces Auggie as interim DPD head. Augie learns Calder is the new mole for Henry. Calder traced money from the Chens to a terrorist in Vienna; Annie is sent there to gather information. Joan and Arthur get back together.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Space (I Believe In)

    episode S4.E6 august 2013
    Seth Newman's body is found. The FBI is investigating his death. Annie manages to be part of the FBI team so she can prevent them from finding out her involvement. Henry knows Annie is involved but still makes her an offer to join his team.
  • 7.3
    /10

    Crackity Jones

    episode S4.E7 august 2013
    Auggie finds out his former partner, whom he loved and saw shot, is still alive. Annie works with her to locate missing weapons that Henry might be selling to terrorists. Calder learns Annie is lying about events from a previous mission.
  • 7.7
    /10

    I've Been Waiting for You

    episode S4.E8 september 2013
    Annie tracks down Teo to ask him to question Eduardo about Henry's involvement in stolen weapons and bombings. Eduardo is killed by Henry's men. Calder confronts Joan about evidence Annie has hidden. Calder goes after Auggie for evidence.
  • 8
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    Hang Wire

    episode S4.E9 september 2013
    Calder interrogates Auggie, and Auggie realizes Calder is not working with Henry. Teo goes after Henry but Annie aborts his shot. Henry captures them and frames Teo for missile fired at a plane. Annie and Teo escape, but Teo is badly shot.
  • 8.3
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    Levitate Me

    episode S4.E10 september 2013
    Annie is in Germany to get proof against Henry. Calder arrives Germany to track Annie. Senator Pierson wants Joan out of office. Joan has pregnancy problems and goes to the hospital. Annie and Calder meet to talk. Annie is shot and goes off grid.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Dead

    episode S4.E11 october 2013
    Annie begins her first deep cover operation completely on her own. Meanwhile, Auggie, Joan, Arthur and the rest of the CIA manage the fallout from Annie's "death" at Calder's hands.
  • 7.7
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    Something Against You

    episode S4.E12 october 2013
    Despite his misgivings, Auggie decides to work with Calder on an alternate method to destroy Henry.
  • 7.9
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    No. 13 Baby

    episode S4.E13 october 2013
    Henry reaches out to his only ally within Langley - Calder. Joan reveals something during her deposition that puts a wedge between herself and Arthur. An old flame reveals she still holds a torch for Auggie.
  • 7.9
    /10

    River Euphrates

    episode S4.E14 november 2013
    With new intel in hand and Henry's operation on tilt, Annie heads to New York in pursuit of a smoking gun.
  • 8.1
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    There Goes My Gun

    episode S4.E15 november 2013
    Annie, Auggie and Calder head off on an unsanctioned mission to Hong Kong in pursuit of Henry's courier. Joan and Arthur unveil a traitor in their midst.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Trompe Le Monde

    episode S4.E16 november 2013
    Annie and Auggie work together to bring Henry to justice. Calder returns to the States with a win for the Agency, but Joan may remain his only true ally within Langley.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Shady Lane

    episode S5.E1 june 2014
    After four months of being "dark," Agent Annie Walker emerges from the shadows to rejoin the DPD. A terrorist threat thrusts Annie back into the field, where she encounters a man named Ryan McQuaid.
  • 7.6
    /10

    False Skorpion

    episode S5.E2 july 2014
    Annie goes to Venezuela to find the terrorist involved in the Chicago bombing who got away, but discovers that McQuaid is already there with the same objective.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Unseen Power of the Picket Fence

    episode S5.E3 july 2014
    Annie and McQuaid are stuck in Venezuela after their effort to cross the border into Columbia with Borz fails, but it gives Annie enough time to get some answers about Borz's terrorist operation.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Silence Kit

    episode S5.E4 july 2014
    While investigating a lead in the Chicago bombing, Annie has an accident that could reveal her heart condition to the agency and cost her her job.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Elevate Me Later

    episode S5.E5 july 2014
    Auggie turns to an old flame, Natasha, to hack a Paris bank and find out who funded the Chicago bombing. Meanwhile, Arthur has a busy day in the field and Joan asks Calder to help get the heat off of them.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Embassy Row

    episode S5.E6 july 2014
    Annie risks her identity to reconnect with the Russian banker who financed the bombing, but McQuaid comes to her aid. Meanwhile, Auggie is forced to juggle two relationships, and Calder finds a familiar face in the internal investigation.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Brink of the Clouds

    episode S5.E7 august 2014
    Annie and McQuaid go to Azerbaijan to find an ex-CIA employee connected to the bombing, Auggie's relationship with Natasha is in jeopardy, and Calder's call-girl acquaintance is in trouble with the law.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Grounded

    episode S5.E8 august 2014
    Annie is assigned to desk duty after Joan and Calder find out about her heart condition, but she still goes behind the agency's back with McQuaid's help to investigate a new lead in the bombing.
  • 8
    /10

    Spit on a Stranger

    episode S5.E9 august 2014
    After Annie decides to leave the agency and work for McQuaid, she discovers a possible link between McQuaid and the Chicago bombing. Meanwhile, discovers that Auggie covered up Annie's heart condition.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Sensitive Euro Man

    episode S5.E10 august 2014
    McQuaid is on the run, and Annie risks everything and comes to his help after he claims that somebody has set him up and he is not responsible for the Chicago bombing.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Trigger Cut

    episode S5.E11 november 2014
    As McQuaid's health hangs in the balance, Annie heads on a reconnaissance mission in Istanbul. Meanwhile, Arthur takes the reigns at McQuaid Security and Calder recruits a new asset.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Starlings of the Slipstream

    episode S5.E12 november 2014
    Annie heads to Germany in search of a rogue chemist after Auggie uncovers a startling link between the recent attacks on American soil.
  • 7.6
    /10

    She Believes

    episode S5.E13 november 2014
    Reinvigorated by a shocking revelation, Annie works with a new ally to bring Belenko's misdeeds to light. McQuaid and Joan head into the field while Calder enlists Sydney to make a dangerous gamble.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Transport Is Arranged

    episode S5.E14 december 2014
    With no options left, Annie and McQuaid must sneak into Russian territory to hunt down Belenko. Unanswered questions surrounding Auggie's past lead to a chilling confrontation.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Frontwards

    episode S5.E15 december 2014
    Annie and McQuaid's relationship deepens as they track down Belenko's next target in Buenos Aires. Joan determines that it's in the CIA's best interest to keep Belenko alive.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Gold Soundz

    episode S5.E16 december 2014
    With Russian Vega Force assassins hot on their trail, Annie and McQuaid work together to escape Argentina. Belenko's final plan is put into action.

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  • 7.3
    /10
    58% of the votes

    Uberlin

    episode S2.E12 november 2011
    When one of Arthur's former female Cold War assets emerges during one of Annie's missions, he immediately flies to Berlin to help, which sparks Joan's curiosity about their past relationship.
  • 8
    /10
    5% of the votes

    Hang Wire

    episode S4.E9 september 2013
    Calder interrogates Auggie, and Auggie realizes Calder is not working with Henry. Teo goes after Henry but Annie aborts his shot. Henry captures them and frames Teo for missile fired at a plane. Annie and Teo escape, but Teo is badly shot.
  • 8
    /10
    4% of the votes

    Spit on a Stranger

    episode S5.E9 august 2014
    After Annie decides to leave the agency and work for McQuaid, she discovers a possible link between McQuaid and the Chicago bombing. Meanwhile, discovers that Auggie covered up Annie's heart condition.
  • 8.1
    /10
    4% of the votes

    There Goes My Gun

    episode S4.E15 november 2013
    Annie, Auggie and Calder head off on an unsanctioned mission to Hong Kong in pursuit of Henry's courier. Joan and Arthur unveil a traitor in their midst.
  • 7.6
    /10
    3% of the votes

    World Leader Pretend

    episode S2.E10 august 2011
    Annie helps a Chinese scientist defect to the US. Annie faces the music after confessing to Danielle that she is actually a spy.
  • 8.1
    /10
    3% of the votes

    Dig for Fire

    episode S4.E2 july 2013
    Arthur resigns, saying he had an extramarital affair. He asks Annie to find out if Henry knows Teo is his son. Annie and Auggie continue their investigation and find a mole in the CIA. They learn Arthur never cheated but lied to protect Joan.
  • 7.7
    /10
    3% of the votes

    Here Comes Your Man

    episode S4.E5 august 2013
    Calder Michaels replaces Auggie as interim DPD head. Augie learns Calder is the new mole for Henry. Calder traced money from the Chens to a terrorist in Vienna; Annie is sent there to gather information. Joan and Arthur get back together.
  • 7.7
    /10
    3% of the votes

    I've Been Waiting for You

    episode S4.E8 september 2013
    Annie tracks down Teo to ask him to question Eduardo about Henry's involvement in stolen weapons and bombings. Eduardo is killed by Henry's men. Calder confronts Joan about evidence Annie has hidden. Calder goes after Auggie for evidence.
  • 7.5
    /10
    3% of the votes

    What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

    episode S2.E15 november 2011
    An agent for the British intelligence, MI6, approaches Annie since she is an employee of the Smithsonian. He wants her to help with the surveillance of an art dealer. Kenneth wants her to get him into the Smithsonian to gather information.
  • 7.6
    /10
    2% of the votes

    False Skorpion

    episode S5.E2 july 2014
    Annie goes to Venezuela to find the terrorist involved in the Chicago bombing who got away, but discovers that McQuaid is already there with the same objective.

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