7.3
/10
Jesse Porter is a fictional character portrayed by Coby Bell in the TV series Burn Notice.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Friends and Enemies (season 4), they were 35 years old.
They appear in 67 episodes out of a total of 111 aired and have accumulated 362 positive votes.
The character of Jesse Porter is mainly associated with Sam Axe, Michael Westen and Fiona Glenanne.

Jesse Porter

by Coby Bell

character

Episodes67

  • 8
    /10

    Friends and Enemies

    episode S4.E1 june 2010
    While Michael contemplates working with a man who is trying to uncover the identity of the arms dealers who were responsible for Simon's escape, the old gang helps a lawyer who has been green-lighted for death by a biker gang.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Fast Friends

    episode S4.E2 june 2010
    A burned spy turns to Michael to help protect him from an enemy who has found him and wants him dead, not knowing that Michael is the person who burned him.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Made Man

    episode S4.E3 june 2010
    Jesse convinces Michael, Sam, and Fi to help a warehouse security guard being harassed by mobsters. But when Michael's cover is compromised, Sam is forced to take over and run point in the operation.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Breach of Faith

    episode S4.E4 june 2010
    While Jesse and Fi try to gather information on a dead gunrunner, Michael and Sam are caught in the middle of a hostage situation while trying to help a man who lost his charity's money to a con artist.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Neighborhood Watch

    episode S4.E5 july 2010
    While Kendra the assassin tries to set up a meeting with Michael to get a stolen computer disk, the gang tries to help a clinic doctor who is being harassed by neighborhood drug dealers.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Entry Point

    episode S4.E6 july 2010
    While Michael and Fi try to foil the heist of a priceless antique sword, Sam and Jesse try an interrogation trick to get information out of Kendra.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Past & Future Tense

    episode S4.E7 july 2010
    Michael helps a former Cold War spy who has been targeted by Russian operatives, while Fi helps Jesse get a chance to speak with his old boss about who burned him.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Where There's Smoke

    episode S4.E8 july 2010
    Michael and Jesse's plans to steal a safe deposit box are interrupted when Fi and a businessman's wife are kidnapped while Fi and Sam prepare to work security for a party.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Center of the Storm

    episode S4.E9 august 2010
    In the aftermath of a hurricane, Michael poses as a hitman as part of his plan to protect a federal witness, and is forced to turn to Vaughn so that he can speak to Simon about his coded Bible.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Hard Times

    episode S4.E10 august 2010
    After Vaughn sets up a meeting with Simon for Michael about his Bible, Michael gets himself placed in a prison to help one of Sam's friends who has been targeted for death by a gang leader.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Blind Spot

    episode S4.E11 august 2010
    As Sam and Jesse reach out to the CEO who wants Simon's encoded Bible, Sam continues to mislead Jesse about who burned him. Meanwhile, Sam and Fi try to out-con a conman who is stealing money from unsuspecting widows.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Guilty as Charged

    episode S4.E12 august 2010
    As Michael prepares for his meeting with John Barrett, he also agrees to help a sleazy defense attorney whose daughter has been kidnapped, while Fi and Madeline try to convince Jesse not to kill Michael for burning him.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Eyes Open

    episode S4.E13 november 2010
    As Michael tries to catch a mad bomber who was hired by one of Michael's former clients to kill a kidnapper, Jesse reluctantly helps Fi find the man who possesses the Bible that has information on who burned Michael.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Hot Property

    episode S4.E14 november 2010
    A thief blackmails the gang into helping her get a chemical weapon back from the Venezuelans who stole it, and Jesse turns to Marv, his former handler, to help Michael get his hands on the Bible.
  • 8
    /10

    Brotherly Love

    episode S4.E15 december 2010
    While Sam and Jesse travel to the Dominican Republic to get their hands on the list of people who burned Michael, Michael helps his brother Nate, who is back in Miami to find a stolen car.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Dead or Alive

    episode S4.E16 december 2010
    While Michael recruits Marv to help turn the list in to the authorities, Sam plots revenge when he finds out that an old police buddy of his was killed under the orders of his dirty partner.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Out of the Fire

    episode S4.E17 december 2010
    Brennen teams Michael up with Larry to track down and kill the people on the list.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Last Stand

    episode S4.E18 december 2010
    Michael, Fi, and Jesse are trapped in an abandoned hotel, held under siege by Vaughn's team of killers. Meanwhile, Sam and Madeline are forced to turn to congressman Cowley as their only hope to save them.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Company Man

    episode S5.E1 june 2011
    Now employed as a CIA asset, Michael travels to Caracas with Sam and Fi to find the man who burned him.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Bloodlines

    episode S5.E2 june 2011
    While the CIA assigns Michael to babysit a scientist, Jesse asks him for help in bringing a group of Yakuza human traffickers to justice.
  • 8
    /10

    Mind Games

    episode S5.E3 july 2011
    Fi and Sam ask Michael to take a break and let go of the past now that the people who burned him have been brought to justice, but he soon decides to help one of Nate's friends who is being harassed by a loan shark.
  • 8
    /10

    No Good Deed

    episode S5.E4 july 2011
    While Michael works with Max to intercept some files on a stolen tablet computer, Barry asks the gang to help his brother, who is having problems with a hacker.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Square One

    episode S5.E5 july 2011
    Michael volunteers to help the CIA find Max's killer, even though he is the prime suspect. At the same time, he helps out a former Army sniper who wants revenge on the people who nearly beat his sister to death.
  • 8
    /10

    Enemy of My Enemy

    episode S5.E6 july 2011
    Michael plays a heroin dealer from his past against Serbian mobsters so that he can help the agency retrieve a stolen predator drone. However, his plan threatens to put Sam in serious danger.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Besieged

    episode S5.E7 august 2011
    The gang takes on a militia group so that Michael can return a boy to his mother, while also trying to get answers out of the man hired as Michael's impostor.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Hard Out

    episode S5.E8 august 2011
    Michael goes on a CIA mission to stop a team of mercenaries in the Bahamas, while Fi is forced to turn to a shady arms dealer from her past to get information for Michael.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Eye for an Eye

    episode S5.E9 august 2011
    While Michael and Sam interrogate the war criminal who made the bomb that was supposed to kill him, Fi and Jesse help a man get revenge on his former business partner who betrayed him.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Army of One

    episode S5.E10 august 2011
    Jesse asks Michael to sabotage a team of corporate spies, not knowing that they are planning a hostage situation. Meanwhile, Sam and Fi turn to an old "friend" to help gather information about who framed Michael and killed Max.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Better Halves

    episode S5.E11 september 2011
    While Sam and Jesse get some help to get to Tavian, the assassin who framed Michael, Michael and Fi pose as a married couple for a CIA extraction assignment.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Dead to Rights

    episode S5.E12 september 2011
    After Michael gets off the hook for Max's murder, Larry returns to force Michael to help him break into the British Consulate.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Damned If You Do

    episode S5.E13 november 2011
    Anson forces Michael to kidnap a computer hacker, Oswald, to find a virus that he created that can wipe the records of a person undetected. But Anson isn't the only one after the virus.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Breaking Point

    episode S5.E14 november 2011
    While Sam and Fi do surveillance to find Anson's secret hideout, Michael poses as a gun dealer to trap the gang leader who killed one of his childhood friends and get him arrested.
  • 8
    /10

    Necessary Evil

    episode S5.E15 november 2011
    While Sam and Jesse try to save a weapons maker held against his will to build a missile for an African warlord, Michael and Fi discover that Madeline's new boyfriend actually working for Anson.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Depth Perception

    episode S5.E16 december 2011
    Fi and Jesse are sent to the Caribbean to transfer Anson's money to a new account. Meanwhile, Michael and Anson put aside their differences to help an old friend of Sam's, who's being targeted by a Russian spy.
  • 8
    /10

    Acceptable Loss

    episode S5.E17 december 2011
    While Michael turns to Vaughn to get answers about Anson, the rest of the crew helps Jesse's friend take down a diplomat dealing in blood diamonds.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Fail Safe

    episode S5.E18 december 2011
    When Anson demands that Michael burn the CIA team he's working with, Fi decides she's had enough and takes a drastic step to settle Michael's debt to Anson once and for all.
  • 8.4
    /10

    Scorched Earth

    episode S6.E1 june 2012
    With Fiona now in custody and facing an old foe inside prison, Michael pulls out all the stops to take on Anson.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Mixed Messages

    episode S6.E2 june 2012
    Michael takes on a drug cartel for his former mentor to gain access to Fiona, who must befriend a fellow prisoner to fend off a gang leader.
  • 8
    /10

    Last Rites

    episode S6.E3 june 2012
    Pearce asks Michael to track down her fiancé's killer. Fiona investigates who tried to kill her inside of prison.
  • 8.2
    /10

    Under the Gun

    episode S6.E4 july 2012
    Michael, Sam, and Jesse take on a mission in the Everglades, but Sam gets kidnapped. Fiona makes a new ally inside prison when two prisoners go after her.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Split Decision

    episode S6.E5 july 2012
    Michael's mentor, Tom Card, offers Fiona a chance to leave prison and avoid extradition in exchange for becoming a CIA asset. Michael tracks down a vicious gangster with some unexpected help.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Shock Wave

    episode S6.E6 july 2012
    Sam and Barry are pinned down by an assassin as Michael gets a lead on Anson. An MI-6 agent tries to prevent Fiona's release from prison.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Reunion

    episode S6.E7 august 2012
    Sam tries to help his girlfriend's son, who is indebted to a vicious loan shark. Michael and Fiona must pick up the pieces from their last mission.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Unchained

    episode S6.E8 august 2012
    To help the FBI take down a vicious Boston mobster, Michael gets himself arrested. Jesse and Pearce run into trouble while investigating a gun sale.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Official Business

    episode S6.E9 august 2012
    Fiona must help a CIA asset who is targeted by a black-market businessman. Sam and Jesse infiltrate a mercenary training camp to track down a sniper.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Desperate Times

    episode S6.E10 august 2012
    Madeline confronts Michael's mentor, Tom Card. The team runs into trouble as they head to Panama to track down an assassin.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Desperate Measures

    episode S6.E11 november 2012
    Michael and the team must evade a vicious drug-runner and hijack a plane to escape Panama.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Means & Ends

    episode S6.E12 november 2012
    A former inmate asks for Fiona's help to take down a corrupt detective. Michael teams up with an old adversary to take down a treacherous enemy.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Over the Line

    episode S6.E13 november 2012
    With the authorities after him for the death of Tom Card, Michael must risk Sam's life in order to escape.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Down & Out

    episode S6.E14 november 2012
    Riley puts pressure on Maddie to assist her in finding Michael. Michael gets himself captured to locate a ham-fisted smuggler.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Best Laid Plans

    episode S6.E15 december 2012
    Maddie asks Barry for help. Michael's plan to sell an important piece of technology puts Sam in the crossfire when things go awry.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Odd Man Out

    episode S6.E16 december 2012
    Michael gets caught between a smuggler and the client against whom he's seeking revenge.
  • 8.5
    /10

    You Can Run

    episode S6.E17 december 2012
    Each side takes a hostage as agent Riley finally catches up with Michael, but Sam may not make it out alive.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Game Change

    episode S6.E18 december 2012
    When agent Riley turns to a drug cartel to take out Michael and his friends, Michael is forced to turn to Jason Bly for help.
  • 8.2
    /10

    New Deal

    episode S7.E1 june 2013
    Michael must deal with a terrorist who recruits him to steal hardware from the Department of Defense. Sam and Jesse discover Michael's life might be in danger.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Forget Me Not

    episode S7.E2 june 2013
    Michael returns to Miami but can't contact his mother or his friends in order to maintain his cover.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Down Range

    episode S7.E3 june 2013
    Sam and Jesse head to the Dominican Republic to help with Michael's undercover mission. Fiona must help Maddie take care of a bookie attempting to collect on a debt.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Brother in Arms

    episode S7.E4 june 2013
    In order to help Michael free a prisoner trapped in Cuba by the Russians, Fiona and Maddie must frame a corrupt bureaucrat.
  • 8.3
    /10

    Exit Plan

    episode S7.E5 july 2013
    Strong must convince Fiona to help Michael, who must escape from Cuba with the help of a former Russian spy in Burke's organization.
  • 7.9
    /10

    All or Nothing

    episode S7.E6 july 2013
    Michael is conflicted when he asks Fiona to help him steal intelligence data for Sonya. Sam and Jesse help Barry track down an old girlfriend.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Psychological Warfare

    episode S7.E7 july 2013
    Michael postulates and is painstakingly questioned by the very organization he is trying to take down and could reveal damaging secrets when he is drugged.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Nature of the Beast

    episode S7.E8 august 2013
    While Michael is tasked by the organization he infiltrated to take down a drug smuggler, Fiona, Jesse, and Strong find out more about its leader, James.
  • 8
    /10

    Bitter Pill

    episode S7.E9 august 2013
    Maddie suspects she is being followed and takes matters into her own hands. The team tries to help a Middle Eastern diplomat when the individual is poisoned.
  • 8.1
    /10

    Things Unseen

    episode S7.E10 august 2013
    A figure from Michael's past could reveal his cover in a crucial mission. Fiona's boyfriend is targeted by a gang, which places Sam and Jesse in the crossfire.
  • 8.8
    /10

    Tipping Point

    episode S7.E11 august 2013
    A conflicted Michael goes to Mexico on a mission with Sonya, not knowing what ruthless mercenaries Strong has hired to capture James.
  • 8.5
    /10

    Sea Change

    episode S7.E12 september 2013
    Fiona and Jesse fear for Michael's life when he reveals his true identity to James.
  • 9.1
    /10

    Reckoning

    episode S7.E13 september 2013
    Michael must win back the trust of everyone he betrayed as James becomes obsessed with ending his life.

Best moments10

  • 7.8
    /10
    13% of the votes

    Entry Point

    episode S4.E6 july 2010
    While Michael and Fi try to foil the heist of a priceless antique sword, Sam and Jesse try an interrogation trick to get information out of Kendra.
  • 7.9
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Fast Friends

    episode S4.E2 june 2010
    A burned spy turns to Michael to help protect him from an enemy who has found him and wants him dead, not knowing that Michael is the person who burned him.
  • 8.2
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Mixed Messages

    episode S6.E2 june 2012
    Michael takes on a drug cartel for his former mentor to gain access to Fiona, who must befriend a fellow prisoner to fend off a gang leader.
  • 8
    /10
    11% of the votes

    Acceptable Loss

    episode S5.E17 december 2011
    While Michael turns to Vaughn to get answers about Anson, the rest of the crew helps Jesse's friend take down a diplomat dealing in blood diamonds.
  • 8.4
    /10
    10% of the votes

    Guilty as Charged

    episode S4.E12 august 2010
    As Michael prepares for his meeting with John Barrett, he also agrees to help a sleazy defense attorney whose daughter has been kidnapped, while Fi and Madeline try to convince Jesse not to kill Michael for burning him.
  • 8.1
    /10
    8% of the votes

    Neighborhood Watch

    episode S4.E5 july 2010
    While Kendra the assassin tries to set up a meeting with Michael to get a stolen computer disk, the gang tries to help a clinic doctor who is being harassed by neighborhood drug dealers.
  • 8.5
    /10
    8% of the votes

    Means & Ends

    episode S6.E12 november 2012
    A former inmate asks for Fiona's help to take down a corrupt detective. Michael teams up with an old adversary to take down a treacherous enemy.
  • 8.1
    /10
    8% of the votes

    Eyes Open

    episode S4.E13 november 2010
    As Michael tries to catch a mad bomber who was hired by one of Michael's former clients to kill a kidnapper, Jesse reluctantly helps Fi find the man who possesses the Bible that has information on who burned Michael.
  • 8.5
    /10
    4% of the votes

    You Can Run

    episode S6.E17 december 2012
    Each side takes a hostage as agent Riley finally catches up with Michael, but Sam may not make it out alive.
  • 7.8
    /10
    4% of the votes

    Eye for an Eye

    episode S5.E9 august 2011
    While Michael and Sam interrogate the war criminal who made the bomb that was supposed to kill him, Fi and Jesse help a man get revenge on his former business partner who betrayed him.

Votes per episode

--
E1
--
E2
--
E3
--
E4
--
E5
--
E6
--
E7
--
E8
--
E9
--
E10
--
E11
--
E12
--
E1
--
E2
--
E3
--
E4
--
E5
--
E6
--
E7
--
E8
--
E9
--
E10
--
E11
--
E12
--
E13
--
E14
--
E15
--
E16
--
E1
--
E2
--
E3
--
E4
--
E5
--
E6
--
E7
--
E8
--
E9
--
E10
--
E11
--
E12
--
E13
--
E14
--
E15
--
E16
7
E1
29
E2
3
E3
1
E4
19
E5
31
E6
1
E7
4
E8
0
E9
0
E10
8
E11
23
E12
18
E13
1
E14
2
E15
1
E16
0
E17
10
E18
0
E1
0
E2
0
E3
0
E4
4
E5
2
E6
2
E7
8
E8
10
E9
0
E10
0
E11
0
E12
0
E13
7
E14
8
E15
0
E16
26
E17
1
E18
0
E1
27
E2
0
E3
0
E4
0
E5
0
E6
0
E7
7
E8
1
E9
10
E10
0
E11
20
E12
6
E13
3
E14
0
E15
0
E16
9
E17
4
E18
4
E1
1
E2
0
E3
1
E4
8
E5
0
E6
6
E7
11
E8
0
E9
5
E10
11
E11
1
E12
1
E13