Detective Zack Nichols is a fictional character portrayed by Jeff Goldblum in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Rock Star (season 8), they were 56 years old.
They appear in 24 episodes out of a total of 195 aired and have accumulated 1737 positive votes.
The character of Detective Zack Nichols is mainly associated with Detective Serena Stevens, Andy Quinn and Detective Alexandra 'Alex' Eames.
Episodes24
Rock Star
episode S8.E2 april 2009Wheeler and her new partner, detective Zach Nichols investigate the death of an aspiring musician. During the investigation, one of the victim's loft-mates is thrown to his death from an elevator shaft.
In Treatment
episode S8.E4 may 2009The CFO of a fraudulent Wall Street securities firm is killed before he can go to the Feds and make a deal. But before Nichols and Wheeler can get to the CEO, he enters a treatment facility, and is under the care of a controlling psychiatrist.
Astoria Helen
episode S8.E6 may 2009A man involved in an armored car bank heist is killed six months later in a deliberate explosion. During the investigation, Nichols and Wheeler discover that one of his partners also faked his own death.
The Glory That Was...
episode S8.E8 june 2009A former Olympian now working in the Belgian consulate is killed. Her death is soon linked to an aspiring Olympian, a blackmail DVD, and the owner of a private security firm.
Salome in Manhattan
episode S8.E10 june 2009A celebrity chef and his business partner, a dangerous hip-hop mogul, and a volatile and mysterious teenager are all suspects in the strangling death of a young socialite.
Passion
episode S8.E12 july 2009The assistant/girlfriend to a struggling publisher of a poetry magazine is killed, and the investigation focuses on the magazine's wealthy donors. However, the stakes are raised when the publisher is also found stabbed to death.
Major Case
episode S8.E14 july 2009Detective Nichols correctly surmises that the esteemed head of the crime lab killed a teenage drug dealer and is planting evidence to frame another man, but has a hard time convincing captain Ross to go along with him.
Revolution
episode S8.E16 august 2009Nichols and Eames are after a German radical responsible for the death of a vilified Wall Street CEO.
Loyalty: Part 1
episode S9.E1 march 2010Captain Ross is shot while working undercover with the Feds to bring down an arms dealer. Detective Nichols then joins Goren and Eames to find the shooter, but the Feds don't want him to compromise their investigation.
Loyalty: Part 2
episode S9.E2 april 2010Nichols and Eames continue their efforts to bring Captain Ross's killer to justice without the help of Goren, whose reckless actions threaten to get him fired from Major Cases.
Broad Channel
episode S9.E3 april 2010Detective Nichols matches wits with an Irish crime boss from his past when a police officer is killed on the island community of Broad Channel.
Delicate
episode S9.E4 april 2010The death of a talented but mean-spirited dance student leads the Major Case Squad to a mentally unstable classmate who is in an obsessive relationship with one of the victim's rivals.
Gods & Insects
episode S9.E5 april 2010A disgraced Iraq War veteran working as a bank manager is accused of killing an escort's boyfriend bent on extortion, but is he really taking the fall to protect his CEO and old war buddy?
Abel & Willing
episode S9.E6 may 2010A tormented social scientist haunted by his family's Holocaust past performs twisted social experiments on couples to test the limits of goodness in human nature.
Love Sick
episode S9.E7 may 2010The Major Case Squad discovers that a nurse's aide and her firefighter boyfriend may be attacking and killing unassuming young women, but which of the two is the real predator?
Love on Ice
episode S9.E8 may 2010A former baseball star is beaten to death with a baseball bat. Was he killed to cover up a secret about a death of a classmate at a prep school 22 years earlier?
Traffic
episode S9.E9 may 2010Nichols and Stevens discover that the murder of a magazine editor could be related to the Russian mob, but later uncover evidence of a relationship between the victim and the daughter of the editor who replaced him.
Disciple
episode S9.E10 june 2010A confessed killer claims he is innocent of the murder he is about to be executed for, and more doubt is soon cast on the situation when a copycat killer begins to strike.
Lost Children of the Blood
episode S9.E11 june 2010When the dead body of a college student is found in her dorm room completely drained of blood, Nichols and Stevens are forced to turn to the dark side of "vampire" culture for answers.
True Legacy
episode S9.E12 june 2010While investigating the murder of a catering business owner, Nichols and Stevens uncover evidence of an affair and a possible larger scandal involving a New York senator.
The Mobster Will See You Now
episode S9.E13 june 2010A Health and Human Resources employee trying to shake down the owners of a hospital dies under suspicious circumstances, and the investigation leads to a notorious mobster's son, who is trying to become a legitimate businessman.
Palimpsest
episode S9.E14 june 2010Nichols investigates the death of an old family friend, which may be related to a fabled manuscript that dates back to the time of Christ. But his investigation is complicated by his past relationship with the victim's daughter.
Inhumane Society
episode S9.E15 july 2010A promising young boxer who was just released from prison after participating in a dog-fighting ring is put back under the microscope when a member of his old crew is found dead.
Three-in-One
episode S9.E16 july 2010Detective Nichols reluctantly turns to his father for help as they race against time to find the potential next victim of a killer with three personalities.
- Rock Star
- In Treatment
- Astoria Helen
- The Glory That Was...
- Salome in Manhattan
- Passion
- Major Case
- Revolution
- Loyalty: Part 1
- Loyalty: Part 2
- Broad Channel
- Delicate
- Gods & Insects
- Abel & Willing
- Love Sick
- Love on Ice
- Traffic
- Disciple
- Lost Children of the Blood
- True Legacy
- The Mobster Will See You Now
- Palimpsest
- Inhumane Society
- Three-in-One
Best moments10
- While investigating the murder of a catering business owner, Nichols and Stevens uncover evidence of an affair and a possible larger scandal involving a New York senator.
- A former baseball star is beaten to death with a baseball bat. Was he killed to cover up a secret about a death of a classmate at a prep school 22 years earlier?
- A confessed killer claims he is innocent of the murder he is about to be executed for, and more doubt is soon cast on the situation when a copycat killer begins to strike.
- Nichols investigates the death of an old family friend, which may be related to a fabled manuscript that dates back to the time of Christ. But his investigation is complicated by his past relationship with the victim's daughter.
- A tormented social scientist haunted by his family's Holocaust past performs twisted social experiments on couples to test the limits of goodness in human nature.
- Nichols and Stevens discover that the murder of a magazine editor could be related to the Russian mob, but later uncover evidence of a relationship between the victim and the daughter of the editor who replaced him.
- The Major Case Squad discovers that a nurse's aide and her firefighter boyfriend may be attacking and killing unassuming young women, but which of the two is the real predator?
- The assistant/girlfriend to a struggling publisher of a poetry magazine is killed, and the investigation focuses on the magazine's wealthy donors. However, the stakes are raised when the publisher is also found stabbed to death.
- The death of a talented but mean-spirited dance student leads the Major Case Squad to a mentally unstable classmate who is in an obsessive relationship with one of the victim's rivals.
- A Health and Human Resources employee trying to shake down the owners of a hospital dies under suspicious circumstances, and the investigation leads to a notorious mobster's son, who is trying to become a legitimate businessman.
- True Legacy
- Love on Ice
- Disciple
- Palimpsest
- Abel & Willing
- Traffic
- Love Sick
- Passion
- Delicate
- The Mobster Will See You Now