Jan Janssen

Jan Janssen
Status:	Alive
Gender:	Male
Nationality:	American
Residence(s):	Los Angeles, California
Profession:	Police Officer
Affiliation:	Los Angeles Police Department
Played by:	Jan M. Janssen
Seasons:	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
First episode:	"Pilot"
Appears in:	1 series, 6 seasons, 32 episodes
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Officer Jan Janssen is a background character on The Rookie. He is played by Jan M. Janssen.

Bio

Jan first appears in action in "Plain Clothes Day" as Nolan plans a strategic entry at a motel. He is frequently seen in the background at the Mid-Wilshire Station, applauding when Nolan disarms and escapes a suspect in "Lockdown" (and also when Nolan tries to "shake out" his nerves before taking an exam). He drives the surveillance van when Pete Nolan is recruited to make an undersover drug buy in "A. C. H.". In "Crossfire", Jan has a couple of lines which unfortunately rub Detectives Lopez and Harper the wrong way, and he beats a hasty retreat as Harper says, "You better run."

Jan's body camera shows his name as "J. JANSSEN", as seen in 6x07.

Appearances

The Rookie: Season 1
"Pilot":	"Crash Course":	"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly":	"The Switch":	"The Roundup":	"The Hawke":	"The Ride Along":
Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears
"Time of Death":	"Standoff":	"Flesh and Blood":	"Redwood":	"Heartbreak":	"Caught Stealing":	"Plain Clothes Day":
Absent	Absent	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Appears
"Manhunt":	"Green Light":	"The Shake Up":	"Homefront":	"The Checklist":	"Free Fall":
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears

The Rookie: Season 2
"Impact":	"The Night General":	"The Bet":	"Warriors and Guardians":	"Tough Love":	"Fallout":	"Safety":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Clean Cut":	"Breaking Point":	"The Dark Side":	"Day of Death":	"Now and Then":	"Follow-Up Day":	"Casualties":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Hand-Off":	"The Overnight":	"Control":	"Under the Gun":	"The Q Word":	"The Hunt":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

The Rookie: Season 3
"Consequences":	"In Justice":	"La Fiera":	"Sabotage":	"Lockdown":	"Revelations":	"True Crime":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent
"Bad Blood":	"Amber":	"Man of Honor":	"New Blood":	"Brave Heart":	"Triple Duty":	"Threshold":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

The Rookie: Season 4
"Life and Death":	"Five Minutes":	"In the Line of Fire":	"Red Hot":	"A.C.H.":	"Poetic Justice":	"Fire Fight":	"Hit and Run":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Breakdown":	"Heart Beat":	"End Game":	"The Knock":	"Fight or Flight":	"Long Shot":	"Hit List":	"Real Crime":
Appears	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Coding":	"Backstabbers":	"Simone":	"Enervo":	"Mother's Day":	"Day In The Hole":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

The Rookie: Season 5
"Double Down":	"Labor Day":	"Dye Hard":	"The Choice":	"The Fugitive":	"The Reckoning":	"Crossfire":	"The Collar":
Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears	Absent
"Take Back":	"The List":	"The Naked and The Dead":	"Death Notice":	"Daddy Cop":	"Death Sentence":	"The Con":	"Exposed":
Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"The Enemy Within":	"Double Trouble":	"A Hole In The World":	"S.T.R.":	"Going Under":	"Under Siege":
Appears	Appears	Absent	Appears	Appears	Appears

The Rookie: Season 6
"Strike Back":	"The Hammer":	"Trouble in Paradise":	"Training Day":	"The Vow":
Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Secrets and Lies":	"Crushed":	"Punch Card":	"The Squeeze":	"Escape Plan":
Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent

Quotes

• "I want to use a .44 Magnum as my duty weapon." - "The Knock"

Trivia

• Note: Although Officer Jan Janssen appears in almost every episode as a background character, only appearances in episodes which he was credited for will be listed here.
• Janssen was also a regular background artist on Castle, where he played a uniformed officer who was unnamed but occasionally referred to as "Officer Jenkins".