Raymond Reddington

Raymond Reddington is a main character in the NBC series,The Blacklist. Reddington is a criminal mastermind, making it to #4 on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, who suddenly turns himself in after 20 years of evading the FBI.In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists he believes matter the most; a blacklist of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. He promises to help catch them all with the caveat that Liz continues to work as his partner .
For his portrayal, Spader has nominated for Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama and Saturn award for Best Actor in a Television Series.
Character history
Raymond Reddington attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating top of his class at the age of 24, and was being groomed for Admiral when he disappeared while coming home to visit his family for Christmas in 1990. 4 years later, he resurfaced, selling classified documents to the enemy. Over the next 20 years he built a syndicate of contacts: spies, thieves, smugglers, drug dealers, people smugglers, human traffickers, arms dealers, forgers, hackers, mercenaries, and assassins. During this time, U.S. assets located in Moscow, Islamabad, and Beijing were compromised. He infiltrated the private sector, and there was no industry that was out of his reach, including technology, shipping, communications, security/military contracting and pharmaceuticals. Eventually he went from just selling secrets to also starting wars, toppling governments, and influencing geo-politics to suit his needs. He became known as "The Concierge of Crime" due to his ability to arrange deals between the various black market factions. He was ranked fourth on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list as an "arrest on sight" fugitive, as shown when he surrendered to the FBI in "Pilot".
Reception
Throughout the series' run, the character received positive reviews. Robert Bianco of USA Today said, "The Blacklist is a solid weekly crime show built around a genuine TV star. That's the kind of series the networks have to be able to pull off to survive. And with Spader in command, odds are NBC will".Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter praised Spader telling that he gives a dazzling performance that should make viewers want to come back every week for more

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