<P> As a private citizen for the time being, Frank attends a meeting of powerful men at a secret society known as Elysian Fields, in an effort to secure their influence for votes in the upcoming special election . Meanwhile, Conway has a mental breakdown on his private plane due to feeling that the election was stolen from him . Eventually, this and other leaks from his campaign are slowly dripped to the media in a manner that seems unconnected to the Underwoods . Seeing that his candidate is losing, Conway's campaign manager, Mark Usher, switches sides to the Underwoods . The Underwood ticket wins both Ohio and Tennessee, and Frank is sworn in as president and Claire as vice president . </P> <P> Meanwhile, Hammerschmidt continues to investigate Zoe's death, and is given information by an unknown leaker within the White House . Major document dumps are made available to Hammerschmidt, which, among other charges, prompts an impeachment hearing against Frank . In response, the Underwoods set up extensive surveillance on all White House personnel . Eventually, the leaker makes a voice - modulated call to Hammerschmidt, implicating Doug in Zoe's murder . The Underwoods convince Doug to take the fall for killing Zoe, and the leaker is revealed to be Frank himself . </P> <P> The leaks are revealed to be part of Frank's master plan to resign the presidency to Claire, believing his thirst for power can be better achieved in the private sector, working alongside his wife's presidency . Frank, concerned about Durant's intention to testify at the impeachment hearing, pushes her down a short flight of stairs upon accepting her resignation, hospitalizing her . Claire poisons Yates with an overdose of Gelsemium provided to her by Jane, concerned that he knows too much . Finally, contractors working for the Underwoods eliminate LeAnn by ramming her car off the road into a guard rail . Frank resigns, and the two await the proper moment for Claire to pardon him . This comes in the form of a military special operations unit finding and taking out the leader of ICO, which moves media focus away from Frank . Standing in the Oval Office, Claire appears to reconsider pardoning Frank, and ignores multiple concerned calls from him regarding the matter . The season ends with Claire ignoring Frank's call, then breaking the fourth wall to tell the viewers, "My turn ." </P> <Ul> <Li> Kevin Spacey as Francis J. "Frank" Underwood, Democrat from South Carolina's 5th congressional district who is House Majority Whip in season one, Vice President of the United States in season two, and the 46th President of the United States in seasons three to five . </Li> <Li> Robin Wright as Claire Underwood, Frank's wife who runs the Clean Water Initiative, a non-governmental organization, in season one before giving it up to become Second Lady of the United States in season two . She then becomes United States Ambassador to the United Nations in season three and First Lady of the United States in seasons three to five, Acting President of the United States briefly in season five before becoming Vice President of the United States and then permanently 47th President of the United States at the end of the season . </Li> <Li> Kate Mara as Zoe Barnes, a reporter for The Washington Herald (and later Slugline). She forms an intimate relationship with Frank Underwood, her political informant, who in turn uses her as a mouthpiece to leak stories to the press and irk his political rivals . </Li> <Li> Corey Stoll as Peter Russo, a Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district and recovering addict . </Li> <Li> Michael Kelly as Douglas "Doug" Stamper, Underwood's unwaveringly loyal chief of staff and confidant . He is temporarily replaced by Remy Danton as Chief of Staff after his injury for most of season 3 but returns as his new chief of staff at the end of the season . </Li> <Li> Kristen Connolly as Christina Gallagher, a congressional staffer and personal assistant to President Walker, and lover to Peter Russo . </Li> <Li> Sakina Jaffrey as Linda Vasquez, President Walker's White House Chief of Staff . </Li> <Li> Sandrine Holt as Gillian Cole, the leader of a grass - roots organization called World Well that provides clean water to developing countries . </Li> <Li> Constance Zimmer as Janine Skorsky, a reporter for The Washington Herald . </Li> <Li> Michel Gill as Garrett Walker, 45th President of the United States, former Governor of Colorado . He trusts Underwood as a close adviser and lieutenant, but remains blind to his machinations . </Li> <Li> Sebastian Arcelus as Lucas Goodwin, an editor at The Washington Herald and later Zoe's boyfriend . </Li> <Li> Mahershala Ali as Remy Danton, a lawyer for Glendon Hill and lobbyist who works for natural gas company SanCorp in season one and Raymond Tusk in season two . He worked in Underwood's congressional office as Communications Director prior to the series, and after severing ties with Tusk, serves as Underwood's chief of staff for most of season 3 until quitting at the end of the season . </Li> <Li> Boris McGiver as Tom Hammerschmidt, editor - in - chief of The Washington Herald . He opens an investigation into the secret dealings of Frank and his inner circle in Season 4 . </Li> <Li> Nathan Darrow as Edward Meechum, a member of the United States Capitol Police and the Underwoods' bodyguard and driver . </Li> <Li> Rachel Brosnahan as Rachel Posner, a prostitute trying to make a better life for herself using Stamper . </Li> <Li> Molly Parker as Jacqueline "Jackie" Sharp, a Democratic congresswoman from California who succeeded Frank as Majority Whip . She also briefly ran for the Democratic nomination for President in season 3 . </Li> <Li> Gerald McRaney as Raymond Tusk, a billionaire businessman with a wide network of influence, although he prefers to live modestly . </Li> <Li> Jayne Atkinson as Catherine "Cathy" Durant, a Democratic Senator from Louisiana and Secretary of State . </Li> <Li> Jimmi Simpson as Gavin Orsay, a computer hacker turned reluctant FBI informant, who works secretly with Doug Stamper in exchange for help escaping the country . </Li> <Li> Mozhan Marnò as Wall Street Telegraph reporter Ayla Sayyad . She is assigned to the White House and does freelance investigative reporting . </Li> <Li> Elizabeth Marvel as Heather Dunbar, a lawyer and Solicitor General of the United States in the Walker Administration . She runs against Underwood for the Democratic nomination . </Li> <Li> Derek Cecil as Seth Grayson, a political operative who becomes Press Secretary for Vice President Underwood through blackmail . </Li> <Li> Paul Sparks as Thomas Yates, a successful author whom Frank asks to write a book about the America Works jobs program . He stays on as a speech writer and Claire's lover . </Li> <Li> Joel Kinnaman as Will Conway, Republican Governor of New York and Nominee for President of the United States running against Frank . </Li> <Li> Kim Dickens as Kate Baldwin, chief political reporter of the Wall Street Telegraph . She replaces Sayyad at the White House after Seth Grayson dismisses Sayyad for protocol violations . </Li> <Li> Lars Mikkelsen as Viktor Petrov, the President of Russia . </Li> <Li> Neve Campbell as LeAnn Harvey, a Texas - based political consultant Claire hires to run her Congressional campaign . She later becomes the Campaign Manager for the Underwoods for the 2016 Election . </Li> <Li> Campbell Scott as Mark Usher, Conway's Campaign Manager . He later joins the Underwood's inner circle as a "Special Adviser". </Li> <Li> Patricia Clarkson as Jane Davis, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade . She is very well connected and able to successfully negotiate back channel dealings for the Underwoods . </Li> <Li> Dominique McElligott as Hannah Conway, wife of New York Governor and Republican presidential nominee Will Conway . </Li> <Li> Korey Jackson as Sean Jeffries, a young reporter at the Washington Herald working under Hammerschmidt . </Li> <Li> Damian Young as Aidan Macallan, a data scientist and NSA contractor who is friends with LeAnn Harvey . </Li> <Li> James Martinez as Alex Romero, a Democratic Congressman who leads the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Frank's alleged abuse of power . </Li> </Ul>

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