Nicholas "Nick" Stokes is a fictional character from the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by George Eads. He made his first screen appearance in the show's pilot, broadcast on October 6, 2000. Nick is Level 3 CSI with the Las Vegas crime lab. He has appeared in 292 episodes. Eads' departure from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was announced in November 2014, and Nick made his exit at the end of the fifteenth and final season.