Your Honor Cast & Character Guide

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Your Honor Cast & Character Guide

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Summary Your Honor, developed by Peter Moffat, stars Bryan Cranston as a judge in New Orleans who covers for his teenage son when he accidentally kills the son of a dangerous mobster.

The cast of Your Honor remained largely consistent between seasons, with some actors departing after season 1.

Alongside Bryan Cranston, the cast of Your Honor includes longtime actors like Hope Davis, Michael Stuhlbarg and Isiah Whitlock Jr., and relative newcomers like Hunter Doohan, Lilli Kay, and Keith Machekanyanga.

In the cast of Showtime's crime drama Your Honor, Bryan Cranston was surrounded by a balanced mix of familiar faces, seasoned actors, and young up-and-comers. Developed for American audiences by Peter Moffat, Your Honor follows Cranston's Michael Desiato, a New Orleans judge who finds himself in a tough situation when his son accidentally commits a life-ruining crime. Your Honor premiered on Showtime in December 2020 and aired until February 2021.

Though it was originally intended to be a miniseries, Your Honor was renewed for a second and final season, which premiered in January 2023. The series concluded with the season 2 finale on March 2023, and both seasons of Your Honor are available to stream on Netflix. Not all the characters in Your Honor are the most likable, but the actors' performances made them entertaining enough to keep watching. Although some actors departed after season 1 due to the shocking events in the finale, the cast of Your Honor remained relatively consistent between the first and second seasons.

Actor Role Season(s) Bryan Cranston Michael Desiato 1-2 Hunter Doohan Adam Desiato 1 Hope Davis Gina Baxter 1-2 Michael Stuhlbarg Jimmy Baxter 1-2 Isiah Whitlock Jr. Charlie Figaro 1-2 Carmen Ejogo Lee Delamere 1-2 Lilli Kay Sofia "Fia" Baxter 1-2 Jimi Stanton Carlo Baxter 1-2 Benjamin Flores Jr. Eugene Jones 1-2 Andrene Ward-Hammond Big Mo 1-2 Keith Machekanyanga Trey "Little Mo" Monroe 1-2 Sofia Black-D'Elia Frannie Latimer 1 Amy Landecker Nancy Costello 1-2 Tony Curran Frankie 1-2 Lamar Johnson Kofi Jones 1 Margo Martindale Elizabeth Guthrie 1-2 Rosie Perez Olivia Delmont 2

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Bryan Cranston As Michael Desiato

Active Since: 1980

Actor: Born in Los Angeles, California, Bryan Cranston first gained widespread recognition as the titular character's father, Hal Wilkerson, on Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006). Two years after Malcolm in the Middle ended, Cranston landed the role he is most widely recognized for: Walter White in Breaking Bad (2008-2013). During this time, he appeared in films like Drive (2011), and Argo (2012). After his Emmy-winning run on Breaking Bad, Cranston earned his first Oscar nomination for his performance in Trumbo (2015). He also starred in other films like The Infiltrator (2016), The Upside (2017), and Asteroid City (2023).

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role Seinfeld (1989-1998) TV Show Tim Whatley (5 episodes, 1994-1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Movie War Department Colonel I.W. Bryce Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006) TV Show Hal Wilkerson Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Movie Stan Grossman How I Met Your Mother (2005-2013) TV Show Hammond Druthers (3 episodes, 2006-2013) Breaking Bad (2008-2013) TV Show Walter White Drive (2011) Movie Shannon Argo (2012) Movie CIA Deputy Director Jack O'Donnell Trumbo (2015) Movie Dalton Trumbo The Infiltrator (2016) Movie Robert Mazur The Upside (2017) Movie Phillip Lacasse Asteroid City (2023) Movie The Host Argylle (2024) Movie Director Ritter

Character: Cranston played Michael Desiato, the main character in Your Honor. Michael was a well-known and well-respected judge in New Orleans who compromised his moral principles to protect his son.

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Hunter Doohan As Adam Desiato

Active Since: 2015

Actor: Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Hunter Doohan is best known for his role as Tyler Galpin in Netflix's Wednesday. Prior to Wednesday, Doohan played the younger version of Aaron Paul's character Warren Cave in season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told. Doohan has also appeared in episodes of Westworld, Schooled, and What/If.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role Westworld (2016-2022) TV Show Confederado Scout (1 episode, 2018) Schooled (2019-2020) TV Show Matt Ryan (1 episode, 2019) Truth Be Told (2019-2023) TV Show Teenage Warren Cave (season 1, 2019-2020) What/If (2019) Miniseries Tyler (1 episode, 2019) Wednesday (2022-present) TV Show Tyler Galpin

Character: Doohan played Michael Desiato's teenage son, Adam Desiato, in season 1 of Your Honor. In the pilot episode, Adam found himself in a major bind when he accidentally killed the son of a mob kingpin in a hit-and-run.

Hope Davis As Gina Baxter

Active Since: 1989

Actor: Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Hope Davis first gained recognition for her performance in the 2003 biopic American Splendor, which earned Davis her first Golden Globe nomination. Davis went on to star in films like Infamous (2006) and Synecdoche and New York (2008) before joining the MCU as Tony Stark's mother Maria Stark in Captain America: Civil War in 2016. Davis has received Emmy nominations for her performances in the HBO series In Treatment and Succession and the HBO TV movie The Special Relationship, in which she played Hillary Clinton.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role The Daytrippers (1996) Movie Eliza Malone D'Amico About Schmidt (2002) Movie Jeannie Schmidt American Splendor (2003) Movie Joyce Brabner Infamous (2003) Movie Slim Keith Synecdoche, New York (2008) Movie Madeleine Gravis In Treatment (2008-2021) TV Show Mia Nesky (7 episodes, 2009) The Special Relationship (2010) TV Movie Hillary Clinton Mildred Pierce (2011) Miniseries Mrs. Forrester (3 episodes) The Newsroom (2011-2013) TV Show Nina Howard (5 episodes, 2012-2013) Captain America: Civil War (20160 Movie Maria Stark Succession (2018-2023) TV Show Sandi Furness (7 episodes, 2021-2023) Asteroid City (2023) Movie Sandy Borden

Character: In Your Honor, Davis played Gina Baxter, the wife of New Orleans mob boss Jimmy Baxter whose teenage son, Rocco, was killed by Adam Desiato in the pilot episode.

Michael Stuhlbarg As Jimmy Baxter

Active Since: 1992

Actor: Born in Long Beach, California, Michael Stuhlbarg first broke big playing Professor Larry Gopnik in The Coen Brothers' A Serious Man (2009) and Arnold Rothstein on Boardwalk Empire (2010-2013). He soon became known as a character actor, often playing real-life figures in films like Hitchcock (2012), Steve Jobs (2015), and Trumbo (2015). Stuhlbarg is also recognized for his performances in films like Call Me by Your Name (2017) and The Shape of Water (2017), and miniseries like The Looming Tower (2018), Dopesick (2021), and The Staircase (2022). Stuhlbarg played Dr. Nicodemus West in both of the MCU's Doctor Strange movies.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role A Serious Man (2009) Movie Professor Larry Gopnik Boardwalk Empire (2010-2013) TV Show Arnold Rothstein Hitchcock (2012) Movie Lew Wasserman Men in Black 3 (2012) Movie Griffin Steve Jobs (2015) Movie Andy Hertzfeld Trumbo (2015) Movie Edward G. Robinson Arrival (2016) Movie Agent Halpern Doctor Strange (2016) Movie Dr. Nicodemus West Call Me by Your Name (2017) Movie Samuel Perlman The Shape of Water (2017) Movie Dr. Robert Hoffstetler/Dimitri Mosenkov Fargo (2014-present) Anthology Series Sy Feltz (1 season, 2017) The Looming Tower (2018) Miniseries Richard Clarke Dopesick (2021) Miniseries Richard Sackler The Staircase (2022) Miniseries David Rudolf Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Movie Dr. Nicodemus West

Character: In Your Honor, Stuhlbarg played Jimmy Baxter, the patriarch and mob kingpin of the Baxter family involved in organized crime.

Isiah Whitlock Jr. As Charlie Figaro

Active Since: 1981

Actor: Born in South Bend, Indiana, Isiah Whitlock Jr. is best known for his role as State Senator Clay Davis on The Wire (2002-2008). Whitlock is a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee's, appearing in many of the director's films, including 25th Hour (2002), She Hate Me (2004), Red Hook Summer (2012), Chi-Raq (2015), BlacKkKlansman (2018) and Da 5 Bloods (2020). Whitlock has also starred in films like Pieces of April (2003), Enchanted (2007), Cedar Rapids (2011), Pete's Dragon (2016), and Cocaine Bear (2023).

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role 25th Hour (2002) Movie Agent Flood The Wire (2002-2008) TV Show State Senator Clay Davis Pieces of April (2003) Movie Eugene She Hate Me (2004) Movie Agent Amos Flood Enchanted (2007) Movie Ethan Banks Cedar Rapids (2011) Movie Ronald Wilkes Red Hook Summer (2012) Movie Detective Flood Chi-Raq (2015) Movie Bacchos Pete's Dragon (2016) Movie Sheriff Gene Dentler BlacKkKlansman (2018) Movie Mr. Turrentine Da 5 Bloods (2020) Movie Melvin I Care a Lot (2020) Movie Judge Lomax Cocaine Bear (2023) Movie Bob

Character: Whitlock played Michael Desiato's best friend, Charlie Figaro, in Your Honor. Charlie was a politician who used his organized crime connections to help Michael cover up Adam's crime.

Carmen Ejogo As Lee Delamere

Active Since: 1986

Actor: Born in London, England, Carmen Ejogo first gained recognition in the Eddie Murphy action comedy Metro (1997). In 2014, Ejogo played Coretta Scott King in Selma, a role she'd previously played in the 2001 TV movie Boycott. Ejogo also played President Seraphina Picquery in the first two instalments of the Harry Potter prequel series, Fantastic Beasts, and had a main role in season 3 of True Detective.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role Metro (1997) Movie Ronnie Tate Boycott (2001) TV Movie Coretta Scott King Away We Go (2009) Movie Grace De Tessant Selma (2014) Movie Coretta Scott King The Purge: Anarchy (2014) Movie Eva Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) Movie President Seraphina Picquery It Comes at Night (2017) Movie Sarah Alien: Covenant (2017) Movie Karine Oram The Girlfriend Experience (2016-2021) TV Show Bria Jones (season 2, 2017) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) Movie President Seraphina Picquery True Detective (2014-present) Anthology Series Amelia Reardon (season 3, 2019) I'm a Virgo (2023) Miniseries Lafrancine

Character: Ejogo played Michael Desiato's former law protégé, Lee Delamere, in Your Honor. In season 1, Lee represented Kofi Jones, the man who reluctantly took the fall for killing Rocco, in court.

Lilli Kay As Sofia "Fia" Baxter

Active Since: 2018

Actor: Lilli Kay was only a few years into her acting career when she starred in Your Honor. After making her professional acting debut in the Al Pacino TV movie Paterno in 2018, Kay first gained recognition as Penelope Fowler in the Netflix series Chambers in 2019. Kay went on to play Clara Brewer in season 5 of Yellowstone and most recently starred in the 2023 biopic Rustin.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role Paterno (2018) TV Movie Dori Madam Secretary (2014-2019) TV Show Rubi Bragg (1 episode, 2019) Chambers (2019) TV Show Penelope Fowler Yellowstone (2018-present) TV Show Clara Fowler (6 episodes, 2022) Rustin (2023) Movie Rachelle

Character: In Your Honor, Kay played Sofia "Fia" Baxter, Jimmy and Gina Baxter's daughter. In season 1, Fia begins dating Adam without knowing that he killed her brother Rocco.

Jimi Stanton As Carlo Baxter

Active Since: 2011

Actor: Jimi Stanton's first major role was playing Todd in season 2 of the MCU series The Punisher on Netflix in 2019. That same year, he played the male lead in the film Angelfish and played Deputy Benker in season 2 of Castle Rock. Stanton went on to appear in the films Lost Girls (2020), Greyhound (2020), Exodus (2021), and Rare Objects (2023).

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role The Punisher (2017-2019) TV Show Todd (4 episodes, 2019) Angelfish (2019) Movie Brendan Castle Rock (2018-2019) TV Show Deputy Benker (2 episodes, 2019) Lost Girls (2020) Movie Officer Church Greyhound (2020) Movie Lieutenant Harbutt Exodus (2021) Movie Connor Rare Objects (2023) Movie Chris

Character: In Your Honor, Stanton played Jimmy and Gina's son and Fia's brother, Carlo Baxter.

Benjamin Flores Jr. As Eugene Jones

Active Since: 2010

Actor: Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Benjamin Flores Jr. got his start as a child rapper by the name of Lil' P-Nut. Flores' first big role as a child actor was playing Louie Preston on the Nickelodeon show The Haunted Hathaways (2013-2015). After The Haunted Hathaways, Flores starred in another Nickelodeon series, Game Shakers (2015-2019), as Triple G. He went on to appear in films like Ride Along (2014), Rim of the World (2019), and Family Switch (2023), and play Josh in all three Fear Street movies.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role The Haunted Hathaways (2013-2015) TV Show Louie Preston Ride Along (2014) Movie Morris Game Shakers (2015-2019) TV Show Triple G Rim of the World (2019) Movie Dariush Family Switch (2023) Movie Boss Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021) Movie Josh Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) Movie Josh Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) Movie Josh

Character: In Your Honor, Flores played gang member Eugene Jones, the younger brother of Kofi Jones'.

Andrene Ward-Hammond As "Big Mo"

Active Since: 2013

Actor: Born in Brooklyn, New York, Andrene Ward-Hammond's first prominent film role was playing Geri in Strange Weather (2016). Ward-Hammond went on to appear in episodes of Star, Queen Sugar, Mindhunter, and Lovecraft Country and films like The Hate U Give (2018), Instant Family (2018), Just Mercy (2019), and The Lovebirds (2020). She played Angie in season 1 of The Righteous Gemstones and Kate Bowers in Manifest. Ward-Hammond currently plays the main role of Norma Johnson on 61st Street.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role Strange Weather (2016) Movie Geri The Hate U Give (2018) Movie Brenda Instant Family (2018) Movie Sue Just Mercy (2019) Movie Brenda The Righteous Gemstones (2019-present) TV Show Angie (3 episodes, 2019) The Lovebirds (2020) Movie Detective Martin Manifest (2018-2023) TV Show Kate Bowers (11 episodes, 2020-2021) 61st Street (2022-present) TV Show Norma Johnson

Character: In Your Honor, Ward-Hammond played "Big Mo," the leader of the Lower Ninth Ward street gang Desire.

Keith Machekanyanga As Trey "Little Mo" Monroe

Active Since: 2018

Actor: Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Keith Machekanyanga has appeared in episodes of network TV shows like Chicago P.D., The Rookie, Grand Crew and FBI. He also appeared in the film Deadcon in 2019.

Notable Movies & TV Shows:

Title Type Role Timeless (2016-2018) TV Show Son House (1 episode, 2018) Deadcon (2019) Movie Dave Chicago P.D. (2014-present) TV Show Damari Evans (1 episode, 2021) Dear White People (2017-2021) TV Show Unnamed (2 episodes, 2019-2021) The Rookie (2018-present) TV Show Zeke Freemont (2 episodes, 2022) FBI (2018-present) TV Show Amida Sonogo (1 episode, 2024) Grand Crew (2021-2023) TV Show Rap Sayjack (1 episode, 2022)

Character: In Your Honor, Machekanyanga played Desire gang member Trey "Little Mo" Monroe, Big Mo's nephew and top henchman.

Your Honor Supporting Cast & Characters

Sofia Black-D'Elia as Frannie Latimer: In season 1 of Your Honor, Sofia Black-D'Elia played Frannie Latimer, Adam Desiato's teacher who had an inappropriate relationship with him. Black-D'Elia is best known for her work in TV series like The Mick, Single Drunk Female, and Gossip Girl.

Amy Landecker as Nancy Costello: In Your Honor, Amy Landecker played Detective Nancy Costello, who assisted Michael Desiato with Adam's case. Landecker is best known for playing Sarah Pfefferman in Transparent and for her roles in films like Dan in Real Life and A Serious Man.

Tony Curran as Frankie: In Your Honor, Tony Curran played Jimmy Baxter's criminal associate Frankie. Curran is often recognized for playing Vincent van Gogh in Doctor Who and Bor in Thor: The Dark World.

Lamar Johnson as Kofi Jones: In season 1 of Your Honor, Lamar Johnson played Kofi Jones, a member of Desire who was blamed for Rocco's murder. Johnson is best known for his roles in films like The Hate U Give and TV series like The Last of Us.

Margo Martindale as Elizabeth Guthrie: In Your Honor, Margo Martindale played Adam's grandmother and Michael's mother-in-law, Senator Elizabeth Guthrie. Martindale is best known for her roles in series like The Good Wife, The Americans, and Sneaky Pete, and films like Walk Hard, Hannah Montana: The Movie, and August: Osage County.

Rosie Perez as Olivia Delmont: In season 2 of Your Honor, Rosie Perez played assistant district attorney Olivia Delmont. Perez is best known for her roles in films like Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump, and Fearless, and TV series like In Living Color and The Flight Attendant.

Your Honor seasons 1-2 are available to stream on Netflix.