Summary
In the cast of Showtime’s crime dramaYour 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 Honorfollows 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 Honorpremiered on Showtime in December 2020 and aired until February 2021.
Though it was originally intended to be a miniseries,Your Honorwas renewed for a second and final season, whichpremiered in January 2023. The series concluded with the season 2 finale on March 2023, and both seasons ofYour Honorare available to stream on Netflix. Not all thecharacters inYour Honorare 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 ofYour Honorremained relatively consistent between the first and second seasons.
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Bryan Cranston As Michael Desiato
Date Of Birth: Jun 10, 2025
Actor:Born in Los Angeles, California, Bryan Cranston first gained widespread recognition as the titular character’s father, Hal Wilkerson, onMalcolm in the Middle(2000-2006). Two years afterMalcolm in the Middleended,Cranston landed the role he is most widely recognized for: Walter White inBreaking Bad(2008-2013). During this time, he appeared in films likeDrive(2011),andArgo(2012). After his Emmy-winning run onBreaking Bad, Cranston earned his first Oscar nomination for his performance inTrumbo(2015). He also starred in other films likeThe Infiltrator(2016),The Upside(2017), andAsteroid City(2023).
Tim Whatley (5 episodes, 1994-1997)
Malcolm in the Middle(2000-2006)
Hammond Druthers (3 episodes, 2006-2013)
Movie
Director Ritter
Character:Cranston played Michael Desiato, themain character inYour 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
Date Of Birth: July 10, 2025
Actor:Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas,Hunter Doohan is best known for his role as Tyler Galpin in Netflix’sWednesday.Prior toWednesday, Doohan played the younger version of Aaron Paul’s character Warren Cave in season 1 of the Apple TV+ seriesTruth Be Told.Doohan has also appeared in episodes ofWestworld,Schooled,andWhat/If.
Confederado Scout (1 episode, 2018)
Matt Ryan (1 episode, 2019)
Teenage Warren Cave (season 1, 2019-2020)
Tyler (1 episode, 2019)
TV Show
Tyler Galpin
Character:Doohan played Michael Desiato’s teenage son, Adam Desiato, in season 1 ofYour 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
Date Of Birth: August 16, 2025
Actor:Born inEnglewood, New Jersey,Hope Davis first gained recognition for her performance in the 2003 biopicAmerican Splendor,which earned Davis her first Golden Globe nomination. Davis went on to star in films likeInfamous(2006) andSynecdoche and New York(2008) before joining the MCU as Tony Stark’s mother Maria Stark inCaptain America: Civil Warin 2016. Davis has received Emmy nominations for her performances in the HBO seriesIn TreatmentandSuccessionand the HBO TV movieThe Special Relationship,in which she played Hillary Clinton.
Mia Nesky (7 episodes, 2009)
Mrs. Forrester (3 episodes)
Nina Howard (5 episodes, 2012-2013)
Sandi Furness (7 episodes, 2021-2023)
Sandy Borden
Character:InYour Honor,Davis playedGina Baxter, the wife of New Orleans mob bossJimmy Baxter whose teenage son, Rocco, was killed by Adam Desiato in the pilot episode.
Michael Stuhlbarg As Jimmy Baxter
Date Of Birth: August 19, 2025
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 onBoardwalk Empire(2010-2013). He soon became known as a character actor, often playing real-life figures in films likeHitchcock(2012),SteveJobs(2015), andTrumbo(2015). Stuhlbarg is also recognized for his performances in films likeCall Me by Your Name(2017) andThe Shape of Water(2017), and miniseries likeThe Looming Tower(2018),Dopesick(2021), andThe Staircase(2022). Stuhlbarg played Dr. Nicodemus West in both of the MCU’sDoctor Strangemovies.
Men in Black 3(2012)
Sy Feltz (1 season, 2017)
Dr. Nicodemus West
Character:InYour Honor,Stuhlbarg played Jimmy Baxter, the patriarch and mob kingpin of the Baxter family involved in organized crime.
Isiah Whitlock Jr. As Charlie Figaro
Date Of Birth: June 25, 2025
Actor:Born in South Bend, Indiana,Isiah Whitlock Jr. is best known for his role as State Senator Clay Davis onThe Wire(2002-2008).Whitlock is a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee’s, appearing in many of the director’s films, including25th Hour(2002), She Hate Me(2004), Red Hook Summer(2012), Chi-Raq(2015), BlacKkKlansman(2018)andDa 5 Bloods(2020).Whitlock has also starred in films likePieces of April(2003),Enchanted(2007),Cedar Rapids(2011),Pete’s Dragon(2016), andCocaine Bear(2023).
25th Hour(2002)
Bob
Character:Whitlock played Michael Desiato’s best friend, Charlie Figaro, inYour Honor.Charlie was a politician who used his organized crime connections to help Michael cover up Adam’s crime.
Carmen Ejogo As Lee Delamere
Date Of Birth: July 25, 2025
Actor:Born in London, England, Carmen Ejogo first gained recognition in the Eddie Murphy action comedyMetro(1997). In 2014,Ejogo played Coretta Scott King inSelma,a role she’d previously played in the 2001 TV movieBoycott. Ejogo also played President Seraphina Picquery in the first two instalments of theHarry Potterprequel series,Fantastic Beasts,andhad a main role in season 3 ofTrue Detective.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them(2016)
Bria Jones (season 2, 2017)
Amelia Reardon (season 3, 2019)
Miniseries
Lafrancine
Character:Ejogo played Michael Desiato’s former law protégé, Lee Delamere, inYour 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
Date Of Birth: June 07, 2025
Actor:Lilli Kay was only a few years into her acting career when she starred inYour Honor.After making her professional acting debut in the Al Pacino TV moviePaternoin 2018, Kay first gained recognition as Penelope Fowler in the Netflix seriesChambersin 2019.Kay went on to play Clara Brewer in season 5 ofYellowstoneand most recently starred in the 2023 biopicRustin.
Rubi Bragg (1 episode, 2019)
Clara Fowler (6 episodes, 2022)
Rachelle
Character:InYour 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
Date Of Birth: 1991
Actor:Jimi Stanton’s first major role was playing Todd in season 2 of the MCU seriesThe Punisheron Netflix in 2019. That same year, he played the male lead in the filmAngelfishand played Deputy Benker in season 2 ofCastle Rock. Stanton went on to appear in the filmsLost Girls(2020),Greyhound(2020),Exodus(2021), andRare Objects(2023).
Todd (4 episodes, 2019)
Deputy Benker (2 episodes, 2019)
Chris
Character:InYour Honor,Stanton played Jimmy and Gina’s son and Fia’s brother, Carlo Baxter.
Benjamin Flores Jr. As Eugene Jones
Date Of Birth: June 21, 2025
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 showThe Haunted Hathaways(2013-2015). AfterThe Haunted Hathaways,Flores starred in another Nickelodeon series, Game Shakers (2015-2019), as Triple G. He went on to appear in films likeRide Along(2014),Rim of the World(2019), andFamily Switch(2023), and play Josh in all threeFear Streetmovies.
Rim of the World(2019)
Josh
Character:InYour Honor,Flores played gang member Eugene Jones, the younger brother of Kofi Jones'.
Andrene Ward-Hammond As “Big Mo”
Date Of Birth: April 6
Actor:Born in Brooklyn, New York, Andrene Ward-Hammond’s first prominent film role was playing Geri inStrange Weather(2016). Ward-Hammond went on to appear in episodes ofStar,Queen Sugar,Mindhunter,andLovecraft Countryand films likeThe Hate U Give(2018),Instant Family(2018),Just Mercy(2019), andThe Lovebirds(2020).She played Angie in season 1 ofThe Righteous Gemstonesand Kate Bowers inManifest.Ward-Hammond currently plays the main role of Norma Johnson on61st Street.
Angie (3 episodes, 2019)
Kate Bowers (11 episodes, 2020-2021)
61st Street(2022-present)
Norma Johnson
Character:InYour Honor,Ward-Hammond played “Big Mo,” the leader of the Lower Ninth Ward street gang Desire.
Keith Machekanyanga As Trey “Little Mo” Monroe
Date Of Birth: August 07, 2025
Actor:Born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, Keith Machekanyanga has appeared in episodes of network TV shows likeChicago P.D., The Rookie, Grand CrewandFBI.He also appeared in the filmDeadconin 2019.
Son House (1 episode, 2018)
Damari Evans (1 episode, 2021)
Unnamed (2 episodes, 2019-2021)
Zeke Freemont (2 episodes, 2022)
Amida Sonogo (1 episode, 2024)
Rap Sayjack (1 episode, 2022)
Character:InYour 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 ofYour 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 likeThe Mick, Single Drunk Female,andGossip Girl.
Amy Landecker as Nancy Costello:InYour Honor,Amy Landecker played Detective Nancy Costello, who assisted Michael Desiato with Adam’s case. Landecker is best known for playing Sarah Pfefferman inTransparentand for her roles in films likeDan in Real LifeandA Serious Man.
Tony Curran as Frankie:InYour Honor,Tony Curran played Jimmy Baxter’s criminal associate Frankie. Curran is often recognized for playing Vincent van Gogh inDoctor Whoand Bor inThor: The Dark World.
Lamar Johnson as Kofi Jones:In season 1 ofYour 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 likeThe Hate U Giveand TV series likeThe Last of Us.
Margo Martindale as Elizabeth Guthrie:InYour 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 likeThe Good Wife,The Americans, andSneaky Pete, and films likeWalk Hard,Hannah Montana: The Movie, andAugust: Osage County.
Rosie Perez as Olivia Delmont:In season 2 ofYour Honor,Rosie Perez played assistant district attorney Olivia Delmont. Perez is best known for her roles in films likeDo the Right Thing,White Men Can’t Jump, andFearless, and TV series likeIn Living ColorandThe Flight Attendant.
