High Potential Season 2 Episode 7 cast: High Potential Season 2 Episode 7 cast and guest stars: Who plays whom in ‘The One That Got Away’?

High Potential Season 2 mid-season finale premiered on October 28, 2025. The episode saw the Major Crimes Division look into a new case of an art heist. A painting by Rembrandt worth $20 million had been stolen.

Morgan and the team go to the museum to learn more about the case, and later, Morgan concludes that the theft had a personal motive rather than a money-related motive. With the main cast, several other guest stars, such as Aiden Turner, also joined the intriguing episode of the crime drama series.

Let's explore more about the cast and guest stars of Episode 7 of High Potential Season 2.

High Potential Season 2 Episode 7 cast and character guide

In Episode 7, titled The One That Got Away, of High Potential Season 2, the team was investigating the art heist and collected numerous clues to catch the thief. Furthermore, the episode also depicted the team investigating Roman's backpack to gather more information on him.

Here is the main cast of High Potential Season 2, Episode 7:

1) Kaitlin Olson as Morgan Gillory

Popular American actress Kaitlin Olson plays Morgan in High Potential Season 2. She is highly intelligent and helps the LAPD with her exceptional observation skills in solving various complex cases. The art heist in Episode 7 is one of them. It was Morgan who deduced that the motive behind the theft was personal and rounded off the Wiseman family as suspects. She later also finds a gunshot wound on Rhys's shoulder, just like Jen-Baptiste, an infamous thief.

Olson is known for her role as Deandra Reynolds in the fan-favorite sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She also appears in Hacks as a recurring character and was also seen in Fox's The Mick.

2) Daniel Sunjata as Adam Karadec

Sunjata plays Detective Adam in the crime drama series. He wasn't the biggest fan of Morgan when she became a consultant for the LAPD. However, after working in numerous difficult cases together, he began to trust her and her skills. In Episode 7, he accompanies Morgan in investigating and meeting the owners of the painting and also potential suspects.

The American actor might look familiar as he appeared in the popular medical drama, Grey's Anatomy, as Nurse Eli in seasons 7 and 8. His filmography also includes acclaimed films such as The Dark Knight Rises and The Devil Wears Prada.

3) Judy Reyes as Selena Soto

Reyes plays Selena Soto in High Potential Season 2 and is the lieutenant and head of the Major Crimes Division. In episode 7 of Season 2, she carries out the investigation of the contents in Roman's backpack while also hiding it from the new Captain, Nick Wagner.

Reyes is most commonly known for her role as Nurse Carla Espinosa in Scrubs. She has also appeared in several other fan-favorite TV shows such as Oz, Jane the Virgin, Black-ish, and Succession.

4) Javicia Leslie as Daphne Forrester

Leslie's character Daphne plays a crucial role in the mid-season finale of Season 2. The investigator is the one who finds out about the similar MO that had been carried out in the heist that they were investigating, and also 19 other art heists.

Apart from High Potential, Leslie has also appeared in TV shows such as Batwoman, God Friended Me, and The Flash.

5) Deniz Akdeniz as Lev/Oz Özdil

Akdeniz plays Oz in the ABC series. He is Daphne's partner, and together the duo looks into the art heist as well as investigates more about the evidence found in Roman's backpack.

The Australian actor has appeared in the Disney Channel show As the Bell Rings. He has also been a part of shows such as Ghosts, Once Upon a Time, The Flight Attendant, and Siren.

6) Steve Howey as Nick Wagner

Steve Howey has joined the crime drama in High Potential Season 2 as the station's new captain, Nick Wagner. In the episode, he reprimands Morgan for going to the museum alone without taking any cop with her and also takes her off the case. While he tries to get more information regarding Roman's investigation, the team does not share any with him.

The popular actor is known for his role as Kevin Ball in Shameless. He also appeared in Reba, True Lies, and Sons of Anarchy, among various other TV shows.

Guest and supporting cast, and character guide of High Potential Season 2, Episode 7

The guest and supporting cast, and character guide of High Potential Season 2, episode 7 are as follows:

1) Aiden Turner as Rhys Eastmen

Turner appears as Rhys Eastmen in Episode 7 of High Potential Season 2. He plays an art recovery consultant hired by the owners of the art piece that was stolen. From teh beginning of his arrival, he had been arguing with Morgan as they both couldn't arrive at the same conclusion on the case.

However, as the episode progresses, Morgan gets used to him and even vents out to him after being reprimanded by Wagner. As they get intimate in Rhys's hotel room, Morgan also notices a gunshot wound, hinting at him being the potential thief. However, more about this will be revealed in the next episode, which will premiere in January 2026.

Other than the guest-starring role in High Potential, the British actor was also previously seen on Crossroads, All My Children, and If Loving You Is Wrong.

2) Amirah J as Ava Gillory

Amirah J plays Ava Gillory in the series. She is the teenage daughter of Roman and Morgan. While waiting to find more information on her father's disappearance, in Episode 7, she ends up contacting Arthur.

Amirah has previously appeared in Shameless.

3) Mekhi Phifer as Arthur Ellis

Phifer joined Season 2 as Arthur. He informs Morgan that he was sent by Roman to check whether Morgan and Ava were safe. In Episode 7 of Season 2, he is stopped by a mysterious man who asks him about Roman's backpack that the LAPD was investigating.

Phifer also appeared in Truth Be Told, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and House of Lies.