Your Honor cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the Showtime drama

Bryan Cranston in Your Honor | Image via CBS Studios
Bryan Cranston in Your Honor | Image via CBS Studios

Showtime's Your Honor premiered in 2020 and follows the story of a well-reputed judge who finds himself in trouble after his son kills the son of an infamous mob kingpin.

With a stellar ensemble cast led by Bryan Cranston, the show keeps the viewers on the edge with its narrative and performances. Here's a list of the cast and character guide of Your Honor.


Your Honor cast and character guide

Bryan Cranston in Your Honor | Image via CBS Studios
Bryan Cranston in Your Honor | Image via CBS Studios

In Showtime's Your Honor Season 1, Cranston's character tries to save his son from a crime mob family whose son he killed in an accident. The path to saving him gets their family into more trouble as they have to face the consequences of the lies and secrets that they had hidden.

Here is the cast and character guide of Your Honor:

1) Bryan Cranston as Michael Desiato

Bryan Cranston plays Michael Desiato in Your Honor. He is a judge from New Orleans. However, Michael's life is turned upside down when his son kills another person in a hit-and-run accident. He learns that the boy his son killed was the son of a mob leader's son and tries to protect his son from the mob leader.

Cranston is known for playing Walter White in Breaking Bad. But it's not his only popular role, as he also appeared in the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. He has also appeared in shows such as The Studio, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Murder, She Wrote, among many others.


2) Hunter Doohan as Adam Desiato

Hunter Doohan plays Michael's son, Adam, in the crime drama series. He is the one who killed the son of the mob leader, and is struggling to hide the truth about the crime, like his father asked him to.

The American actor is known for portraying Tyler Galpin/The Hyde in Netflix's popular series, Wednesday. He was also seen in Daredevil: Born Again, playing Bastian Cooper/Muse. His other TV appearances include Westworld and Truth Be Told.


3) Sofia Black-D'Elia as Frannie Latimer

Sofia's character, Frannie, is Adam's photography teacher in Your Honor. They are also seen to be in a relationship at the beginning of the series, which prompts Adam to confess to the accident that he was involved in.

Sofia appeared in the American version of the hit British TV show, Skins. She also appeared in Gossip Girl, Single Drunk Female, and the popular daily soap, All My Children.


4) Hope Davis as Gina Baxter

Hope Davis plays Gina Baxter in the Showtime series. She is the mother of the boy Adam killed and is known for her cruel nature.

The multitalented actress has appeared in acclaimed shows such as Succession, Perry Mason, Six Degrees, American Crime, and For the People, among numerous others.


5) Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Charlie Figaro

Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s character, Charlie, is Michael's friend and the mayoral candidate. Michael asks him to get rid of Adam's car, with which he hit Rocco, the son of the mob leader. However, he does not destroy the vehicle but rather pawns it to a man named Kofi, who gets arrested for the murder.

The American actor has been part of numerous popular shows, such as The Wire, The Residence, The Mist, and films such as Goodfellas, Pete's Dragon, and Cocaine Bear.


6) Carmen Ejogo as Lee Delamere

Carmen Ejogo plays a crucial character in Your Honor. She is a lawyer who worked under Michael and later took on Kofi's case. After Kofi's mysterious death, she began to investigate the cause of it.

The British actress was previously seen in True Detective, The Penguin, Self Made, The Crowded Room, and many more popular shows.


7) Michael Stuhlbarg as Jimmy Baxter

Stuhlbarg's character, Jimmy Baxter, is the mob leader in the crime series. He is the father of Rocco, whom Adam killed in the accident. He is the person Michael is trying to protect his son from, as he knows of his brutality.

In his long Hollywood career, the American actor has been part of numerous beloved shows such as The Staircase, Fargo, Dopesick, and Boardwalk Empire. He has also appeared in acclaimed movies such as Call Me by Your Name, The Post, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and The Shape of Water.


8) Lilli Kay as Sofia Baxter

Lilli Kay's character, Sofia, is Jimmy's daughter and Rocco's sister. She begins a romantic relationship with Adam without knowing he killed her brother.

Kay has also been a part of shows such as Apple TV's Stick, HBO's Task, and Yellowstone, among several others.


Supporting cast and character guide of Your Honor

Your Honor | Image via CBS Studios
Your Honor | Image via CBS Studios

The supporting cast and character guide of Your Honor are as follows:

  • Andrene Ward-Hammond as Big Mo
  • Jimi Stanton as Carlo Baxter
  • Benjamin Flores Jr. as Eugene Jones
  • Margo Martindale as Elizabeth Guthrie
  • Amy Landecker as Nancy Costello
  • Maura Tierney as Fiona McKee
  • Tony Curran as Frankie
  • Chet Hanks as Joey Maldini
  • Cullen Moss as Detective Rudy Cunningham
  • Lamar Johnson as Kofi Jones

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Edited by Debashri Roy