List of Animal Kingdom characters

Animal Kingdom is an American drama television series developed by Jonathan Lisco. It is based on the 2010 Australian film of the same name by David Michôd, who is executive producer for the series. The series features a 17-year-old boy, who, after the death of his mother, moves in with his estranged relatives, the Codys, a criminal family clan governed by matriarch Smurf. Ellen Barkin portrays the leading role of Janine "Smurf" Cody, played by Jacki Weaver in the 2010 film. Other main cast members include the rest of the Cody family.

Main characters

The following is a list of series regulars who have appeared in one or more of the series' five seasons. The characters are listed in the order they were first credited in the series.

Key

     = Main cast (actor receives "Starring" credit that season)

     = Recurring cast (actor appears in two or more episodes that season)

     = Guest cast (actor appears in only one episode that season)

Character	Actor	Seasons
		1	2	3	4	5
Janine "Smurf" Cody	Ellen Barkin	Main
Barry "Baz" Blackwell	Scott Speedman	Main[lower-alpha 1]
Andrew "Pope" Cody	Shawn Hatosy	Main
Craig Cody	Ben Robson	Main
Deran Cody	Jake Weary	Main
Joshua "J" Cody	Finn Cole	Main
Catherine Blackwell	Daniella Alonso	Main
Nicky Belmont	Molly Gordon	Main[lower-alpha 2]
Lucy	Carolina Guerra	Recurring	Main		N/A
Mia Benitez	Sohvi Rodriguez	N/A		Recurring	Main[lower-alpha 3]	N/A
Manny	Rigo Sanchez	N/A			Recurring	Main

1. In season 3, Speedman is credited as a series regular in episode 1. From episode 2 to 13, he is not credited and does not appear.
2. In season 3, Gordon is credited as a series regular from episode 1 to 7. From episode 8 to 13, she is not credited and does not appear.
3. In season 4, Rodriguez is credited as a series regular from episode 1 to 8. From episode 9 to 13, she is not credited and does not appear.

• Ellen Barkin as Janine "Smurf" Cody, the tough matriarch of the family and J's estranged grandmother. Smurf is protective of her family and presents a borderline-incestuous love towards them. She later comes down with terminal cancer and plans an elaborate heist to die on her own terms and take at least Pope with her. However, it fails and she is shot dead by J, who fulfilled her wish. (seasons 1–4)
• Scott Speedman as Barry "Baz" Blackwell, Smurf's adopted son and leader in the Codys' robberies . He later ends up being shot to death by Mia for framing Smurf. (seasons 1–3)
• Shawn Hatosy as Andrew "Pope" Cody, the oldest Cody son, who is mentally disturbed and considers suicide. He reappears after having served three years in Folsom State Prison and had an obsessive infatuation with Baz's girlfriend Catherine. He is attached to Catherine's daughter, Lena, and takes it upon himself to give her a good life, until he puts her into the foster care system to protect her from her family's criminal lifestyle.
• Ben Robson as Craig Cody, the middle Cody son, who has a predilection for drugs and extremely risky activities.
• Jake Weary as Deran Cody, the youngest Cody son, a former competitive surfer who is gay and owns and operates a bar as a legitimate side business.
• Finn Cole as Joshua "J" Cody, Smurf's grandson who moves in with her and his uncles following the death of his mother, Julia, who was Pope's twin sister. J is the only one who will challenge Smurf and wants to take power over her and her life.
• Daniella Alonso as Catherine Blackwell, Baz's girlfriend, and the mother of their daughter, Lena. She is smothered to death by Pope on Smurf's orders. (season 1)
• Molly Gordon as Nicky Belmont, J's girlfriend who later hooks up with Craig. She leaves town and goes back to live with her parents. (seasons 1–3)
• Carolina Guerra as Lucy, Baz's mistress from Mexico with whom he rekindles a romance after Catherine's disappearance. She is the head of a Mexican gang with her brother. She is later shot dead by Mia. (seasons 2–3, recurring season 1)
• Sohvi Rodriguez as Mia Benitez, (season 4, recurring season 3) a tough young woman raised in a gang who is very rough around the edges. She later grows closer to the Cody family and becomes romantically involved with J and has a mysterious and dangerous night-life. She is later shot dead by J after she told him she killed Baz and robbed the family with her boyfriend Tupi.[1]

Recurring

Actor	Character	First episode	Final episode	Seasons
				1	2	3	4
Aamya Deva Keroles	Lena Blackwell	1.01	4.09	Recurring			Guest
Spencer Treat Clark	Adrian Dolan	1.02		Recurring
Christina Ochoa	Renn Randall	1.02		Recurring
C. Thomas Howell	Paul Belmont	1.01	3.07	Recurring		Guest
Nicki Micheaux	Det. Sandra Yates	1.05	1.10	Recurring
Dorian Missick	Patrick Fisher	1.03	2.11	Recurring
Ellen Wroe	Alexa Anderson	1.02	1.10	Recurring
Michael Bowen	Vin	1.03	1.10	Recurring
Karina Logue	Gia	2.02	4.13		Recurring		Recurring
Jack Conley	Jake	1.07	4.13	Guest	Recurring		Guest
Alex Meraz	Javier "Javi" Cano	2.01	2.07		Recurring
Jennifer Landon	Amy	2.02	3.13		Recurring	Guest
Tembi Locke	Monica	2.02	2.03		Recurring
Laura San Giacomo	Morgan Wilson	2.11	3.12		Recurring
Andy Favreau	Mark Liston	2.06	2.08		Recurring
Gil Birmingham	Det. Pearce	2.13	4.09		Guest	Recurring
Rey Gallegos	Pete Trujillo	3.01				Recurring
Dichen Lachman	Frankie	3.04	4.13			Recurring
Damon Williams	Clark Lincoln	3.03	3.10			Recurring
Denis Leary	Billy	3.04	4.13			Recurring	Guest
Emily Deschanel	Angela	4.02					Recurring
Kelli Berglund	Olivia Dunn	4.01	4.10				Recurring
Leila George	Janine Cody	4.01					Recurring
Grant Harvey	Colin	4.01	4.13				Recurring
Lucca De Oliveira	Louis Cano	4.01	4.10				Recurring
David DeSantos	Dennis Livengood	4.01	4.09				Recurring
Vinny Chhibber	Rahul	4.02	4.05				Recurring
James Remar	Detective Andre	4.02	4.12				Recurring
Eddie Ramos	Tupi	3.13	4.08			Guest	Recurring
Milauna Jackson	Pamela "Pam" Johnson	4.06	4.13				Recurring
Joseph Morgan	1977 Jed	4.09	4.12				Recurring
Chris Mulkey	Jed	4.09	4.12				Recurring
Sarah Hunt	Laney	4.09	4.13				Recurring
Matt Bushell	Odin	4.09	4.12				Recurring
Jon Beavers	1977 Jake	4.01	4.13				Recurring

• Aamya Deva Keroles as Lena Blackwell, Baz and Catherine's daughter.
• Spencer Treat Clark as Adrian Dolan, Deran's on-again/off-again boyfriend who ran a surfboard shop and is a competitive surfer.
• Christina Ochoa as Renn Randall, Craig's drug dealer and on-again/off-again girlfriend, and the mother of their son, Nick.
• C. Thomas Howell as Paul Belmont, a United States Navy Lieutenant Commander at Camp Pendleton, and Nicky's father.[2]
• Nicki Micheaux as Det. Sandra Yates, a detective trying to bring the Cody family to justice for their crimes.[3]
• Dorian Missick as Patrick Fischer, a tough cop with a sweet spot for Catherine.[3]
• Ellen Wroe as Alexa Anderson, J and Nicky's teacher, who works undercover with Detective Yates to try to take down the Codys.
• Michael Bowen as Vin, a man previously incarcerated with Pope.
• Karina Logue as Gia, she fences items for Smurf but dislikes dealing with the rest of Smurf's family.
• Jack Conley as Jake, a former member of Smurf's gang, and Craig's father.
  • Jon Beavers as Jake (season 4), Craig's father and a member of the crew that Smurf joins with him in 1977. He was with Smurf before she hooked up with Colin.[4]
• Alex Meraz as Javier "Javi" Cano, Lou's son who Smurf ran jobs with. He is the head of a dangerous gang that Smurf worked with while her sons were too young to commit crimes.
• Jennifer Landon as Amy, an employee at a megachurch whom Pope meets and briefly dates.
• Tembi Locke as Monica, a smart, low-key woman who is the technical brains of a criminal operation that the Codys rely on to fence their stolen goods.
• Laura San Giacomo as Morgan Wilson, Smurf's lawyer. She is murdered by J after conspiring with him to rob Smurf.
• Andy Favreau as Mark Liston, a powerful businessman whom the Codys encounter at the church, and who has a fling with Deran.
• Gil Birmingham as Pearce, an unflappable law enforcement officer with a dry sense of humor and more than 20 years on the job. He is constantly trying to bring down the Cody family, placing pressure on both Smurf and Adrian with no luck.[5]
• Rey Gallegos as Pete Trujillo, Mia's cousin and Smurf's longtime associate who facilitates her assassinations of Baz and Lucy as well as the kidnapping of Marco.
• Dichen Lachman as Frankie, Billy's edgy, free-spirited, and dangerous younger ex-girlfriend. She later goes on to briefly date Craig, and employs him and his brothers in heists after Billy skips town. It's later revealed she was using Billy and Craig to get close to Smurf in order to use the Cody's for her own robbery ring.[5]
• Damon Williams as Clark Lincoln, a former motorcross rider and X Games participant who now works as an ER nurse and had a fling with Deran.[6]
• Denis Leary as Billy, Deran's drifter father who Smurf kicked out years ago.[7]
• Emily Deschanel as Angela, a recovering drug addict and Julia's best friend.[8]
• Kelli Berglund as Olivia Dunn, a charming college student who shares a class with J. After a brief relationship, J uses her insider knowledge to pull off a major heist of a performance venue.[9]
• Leila George as a young Janine in 1977.
• Grant Harvey as Colin, a violent ex-Vietnam War veteran member of a crew with Smurf from 1977 that commits armed robberies in town. He also dated Smurf and helps her become a better criminal. He is also Pope and Julia's father. Colin was killed in the ensuing shootout with the police.[4]
• Rigo Sanchez as Manny, the leader of the crew that Smurf joins with her boyfriend Jake in 1977. He died of cancer in 2018 in Arizona.
• Lucca De Oliveira as Louis “Lou” Cano, a member of the crew that Smurf joins with her boyfriend in 1977. He is Javi's father.
• David DeSantos as Dennis Livengood, a DEA agent working with Deran.[10] who Adrian made a deal with following his arrest for drug smuggling.
• Vinny Chhibber as Rahul, a haughty billionaire who provides Craig with a heist.[11]
• James Remar as Detective Andre.
• Eddie Ramos as Tupi, a dangerous, money-hungry ex-boyfriend of Mia's. After robbing the Cody's with Mia, he is killed by Pete.[12]
• Milauna Jackson as Pamela “Pam” Johnson, Jake's girlfriend in 1977, she later robbed Manny's crew.
• Joseph Morgan as Jed, Colin's unstable brother who is a survivalist in 1977.[13]
  • Chris Mulkey as Jed, an older Jed from the present. He is shot dead by Smurf on her suicide mission.
• Sarah Hunt as Laney, Jed's abused wife in 1977. She is the mother of his 3 sons: Odin, Jeremy and David.
• Matt Bushell as Odin, Jed's oldest son.
• Ronnie Gene Blevins as Jeremy, Jed's middle son.
• Nick Heyman as David, Jed's youngest son.

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