List of Animal Kingdom 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)

• Ellen Barkin as Janine "Smurf" Cody, the tough matriarch of the Cody family and J's estranged grandmother who runs a criminal enterprise in Oceanside, California. Smurf is very protective of her family and presents a borderline-incestuous love towards them. She is forced to kill her adopted son Baz after he betrays her and she's briefly confined to jail. She is later diagnosed with terminal cancer and plans an elaborate final job, the bunker heist, to die on her own terms and take at least Pope with her. However, after her sons refuse to go through with it, she is shot dead by J, who fulfilled her wish. (seasons 1–4)
  • Rimea Kasprzak as Teenage Janine "Smurf" Cody, a 13-year-old Smurf who witnesses her mother, Miriam, get killed during a robbery gone wrong. (recurring season 1)
  • Leila George as Young Janine "Smurf" Cody, a 22-year-old and later 29-year-old Smurf who becomes the leader of a gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977 and 1984 who would eventually become the matriarch of the Cody family as she develops her criminal skillset whilst raising a young family. (seasons 5–6; recurring season 4)[1]
• Scott Speedman as Barry "Baz" Blackwell, Smurf's adopted son and J's estranged biological father. He is the leader in the Cody family's heists but begins to question how Smurf runs their jobs. He is later assassinated by Mia, on Smurf's orders, after he planned to rob Smurf with Lucy and framed her for the murder of Javi in an attempt to take over leadership. (seasons 1–3)
  • Reeve Baker as Young Barry "Baz" Blackwell, the 5-year-old son of Linda in 1984. (guest season 5)
• Shawn Hatosy as Andrew "Pope" Cody, the oldest Cody son, who suffers from mental illness and OCD for most of his life, and even considers suicide. After having served three years in Folsom State Prison for a robbery gone wrong, he returns to the Cody family. He also had an obsessive infatuation with Baz's wife Catherine and becomes a father figure to her daughter, Lena, taking it upon himself to give her a good life, until he puts her into the foster care system to protect her from the Cody's criminal lifestyle.
  • Houston Towe as Young Andrew Cody, the 7-year-old twin-brother of Julia and Smurf's son in 1984. He's seen to be heavily affected by Smurf's criminal activities. (recurring season 5)
• Ben Robson as Craig Cody, the middle Cody son, who has a predilection for drugs and extremely risky activities. Often unpredictable, he finds enjoyment in the criminal lifestyle and throwing parties. He and his girlfriend, and former drug dealer, Renn eventually have a son named Nick.
• 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 in an attempt to distance himself from the Cody family's criminal activities. He was in a complicated relationship with fellow surfer Adrian until they parted ways for his safety.
• 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. He slowly becomes more connected in the criminal world, operating numerous side businesses to launder money and works with criminals outside the family.
• Daniella Alonso as Catherine Blackwell, Baz's wife, and the mother of their daughter, Lena. She is later smothered to death by Pope on Smurf's orders, who thought she was working with the police. Her body is later discovered by the Oceanside police after having been buried by Pope years prior. (season 1)
• Molly Gordon as Nicky Belmont, J's ex-girlfriend who later hooks up with Craig. Although initially unaware of the Cody family's criminal activities, she later becomes more corrupted and rebellious after being associated with them, even helping them by participating in the yacht heist. She eventually leaves Oceanside and goes to live with her parents in Guam after being seriously injured whilst with J. (seasons 1–3)
• Carolina Guerra as Lucy, Baz's mistress from Mexico with whom he rekindles a romance after Catherine's disappearance. She is also the head of a Mexican gang with her brother Marco. She planned to rob Smurf with Baz's help but flees after his death, taking the money with her. After the death of her brother, she is later assassinated by Mia, on Smurf's orders. (seasons 2–3; recurring season 1)
• Sohvi Rodriguez as Mia Benitez, a tough young woman raised in a gang, led by her cousin Pete, who is very rough around the edges. She later grows closer to the Cody's, becoming romantically involved with J and has a mysterious and dangerous nightlife. She also acts as an assassin for Smurf on two occasions, killing both Baz and Lucy for her. After having a falling out with J, she robs the Cody's with her boyfriend Tupi after they complete the performance venue heist. She's later confronted about the robbery by Pete and is shot dead by J in retaliation after she first admits to killing Baz. (season 4; recurring season 3)[2]
• Jon Beavers as Young Jake Dunmore, a member of Smurf's gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977 and 1984 and her on-again/ off-again boyfriend. (season 5; recurring season 4)[1]
  • Jack Conley as Jake Dunmore, an older Jake in the present day, now a former member of Smurf's crew and Craig's father. Craig remains unaware of this as Jake was kept out of his life by Smurf. (guest seasons 1, 4; recurring season 2)
• Rigo Sanchez as Young Manny, the former leader of Smurf's gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977 and 1984. He briefly appeared in season 2, prior to his death from cancer in the present day. (season 5; recurring season 4) [3]

• Aamya Deva Keroles as Lena Blackwell, Baz and Catherine's young daughter who is unaware of the Cody family's criminal activities. After her mother's death, she is mainly cared for by Pope due to Baz's consistent absence. When she is later orphaned following Baz's assassination, Pope places her into foster care, against Smurf's wishes, and she is later successfully adopted by another family. (seasons 1–3; guest season 4)
• C. Thomas Howell as Paul Belmont, a United States Navy Lieutenant Commander at Camp Pendleton, and Nicky's father. He's also blackmailed by Baz to provide the Codys with insider knowledge to pull off the Camp Pendleton heist. He later leaves Oceanside when he's transferred to another military base in Guam, later briefly returning to Oceanside to bring Nicky with him. (season 1; guest season 3)[4]
• Spencer Treat Clark as Adrian Dolan, Deran's on-again/ off-again boyfriend who is a competitive surfer and owns a surfboard shop. He is eventually caught smuggling drugs but, with Deran's help, is able to flee the country and lay low in Indonesia after being investigated by the DEA. (seasons 1–4)
• Christina Ochoa as Renn Randall, Craig's on-again/ off-again girlfriend and the mother of their son, Nick. She is an experienced cocaine dealer, with Craig as one of her many clients. She later struggles to maintain her clientele and helps the Codys by participating in the skate park heist. Soon after this, following a fight with Craig, she takes Nick and leaves him.
• Ellen Wroe as Alexa Anderson, J and Nicky's high school teacher, who works undercover with Detective Yates to try to take down the Cody family for their criminal activities. She is later arrested for statutory rape after J exposes her sexual relationship with him, foiling Yates' investigation. (season 1)
• Dorian Missick as Officer Patrick Fischer, a tough police officer with a sweet spot for Catherine who later investigates her disappearance. His friendship with Catherine unintentionally causes her death, after Smurf believes that Catherine was working with him after being frequently seen with her. (seasons 1–2)[5]
• Michael Bowen as Vin, a man previously incarcerated with Pope in Folsom State Prison who wants to join the Codys on jobs but is openly refused by Smurf. (season 1)
• Nicki Micheaux as Det. Sandra Yates, an Oceanside detective investigating the Cody family who attempts to use Alexa to get close to J and get information from him that can bring the Codys to justice for their criminal activities. (season 1)[5]
• Ray Baker as Isaiah, the ex-boyfriend of Miriam, Smurf's mother, who left her for dead in the 1960s during a robbery gone wrong. He also gave Smurf her nickname due to her love of swimming until she turned blue. In the present day, Smurf is able to track him down and take revenge for her mother's death by shooting him dead. (season 1)
• Joseph Julian Soria as Marco, Lucy's brother, and the second-in-command of her gang. He also later helps the Codys by participating in the yacht heist. After being kidnapped and tortured by Smurf for helping Lucy take the money that Baz stole from her, he is shot dead by Craig during a shootout between the Codys and Lucy's gang that Marco instigated in revenge for his torture. (guest season 1; seasons 2–3)
• Alex Meraz as Javier "Javi" Cano, the leader of a dangerous Mexican gang that Smurf worked with while her sons were too young to pull off heists. He is the son of Lou, who was a member of Smurf's crew until he died during a failed bank job. Javi is later betrayed and murdered by his second-in-command Deek after Smurf pays him and the rest of Javi's gang off after Javi continuously caused problems for the Codys. Baz later frames Smurf for his murder resulting in her imprisonment but the charges are dropped due to a lack of evidence. (season 2)
• Jennifer Landon as Amy, an employee at the megachurch whom Pope meets and briefly dates, gaining insider knowledge to pull off megachurch heist. Whilst she initially continues her relationship with Pope after the megachurch heist, she grows increasingly scared of him due to his mental state and later forces him to leave, ending their relationship. (season 2; guest season 3)
• Karina Logue as Gia, a criminal fence who sells stolen items for Smurf but dislikes dealing with the rest of the Cody family. (seasons 2, 4)
• Tembi Locke as Monica, a smart, low-key woman who is the technical brains of Gia's criminal operation that the Codys rely on to fence their stolen goods. (season 2)
• Bernardo Badillo as Deek, the second-in-command of Javi's gang. He is paid off by Smurf to betray and kill Javi, who had become a problem for her and the rest of the Codys. (season 2)
• Andy Favreau as Mark Liston, a powerful businessman who the Codys encounter at the megachurch, and who has a fling with Deran. (season 2)
• Laura San Giacomo as Morgan Wilson, Smurf's lawyer who helps run her legitimate businesses. Whilst Smurf is in jail, she is forced to work with J to settle financial matters. She is also manipulated by J, who steals from Smurf's businesses and frames Morgan for it. He later stages her death by taking her out to sea, cutting her several times to cause severe blood loss and leaving her in the water to eventually drown, becoming the first person that J kills. (seasons 2–3)
• Gil Birmingham as Det. Pearce, an unflappable law enforcement officer with a dry sense of humor and more than twenty years on the job. He is constantly trying to bring down the Cody family, placing pressure on both Smurf, after her incarceration, and Adrian, after he's investigated by the DEA. After Smurf's death, he is no longer investigating the Cody's criminal activities. (guest season 2; seasons 3–4)[6]
• Rey Gallegos as Pedro "Pete" Trujillo, the current leader of a gang of criminals that have operated in Oceanside for decades. He's Mia's cousin and Smurf's longtime associate who helps her facilitate the assassinations of Baz and Lucy. He later continues this working relationship with J, but grows to not trust the Codys without Smurf in charge and due to the power struggle between them. He also provides the Codys with the mountainside heist to steal bricks of cocaine but later betrays them, secretly keeping the take for himself, and in retaliation, his left eye is ripped out by Pope. (seasons 3–5)
  • Anthony Fernandez as Young Pedro "Pete" Trujillo, a member of a gang of criminals led by his father "Big Pete" in 1984. (guest season 5)
• Yuly Mireles as Tina Trujillo, a high-ranking member of Pete's criminal gang who is planted in jail to get Smurf to pay the money she owed to Pete for Baz's assassination. She is later released and tracks down Lucy's gang to kidnap Marco as part of Smurf's plan to retrieve her money and get revenge. (seasons 3–4; guest season 5)
• Cynthia Rodriguez as Daniella Garcia, an inmate who, after being paid by J, acts as Smurf's protector whilst in jail until her release. (season 3)
• Tracy Perez as Mercedes Alvarez, an inmate who was arrested for armed robbery. Whilst in jail, she proposes the pill mill heist to Smurf, which the Codys later complete but keep all of the take. (season 3)
• Matthew Fahey as Colby, a member of Deran's gang while Smurf's in jail. After getting dissatisfied with Deran disbanding their gang, he leads his own job which causes Ox's death. He later attempts to blackmail Deran after discovering that Adrian is being investigated by the DEA, but Deran shoots him in the chest, killing him. Deran subsequently struggles with guilt over Colby's death as he is the first person that he has killed. (seasons 3–4)
• Phillip Garcia as Benito "Ox" Oxcama, a childhood friend of Deran's and member of his gang while Smurf's in jail. During a robbery gone wrong, he's shot in the gut and ultimately dies of his wounds after a failed attempt to save his life in Mexico. Detective Pearce later reveals to Adrian that the cops found Ox's body in a Mexican landfill and they incorrectly suspected Deran of killing him. (season 3)
• Heart Hayes as Kai, the former bartender at Deran's Bar. (season 3)
• Damon Williams as Clark "Linc" Lincoln, a former motorcross rider and X Games participant who now works as an ER nurse and had a fling with Deran. (season 3)[7]
• Denis Leary as Billy, Deran's drifter father who Smurf kicked out years ago but returns to the Cody family to propose the airplane heist, which he also participates in, and after receiving his cut, skips town. (season 3; guest season 4)[8]
  • Anthony Konechny as Young Billy, an associate of the criminal Max Cross in 1984, who has a brief fling with Smurf. (season 5)
• Dichen Lachman as Frankie, Billy's edgy, free-spirited, and dangerous younger ex-girlfriend who later goes on to briefly date Craig. She initially uses Billy and Craig to get close to Smurf in order to use the Codys for her jobs. She soon provides the Codys with heists after Billy skips town, specifically, the statue and hawala heists. After the hawala heist, she takes her cut, leaves Oceanside and moves to Costa Rica. (seasons 3–5)[6]
• Eddie Ramos as Tupi, the dangerous, money-hungry boyfriend of Mia who is at odds with J. After robbing the Codys with Mia, he is killed by Pete as a punishment. (guest season 3; season 4)[9]
• Grant Harvey as Colin, a violent ex-Vietnam War veteran and a member of Smurf's gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977. He dated Smurf and helps her become a better criminal. He is also Pope and Julia's father, but whilst Smurf is pregnant with them, he's shot in the leg during a shootout with the police and quickly bleeds to death. (season 4).[10]
• Lucca De Oliveira as Louis “Lou” Cano, a member of Smurf's gang of ruthless career criminals in 1977. He is Javi's father but died during a failed bank job when Javi was a child. (season 4)
• David DeSantos as Dennis Livengood, a DEA agent who investigates Adrian following his arrest for drug smuggling. He attempts to make a deal with Adrian for information on other criminals, putting him in danger after the Codys find out. After Adrian flees the country, Dennis shifts his focus to the Codys and their associates, specifically Deran. He is later shot in the back of the head by Officer Chadwick, who kills Dennis in an attempt to force the Codys to pay him more money for his silence and for ending his investigation into their criminal activities. (seasons 4–5) [11]
• 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 the performance venue heist. (season 4)[12]
• Emily Deschanel as Angela Kane, a recovering drug addict, and Julia's former best friend. She reenters the lives of the Cody family, rekindling her childhood friendship with Pope. In season 5, she is mentioned to have been beaten to death in a drug house after vanishing, possibly due to a relapse that J caused her to suffer. (season 4)[13]
• James Remar as Detective Andre, a retired police detective who acts as an informant for Smurf. (season 4)
• Vinny Chhibber as Rahul, a haughty billionaire and associate of Frankie who provides Craig with the statue heist. After refusing to pay the Codys the agreed-upon amount for the job, they rob him. (season 4)[14]
• Milauna Jackson as Young Pamela “Pam” Johnson, Phoenix's mother and briefly Jake's girlfriend in 1977 who robs Smurf's crew. After befriending Smurf, she later joins her crew until she leaves in 1984. (seasons 4–5)
  • Charlayne Woodard as Pamela "Pam" Johnson, an older Pam in the present day and a former associate of Smurf who she left all of her money and assets in her will, including the Cody family estate. She provides the Codys with the skate park heist, to retrieve evidence that her son Phoenix is being blackmailed for, in exchange for their estate back. (season 5)[15]
• Lily Rains as Jess, Adrian's older sister who attempts to protect him from both the Cody family and the DEA. (season 4; guest season 5)
• Joseph Morgan as Young Jed, Colin's unstable brother and Pope's uncle who is a survivalist in 1977. After learning of his brother's death, he brutally assaults Smurf whilst she's heavily pregnant. (season 4)[16]
  • Chris Mulkey as Jed, an older Jed in the present day who has continued his survivalist lifestyle with his four sons. He is shot dead by Smurf during the bunker heist as revenge for him brutally assaulting her in 1977. (season 4)
• Sarah Hunt as Laney, Jed's abused wife in 1977. She is the mother of his four sons: Odin, Jeremy, David, and Mike. She is mentioned by Jed in the present day to have since died. (season 4)
• Matt Bushell as Odin, Jed's oldest son. When he and his brothers assault the Cody family estate, he's drowned by Pope. He briefly appeared in Season 4 as a young child in 1977. (season 4; guest season 5)
• Cody Callahan as Tommy, the current manager and former bartender at Deran's bar. (seasons 4–5)
• Ronnie Gene Blevins as Jeremy, Jed's second-oldest son. When he and his brothers assault the Cody family estate, he's choked to death by Craig. He briefly appeared in Season 4 as a young child in 1977. (guest season 5)
• Nick Heyman as David, Jed's third-oldest son. When he and his brothers assault the Cody family estate, he's shot in the neck by Deran and bleeds to death. He briefly appeared in Season 4 as a young child in 1977. (guest season 5)
• Nick Stahl as Mike, Jed's youngest son, whose life was spared by Pope after Mike's brothers were killed when they assaulted the Cody family estate. (guest season 5)
• Scarlett Abinante as Young Julia Cody, the 7-year-old twin-sister of Andrew and Smurf's daughter in 1984. Unlike her brother, she's seen to dislike Smurf's criminal activities. She briefly appeared in season 1, now estranged from her family and J's mother, before dying of a heroin overdose. (season 5)
• Elliot Knight as Officer Chadwick, an Oceanside police officer who acts as an informant for the Codys. He later proves to be unstable, by setting up and murdering the DEA agent Dennis Livengood, who was investigating the Codys at the time, and demanding greater monetary compensation for his continued silence. (season 5)
• Jalen Thomas Brooks as Blaise, an associate of Renn who Craig initially hires to babysit his son Nick but soon becomes friends with. (season 5)
• Alimi Ballard as Phoenix Johnson, the son of Pamela Johnson and a former professional skater, who is being blackmailed by his former manager. He briefly appeared in Season 4 as a young child in 1977. (season 5)
• Chelsea Tavares as Lark, the granddaughter of Pamela Johnson and Phoenix Johnson's niece who does business with the Codys on Pam's behalf. (season 5)
• Shakira Barrera as Cassandra, a member of the Kinship of Light & Truth cult who befriends Pope. He later kidnaps Cassandra's ex-husband, with who she is in a custody battle over their son, in an attempt to force him to allow her to regain visitation rights, scaring Cassandra and causing her to leave him. (season 5)
• Jamie McShane as Max Cross, a criminal based in Oceanside in 1984 whose territory is infringed by Smurf and her crew. He is later shot dead by Smurf after he continually threatened her and her children. Smurf and her crew subsequently take over his territory for themselves. (season 5)
• Trent Garrett as Parker Freeman, the owner of Deran's rival bar, "Son of a Beach", who is from Los Angeles. After his bar "steals" Deran's customers, Deran openly attempts to sabotage his business to keep his own running. (season 5)
• Annie Heise as Linda, a strip club dancer in 1984 and the biological mother of Baz. Smurf also attempts to use her insider knowledge to rob Max Cross. (season 5)

• Moran Atias as Det. Louise Thompson, an Oceanside detective who works cold cases. In her relentless pursuit of the killer of Catherine Blackwell, she put the Codys in her crosshairs. (season 6)[17]
• Diego Josef as Taylor, a teen skateboarder that is being bullied at Pope's local skate park who Pope encourages to stand up for himself. (season 6)[18]
• Stevie Lynn Jones as Penny, a young woman stuck in a loveless marriage who becomes close with J. (season 6)[18]
• Kevin Csolak as Teenage Andrew Cody, (season 6)[19]
• Jasper Polish as Teenage Julia Cody, (season 6)[19]
• Darren Mann as Teenage Barry "Baz" Blackwell, (season 6)[19]