List of The Good Wife universe characters

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The Good Wife and its spin-offs The Good Fight and Elsbeth are American legal and political television series produced for CBS and CBS' streaming service CBS All Access respectively, created by Robert and Michelle King. The Good Wife follows the political, professional, and personal life of Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), a political "good wife" who is thrust back into the workplace after over a decade after her husband, Peter Florrick (Chris Noth), a local Chicago politician, is arrested on corruption charges following a highly publicized sex scandal. [1] [2] [3] [4] The Good Fight follows Alicia's former colleagues Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) and Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) contending with political and legal challenges in a new political environment as they continue their careers at a left-wing, African American–owned law firm, while Elsbeth follows Alicia's and Diane's former legal rival Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston) as she leaves lawyering behind to become a consultant detective, modelling herself after Columbo.

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Main cast

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  = Main cast (credited)
  = Recurring cast (4+)
  = Guest cast (1-3)
ActorCharacter The Good Wife The Good Fight Elsbeth
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Julianna Margulies Alicia Florrick MainDoes not appear
Matt Czuchry Cary AgosMainDoes not appear
Archie Panjabi Kalinda Sharma MainDoes not appear
Graham Phillips Zach FlorrickMainRGuestDoes not appear
Makenzie Vega Grace FlorrickMainDoes not appear
Josh Charles Will Gardner MainGuestDoes not appear
Christine Baranski Diane Lockhart MainDoes not appear
Alan Cumming Eli GoldRMainDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Zach Grenier David LeeGuestRecurringMainGuestDoes not appearMainGuestDoes not appear
Matthew Goode Finn PolmarDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Cush Jumbo Lucca QuinnDoes not appearMainGuestDoes not appear
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Jason CrouseDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Rose Leslie Maia RindellDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Erica Tazel Barbara KolstadDoes not appearMainGuestDoes not appear
Delroy Lindo Adrian BosemanDoes not appearMainGuestDoes not appear
Sarah Steele Marissa GoldDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRecurringMainDoes not appear
Justin Bartha Colin MorrelloDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Nyambi Nyambi Jay DipersiaDoes not appearRMainDoes not appear
Michael Boatman Julius CainRecurringDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRMainDoes not appear
Audra McDonald Liz LawrenceDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Michael Sheen Roland BlumDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
John Larroquette Gavin FirthDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Charmaine Bingwa Carmen MoyoDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Mandy Patinkin Hal WacknerDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
John Slattery Lyle BettencourtDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Andre Braugher Ri'Chard LaneDoes not appearMainDoes not appear
Carrie Preston Elsbeth Tascioni RDoes not appearRecurringGuestRecurringDoes not appearGuestMain
Wendell Pierce C. W. WagnerDoes not appearMain
Carra Patterson Kaya BlankeDoes not appearMain

Recurring cast

ActorCharacterThe Good WifeThe Good FightElsbeth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2
Chris Noth Peter FlorrickRecurringDoes not appear
Mary Beth Peil Jackie FlorrickRecurringDoes not appear
Renée Elise Goldsberry ASA Geneva PineRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Mike Colter Lemond BishopRecurringGuestRecurringDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Denis O'Hare Charles AbernathyRecurringGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Chris ButlerASA Matan BrodyRecurringGuestRecurringDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
David FontenoRobert ParksRecurringGuestRDoes not appear
Titus Welliver Glenn ChildsRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Dreama Walker BeccaRecurringDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Gbenga Akinnagbe Pastor Isaiah EastonRecurringDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Pedro Pascal ASA Nathan LandryRecurringDoes not appear
Sonequa Martin-Green Courtney WellsRecurringDoes not appear
Dylan Baker Colin SweeneyRDoes not appearRecurringGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
David Paymer Richard CuestaRGuestDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Peter Riegert Harvey WinterRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Peter Gerety Timothy StanekRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Kevin Conway Jonas SternRGuestDoes not appear
Joe Morton Daniel GoldenRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Martha Plimpton Patti NyholmRGuestDoes not appear
James Carpinello Anthony BurtonRDoes not appear
Jill Flint Lana DelaneyRGuestRecurringDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Francie Swift Kya PooleRDoes not appear
Gary Cole Kurt McVeighRGuestRecurringDoes not appear
Kim Shaw Amber MadisonRGuestDoes not appear
Karen Olivo Giada CabriniRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Terry Kinney Gerald KozkoRDoes not appear
Anika Noni Rose Wendy Scott-CarrDoes not appearRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Paulina GerzonShannon VargasGuestRGuestDoes not appear
Rachel Hilson Nisa DalmarDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Dallas Roberts Owen CavanaughDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
JD Williams Dexter RojaDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Jack CarpenterPatric EdelsteinDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Ana Gasteyer Patrice LessnerGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Jane Alexander Suzanne MorrisDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Michael Ealy Derrick BondDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Scott Porter Blake CalamarDoes not appearRDoes not appear
America Ferrera Natalie FloresDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Mamie Gummer Nancy CrozierGuestRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Michael J. Fox Louis CanningDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Frederick Weller Wilk HobsonDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Felix Solis Kevin RodriguezGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Mike Pniewski Frank LandauDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearGuestRDoes not appearRGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Skipp Sudduth Jim MoodyDoes not appearRDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Jeremy Strong Matt BeckerDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Ismael Cruz Córdova Jimmy PatrickDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Cady Huffman Marina VasselDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Tim Guinee Andrew WileyDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Kelli Giddish Sophia RussoDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Elizabeth Reaser Tammy LinnataDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Rita Wilson Viola WalshDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Monica Raymund ASA Dana LodgeDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Anne MarsenJenniferDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Kurt Fuller Peter DunawayDoes not appearRGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Jerry Adler Howard LymanDoes not appearGuestRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Anna Camp Caitlin D'arcyDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Edward Herrmann Lionel DeerfieldDoes not appearGuestRGuestDoes not appear
Lisa Edelstein Celeste SerranoDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Grace RexMartha ReedDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Matthew Perry Mike KrestevaDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Parker Posey Vanessa GoldDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Amy Sedaris Stacie HallDoes not appearRDoes not appear
John Shea Jeffrey AgosDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Michael Kelly Mickey GunnDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Amanda Peet ASA Laura HellingerDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Stockard Channing Veronica LoyDoes not appearRecurringGuestRDoes not appear
Yul Vazquez Cristián RomanoDoes not appearRDoes not appear
John Benjamin Hickey Neil GrossDoes not appearGuestRecurringGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Marc Warren Nick SavareseDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Bebe Neuwirth Claudia FriendDoes not appearGuestRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Kenneth Tigar James ChaseDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Vincent Curatola Thomas PolitiDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Dominic Chianese Michael MarxDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Nathan Lane Clarke HaydenDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Robbie SublettJohn GaultnerDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Jess Weixler Robyn BurdineDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
John Glover Jared AndrewsDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Brian Dennehy Bucky StablerDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Kyle MacLachlan AUSA Josh PerottiDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Nicole RoderickNoraDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Maura Tierney Maddie HaywardDoes not appearRDoes not appear
T. R. Knight Jordan KarahaliosDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Eric RuffinDylan BishopDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Miriam Shor Mandy PostDoes not appearRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Michael Cerveris James CastroDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Hunter Parrish Jeffrey GrantDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Jeffrey Tambor George KlugerDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Ben Rappaport Carey ZeppsDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Bhavesh Patel Anthony Wright EdelmanDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Jason O'Mara Damian BoyleDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Christian Borle Carter SchmidtDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuest
Jill Hennessy Rayna HechtDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
James McDaniel Lou JohnsonGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Jordana Spiro Jenna VilletteDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Eric Bogosian Nelson DubeckDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Zach Woods Jeff DellingerDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Tobias Segal Tyler HopkinsDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Michael Kostroff Charles FroinesDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Melissa George Marilyn GarbanzaDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Nathan StarkProcess ServerDoes not appearGuestRecurringGuestRecurringDoes not appear
Charlie Pollock'Darkness at Noon' Lead ActorDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Fred Melamed Alan KarpmanDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appear
John ProcaccinoTom GlattDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Taye Diggs Dean Levine-WilkinsDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Jason BabinskyDrummond HowellDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Connie Nielsen Ramona LyttonDoes not appearRDoes not appear
John Ventimiglia Gary PrimaDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Steven Pasquale Johnny ElfmanDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
David Hyde Pierce Frank PradyDoes not appearRDoes not appear
David Krumholtz Josh MarinerDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Frankie Faison Pastor Jeremiah EastonGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Susan Misner Simone CanningDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Linda Lavin Joy GrubickDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Edward Asner Guy RedmayneDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Megan Ketch Deena LampardDoes not appearGuestRDoes not appear
Oliver Platt Reese 'R.D.' DippleDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Christopher McDonald Don SchakowskyDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Nikki M. James Monica TimmonsDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Rob Bartlett Bernie BukovitzDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Peter Gallagher Ethan CarverDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Will Patton Michael B. TascioniDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Christine Lahti Andrea StevensDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Michael Urie Stephen DinoveraDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appear
John Magaro Roland HlavinDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Matthew Morrison AUSA Connor FoxDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Margo Martindale Ruth EastmanDoes not appearRDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Vanessa Williams Courtney PaigeDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Megan Hilty Holly WestfallDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Phumzile SitoleShariseDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
John Cameron Mitchell Felix StaplesDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Corey Cott Tom C. DuncanDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Zachary Booth Jerry WarshofskyDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Jane Lynch Madeline StarkeyDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Paul Guilfoyle Henry RindellDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Bernadette Peters Lenore RindellDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Heléne Yorke Amy BreslineDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Chalia La Tour Yesha ManciniDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Scott Bryce Rupert LennoxDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Tom McGowan Jax RindellDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Adam Heller Wilbur DinconDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Katrina Lenk Naftali AmatoDoes not appearGuestRDoes not appear
Rob McClure Trig MullaneyDoes not appearRDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Alan Alda Solomon WaltzerDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Wendell B. FranklinCapt. Ian LawrenceDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Andrea Martin Francesca LovatelliDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appear
Taylor Louderman Tara StrokesDoes not appearGuestRDoes not appear
Tamberla PerryCharlotte HazlewoodDoes not appearRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Tyrone Mitchell HendersonBarry PoeDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appear
Brenda PraxtonMadeline GilfordDoes not appearRecurringGuestDoes not appear
Christina JacksonRosalyn BrockDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Keesha Sharp Naomi NivolaDoes not appearGuestRDoes not appear
Kate Shindle Rachelle MaxDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Lauren Patten Polly DeanDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Samaria Nixon-FlemingLouisaDoes not appearGuestRecurringDoes not appear
Rachel NicksLeah DavisDoes not appearGuestRGuestDoes not appear
Hugh Dancy Caleb GarinDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Lisa O'Hare STR Laurie employeeDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Chasten HarmonBianca SkyeDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Wallace Shawn Charles LesterDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRecurringDoes not appear
Danny Burstein William SchultzDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Ben Vereen Frederick DouglassDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Wayne Brady Del CooperDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Tony Plana Oscar RiviDoes not appearRGuestDoes not appear
Stephanie Nogueras Isabel RiviDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Stephen Lang David CordDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Jane Curtin Pamela FarleyDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Danny McCarthy Agent Fred CeletanoDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Fredric Lehne Lieutenant Dave NoonanDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Gloria Reuben Claudia PayneDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Danny MastrogiorgioDetective Bobby SmullenDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Molly Price Detective DonnellyDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Micaela Diamond Detective EdwardsDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Ajay Naidu Martin WaliDoes not appearRDoes not appear
Daniel K. Isaac Lieutenant Steve ConnorDoes not appearR
Michael Emerson Judge Milton CrawfordDoes not appearR

Guest cast

ActorCharacterThe Good WifeThe Good FightElsbeth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2
Kate Burton Victoria AdlerGuestDoes not appear
F. Murray Abraham Burl PrestonDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Linda Emond Leora KuhnDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Patrick Breen Captain Terrence HicksDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Fred Thompson Frank Michael ThomasDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Lily Rabe Petra MoritzDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Jason Biggs Dylan StackDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Aaron Tveit ASA Spencer ZschauDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Becky Ann Baker Alma HoffDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Will Chase Doug YoungDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
John Noble Matthew AshbaughDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Richard Kind Alan DaviesDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Mo Rocca Ted WilloughbyDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Richard Masur Arbiter Geoffrey SolomonDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
William M. Finkelstein Simon KassovitzDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Fisher Stevens Gabriel KovacDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Greta Lee Amber Wood-LutzDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Jayne Houdyshell Renée RamplingDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Rachel WenitskyLili BrennerDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Audrie Neenan Marion HandgroveDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Rob Reiner Josh BricknerDoes not appearGuestDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
LaChanze Julius's WifeDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Stephen Moyer Alex ModarianDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Jane Krakowski Joann LenoxDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Linda Lavin Gloria BlecherDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Skip MasonDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Retta Margo ClarkeDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Kelly AuCoin Declan ArmstrongDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Blair Underwood Cliff McGrathDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Gina Gershon Dr. Vanessa HolmesDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Daniel Davis Dr. YablonskiDoes not appearGuest
Keegan-Michael Key Ashton HayesDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Geneva Carr Poppy HayesDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Elizabeth Lail Quinn PowersDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Arian Moayed JoeDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Laura Benanti Nadine ClayDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Andre de Shields Matteo HartDoes not appearGuestDoes not appear
Nathan Lane Philip CrossDoes not appearGuest
Terry Serpico Doug HoweDoes not appearGuest
Rob Riggle Neal DorseyDoes not appearGuest
Victor Williams Aaron PritchardDoes not appearGuest
Melanie Chandra Morgan LeeDoes not appearGuest
Brittany O'Grady Mackenzie "Mac" AltmanDoes not appearGuest
Vanessa Williams Roslyn BridwellDoes not appearGuest
Jenn Lyon CelesteDoes not appearGuest
Becky Ann Baker JudithDoes not appearGuest

References

  1. "The Good Wife – Cast & Crew". TV Guide . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. "The Good Wife (Cast)". TV.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  3. "The Good Wife Cast". cbs.com. CBS Television . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  4. Stanhope, Kate. "'The Good Wife': What's Next for the Cast". hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 9, 2018.