Annalise Keating is everything you hope your Criminal Law professor will be - brilliant, passionate, creative and charismatic. She's also everything you don't expect - sexy, glamorous, unpredictable and dangerous. As fearless in the courtroom as she is in the classroom, Annalise is a defense attorney who represents the most hardened, violent criminals - people who've committed everything from fraud to arson to murder - and she'll do almost anything to win their freedom. On the surface, Annalise seems like she has it all - a successful career and loving husband, Sam - but her relationship with a local Philadelphia detective, Nate, will force her to confront secrets about her life she never saw coming.
Each year, Annalise selects a group of the smartest, most promising students to come work at her law firm. The students vying for this coveted position include Wes Gibbins, a wide-eyed, likable boy-next-door recently accepted off the waitlist; Michaela Pratt, a confident, ambitious overachiever born knowing how to "lean in;" Connor Walsh, a sly, sophisticated heartbreaker used to getting any prize he lays his eyes on; Laurel Castillo, a quiet, sensitive idealist who's easy to underestimate and Asher Millstone, an entitled know-it-all born into a world of Ivy League educations and country club memberships. The students all work under two of Annalise's dedicated associates: Frank Delfino, a local Philly boy done good, and Bonnie Winterbottom, a sweet, observant team-player with a hidden edge.
Cast and characters
Main cast
Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Esquire: A high-profile defense attorney, teaching a class at Middleton University.
Billy Brown as Detective Nate Lahey: Annalise's lover who tries to prove Sam's involvement in the Lila Stangard murder.
Alfred Enoch as Wes Gibbins: A student recently accepted off the wait list who later has a relationship with Rebecca.
Jack Falahee as Connor Walsh: A law student seen as ruthless and somewhat narcissistic by his peers.
Katie Findlay as Rebecca Sutter: Wes' mysterious neighbor who becomes a suspect in the murder of Lila Stangard.
Aja Naomi King as Michaela Pratt: An ambitious student who wants to be successful like Annalise.
Matt McGorry as Asher Millstone: One of Annalise's students who comes from a privileged background.
Karla Souza as Laurel Castillo: An idealistic student who later has a relationship with Frank.
Charlie Weber as Frank Delfino: An employee of Annalise's firm who is not a lawyer but handles special duties requiring discretion.
Liza Weil as Bonnie Winterbottom, Esq.: An associate attorney in Annalise's firm.
Recurring cast
Tom Verica as Sam Keating: Annalise's husband who had an affair with Lila Stangard.
Megan West as Lila Stangard: A murdered sorority girl who was having an affair with Sam Keating.
Conrad Ricamora as Oliver Hampton: An I.T. specialist with whom Connor is in a romantic relationship.
Alysia Reiner as D.A. Wendy Parks: A prosecutor who goes up against Annalise.
Lenny Platt as Griffin O'Reilly: A star quarterback and boyfriend of the murdered Lila Stangard.
Elliot Knight as Aiden Walker: Michaela's fiancé.
Lynn Whitfield as Mary Walker: Future mother-in-law to Michaela.
April Parker-Jones as Detective Claire Bryce: a police officer investigating the disappearance of Sam Keating.
Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Hannah Keating: Sam Keating's sister and sister-in-law to Annalise; she is also a psychologist.
Cicely Tyson as Ophelia Harkness: Annalise's tough-talking, no-nonsense mother.
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