This is a list of the characters and plot points from the American comedy-drama television series The Game.
Characters
Main ActorCharacterSeasons12345678910 (1)11 (2) Tia Mowry-Hardrict Melanie Barnett-Davis colspan="5" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" Brittany Daniel Kelly Pitts colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" Hosea Chanchez Malik Wright colspan="11" Coby Bell Jason Pitts colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="2" Pooch Hall Derwin Davis colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="1" Wendy Raquel Robinson LaTasha Mack colspan="11" Brandy Norwood Chardonnay Pitts colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="2" Lauren London Keira Whitaker colspan="5" colspan="4" colspan="2" Jay Ellis Bryce "Blueprint" Westbrook colspan="5" colspan="4" colspan="2" Adriyan Rae Brittany Pitts colspan="9" colspan="2" Vaughn Hebron Jamison Fields colspan="9" colspan="2" Analisa Velez Raquel Navarro colspan="9" colspan="2" Toby Sandeman Garret Evans colspan="9" colspan="2"
Recurring ActorCharacterSeasons12345678910 (1)11 (2) Barry Floyd Terrence "Tee-Tee" Carter colspan="11" Erica Gluck / Katlynn Simone Smith Brittany Pitts colspan="3" colspan="6" colspan="2" Bumper Robinson Juvon Glenn colspan="6" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Shanti Lowry Dionne Marie Taylor colspan="3" colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" P.J. Byrne Irv Smiff colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Gregory Alan Williams James Barnett colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="6" colspan="1" Claudette Roche Grace Barnett colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="6" colspan="1" Tahj Mowry Cameron Barnett colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="7" colspan="1" Drew Sidora Drew Sidora colspan="2" colspan="8" colspan="1" Rocky Carroll Kenny Taylor colspan="2" colspan="8" colspan="1" Caryn Ward Erica Harrison colspan="4" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" Kendra C. Johnson Renee Royce colspan="2" colspan="8" colspan="1" Chaz Lamar Shepherd Trey Wiggs colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="5" colspan="1" Tae Heckard Jazz colspan="1" colspan="8" colspan="1" colspan="1" Rick Fox Rick Fox colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Robin Givens Robin Givens colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="7" colspan="1" Gabrielle Dennis Janay Brice colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="5" colspan="1" Lee Majors Coach Ross colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="7" colspan="1" Mehcad Brooks Jerome colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="7" colspan="1" Rockmond Dunbar Pookie colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="1" Jason Olive McHottie colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="5" colspan="1" Michael Boatman Lawrence Chauncey Wright colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="7" colspan="1" Lisa Tucker Pucci Wright colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="7" colspan="1" Stacey Dash Camille Rose colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="7" Terrence Jenkins Donté colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="6" colspan="1" Chris Webber Chris Webber colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="6" colspan="1" Meagan Good Parker Keith colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="6" colspan="1" Tika Sumpter Jenna Rice colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="5" colspan="1" Isley Anderson D.J. colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" Charles Michael Davis Kwan Kirkland colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="5" colspan="1" Jigga Bibs colspan="3" colspan="6" colspan="1" colspan="1" Michael Beach Roger Keith colspan="3" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" Janet Varney Summer Grayson colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="5" colspan="1" Ciara Ciara colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" Candice Patton Tori colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" LaMonica Garrett Luke Rogers colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" Miranda Rae Mayo Patreece Sheibani colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" Carissa Capobianco Nina colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" Danielle Nicolet Yana colspan="6" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" Aaron Edwards Tommy Pitts colspan="6" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1"
Series cast main character format Legacy Characters of the series appeared throughout the various seasons through its different iterations. Though seen as an ensemble cast of leads, the original characters of Melanie and Derwin was most known as the leads of the CW series. Organically the show centered and surrounded the life of Melanie Barnett, a pre-med student who struggled to keep a relationship with a pro-football player while the rest of the cast storylines were supported dealing with the life and experiences dating football players as well as the athletes highs and lows of their careers and also raising one while representing athletes. During the changes of the BET revival and re-casting of season 6, new characters were brought in to fill the main cast, hoping that Keira and Bryce/'Blue' would make up for the main characters but ultimately resulting in the ensemble becoming collectively as leads as their storylines were equally displayed. Subsequently with the Paramount+ revival series, Tasha Mack and Malik Wright became the longest running characters of the series with Tasha Mack becoming lead character as the storyline centers more about her struggles to run her sports agency. +Series Main CharactersOriginal supporting cast guest appearances CW series (seasons 1–3)Original legacy cast
Melanie Barnett Derwin Davis Tasha Mack Malik Wright Jason Pitts Kelly PittsRecurring series supporting key characters Tee-Tee Carter (seasons 1–9) Rick Fox (seasons 2–9) Pookie (seasons 3, 5–9) Janay Brice (seasons 2–5) Brittany Pitts (seasons 1–9)BET revival series (seasons 4–9)Legacy cast
Melanie Barnett-Davis (departed after season 5, guest season 9) Derwin Davis (departed after season 6, guest season 9) Tasha Mack Malik Wright Jason Pitts Kelly Pitts (recurred seasons 4, 7, main seasons 8–9)New cast
Bryce Westbrook Keira Whitaker Chardonnay Pitts (recurred season 5, main seasons 6–9)Paramount+ revival series (seasons 1–2)
also known as season 10–11Legacy cast
Tasha Mack Malik Wright Brittany Pitts (upgraded to main cast)Original series legacy supporting characters in sequel revival
Derwin Davis (season 1, episode 6) Jason Pitts (season 1, episodes 8 & 9; season 2, episode 1) Pookie (season 1, episode 5, season 2 episode 3) Rick Fox (season 2, episodes 1-3) Tee-Tee Carter (season 2, episodes 1 & 8)New cast Jamison Fields Raquel Narravo Garrett Evans
Legacy main characters
Melanie Barnett-Davis
Dr. Melanie Barnett Davis, M.D., played by Tia Mowry,Tia Mowry as Melanie Barnett is a third-year medical school student from Connecticut who has given up an offer of admission to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore to follow her boyfriend, Sabers rising star receiver Derwin Davis, to San Diego against the advice of her parents and her cousin Joan Clayton, the lead character from the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends.
She is the daughter of a high-powered surgeon. Her brother is Cameron, who is portrayed by Tahj Mowry (Tia Mowry's younger brother). Melanie becomes friends with Kelly Pitts, the wife of veteran wide receiver Jason Pitts, and Tasha Mack, mother and manager of the Sabers star quarterback Malik Wright. Though their relations are rocky, Melanie, Kelly, and Tasha still maintain a close bond. Melanie also becomes friends with her former rival, Dionne, who was once Derwin's image consultant and Melanie's eventual roommate.
Melanie began her relationship with Derwin in college. At the end of Season 1, Derwin cheats on Melanie with Drew Sidora, and Melanie finds out. At the start of Season 2, Melanie leaves Derwin. After she breaks up with Derwin, she confides in her old friend Trey Wiggs. She eventually has a one-night stand with Trey. In the middle of Season 3, Derwin is seeing Janay and Melanie begins dating Jerome Rice. At the end of Season 2, Derwin reveals his love for Melanie and forces her to choose. Melanie turns Derwin down but then realizes that she is still in love with him. She returns to Derwin's apartment only to find out that Janay is pregnant with Derwin's child. After they break up once more in the middle of season 3, this time due to her infidelity with Dr. Buriss/Dr. McHottie, Derwin and Janay try to work things out while Melanie has a fling with her boss, Dr. Buriss. Melanie and Derwin eventually get back together, even though Janay is pregnant, and they have a wedding planned; but just as the ceremony is about to start, Derwin receives word that Janay has gone into labor. Derwin and Melanie eventually get married, after the baby is born, in the hospital chapel.
Two years later in Season 4, Melanie has decided to put her residency on hold and is focusing more on being the wife of a now famous and wealthy athlete Derwin and a stepmother to his son Derwin Junior (DJ), as the couple has now moved into a brand-new mansion and has even done a photo shoot for Essence magazine. Having insecurities about whether Derwin is the father of DJ, Melanie swabs a DNA sample of DJ while babysitting him, with the initial test revealing Derwin is not DJ's father. However, a later test reveals that Derwin indeed is the father, leaving Melanie with the task of telling Derwin about the test. Melanie and Derwin go see a fertility doctor about why they're having problems conceiving, and Melanie is asked if she has ever had an abortion. She says no; Derwin, recognizing that she lied, questions Melanie about the abortion and asks if it was his or not. In the premiere episode of Season 5, Melanie admits that she had an abortion. Derwin originally believes that it was when he and Melanie were in college; however, she tells him that it was actually from her affair with Trey Wiggs. She confesses that the reason she had the abortion was to spare Derwin from living with a reminder of her affair, which is the way she feels about DJ. Even though she makes it seem as though the abortion has not affected her, she seems to show feelings of guilt when she is alone. Feeling a void in her life, Melanie opts to continue trying to have a child, and later finds a surrogate in Tasha. Tasha eventually reneges on their arrangement to be with Pookie. Melanie later realizes that having a baby is not what she wants and leaves to attend Johns Hopkins on the day of the Championship Game, much to Derwin's dismay. At the end of the episode, however, he surprises her at the airport, telling her that he is flying there, with her.
Derwin Davis
Derwin ("Ding Dong") Davis is a star wide receiver with the San Diego Sabers and the husband of Melanie Barnett. Aldis Hodge portrayed the original Derwin in the Girlfriends pilot. Hodge was replaced by Pooch Hall for the TV series.Pooch Hall as Derwin Davis
In the first season Derwin goes through the hazing from Sabers captain Jason Pitts, and starting quarterback Malik Wright, whom he ultimately becomes friends with. Towards the end of the season, Malik and Jason "adopt" Derwin. In "To Baby...Or Not to Baby" Derwin proposes to Melanie at half-time of one of the Saber games because he thinks that Melanie might be pregnant. Melanie accepts at first feeling pressured on national television. However, later on Melanie tells Derwin that it is not the right time. Derwin meets singer Drew Sidora at a party he attends with Malik, and Drew asks Derwin to be in her new video, which he accepts not knowing he will play her love interest. Derwin and Drew get close and end up having sex. Dionne tells Derwin she knows he slept with Drew, and Melanie over-hears and calls off the engagement, and their relationship.