This is a list of characters from the FX neo-Western television series Justified and its sequel series Justified: City Primeval.
Overview = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+) = Guest cast (1–2)
Main cast Actor Character Justified Justified: City Primeval 1 2 3 4 5 6 Timothy Olyphant Raylan Givens colspan="7" Nick Searcy Art Mullen colspan="6" Jacob Pitts Tim Gutterson colspan="6" Erica Tazel Rachel Brooks colspan="6" Joelle Carter Ava Crowder colspan="6" Natalie Zea Winona Hawkins colspan="3" Walton Goggins Boyd Crowder colspan="5" Jere Burns Wynn Duffy colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="2" Aunjanue Ellis Carolyn Wilder colspan="6" Vondie Curtis-Hall Marcus "Sweety" Sweeton colspan="6" Adelaide Clemens Sandy Stanton colspan="6" Marin Ireland Maureen Downey colspan="6" Victor Williams Wendell Robinson colspan="6" Norbert Leo Butz Norbert Bryl colspan="6" Boyd Holbrook Clement Mansell colspan="6"
Recurring cast Actor Character Justified Justified: City Primeval 1 2 3 4 5 6 Damon Herriman Dewey Crowe Linda Gehringer Helen Givens colspan="2" colspan="4" Rick Gomez David Vasquez colspan="3" Brent Sexton Hunter Mosley colspan="2" colspan="3" David Meunier Johnny Crowder colspan="5" colspan="2" Raymond J. Barry Arlo Givens colspan="4" William Ragsdale Gary Hawkins colspan="2" colspan="4" M. C. Gainey Bo Crowder colspan="5" Margo Martindale Mags Bennett colspan="5" Jeremy Davies Dickie Bennett colspan="2" colspan="2" Kaitlyn Dever Loretta McCready Brad William Henke Coover Bennet colspan="5" Joseph Lyle Taylor Doyle Bennet colspan="5" Peter Murnik Tom Bergen colspan="2" colspan="4" William Gregory Lee Nick Mooney colspan="4" colspan="2" Kevin Rankin Derek "Devil" Lennox colspan="2" colspan="4" Neal McDonough Robert Quarles colspan="2" colspan="4" Jonathan Kowalsky Mike Cosmatopolis colspan="4" Mykelti Williamson Ellstin Limehouse colspan="2" Todd Stashwick Ash Murphy colspan="2" colspan="4" Demetrius Grosse Errol colspan="2" colspan="2" Jesse Luken Jimmy Tolan colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="2" Brendan McCarthy Tanner Dodd colspan="2" colspan="4" Stephen Root Mike Reardon colspan="2" colspan="2" Abby Miller Ellen May colspan="2" David Andrews Tillman Napier colspan="2" colspan="3" Jim Beaver Shelby Parlow/Drew Thompson colspan="2" colspan="3" Jenn Lyon Lindsey Salazar colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" Patton Oswalt Bob Sweeney colspan="3" Ron Eldard Colton Rhodes colspan="3" colspan="3" Joe Mazzello Billy St. Cyr colspan="3" colspan="3" Brian Howe Arnold colspan="3" colspan="3" Lindsay Pulsipher Cassie St. Cyr colspan="3" colspan="3" Robert Baker Randall Kusik colspan="3" colspan="3" Mike O'Malley Nick "Nicky" Augustine colspan="3" colspan="3" Sam Anderson Lee Paxton colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="2" Mel Fair Nelson Dunlop colspan="3" colspan="3" John Kapelos Ethan Picker colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="2" Michael Rapaport Darryl Crowe Jr. colspan="4" colspan="2" James LeGros Wade Messer colspan="2" colspan="2" Edi Gathegi Jean Baptiste colspan="4" colspan="2" A. J. Buckley Danny Crowe colspan="4" colspan="2" Jacob Lofland Kendal Crowe colspan="4" colspan="2" Don McManus Billy Geist colspan="4" Alicia Witt Wendy Crowe colspan="4" colspan="2" Karolina Wydra Mara Paxton colspan="4" colspan="2" Justin Welborn Carl colspan="4" colspan="2" Steve Harris Roscoe colspan="4" colspan="2" Wood Harris Jay colspan="4" colspan="2" Amy Smart Alison Brander colspan="4" colspan="2" Bill Tangradi Cyrus Boone colspan="4" Mickey Jones Rodney "Hot Rod" Dunham colspan="2" colspan="2" Danny Strong Albert Fekus colspan="4" Danielle Panabaker Penny Cole colspan="4" colspan="2" Mary Steenburgen Katherine Hale colspan="4" colspan="2" Garret Dillahunt Ty Walker colspan="5" Ryan Dorsey Earl colspan="5" Scott Grimes Sean/Seabass colspan="5" Duke Davis Roberts Mundo/Choo-Choo colspan="5" Sam Elliott Avery Markham colspan="5" Jeff Fahey Zachariah Randolph colspan="5" Jonathan Tucker Boon colspan="5" Ravi Patel Rick Newley colspan="6" Kenn E. Head Lou Whitman colspan="6" Vivian Olyphant Willa Givens colspan="6" Alexander Pobutsky Skender Lulgjuraj colspan="6" Regina Taylor Diane colspan="6" Joseph Anthony Byrd Trennell colspan="6" Eddie Martinez Hector colspan="6" Terry Kinney Toma Costia colspan="6" Yosef Kasnetzkov Besnik Darke colspan="6" Nick Druzbanski Luka colspan="6"
Main characters Raylan Givens
Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (played by Timothy Olyphant) is a Deputy U.S. Marshal who is reassigned from his Miami office back to his hometown of Kentucky after gunning down a cartel hitman. His familiarity with the region and its criminal inhabitants, such as his father Arlo and his old friend Boyd Crowder, makes him the lead Marshal for all things Harlan County.
Art Mullen Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Art Mullen (played by Nick Searcy) is the Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal in charge of the Lexington Field Office and Raylan's direct superior. He has a deadpan sense of humor and tries to keep a handle on Raylan's more impulsive tactics.
Ava Crowder Ava Crowder (played by Joelle Carter) was originally married to the abusive Bowman Crowder before she shot him with his deer rifle in the first episode. She has a romantic history with Raylan that defines their relationship.
In season 2 she allows Boyd to rent a room in her house with the requirement that he stay clear of illegal activities. After some time she comes to his aid and they begin a romantic relationship lasting for the rest of the series. She is shot by Dickie Bennett during the war between the Crowders and Bennetts.
Tim Gutterson Deputy U.S. Marshal Tim Gutterson (played by Jacob Pitts) is a Deputy U.S. Marshal and former Army Ranger Sniper. He's known for his laconic attitude and talent for marksmanship. His military experience and skills with firearms often come in handy during hostage stand offs when a precision shot is needed to end it quickly and efficiently.
Rachel Brooks Deputy U.S. Marshal Rachel Brooks (played by Erica Tazel) is a Deputy U.S. Marshal who initially comes into conflict with Raylan due to his perceived lack of professionalism, in contrast to her cool, level-headed approach.
Winona Hawkins Winona Hawkins (played by Natalie Zea) is Raylan Givens' ex-wife. She first appears in season 1 as a court reporter working in the same government building as the Marshal's office. Her new husband, Gary Hawkins, is a real estate agent in Lexington. Gary gets involved with the Dixie Mafia, specifically Wynn Duffy, and their marriage sours. Winona and Raylan never got over each other after their divorce and as such start up a romantic relationship once Gary moves out.
In season 2 Winona steals $210,000 from the evidence locker in the Marshal's office but panics and asks Raylan for help in returning it. After the attempt on her life set up by Gary and executed by Wynn Duffy she leaves Raylan in hopes of a quiet life.
Boyd Crowder Boyd Crowder (played by Walton Goggins) is a highly intelligent and charismatic career criminal who frequently comes into conflict with Raylan. Boyd and Raylan share a coal mining past which serves to connect the two more than they might admit, even as Boyd's criminal operations continue to draw him into trouble with Raylan and the Marshals.
In season 1 he is introduced as the leader of the neo-Nazi group Crowder's Commandos. After Raylan shoots him in the chest he claims to have found Jesus and when released from prison starts his own church for fellow ex-cons to restart life and fight to keep Harlan clean of drugs and crime. His new ideology brings him into conflict with his father Bo, who runs a protection racket and drugs through Harlan. This climaxes when Bo has Boyd beaten and his men killed after Boyd blew up a shipment of drugs from Miami meant for Bo. A now broken Boyd teams up with Raylan to stop Bo from killing Ava.
In season 2 he is back to working in a mine and living with Ava on the condition that he has no part in illegal activities. Fellow miners recruit him to help rob the coal company they work for, Black Pike, but Boyd is wise to their true intentions of killing him once they have the money. He switches the money and the explosives so the men blow themselves up and not him. With a taste for the outlaw life again he rounds up his old crew including Johnny, Devil, and now Arlo and Ava. They set out to take over the Harlan crime world from the Bennetts.
In season 3 he comes into conflict with Robert Quarles and the Detroit Mob who look to take over the Oxycontin business in Kentucky.
In season 4 Boyd continues his criminal relationship with Wynn Duffy which brings him into the world of the Detroit Mob when he is tasked with locating Drew Thompson for Nicky Augustine and Theo Tonin.
In season 5 he struggles to distribute heroin with Wynn Duffy and Ethan Picker while dealing with the criminal family of Dewey Crowe.
In season 6 he is recruited by Katherine Hale and Wynn Duffy to rob banks, specifically one where Avery Markham keeps a safe deposit box. Consumed by greed and the idea of finally leaving Harlan with Ava and $10,000,000 Boyd will stop at nothing to accomplish his goals. He partners with Ava's unstable uncle Zachariah Randolph in order to tunnel into Markham's vault, despite the fact that Zachariah wants to harm him due to Boyd's deceased brother Bowman beating Ava. Eventually Zachariah tries to blow Boyd up in the mine shaft but fails. Once Boyd gets his hands on Markham's cash he meets up with Ava ready to leave Kentucky but she shoots him in the shoulder and runs with the money. After escaping custody Boyd tracks down Ava ready to kill her but is caught and arrested by Raylan. Once back in prison he returns to his preaching ways from Season 1.
In City Primeval, after serving well over a decade in prison he escapes with help from a female guard to become a federal fugitive on the run.
Wynn Duffy Wynn Duffy (played by Jere Burns) is a Dixie Mafia middleman known and feared for his bloodthirsty tactics. He is first seen as a loan shark for the Dixie Mafia extorting Gary Hawkins for borrowed money. He survives a shoot-out with Raylan and reappears in season 2, hired by Gary to assassinate Raylan and Winona. His attempt fails and he returns in season 3, still in the employ of Emmitt Arnett. When Robert Quarles, a higher-up in the Detroit Mob, kills Arnett he takes Duffy on as an increasingly reluctant right-hand man. Duffy is disturbed by Quarles' psychopathic tendencies and irritated by being delegated to remedial tasks (such as cleaning up the blood of Quarles' victims). He eventually betrays Quarles to Raylan and rises to a high-ranking position within the Dixie Mafia.
In season 4 he is tasked by Nicky Augustine with finding Drew Thompson, and employs both Boyd and Johnny Crowder to help him do so. When he is unsuccessful in keeping Thompson from being arrested and thus able to testify against Detroit Mob boss Theo Tonin, he flees Kentucky to avoid the wrath of Augustine. He returns after Augustine's death and enters a new, supposedly equal alliance with Boyd to move drugs through Harlan. In season 5 the Detroit Mob is dismantled under Sammy Tonin's ineffective leadership, and a three-way partnership between Duffy, Boyd and Ethan Picker is born to smuggle heroin out of Mexico. The trip proves disastrous and having lost money in the venture, Duffy brings in his old mentor Katherine Hale to help guide him. Together they make a deal with Boyd to abandon moving drugs and to focus on robbing banks.