Empire
- Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon,
a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire
Entertainment, whose life begins to cave in around him after his past
sins come back to haunt him following his being diagnosed with ALS. Lucious has a fiancée, Anika, but his ex-wife, Cookie, intends on tearing them apart.[6]
- Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing.
She sees herself as the sacrificial lamb for Empire Entertainment,
which she built with Lucious, but then took the fall for when she was
arrested for running the drugs that financed Lucious' early career. Upon
her return from prison she is determined to bring the Lyon family back
together.[7]
- Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry and suffers from bipolar disorder.
He is also married to his college sweetheart, Rhonda. He plans to run
Empire, but is in a battle for the head chair with his younger brothers.[8]
- Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, the middle son and "black sheep"
of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the
corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his
homophobic father. Jamal is considered Cookie's favorite and has a
strong relationship with his brother Hakeem.[7]
- Bryshere Y. Gray
as Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite
child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Hakeem starts to find feelings
for his mother, Cookie, and has a great relationship with Jamal. He is
also Tiana's ex-boyfriend.[9]
- Grace Gealey
as Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' ex
fiancée. Cookie and Anika share an extreme dislike for each other,[8] with Cookie referring to Anika with the derisive nickname "Boo Boo Kitty".[10]
- Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner (season 1), Lucious' longtime friend and business partner, and chairman of Empire Entertainment.[11]
- Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Andre's manipulative and power hungry wife.[12][13]
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