Mayor Of Kingstown: Meet The Cast

Mayor of Kingstown stars Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky. In addition to Renner, the Paramount+ original drama series features an ensemble that has evolved significantly since its launch, and has included Edie Falco and Kyle Chandler. With Mayor of Kingstown returning for its fifth and final season on Friday, Jan. 15, 2027, exclusively on Paramount+, now is the time to review the show’s cast, both longtime cast members, as well as major stars.

Key facts

Season 5 stars: Jeremy Renner, Edie Falco, Laura Benanti, Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, and David Morse. Necar Zadegan, Nichole Galicia, and Lennie James also return.
Show co-creators: Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon
Series premiere: Nov. 14, 2021
Seasons: Four seasons now streaming on Paramount+, with Season 5 premiering Friday, Jan. 15, 2027.
Status: Season 5 will be the show’s final season
Streaming: Paramount+

Spoiler warning! The cast-and-character profiles below identify the seasons in which actors appear in Mayor of Kingstown, but keep explanations of their departures and their character’s outcome intentionally light. That said, readers who have not watched all four released seasons should proceed with caution. Some casting information may reveal whether a character continues.

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Why the cast changes

Mayor of Kingstown is unique in that it is willing to remove major characters from its story, including prominent members of the McLusky family, law enforcement, the prison system, and Kingstown’s criminal organizations. Major deaths and shifts in Kingstown’s balance of power repeatedly create space for new actors and characters, so the ensemble looks substantially different from season to season. Season 4 and Season 5 have a comparatively more stable core ensemble, although Season 5 still introduces new major players.

Who is in the cast?

Jeremy Renner anchors Mayor of Kingstown as Mike McLusky, with Hugh Dillon, Taylor Handley, Tobi Bamtefa, Derek Webster, Necar Zadegan, and Nichole Galicia among the longtime cast members. The ensemble has also featured such major stars as Kyle Chandler, Dianne Wiest, Aidan Gillen, Emma Laird, Michael Beach, Edie Falco, Lennie James, and Laura Benanti, among others.

Quick-reference cast list across all seasons:

Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky
Hugh Dillon as Ian Ferguson
Taylor Handley as Kyle McLusky
Tobi Bamtefa as Deverin “Bunny” Washington
Derek Webster as Stevie
Hamish Allan-Headley as Robert Sawyer
Necar Zadegan as Evelyn Foley
Nichole Galicia as Rebecca
Kyle Chandler as Mitch McLusky
Dianne Wiest as Mariam McLusky
Aidan Gillen as Milo Sunter
Emma Laird as Iris
Michael Beach as Kareem Moore
Edie Falco as Nina Hobbs
Lennie James as Frank Moses
Laura Benanti as Cindy Stephens
David Morse as Russell Hardy

Meet the main cast, current

Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky

Appears in: Seasons 1-5 and serves as an executive producer.

Character: Oscar® nominee Jeremy Renner plays Mike McLusky, the central figure of the series and its primary throughline. Mike is a power broker negotiating among law enforcement, prison officials, inmates, gangs, and politicians. He has a complicated relationship with Kingstown and the McLusky family’s unofficial role in maintaining order in the city, since he has a morally gray role that he wants to leave.

Where you’ve seen Renner: The Hurt Locker, The Town, The Avengers, Hawkeye.

Edie Falco as Nina Hobbs

Appears in: Seasons 4-5

Character: Edie Falco plays Nina Hobbs, who’s introduced in Season 4 as the new warden at Anchor Bay. Nina brings a new institutional power center into Mike’s already difficult balancing act and returns for the show’s final season.

Where you’ve seen Falco: The Sopranos, Nurse Jackie, Oz.

Hugh Dillon as Ian Ferguson

Appears in: Seasons 1-5

Character: Hugh Dillon plays Ian Ferguson, a veteran Kingstown police officer closely connected to the McLusky family, particularly Kyle. Ian frequently operates in the same morally gray territory that defines the series.

Did you know? Hugh Dillon is the co-creator (alongside Taylor Sheridan), executive producer and credited writer of Mayor of Kingstown.

Where you’ve seen Dillon: Flashpoint, Durham County, and Yellowstone.

Taylor Handley as Kyle McLusky

Appears in: Seasons 1-5

Character: Taylor Handley plays Kyle McLusky, Mike’s younger brother and a law-enforcement officer. An earnest cop, Kyle finds himself pulled into Kingstown’s conflicts and the dangerous family business.

Where you’ve seen Handley: The O.C., Vegas, Bird Box.

Tobi Bamtefa as Deverin “Bunny” Washington

Appears in: Seasons 1-5

Character: Tobi Bamtefa plays Bunny Washington, one of Mayor of Kingstown’s most important figures outside the McLusky family. Bunny is a powerful gang leader whose complicated relationship with Mike shifts between cooperation and conflict as Kingstown’s balance of power changes.

Where you’ve seen Bamtefa: The Witcher, Tin Star, Lucky Man.

Derek Webster as Stevie

Appears in: Seasons 1-5

Character: Derek Webster (pictured, left) plays Stevie, a Kingstown police detective who works alongside Ian and Kyle. A childhood friend of Mike McLusky, Stevie becomes part of the show’s longstanding law-enforcement ensemble.

Where you’ve seen Webster: NCIS: New Orleans, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Stargate

Necar Zadegan as Evelyn Foley

Appears in: Seasons 1-5

Character: Necar Zadegan plays Evelyn Foley, a prosecutor whose professional responsibilities and relationship with Mike repeatedly place her inside Kingstown’s complicated political and legal ecosystem.

Where you’ve seen Zadegan: 24, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, NCIS: New Orleans

Nichole Galicia as Rebecca

Appears in: Seasons 1-5

Character: Nichole Galicia plays Rebecca, Mike’s trusted assistant and an important constant within the McLusky operation. She helps manage the steady flow of people, favors, and problems that come through Mike’s office.

Where you’ve seen Galicia: Django Unchained, Defiance

Lennie James as Frank Moses

Appears in: Seasons 4-5

Character: Lennie James plays Frank Moses, a powerful Detroit mob boss introduced in Season 4 whose influence extends into Kingstown. He is an enemy of the McLusky family and returns in Season 5.

Where you’ve seen James: The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Jericho, Save Me

Laura Benanti as Cindy Stephens

Appears in: Seasons 4-5

Character: Laura Benanti plays Cindy Stephens, who is introduced in Season 4 as a new correctional officer and single mother. She offers another perspective on the people working inside Kingstown’s dangerous prison system. Cindy returns as a series regular for the final season.

Where you’ve seen Benanti: Younger, The Gilded Age, Nashville, and her Tony® Award-winning role in Broadway’s Gypsy

David Morse as Russell Hardy

Appears in: Season 5

Character: David Morse (pictured, left) plays Russell Hardy, a new series regular for the fifth and final season of Mayor of Kingstown. Hardy is a seasoned FBI agent who arrives in Kingstown to investigate a case stemming from Season 4. His investigation threatens to expose Mike’s secrets and destabilize Kingstown.

Where you’ve seen Morse: St. Elsewhere, The Green Mile, The Hurt Locker, We Were Liars

Cast from past seasons

Several characters who were once central to Mayor of Kingstown appear only during particular stretches of the show’s story.

Kyle Chandler as Mitch McLusky

Appears in: Season 1

Character: Kyle Chandler plays Mitch, the eldest McLusky brother and holds the unofficial “Mayor” role when the series begins. His position establishes how the McLusky family functions as intermediaries between Kingstown’s competing institutions and criminal factions.

Where you’ve seen Chandler: Friday Night Lights, Bloodline, Super 8, Lanterns

Dianne Wiest as Mariam McLusky

Appears in: Seasons 1-2

Character: Dianne Wiest plays Mariam McLusky, the McLusky family matriarch and a college professor who teaches incarcerated women. Mariam provides an ideological counterweight to her sons and has a deeply complicated relationship with their work.

Where you’ve seen Wiest: Hannah and Her Sisters, Bullets Over Broadway, In Treatment

Aidan Gillen as Milo Sunter

Appears in: Seasons 1-3

Character: Aidan Gillen plays Milo Sunter, a major criminal figure with longstanding connections to Mike and Kingstown. He is a recurring source of pressure and conflict throughout Mayor of Kingstown’s first three seasons.

Where you’ve seen Gillen: Game of Thrones, The Wire, Peaky Blinders

Emma Laird as Iris

Appears in: Seasons 1-3

Character: Emma Laird plays Iris, a young woman drawn into Kingstown’s criminal world. Her relationship with Mike becomes an important emotional thread as she struggles for agency.

Where you’ve seen Laird: A Haunting in Venice, The Brutalist.

Michael Beach as Kareem Moore

Appears in: Seasons 1-3

Character: Michael Beach plays Kareem Moore, a senior corrections officer whose role inside Kingstown’s prison system grows across the early seasons. His storyline provides an important perspective on the psychological toll of the prison environment.

Where you’ve seen Beach: Third Watch, Sons of Anarchy, Aquaman

Hamish Allan-Headley as Robert Sawyer

Appears in: Seasons 1-4

Character: Hamish Allan-Headley plays Robert Sawyer, a highly aggressive member of Kingstown law enforcement and a leader within the SWAT unit. Robert embodies some of the series’ most volatile law-enforcement dynamics.

Where you’ve seen Allan-Headley: FBI, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Good Doctor

Who’s in the Season 5 cast?

Paramount+ has confirmed the following cast members for Season 5 of Mayor of Kingstown, including newly announced series regular David Morse:

Jeremy Renner as Mike McLusky
Edie Falco as Nina Hobbs
David Morse as Russell Hardy
Laura Benanti as Cindy Stephens
Hugh Dillon as Ian Ferguson
Taylor Handley as Kyle McLusky
Tobi Bamtefa as Bunny Washington
Derek Webster as Stevie
Necar Zadegan as Evelyn Foley
Nichole Galicia as Rebecca
Lennie James as Frank Moses

When does Season 5 premiere?

Mayor of Kingstown premieres Friday, Jan. 15, 2027, only on Paramount+. Production on the fifth and final season began in Pittsburgh in March 2026.

Watch Mayor of Kingstown

Seasons 1-4 of Mayor of Kingstown are streaming on Paramount+. New viewers will want to start with Season 1 rather than jumping between seasons, since the character relationships and cast changes build directly on previous events. Remember: Paramount+ is the only streaming home for all of Mayor of Kingstown, including the upcoming fifth and final season.

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FAQ

Is Jeremy Renner in every season of Mayor of Kingstown?

Yes, Jeremy Renner stars as Mike McLusky throughout every season of Mayor of Kingstown and is returning for the fifth and final season.

Is Edie Falco returning for Season 5?

Yes, Edie Falco returns as Nina Hobbs in Mayor of Kingstown Season 5, and is one of the stars announced for the final season of the drama series.

Who is new to the cast for Season 5?

David Morse plays new series regular Russell Hardy, a seasoned FBI agent whose arrival creates a new threat for Mike McLusky in Mayor of Kingstown Season 5.