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This is a list of the characters that have appeared on All American, an American sports drama.
Overview
editActor | Character | Seasons | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Daniel Ezra | Spencer James | Main | |||||
Bre-Z | Tamia "Coop" Cooper | Main | |||||
Greta Onieogou | Layla Keating | Main | |||||
Samantha Logan | Olivia Baker | Main | |||||
Michael Evans Behling | Jordan Baker | Main | |||||
Cody Christian | Asher Adams | Main | |||||
Karimah Westbrook | Grace James | Main | |||||
Monét Mazur | Laura Fine-Baker | Main | |||||
Taye Diggs | Billy Baker | Main[a] | Guest | ||||
Jalyn Hall | Dillon James | Main[b] | |||||
Chelsea Tavares | Patience Robinson | Recurring | Main | ||||
Hunter Clowdus | JJ Parker | Recurring | Main |
- Notes
Actor | Character | Seasons | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
Jay Reeves | Shawn Scott | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Spence Moore II | Chris Jackson | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | ||
Michelle Hayden | Ripley | Recurring | |||||
Demetrius Shipp Jr. | Tyrone Morris | Recurring | |||||
Brent Jennings | Willie Baker | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Casper Van Dien | Harold Adams | Recurring | Guest | Guest | |||
Mitchell Edwards | Cam Watkins | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Guest | ||
Chad L. Coleman | Corey James | Recurring | |||||
Da'Vinchi | Darnell | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Kayla Smith | Rochelle | Recurring | |||||
Kareem J. Grimes | Preach | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Corey Reynolds | Cliff Mosley | Recurring | |||||
Asjha Cooper | Kia Williams | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Geffri Maya | Simone Hicks | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Dina Meyer | Gwen Adams | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Lahmard J. Tate | Flip Williams | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Jordan Belfi | Principal Ed Landon | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Elvis Nolasco | JP Keating | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Ray Campbell | Guest | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Erica Peeples | Monique “Mo” Moore | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Alexandra Barreto | Coach Montes | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Alondra Delgado | Vanessa Montes | Recurring | |||||
Noah Gray-Cabey | Frausto | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Anna Lore | Carrie | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Simeon Daise | Jabari Long | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Ella Simone Tabu | Amina Simms | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
Deric Augustine | Clay | Recurring | |||||
Mustafa Speaks | Kenny Boone | Recurring | |||||
Zachary S. Williams | Isaiah Winfield | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Sean Carrigan | Ivan Garret | Recurring | |||||
Miya Horcher | Jamie | Recurring | |||||
Christian James | Wade Waters | Recurring | Recurring | ||||
Journey Montana | Jen | Recurring | |||||
Lamon Archey | Superintendent D'Angelo Carter | Guest | Recurring | ||||
Kamar de los Reyes | Coach Montes | Recurring | Guest | ||||
Madison Shamoun | Skye | Recurring | |||||
Ashley Argota | Gia | Recurring | |||||
Pauline Dyer | Alicia | Recurring | |||||
Morris Chestnut | Rick Barnes | Recurring | |||||
Courtney Bandeko | Miko | Recurring | |||||
Alexis Fields | Denise Patterson | Guest | Recurring | Guest | |||
David Shatraw | Professor Hill | Recurring | |||||
Jamel King | Coach Terence "Mac" McClelland | Recurring | |||||
Brian Borello | Ryan | Recurring | |||||
Melissa Jane Rodriguez | Charissa | Recurring | |||||
Taiv Lee | Deion | Recurring |
Main characters
editSpencer James
editSpencer Alonzo James (portrayed by Daniel Ezra) is the main protagonist of All American from seasons one to six.[1][2] He is based on Spencer Paysinger. Spencer is a star wide receiver at Crenshaw High School. He also plays safety, kickoff returner, and running back. Through out the series, Spencer takes on a lot of responsibility to help his community, being the leader of the football team and taking care of his family and friends takes a toll on the star player.
In the pilot episode, Spencer was recruited by coach Billy Baker to play at Beverly Hills High. Though reluctant at first, Spencer was soon convinced by his best friend Coop and his family to play at Beverly Hills High for the Beverly Eagles. However, things didn't go well at first; such as his first practice going poorly. After he ran the wrong play, and Jordan and his friend Asher tried to sabotage him, Spencer considered going back to Crenshaw. However, after two encouragements from Coop, Spencer returned to play for the Beverly Eagles in the NFL, and he and the Eagles won their first game together. At the end of the pilot, Spencer had to move in with the Baker's so he can keep playing for Beverly High as his transfer permit was being contested.
During the course of season 1, Spencer struggled with balancing his life in both Crenshaw and Beverly Hills. He became concerned for Coop when he learned that she might have been involved in gang life as she was spending time with Shawn, a neighborhood gang member, and Spencer's former childhood friend. Later on, Spencer discovered that his mother Grace and Billy dated in high school. During one of the Eagles' football games, Spencer's father, Corey James, returned.
Throughout season 2, Spencer patched up his strained relationship with his father Corey and quit football the day after a ring ceremony due to the death of his father. Days later, he was included in the top 300 college prospect ranking, but he was still grieving from Corey's death. After he got shot by one of Tyrone's affiliates, he got surgery to remove the bullet so he could return to playing football. At the end of the season, Spencer was forced to return to South Crenshaw when learned that it's football program was in danger of being shutdown.
In season 3, Spencer suffered from several fallouts with the people he cares about. First was with Jordan, who believed Spencer abandon him; second was with Layla, after Spencer told her that he kissed Olivia while on summer break in Las Vegas; lastly Coop, whom Spencer realized that she was the one responsible for getting him shot. By midseason, Spencer managed to repair his relationships with all three. However, at the end of the third season, Spencer ruined his relationship with Billy after confessing to him that he trained Jordan, before he was medically cleared after an injury. Following this, a massive brawl between the South Crenshaw Chargers and Beverly Hill Eagles erupted when the word got out about Spencer training Jordan.
In season 4, Spencer struggled to repair his relationship with Billy. He considered applying for Toledo State University, but withdrew his application when Coach Dante left. However, Coach Hudson informed Spencer that he couldn't play football if he didn't go through with his commitment to Toledo. Thankfully, Billy came to help Spencer by devising a contingency plan for him. This also repaired their relationship in the process. Following this, Spencer got an offer to go play at Golden Angeles University with Jordan by Kenny Boone, an old friend of his father. At the end of season 4, Spencer and Olivia relationship is tested when Olivia received info from disgraced fellow GAU player Wade Waters regarding Head Coach Garrett.
In season 5, Spencer struggled to repair the damage left by Garrett after Olivia exposed his illegal bounties on rival players. They broke up during the beginning of the season. While Spencer tried to get Coach Kenny instated as the new head coach, Billy was offered the position instead. This damaged Spencer and Billy's relationship, though Billy later turned down the job after Spencer convinced him otherwise. However, He never gave Billy the chance to tell him when he tried to call Spencer, who sent it to voice mall. Shortly after, Billy died saving one of his players, Jabari Long when their bus crashes. This left Spencer deeply devastated, though he didn't reveal it until season 5 episode 15 "United In Grief", when he finally broke down to Dr. Spears (his therapist). Spencer and Dr. Spears have remained in touch since. At the end of the season 5, Spencer and Olivia rekindled their relationship.
In season 6, Spencer finally saw his dream of becoming a professional football player come true by being drafted to play in the NFL. Romantic-wise, he was with Layla for some time right after moving to Beverly Hills High, then in season 3 he started a long-term relationship with Olivia, which culminated in their engagement towards the end of season 6.
Tamia "Coop" Cooper
editTamia "Coop" Cooper (portrayed by Bre-Z) is Spencer's lesbian best friend from Crenshaw High. Coop and Spencer have been friends since childhood.[3]
While she tried to warn Shawn off the gang, she started to take the gang life more seriously after Shawn was killed off, restarting the chain of revenge killings between rival gangs that started with Shawn's brother, Brandon, the year before. Also, as she was a minor at the time, she couldn't take over the lease on Shawn's rental house, even if she was to be emancipated from her mother. When she moved back in after she helped with the arrest of Tyrone Moore, she reverted to being a songwriter and DJ.
During the season 3, Coop discovered that Tyrone's sister Monique “Mo” Moore had arrived in town, and suspected she was up to something. Coop's friendship with Spencer became stranded when he finally admitted to Coop that it was her fault that he got shot in season 2. However, they managed to patch things up by the end of the season. At the end of season 3, Coop was shot by Mo after she found out Mo's plan to avenge her brother's death.
In the season 4 premiere, Coop managed to survive getting shot, but along with that came side effects regarding her health, which played a big factor as to why she decided to quit making music. She was also caught up in legal investigations regarding the shooting, distracting her from continuing to make music. During season 4, Coop and Patience broke up, due to Coop's criminal charges holding Patience back. She then started dating Skye (whom she met while doing her community service), but broke up with her after Coop received a video of Skye kissing Patience in season 5. She revealed to Spencer that she still had feelings for Patience, and wanted to confess them to her. But before she could, Patience was stabbed by a crazed stalker fan named Miko.
At the end of season 6, Coop was accepted at law school.
Layla Keating
editLayla Keating (portrayed by Greta Onieogou) is a record producer, and Jordan's fiancee. Like Spencer, Jordan, Asher and Olivia, she attended Beverly Hills High School.[3]
In season 2, she became Coop's producer. By season 4, she became Patience's producer after Coop quit making music due to legal cases against her and health problems. Meanwhile, she started growing closer with Jordan, eventually developing feelings for him: at the beginning of season 5, they started a relationship, which culminated in their engagement at the end of the season. By season 6, the two are still engaged while dealing with planning for their wedding as well as Layla’s resurfaced mental health problems. They eventually get married in the season six episode "Victory Lap" once Layla is finally in a good place.
Olivia Baker
editOlivia Baker (portrayed by Samantha Logan) is Billy and Laura's daughter, Willie's granddaughter, and Jordan's twin sister.[4] She is a recovering drug addict and alcoholic who has been in and out of rehab. Her best friend is Layla but their friendship becomes strained when Olivia reveals she had a one-night stand with Asher, who she later ended up dating. Olivia was Spencer's first friend at Beverly and they form a strong friendship that later ended up romantic, where she eventually became his girlfriend. She became President of the Black Student Caucus and started Beverly High's own Black Lives Matter movement. In season 3, she started a podcast called "Liv the Truth" to help bring power back to the Black community. In season 4, she pursued a career in journalism by attending Golden Angeles University, the same college as Spencer and Jordan. She and Spencer broke up at the beginning of season 5, but got back together at the end of the season. By season 6, the two have finally reached a mature and adult stability in their relationship, which culminated in their engagement in Victory Lap followed by their wedding in the season finale.
Jordan Baker
editJordan Baker (portrayed by Michael Evans Behling) is Billy and Laura's son, Olivia's twin brother, Willie's grandson, and quarterback for Beverly High.[5] Jordan was initially jealous of Spencer but the two quickly formed a friendship.
In season 2, Jordan had become very rebellious and his behavior was out of control. Jordan got into fights and crashed his sister's car and lost his trust in his mother when she punished him for his rebellious actions. He was tricked into thinking he got Simone pregnant. Simone gave up her child, Jordan was not the father. In "Rolling the Dice", Jordan and Simone got married in Vegas. They later on got the marriage annulled and remained a couple.
In season 4, he got a scholarship offer from Golden Angeles University. He also became closer with Layla, making his long-distance relationship with Simone complicated to manage. Near the end of season 4, he and Simone broke up. At the beginning of season 5, he and Layla started a relationship, which culminated in their engagement at the end of the season. By season 6, the two are still engaged while dealing with planning for their wedding as well as Layla’s resurfaced mental health problems. They eventually get married in the season six episode "Victory Lap" once Layla is finally in a good place.
Asher Adams
editAsher Adams (portrayed by Cody Christian) is the wide receiver for Beverly High and the ex-boyfriend of Layla and Olivia. His father lost all of their family's money, which resulted in Asher's mother leaving. Asher and his father rent a guest house from another family that is always out of the country. Asher pretends the mansion is his to keep up the appearance his family has money, until he must confess that his father is laid off and has become broke. Asher found out why his parents split up, his father told her mother to stay away from him and his mother was an ex-hooker and that is how his parents met. In the end of season 3, it is revealed that he has a heart condition and can no longer play football due to him taking steroids in season 2.[6] His mother was an alumnus of Malibu Charter School, coached by Billy's former NFL rival. He was suspended for 2 games due to intoxication at Homecoming Dance after Layla broke up with him, and then was kicked off the team after he tipped off Malibu with Beverly's entire offensive playbook. In 2017, he was with Layla and was an alcoholic. After winning State title, he became more dedicated because his scout stock actually fell due to lack of targets. He, along with Spencer, became offensive captain in season 2 while Jordan was left out. In The Art of Peer Pressure, it's revealed that Asher was taking steroids. In season 3, he was still under suspension from playing football due to taking steroids. After paying for his mistakes, he was allowed to play again. After he got an athletic full scholarship to Coastal California, he was devastated to learn that he developed cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition. As Asher helped out Jordan and JJ during a combine, he realized that he could still pursue his passion of football through coaching. In season 4, he managed to move from the laundry manager of the Costa California Manta Rays to scouting against the Golden Angeles Condors, which includes Jordan and Spencer. Asher is currently dating a girl named Jaymee and they are expecting their first child together.
Grace James
editGrace James (portrayed by Karimah Westbrook) is Spencer and Dillon's mother who secretly knew Billy a long time ago and had a one-night stand with him. However, it turns out that Billy, Grace and Corey all were graduate class of 1994 in South Crenshaw. In season 4, her boyfriend D'Angelo proposed to her after getting permission from Spencer and Dillon. She marries D’Angelo in season 5.
Laura Fine-Baker
editLaura Fine-Baker (portrayed by Monét Mazur) is Olivia and Jordan's mother, and Billy's wife.[5] She is a lawyer. Laura is a very strict disciplinarian who insists structure and discipline. In season 2, she tried to keep the family together and she spent most of the series laying down the law and punishing Jordan. Jordan got into trouble with fighting and crashing his sister's car and got tricked into thinking he got a girl pregnant. Mostly, she decided to file for separation. In "The Art of Peer Pressure", she was elected District Attorney of Los Angeles County. She and Billy began reuniting and soon got remarried in season 3. In season 4, she quit the DA job after realizing the systematic failure of the system, and managed to fight Preach's murder charges, and reached a deal for Coop to serve community service for her part for obstruction of justice covering Preach's involvement in Monique's death.
Billy Baker
editWilliam "Billy" Baker (portrayed by Taye Diggs) was the head coach of Beverly High's football team, later at South Crenshaw High. He was Laura's husband and Olivia and Jordan's father. Like Spencer, he was an alumnus of both Crenshaw High and Beverly Hills High, and played in the NFL as a former second-round pick, before his career was cut short by knee injuries. His father also abandoned him as a child.
In season 2, it was also revealed that both he and Corey played against each other in Pop Warner, and he actually left South Crenshaw because he could not deal with the loss of his mother, who was the history teacher of South Crenshaw High. Halfway through the season, he tried to fight to repair the marriage with Laura, but she decided to file for separation. By the end of season 2, he resigned and became the head coach for the high school he played for.
In season 3, he and Laura got remarried. However, he and Spencer's relationship became estranged when Spencer confessed to Billy about training Jordan behind his back. In season 4, he was the interim principal of South Crenshaw High, where he eventually got promoted to full-time principal. He also managed to repair his relationship with Spencer.
In season 5, Billy was offered a job at Golden Angeles University as the head coach, in which he initially accepted. However, this ended up damaging his relationship with Spencer permanently, as Spencer was fighting to get Coach Kenny Boone the head coach position. In the episode "Time", After Spencer convinced him otherwise, Billy turned down the job and decided to stay at South Crenshaw. Later in the episode, Billy and the rest of SC Chargers team got into a bus crash. When Billy realized that one of his players, Jabari Long, was still on the bus, he went back for Jabari. Billy died saving Jabari's life. His death deeply devastated everyone, especially Spencer the most, since he was still mad at Billy for accepting the head coach job at GAU that he declined Billy's last call to him, sending it to voicemail.
Dillon James
editDillon James (portrayed by Jalyn Hall) is Spencer's younger brother. Like Spencer, he is also a grade-A student and is very mature for his young age. He likes sci-fi comics and wanted to play football like his brother Spencer, but at the moment, he is too young, so he sticks to playing basketball. He was later found to be Corey's son after a private dispute about his paternity. In season 4, he stopped playing basketball, but developed his skills as an illustrator as a way of acting out against his least favorite history teacher. In order to stop him from spiraling out, since he feels trapped in Crenshaw due to his lack of athletic talent, Spencer asks him to be his graphic designer for his social media brand.
Patience Robinson
editPatience Robinson (portrayed by Chelsea Tavares) is Coop's long-term girlfriend. An aspiring lyricist, but because she has a supportive family when she came out as a lesbian, she often struggles to understand Coop's hesitance to let her meet Coop's mother and her more supportive church friends.
Patience's career began taking off in season 4, but Coop's criminal charges held her back. They broke up in season 4, but remained as housemates along with Layla, Jordan and Olivia.
In the season 5 finale, Patience was stabbed by a crazed stalker fan named Miko. It was revealed in the season 6 premiere that Patience survived her stabbing, but it left her traumatized. She was eventually able to overcome her trauma with Coop’s help, resulting in them rekindling their relationship.
JJ Parker
editJJ Parker (portrayed by Hunter Clowdus) is an outside linebacker/QB2/tight end for the Beverly High Eagles. A party boy that likes to organize parties, but is also a very competent pool player. In season 3, however, he showed interest in returning to his junior high school position of QB after new Coach Montes saw his arm strength, accuracy and pocket movement to be better than Jordan, but still lost the QB competition. He was excited to tell his friends that he got a scholarship offer from Coastal California, but this made things awkward for a while as Asher realized that it was his original scholarship before his injury. In college, he reverted to a linebacker, and became a Zen master and a yogi instead of solely focusing on football. In college, he was failing Intro to Film Studies at one point because he plagiarized his own work from high school. His carefree and happy-go-lucky attitude came from his freshman year when he and his uncle almost died in a car accident while on vacation in Hawaii because his uncle had been drinking. He used his cut of the NIL money to extend the lease on the beach house that him, Spencer, Jordan, and Asher were all living in during the summer before entering college.
On March 29, 2024 it was announced that Hunter Clowdus exited the show before season 6 due to his character's storyline having "organically wrapped" at the end of season 5.
Recurring characters
editShawn Scott
editShawn Scott (portrayed by Jay Reeves) was a drug dealer and gang member who sometimes did good deeds. He was Spencer's childhood friend until the murder of Shawn's brother Brandon. After Coop convinced him to leave the gang life, Shawn payed Tyrone to get out of the gang, but was shot dead by rival gangs as part of revenge killing.
Chris Jackson
editChris Jackson (portrayed by Spence Moore II) is a fellow quarterback at Crenshaw High. Despite initially resenting Spencer for moving to Beverly, he helped Beverly Eagles defeat Malibu using Crenshaw's old playbook.
Ripley
editRipley (portrayed by Michelle Hayden) was a cheerleader for Malibu Charter School. She had a fling with Jordan in the first season, but she abused him, since she was a marijuana user.
Tyrone Moore
editTyrone Moore (portrayed by Demetrius Shipp Jr.) was a gang leader in Crenshaw. He was the mastermind that killed both Brandon and Shawn Scott. He also put Preach into the hospital by shooting. He was apprehended by police on State Championship night after Coop set up a police ambush. However, he was released from jail after Preach decided not to testify. He was later killed on his front porch by Ruth Scott, the mother of Brandon and Shawn Scott, in revenge for killing her sons.
Willie Baker
editWillie Baker (portrayed by Brent Jennings) is Billy Baker's father, and Olivia and Jordan's grandfather. Former Beverly Hills Football coach that raised Billy to become an NFL player, he believed Billy abandoned him after going pro and leaving Crenshaw. He disapproves of his son's lifestyle and used to refuse to accept his daughter-in-law because she is white. Despite this, he receives monthly payments from his son. He also conned money from his grandson by suggesting he couldn't afford medical care for his diabetes. In season 4, he suffered from a heart attack on prom night, which causes Billy and Laura to move into his house him to keep an eye on him. Becoming tired of their presence, he decided to move to Florida and stay with his friend Jerome.
Harold Adams
editHarold Adams (portrayed by Casper Van Dien) is Asher's birth father, who Asher tried to help after he recovered from his own alcoholism.
Corey James
editCorey James (portrayed by Chad L. Coleman) was Spencer and Dillon's biological father and a former American football player and coach. He also played against Billy since Pop Warner, also an aspiring running back. However, his football dreams was dashed after high school because he was stricken with life-threatening illness, which he later died of.
Darnell Hayes
editDarnell Hayes (portrayed by Da'Vinchi) is a quarterback at South Crenshaw who lived with Corey for 7 years in Nevada, Corey's son from a previous relationship. While having a frosty relationship with Spencer, they reconciled in Corey's final days. He was invited to live with Grace soon after Corey died. He suddenly had to leave, because his birth mother was hurt while on military duty. He came back for a brief moment to convince Spencer not to give up football to save his community.
Rochelle Mosley
editRochelle Mosley (portrayed by Kayla Smith) was a recent graduate of Beverly Hills High School and aspiring sports journalist.
Cordell "Preach" Simms
editCordell "Preach" Simms (portrayed by Kareem J. Grimes) is a former gang member who initially follows Tyrone because he thought Tyrone saved Brandon's lives by serving two prison terms together. However, when Coop made him realize the Scotts were both killed by Tyrone, he tried to set a plan to kill him, but he failed, and was shot and critically injured, and was recovering in Intensive Care Unit post-operation. In Season 2, he got a job as a security guard after he recovered and helped Coop gain an audience for her first show, but was arrested after Tyrone set him up and was sent back to prison for assaulting Buggs and breaking his parole violation. He was released in the season 3 premiere after Monique got his 1st strike conviction overturned. In season 4, he started working as an English Literature tutor for the football team at South Crenshaw High when Billy was an interim principal, but was arrested at the school for Monique's murder before the charges were dropped and got probation for unlawful possession of firearms due to "justifiable homicide". Despite this, Billy gives him another chance and lets him continue to teach the students after seeing how well he connects with them.
Cliff Mosley
editCliff Mosley (portrayed by Corey Reynolds) was the head of the Beverly High School Boosters until he was voted out as he tried to relinquish Billy Baker from his coaching role without his presence.
Kia Williams
editKia Williams (Asjha Cooper) is Spencer's ex-girlfriend, and an avid social activist. Her uncle, Flip Williams, is a reformed Bloods gang member.
Simone Hicks
editSimone Hicks (portrayed by Geffri Maya) is Jordan's ex-fiancé and the lead character on the spin-off All American: Homecoming.
Gwen Adams
editGwen Adams (portrayed by Dina Meyer) is Asher Adam's mother. She remarried in season 4.
Flip Williams
editFlip Williams (portrayed by Lahmard J. Tate) is Kia's uncle and a reformed Blood gang member.
Ed Landon
editEd Landon (portrayed by Jordan Belfi) is the former principal of South Crenshaw.
JP Keating
editJP Keating (portrayed by Elvis Nolasco in seasons 1 & 2; and Ray Campbell in seasons 4 & 5) is Layla's father. He is a music mogul that grew up in Harlem, New York. Donated to build Rose Bowl's Locker Room. As an alumnus of UCLA, he is effectively a lifetime member of the ground. He returned to her life for good when he realizes that Layla attempted suicide at the exact same place as her mother. He stepped back from his roles in his record label after meeting a new girlfriend.
Monique "Mo" Moore
editMonique "Mo" Moore (portrayed by Erica Peeples) was an attorney and Tyrone Moore's older sister and Amina's mother. She shot Coop, then was killed by Preach for "justifiable homicide" in the season 3 finale.
Coach "Mrs." Montes
editCoach Montes (portrayed by Alexandra Barreto) is the new head coach for the Beverly High Eagles. Her husband is also a coach.
Vanessa Montes
editVanessa Montes (portrayed by Alondra Delgado) is Coach "Mrs." Montes' daughter and Asher's one time summer fling.
Frausto
editFrausto (portrayed by Noah Gray-Cabey) is a teammate of Spencer's from Crenshaw. He was unwelcoming to both Spencer and Coach Baker in season 3.
Carrie
editCarrie (portrayed by Anna Lore) is Layla's friend, but also a recovering alcoholic with serious attachment and abandonment issues. While Layla saved Carrie from jumping off the cliff, it changed Layla into a control freak in season 4. She returned in season 4 when they reunited in San Diego, and reassured Layla that she has moved back with her parents, and has finally found a stable job, which finally brought proper closure.
Jabari Long
editJabari Long (portrayed by Simeon Daise) is a teammate of Spencer's from South Crenshaw High and later Coastal California. He is an outside linebacker.
Amina Simms
editAmina Simms (portrayed by Ella Simone Tabu) is Preach and Monique's daughter.
Clay Taylor
editClay Taylor (portrayed by Deric Augustine) is a musician Layla manages, but becomes a love interest, He is the current CEO of 'Clay Taylor Entertainment' Formerly 'Keating Records' which is a parent company to 'ForMonica Records'.
Kenny Boone
editKenny Boone (portrayed by Mustafa Speaks) is the current head coach and former wide receiver coach at Golden Angeles University.
Isaiah Winfield
editIsaiah Winfield (portrayed by Zachary S. Williams) is a wide receiver who goes to Golden Angeles University with Spencer, Jordan and Olivia.
Ivan Garrett
editIvan Garrett (portrayed by Sean Carrigan) is the former head coach at Golden Angeles University. He considered Isaiah to be his preferred wideout candidate for scholarship. As a head coach with a defensive background, he was also a very traditional fundamental coach with 46 as the base defense.
Jaymee
editJaymee (portrayed by Miya Horcher) is Asher's new girlfriend and baby mama. She is a waitress at Asher's stepfather's fine-dining restaurant, but had to take leave in the summer as she suffers from lupus. In season 5, after 3 months in remission, her symptoms returned on Billy Baker's birthday that required hospitalization, which was the first time Asher saw her symptoms develop and worsen.
Coach "Mr." Montes
editCoach Montes (portrayed by Kamar de los Reyes) is the head coach at Coastal California University.
Skye
editSkye (portrayed by Madison Shamoun) is Coop's new love interest from seasons 4 to 5. She and Coop broke up after Coop received a video of Skye kissing Patience.
Gia
editGia (portrayed by Ashley Argota) is Layla's assistant in season 5.
Alicia
editAlicia (portrayed by Pauline Dyer) is Spencer's new love interest in season 5.
Rick Barnes
editRick Barnes (portrayed by Morris Chestnut) is the GAU's athletic director.
Miko Scott
editMiko Scott (portrayed by Courtney Bandeko) is an ex-fan of Patience with a lack of awareness of boundaries. She stabbed Patience in the season 5 finale.
Denise Patterson
editDenise Patterson (portrayed by Alexis Fields) is a South Crenshaw High School alum who is Billy and Grace's friend.
Professor Hill
editProfessor Hill (portrayed by David Shatraw) is Coop's law professor in season 5.
Terence "Mac" McClelland
editCoach Terence "Mac" McClelland (portrayed by Jamel King) is the offensive coordinator of the GAU football team.
Ryan
editRyan (portrayed by Brian Borello) is Layla's business partner at Layla's newly acquired bar.
Charissa
editCharissa (portrayed by Melissa Jane Rodriguez) is a new roommate at the beach house.
Deion
editDeion (portrayed by Taiv Lee) is a student at South Crenshaw who becomes friends with Spencer.
Guests
edit- Chip Kelly as Himself (special appearance season 2)
- Merrick McCartha as Robert Hicks (seasons 2 & 3), Simone's father and Tina's husband.
- Cordae as Himself (special guest appearance season 3)
- DeSean Jackson as Himself (special guest appearance season 3)
- Tribe Mafia as themselves (background music season 5)[7]
- Joanna "JoJo" Levesque as Sabine (special guest star season 4),[8] Layla's mentor in musicianship and production
- John Salley as Himself (special guest star season 5)
- Darone Okolie as Sal Dominguez (season 5)[9]
- Tre Hale as Kai (season 5)[9]
Crossover cast
editCast members of the spin-off All American: Homecoming
- Peyton Alex Smith as Damon Sims Raymond (season 3)
- Kelly Jenrette as Dr. Amara Patterson (seasons 3–4), the current president of Bringston University.
- Cory Hardrict as Coach Marcus Turner (season 3), the baseball head coach of Bringston University.
- Sylvester Powell as Jesse Raymond, Jr (season 3)
- Netta Walker as Keisha McCalla (seasons 3 and 5)
- Camille Hyde as Thea Mays (season 3)
- Leonard Roberts as Zeke Allen (season 3), former president of Bringston University.
- John Marshall Jones as Leonard Shaw (season 3), the baseball head coach at Hawkins University.
References
edit- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 21, 2018). "Daniel Ezra Lands the Lead In Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot From Greg Berlanti". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (June 24, 2024). "'All American': Daniel Ezra Will Not Return for Season 7 as a Series Regular". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 15, 2018). "Bre-Z & Greta Onieogou Join April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 31, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 1, 2018). "Luke Arnold Joins 'For Love' ABC Pilot; Samantha Logan In April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (March 16, 2018). "Monet Mazur & Michael Evans Behling Cast In April Blair/Spencer Paysinger CW Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 16, 2018). "Cody Christian Cast In CW's April Blair/Spencer Paysinger Pilot; Richard Esteras In 'Skinny Dip'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Rascoe, Rache (March 31, 2023). "Music Crosstalk: Austin Parks and Rec Board Discusses Fair Pay at SXSW, and More Music News The latest moves from Austin's Tribe Mafia and Jackie Venson". The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Petski, Denise (February 14, 2022). "'All American': JoJo Joins CW Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Cordero, Rosy (March 2, 2023). "'All American' Adds Darone Okolie & Tre Hale To Season 5". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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