Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 16 Cast: Guest Stars & Featured Actors In ''Hot Tub Crime Machine' (Photos) - Mary-Louise Parker, Jess Darrow & More

Elsbeth investigates a mysterious death in a hot tub in a Marie Kondo-inspired episode in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16.

By Aeron Mer Eclarinal Posted:
Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 16 Cast: Guest Stars

Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16, introduces some prominent guest stars, such as Jess Darrow, April Matthis, and Mary-Louise Parker. 

"Hot Tub Crime Machine" sees Elsbeth and Detective Edwards team up to look into a man's suspicious death in a hot tub. 

Elsbeth ends up asking his wife about the death, leading her to find out about her involvement in a "throuple" relationship. 

Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 16 'Hot Tube Crime Machine' Cast & Guest Stars

Paco Lozano - Art

Paco Lozano as Art in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Paco Lozano

Paco Lozano stars as Art, the representative of the Sopa vacuum cleaner who joins the investigation to make sure that they are not liable for Axel's death.

Lozano has credits in Manifest, Jessica Jones, and Evil

Sean Boyce Johnson - Broc

Sean Boyce Johnson as Broc in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Sean Boyce Johnson

Sean Boyce Johnson plays Broc, a potential new lover for Taylor and Freya after Alex dies. 

Johnson also starred in For Life, The Endgame, and The Code

Will Swenson - Axel 

Will Swenson as Axel in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Will Swenson

Will Swenson's Axel is Freya's husband and Taylor's partner, who is killed by his own wife after getting jealous over his closeness with Taylor. 

Swenson also starred in First Kill, Hit & Run, and The Bite

Ben Levi Ross - Teddy 

Ben Levi Ross as Teddy in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Ben Levi Ross

Ben Levi Ross returns as Teddy, Elsbeth's son, who sticks around to help her with her case involving the bathtub murder. 

Ross is best known for his roles in tick, tick... BOOM! and Acting for a Cause

The actor made his debut in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 6.

Hayward Leach - Roy 

Hayward Leach as Roy in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Hayward Leach

Hayward Leach is back as Roy, Teddy's boyfriend, whose closeness to Elsbeth causes Teddy some concern. 

Leach can be seen in Tom Swift, The Terror, and Love Life.

Sullivan Jones - Dr. Cameron Clayden

Sullivan Jones as Dr. Cameron Clayden in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Sullivan Jones

After making his debut in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 8, Sullivan Jones returns as Dr. Cameron Clayden, an employee working at the Coroner's office and Detective Kaya Blanke's love interest. 

Jones previously appeared in The Gilded Age, Interior Chinatown, and Harlem.

Micaela Diamond - Detective Edwards

Micaela Diamond as Detective Edwards in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Micaela Diamond

Micaela Diamond reprises her role as Detective Edwards, the lead investigator who teams up with Elsbeth to solve the death of Freya's husband.

Diamond's notable credits include playing Peggy in Tick, Tick... Boom! and the Girl from Anthro in Up Here. She also played a prominent role as Detective Edwards in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 5.

April Matthis - Tub Top Executive

April Matthis in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
April Matthis

April Matthis is part of the cast of Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16.

She plays Tub Top's representative to make sure that the bathtub is not the one to be blamed for Axel's death.

Matthis also starred in FBI, Life & Beth, and New Amsterdam.

Jessica Darrow - Taylor

Jessica Darrow as Taylor in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
Jessica Darrow

Jessica Darrow joins the guest star lineup of Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16 as Taylor, Freya's girlfriend, who is part of their throuple relationship with her husband, Axel. 

Darrow has credits in Encanto, Blue Bloods, and Fifteen-Love.

Mary-Louise Parker - Freya Frostad

Mary-Louise Parker as Freya in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16
 Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker guest stars in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16 as Freya Frostad, a decluttering guru in a throuple relationship.

She is also the wife of the victim found dead in the bathtub.

Parker is best known for playing Nancy Botwin in Weeds. The actress also appeared in Colin in Black & White, Mr. Mercedes, and Billions.

Here are the other main characters who appeared in Elsbeth Season 2, Episode 16: 

  • Carrie Preston - Elsbeth Tascioni 
  • Carra Patterson - Officer Kaya Blanke 
  • Wendell Pierce - Captain Wagner 

New episodes of Elsbeth Season 2 premiere every Thursday on CBS at 10 p.m. ET and can be streamed the next day on Paramount+

- In This Article: Elsbeth (Season 2)
Release Date
October 17, 2024
Platform
Cable TV
Actors
Carra Patterson
Carrie Preston
Wendell Pierce
Genres
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