Behind top-tier actors and guest stars, Will Trent adds a new chapter to its story in Season 2, Episode 6.
ABC's latest procedural drama centers on Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) special agent Will Trent. It highlights the titular character as he works through dyslexia and past moments of childhood trauma.
Titled "We Are Family," Season 2, Episode 6 sees Will experience an unexpected reunion with a family member as the GBI investigates the murder of a judge while exploring the world of drag queens.
Will Trent Season 2, Episode 6 premiered on ABC on April 9.
Every Main Actor & Character in Will Trent Season 2, Episode 6 Cast
Ahead is every main actor who appeared in Will Trent Season 2, Episode 6 and the characters they play.
Ramón Rodríguez - Will Trent
Ramón Rodríguez takes on leading role duties in Will Trent. He plays the titular character, a special agent with the GBI.
After his uncle reached out to him at the end of Episode 5, Will meets up with his uncle in Episode 6, who could potentially serve as an influential figure for him throughout the rest of the season.
This is on top of working on a case centered on a local judge—one who had just as many supporters as she did enemies.
Rodríguez most recognizable role comes as Leo Spitz in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, and he is also known for his role as Joe Peck in Need for Speed.
- Instagram account: @rodriguezramon
- Wikipedia: Ramón Rodríguez
- IMDb page: Ramón Rodríguez
Erika Christensen - Angie Polaski
Erika Christensen returns for Will Trent's second season to play her role as Angie Polaski, an Atlanta Police Department detective in a complicated relationship with Will.
Angie works closely with Will on their new case, which drives them right into the heart of the drag club scene. She expresses her excitement to meet Will's uncle as he re-entered her partner's life.
She even influences him to put his work aside so that he can reconnect with his family, showing a new level of character development in Season 2.
Christensen is also featured in Ten Days of the Valley, Flight Plan, Proxy, and Anything for Love.
- Instagram account: @erikachristensen
- Wikipedia: Erika Christensen
- IMDb page: Erika Christensen
Iantha Richardson - Faith Mitchell
Iantha Richardson plays an important role as Will Trent's partner at the GBI, Faith Mitchell, continuing her portrayal into Season 2.
Faith spends most of her time in Episode 6 working closely with Detective Ormewood, bonding with him over being a newly single parent.
In this episode, she also potentially flirts her way into a new relationship, which causes some temporary friction with others at the GBI.
Richardson's biggest credit is This Is Us, where fans saw her play the adult version of Tess. She also plays roles in Good Trouble and Benny Got Shot.
- Instagram account: @ianthasherii
- IMDb page: Iantha Richardson
Jake McLaughlin - Michael Ormewood
Jake McLaughlin embodies Michael Ormewood, another Atlanta Police Detective who works alongside Angie Polaski.
In Episode 6, Michael spends a great deal of time with his young daughter, and Faith sympathizes with him over being a single parent, which he is still learning to do the best he can.
These interactions help him move forward healthily after his break-up, which fans hope to see more of in the coming weeks.
McLaughlin's previous work features appearances in The Day The Earth Stood Still, Savages, and Warrior.
- Instagram account: @jakeamclaughlin
- Wikipedia: Jake McLaughlin
- IMDb page: Jake McLaughlin
Sonja Sohn - Amanda Wagner
Sonja Sohn is back in action for her role as Amanda Wagner, the deputy director of the GBI and Will Trent's mentor, in Season 2 of Will Trent.
Amanda was in tense situations with Faith in this episode, particularly as she saw Faith flirting with a new man in her office.
With Faith still feeling somewhat betrayed by the secrets Amanda kept, this incited some heated moments between them, with Faith almost reporting Amanda to Human Resources.
Sohn's other credits include Slam, Bringing Out the Dead, and Baltimore Rising.
- Instagram account: @sonjasohn
- Wikipedia: Sonja Sohn
- IMDb page: Sonja Sohn
Kenneth Moseley - Glinda Velvet/Josiah Patnett
Kenneth Mosely joins the Will Trent cast for a single-episode appearance in Season 2, Episode 6, playing a fabulous drag queen named Glinda Velvet/Josiah Patnett.
Reporting that he and the other queens at his club had been harassed, Patnett even takes out his phone at one pivotal moment and films one of his harassers, wanting the world to see the kind of treatment that he and others like him deal with.
Fans can watch for Moseley in Grace and Frankie, Searching, and Reboot.
- Instagram account: @actkenmos
- IMDb page: Kenneth Moseley
Garrett Richmond - Gabe Ringgold
Garrett Richmond plays a key supporting role in Will Trent Season 2, Episode 6 as Gabe Ringgold, another drag queen at the same club as Kenneth Moseley's character.
Gabe finds himself in a precarious situation in this episode as his mother, Judge Ringgold, is murdered, putting him in the line of fire for questioning about the crime.
His character showed just how intense family drama can be after his father had difficulty dealing with the fact that his son was gay during his teenage years.
Richmond had a three-episode run in Power Book II: Ghost and has also appeared in Manodrome, Law & Order, and HoneyBee.
- Instagram account: @richmondandsons
- IMDb page: Garrett Richmond
John Ortiz - Antonio
John Ortiz stars in his first episode of Will Trent in Season 2 as Antonio Miranda, Will's uncle, who returns to his nephew's life after a long absence.
Shortly into the episode's runtime, Antonio and Will start to bond over the fact that both of them deal with dyslexia, opening Will up to the idea of forming another familial bond with someone who can relate to him on that level.
Ortiz is known for his role in major Hollywood movies such as Silver Linings Playbook, American Gangster, and American Fiction.
- Instagram account:@johnortiz718
- IMDb page: John Ortiz
Jophielle Love - Cooper
Jophielle Love continues her work in Will Trent Season 2 as Cooper Ormwood, Detective Ormwood's young daughter.
Cooper takes on a big challenge in this episode as she organizes a potluck for the GBI and the Atlanta Police Department, helping bring the group together through difficult times.
Love has 95 credits of work on General Hospital and has also appeared in Five Nights at Freddy's and We Have a Ghost.
- Instagram account: @jophiellelove
- IMDb page: Jophielle Love
The first six episodes of Will Trent Season 2 are now streaming on Hulu.
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