List of Sense8 characters
# List of Sense8 characters

This is a list of characters of the Netflix television series Sense8.

Most characters in the main cast are called sensates and all are exactly the same age in the show, sharing the same birthday, August 8. During the Christmas special which shows the sensates celebrating their shared birthday, the candles on a birthday cake reveal their age to be 28. The actors selected are somewhere between mid-30s and early-40s.

## Cast

### Main cast

| Actor | Character | Season | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| Actor | Character | 1 | 2 |
| Jamie Clayton | Nomi Marks | Main | Main |
| Max Riemelt | Wolfgang Bogdanow | Main | Main |
| Miguel Ángel Silvestre | Lito Rodriguez | Main | Main |
| Brian J. Smith | Will Gorski | Main | Main |
| Bae Doona | Sun Bak (박선) | Main | Main |
| Tina Desai | Kala Dandekar | Main | Main |
| Tuppence Middleton | Riley Blue | Main | Main |
| Aml Ameen | Capheus "Van Damme" Onyango | Main | |
| Toby Onwumere | Capheus "Van Damme" Onyango | | Main |

### Recurring cast

| Actor | Character | Season | Season |
| - | - | - | - |
| Actor | Character | 1 | 2 |
| Freema Agyeman | Amanita "Neets" Caplan | Recurring | Recurring |
| Terrence Mann | Milton Bailey "Whispers" Brandt | Recurring | Recurring |
| Anupam Kher | Sanyam Dandekar | Recurring | Recurring |
| Naveen Andrews | Jonas Maliki | Recurring | Recurring |
| Daryl Hannah | Angelica "Angel" Turing | Recurring | Recurring |
| Alfonso Herrera | Hernando Fuentes | Recurring | Recurring |
| Eréndira Ibarra | Daniela Velazquez | Recurring | Recurring |

## August 8 cluster

The "August 8 cluster" are the main heroes of the series. Angelica Turing "gave birth" to this cluster shortly before her suicide. Jonas Maliki acts as their mentor. Throughout the first season, the sensates' new powers confuse them, as they frequently visit each other with no control via their newfound psychic link. Over the course of the season, they each get to know each other, eventually gaining more control over their abilities. By the end of season one, they may all visit each other and share their abilities at will, with everyone aiding Will when Riley is captured by the series' main villain, Whispers. During "A Christmas Special", they are all shown to be close friends now, frequently visiting the others, even when it's just to talk.

### Capheus "Van Damme" Onyango

Portrayed by Aml Ameen in the first season and Toby Onwumere in the second. Gabriel Ouma portrayed a young Capheus.

Main skills and traits: endlessly optimistic outlook, inspiring positivity, unwavering moral advice, ability to hotwire vehicles, and expert driving skills.

A matatu (bus for hire) owner and driver in Nairobi, and a passionate fan of Jean-Claude Van Damme who is trying to earn money to buy HIV medicine for his mother. Capheus owns his bus matatu business with his best friend Jela. Their business is failing, however, in competition with another matatu. One day, they drive through a shady part of a nearby city, where they are ambushed by a local warlord's men named Superpower, who take their money and the medicine Capheus has bought for his mother. Capheus goes after them, and is about to be killed when he channels Sun, a sensate in his cluster with intensive kickboxing training, and who Capheus at first believes is the spirit of Van Damme. With her skills, they defeat the men, and his fighting skills gain his matatu business popularity, and draws the attention of Silas Kabaka, one of Nairobi's most powerful crime lords. He hires Capheus to drive his daughter Amondi every day to a CDC center for cancer treatment, as he cannot send his men to do it without drawing attention to her. When Silas is captured by his enemies, Capheus decides to save him, once again channeling Sun to defeat the men, saving Silas and reuniting him with his daughter. Capheus' driving skills often come in handy for the other sensates, and he is able to use this to help Nomi escape Whispers' men by taking over the drive through the streets of San Francisco. He again uses his skills to hotwire an ambulance to enable Riley and Will to escape the Icelandic BPO facility.

His matatu is irreparable after his heist to save Silas, but Silas repays him by buying him a new one. Because of his reputation for taking down the Superpower, his business is booming, and people begin seeing him as something of an idol. He is later approached to run for office, and runs against the current politically corrupt candidate. His messages of hope and power ring true to the people in Nairobi however he is still targeted at one major rally and by people that think he is reckless. Silas even endorses him but it later turns out he is in love with Capheus' mother who reveals that Silas also has the AIDS virus. After one rally goes terribly with riots breaking out as well as his staff turning against him, he is ironically saved by the a member of Superpower gang. He is also determined to quit, but his message and speeches go viral. Through his new-found fame, Capheus meets a reporter called Zakia and begins a relationship with her.

### Sun Bak

Portrayed by Doona Bae. Jaein Lee (credited as Jane Lee in season 1) portrayed a young Sun.

Main skills and traits: expert hand-to-hand combatant, kickboxing.

The daughter of a powerful Seoul businessman and a burgeoning star in the underground kickboxing world, with a master's degree in economics. When Sun's brother Joong-Ki is caught embezzling, Sun's father asks her to take the blame before the police and court find out, as Sun is already looked down upon by their partners for being a woman. Remembering her deceased mother's words to always look out for her brother, Sun agrees, and goes to jail for a crime she didn't commit. She becomes unpopular when she looks out for a woman who is often bullied by the other inmates. Sun helps her get revenge on the women picking on her, leading them to ambush Sun in the courtyard. Sun easily fends them off, but is locked in solitary confinement for fighting.

Her father comes to visit her, telling her that she has been a better child than her brother ever was, and that he will come forward about who really committed the crimes, as he wishes to free Sun. The next day however, Sun's brother visits and tells her that their father killed himself the night before. Sun is quickly able to realize that Joong-Ki killed their father after realizing he would come forward and that he would end up in jail. During the next few months, Sun frequently visits the other sensates to escape from solitary confinement, while the women she defended bribe the guards to bring her presents. Eventually, Sun is let out of solitary and rejoins her friends in the main prison.

Joong-Ki makes several attempts to kill Sun in jail. She is almost hung by some guards bought off by her brother but she is saved by a fellow prisoner Min-Jung, and they both break out with the help of her cluster. She finds a safe house but is frequently chased by law enforcement, most notably by Detective Mun. It turns out that he is looking to indict her brother and exonerate Sun but does not have enough evidence. Sun chooses to go undercover at a gala, serving cocktails with the help of Lito to confront her brother. At the night of the gala, Mun attempts to arrest Joong-Ki but is shot in the stomach. Sun pursues Joong-Ki in a high speed chase and pins him on the floor, she does not kill him and is arrested while Joong-Ki is escorted away by a politician friend. With the help of Nomi, who rigs the traffic light system and gets the police van to capsize, Sun escapes and is rescued by Puck, who is somehow in Korea. Sun is arguably the most useful of the sensates and is considered 'the muscle'. She often comes to rescue others in the cluster with her kickboxing skills whenever they are cornered, and especially when Will goes to free Riley from Whispers. She has the strongest bond with Capheus, and interacts with him the most.

### Nomi Marks

Portrayed by Jamie Clayton. John Babbo portrayed a young Nomi.

Main skills and traits: hacking computer systems.

A trans woman hacktivist and blogger living in San Francisco with her girlfriend, Amanita (nicknamed Neets). At a Pride parade, Nomi falls unconscious. She ends up in the hospital, where her transphobic mother tells her that she won't let Neets see her. Nomi's doctor, Dr. Metzger, tells them that her brain has an illness that compromises her sense of reality, and she will need an operation that is essentially lobotomy. Believing Nomi is mentally unstable, they keep her in the hospital against her will. With Will and Neet's help, Nomi eventually escapes the hospital. Nomi and Neets find out that her “doctor” works for BPO, an organization which hunts down sensates, which also employ the series' villain, Whispers. They investigate the company, Dr. Metzger, his previous patients, and Whispers. The two find out that all of Dr. Metzger's previous patients who he had “diagnosed” with the same fake illness were sensates from other clusters, and they have all been lobotomized by BPO to the point that they are brain dead. Nomi also discovers that Whispers can make their lobotomized zombie-like bodies do his bidding when he needs to eliminate threats so she and Neets attempt to stay off the company's radar for a while. Fellow sensate Will gets in direct contact with Nomi, and she uses her hacking skills to help Will save their clustermate Riley.

Now hiding from an FBI agent, Nomi and Neets eventually choose to move-in with her old hacking friend, Bug. She routinely helps out other sensates by being the eyes they cannot have by accessing security cameras in other rooms. She eventually gets tired of hiding from the FBI, therefore Bug performs an 'E-death' for Nomi, meaning all her records and past crimes will be erased from the government records and she will be free. Nomi is finally able to be the maid of honour at her sister's wedding. During the ceremony however an FBI agent apprehends her, but without proof of warrant she is able to go free. At the end of season 2, Neets proposes to Nomi and in turn, Nomi proposes to Neets.

### Kala Dandekar

Portrayed by Tina Desai. Yashvi Nagar portrayed a young Kala.

Main skills and traits: expert chemistry knowledge, intelligence.

A university-educated pharmacist and devout Hindu in Mumbai engaged to marry a man she does not love. Her sensate cluster is born while she is stressed about her impending wedding. Through her new powers, Kala meets her fellow sensate Wolfgang. The two talk constantly, and Kala realizes she is beginning to fall in love with him. However, she is told on multiple occasions by Wolfgang to marry Rajan instead and forget about him, deeming himself as a monster just like his father and uncle.

Kala often goes to the Temple of Ganesha to bring offerings and pray for advice. One day while visiting, she discovers her fiancé's father is trying to get the Indian government to enact a law that will restrict Hindu religious practice, which angered many fellow worshippers. She faints at her own wedding when Wolfgang appears, only seen by her, nude as he was just enjoying a swim at a clothing-optional pool in Germany. She is later confronted by Rajan's father at the Temple of Ganesha to refuse the marriage, but he is left in a coma after being stabbed by hooded figures. After witnessing Wolfgang murder his uncle, she is convinced to marry Rajan.

Kala's on-the-fly thinking and chemistry skills help free Riley, in the season one finale, from Whispers.

While on their honeymoon in Italy, Rajan confronts Kala about being a virgin, which makes her paranoid. While she does eventually decide to have sex with him, she is interrupted by Wolfgang and her own insecurities, and causes Rajan to doubt their marriage. They sort out their differences and settle into happily married life. Despite this, she maintains a passionate connection with Wolfgang.

She meets Ajay, one of Rajan's friends at an Art Gallery where they share a fondness for deity artwork. The battle for religious freedom is still an issue and Kala is still associated with the religious extremists, the crowd she does not want to be associated with. Rajan appears to be harboring secrets of his own and takes a trip to Paris, when it is revealed that he is investigating a political corruption case of Ajay and asks Kala to be escorted to a safe-house in Paris. Hoping to meet up with Wolfgang, she agrees until Wolfgang is taken by Whispers. Through his torture of Wolfgang, Whispers is able to identify Kala but he is captured before he can get to her.

### Riley "Blue" Gunnarsdóttir

Portrayed by Tuppence Middleton. Katrín Sara Olafsdóttir portrayed a young Riley.

Main skills and traits: DJ-ing, multilingual, well-connected socially.

An Icelandic DJ living in London who is trying to escape a troubled past. Riley begins the series by accidentally diving deep into the world of London's drug trade, when her boyfriend Jacks tries to rob Nix, a drug dealer. Jacks is killed and Riley accidentally flees with drugs and money. She has many psychic encounters with Will, who helps her escape Nix. The two fall in love with each other.

She finds that she cannot escape her tragic past and goes home to Iceland to confront it and reunite with her father, who is a famous Icelandic pianist. It is there that Riley's backstory is revealed. She was married once to a man named Magnus and was pregnant with his child. On the way to the hospital to give birth, a snowstorm hits and Magnus accidentally drives off the road. Magnus dies in the car crash and she is stuck in the overturned car. Her water breaks and she has to give birth in the wilderness. She takes her baby and tries to get to safety, but ultimately, her daughter freezes to death.

In the present, Riley is haunted by survivor's guilt. While at her father's classical music concert, she falls unconscious and is taken to the hospital. Her unique brain scans garner the attention of BPO and Whispers, who abducts her. Will goes to Iceland and uses his skills and those of other sensates to break her out. Before they escape however, Will looks into Whispers' eyes, which gives Whispers the ability to see and hear through Will's perspective. Riley helps Will use drugs to knock him unconscious to avoid Whispers learning their location. With this strategy, the two successfully escape, using a boat belonging to Riley's friend Sven to get out to sea.

Riley takes care of Will while in hiding in Amsterdam. She makes further sensate connections and goes to Chicago to meet one, while also visiting Will's dying father. She puts on a DJ show in Paris to encourage other sensates to band together to fight against BPO. It is there she connects with Puck and Old Man Hoy.

### Wolfgang Bogdanow

Portrayed by Max Riemelt. Lenius Jung portrayed a young Wolfgang in season 1, Mathis Wernecke a younger Wolfgang in season 2 et Lasse Bergmann a younger Wolfgang in the series finale.

Main skills and traits: expert hand-to-hand combatant (street fighting), skill with firearms, safecracking and lockpicking, hotwiring vehicles, detached personality.

A Berlin locksmith and safe-cracker who has unresolved problems with his late father and participates in organized crime. One night, he and his best friend Felix upstage Steiner, Wolfgang's cousin and enemy, by stealing a set of outstandingly expensive jewels Steiner had his eyes on. The two successfully steal the diamonds first, and begin looking for buyers. While using some of their newfound fortune to go on a shopping spree, Felix is shot by the Steiner's men and is put into a coma.

Throughout the series, the sensate who Wolfgang bonds the most with is Kala and he even shows up naked to her wedding, causing her to faint. Over time, the two fall in love but he pushes her away, feeling she deserves better. He also connects with Lito, helping Lito stand up for himself against Joaquin.

Wolfgang confronts and kills Steiner and his men with Lito's help. Wolfgang then goes to his uncle Sergei's home to kill him and, with the help of Will and Kala, defeats all his men. Although, Sergei is left defenseless, wounded, and alone, Wolfgang shows no mercy. He admits he murdered his abusive father as a boy, before shooting Sergei multiple times. This act of brutality convinces Kala to marry Rajan.

Wolfgang's skillful ruthlessness aids Will when Riley is kidnapped by Whispers.

In season 2, Wolfgang is told that his actions may cause a dynastic war between Berlin's most powerful crime families. Felix has recovered and several crime lords vie for their support or make attempts on their lives. He continues to maintain a passionate connection with Kala, despite her marriage to Rajan. Wolfgang is approached by crime lord Fuchs and meets his associate, Lila who is also a sensate. Lila tries to seduce Wolfgang with a plan of her own but he turns her down due to his loyalty to Kala and the rest of his cluster. Lila then betrays Wolfgang to Whispers and he is captured by BPO.

### Lito Rodríguez

Portrayed by Miguel Ángel Silvestre. Ramiro Cid portrayed a young Lito.

Main skills and traits: expert liar, ability to tell when someone is lying, flair bartending.

A closeted actor living in Mexico City with his boyfriend Hernando. Lito is pursued by his costar Daniela, whom he is using to make the public believe he is straight. One night, a tipsy Daniela visits his apartment, wishing to sleep with him. Lito is forced to let her inside, where she discovers Hernando and their secret. She then agrees to help them keep this secret and quickly becomes one of their closest friends, sometimes participating with them sexually.

While filming a movie, he meets the film's producer, whom he recognizes as Daniela's abusive ex-boyfriend and stalker, Joaquín. Later, Joaquín shows up at Lito's apartment, drunk and crying, and manages to steal Daniela's phone, which contains pictures of Lito and Hernando having sex. He threatens to reveal them to the public. Daniela wishes to protect Lito and Hernando and agrees to go back with Joaquín to prevent him from leaking the photos. Lito agrees to let Daniela do this. Hernando disagrees with the decision, becomes resentful of Lito for allowing Daniela to go back to her abuser, and breaks up with him. While grieving, Lito realizes he should not have let Daniela go back and decides to rescue her. He goes to Joaquín's house and channels Wolfgang's aggression, beating Joaquín to a pulp and taking Daniela home. After this, the three are reunited and he and Hernando get back together. Will is able to use Lito's acting skills to lie while in Whispers' facility.

After rescuing Daniela, Joaquín leaks the photos of Lito and Hernando to the world, ruining his career. Hernando and Lito are evicted from their apartment, but Daniela allows them to stay with her. Lito affirms his sexuality and love for Hernando at the Sao Paolo Pride parade, causing his agency to drop him. Daniela helps secure him an audition with a Hollywood director, and he wins the part with Sun's help. The series ends with Lito about to make his Hollywood debut.

### Will Gorski

Portrayed by Brian J. Smith. Maxwell Jenkins portrayed a young Will.

Main skills and traits: skill with firearms, lock-picking, detective skills and intuition, hand-to-hand combat.

A Chicago police officer haunted by an unsolved murder from his childhood. As a child, he connected with young sensate Sara Patrell and witnessed Whispers murder her. He continues to see Sara but no one believes him, but she tells him not to look Whispers in the eye.

When the series begins, he begins investigating the unreported murder of Angelica, with his partner Diego. Soon Jonas Maliki, a sensate from Angelica's cluster, confronts Will in person about his role as a sensate. Will responds by turning Jonas in to the police but quickly realises how much he can learn from Jonas. Jonas alerts Will to Nomi's situation, and Will is able to use his skills to help Nomi escape the hospital.

Most of his initial sensate interactions are with fellow cluster-member Riley Blue and the two begin to fall in love. He works closely with Nomi to investigate BPO, utilising his police skills with her hacking skills. Eventually, he discovers that Riley has been captured by the series villain Whispers. Will goes to Iceland and uses his skills, as well as the other sensates’ abilities, to save Riley. During their escape, however, Will accidentally looks into Whispers' eyes. Far from the facility, Will injects himself with drugs to lose consciousness to ensure that Whispers does not find them. Riley helps them successfully escape and gets Will to safety.

Because Whispers can now see through him, Will constantly inject himself with drugs in order to reduce Whispers' psychic influence. When awake, Will and Riley grow much closer. On Christmas Day, however, Whispers reveals to Will that his father, with Whispers' urging, has resumed drinking and is severely depressed without him. Riley is able to go to Chicago to allow Will to visit and see him as he dies. Will feels guilty and relapses into drug use, nearly missing an opportunity to save Capheus. He kicks his drug habit and he and Riley begin to take the fight to BPO by making more connections with the sensate world. When Wolfgang is captured by BPO, he and the rest of the cluster kidnap both Whispers and Jonas as leverage.

Due to his police training, Will acts as the natural leader of the cluster.

## Other series regulars

### Amanita "Neets" Caplan

Portrayed by Freema Agyeman.

Nomi's girlfriend, who later becomes an ally for the new sensates.

### Whispers

Portrayed by Terrence Mann.

A sensate who turned against his own kind for unknown reasons and leads an organization determined to neutralize or kill sensates. Despite his being a sensate and having a family of his own, he lacks empathy.

### Sanyam Dandekar

Portrayed by Anupam Kher. Himanshu Powdwal portrayed a young Sanyam.

Kala's father, a chef and restaurant owner. He and his daughter are very close. Kala's fiancée Rajan constantly seeks his approval.

### Jonas Maliki

Portrayed by Naveen Andrews.

A sensate from Angelica's cluster, who wants to help the newly-born cluster of sensates. By the end of season one, he is captured by the series' villain, Whispers.

### Angelica "Angel" Turing

Portrayed by Daryl Hannah.

A sensate from an older cluster (which includes Jonas) who becomes the "mother" of the cluster of eight new sensates as she activates their psychic connection. She kills herself before being captured by Whispers in order to protect the cluster she has birthed. Because she birthed the new sensates, her memories echo through them, and she can still somehow communicate with them. Jonas said "A genetic birth transfers genes. A sensate birth transfers sense experience and memory."

## Recurring characters

The recurring actors are listed by the region in which they first appear.

### In Nairobi, Kenya

* Paul Ogola as Jela, Capheus' best friend and partner in the "Van Damn" bus service.
* Peter Nzioki as Silas Kabaka, a crime lord who approaches Capheus to work for him.
* Lwanda Jawar as Githu, the leader of the Nairobi "Superpower" gang.
* Chichi Seii as Shiro, Capheus' mother who is seriously ill with AIDS.
* Rosa Katanu as Amondi Kabaka, Silas' daughter.
* Biko Nyongesa, plays a member of the "Superpower" gang.
* Mumbi Maina as Zakia Asalanche, a local news journalist who becomes romantically involved with Capheus
* Abdu Simba as Koman Nyagah, head of the Kenyan Democratic Reform Party

### In Seoul, South Korea

* Lee Ki-chan as Joong-Ki Bak, Sun's younger brother.
* Lee Geung-young as Kang-Dae Bak, a businessman and Sun and Joong-Ki's father.
* Youn Yuh-jung as Min-jung, fellow prisoner
* Son Suk-ku as Detective Kwon-Ho Mun, policeman, who wants to clear Sun's name
* Hye-Hwa Kim as Mi-Cha, Sun's mother.
* Sara Sohn as Soo-Jin, a Korean prisoner.
* Myung Gye-Nam as Sun's kickboxing trainer.

### In San Francisco, California, United States of America

* Adam Shapiro as Dr. Metzger, Nomi's "doctor" who really works for Whispers.
* Michael X. Sommers as Bug, Nomi's old friend who ran with her in their younger hacktivist days.
* Sandra Fish as Janet Marks, Nomi's disapproving mother.
* Maximilienne Ewalt as Grace, Amanita's mother who is more accepting of Nomi than her own. She embraces both Nomi's relationship with Neets and her identity as a trans woman.

### In Mumbai, India

* Anupam Kher as Sanyam Dandekar, Kala's Father.
* Purab Kohli as Rajan Rasal, Kala's fiancé.
* Natasha Rastogi as Priya Dandekar, Kala and Daya's mother, Sanyam's wife.
   * Mansi Dovhal portrayed a young Priya.
* Darshan Jariwala as Manendra Rasal, Rajan's father and Sahana's husband.
* Mita Vashisht as Sahana Rasal, mother of Rajan and wife of Manendra.
* Huzane Mewawala as Daya Dandekar, Kala's sister and a fellow pharmacist.
* Avantika Akerkar as Aunty Ina, Kala and Daya's aunt.
* Shruti Bapna as Devi, Kala's friend.
* Rajesh Khera as a wedding planner.

### In Reykjavík, Iceland

* Kristján Kristjánsson as Gunnar, Riley's pianist father.
* Lilja Þórisdóttir as Yrsa, an Icelandic sensate from an older cluster.
* Eyþór Gunnarsson as Sven, Riley's friend in Iceland.
* Thor Birgisson as Magnus Þórsson, Riley's husband who died in a car accident.

### In London, England, United Kingdom

* Frank Dillane as Shugs, Riley's close friend and Bambie's boyfriend.
* Nicôle Lecky as Bambie, Shugs' girlfriend.
* Joseph Mawle as Nyx, a drug dealer.

### In Berlin, Germany

* Maximilian Mauff as Felix Berner, a locksmith who is Wolfgang's best friend and partner-in-crime.
   * Chiron Elias Krase portrayed a young Felix.
* Sylvester Groth as Sergei Bogdanow, Wolfgang's rich uncle and Steiner's father.
* Christian Oliver as Steiner Bogdanow, a villainous Russian mobster in Berlin who is at war with his cousin Wolfgang and Felix.
* Bernhard Schütz as Anton Bogdanow, Wolfgang's father.
* Georg Tryphon as Abraham, a Jewish business man.
* Wolfgang Lindner as one of Sergei's bodyguards.
* Lars Eidinger as Sebastian Fuchs, also known as "King of the North" for his status as leading one faction of the mob gangs in Berlin.
* Valeria Bilello as Lila Facchini, a sensate from another cluster that works alongside Fuchs and is in collusion with Whispers.

### In Mexico City, Mexico

* Alfonso Herrera as Hernando Fuentes, Lito's boyfriend who, at the request of his partner, helps keep the relationship a secret from society.
* Eréndira Ibarra as Daniela Velázquez, an actress who helps Lito to hide his sexual orientation. Joaquin's ex-girlfriend.
* Raúl Méndez as Joaquín Flores, Daniela's jealous and violent abusive ex-boyfriend.
* Ari Brickman as the director of Lito's current film.
* Jeronimo Best as the assistant director in Lito's movies.
* Erik Hayser as Raoul Pasquale, a sensate from Angelica's first cluster and acquaintance of Lito.
* Cecilia Suárez as Lito's manager

### In Chicago, Illinois, United States of America

* Ness Bautista as Diego Morales, Will's police partner.
* William Burke as Deshawn, a young gang member in Chicago.
* Larry Clarke as Will's Police Captain.
* Margot Thorne as Sara Patrell, a young sensate who disappeared after being found by Whispers.
* Joe Pantoliano as Michael Gorski, Will's father, a retired cop.

## Minor characters

These are a few significant minor characters, such as celebrities making a cameo appearance.

* Ma Dong-seok as the bouncer outside the sex club in Seoul.
* Tony Hong as the referee of the underground martial arts ring.
* Sean Dorsey as Sean, the real life choreographer of the Fresh Meat Festival dance Nomi and Amanita attend.
* Tino Rodríguez as "Green Fairy" in the San Francisco Pride. Rodríguez's painting The Song that Traverses a Tenebrous World is featured in the show hanging on the walls of Lito's apartment.
* Virgo Paraiso as "Purple Fairy" in the San Francisco Pride. Dorsey, Rodríguez and Paraiso had previously collaborated with the Wachowskis on the music video of Antony and the Johnsons' Epilepsy Is Dancing.
* Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer passing by the camera with their backs turned to it during the New Year's Eve celebration in the Christmas special.
* David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon cameo as themselves in Amanita's bookstore. They were involved in some capacity with the writing of the second season, for which they were credited as "consultants".
* Eduardo Semerjian as "Parade Host" in the São Paulo Pride.
* Bruno Fagundes as a customer in a restaurant in São Paulo.
* Marc Jacobs as himself. His partner Char Defrancesco, appears in the same scene, as Charlie.
* Kobi Kihara as herself, interviewing Capheus.
* Cleopatra Koheirwe as Mother
