List of Pose characters

Pose is an American drama television series about New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming ballroom culture scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It features an ensemble cast, including Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard, Angelica Ross, Hailie Sahar, Angel Bismark Curiel, and Dyllón Burnside. Joining the main cast in the second season is Sandra Bernhard, following a guest appearance in the first season.

Evan Peters
Kate Mara
James Van Der Beek
Mj Rodriguez
Dominique Jackson
Billy Porter
Indya Moore
Angelica Ross
Sandra Bernhard
Peters, Mara, and Van Der Beek led the first season's billing cast, but did not appear in the second season. Rodriguez, Jackson, Porter, Moore, and Ross lead the series' central cast, while Bernhard entered the main cast in the second season after a guest appearance in the first.

Cast members

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This section shows characters who have appeared in each season.

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  •   A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
  •   A dark gray cell indicates the actor has not participated in the respective season.
Character Portrayed by Appearances
Season 1 Season 2

Main cast

Stan Bowes Evan Peters Main
Patty Bowes Kate Mara Main
Matt Bromley James Van Der Beek Main
Blanca Evangelista Mj Rodriguez Main
Elektra Wintour Dominique Jackson Main
Pray Tell Billy Porter Main
Angel Evangelista Indya Moore Main
Damon Evangelista Ryan Jamaal Swain Main
Helena St. Rogers Charlayne Woodard Main
Candy Ferocity Angelica Ross Main
Lulu Ferocity Hailie Sahar Main
Esteban Evangelista Angel Bismark Curiel Main
Ricky Wintour Dyllón Burnside Main
Judy Kubrak Sandra Bernhard GuestMain

Supporting cast

Lemar Wintour Jason A. Rodriguez Recurring
Cubby Wintour Jeremy McClain Recurring
Aphrodite Ferocity Alexia Garcia Recurring
Veronica Ferocity Bianca Castro Recurring
Costas Perez Johnny Sibilly Recurring Guest
Florida Ferocity Leiomy Maldonado GuestRecurring
Jack Mizrahi Jack Mizrahi GuestRecurring
Frederica Norman Patti LuPone Recurring
Jazmine Wintour Damaris Lewis Recurring
Silhouette Wintour Brielle Rheames Recurring
Shadow Wintour Dashaun Wesley Recurring
Eileen Ford Trudie Styler Recurring
Chi Chi Patricia Black Recurring
Manhattan André Ward Recurring
Castle J. Cameron Barnet Recurring
Andre Taglioni Alexander DiPersia Recurring
Wanda Danielle Cooper Recurring

Characters

Stan Bowes

Stan Bowes (portrayed by Evan Peters) is an ordinary New Jersey citizen who lands a job at Trump Tower in New York City to help his household, consisting of wife Patty and two children. He begins an affair with sex worker Angel Evangelista after meeting her in the Chelsea Piers; they quickly fall in love with each other.[1] Stan is hired to work alongside Matt and eventually requests a salary raise to afford an apartment for Angel.[2] Their relationship grows as Patty starts suspecting, leading to him leaving Angel alone in Christmas, though he had promised her he would be available for her during one hour.[3] By getting a promotion, Stan starts a rivalry with Matt, who is aware of Stan's affair and tells Patty about it.[4] She then visits Angel and gets stunned upon learning that Angel is a trans woman. Patty confronts Stan, and they start visiting couples therapy; in a session, she tells him that she wants some time apart and kicks Stan out of their house. In retaliation, Stan physically confronts Matt at the office, in which Matt comes out on top.[5] Afterwards, Stan and Angel begin living together as a couple; however, their relationship falls apart when she takes him to a ball, and he gets overwhelmed by the atmosphere and culture, realizing that he did not belong there and leaving Angel.[6] At the end of the first season, Stan shows up outside the ballroom and begs Angel to accept him back, promising to "rescue" her from the balls, but she rejects him.[7]

Despite having a major role in the first season, the character does not appear in the second season.[8]

Patty Bowes

Patty Bowes (portrayed by Kate Mara) is Stan's wife, who stays at home and takes care of their children while he goes to work.[1] She finds about Stan's affair through Matt and decides to pay a visit to Angel, eventually learning that she is a trans woman.[4][5] She then confronts Stan and kicks him out of their house, despite having visited couples therapy.[5]

Despite appearing in the main cast of the first season, the character does not appear in the second season.[8]

Matt Bromley

Matt Bromley (portrayed by James Van Der Beek) is an employee at Trump Tower, who interviews Stan for a job offer. Due to their similar upbringing, Matt and Stan quickly befriend, but their friendship turns into rivalry when Stan is promoted to a higher position within their workplace. In revenge, Matt tells Patty about Stan's affair with Angel,[4] leading to a physical fight between the two men.[5]

Despite appearing in the main cast of the first season, the character does not appear in the second season.[8]

Blanca Evangelista

Blanca Evangelista (portrayed by Mj Rodriguez), born Mateo Rodriguez, an HIV-positive trans woman, the founder and mother of the House of Evangelista and former member of the defunct House of Abundance.

For her performance, Rodriguez became the first transgender actress to be nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.[9]

Elektra Wintour

Elektra Wintour (portrayed by Dominique Jackson), a trans woman, the mother of the House of Wintour, former mother of the defunct House of Abundance, and former member of the Houses of Evangelista and Ferocity.

Pray Tell

Pray Tell (portrayed by Billy Porter) is a gay New York City-based fashion designer and master of ceremonies, who is popular among the ball scene and acts as a mentor to the members of the community.

For his performance, Porter won a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[10][11][12]

Angel Evangelista

Angel Evangelista (portrayed by Indya Moore) is a trans model and former sex worker who joins the House of Evangelista after leaving the House of Abundance.

Damon Evangelista

Damon Richards-Evangelista (portrayed by Ryan Jamaal Swain) is a gay talented dancer who becomes the first member of the House of Evangelista. Blanca finds him in the streets of New York City after his parents disowned and kicked him out upon learning of his sexuality.

Helena St. Rogers

Helena St. Rogers (portrayed by Charlayne Woodard) is a professional dancer and the dean of a dance school that welcomes Damon.

Candy Ferocity

Candy Johnson-Ferocity (portrayed by Angelica Ross) was a trans woman, the co-founder of the House of Ferocity.

Initially a member of the House of Abundance, Candy leaves along with Lulu, after the house suffers from financial failings, and form the House of Ferocity. Candy continually argued and fought against the judgements and ridicule of Pray Tell and the other ballroom judges, even risking silicone injections from shady plastic surgeon, Ms. Orlando, in order to be perceived as more attractive. When Candy and Lulu struggle to maintain their house, Candy takes jobs in the sex trade. One night while working in a sleazy motel, Candy is murdered by one of her clients. At her funeral, she appears to various characters through spirit; she forgives Pray Tell for his previous judgemental attitude towards her, and expresses support for Angel and Lulu. Her parents, Darnell and Vivica, attend the funeral service and, despite spending most of their lives estranged from Candy, they finally accept her for who she is. Lulu, however, becomes distant during the service and comes to a realisation that she is unable to remember anything positive about her co-mother and angrily strips items of clothing from Candy's body before being pulled away by Damon, Lil Papi and Ricky. She leaves the funeral home in tears and is visited by Candy's spirit who comforts her.

After being cast in American Horror Story's ninth season, Ross became the first transgender actress to have roles in the starring casts of two television series.[13]

Lulu Ferocity

Lulu Ferocity (portrayed by Hailie Sahar) is a trans woman, the co-founder of the House of Ferocity.

Esteban Evangelista

Esteban "Lil Papi" Martinez-Evangelista (portrayed by Angel Bismark Curiel) is a member of the House of Evangelista.

Ricky Wintour

Ricky Wintour (portrayed by Dyllón Burnside) is an aspiring dancer, former member of the House of Evangelista, and current member of the House of Wintour.

Judy Kubrak

Judy Kubrak (portrayed by Sandra Bernhard) is a nurse who treats HIV-positive people and an activist, member of ACT UP. She works at the Roosevelt Hospital and is first seen treating Pray Tell's HIV-positive long-time boyfriend Costas Perez, who by then was in an advanced stage of the disease. In the second season, Judy becomes an ally to the ballroom community and is revealed to be a lesbian. Alongside Pray Tell, she organizes cabarets to cheer up the HIV patients and alleviate their suffering. She also helps Pray Tell and Blanca to get Candy's body after she is murdered.

After having a single guest appearance in the first season, Bernhard was promoted to the series' main cast for the second season onward.[14]

Introduced in the first season
  • Lemar Wintour (portrayed by Jason A. Rodriguez) is a member of the House of Wintour, and former member of the Houses of Abundance, Ferocity, and Evangelista.[15]
  • Cubby Wintour (portrayed by Jeremy McClain) is a member of the House of Wintour, and former member of the Houses of Abundance, Ferocity, and Evangelista.[16]
  • Aphrodite Ferocity (portrayed by Alexia Garcia) is a member of the House of Ferocity, and former member of the House of Xtravaganza.
  • Veronica Ferocity (portrayed by Bianca Castro) is a thrift store cashier and a member of the House of Ferocity.[17]
  • Tess Wintour (portrayed by Trace Lysette) is a clothing store saleswoman who joins the House of Wintour.

Introduced in the second season
  • Frederica Norman (portrayed by Patti LuPone) is a shady real estate mogul who sells one of her properties to Blanca but attempts to kick her out upon learning that Blanca is a trans woman.[18] When Blanca refuses, Frederica's son boards up Blanca's nail salon. In revenge, Blanca and the rest of the community protest outside the boarded up building as well as inflating a large condom around Frederica's house.[19][20] Afterwards, Blanca is informed that her nail salon has burned and Norman hints that she was behind it.[21] Eventually, it is revealed that a witness had seen Norman leaving the salon moments before it was set alight and as a result she had been arrested on suspicion of arson and could be facing up to ten years in prison. While in prison, Frederica states to one of her visitors that she regrets ruining Blanca's dream.[22] LuPone joined Pose's cast in March 2019.[23]
  • Eileen Ford (portrayed by Trudie Styler) is a fashion model agent who opens doors to Angel's modeling career.[24] Although initially not accepting Angel's homemade photos, she recommends Angel a photographer to go and get professional images taken with. She also conducts another interview with Angel whose "sassiness" makes her lose the job; however, Ford presents her with an opportunity after a model dropped out during a photoshoot. When it is revealed that Angel is transgender, she is dropped by multiple brands, but with the help of Lil Papi, Ford agrees to continue working with Angel.
  • Silhouette Wintour (portrayed by Brielle Rheames) is a member of the House of Wintour.
  • Shadow Wintour (portrayed by Dashaun Wesley) is a member of the House of Wintour.
  • Jazmine Wintour (portrayed by Damaris Lewis) is a member of the House of Wintour.
  • Chi Chi (portrayed by Patricia Black) is one of Elektra's co-workers.

Minor characters
  • Costas Perez (portrayed by Johnny Sibilly) is Pray Tell's boyfriend and an AIDS patient under Judy's care at the Roosevelt Hospital.[25]
  • Amanda Bowes (portrayed by Samantha Grace Blumm) is Stan and Patty's daughter.
  • Pito (portrayed by Sebastian Chacon) is an acquaintance of Damon.[26]
  • Dick Ford (portrayed by Christopher Meloni) is Elektra's wealthy former lover and financier.[27]
  • Ms. Orlando (portrayed by Cecilia Gentili) is ashady plastic surgeon.
  • Dr. Gottfried (portrayed by Kathryn Erbe) is Elektra's doctor, who aids in her transition.[28]
  • Gina Mugler (portrayed by Rose Chanel) is the mother of the House of Mugler and nominee for Mother of the Year.
  • Florida Ferocity (portrayed by Leiomy Maldonado) is a member of the House of Ferocity.[29]
  • Kiki Pendavis (portrayed by Jonovia Chase) is the mother of the House of Pendavis.[30]
  • Wanda (portrayed by Danielle Cooper) is an ACT UP activist and a friend of Judy Kubrak.
  • Andre Taglioni (portrayed by Alexander DiPersia) is a famed photographer and fetishistic predator.[31]
  • Manhattan (portrayed by André Ward) is a member of the Masters of Ceremony Council.
  • Castle (portrayed by J. Cameron Barnet) is a member of the Masters of Ceremony Council.
  • Jonas Norman (portrayed by Edward Carnevale) is Frederica's son.
  • Chris (portrayed by Blaine Alden Krauss) is Ricky's former lover.

Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza, Sol Williams Pendavis, and Jack Mizrahi also appear as themselves.[32][33]

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  2. "Access". Pose. Season 1. Episode 2. June 10, 2018. FX.
  3. "Giving and Receiving". Pose. Season 1. Episode 3. June 17, 2018. FX.
  4. "Mother's Day". Pose. Season 1. Episode 5. July 1, 2018. FX.
  5. "Love Is the Message". Pose. Season 1. Episode 6. July 8, 2018. FX.
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