Netflix series Trinity adds seven actors in recurring roles

The returning cast of the new Netflix series Trinity is starting to take shape with the addition of seven actors.James Remar, Robert Wisdom, Bruce Greenwood, Kirk Acevedo, Ben Cotton, Jason Ralph, and Mark O’Brien have been added to the returning cast of Trinity. They join previously announced leads Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Richard Madden, Marcia Gay Harden, and JD Pardo.


James Remar

Created by showrunner, writer and executive producer Jed Mercurio, the series centers on a female Navy officer who becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy surrounding the charismatic Secretary of Defense.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Commander Katherine Decker, second in command of the USS Kansas, a nuclear submarine and one of the deadliest weapons in the world. Richard Madden plays Secretary of Defense Webb Preston, an innovator with a technical background who is seen as a threat on multiple fronts. Marcia Gay Harden plays Margaret Vandenburg, CEO and matriarch of an influential family business with political connections. JD Pardo plays Tom Reyes, a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy.


Robert Wisdom

The new cast members each have specific roles: Bruce Greenwood (The Fall of the House of Usher) plays Special Agent Eric Colby, Robert Wisdom (The Wire) is Admiral Griff Tatum, Kirk Acevedo (Arrow) is Captain Jock Campbell, Ben Cotton (Mars) is Special Agent Jake Ryan, James Remar (Dexter) is President Paul Barnard, Jason Ralph (The Magicians) is Brooks Vandenburg, and Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill) is Dr. Brian York.

In addition to Mercurio, Jimmy Mulville (for Hat Trick Mercurio) and Wendy Mericle are executive producers. Michael Cuesta is directing and producing the first two episodes of the eight-episode series, which is produced by 20th Television.