| Armstrong | One of the sheriff's deputies. |
Bobby | Bland | American singer. Aka: Blue. |
Sandra | Bland | African-American who was found hanged in a jail cell in Waller County. |
Clarence | Brown | American film director. Aka: Gatemouth. |
Luke | Bryan | American singer. |
James | Byrd Jr. | African-American who was murdered by three white supremacists. |
Bell | Callis | Darren's mother. |
Johnny | Cash | American singer-songwriter. |
Kenny | Chesney | American singer-songwriter. |
Keith Avery | Dale | Missy Dale's husband. |
Melissa | Dale | One of the murder victims. Aka: Missy. |
| Daniels | One of the sheriff's deputies. |
| Fisher | Bell's employer. |
Vince | Gill | American singer-songwriter. |
Buddy | Guy | American guitarist. |
Greg | Heglund | Darren's FBI friend in Houston. |
Frederick | Hodge | Geneva's lawyer. |
John Lee | Hooker | American singer-songwriter. |
Mahalia | Jackson | American gospel singer. |
Etta | James | American singer. |
Laura | Jefferson | Wally's wife. |
Wallace | Jefferson II | Wally's father. Aka: Jeff. |
Wallace | Jefferson III | Land owner and businessman. Aka: Wally. |
Waylon | Jennings | American singer-songwriter. |
Freddie | King | American guitarist. |
Aimee | Kwon | Medical examiner. |
Ronnie | Malvo | Criminal informant for the federal government. Aka: Redrum. |
Teresa | Martin | Wozniak's editor. |
Darren | Mathews | Texas Ranger. |
Duke | Mathews | Darren's father. |
Rutherford | McMillan | Darren's friend. Aka: Mack. |
Geneva Marie | Meeks | Geneva's café owner. Aka: Neva. |
Wilson | Pickett | American singer. |
Charley | Pride | American singer. |
Tom | Randall | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom. |
Otis | Redding | American singer-songwriter. |
| Redding | One of the sheriff's deputies. |
Amon | Richmond | One of Bobby's boys. |
Don | Robey | American record label executive, songwriter, and record producer. |
Al | Sharpton | American civil rights activist. |
Phyllis | Slatterly | Jeff's second wife. |
Isaac | Snow | Town barber. |
George | Strait | American singer. |
Joe | Sweet | Geneva's husband. Aka: Petey Pie. |
Mary | Sweet | Faith's mother. |
Joe | Sweet Jr. | Faith's father. Aka: Lil' Joe. |
Johnnie | Taylor | American songwriter. |
Johnnie | Taylor | American songwriter. |
Parker | Van Horn | Shelby County sheriff. |
Frank | Vaughn | The district attorney of San Jacinto County. |
Muddy | Waters | American singer-songwriter. |
Hank | Williams | American singer-songwriter. |
Fred | Wilson | Darren's lieutenant. |
Jackie | Wilson | American singer. |
Randie | Winston | Michael Wright's wife. |
Chris | Wozniak | Reporter from the Chicago Tribune. |
Booker | Wright | Bass player. |
Michael | Wright | One of the murder victims. |
O. V. | Wright | American singer. |
Aaron | | William's son. |
Bones | | One of Bobby's boys. |
Brady | | Icehouse bar manager. |
Breanna | | Mack's granddaughter. |
Clayton | | Darren's uncle. Professor of constitutional law. |
Dennis | | Geneva's cook. |
Faith | | Geneva's granddaughter. |
Huxley | | Local retiree. |
Kay | | Kay's Kountry Kitchen owner. |
Keith Junior | | Missy's son. |
Lisa | | Darren's wife. Aka: Lis. |
Lynn | | Bartender. |
Mitty | | Cemetery's groundskeeper. |
Naomi | | William's widow. |
Nathan | | Joe's older brother. |
Puck | | Bell's landlord. |
Rebecca | | William's daughter. |
Rodney | | Faith's boyfriend. |
Tim | | Long-haul trucker. |
Tommy | | One of Bobby's boys. |
Trent | | Wally's younger brother who died in a car accident. |
Wendy | | Geneva's business associate. |
William | | Darren's uncle. Texas Ranger. |