| Chicky |
Diaz | The doorman; protagonist |
| Cole |
Dodd | Semi-retired arbitrageur |
| Abe |
Frumm | Resident of the Bohemia |
| Ethel |
Frumm | Elderly resident with a dog |
| Marcus |
Garvey | Black nationalist leader |
| Tucker |
Goff | CEO and chief shareholder of a bubble-wrap manufacturer |
| Mix |
Gonzalez-Fetterman | Teacher; Director of Community |
| Alberto |
Gutierrez | Drug dealer; resident of the Bohemia |
| Carter |
Horton | Julian's client |
| Elisabeta |
Horton | Carter Horton's second wife |
| Morgan |
Lipschitz | Emily's acquaintance |
| Emily |
Longworth | Unhappy trophy wife; one of the protagonists |
| Mr. |
Longworth | Resident of the Bohemia |
| Whit |
Longworth | Emily's husband. Aka: Whitaker Hamilton-Longworth |
| Brock |
Martin | Senator from Arkansas |
| Tommy |
O'Sullivan | Former building superintendent |
| Art |
Onderdonk | Bohemia board member |
| Oleksander |
Ponomarenko | Building superintendent (manager) |
| Justin |
Pugh | Kayleigh Pugh's husband |
| Kayleigh |
Pugh | Emily's family friend. Aka: Kay |
| Dr. |
Ramirez | Julian's doctor |
| Isabel |
Reed | Bohemia board member |
| Jennifer |
Sonnenberg | Corporate lawyer; Julian's wife |
| Julian |
Sonnenberg | Art dealer; one of the protagonists |
| Oona |
Sonnenberg | Julian Sonnenberg's daughter |
| Skye |
Walker | Mutual friend of Julian and Whit |
| Frida |
Yarborough | Parent at the school |
| Jendayi |
Yarborough | Frida Yarborough's daughter |
| Amy |
| Former lawyer; Emily's acquaintance |
| Antoinette |
| Mrs. Frumm's dog |
| Bazzini |
| Chicky's boss |
| Bitsy |
| One of Emily's children |
| Blanekenship |
| Bohemia board member |
| Camila |
| One of Emily's friends |
| Canarius |
| Doorman |
| Delmy |
| Cleaner |
| DeMarquis |
| Hustler |
| Ellington |
| Julian's colleague |
| Garvey |
| Emily's friend |
| Gilgamesh |
| Julian's dog |
| Grace |
| One of Emily's friends |
| Hailey |
| Sex worker |
| Hudson |
| One of Emily's children |
| Julio |
| Chicky's friend |
| Junior |
| Chicky's cousin |
| Marisol |
| Chicky's friend |
| Murray |
| Julian's lawyer |
| Nestor |
| Chicky's landlord |
| Olek |
| Character mentioned |
| Reggie |
| Chicky's friend |
| Roland |
| Employee at a women's shelter |
| Santiago |
| Deceased individual |
| Seth |
| Morgan Lipschitz's stepson |
| Tatiana |
| Emily's housekeeper |
| Zaire |
| One of the doormen |
