WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM
Characters - Alphabetical
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| FIRST NAME | LAST NAME | DESCRIPTION |
| Dr. | Atunde | The Ob-gyn resident on duty. |
| Cole | Bryant | Jenny and Riley's former classmate. |
| Travis | Cameron | The police officer who shot the kid. |
| Sabrina | Cowell | The District attorney. |
| Ryan | DiNucci | The 7th grade boy who left a note in Riley's locker. |
| Justin | Dwyer | A 14-year-old boy who was shot by a Philadelphia police officer. |
| Tamara | Dwyer | Tamara's mother. |
| Candace | Dyson | The first black weeknight anchor at Kyx. |
| Kayvon | Freeman | A detective. Kevin's colleague. |
| Jerome | Gardner | The Dwyer's new spokesperson. |
| Nathan | Green | The black man who created the reciper for Jack Daniels. |
| Brice | Hughes | Kevin's lawyer. |
| Mrs. | Jackowski | Jenny's neighbor. |
| Ms. | Landis | Jenny's former neighbor. |
| Dr. | Lexington | Riley's doctor. |
| Father | Mike | The priest who christened Kevin. |
| Rashanda | Montgomery | Mother of the mentally ill girl who was shot by the police. |
| Jenny | Murphy | Riley's best friend. AKA: Jen. |
| Kevin | Murphy | Jenny's husband. |
| Matt | Murphy | Kevin's brother. |
| Annabel | Myers | Matt's wife. AKA: Annie. |
| Ms. | Nettle | Shaun's neighbor. |
| Julio | Sanchez | One of Matt's lawyers. |
| Quinn | Taylor | A news reporter. |
| Mrs. | Trager | A professor at Philly public school district. |
| Dr. | Washington | Kevin's psychiatrist. |
| Roger | Wilcox | Father of Jimmy's girlfriend. |
| Gigi | Wilson | Riley's grandmother. |
| Riley | Wilson | A news reporter. Protagonist. AKA: Leroya Wilson. |
| Sandra | Wilson | Riley's mother. |
| Shaun | Wilson | Riley's brother. |
| Dr. | Wu | Jenny's doctor. |
| Maureen | Wyatt | Jenny's cleaner. |
| Alex | Riley's co-reporter at Joplin. | |
| Amina | The DA's chief of staff. | |
| Archie | Matt and Annie's son. | |
| Bart | A cameraman. | |
| Bobby | Mrs. J's grandson. | |
| Catharine | Corey's mother. | |
| Charlie | Jen's son. | |
| Chase | Jenny's baby. | |
| Cookie | Jenny's mother-in-law. | |
| Darrell | Tamara's husband. | |
| Deja | Justin's cousin. | |
| Derek | Shaun's friend. | |
| Donny | Mabel's husband. | |
| Eva | Jen's fave NICU nurse. | |
| Felicia | Ramirez's wife. | |
| Fred | Kevin and Jenny's dog. | |
| Gabrielle | Riley's close friend. AKA: Gaby. | |
| Jimmy | Mabel's son. Gigi's cousin. | |
| Judy | The girl who calls Riley. | |
| Kate | Gaby's co-worker. | |
| Lakeisha | Gaby's other co-worker | |
| Leroy | Riley's grandfather. Gigi's husband. | |
| Louise | Jenny's mother. | |
| Mabel | Gigi's aunt. | |
| Maddy | The baby. | |
| Malil | One of Justin's cousins. | |
| Pete | Riley's cop friend. | |
| Ramirez | Kevin's former partner. | |
| Rick | A robber. | |
| Rita | Jenny's nurse. | |
| Rod | Riley's uncle. | |
| Scotty | Riley's boss. The news director. | |
| Sid | The janitor. | |
| Staci | Shaun's girlfriend. | |
| Steve | Corey's father. | |
| Tiffany | The clerk. | |
| Wes | Tamara's brother. Deja's father. | |
| Willie | The man that Riley met. |
