1 | | | Early Labor |
| Sam | Hallowell | A television executive. |
| Ms. Mina | | Sam's wife. |
| Christina | | Ms. Mina's daughter. |
| Rachel | | Lou's daughter. Aka: Adisa |
| Louanna | Brooks | Ms. Mina's helper. Aka: Lou. |
| Louis | | Ms. Mina's son. |
| | | Active Labor |
| Ian Michael | Barnes | A baby who had a facial deformity. |
| Edison Wesley | Jefferson | Ruth's son. |
| Jessie | Meyers | A patient. |
| Marie | Malone | Ruth's supervisor. |
| Corinne | McAbot | A nurse. |
| Ella | | Marie's daughter. |
| Dave | | Marie's son. |
| Ruth | Jefferson | A nurse. |
| Thea | McVaughn | A patient. |
| Brittany | Bauer | A patient. Aka: Brit. |
| Lucille | | A nurse. |
| Davis | | Brittany's son. |
| Turk | | Davis's father. |
| Dr. Marlise | Atkins | A pediatrician. |
| Mrs. | Bauer | Turk's mother. |
| Francis | Mitchum | Brit's father. |
| Raine | Tesco | A barista. |
| Greg | | Turk's father's friend. |
| Meat | | A Chichuahua. |
| Bryce | | Edison's closest friend. |
| Whitney | | Bryce's sister. |
| Wesley | | Ruth's husband. |
| Tommy | Phipps | Edison's nursery classmate. |
| Eliza | | A patient. |
| George | | Eliza's husband. |
| Micah | | An opthalmologist. |
| Violet | | Micah's daughter. |
| Al | Wojecwicz | The Director of Corrections at the New Haven facility. |
| Arthur | Wang | The deputy director. |
| Mrs. Kennedy | McQuarrie | A lawyer. |
| Harriet | Strong | A Staff Attorney for the ACLU. |
| Clarisse | | A massage therapist. |
| Darla | | Kennedy's mother's friend. |
| Yorkey | | Turk's companion. |
| Carla | Luongo | A lawyer. |
| Twinkie | | A prisoner. Aka: Twink. |
| | MacDougall | A cop. |
| Tom | Metzger | Founder of Aryan Resistance. |
| Virginia | | A nursing student. |
| Mrs. | Braunstein | A patient. |
| Eli | | Mrs. Braunstein's first child. |
| Felix | | Christina's son. |
| Larry | Sawyer | Christina's husband. |
| Isaiah | | Ruth's uncle. |
| Mr. | Adamson | A history teacher. |
| Tyana | | Adisa's older daughter. |
| Mia | | Tyana's sister. |
| Tabari | | Adisa's son. |
| | | Transition |
| Ed | Gourakis | Kennedy's colleague. |
| Harry | Blatt | Kennedy's boss. |
| Howard | Moore | A newbie. |
| Joseph D. | Hawkins | A defendant. Aka: Joe. |
| Odette | Lawton | A prosecutor. |
| Beattie | | A nanny. |
| Sharon | | A stalker. |
| Roarke | Matthews | A lawyer. |
| DuPont | | A judge. |
| Liza | Lott | A prisoner. |
| Officer | Gates | A guard. |
| Ms. Judy | | A judge. |
| Wig | | A tattoo artist. |
| Wanda | | An inmate. |
| Officer | Ramirez | A counselor. |
| Fergus | | Ms. Mina's dog. |
| Misty | | One of Christina's friend. |
| Kiera | | One of Christina's friend. |
| Wallace | Mercy | A TV show host. |
| Rosa | | A maid. |
| Nahndi | | Ruth's trainer. |
| Mike | | A line worker. |
| Mr.Herman | | Edison's teacher. |
| Trayvon | Martin |
African-American boy fatally shot in Sanford, Florida. |
| Marge | | A regular customer at Mc Donalds. |
| Walt | | Marge's husband. |
| Allegria | | One of the customers at Mc Donalds. |
| Consuelo | | One of the customers at Mc Donalds. |
| Patsy | | Ruth's manager. |
| Miss | Thomas | Ruth's third grade teacher. |
| Tyla | | Ruth's acquaintance. |
| Mira | | Raine's daughter. |
| Isaac | | Mira's brother. |
| Sally | | Raine's wife. Aka: Sal. |
| Jack | DeNardi | HR employee at Mercy-West Haven Hospital. |
| Leon | | Kennedy's uncle. |
| Judge | Thunder | The judge on Ruth's case. |
| Mr. | Dennehy | Kennedy's friend. |
| Drake | | One of Edison's friend. |
| Kendrick | Lamar | One of Edison's friend. |
| Jeff | | The manager. |
| Donne | | Tabari's brother. |
| Josiah | | One of Violet's classmates. |
| Taisha | | One of Violet's classmates. |
| Lesley | | Kennedy's old classmates. |
| Christie | | Ruth's Barbie doll. |
| Fantasee | | Rachel's friend. |
| Pastor | Harold | A priest. |
| Jermaine | | Lou's father. |
| Maddie | Brooks | Jermaine's wife. |
| Ava | | Kennedy's mother. |
| Candace | White | A social justice educator. |
| Derrick | Welsh | One of the jurors. |
| Mr. | Jordan | One of the jurors. |
| Lila | Fairclough | One of the jurors. |
| James | Batson | One of the jurors. |
| Ivan | Kelly-Garcia | A neonatologist. |
2 | | | Pushing |
| Carl | Thorheldson | Turk's acquaintance. |
| Erich | Duval | Carl's companion. |
| Isaac | Hager | An anesthesiologist. |
| Dr. Bill | Binnie | The state medical examiner. |
| Jiao | | A patient who used a Kangaroo Suit. |
| Frida | | A dog. |
| Sengbe | Pieh | One of the slaves. |
| Adele | Adams | Brit's mother. |
3 | | | After Birth |
| Deborah | | Turk's second wife. |
| Cary | | Deborah's daughter. |
| Ruth | Walker | A nurse. |