| | | | Part 1 |
| | Walter | Bergen | A senior operator. |
| | Wendy | Bergen | Walter's daughter. |
| | Annie | Bergen | Walter's wife. |
| | Nate | | Walter's worker. |
| | Bill | Boyce | Walter's worker. |
| | Sharon | | Walter's worker. |
| | Monty | | Walter's worker. |
| | Emmett | Bergen | Walter's grandfather. |
| | Finnegan | | Walter's great-great-grandfather. |
| | Pete | Bergen | An engineer. Walter's father. |
| | Kit | | Wendy's fiancé. |
| | Alma | Bergen | Nora and Finn's mother. |
| | Nora | Bergen | Alma's daughter. |
| | Finnegan | Bergen | Nora's twin brother. |
| | Aileen | Murphy | The woman who helped Alma. |
| | Brianna | Flowers | Malik's mother. |
| | Coach | McCarthy | Malik's basketball coach. Aka: Coach M. |
| | Malik | Flowers | Brianna's son. An aspiring basketball player. |
| | Don | LoPriori | Brianna's boss. |
| | Tina | LoPriori | Don's wife. |
| | Worthy | Warnock | Othello's boss. Abe's business partner. |
| | Othello | | Warnock's servant. Aka: George Flowers. |
| | Abraham | Seymour | Warnock's business partner. Aka: Abe. |
| | Cora | Flowers | A kitchen worker. George's wife. |
| | Winston | Chen-Murphy | Jenny and Todd's son. |
| | Tyler | Chen-Murphy | Jenny and Todd's son. |
| | Kevin | Chen-Murphy | Jenny's little brother. |
| | Wu | Chen | Jenny's ancestor. Li Jun's nephew. |
| | Li | Jun | Wu Chen's uncle. |
| | Jimmy | Huang | Wu Chen's friend. |
| | Mr. | Hubert | The bank's security guard. |
| | Mr. | Higgins | The bank's security guard. |
| | Johhny | Huang | Jimmy's brother. |
| | Tommy | Huang | Jimmy's brother. |
| | Luyu | Tully | John's wife. Aka: Elizabeth. |
| | Mrs. | Yount | The reverend's wife. |
| | Mr. | Yount | The reverend. |
| | John | Tully | Luyu's husband. |
| | Sugar | | The old mare. |
| | Laila | Tully | Boaz's partner. |
| | Malilah | Tully | Laila's grandma. |
| | Boaz | | Laila's abusive partner. |
| | Genie | | Laila's cousin. |
| | Tam | | Laila's workmate and friend. |
| | Payton | | Laila's workmate. |
| | Dennis | | Laila's supervisor. |
| | Duane | | Tam's boyfriend. |
| | Rudy | | One of Malik's basketball students. |
| | Earl | | One of Malik's basketball students. |
| | Desmond | | One of Malik's basketball students. |
| | Rashard | | One of Malik's basketball students. |
| | Terry | | One of Malik's basketball students. |
| | Michael | Jr. | One of Malik's basketball students. |
| | Mr. | Thorpe | One of Malik's bosses. |
| | Mr. | Green | One of Malik's bosses. |
| | Mr. | Dwyer | One of Malik's bosses. |
| | Tavon | Clayton | Malik's best friend. |
| | Master | Searles | The director of Catholic Orphan Asylum. |
| | Miss | Heinlin | The asylum's matron. |
| | Miss | O'Hara | The second matron. |
| | James | | One of the orphans. |
| | Sullivan | | One of the orphans. |
| | Penelope | | One of the orphans. |
| | Eddie | | Malik's teammate. |
| | Haskins | | Malik's teammate. |
| | A-Jack | | Malik's teammate. |
| | Kayla | Ramsey | Malik's math tutor. |
| | Dan | | Laila's ex-boyfriend. |
| | Trent | | Laila's ex-boyfriend. |
| | Macy | | Walter's colleague. |
| | Maddie | | Macy's daughter. |
| | Tanya | | Macy's daughter. |
| | Henry | | Abe's carriage driver. |
| | Millard | Filmore | The President. |
| | Clifton | | One of Abe's servants. Nora's father. |
| | Edmund | | The butler. |
| | Marilyn | Seymour | Abe's wife. |
| | Alex | Seymour | Abe's father. |
| | Deborah | Seymour | Abe's mother. |
| | Hollingsworth | | Abe's headmaster. |
| | Hans | Vogel | Finn's adoptive father. |
| | Katrin | Vogel | Finn's adoptive mother. |
| | Ai | Lu | Wu Chen's wife. |
| | Becka | | The girl Laila befriended. |
| | Colonel | Whitworth | The first U.S. dragon regiment colonel. |
| | Mr. | Best | Abe's business partner. George's new boss. |
| | Kyle | | The floor manager. |
| | Melanie | | The shop owner. |
| | Silas | Seymour | Abe's brother. |
| | Dash | | Abe's terrier. |
| | | | Part 2 |
| | Mr. | Baxter | The railroad agent. |
| | Mr. | Anderson | The railroad agent. |
| | Ted | | Tyler and Winston's uncle. |
| | Paul | | Tyler and Winston's grandfather. |
| | Davie | Mitchell | Todd's old frat brother. |
| | Thom | Spragg | Abe's blacksmith mentor. |
| | Snell | | A blacksmith. |
| | Mr. | Hickinbotham | The solicitor assigned to Abe's fortune. |
| | Malcolm | | Mr. Best's butler. |
| | Ezra | | One of Mr. Best's servants. |
| | Esme | | One of Mr. Best's servants. |
| | Charlotte | | One of Mr. Best's servants. |
| | Franklin | | One of Mr. Best's servants. |
| | Braddock | | One of Mr. Best's servants. |
| | Will | Cobb | A barber emporium owner. George's friend. |
| | Mr. | Trompette | Abe's solicitor. |
| | Darnell | Woods | Malik's father. |
| | Cal | | Walter's brakeman. |
| | | | Part 3 |
| | Barnes | | A detective. |
| | Donato | | The Mexican who helped Luyu. |
| | Parson | | A shop owner. |
| | Mcready | | The sheriff at Mariposa Springs. |
| | Wang | | Wu Chen's landlord. The stall owner. |
| | Alice | Chen | Wu Chen and Ai Lu's daughter. |
| | Jack | Chen | Wu Chen and Ai Lu's son. |
| | DK | | The man Laila met. |
| | Lamar | Meeks | The man who helped Finn. |
| | Carlyle | | A widow ranchman. Finn's employer. |
| | Arwen | Bolton | Mr. Trompette's associate. |
| | Eli | Ross | The wagon driver. |
| | Kiku | | John and Luyu's son. Aka: Kiki. |
| | Istu | | John and Luyu's son. Aka: Izzy. |
| | Russ | | Luyu's captor. |
| | Cromwell | | A meatpacking magnate. |
| | Mr. | Trembly | Mr. Trompette's associate. |
| | Gladys | Springer | Finn's landlady. |
| | Gale | Flowers | Cora and George's baby. |
| | Coach | Cook | A basketball coach. |
| | Ramsey | | One of the basketball players. |
| | Kahlil | Howard | One of the basketball players. |
| | Jamal | Victor | One of the basketball players. |
| | Carmel | Christian | One of the basketball players. |
| | Neely | | One of the basketball players. |
| | Calvin | Kearse | One of the basketball players. |
| | Mrs. | Carlsen | Luyu's landlady. |
| | Sarah | Bergen | Emmett's wife. |
