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Meet the Cast, Characters, and Guest Stars of ‘Running Point’ Season 2

Reacquaint yourselves with the Waves.

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Running Point is pretty ambitious, a far as sitcoms on Netflix with only ten episodes per season go. Between the players on the fictional NBC team the LA Waves, the members of the Gordon family dynasty, and the various people who bob and weave in and out of their lives… there are a lot of characters on this show!

The comedy series is a joint effort from Mindy Kaling, Elaine Ko, Ike Barinholtz, and showrunner David Stassen. Kate Hudson stars as Isla Gordon, the former black sheep of the family who ends up in charge of the team when her eldest brother Cam names her as a temporary successor. Will people finally listen to her? Will her genuine love of the game finally be recognized? Or will her brothers succeed in knocking her back down? While she settles into her role, drama and/or shenanigans between the players and the coaching staff also bubble up to the surface. At the end of the first season, Cam returned in a major way. Here’s what you need to know about who’s who in Running Point Season 2.

Kate Hudson plays Isla Gordon

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Isla is a socialite-turned-President of the LA Waves.

Hudson won a Golden Globe for starring in the Cameron Crowe film Almost Famous. Last year she was nominated for an Oscar for Song Sung Blue. You also know her from How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, Bride Wars, Fool’s Gold, Alex & Emma, Raising Helen, The Skeleton Key, Mother’s Day, Glass Onion, and You, Me, and Dupree. This is not the movie star’s first television series. She was on the second season of Truth Be Told and also five episodes of Glee.

IG: @katehudson

Justin Theroux plays Cam Gordon

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Cam Gordon was the President of the Waves prior to the beginning of the series.

Theroux should be an Emmy winning actor for The Leftovers–alas, his Emmys are for Variety Specials in 2019 and 2020.

His film credits include Mulholland Drive, Zoolander, Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion, American Psycho, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Strangers with Candy and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Other television credits include Fallout, Six Feel Under, and Parks and Recreation.

I’m also contractually* obligated to inform you that he wrote the screenplays for Tropic Thunder, Zoolander 2, Rock of Ages, and Iron Man 2.

*An imaginary contract I signed in my heart to and for myself.

IG: @justintheroux

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Drew Tarver plays Sandy Gordon

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Sandy is the responsible youngest Gordon sibling and CFO of the Waves.

Tarver was one of the titular The Other Two. Watch that show ASAP if you missed it. You might have heard Tarver’s voice on Bless The Harts or caught him in things like Ghosts, Superstore, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Girlboss. He’s also a frequent performer/improviser on the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast.

IG: @drewtarver

Scott MacArthur plays Ness Gordon

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Ness is the General Manager of the Waves and mellow middle Gordon sibling.

MacArthur played Jimmy on The Mick and Scotty(/The Devil, NBD) on The Righteous Gemstones. He was on Craig Robinson’s show Killing It. His film credits include No Hard Feelings, El Camino, and Halloween Kills.He’s also part of the buzzy Spider-Noir series coming to Amazon Prime Video later this year.

IG: @scottwmacarthur

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Fabrizio Guido plays Jackie Moreno

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Jackie used to work concessions until he found out he was a Gordon half-sibling.

Guido had a recurring role on the HBO Perry Mason reboot as well as Welcome to the Family and played Mickey on Mr. Iglesias. He voiced Pizza Rat in We Bare Bears: The Movie and is cast in Stephen Merchant’s upcoming and untitled romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz.

IG: @fabrizioguido

Brenda Song plays Ali Lee

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Ali is the chief of staff for the Waves and Isla’s college BFF.

Song is an iconic former Disney kid you know from The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (and The Suite Life On Deck), Phil of the Future, Get a Clue, Stuck in the Suburbs, and Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior to name a few. She was also in the basketball family film Like Mike. As an adult, you know her from Dollface, Station 19, Scandal, and New Girl.

IG: @brendasong

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Max Greenfield plays Lev Levenson

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Lev is Isla’s fiancè. Or is he? He is. Right? Maybe. We’ll see!

Since playing Schmidt on New Girl, Greenfield has been starring on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood alongside Cedric the Entertainer. He also has a recurring role on A Man On The Inside. Before all of that, he was Leo D’Amato on Veronica Mars and Nick Pepper on Ugly Betty and his big screen credits include They Came Together and The Big Short.

IG: @iammaxgreenfield

Uche Agada plays Dyson Gibbs

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Dyson was a new Waves player in Season 1 now settled into his role.

Agada’s only other acting credit is the 2022 movie Rise, also about NBA players.

IG: @ucheagada

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Chet Hanks plays Travis Bugg

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Travis is a wildcard point guard on the Waves.

Famously the son of Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks (in that order), Hanks is an actor, model, musician, and white boy summer enthusiast. He had recurring roles on Shameless, Your Honor, and Empire prior to this series and also appeared as himself on The Surreal Life.

IG: @chethanx

Toby Sanderman plays Marcus Winfield

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Marcus is the Waves’ star player, kind of like the Roy Kent of Running Point.

Sanderman is an actual two time gold medalist sprinter in the 200 metre dash. As an actor, prior to Running Point he starred in Power Book III: Raising Kanan and The Game and played Prince Sebastian Idrisi on The Royals.

IG: @toby.sandeman

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Jay Ellis plays Jay Brown

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Jay is a the former coach of the Waves and crush Isla can’t quite kick.

Ellis starred in Insecure as Lawrence and played “Payback” in Top Gun: Maverick. He was also in shows like History of the World: Part II (playing Jesus, NBD), Mrs. America, and The Game. He additionally starred in the moody romantic comedy Somebody That I Used To Know with Alison Brie, the horror movie Escape Room and the action comedy Freaky Tales.

IG: @jayrellis

Scott Evans plays Charlie

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Charlie is a former actor, current dog groomer, and Sandy’s boyfriend.

Evans was one of many (just) Kens in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and played a cop named Oliver Fish on 137 episodes of One Life To Live. He must really have an Oliver face, because his character on Grace & Frankie also had that name. In addition to that, his film credits include Confessions of a Shopaholic, Playing it Cool, Lily & Kat, and Almost Love.

IG: @scottevansgram

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Marissa Reyes plays Sofia

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Sofia is a member of the Waves dance team in a relationship with Jackie.

Reyes is a series regular on Days of Our Lives, NBD, and also played Cami on Raven’s Home.

IG: @marissarys

Jon Glaser plays Sean Murphy

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Murphy is an antagonistic sports podcaster.

Glaser also played an antagonistic City Councilman, Jeremy Jamm, on Parks and Recreation. You might know him from Single Drunk Female, working and writing on sketch shows like Inside Amy Schumer and The Dana Carvey Show, as Laird on Girls, or from his many years working and writing on Late Night With Conan O’Brien.

IG: @jahnglayzer

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Ray Romano plays Norm Stinson

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Stinson is a veteran coach Isla brings back to the Waves.

Romano is, I would assume obviously, the titular star of Everybody Loves Raymond. He won three Emmy Awards for starring in and producing the long-running sitcom. He also wrote and starred in the sitcom Men of a Certain Age. If you need an excuse to watch Made For Love on HBO, he’s great in that as well. Younger-ish audiences know him as the voice of Manny in the Ice Age movies or as Hank on Parenthood. Other acclaimed film appearances include The Big Sick and The Irishman.

Blake Anderson plays Leroy

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Leroy is Cam’s sober companion he met in rehab.

Anderson is best known as one of the stars and creators of Workaholics with Anders Holm and Adam Devine. From 2020-2022 he was on the Hulu series Woke. He has also guest-starred on shows like Community, House, Entourage, Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, The Big Bang Theory, and Abbott Elementary.

IG: @blakeanderson

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Ken Marino plays Al Fleischman

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Fleischman is a megarich plumbing entrepreneur who wants better court-side seats.

Marino is the kind of comedy genius with too many good credits to name. But I will try. If you don’t know him from Party Down, Wet Hot American Summer, Marry Me, Children’s Hospital, Veronica Mars, The Other Two, Burning Love or Role Models... I don’t know what to tell you? How about The Residence on Netflix? Definitely check out Black Monday if you haven’t already. He’s everywhere.

IG: @kenmarino

Ike Barinholtz plays Cousin Bennie

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Bennie is a member of the Gordon extended family and does not really share their lifestyle. He’s just happy to be included.

Barinholtz is one of the show’s co-creators and also starred in The Mindy Project as Morgan. He recently got an Emmy nomination for playing Sal Saperstein on The Studio. Barinholtz’s film credits include Blockers, Neighbors and Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Disaster Movie, Sisters, and Suicide Squad. Did you know he’s playing Elon Musk in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming OpenAI comedy Artificial? Now you can’t un-know that!

IG: @ikebarinholtz

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Octavia Spencer plays Diane Robicheaux

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Diane is a lawyer (and occasionally, a host on The View).

Spencer is an Academy Award winner, NBD. You know her from movies like The Help, Hidden Figures, Ma, The Shape of Water, Fruitvale Station, Gifted, Snowpiercer, and honestly maybe the Divergent series. She worked with Hudson before on the television show Truth Be Told and was also in shows like Self Made, Mom, and Malcolm in the Middle.

IG: @octaviaspencer

Nicole Ritchie plays Nicole Vark

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Nicole Vark is a potential pharma sponsor who takes a meeting with Isla.

Ritchie is a socialite, reality television star, fashion designer, and actress who broke out as a media personality alongside Paris Hilton in The Simple Life. If you like seeing her use her comedy chops, check out the underrated sitcom Great News.

IG: @nicolerichie

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