Barbershop (TV Series) - Cast and Characters

Cast and Characters

• Omar Gooding as Calvin Palmer, Jr. Calvin is the owner of Calvin Jr.’s Barbershop, first opened in 1958 as "Calvin’s Barbershop" by his father Calvin Palmer, Sr. He and his wife Jen have a son, Cody.
• Gbenga Akinnagbe as Yinka. An immigrant from Nigeria, Yinka fled that country to escape local sectarian violence. He is by far the most well-educated employee at the barbershop.
• Anna Brown as Jen Palmer. Jen is a homemaker, and has studied hotel management in community college. She and her husband Calvin have a son, Cody.
• Wes Chatham as Isaac Brice. Isaac is a White man raised in African-American neighborhoods, and dates women of color exclusively. He is particularly attracted to his fellow barber Terri Jones.
• Leslie Elliard as Jimmy James. A former employee at the barbershop, Jimmy quit to pursue a career in local politics. Jimmy goes to great lengths to appear more important than is actually the case. He is politically conservative, and considers Calvin to be his best friend.
• Barry Shabaka Henley as Eddie Walker. The oldest employee at the barbershop, Eddie was hired by Calvin Palmer, Sr. on Independence Day 1967. As explained in Barbershop 2, Eddie prevented the shop from being looted or firebombed during the riots following Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in 1968. In return, Calvin Sr. decreed that Eddie would never again have to pay rent for his chair. Eddie often tells tall tales about his past, and frequently complains that the current generation has no values or sense of history.
• Toni Trucks as Terri Jones. Terri is the only female barber at Calvin Jr.’s. She is very quick to anger, and her short temper affects almost all of her interpersonal relationships.
• Dan White as Romadal Dupree. Romadal is a distant relative of Jen Palmer, who convinced Calvin to hire him. He is an ex-con who was recently released from prison, and is feared throughout the South Side. He has no real skills as a barber.