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‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Netflix Cast and Cameos – Check Who Are Playing the Matthew McConaughey Character in ‘The Brass Verdict’ Adaptation

The Lincoln Lawyer, a Netflix adaptation, offers a fresh look at a cast of
characters that have already appeared in books and films. The series is based on
Michael Connelly’s 2007 novel The Brass Verdict. The second in his The Lincoln
Lawyer novel series, which began in 2005. The Netflix series is actually the
second adaptation of the books. The first one was a highly acclaimed film
stating Matthew McConaughey. And naturally, many characters from the previous
films appear in the show with fresh faces.

So let us guide you through the cast of Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer and also
tell you who plays these wonderful characters.

To start off the list, we have


MANUEL GARCIA-RULFO AS MICKEY HALLER

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Manuel Garcia-Rulfo has been cast as Michael “Mickey” Haller Jr. in Netflix’s
version of The Lincoln Lawyer
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-lincoln-lawyer/], replacing Matthew
McConaughey. Mickey works out of his Lincoln town car since he has cases all
over Los Angeles County, so he relies on his driver to deliver him to
courthouses as he analyses case files in the back seat.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HIM BEFORE?

Manuel has been a sort of underrated star till now. But he has surely been part
of a few iconic films. In recent history, he was seen in the 2016 re-adaptation
of The Magnificent Seven, in which he played the tobacco-eating
gunslinger Vasquez. Manuel isn’t a fresh face for Netflix
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as he starred beside Ryan Reynolds
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/ryan-reynolds/] in the action-packed thriller 6
Underground. He played “3” in the film.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Rulfo is a huge social media lover. You’ll find him mostly posting on his
Instagram handle manu_rulfo [https://www.instagram.com/manu_rulfo/]and sometimes
on his Facebook account, Manuel Garcia Rulfo
[https://www.facebook.com/officialmanuelrulfo]. Currently, Manuel has no other
official social media accounts.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

His most popular body of works include Cake and Bless Me, Ultima, and the
television series From Dusk to Dawn: The Series. In 2017, he portrayed Biniamino
Marquez in Murder on the Orient Express.


NEVE CAMPBELL AS MAGGIE MCPHERSON

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Maggie McPherson is played by Neve Campbell in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, a
part formerly performed by Marisa Tomei in the 2011 film. Maggie received the
title Maggie McFierce as a prosecutor because of her ruthlessness. However,
Mickey prefers to call her Mags in the Netflix adaption. She is Mickey’s first
ex-wife, with whom he shares a daughter.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HER BEFORE?

If you were alive in the 90s, there is no way you haven’t seen Neve before. She
was the most popular celebrity of the 90s, starring in highly successful films
like Wild Things, The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride, and Three to Tango, to name a
few.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Neve is also a huge lover of social media platforms, like Twitter and Instagram.
She is incredibly active in both tweets and posts almost regularly. Her official
Instagram account is nevecampbell,  [https://www.instagram.com/NeveCampbell/]and
her official Twitter handle is @thenevecampbell.
[https://twitter.com/thenevecampbell?lang=en]


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After almost 28 years in the film and tv industry, Neve Campbell has been part
of some iconic films. Her most popular and rise to fame project has to be the
Scream film series. She was also a mouse tv personality in the 90s thanks to her
role in the Party of Five series as Julia Salinger. She also has worked with
Netflix Originals [https://netflixjunkie.com/category/originals/] before as a
series regular on the highly critically acclaimed political drama series House
of Cards.

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CHRISTOPHER GORHAM AS TREVOR ELLIOTT

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Season 1 of Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer cast includes Christopher Gorham as
Trevor Elliot. Mickey’s major client for the season is Trevor Elliot, who is
suspected of murdering his wife and their lover. The character is based on
Walter Elliot from The Brass Verdict. While the character in the novel is a
movie magnate, he controls a video game firm in the Netflix series.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HIM BEFORE?

While people may not recognize the Ryan Reynolds and Andrew Garfield
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doppelganger by face, they must have surely heard him before. Gorham is known
for voicing in DC Entertainment as The Flash
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-when-will-the-flash-season-8-arrive-on-netflix-heres-what-we-know/].
He has appeared in several animated films. Besides that, Gorham directed and
performed in the 2017 film We Love You, Sally Carmichael!


SOCIAL HANDLES

Christopher loves social media and is almost on all the major sites. He is on
 Twitter [https://twitter.com/chrisgorham?lang=en], Instagram
[https://www.instagram.com/chrisgorham/?hl=en], and Facebook.
[https://www.facebook.com/chrisgorhamfan]Also, Chris has his own official
website [https://t.co/xTEHOenjJe] and a Cameo account. 
[https://www.cameo.com/chrisgorham]


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Gorham co-starred in Netflix’s Insatiable and is best known for his five seasons
as Auggie Anderson on USA’s Covert Affairs, for which he directed and acted in
many episodes.


JAZZ RAYCOLE AS IZZY LETTS

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Izzy Letts, a new character created for Netflix’s rendition of The Lincoln
Lawyer, is a cast member who we all will recognize, played by Jazz Raycole. Izzy
Letts is a defendant whose case is dismissed by Mickey, and she pays his fee by
driving him about. As recovered addicts, they also assist one other in avoiding
relapse. In The Brass Verdict, Izzy replaces Patrick Henson as a pro-surfer with
a queer woman of color, allowing The Lincoln Lawyer to delve deeper into some of
the story’s topics and give greater representation.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HER BEFORE?

All The Office
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fans will surely recognize Jazz. She appears in two episodes of The Office
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between 2006 and 2007. She played Stanley Hudson‘s daughter in the episodes.
Jazz was also a part of the hilarious TNT police comedy Rizzoli and Isles.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Raycole’s Instagram account is filled with gorgeous photographs of both her
loved ones and herself. You should absolutely check out Raycole’s Instagram
[https://www.instagram.com/jraycole/] account to see which of her photos you
like most. Also, be sure to follow her on Twitter
[https://twitter.com/jazzraycole] while you’re at it.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Jazz My Wife and Kids and Everybody Hates Chris are two of Raycole’s many roles.
10 Things I Hate About You, First Day The Secret Life of the American Teenager
are also her note-worthy projects.


NTARE GUMA MBAHO MWINE AS DETECTIVE RAYMOND GRIGGS

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Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine plays Detective Raymond Griggs, a member of the Los
Angeles Police Department, in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer series. Griggs is
looking into the death of Jerry Vincent and believes Mickey knows more than he
is disclosing. Detective Griggs is not a literal adaptation of the novel, but he
substantially replaces Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch
[https://netflixjunkie.com/michael-connelly-has-a-bad-news-for-harry-bosch-and-mickey-hallers-fans-with-the-lincoln-lawyer-release-on-netflix/],
the protagonist of Michael Connelly‘s earlier novel series, who appears as a
cross-over in The Brass Verdict.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HIM BEFORE?

Ntare previously appeared on Showtime’s The Chi and presently plays in IFC
Films’ Farewell Amor, for which he received the Durban International Film
Festival’s Best Actor Award.


SOCIAL HANDLES

The actor has almost 15k followers on his verified Instagram account,
@bewareoftime [https://www.instagram.com/bewareoftime/?hl=en], and has only
followed one account, a Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu. He also has a
verified Twitter
[https://twitter.com/BewareOfTime?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor]
account with over a thousand followers. Apart from that, he is not on any other
social media sites, such as Facebook.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Steven Soderbergh
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is executive producing a documentary on Ugandan studio photographer Kibaate
Aloysius Ssalongo, which Ntare will direct. Ntare has also appeared in many
episodes of Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick and David Simon’s Treme.


BECKI NEWTON AS LORNA TAYLOR

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Lorna Taylor, who was played by Pell James in the Matthew McConaughey-led film,
is played by Becki Newton in the Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer. Lorna,
Mickey’s second ex-wife, administers his cases and phone calls when he is on the
road and in court. They married on the rebound after Maggie before finally
splitting peacefully.  In a somewhat realistic portrayal of the character,
Netflix’s The Brass Verdict gave Lorna Taylor more screen time, as she is
essentially a voice on a phone line in book one.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HER BEFORE?

Rebecca Sara “Becki” Newton is best known for playing Amanda Tanen on the TV
show Ugly Betty. In How I Met Your Mother
[https://netflixjunkie.com/how-i-met-your-mother-star-neil-patrick-harris-returning-on-netflix-with-darren-stars-comedy-series-uncoupled/],
she portrays Quinn, the dancer Barney falls in love with.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Newton does not appear to have an Instagram account or any other official social
media presence at this time. Hopefully, the American actress will create an
account soon so that her adoring admirers may express their affection for her.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Becki Newton’s most prominent roles include American Aspirations (2004), Charmed
(2005), After-Hours Mode (2008) The Sisters Chamberland (2011).

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KRISTA WARNER AS HAYLEY HALLER

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Hayley Haller is played by Krista Warner in Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer, a part
formerly played by Mackenzie Aladjem in the 2011 film.  Hayley McPherson, the
daughter of Mickey and Maggie McPherson, stays with her mother as Mickey
attempts to reclaim joint custody following his absence. Haller was aged up for
Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer based on her book appearance, allowing her to have
a greater role in the program and function as a figure for Haller to explain
himself to.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HER BEFORE?

Krista Warner is a skilled actor even at such a young age. Her work in the short
films Up At Night, El Cuco, and Suburban Supernova helped her obtain her most
recent role, Living In The Rectangle.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Warner, like Becki Newton, does not have an Instagram or Twitter account.
Perhaps she’ll make one soon, especially since she’s on her way to becoming a
national celebrity.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Priorities Chapter One: Money Isn’t Everything, the 2021 short Loser, and the
2021 serial Middle of Nowhere are among her numerous programs and films.


ANGUS SAMPSON AS CISCO

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In The Lincoln Lawyer TV series, Angus Sampson plays Dennis “Cisco”
Wojciechowski, a character who did not feature in the first novel or the 2011
film. Cisco is an ex-Road Saints member who has turned his clean criminal record
into a private investigator license and has been hired by Mickey to assist him
with his cases. Lorna Taylor is dating Cisco.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HIM BEFORE?

You may have seen the name Angus Sampson on the screen a few times before. He
has appeared in films such as The King, Underbelly, and Where the Wild Things
Are.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Sampson’s Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dollydoctor/?hl=en] account
appears to be as enigmatic as his character. The Australian actor has a number
of odd Instagram images, including one showing a set of scissors knotted
together.  He does, however, occasionally share glimpses of his life as an actor
with his 6,000 followers.

Make sure to follow Sampon on Instagram and Twitter
[https://www.instagram.com/dollydoctor/?hl=en] for more of his work.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Angus has been a part of many popular films. His long list of works includes
famous titles like Insidious: Chapter 2, Fargo(2015), and  Jurassic World: Camp
Cretaceous. But his most popular appearance was in the Oscar-winning
[https://netflixjunkie.com/your-guide-to-every-oscar-winning-netflix-original-movie-and-documentary-so-far/] Mad
Max: Fury Road.


LAMONT THOMPSON AS JUDGE JAMES P. STANTON

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Judge James P. Stanton, the presiding judge in the Trevor Elliott trial, is
played by Lamont Thompson.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HIM BEFORE?

Are you trying to figure out where you have seen Thompson? You’ve probably seen
him in one of his numerous TV roles, which include Miracle Workers, 68 Whiskey,
and NCIS: Los Angeles. In the future, you will see him in Drawn Into the Night,
a horror film. It is also likely that we’ll see him reprise his role as Frank
Jones in Netflix’s The Upshaws
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-comedy-series-the-upshaws-release-date-and-trailer/]
when it returns in June 2022.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Lamont is a versatile personality, something his Instagram
[https://www.instagram.com/lamontdthompson/?hl=en] bio proves. He also has an
amazing Twitter [https://twitter.com/thelamontdt] profile that he regularly
updates with Tweets and ReTweets.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Lamont has ruled over television for years now. His resume includes some truly
famous sitcoms like The Young and the Restless, 24, and Mike and Molly.


MICHAEL GRAZIADEI AS JEFF GOLANTZ

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Michael Graziadei plays Jeff Golantz, the prosecutor in the Trevor Elliott case
in The Lincoln Lawyer. While Golantz is in charge of the case against Trevor
Elliott, he isn’t shown as a villain so much as a member of the court system
that Mickey Haller must outplay.


WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN HIM BEFORE?

Michael is well recognized for his roles as Steven on the crime drama series
Criminal Minds, Travis Wanderley on FX’s horror television series American
Horror Story: Murder House, and Mace in the DVD action flick Into the Blue 2:
The Reef.


SOCIAL HANDLES

Graziadei is a loving father and devoted husband. His Instagram
[https://www.instagram.com/goodgriefcharliebrown/] page is full of cute pictures
of his twins. He also has a Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/michaelgraziadei/] and Twitter
[https://twitter.com/michaelgraziad2] account. However, he seems to be inactive
on both.


POPULAR SHOWS/MOVIES

Some of his most critically acclaimed films are The Blackout, Boogeyman 2, and
The Outside.


THE LINCOLN LAWYER CAST: THE SUPPORTING PLAYERS

Apart from a stellar main cast. The Lincoln Lawyer has an equally impressive
additional cast. It in includes Reggie Lee as Angelo Soto, Chris Browning as
Teddy Vogul, Kim Hawthorne as Janelle Simmons, and Carlos Bernard as Robert
Cardone. They are joined by Johann Urb as Jan Rilz, Jamie McShane as Detective
Lee Lankford, LisaGay Hamilton as Judge Mary Holder, and Anna Khaja as Dr.
Miriam Arslanian. Finally, the show also casts Amelia Brantley as Cherry and Jon
Tenney as Mickey Haller Sr.

 

Baheen Qadri

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Baheen Qadri is an entertainment writer at Netflix Junkie. Currently, he is pursuing BA in Mass comm Hons from SCMC Pune. He loves binge-watching films and TV series on Netflix. He is passionate about making films and watches movies from different corners of the world to better understand the field of cinema in his free time. He also loves animes and is currently hooked on the new Demon Slayer season. One of his favorite thrillers on Netflix is Shutter Island. The film always gives him goosebumps. Apart from thrillers, he also loves sitcoms like The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Office. Being a huge movie buff, he is a tough competition on movie trivia nights.

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