The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 has come to a dramatic end on Netflix.

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Based on Michael Connelly's fourth book in The Lincoln Lawyer series The Fifth Witness, the second season sees LA defence attorney Mickey Haller (Manuel García-Rulfo) tasked with proving the innocence of alleged murderer, Lisa Trammell (Lana Parilla).

García-Rulfo is joined in season 2 by plenty of other familiar faces including Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Angus Sampson and Jazz Raycole.

But who else stars in the series and who do they play? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of The Lincoln Lawyer season 2.

Who's in the cast of The Lincoln Lawyer?

Manuel García-Rulfo as Mickey Haller

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer Lara Solanki/Netflix

Who is Mickey Haller? Mickey is an iconoclastic idealist who runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln SUV in The Lincoln Lawyer. He takes on cases big and small across Los Angeles. He has two ex-wives with whom he is still close and relies on his client-turned-driver Izzy to chauffeur him around.

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Where have I seen Manuel García-Rulfo before? García-Rulfo has been in a wide range of hit films, including Murder on the Orient Express, The Magnificent Seven, Widows and Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado. He has also had TV roles in shows including Goliath.

Talking about what it was like to play his character Haller, García-Rulfo told ComingSoon.net: "We find him at the beginning in the lowest part of his life, and then he’s climbing. I can’t say much, but yeah, it was such a pleasure playing Mickey Haller, a character that is loved by so many. To be part of Michael Connelly’s world. It was such a pleasure.

"I mean, Mickey Haller is one of those characters that... he’s larger than life. So lots of collars and very complex, and vulnerable. So it was beautiful. It was really cool to play him."

Yaya DaCosta as Andrea Freemann

Yaya DaCosta as Andrea Freeman in The Lincoln Lawyer, wearing a black blazer
Yaya DaCosta as Andrea Freeman in The Lincoln Lawyer. Lara Solanki/Netflix

Who is Andrea Freemann? A prosecutor and Haller’s courtroom rival, who is also a pal of his ex-wife Maggie (Campbell).

Where have I seen Yaya DaCosta before? TV credits include Chicago Med, Chicago P.D. and Fox's Our Kind of People. DaCosta also played music superstar Whitney Houston in Lifetime's Whitney (2015).

Lana Parrilla as Lisa Trammell

Lana Parilla as Lisa Trammell The Lincoln Lawyer, wearing a black dress and smiling
Lana Parilla as Lisa Trammell The Lincoln Lawyer. Lara Solanki/Netflix

Who is Lisa Trammell? Haller's client in season 2, who is a chef struggling to keep her restaurant afloat as a real estate developer threatens the neighbourhood around her.

Where have I seen Lana Parilla before? You might recognise Parilla from Why Women Kill and Once Upon a Time.

Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson

Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson in episode 201 of The Lincoln Lawyer, on the phone
Neve Campbell as Maggie McPherson in The Lincoln Lawyer. Lara Solanki/Netflix

Who is Maggie McPherson? Maggie is deputy district attorney, and is also Mickey’s first ex-wife and mother of his daughter, Hayley. She deeply believes in the justice system, which occasionally puts her at odds with Mickey’s perspective. The pair got divorced because Mickey lost himself in his work, but there are still sparks between them.

Where have I seen Neve Campbell before? Campbell is perhaps best known for her role as Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise, but is also famous for playing Leann Harvey in House of Cards.

Jazz Raycole as Izzy

Jazz Raycole as Izzy in The Lincoln Lawyer, wearing a black dress
Jazz Raycole as Izzy in The Lincoln Lawyer. Netflix

Who is Izzy? Izzy is originally one of Mickey’s clients, but when she doesn’t have enough money to pay for his services he offers her a job as his personal driver.

Where have I seen Jazz Raycole before? Raycole has had roles in Jericho, The Quad and Everybody Hates Chris amongst other TV projects.

Angus Sampson as Cisco

Angus Sampson as Cisco with Becki Newton as Lorna in The Lincoln Lawyer, looking at documents on the desk
Angus Sampson as Cisco with Becki Newton as Lorna in The Lincoln Lawyer. Lara Solanki/Netflix

Who is Cisco? Cisco is Mickey’s key investigator and Lorna’s fiancé. He’s a former biker gang member with street smarts and LAPD connections.

Where have I seen Angus Sampson before? Sampson has appeared in the second season of Fargo, Mad Max: Fury Road and Insidious, as well as recently appearing in Taika Waititi's pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death.

Becki Newton as Lorna

Becki Newton as Lorna in The Lincoln Lawyer, holding a pug
Becki Newton as Lorna in The Lincoln Lawyer. Lara Solanki/Netflix

Who is Lorna? Lorna is Mickey's second ex-wife, as well as his office manager and paralegal of sorts. She's now engaged to Cisco.

Where have I seen Becki Newton before? Newton played Barney's one-time fiancée Quinn in How I Met Your Mother and played Amanda in Ugly Betty.

Who else stars in The Lincoln Lawyer season 2?

The season 2 cast is rounded out by newcomers Matt Angel as podcaster Henry Dahl, David Clayton Rogers in an undisclosed role, Angélica María as Mickey's mother and Elliott Gould as David ‘Legal’ Siegel.

The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 part 2 premieres on Netflix on 3rd August 2023. Sign up for Netflix from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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