Justified: City Primeval Cast and Character Guide

FX's Justified: City Primeval features an almost entirely new cast, playing a wide variety of characters who challenge Raylan Givens.

While Justified: City Primeval marks the return of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, he's the only character from Justified who has returned for its sequel. The limited series has taken Raylan out of his reasonably stable (but still eventful) life in Florida and thrown him into the middle of chaos in Michigan. When Raylan crosses a judge who later ends up dead, he finds himself matching wits with the judge's ruthless killer.

Since City Primeval takes place in an entirely new state and more than a decade after the events of the original series, it's no surprise that most of the cast and characters are brand new. Many of them, however, are played by actors who will be recognizable to TV viewers. And all of them are far different from anyone that Raylan came across during his years in Kentucky.

Justified's Timothy Olyphant Returns as Raylan Givens

Justified's protagonist Raylan Givens is still working for the U.S. Marshals Service when City Primeval picks up 15 years after the end of the original series. He hasn't changed much in that time -- including Raylan's trademark hat. The biggest difference in his life is that his daughter Willa is now a teenager, and he finds himself struggling to parent her even though she displays several qualities just like her dad. But Raylan loves his daughter more than anything, so when Clement Mansell targets Willa as a means of getting at him, Raylan's latest case goes from an annoyance to immediately and intensely personal.

Vivian Olyphant Is Raylan's Teenage Daughter Willa Givens

Fans of the original Justified will remember that Raylan's ex-wife Winona became pregnant with his child in Season 3, with Willa appearing as a baby in later seasons. In Justified: City Primeval, the character is now a rebellious 15-year-old who has a strained relationship with her father. In her first scene, the audience learns that Willa has gotten into trouble for breaking another girl's nose at school. She continues to get in trouble in Detroit but also shows an overall naivete about the world, such as believing Clement Mansell is one of her father's police associates. Timothy Olyphant's daughter Vivian portrays Willa, in a case of life imitating art.

The Sandman's Boyd Holbrook Plays 'The Oklahoma Wildman' Clement Mansell

Justified: City Primeval's new villain is Clement Mansell, also known by his nickname "The Oklahoma Wildman." Together with his partner and girlfriend Sandy Stanton, Mansell cons and robs his targets -- but he's also unafraid to murder. Flashbacks show him as part of a group called the "Wrecking Crew," while in the City Primeval premiere, he murders Judge Alvin Guy and Guy's assistant simply because the judge cut him off in the casino parking garage. Mansell has both Marcus "Sweety" Sweeton and Carolyn Wilder in his grasp, threatening to harm the former if the latter doesn't continue representing him, and quickly becomes obsessed with Raylan. He is portrayed by Boyd Holbrook, who also faced off with Kiefer Sutherland in The Fugitive.

Quantico's Aunjanue Ellis Portrays Defense Attorney Carolyn Wilder

Carolyn Wilder establishes herself as an adversary to Raylan Givens when she criticizes his treatment of the drug dealer he brought back to Detroit, and later as Clement Mansell's lawyer. However, it's soon revealed that Carolyn isn't representing Mansell voluntarily. She previously got him off the hook for charges years earlier, after Marcus "Sweety" Sweeton connected the duo, and he expects her to do the same again -- or he'll set his sights on the closest person she has to family. Carolyn's aspiration to become a judge is further threatened by her ex-husband Jamal, who has a criminal history of his own. But she may be more interested in Raylan. Aunjanue Ellis is recognizable to TV viewers for roles in Quantico and NCIS: Los Angeles, and earned an Oscar nomination opposite Will Smith in King Richard.

Vondie Curtis Hall Is Bartender Marcus “Sweety” Sweeton

Marcus "Sweety" Sweeton's musical talent could have made him a famous jazz musician, if he hadn't been pulled over on the way to record with George Clinton. Now he operates an aging Detroit bar that's become a hub for a wide variety of patrons -- some of them questionable. He also has a past with Clement Mansell that he has come to regret, and when he sees an opportunity to get Mansell out of his life, he might just take it. Sweety is portrayed by actor-director Vondie Curtis Hall, who is best known for starring as physician Dr. Dennis Hancock in David E. Kelley's medical drama Chicago Hope. More recently, he portrayed a hard-nosed CIA boss in Netflix's hit series The Recruit.

Adelaide Clemens Provides Comic Relief as Sandy Stanton

Sandy Stanton is Clement Mansell's girlfriend and accomplice -- though their relationship on both counts is somewhat rocky. Sandy may be in love with Mansell, but she doesn't always like what he asks her to do. She works as a cocktail waitress at a Detroit casino, where she can also scout for potential marks. Raylan claims to see potential in Sandy when he initially meets her, though his temporary partner Robinson (who has dealt with her before) is much more skeptical. However, the role of Sandy is perfectly inhabited by Australian actress Adelaide Clemens, who's in somewhat familiar territory. She played Rebecca Pyre in another FX crime drama miniseries, Under the Banner of Heaven.

The King of Queens' Victor Williams Plays Wendell Robinson

TV viewers will definitely recognize the actor who portrays cynical Detroit detective Wendell Robinson, but they aren't likely to guess where. Victor Williams made his name in the sitcom world: he played Deacon Palmer, Doug's best friend and co-worker, on CBS' wildly successful comedy The King of Queens. His extensive list of television credits also includes the Damon Wayans sitcom Happy Together, Flight of the Conchords and The Michael J. Fox Show. Det. Robinson would not be a sitcom fan; in fact, he has a very dry sense of humor, even moreso than Raylan. The long-serving Detroit cop has clearly resigned himself to the harsh realities of the city -- but he provides Raylan with valuable insight since he's dealt with many of the players in City Primeval before.

Marin Ireland Portrays Maureen Downey

If Robinson is the cynical cop and Norbert is the corrupt cop, Maureen Downey is square in the middle. The Detroit detective reveals to Raylan early in Justified: City Primeval that Judge Guy's assistant was working as her confidential informant when Mansell murdered the other woman, and later opens up her home to Raylan and Willa. Marin Ireland has a connection to her co-star Victor Williams: they both appeared in the Prime Video crime drama Sneaky Pete. Ireland starred as Juia Bowman in the series created by David Shore and The Upside star Bryan Cranston, while Williams recurred during Season 1. She also guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit fans as Bella Carisi, sister of ADA Sonny Carisi. However, her best work came in the 2014 crime drama The Divide as the relentless Christine Rosa.

Broadway Legend Norbert Leo Butz's Character Is Also Norbert

On the opposite end of the spectrum from Robinson and Maureen is the hard-charging Detective Norbert Beryl, who doesn't give any quarter to the criminals of Detroit. His methods surprise even Raylan, who is unimpressed when Norbert knocks a suspect down the stairs despite the man attempting to surrender -- and Norbert doesn't care, telling Raylan that's how things are done in Detroit. He and his colleagues later decide to destroy Sweety's bar while serving a search warrant. It's not clear whether or not the character was intentionally given the same name as his portrayer Norbert Leo Butz, but that's a fun coincidence. Butz has two Tony Awards and two more nominations, and played the original Fiyero in Wicked. FX viewers will know him better from being in the network's miniseries Trust and Fosse/Verdon.

Justified: City Primeval airs Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. on FX.