See the Legendary Cast That Makes Up 'Lawmen: Bass Reeves'

You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn't flipped on their TV to a Taylor Sheridan show with wide-open Western expanses and gun-slinging cattle ranchers. But what about a Sheridan show with a slightly different tilt, about the man who inspired the Lone Ranger, the first Black U.S. Marshall west of the Mississippi? Legend has it he made over 3,000 arrests in the wild West without ever being injured. Now that would make for good television! Well, we're all in luck because that's the premise of the previously named 1883 season 2. A slow trickle of new info has come out about what is now known as 1883: The Bass Reeves Story, and that includes its official cast and characters!

Fans of Yellowstone quickly fell for the first season of 1883, which told the origin of how the Duttons ended up out West. While we don't know how (or if) the first season will be tied to Bass Reeves, we know the premise is an equally profound American tale. And as with the other spinoffs, some big names are attached to this Western show—David Oyelowo and Dennis Quaid, to name a few! The series is currently being filmed in Texas, and we'll keep updating the Bass Reeves cast as more information is released!

David Oyelowo as Bass Reeves

The first confirmed actor in the series was David Oyelowo, who will play the titular Bass Reeves. Chances are you recognize Oyelowo from his work in acclaimed movies like Selma and The Butler.

Back in 2022, the British actor posted a video of himself testing his cowboy skills on a horse (presumably at Sheridan's famous cowboy camp). "One of the BEST things about being an actor is preparing for a role a million miles from your own experience and skill set. I love my job!"

Dennis Quaid as Deputy U.S. Marshall Sherrill Lynn

Parent Trap actor Dennis Quaid will work alongside Oyelowo in the role of Deputy U.S. Marshall Sherrill Lynn. Quaid has done some previous television work but is best known for blockbuster movies that range from The Big Easy to The Day After Tomorrow. In his own Instagram post about being cast in the show, Quaid wrote that he was "honored" to join Oyelowo on the project.

Demi Singleton as Sally Reeves

Demi Singleton also posted that she was "so excited to be a part of telling this story!" The young actress will play Bass Reeves daughter, Sally.

Singleton's biggest movie so far was the award-winning biopic movie King Richard, where she played a young Serena Williams. But her acting creds go way back—at age 10, she was cast in the Broadway musical School of Rock and The Lion King less than a year later. Before leaving that musical, she joined the cast of the TV show, Godfather of Harlem.

Lauren E. Banks as Jennie Reeves

Standing alongside Bass Reeves is his wife, Jennie, portrayed by Lauren E. Banks. Jennie is described as "strong and fiercely loyal" by Variety, but little else is known about the character.

Banks graduated from the Yale School of Drama and recently starred in City on a Hill and Gaslit.

Joaquina Kalukango as Esme

Joaquina Kalukango will play Esme, "a former enslaved woman who is as good as family with the Reeves’ and also has some different ideas about the future," according to Deadline.

Kalukango is a relative newcomer but has accumulated quite the line of credits with the TV show Lovecraft Country and the movie One Night in Miami. She also won a Tony award recently for the Broadway musical Paradise Square. Knowing Taylor Sheridan, she might be given the chance to sing on the show!

Ryan O'Nan as Darrell Dolliver

But wait, Bass Reeves needs some bad guys to track down! That's where Ryan O'Nan comes in as Darrell Dolliver, one-half of the pair of Dolliver outlaws Reeves is trying to bring to justice.

O'Nan has done it all—he's an actor, writer, and director, but he's best known as King George in the show Queen of the South and Donno on Big Sky.

Lonnie Chavis as Arthur Mayberry

Just look at that face! Per Deadline, Lonnie Chavis's character is "a sweet young boy with eyes for the Reeves' daughter Sally."

Fans of the hit show This is Us watched Chavis grow up as Randall Pearson (he started at age 9!).

Rob Morgan as Ramsey

Little is known about Rob Morgan's character Ramsey, but Deadline reported that his character is "a once-strong man who has been broken by time."

What we know about Morgan is that he is a seasoned actor and took the spot of #20 on the New York Times list "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century." Notable recent roles include Hap Jackson in Mudbound, Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe in Don't Look Up, and chief Powell on Stranger Things.

Justin Hurtt-Dunkley as Ike

Ike is the third deputy U.S. Marshall and he is played by Justin Hurtt-Dunkley.

Hurtt-Dunkley had a big break with the hit detective mini-series, Mare of Easttown, where he played a modern-day officer of the law.

Shea Whigham as Col. George Reeves

Word is Shea Whigham will guest star as another bad guy, described as the “upright and incredibly cruel master of Bass Reeves,” per Variety.

Whigham is best known for playing Elias "Eli" Thompson in the series Boardwalk Empire, and has worked opposite Robert DeNiro, Anthony Hopkins, and Christian Bale, to name a few.

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