The Family Business cast and character guide: Who plays whom in Carl Weber's crime drama?

BET+'s crime family drama The Family Business is based on Carl Weber's best-selling book of the same name and debuted on the network in 2018.

The show follows the Duncan family, which is led by the patriarch L.C. Duncan, who is also the CEO of Duncan Motors, their family business. The show follows their family and business ups and downs.

The Family Business colluded its Season 5 in August 2025. Following the show's success, a spin-off series titled The Family Business: New Orleans also debuted on the network in January 2025.

Here is the cast and character guide to The Family Business.

Main cast and character guide of The Family Business

The Duncan family forms the main cast of The Family Business. The characters are as follows:

1) Ernie Hudson as L.C. Duncan- Best known for Oz, The Last Precinct, and ER, Hudson plays the Duncan patriarch, L.C. Duncan. He is the CEO of Duncan Motors, who has formed this strong business for his family. But he decides now is the time to retire and pass on his family legacy to his children.

2) Valerie Pettiford As Charlotte Duncan- Pettiford is best known for A Discovery of Witches, Half&Half, and Fame LA. She plays Charlotte, LC's wife and the Duncan matriarch. While she is a strong woman who values her family, she can be a girl boss and can channel her professional side when needed too.

3) Darrin Dewitt Henson As Orlando Duncan—Known for The Chocolate City and The Salon, Dewitt stars as Orlando in The Family Business, LC's son who inherits his father's business after his retirement. While Orlando is a workaholic, he is also a womanizer, which has earned him a bad reputation.

4) Sean Ringgold as Junior Duncan—The actor is best known for his work in Ugly Betty and Law & Order. He plays Junior, the oldest of Duncan's children. Described as a large football player, Junior handles the family's dirty business.

5) Javicia Leslie as Paris Duncan—Best known for Swim At Your Own Risk and God Friended Me, Leslie plays Paris, LC's youngest daughter. She is a carefree woman who spends most of her time spending money on parties. But she is also highly educated and knows the ways of the world.

6) Tami Roman as London Duncan-Grant- Most famous for The Real World: Los Angeles and The Ms. Pat Show, Roman plays the oldest Duncan children in The Family Business. She is married to Harris Grant and is a family woman with many secrets of her own.

7) Arrington Foster as Rio Duncan- Best known for Evil Twins and Deadly Affairs, Foster plays the role of Rio, Paris' twin brother, who was born seconds after her. He is a gay man, and because of this, he does not get the same respect as his other brothers.