CBS’ Star-Studded ‘Cupertino’ Cast Features Mike Colter, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Ella Stiller
For prestige drama viewers deciding what earns a slot in their nightly routines this fall, CBS’ new legal thriller Cupertino stacks its bench with familiar names. A Marvel headliner, a Tony-winning Hamilton original, a Broadway breakout and a next-generation Stiller anchor the ensemble.
Who Leads the ‘Cupertino’ Cast?
Mike Colter leads as Michael Price, a lawyer pushed out of a Silicon Valley tech giant and stripped of his hard-earned stock options. Colter is best known as Luke Cage across Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and The Defenders. He also played David Acosta in the supernatural drama Evil and Lemond Bishop in The Good Wife and The Good Fight. His film credits include Million Dollar Baby, Men in Black 3, Girls Trip and Plane, and he voiced Jameson Locke in the Halo franchise.
Rachel Keller plays Olivia Siffre, a quiet but determined young attorney fired alongside Price who finds her voice fighting the tech elite. Keller broke out as femme fatale Simone Gerhardt in the second season of Fargo, then starred opposite Dan Stevens across all three seasons of Noah Hawley’s Legion. She also led Netflix’s The Society and appeared opposite Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe in HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice. Her film credits include A Man Called Otto alongside Tom Hanks and Butcher’s Crossing with Nicolas Cage.
Cupertino is a David vs. Goliath legal drama set in the heart of Silicon Valley. Colter’s Price joins forces with Keller’s Siffre after both are pushed out by a tech start-up, and together they represent people cheated by the tech elite in a high-stakes fight against the Goliaths controlling the industry.
The Supporting Players You’ll Recognize
Ella Stiller plays Christy Palladino, Michael’s former assistant and a fiercely connected Bay Area insider. The daughter of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, she graduated from The Juilliard School in 2024. Her credits include Hubie Halloween, Happy Gilmore 2 and Driver’s Ed, plus appearances in And Just Like That… and The Comeback.
Busy Philipps plays Natalia, a sharp and resourceful woman looking to reclaim her power after a marriage to America’s third-richest man. Philipps built her name in Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek and ER, then earned a Critics Choice Award for Cougar Town. She recently starred in Netflix’s Girls5eva and hosts Busy This Week on QVC+.
Renée Elise Goldsberry plays Nichole E. Ferebee, a formidable opposing counsel who shares a romantic past with Michael. Broadway fans know Goldsberry as the original Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton, a performance that earned her a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She captivated daytime audiences as Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live from 1999 to 2007, with screen credits in The Good Wife, Altered Carbon and A House of Dynamite.
Rounding out the ‘Cupertino’ Courtroom
Nik Dodani plays Vik Malhotra, a brilliant programmer who hires Price and Siffre when his own company turns against him. Dodani is best known as Zahid in Netflix’s coming-of-age hit Atypical from 2017 to 2021, with film roles in Tooken, The Good Neighbor and Alex Strangelove.
Rob McClure plays Bo, a prospective client seeking legal representation. McClure is a Broadway standout whose performance in Chaplin earned a 2013 Tony nomination, followed by leading roles in Something Rotten, Mrs. Doubtfire and Spare Parts. Screen fans have seen him in Evil and Elsbeth.
Joe Morton plays Bayard, Michael’s high-profile celebrity lawyer father, setting up a strained father-son dynamic. Morton won a 2014 Primetime Emmy for his portrayal of Rowan Pope on Scandal and has since appeared in God Friended Me, Our Kind of People and Going Dutch.
Steven Pasquale plays Ry, a seasoned Silicon Valley attorney and formidable power player. Pasquale earned a fan following as firefighter Sean Garrity on FX’s Rescue Me from 2004 to 2011, with later turns in The Good Wife, Doubt, The Comey Rule and Netflix’s The Four Seasons.
