Mike Colter Battles Silicon Valley in ‘Cupertino’: Everything to Know About CBS Legal Drama’s Cast
CBS’s new legal drama Cupertino gathers a cast pulled from Marvel, Broadway, Fargo and Scandal. Here is where you have seen them before and who they play in the Silicon Valley courtroom fight.
Who Is in the ‘Cupertino’ Cast on CBS?
Mike Colter and Rachel Keller lead as fired attorneys who team up against Silicon Valley’s tech giants, joined by Ella Stiller, Busy Philipps, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Nik Dodani, Rob McClure, Joe Morton and Steven Pasquale.
The ensemble pulls a Marvel headliner, a Hamilton Tony winner, a Ben Stiller family member and veterans of Rescue Me, Scandal and Fargo.
Who plays Michael Price on ‘Cupertino’?
Colter plays Michael Price, a lawyer cheated out of his hard-earned stock options by a powerful tech giant who refuses to stay silent.
Colter is best known as Luke Cage in Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and The Defenders. He also played David Acosta in Evil and Lemond Bishop in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, with film credits in Million Dollar Baby, Men in Black 3, Girls Trip and Plane.
Who plays Olivia Siffre in ‘Cupertino’?
Keller plays Olivia Siffre, a quiet but determined young lawyer wrongfully fired alongside Price who joins him to build a new firm.
Keller broke out as femme fatale Simone Gerhardt in the second season of Fargo, then starred opposite Dan Stevens in Noah Hawley’s Legion. Other credits include Dirty John, Netflix’s The Society and HBO Max’s Tokyo Vice opposite Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe.
Is Ben Stiller’s Daughter in the ‘Cupertino’ Cast?
Yes. Ella Stiller, the daughter of Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, plays Christy Palladino, Michael’s former assistant and a Bay Area insider who helps launch the new firm.
A 2024 Juilliard graduate, Ella has appeared in Hubie Halloween, Happy Gilmore 2 and Driver’s Ed, plus the series And Just Like That… and The Comeback. Cupertino is one of her most prominent television roles to date.
Who Plays Natalia on ‘Cupertino’?
Busy Philipps plays Natalia, a sharp and resourceful woman determined to reclaim her power after a marriage to America’s third-richest man.
Philipps built her career on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson’s Creek and ER, earned a Critics Choice Award for Cougar Town and most recently starred in Netflix’s Girls5eva. She now hosts Busy This Week on QVC+.
Who Plays Nichole Ferebee?
Renée Elise Goldsberry plays Nichole E. Ferebee, a formidable opposing counsel with a romantic history with Michael that sets up high-stakes courtroom sparks.
Goldsberry originated Angelica Schuyler in Broadway’s Hamilton in 2015, winning a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Earlier, she played Evangeline Williamson on One Life to Live from 1999 to 2007. Screen credits also include The Good Wife, Altered Carbon and A House of Dynamite.
Who Else Stars in ‘Cupertino’?
The remaining four ensemble members round out the cast in key recurring roles.
Dodani, known as Zahid in Netflix’s Atypical, plays programmer Vik Malhotra. McClure, a 2013 Tony nominee for Chaplin, plays prospective client Bo. Morton, a 2014 Emmy winner for Rowan Pope on Scandal, plays Michael’s celebrity lawyer father, Bayard. Pasquale, the Rescue Me firefighter Sean Garrity, plays seasoned Silicon Valley attorney Ry.
Cupertino airs Thursdays at 10|9c on CBS and streams on Paramount+.
