Supporting Cast of Uber Ray: Ray Donovan

Vinessa Shaw made her first appearance on Ray Donovan in Uber Ray, Episode 2 of Season 2. She plays Kate McPherson a Boston Globe reporter, maybe former, who is out to uncover the lies the FBI is telling about the demise of Sully (James Woods). We are going to be seeing a lot more of Vinessa as Kate. Not so sure about Jim Hanna who played her boss, Bob. Though he may have a change of heart about firing Kate when and if she gets her Big Story.

But we probably won’t be seeing more of Connie Sawyer, who played Sully’s feisty mother, or Jamie Donnelly, who played the mother of Sully’s girlfriend Catherine (Mary Mara). Sully’s dead and although her mother doesn’t know it for sure, so is Catherine. Baby was the lone survivor from the road trip (not counting Avi), and Frank Barnes’ (Michael McGrady) other family has that poodle now.

We’ll be seeing Wendell Pierce again as Ronald Keith, Mickey Donovan’s (Jon Voight) new probation officer. He took Mickey’s case away from Lupita Velez (Presciliana Esparolini). Lupita probably couldn’t have kept Mickey under control even if she was offered that big envelope of cash and she might not have thought to get Ray (Liev Schreiber) to hand over the Daytona watch with it. Jessica Jean played the flasher girl at Tommy’s (Austin Nichols) place. Stop corrupting Conor’s (Devon Bagby) morals, Tommy!

Ann-Margret also guest starred in this episode as June Wilson, who pledged $5 million to Ezra (Elliot Gould) to help build the Ruth Goldman Cancer Center. It’s his legacy. Ray Donovan is trying to help her get out of it even though she wants to pay it. June doesn’t mind selling her art collection. She just wants to have some fun with Chico — oops! we mean Carlos (David DeSantos). How could we forget? That was his one line in the episode where he corrects Ray on his name!

Sherilyn Fenn made her first appearance as Donna Cochran, the wife of Ray’s current nemesis. Will Donna somehow be a help to Ray in bringing her husband down?

Also in Uber Ray. The full recap is here
Austin Nichols – Tommy

Denise Crosby – Deb
William Stanford Davis – Potato Pie
Brooke Smith – Frances
Chris Cordone – Press Conference Reporter
Healther Schlitt – Cochran’s Assistant
Tony Perzow – Jeremiah
Michael Keely – Drummer

Cast of next episode: Gem and Loan