Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9 cast and characters: Here's who brought the Paramount+ crime drama to life

A still from Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9 (Image Via: Instagram/@tulsaking)
A still from Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9 (Image Via: Instagram/@tulsaking)

Tulsa King Season 3 is getting so big and so fun and Episode 9 feels like when you shake a big toy box and all the toys come out at once. It is noisy and exciting and makes you want to keep watching with your eyes open really wide.

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Episode 9 brings so many people together and makes the whole story feel even bigger. We get the old characters we already love and then we get this new man played by Samuel L. Jackson, who is super cool and super scary at the same time.

Everything feels like it is going fast and everyone is choosing sides and doing things that make you go, "Oh wow."

Since the story has so many people doing important things now, this is the perfect time to look at who is who and what they want to achieve as their motive. This little cast and character guide will help you understand all the characters in a super easy way.

Disclaimer: Spoiler Alert for Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9!


Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9: Recap

Episode 9 of Tulsa King Season 3 opens in Newark, where we meet Russell Lee Washington Jr., played by Samuel L. Jackson. He’s an assassin who works for Quiet Ray and thinks he has finally finished repaying his debt.

But Ray gives him another mission: travel to Tulsa and kill Dwight. Russell doesn’t want to do this because Dwight is his old prison friend, but Ray makes it clear he has no choice.

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In Tulsa, Dwight deals with the fallout from Deacon’s attack. Deacon is now gone, but his taped confession is very much alive, and Dwight uses it to pressure Musso into helping him get a federal liquor license. Montague Distilleries quickly rises while Jeremiah Dunmire's business falls apart. Jeremiah loses control and becomes even more furious.

Russell arrives in town and watches Dwight from afar before approaching him. When they meet, Dwight instantly knows Russell is hiding something. Russell finally admits Ray sent him to kill Dwight. But he also admits he doesn’t want to do it. Instead, he warns Dwight that more danger is coming.

That danger arrives in the form of two hitmen Ray sends to kill both of them. Realizing they have no choice, Russell and Dwight team up like old times and take the pair down in a quick, sharp fight.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Tyson and Bodhi continue making risky choices that involve their drug business, Grace tries to move up at Montague, and Cleo returns to Mitch after almost walking away for good.

Everything erupts in the final scene when Jeremiah is able to kidnaps Joanne and this is what sets the stage for a brutal showdown, i.e., Episode 10, aka the finale for Season 3.

What is Jeremiah's plan, you might ask? Well, the plan is pretty simple and straightforward. He wants to force Dwight to give up Montague Distilleries. But the move pushes the story toward an even darker path.


Season 3 Episode 9 cast and character guide!

1) Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi

Dwight Manfredi is the main character. He leverages Deacon's confession tape to secure a federal liquor license for Montague Distilleries.

Tulsa King | Panel in NY - Source: Getty
Tulsa King | Panel in NY - Source: Getty

In Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9, he meets with Musso, is warned by his old friend Russell about Ray's hit, and works with Russell to kill the two hitmen sent by Ray.

Sylvester Stallone is also known for Rocky Balboa, The Expendables, and Rambo.


2) Samuel L. Jackson as Russell Lee Washington Jr.

In Episode 9 of Tulsa King Season 3, Lee Washington Jr. is an assassin from Newark sent by Quiet Ray to kill Dwight to pay off a debt.

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Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Spring Luncheon - Source: Getty

He is Dwight's old friend from prison. He refuses to complete the hit and instead warns Dwight, eventually teaming up with him to kill Ray's hitmen.

Samuel L. Jackson is known for playing the beloved Nick Fury in the MCU and is also known for Pulp Fiction and The Boondocks.


3) James Russo as Ray "Quiet Ray" Renzetti

In Episode 9 of Tulsa King Season 3, Ray is the boss in Newark who forces Russell to perform assassinations to pay off a debt.

He orders the hit on Dwight and then sends two additional hitmen to kill both Dwight and Russell.

James Russo is also known for Beverly Hills Cop and My Own Private Idaho.


4) Kevin Pollak as Agent Musso

Agent Musso is an FBI agent whom Dwight blackmails with Deacon's confession tape to secure a federal liquor license. He is still temporarily out of the way regarding Deacon's custody.

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Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM+ Original Series "Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue" - Source: Getty

Kevin Pollak is also known for The Usual Suspects and The Whole Ten Yards.


5) Jay Will as Tyson Mitchell

Tyson Mitchell is a character who works with Spencer and sells confiscated drugs from a successful rave, giving Dwight a share of the profits.

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2025 Living Legends Foundation Awards Dinner & Gala - Source: Getty

He seeks to make the drug raves a regular business, meeting with Bodhi to find an ecstasy supplier, and later gets thrown out of a random rave while selling.

Jay Will is also known for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and It Doesn't Matter.


6) Beau Knapp as Cole Dunmire

In Tulsa King Season 3, Cole Dunmire is the son of Jeremiah. He is shocked by the business failure of Dunmire Distilleries and breaks the bad news to his father.

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The 77th Venice Film Festival - Source: Getty

Beau Knapp is also known for Long Gone Heroes and The Lost Symbol.


7) Robert Patrick as Jeremiah Dunmire

In Tulsa King Season 3, Jeremiah Dunmire is the head of Dunmire Distilleries and a pretty strong rival to Dwight. The rivalry stems from his business that has been suffering due to Dwight and the success that comes with him.

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SCAD Presents aTVfest 2017 - Day 3 - Robert Patrick - Source: Getty

He throws a temper tantrum and, in a desperate move, orders the kidnapping of Dwight's sister, Joanne.

Robert Patrick is also known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Bridge to Terabithia.


8) Vincent Piazza as Vince Antonacci

Vince Antonacci is a henchman who interrupts Russell's relaxation to summon him to Quiet Ray. Later, he arrives at the hotel parking lot and is shocked to find the two hitmen dead.

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New York Special Screening of "COUP!" Sponsored by Phiphen Studios - Source: Getty

Vincent Piazza is also known for Boardwalk Empire and Rocket Science.


9) Dallas Roberts as Dexter Deacon

Dexter Deacon is the bomb maker from the previous episode of Tulsa King Season 3, confirmed by Dwight to Musso to be dead after being beaten, coffined, and placed in the crypt. His taped confession is being used by Dwight as leverage.

Dallas Roberts is also known for The Walking Dead and The Good Wife.


10) Neal McDonough as Cal Thresher

Cal Thresher in Tulsa King Season 3 is the gubernatorial candidate who was hosting the fundraiser that Deacon bombed. He is in constant conversation with the police regarding the attack.

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"The Last Rodeo" Premiere - Source: Getty

Neal McDonough is also known for The Last Rodeo and Yellowstone.


11) Chris Caldovino as Dennis "Goodie" Carangi

Dennis "Goodie" Carangi is Dwight's associate in Tulsa King Season 3. He is present when Dwight tells him about Russell's warning and is instructed to activate their network for protection against Ray's next move.

Chris Caldovino is also known for Dirty Dead Con Men and The Wolf of Wall Street.


12) Martin Starr plays the character Bodhi

He is Tyson's contact. He advises Tyson on the drug business (making his own ecstasy) and reluctantly agrees to reconnect with ecstasy-makers, with the strict condition that Tyson cannot sell drugs on Dwight's property.

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Tulsa King | Panel in NY - Source: Getty

Martin Starr is also known for Freaks and Geeks and Silicon Valley.


13) McKenna Quigley as Grace

She works for Bodhi and is actively seeking a promotion. She approaches Joanne for a position at Montague Distilleries, which Joanne accepts.

McKenna Quigley is also known for Dead Connection and Susie Searches.


14) Annabella Sciorra as Joanne Manfredi (Dwight's Sister)

Joanne happily gives Grace a position at Montague Distilleries. In the final scenes of Episode 9 of Tulsa King Season 3, she is kidnapped by Jeremiah's henchman.

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"Tulsa King" Season 3 New York Screening - Source: Getty

Annabella Sciorra is also known for The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and True Love.


15) Frank Grillo as Bill Bevilaqua

He is a character that Dwight was trying to get Musso to free from federal detention in a previous episode.

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Tulsa King | Panel in NY - Source: Getty

Frank Grillo is also known for The Purge: Anarchy and Peacemaker.


Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 9 feels like a huge drum kit that keeps getting louder and louder with each and every episode. Everyone is running around, making choices, and getting ready for something huge.

Russell comes into the story like a strong new puzzle piece, Dwight tries to stay one step ahead, and Jeremiah makes a scary move that changes everything.

With so many characters doing big things all at the same time, it becomes super important to understand who they are and why they act the way they do. That is why a full cast and character guide is helpful.

It makes everything easier to follow and helps you enjoy the wild ride that Episode 9 sets up for the Tulsa King Season 3 finale!


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Edited by Sangeeta Mathew