<Li> Molly Gordon as Nicky Belmont (seasons 1--3), J's girlfriend who falls in with the Codys and their criminal lifestyle . </Li> <Li> Carolina Guerra as Lucy (recurring, seasons 1 and 3; main, season 2), Baz's mistress from Mexico with whom he rekindles a romance after Catherine's disappearance . She is the head of a Mexican gang with her brother . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Aamya Deva Keroles as Lena Blackwell, Baz and Catherine's daughter . </Li> <Li> Spencer Treat Clark as Adrian, Deran's on - again / off - again boyfriend who runs a surfboard shop and is a competitive surfer . </Li> <Li> C. Thomas Howell as Paul Belmont (season 1; guest, season 3), a United States Navy Lieutenant Commander at Camp Pendleton, and Nicky's father . </Li> <Li> Nicki Micheaux as Det . Sandra Yates (season 1), a sharp, focused detective trying to catch the Cody family . </Li> <Li> Dorian Missick as Patrick (seasons 1--2), a tough cop with a sweet spot for Catherine . </Li> <Li> Christina Ochoa as Renn Randall (seasons 1--3), Craig's drug dealer and on - again / off - again girlfriend . </Li> <Li> Ellen Wroe as Alexa Anderson (season 1), J and Nicky's teacher, who works undercover with Detective Yates to try to take down the Codys . </Li> <Li> Michael Bowen as Vin (season 1), a man previously incarcerated with Pope . </Li> <Li> Jack Conley as Jake (season 1), a former member of Smurf's gang, and Craig's father . </Li> <Li> Alex Meraz as Javier "Javi" Cano (season 2), a man from a dangerous gang that Smurf worked with while her own sons were too young to commit crimes . </Li> <Li> Jennifer Landon as Amy (season 2; guest, season 3), an employee at a megachurch whom Pope meets and briefly dates . </Li> <Li> Tembi Locke as Monica (season 2), a smart, low - key woman who is the technical brains of a criminal operation that the Codys rely on to fence their stolen goods . </Li> <Li> Laura San Giacomo as Morgan Wilson (season 2--3), Smurf's lawyer . </Li> <Li> Andy Favreau as Mark Liston (season 2), a powerful businessman who the Codys encounter at the church, and who has a fling with Deran . </Li> <Li> Gil Birmingham as Pearce (season 2--present), an unflappable law enforcement officer with a dry sense of humor and more than 20 years on the job . </Li> <Li> Sohvi Rodriguez as Mia Benitez (season 3), a tough young woman raised in a gang who is very rough around the edges . </Li> <Li> Damon Williams as Clark Lincoln (season 3), a former motorcross rider and X Games participant who now works as an ER nurse and starts a fling with Deran . </Li> <Li> Denis Leary as Billy (season 3), Deran's drifter father who Smurf kicked out years ago . </Li> <Li> Dichen Lachman as Frankie (season 3), Billy's edgy, free - spirited and dangerous younger girlfriend . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Aamya Deva Keroles as Lena Blackwell, Baz and Catherine's daughter . </Li>

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