Clean Slate
Clean Slateis set to charm audiences with its heartfelt and humorous storytelling , brought to life by a talented mix of dear and uprise stars . As part ofPrime Video ’s 2025 TV releases , the series follows Desiree , a New York artist struggle with failed human relationship and financial difficulty . seek a fresh start , she returns to her hometown of Mobile , Alabama , determined to mend her fractured kinship with her father . However , she now proudly hug her personal identity as a trans woman , leaving her outspoken don to navigate this young chapter in their living .
make by thelate situation comedy Divine Norman Lear , Clean Slatesees Desiree become the talk of the townspeople as she incite into her childhood home and fetch a temporary problem at her founder ’s car wash . Encountering friendly and not - so - friendly new and old faces , she will , doubtless , be forever changed . ShowrunnersSimran Baidwan and Dan Ewen brought the musical theme to a popular actress and LGBTQIA+ activist , who immediately loved the melodic theme of the protagnist reconnecting with her estranged , but loving , old - school Fatherhood ( viaEntertainment Weekly ) .
Clean SlateMain Cast & Characters
Actor
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Laverne Cox
Desiree
George Wallace
Harry
D. K. Uzoukwu
Louis
Jay Wilkison
Mack
Telma Hopkins
Ella
Norah Murphy
Opal
Phillip Garcia
Miguel
Laverne Cox As Desiree
Date Of Birth: May 29, 1972
Actor : Laverne Cox was bear in Mobile , Alabama , and had her breakout role inOrange Is the New Blackas Sophia Burset . She became the first transgender person to be appoint for an work Primetime Emmyand garnered four nominations in aggregate during the show ’s airing . Cox is an LGBTQIA+ icon and an equal rights activist . Recently , Laverne Cox played a villain in Netflix’sUglies , and portray Gail in the Oscar - winning feature , foretell Young Woman .
Notable Laverne Cox Movie / TV Show
Orange Is the New Black(2013 - 2019 )
Sophia Burset
Promising Young Woman(2020 )
Gail
control Your Enthusiasm(2020 )
invent Anna(2022 )
Kacy Duke
Uglies(2024 )
Dr. Cable
case : Cox leads her first TV series withClean Slate , playing Desiree , who return home after 23 yearsof not talking to her father , who is expecting to see his Logos . After funding for her art art gallery in New York does n’t pull in through , and she tries to start over and temporarily works in her father ’s car wash , Cox ’s character might pull in the place she once ran by from has changed and so has everyone in it .
George Wallace As Harry
Date Of Birth: July 21, 1952
histrion : George Wallace was born in Atlanta , Georgia , andbroke large in the Coen Brothers’The Ladykillers , alongside Tom Hanks . He ’s played roles in several movies by Adam Sandler ’s yield company Happy Madison but is best known for play the Mayor inBatman Foreverand Mr. Washington inThe Wash. A darling player and comedian , Wallace has also had Edgar Albert Guest star appearances in numerous boob tube and animated shows , likeScrubs , Law & Order : SVU , Atlanta , Bob ’s Burgers , andHacks .
Notable George Wallace Movie / TV Show
Batman Forever(1995 )
Mayor
3 Strikes(2000 )
Pops Douglas
Little Nicky(2000 )
The Wash(2001 )
Mr. Washington
Mr. Deeds(2002 )
NAACP Administrator
The Ladykillers(2004 )
Sheriff Wyner
Hubie Halloween(2020 )
Mayor Benson
graphic symbol : On top of being aClean Slatestory Godhead , Wallace plays Harry , Desiree ’s founding father . Harry runs a railcar wash in Alabama , where he is part of a close - knit community of neighbors and long - metre friends . When his alienated nestling shows up , Harry begins a journey of transformation that could repair their human relationship . However , as he spend more time with Desiree , he realizes he might not have jazz his daughter at all .
D. K. Uzoukwu As Louis
Date Of Birth: N/A
thespian : D. K. Uzoukwu was born in Washington , D. C. , and had his breakout role in Issa Rae ’s award - winning HBO comedy - drama serial publication , Insecure . Uzoukwu had previously worked on projects by Rae , include starring in the two - time of year web series , The Choirand playing supporting parts inThe Misadventures of Awkward Black Girland the podcast seriesFruit . Uzoukwu also has small roles in several studio and independent production , likeFresh Off the Boat , The Disinvited , andThe Brave .
Notable D. K. Uzoukwu Movie / TV Show
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl(2012 - 2013 )
Doug
The Choir(2013 - 2015 )
James
Insecure(2016 )
Jamal
impudent Off the Boat(2016 )
Carmine
Commune(2019 )
Melvin
The Disinvited(2024 )
Brett
graphic symbol : As part ofClean Slate ’s main hurl , Uzoukwu act Louis , Desiree ’s closet best friend . Louis , who ’s also broke and living with his female parent , reunites with Desiree , and the two pick up right where they left off . He brings levity to the situation and brook his ally no matter what , showing Desiree that she has a welcoming place back home and people who have always seen her for who she is .
Jay Wilkison As Mack
Date Of Birth: March 10, 1978
doer : Jay Wilkison was bear in Nashville , Tennessee , and break out in TV Land ’s read-only memory - com seriesYounger , playing the ex - young man of Hilary Duff ’s character . Before that , the actor held smaller role in shows like Showtime’sNurse Jackieand Hayden Panettiere’sNashville . He also play inRabbit Hole , the dramatic event that became one ofNicole Kidman ’s practiced Oscar - nominated movies . Wilkinson also played several characters inRent : Filmed Live on Broadway .
Notable Jay Wilkison Movie / TV Show
Younger(2016 - 2017 )
Colin
Nashville(2014 - 2015 )
Pete Collins
Rabbit Hole(2010 )
Gary
Nurse Jackie(2009 )
Terry
Rent : Filmed Live on Broadway(2008 )
Gordon , The Man , Mr. Grey
Character : In the original Prime serial , Wilkison play Mack , a individual Fatherhood work at Harry ’s car wash who begins a flirtatious relationship with Desiree . Playing the main romantic interestingness in the woman ’s journey , Mack exemplify the future that Desiree could have in her hometown . However , his relationship with his 10 - year - sure-enough girl takes priority and echo the show ’s themes of family sex act .
Telma Hopkins As Ella
Date Of Birth: October 28, 1948
Actor : Telma Hopkins was abide in Louisville , Kentucky , and discover big in ABC ’s situation comedy , Getting By . Around the same menstruum , Hopkins had roles in other American sitcoms , includingFamily MattersandHalf & Half — which got her several nomination . Since then , she has continue to star incomedy show likeModern Family , appearing in several TV movies and series , includingAre We There Yet ? , Nickelodeon’sThe Casagrandes , and Netflix’sFamily Reunion .
Notable Telma Hopkins Movie / TV Show
Getting By(1993 - 1994 )
Dolores Dixon
Family Matters(1989 - 1998 )
Rachel Crawford
Half & Half(2002 - 2006 )
Phyllis Thorne
The Matrix Resurrections(2021 )
Freya
The Casagrandes(2019 - 2022 )
Maybelle
phratry Reunion(2019 - 2022 )
Character : Hopkins depict Ella , Louis ' mother and a confidant to Harry as he gets used to the idea of having a girl . Ella is speedy to receive Desiree back and assist Harry take advantage of this chance to reconnect with his estranged child . She ’s also set to be a romantic interest for Wallace ’s character and have her own arc , as her son has n’t been dependable with her .
Clean Slate Supporting Cast & Characters
Residents Of Mobile Will Encounter Desiree On Her Journey
Norah Murphy as Opal : Murphy is an emerging small fry actress known for her small roles inA admirer of the Family , Kindred , andThe Exorcist : Believer . InClean Slate , Murphy embarks on her first digest part , play Opal , Mack ’s girl who has big city dreams like Desiree .
Phillip Garcia as Miguel : Garcia has appear in several goggle box shows , most notablyScandal , Criminal Minds , Animal Kingdom , andSprung . The actor plays Miguel , Harry ’s archnemesis and neighbor inClean Slate .
Pat Yeary as Fern Stuckley : Yeary is known for some indie films , include The Signal and Ipseity , and has some forthcoming shorts in addition toClean Slate .
Zoe Vatekeh as Tameeka : Vatekeh is from Savannah , Georgia , where she obtained her B.F.A. She has largely worked as extra crew on movies includingThe Idea of YouandThe Color Purple , but is also an actress .
Keith Arthur Bolden as Pastor Hughes : From Los Angeles , California , Bolden is known for the persona of Daryl inCobra Kai , in plus to small role on some other major goggle box shows .
Jazzmun as Betty Rage : Jazzmun is a nightclub performing artist and militant , but has also made some pocket-size coming into court inThe 40 - Year - Old Virgin , NYPD Blue , andGlee , the last as " Queen Tina Turner . "
Will T. Travis : Travis is a television actor cognize for part inAmerican Horror Story , Poker Face , andLaw & Order .
Teresa L. Graves as Pearl Phipps : Also presumptively playing a wandering resident , Graves has starred and guest starred in various video series over the last 10 years , also play another fictional character called Pearl inAtlanta .
Angelique Cabral : Cabral starred as Colleen inLife in Pieces , and hold a guest role inDon’t Trust theB—- in Apartment 23 . She then leave the vocalism of Amaya in Disney’sWishand is now potentially coming back to live - military action TV .
Huxsie Scott as Marian : Scott is a celebrated idle words and vapours creative person from Savannah and is seemingly break into picture show and goggle box withClean Slate , her only other on - screen credit being 1981’sMadhouse .
Sources : Entertainment Weekly
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