List of The Riches characters

This is a list of fictional characters in the television series The Riches. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters.

Malloy/"Rich" Family

NamePortrayed by Description Wayne Malloy Eddie Izzard Wayne is the paternal head of the Malloy family (not to be confused with the extended Malloy 'clan'). He is a consummate, intelligent grifter and thief who experienced an 'existential crisis' while his wife was serving time in prison. He has become disillusioned with the nomadic, scamming lifestyle of the Travellers; it was his idea to steal the identities of deceased Doug and Cherien Rich and settle down into a normal life. Dahlia has referred to him as a 'halfbreed' or 'half buffer'. He is revealed to be Irish, and to have lived in an orphanage before the travelers took him in. Dahlia Malloy Minnie Driver Dahlia is Wayne's wife. Newly out on parole, Dahlia's behavior is erratic and unpredictable, possibly exacerbated by drug habits picked up in prison. A recovering methamphetamine addict, we've seen Dahlia take a wide array of legal and illegal drugs since her parole, but recently she appears to be trying to get clean. Dahlia is considered 'royalty' in their Traveller clan, and her connection to the clan (both by blood and ideology) appears to be much stronger than Wayne's. She was initially very skeptical of Wayne's plan to leave their old lifestyle and impersonate the Riches, but has helped him work the con and done her part to assume the identity of Cherien Rich. Out of guilt over her current lifestyle, Dahlia has recently turned herself in for parole violation. Cael Malloy Noel Fisher Cael is the eldest Malloy son. He appears rather quiet and shady, yet is very intelligent. His skills include carrying out petty cash-register cons ("I gave you a twenty!"), faking epileptic seizures, picking locks, and disabling alarm systems. While his sister Di Di seems to be more loyal to their father, Cael is more supportive of their mother and the traditional Traveller lifestyle and beliefs. Likewise, his reception to the "Rich" lifestyle is not quite as enthusiastic as that of his ambitious father. Shortly after assuming the identities of the Riches and enrolling in preparatory school, Cael continues his criminal ways after he decides to assist two wayward classmates in breaking into the school to change the grade-records (episode 4). He is later expelled from school for this and fed up with the "buffer" lifestyle Cael leaves Edenfalls towards the end of the series. Delilah "Di Di" Malloy Shannon Marie Woodward Di Di is the adolescent daughter of Wayne and Dahlia. Like the other Malloy children, she is intelligent and crafty, and is adept at various scams and thievery. In the opening scene of the pilot she is seen pickpocketing people at a high school class reunion while Wayne distracts them. On Dahlia's first night out of prison, Di Di is the one who finds her mother passed out, cough syrup bottle in hand, with needle marks showing on her arm. Di Di's relationship with her mother appears to be strained; when it temporarily seemed the family would split up, Di Di chose to stay with her father (Wayne). In the first season she struck up a relationship with classmate and neighbor Erick however in the second season she becomes friendly and later sleeps with a young Edenfalls security guard named Ike. Like her father, she is more open to the lifestyle they have found assuming the identity of the Rich family. Unlike most her family however, as the series progressed, she has become more positive at the opportunities a normal life can bring in comparison to her previous nomadic traveler lifestyle. Sam Malloy Aidan Mitchell Sam, the youngest Malloy child, is transgender and frequently dresses in feminine clothing. The idea for Sam's non-binary gender expression came about before Izzard, a gender non-conforming comedian, joined the show.FX's The Riches will try to con you. Houston Chronicle, 11 March 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2007 Sam's gender expression is accepted and respected by the Malloy parents and siblings. On their first night in the Riches' home, Sam draws a large mural on a bedroom wall depicting the family's recent adventures, including the car accident and Dahlia's release from prison. Sam quickly falls in love with Rosemere Academy, a private school the family cons their way into, in spite of being a quiet and somewhat shy child. Sam is most comfortable when wearing feminine clothing, and is much more shy when circumstances do not permit it.

Travellers

NamePortrayed by Description Dale Malloy Todd Stashwick Dahlia's cousin, and self-proclaimed new head of the Malloy Traveller clan. Dale has a violent and unpredictable temper. He and Wayne seem to have a long-standing hatred for each other. Dale was a former rival for Dahlia's affections, ultimately losing out to Wayne. He has shown flashes of sociopathic behavior from early childhood, culminating in him murdering his father to usurp leadership of the clan. After torturing Ken to exact information on the Malloy's location, Dale travels to Edenfalls and works his way into the Malloy's con first by initiating a sexual relationship with Hartley Underwood, and then by blackmailing Wayne into letting him on as a partner in his con and giving him a job as a mail-boy at PANCO. Earl Malloy (deceased) Red West Dale's father; former head of the Malloy clan. His unspecified illness has left him an invalid and unable to speak. When Wayne was stealing the family bank from a safe in Earl's room, Earl could have sounded the alarm by ringing a bell, but apparently chose not to; it was later indicated that he preferred Wayne as the next clan head. He seems to have been a good leader, winning the love, respect and admiration of both Dale and Wayne. Earl was eventually murdered by Dale, who feared losing his power within the clan. Ginny Dannegan Nichole Hiltz A social climber within the clan, she is determined to marry her slow-witted brother Ken to Di Di to secure a connection between her family and the ruling Malloy line. Although she is pregnant she continually drinks. Dale approved of her match without the knowledge of Wayne or Dahlia. Ginny and Dale are increasingly at odds, with Ginny attempting to undermine Dale's aims to become the new clan boss. In the second season, she is seen with a child having given birth though the child's sex is a mystery. It is heavily implied that her father and uncle were murdered by Eamon Quinn. Ken Dannegan Nate Mooney Ginny's brother, who is in love with Di Di, but extremely dim-witted due to a fever he suffered in his youth. Ginny attempts to blackmail the Malloy's into marrying off Di Di to Ken, until Ken finally realizes that Di Di doesn't love him or want to marry him, and agrees to let her go, promising he will protect the family from Ginny. After the Malloys escape from the forced marriage attempt, Dale tortures Ken to exact the Malloy's location. Tammy Simms Johanna E. Braddy Cael's girlfriend. He left her behind at the Traveller camp when the family fled; Dale used her, against her will, in an attempt to find out where the Malloys had gone with the family bank, an attempt which proved at first unfruitful for Dale, but which led Ginny back to the Riches' house, ultimately opening the entire Traveller can-of-worms over the Malloys. Linda & Mick O'Malley Andrea Frankle, John McConnell Travellers from another clan who come across Wayne and the family at a gas station as they are making their escape from the Malloy camp. Wayne and Mick have a disagreement, ending in an RV chase that ultimately causes the car accident which kills the real Riches. Dale asks them to kill Wayne, but Mick winds up accidentally shooting Linda in the shoulder. Eamon Quinn Jared Harris A Traveller released from prison as of Season 2 who is involved with Dale's blackmailing of the Malloys. Like Wayne, he is relatively intelligent, frequently quoting authors like Joyce and Yeats, and claims to have received a Master's in Philosophy from the University of Phoenix while in prison. He has a history of bad blood with Wayne and the Malloy family prior to his incarceration that is implied to have involved betrayals and at least several murders. Following Cael's leaving Edenfalls, Quinn begins to act as somewhat of a father figure toward him, a position he uses as leverage to get closer to Wayne's Bayou Hills operation. Rosaleen Sarah Jones A young Traveller currently widowed from her young husband. She met Cael after he left Edenfalls and became romantically involved with him, convincing him to join her in her travels, which ultimately brought him back to the Traveler's camp and Quinn.

Edenfalls

A gated community in Ducaine, it's mentioned that the houses of Edenfalls cost upwards of two million dollars. The Edenfalls homeowners association is headed by Hartley Underwood.

NamePortrayed by Description Nina Burns Margo Martindale Nina and her husband Jim are the first people to meet the Malloys after they move into the house and assume the Riches' identities. Nina quickly befriends Dahlia after sharing her prescription pills with during Dahlia's crystal meth withdrawal. Nina has been married to Jim for 25 years, but they have not had sex for several years due to Jim's gradual coming-out as a homosexual. Early on, Nina's sexual frustration is comically highlighted through various phallic props. Nina catches on to the goings-on of the Riches, leading Dahlia to confess their situation to her. Nina is the only "buffer" the Malloys, and especially Dahlia, confide in to any extent. Unhappy with her own life, she ends up getting involved in the ongoing scams of the Malloy family, and goes on the lam with Dahlia when she runs away with the children at the end of Season 1. After returning to Edenfalls in the beginning of Season 2, Nina becomes frustrated with Dahlia due to her refusal to be honest with her. Jim Burns (deceased) Bruce French Jim, Nina's husband, is a closeted homosexual until Dahlia's friend, Chunky Kay, outs him at a dinner party. After being outed, Jim's partner Wes moves into Jim and Nina's house. The married couple work out "an understanding", deciding that foregoing divorce is the best option for them both as well as their daughter, Zoey. After consuming various recreational drugs, Jim dies of a sudden heart attack at his birthday party/coming out party while playing charades. Hartley Underwood Kaitlin Olson Head of the Edenfalls homeowners' association and the Malloys' front-door neighbor, Hartley had their RV towed after they parked it on her lawn. Hartley lost her arm to an alligator that came from a swamp located in a subdivision Panco developed on in clear criminal negligence, and filed suit for personal damages. The lawsuit was dropped after Wayne and Aubrey dug up dirt of her history of kleptomania. Hartley has struck up an odd friendship with Dale Malloy, who is attempting to infiltrate Edenfalls to confront the Malloys. She is married to an older man for his money. Ike Michael Welch Ike is a security guard at Edenfalls, currently working for his father and does not like his job. As of the second season, he has developed a romantic relationship with DiDi. In the second season finale, he and DiDi lose their virginities to each other.

Panco

A highly unethical real estate firm where Wayne Malloy bluffs his way into a job as legal counsel.