Suits season 7 cast: Who stars in Suits with Meghan Markle?
SUITS season 7 will be back on US screens this evening after a lengthy midseason break. We take a look at the cast members and who stars in the legal drama alongside Meghan Markle.
Meghan Markle’s love story comes to an end in “Suits” farewell
The USA Network show has been on the air since 2011 and has gained a huge following along the way.
Suits consists of an ensemble cast of characters led by the central six consisting of Gabriel Macht as hotshot attorney Harvey Specter, Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross, Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt, Meghan Markle as Rachel Zane and Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen.
The show also has recurring cast members who support the main characters and appear in smaller roles.
Suits started off with Harvey encountering Mike, a college dropout with a photographic memory and huge potential to be a lawyer.
Harvey brought Mike into his law firm but didn’t tell anyone that the young man wasn’t actually a qualified attorney. What followed was a compelling partnership which saw the pair solving lots of cases along the way.
Who is in the cast of Suits?
Harvey Specter - Gabriel Macht
Gabriel Macht plays attorney Harvey Specter, the one that hired Mike in the first place.
Prior to his role in Suits, the American actor had a number of film and TV roles to his name, including playing the title character in Frank Miller comic book film The Spirit, Sex and the City and The Others.
Macht has been good friends with his Suits co-star Sarah Rafferty for over 20 years with the pair knowing each other since drama school.
Mike Ross - Patrick J. Adams
Canadian actor Patrick J. Adams portrays legal genius Mike Ross, who is given a second chance to become an attorney by Harvey after an encounter.
The star has had parts in NCIS, Orphan Black, Pretty Little Liars and Legends of Tomorrow.
His character is romantically involved with Meghan Markle’s paralegal Rachel Zane.
Mike and Rachel have been an item for quite some time after falling in love while working together.
The couple are set to be tying the knot in season seven after a thwarted ceremony in the previous run when Mike was arrested.
Adams announced earlier this year that he was going to be departing from Suits to spend more time with his family.
The cast of US legal drama Suits
Louis Litt - Rick Hoffman
Rick Hoffman plays the insecure senior partner of Pearson Specter Litt Louis Litt.
Hoffman has previously featured in horror film franchise Hostel, Lethal Weapon 4 and The Day After Tomorrow.
His TV roles include The Mentalist, Knight Rider, NCIS and Ballers.
Rachel Zane - Meghan Markle
Meghan Markle’s biggest role to date is Rachel Zane in Suits, which she’s been part of since the show first started.
She’s set to be stepping down at the end of the current run to marry Prince Harry later this year.
Markle will be moving away from acting and taking on humanitarian work. She’s a global ambassador for World Vision, Canada and has worked as a counsellor for One Young World.
Before Suits, Makle starred in Horrible Bosses, Castle, Get Him to the Greek, among other films and TV projects.
Patrick J Adams and Meghan Markle are leaving Suits
Sarah Rafferty and Gabriel Macht in Suits season 7
Donna Paulsen - Sarah Rafferty
Sarah Rafferty portrays the feisty Donna Paulsen, who’s recently been promoted the COO of Pearson Specter Litt following her years of service to the firm.
Co-star Macht was the one to show Rafferty the script and got her to audition for the role of the secretary initially.
Before she became as the no-nonsense Donna, the actress has small roles in Charmed, CIS and Brothers & Sisters.
Jessica Pearson - Gina Torres
Perhaps one of the more high profile stars of Suits is Gina Torres as managing partner Jessica Pearson.
Audiences will be familiar with Torres from countless roles such as Firefly, Hannibal, I Think I Love My Wife.
She recently had a small role in the HBO fantasy epic Westworld.
Although Torres has moved away from Suits, she’s going to be launching her own legal drama with her character Jessica taking the lead.
Meghan Markle and Wendell Pierce in legal drama Suits
Alex Williams - Dulé Hill
Star of The West Wing, Ballers and She’s All That, Dulé Hill plays Harvey’s old school friend Alex Williams.
Season seven saw Alex making the leap to Pearson Specter Litt from Bratton Gould and his shady past getting exposed.
He’s set to be bumped up to a series regular in season eight of Suits and will be reunited with his Doubt co-star Katherine Heigl when she joins as new attorney Samantha Wheeler.
Katrina Bennett - Amanda Schull
Amanda Schull has been part of Suits as recurring character Katrina Bennett but she’s set to be taking centre stage in season eight.
Schull has been promoted to a series regular for the new run of the legal drama.
She’s previously been in The Mentalist and Hawaii Five-0 and will also be in the final run of 12 Monkeys.
Wendell Pierce - Robert Zane
Veteran American TV star Wendell Pierce takes on the role of law partner Robert Zane in Suits.
He’s also Rachel’s father and is often seen offering her advice, despite the pair previously having a complicated relationship.
Pierce’s biggest role has been as Detective Bunk Moreland on The Wire, however he’s starred in The Odd Couple, Treme and Waiting to Exhale.
Suits season 7, Part B will return to Netflix on March 29.