Introduced in season one Matthew Blaisdel Matthew Blaisdel (portrayed by
Nick Wechsler) is Blake's top field engineer at Carrington Atlantic, and Cristal's former lover. Engaged to Blake, Cristal says goodbye to Matthew in "
I Hardly Recognized You", and Fallon uses photos of their kiss to try to separate Cristal and Blake. Meanwhile, on his final job for Blake before he resigns, Matthew is injured in an explosion, and later dies. His widow,
Claudia, accuses Blake of murder.
Ada Stone In "The Butler Did It", unscrupulous
power broker Ada Stone (portrayed by
Katherine LaNasa) blackmails Michael with information that will send Fallon to jail.
Nadia In "
Mother? I'm at La Mirage", Cristal hires Nadia (portrayed by
Kelli Barrett) as an orientation and mobility instructor for Adam after the loss of his eyesight. Adam initially rejects Nadia's assistance, but that changes once Nadia informs Adam of his stepmother's desire to have him sent away. Adam and Nadia continue to bond throughout "
A Used Up Memory" where Nadia assists Adam in his meddling against his sister Fallon while also discovering Blake's updated will, revealing everything has been left to Cristal. Adam is crushed by this revelation, but he and Nadia share a kiss. In "
Shoot From the Hip", Nadia assists in luring Cristal away from the manor during Thanksgiving so that Adam can prove to Blake that he is the only one there for his father. Cristal makes it home in time for Thanksgiving dinner and discovers Nadia has been helping Adam when she looks underneath the table and sees them holding hands. After dinner, however, Nadia meets with Fallon where it is revealed she has been paid to make Adam fall in love with her. In "
The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial", Cristal plans to fire Nadia only to discover her secretly meeting with Fallon in the gun room. Cristal joins Nadia and Fallon in tricking Adam into believing that Nadia was sleeping with Blake, thus leading Adam to spiral and burn down the family's vineyard. Nadia leaves the manor for good once receiving the rest of the money owed to her by Fallon.
Vanessa Deveraux In "
Mother? I'm at La Mirage", Dominique discovers that her stepdaughter Vanessa (portrayed by
Jade Payton) has secured a job as a bartender at Sam's hotel, La Mirage. With Dominique's help, Vanessa drugs
Ashanti at the grand opening party and sings in her place. In "
A Used Up Memory", Dominique proposes to Fallon and Monica that they sign Vanessa to their music label. Vanessa becomes romantically involved with Michael, which interferes with Dominique's plans for her. Dominique threatens Michael to stay away from Vanessa. He ignores her, and soon figures out that she is Vanessa's stepmother. In "
Shoot from the Hip", Michael confronts Dominique and gives her one day to tell Jeff and Monica that Vanessa is their step-sister, or he will. Dominique convinces Blake to give her incriminating information on Michael, which she uses to silence him. Monica begins softening to Dominique and agrees to sign Vanessa to her label. Angry that Dominique is perpetuating the lie and has no intention of confessing, Vanessa reveals to a furious Monica that they are sisters. After Dominique makes a scene in court for publicity in "
The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial", Vanessa accepts Monica's invitation to go to New York. Dominique gets Michael drunk and they have sex in "
Battle Lines", but Vanessa returns to town and wants to date Michael. Dominique agrees to keep her night with Michael a secret, but she has surreptitiously recorded a video of their encounter on her phone. Michael and Vanessa resume their relationship in "
That Wicked Stepmother", but it implodes when Dominique leaks her sex tape with Michael. The subsequent public confrontation with Michael and Vanessa secures Dominique's deal for a reality show. In "
Up a Tree", Dominique tells Vanessa they need Michael on their reality show to tell the story properly. He agrees to film some scenes as a peace offering to Vanessa, and she later manipulates him into staying with the show. In "
She Cancelled...", Anders shows Michael proof that Dominique and Vanessa are using him for the benefit of their show. The reality show gets cancelled in "
Robin Hood Rescues" due to Dominique's outrageous demands, having been tricked into thinking she was being offered a talk show. Michael revels in the two of them having lost everything and breaks up with Vanessa, who then fires Dominique as her manager. His interest in Dominique's storyline waning, Reed Gaudens of
Hidden Remote wrote in his review of "Shoot from the Hip" that "Vanessa found a way to pull me back in when she threw her mother under the bus at Monica's Thanksgiving dinner." Fletcher reappears in "
Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta", newly divorced and looking to get back together with Sam. Sam resists Fletcher's advances, but falls into bed with him after feeling neglected by his new boyfriend Ryan. The guilt eats away at Sam, and he confesses his infidelity to both Fletcher and Ryan in "
I Hate to Spoil Your Memories", ending up with neither of them.
Heidi and Connor Heidi (portrayed by
Emily Rudd) dated Liam while the two attended school together in Switzerland but learned she was pregnant near the end of their relationship. With Liam expressing no interest in being a father, Heidi agreed to give the child up for adoption, only to change her mind at the last minute and raise her son, Connor (portrayed by John Jackson Hunter), all on her own. Liam remains oblivious of this until Heidi returns ten years later in "
You See Most Things in Terms of Black & White", Connor wanting to know his father. Heidi leaves for a job interview in "
That Wicked Stepmother", allowing for Connor to spend time with Liam and Fallon. Fallon grows jealous of Connor and schemes to get Heidi a job across the country to keep the two of them away. This backfires, but after Fallon and Liam make amends, they find that Heidi's abandoned Connor. In "
Up a Tree", Fallon takes care of Connor while Liam tries to track Heidi down. Fallon grows close with Connor, but Heidi returns from a retreat, full of regret for leaving Connor behind. Heidi informs the couple that she and Connor will be leaving, but Fallon wants to fight for custody. Heidi ultimately reveals in "
Is the Next Surgery on the House?" that Connor isn't Liam's son, but rather the son of Liam's deceased father, John Lowdon, and that his mother Laura helped her cover up the truth. Heidi and Connor leave town, but not before Liam promises to visit Connor regularly.
Caleb Collins Cristal meets Father Caleb Collins (portrayed by
Wil Traval) in "
Is the Next Surgery on the House?". Trying to get her new veterans clinic off the ground, Cristal needs the approval of the hospital's chaplain, but a bad first encounter jeopardizes her plans. Cristal gets through to Caleb, however, and he confesses that he was simply flirting during their original meeting. In "
She Cancelled...", Caleb winds up caught in the middle of Cristal's feud with her stepson, Adam. After a heated confrontation, the two embrace in a kiss, which Adam sees from a window. Cristal regrets kissing Caleb in "
You Make Being a Priest Sound Like Something Bad", but soon learns that Blake cheated on her with Laura Van Kirk. As a result, Cristal ends up sleeping with Caleb. Cristal both leaves Blake and breaks things off with Caleb in "
Robin Hood Rescues". Father Collins attends Fallon and Liam's rehearsal dinner as their new officiant in "
That Unfortunate Dinner", and Blake punches the priest after his affair with Cristal is exposed to the rest of the attendees. In "
Vows Are Still Sacred", Cristal reunites with Caleb, who wants to leave the priesthood to be with Cristal in "
The Aftermath". Caleb becomes weary about Blake's attempts to win Cristal back, and Blake later threatens him to leave Cristal alone in "
Everybody Loves the Carringtons". Caleb informs Cristal of Blake's threats in "
New Hopes, New Beginnings", but Cristal has a change of heart when she realizes Caleb's love for his job exceeds his love for her; they mutually agree to end their relationship. In "
Vicious Vendetta", Cristal reveals that Caleb moved to a parish in
Sicily. Traval's casting was announced in February 2020.
Mia Jeff met Mia (portrayed by
Shannon Thornton) during freshman orientation week of college, though the timing did not line up because she had a boyfriend. The two finally hooked up after graduation, but Mia took a job in
Philadelphia shortly after and Jeff did not want to pursue a long distance relationship. The two reunite in "
You Make Being a Priest Sound Like Something Bad" when Mia returns to Atlanta. The two reconnect, and Mia learns that Jeff's marriage is a business arrangement, so they start seeing each other. Alexis walks in on the two in bed in "
My Hangover's Arrived", and fearing what this could mean for her arrangement with Jeff, she schemes to make Jeff think that Mia is after his money. Seeing the lengths Alexis has gone through to keep him, Jeff parts ways with Mia to explore his feelings for Alexis. Mia returns in "
The Birthday Party" as an event coordinator where she mistakes Michael as a volunteer. The two bond even when Mia learns who Michael really is, but she wishes to keep their relationship strictly professional. Though Michael's feelings for Mia linger in "
Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta", he initially steps aside when Jeff tries to win her back. However, the two bond over a game of mini-golf, and Mia decides she wants to date both of them. Jeff and Michael compete with one another to win Mia's affection in "
Equal Justice for the Rich", but Mia chooses neither of them as she does not want to get in the way of their friendship.
Ryan Ryan (portrayed by
Lachlan Buchanan) works as a stripper by the name of Scorpio at The Anaconda Club where Fallon holds her bachelorette party in "
My Hangover's Arrived". During a night of drinking and drug-infused antics, Ryan marries Sam. The two agree to an annulment the following day, but they decide to stay in touch. In May 2020, showrunner Josh Reims explained his intentions to have Ryan in the remaining episodes of the third season, as well as expressed interest in introducing a possible love triangle between Sam, Ryan, and Sam's married ex-boyfriend Fletcher in a storyline that would potentially play out in the fourth season.
Leo Abbott Leo Abbott (portrayed by
David Aron Damane) is a contractor hired by Sam in "
A Public Forum for Her Lies" to work on La Mirage's expansion. Michael immediately has doubts about the hire, and Leo threatens Sam when he tries to take back the offer. Michael learns of Leo's corruption in "
Everything but Facing Reality", and he and Sam are further afraid when they find out Leo's corruption runs deep in Atlanta, having the chief of police on his side. In "
Go Rescue Someone Else", Sam and Michael try to bribe Leo to leave the construction job, but Leo plans to use La Mirage to launder money. Sam and Michael tip off the IRS about fraudulent activity occurring in the hotel, hoping to scare Leo off. Leo is able to use his connections to close the case, but having figured out that Sam and Michael called in the tip, he threatens Michael by holding a broken bottle to his neck. Sam concocts an idea to get rid of Leo in "
She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse" by tampering with a circuit to electrocute Leo and put him in the hospital. The electrocution works, but Leo knows who is responsible and vows revenge once he recovers. Sam and Michael go to Adam with their problem before Leo's operation. Leo goes into cardiac arrest right before his surgery, and Adam lets him die.
Eva Eva (portrayed by
Kara Royster) is introduced in "
She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse" as the personal assistant of Claudette Kingsley, an executive Fallon wants to secure for her home shopping network. While Fallon's deal with Claudette falls through, Eva expresses admiration for Fallon and takes a job as her new assistant. She expresses additional admiration for Liam in "
The British Are Coming," and she attends the Paysinger Awards to support him in Fallon's absence. In "
Stars Make You Smile," Eva assists Fallon through Colin's attempted coup of her company while growing closer with an increasingly-neglected Liam. When Fallon fails to make it to their date night, Liam opts to go with Eva on a moonlight hike up on
Kennesaw Mountain. Royster's casting was announced in May 2021.
Ellen Ellen (Grace Junot) is the head of the Fallon Unlimited board. She acts as an adversary to Fallon in the workplace, ultimately attempting a coup of the company.
Brady Lloyd Brady Lloyd (portrayed by
Randy J. Goodwin) is Dominique's estranged second husband. He was Dominique's music manager when she first moved to New York. They were quickly married, but their relationship only lasted for a year. First revealed in "
Equal Justice for the Rich", Dominique shares with Alexis that when she and Brady separated, their divorce was never finalized and they are still legally married. Brady arrives in Atlanta in "
Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph" where he explains that he borrowed money from the wrong people and they threatened both him and Dominique, so he left in order to protect her. Despite Jeff suspecting ulterior motives, Dominique decides to give Brady another chance.
Introduced in season five Rita Rita (portrayed by
Daniella Alonso) is a woman with an uncanny resemblance to Cristal Carrington. Cristal's brother, Beto Flores, meets Rita in a bar in "
Let's Start Over Again". He trains her to emulate Cristal in "
That Holiday Spirit". In "How Did the Board Meeting Go?", Beto abducts Cristal, and Rita takes her place with Blake. Blake eventually discovers the truth, identifies the real Cristal, and has Rita handed over to the authorities. Executive producer and showrunner Josh Reims told
Deadline Hollywood that he was most proud of Rita's storyline. "I had resisted doing it for a while, and then for some reason [season five] I was like, yeah, let's do it," Reims admitted, "It turned out to be really fun."
Dex Dexter Farnsworth "Dex" Dexter (
Pej Vahdat) is a businessman and longtime friend of the Carringtons. In "How Did the Board Meeting Go?", Amanda Carrington tracks crucial evidence to Dex that ultimately exonerates her mother Alexis Colby, who has been wrongly charged with murder. Dex and Alexis begin dating, and then marry. Vahdat's casting was announced in January 2022.
Nina Fournier Nina Fournier (portrayed by
Felisha Terrell) goes on a blind date with Michael in "How Did the Board Meeting Go?" that results in conflict and ends on bad terms. The two later cross paths in "Go Catch a Horse" as Liam persuades Nina to direct the film adaptation of his book. Liam fears that Michael and Nina's disdain for one another will prevent Nina from directing his film, so he forges an apology from Michael that Nina quickly deduces to be untrue. Ultimately, Nina sets aside her disdain for Michael to work alongside Liam.
Daniel Ruiz Daniel Ruiz (portrayed by Rogelio T. Ramos) is Sam's biological father that arrives in Atlanta in "Go Catch a Horse", hired to train Fallon's horse, Allegra. Daniel reveals Sam's true paternity in "A Little Fun Wouldn't Hurt" after Sam misinterprets their connection as potential for a new romance.
Charlie Jiménez Charlie Jiménez (portrayed by Cynthia Quiles) signs Kirby as a client for her modeling agency in "
Devoting All of Her Energy to Hate". Kirby finds herself attracted to Charlie in "
A Real Actress Could Do It" and asks her out on a date after Charlie books her a shampoo commercial. Charlie initially rejects Kirby due to a personal policy to note date clients, but she changes her mind after she witnesses Kirby's confidence when filming the commercial. Amanda becomes suspicious of Charlie in "
A Friendly Kiss Between Friends" when alerted by Michael that Charlie takes a drastic commission from another client, Sasha, whose career is in a similar state to Kirby's and struggles to find representation. Amanda goes to great lengths to expose Charlie, only to damage her new connection with Kirby. Charlie invites Kirby on a trip to
Milan, but Amanda confesses romantic feelings to Kirby before she leaves. Kirby kisses Amanda before leaving with Charlie to Milan. In "
There's No Need to Panic", Kirby reveals that she and Charlie broke up and agreed to remain friends.
Stacey Moore Stacey Moore (portrayed by
Samantha Massell) meets Fallon and Liam through a surrogacy agency in "Vicious Vendetta", a single mother to a son away at boarding school who specializes in archaeology. Stacey is selected as Fallon and Liam's surrogate, and she is confirmed to be pregnant in "
Ben". Stacey moves into the Carrington manor for the duration of her pregnancy, during which she becomes romantically involved with Adam Carrington, beginning in "
There's No One Around to Watch You Drown". Fallon struggles with Stacey's relationship with Adam over the next six months, and in "
A Writer of Dubious Talent", Adam puts Stacey's pregnancy at risk as part of his scheme to be reinstated as chief of staff at the hospital. This comes to light ahead of Fallon and Liam's baby shower in "
More Power to Her", when Stacey discovers what she believed to be saline in Adam's bag, used to treat mushroom poisoning from the dosed tea that he gave her. Stacey breaks up with Adam and informs Cristal, who officially banishes Adam from the manor. During the shower, Stacey reveals that Fallon and Liam will have a daughter. In "
Catch 22", Stacey gives birth to Lauren Morrell Carrington-Ridley.
Ben Carrington Ben Carrington (portrayed by
Brett Tucker as an adult, Townsend Fallica as a child) is Blake's estranged younger brother, and Dominique's half-brother. He is first mentioned in the second season episode "
Parisian Legend Has It..." when Fallon visits Ben's daughter
Juliette in Paris. Thomas Carrington had disowned his younger son Ben, who subsequently married a French heiress. In the fifth season, Blake is shocked when Ben appears at Alexis's wedding to Dex in "Vicious Vendetta". In "
Ben", Blake tells Cristal and his children that Ben's negligence resulted in their recuperating mother's death, for which he was disowned by Thomas. Ben insists that what happened to their mother was an accident: he has always maintained that he left a note for Blake to care for their mother the night she died, and Blake has always denied receiving any such note. Ben asks Blake to publicly exonerate him, but Blake refuses. Soon, Blake finds himself accused of auctioning forged art, but camera footage from the Carrington compound shows Ben stealing the originals and replacing them with fakes. Ben's next move is to challenge their father's will in court. In "
My Family, My Blood", Ben manipulates Dominique into leaking a fake legal strategy that misleads Blake. At the hearing in "
There's No One Around to Watch You Drown", things look bad for Blake until Fallon proves that while the note did exist, Blake never saw it. Ben's lawsuit is dismissed, but is absolved of the negligence by Judge Drexel. When Blake reaches out for a truce, Ben vows that he is not finished trying to destroy Blake. ==Guest==