Wendy Rhoades

Wendy Rhoades is the in-house performance coach at Axe Capital, trusted by traders and by Bobby Axelrod himself to keep their heads straight under pressure. She's also married to Chuck Rhoades, the US Attorney building a case against that same firm. She moves between both worlds with calm, unshakable authority.

The show could have made her a pawn caught between two powerful men; instead she's the sharpest operator in the room, and Maggie Siff plays her with a stillness that makes every negotiation feel like she's already three moves ahead. Her loyalty is never simple, which is exactly the point.