William Jerome Dent

William Dent works alongside Joan Clayton at her law firm, and he's as much her closest confidant as her colleague. Sharp, opinionated, and quick with a cutting observation, he sits at the center of her circle of friends, always ready with advice nobody asked for and commentary that lands anyway.

Reggie Hayes plays him with a theatrical flair that never tips into caricature — the eye-rolls and one-liners feel earned rather than performed for laughs alone. William gets to be funny without being reduced to comic relief; he's given real stakes in the friendships around him, which makes his wit feel like armor rather than decoration.