List of It Ain't Easy characters

Giselle Jacques
Giselle is the "main owner" and the manager of Alphonse's Inn, the second-eldest member of the main group behind Adam Steele, and the aunt-in-law of Kat. A blues songstress by trade, she considers the high point of her life to have been when she performed in a one-woman blues revue at an all-inclusive resort in. She has a history of alcoholism, poor business decisions and disputes. She always has good intentions, but her actions often affect the plot. She is portrayed by Genevieve LaClotte.

William Tobin
William is a co-owner of Alphonse's Inn. A native of, he met Giselle while she was touring the club circuit, and often considers himself her "second-in-command".

William was once in a boy band named C-Town according to the fifth-season episode "William Gets His Band Back Together". He is portrayed by Joey Moody.

Howie Griffith
Howie is William's college friend and roommate, and a co-owner and the janitor of Alphonse's Inn. He is portrayed as a near-sociopath, and is narcissistic, superficial, pseudointellectual, snobbish, abrasive and selfish, a personality perpetuated by his education at.

Howie's full name is Howard Brigham Griffith. He was raised a Mormon according to the fifth-season episode "I Never Met the Drunk Man". He is a huge fan of the music of, , Steve Billingham and , and drives a. He is portrayed by Steven Mason.

Toby Martinez
Toby is the bartender and "acting head chef" of Alphonse's Inn. A mixologist and former psychology student, Toby often considers himself the voice of reason within the group, and is relatively more focused and sane than his colleagues.

Toby, full name Tobias Pablo Martinez, was raised in in a Puerto Rican family. He hopes to be a psychologist one day, but is often dragged down by the group's antics. He is portrayed by David Sanroman.

Daphne Plesner
Daphne, Howie's childhood neighbor and Toby's girlfriend and later wife, is the assistant manager of Alphonse's Inn. Before getting her job at the Inn, she worked as an ice cream truck driver, and only got the job because she couldn't get any others without Toby's help, considering the lack of any "good jobs" on her resume.

Daphne is Jewish. A native of, she attended the in hopes of becoming a electrical engineer, but dropped out after causing what she calls "a major incident" on campus. She is portrayed by Kimberly Rosen.

Adam Steele
Adam Steele is a co-owner and the self-proclaimed bouncer of Alphonse's Inn, the roommate of Giselle and William, and the "third-in-command" of the group. He constantly carries weapons with him and is not afraid to pull one out even when merely inconvenienced. He was once a successful action movie star with a history of behind-the-scenes drama (including threatening multiple directors with weapons over minor mishaps, being rude to co-stars and routinely showing up late to principal photography) and dealings with sordid characters.

Born Alexander Louis Pasquale in, he legally changed his name to his stage name after a dispute with a former agent who coined it. Despite being a millionaire and owning several properties he could live in full-time, he prefers to live in squalor in the basement of Alphonse's Inn to add a degree of excitement to his life. His lifestyle includes eating cheap fast-food, sleeping on a couch, living on about $20 a week (not including his morning "protein shake" routine), and using the payphone in the lobby for telephone calls.

He frequently involves himself with politics and civil society, ranting about the government's misdeeds. He doesn't believe in good social behavior, viewing it as "hippie crap", and is frequently rude to others. He owns several cars, including his prized, which acts as his "daily driver". He is played by Lee Elliot.

Kat Pomeroy
Kathleen "Kat" Pomeroy is Giselle's niece-in-law. She was introduced in the season 14 episode "Giselle Has Relative Troubles". Since then, he has been considered the inn's waitress. She doesn't consider herself a member of the main group, often considering their antics to be beneath her, and would rather clean up after them than participate in their schemes. She is portrayed by Chloë Martin.

Adam's Lawyer
Robert Preston II (Steve Lampkin), known simply to the group as "Adam's Lawyer", is Adam Steele's lawyer and a frequent accomplice of the gang.

April Simmonds
April Simmonds (Misty Joyce) is Howie's sixth cousin, twice removed. She is a con artist who enjoys targeting specific groups in search of money.

She is introduced in season three as an aspiring Broadway actress that Adam tries to turn into a star. While she's successful at first, she quickly becomes egocentric and the group end up sabotaging her film debut, ruining her career.

April returns in the season five episode "April's Back", now a successful indie folk musician. Howie ends up ending her career after an on-stage fight, during which she admits to hating hipsters.

She returns again in the season 16 episode "Howie Starts A Microbrewery", now styling herself as a self-righteous "angry liberal" social media personality. Her latest career is ended when, on a livestream Giselle is holding, she admits to only supporting left-wing causes "for the clout" while she thinks Giselle is out of the room.

Catherine Wilson
Catherine Wilson is Adam's current manager and business associate. She first appeared in the season four episode "Adam Steele is: Adam Steele", where she gets Adam a role as himself in a JCVD-esque action film. She later appears in the B-plot of "William Wins the Lottery" to help Adam with his attempt to buy the. She also appears in "Alphonse's Inn Gets An Award" to show that they "get" celebrity visitors aside from Adam; the episode then makes a pointed reference to Garner's past role as Sydney Bristow on Alias when Adam tells Catherine "Get me Jennifer Garner! You know, that strong female lady from Alias? Remember that show? Wonder what's she's doing these days.", to which she replies "Probably acting in B-movies."

Georgia & G
Georgia (Erica Georgia Roberts) and G (Teagan Hastings) are Giselle's old friends from her "Trinidad days". They first appear in "Toby Holds a Party and Screws It Up Completely" when Giselle invites them to Toby's block party.

Old Lady
Priscilla Doris Walker (Dee Manoury), best known as the "old lady", is a senior citizen who lives across the street from Alphonse's Inn and frequently butts heads with the group. She is the mother of Mr. Manny and grandmother of Kyle from Houma.

Manoury died in 2016. The episode "Adam Fixes a Shingle", which features the character's last appearance, was dedicated to her memory.

Kyle from Houma
Kyle Walker is a friend of Giselle who she met while shopping at the  in. He first appeared in the season six episode "Adam Runs for City Council" when Giselle hired him to be Adam's campaign manager.

Kyle appeared again in the episode "Mr. Manny" at his father's funeral.

Megan Forrest
Megan Forrest (Laura Elliot) is a women's MMA fighter and the illegitimate daughter of Adam Steele, and a frequently recurring character in recent seasons. She first appeared in the season 13 episode "Adam Has More Kids" when she suddenly appears at the door of Alphonse's Inn.

Mr. Manny
Mason Walker is a auto mechanic and a friend of Adam. He is Kyle from Houma's father.

Winters died in 2019.

Norm Mikeladze
Norman "Norm" Mikeladze (Koba Ioseliani) is a former dentist and disgraced former who is friends with Giselle, and one of the more frequently appearing recurring characters.

A recurring theme is Norm's downward spiral. He lost his dentistry practice due to his involvement with Giselle and her friends, spent time in prison and lost his spot on the New Orleans City Council after maiming the mayor with a weedwhacker after losing the mayoral election thanks to Giselle and Adam, became addicted to drugs, suffered numerous injuries, and at one point lived in a dumpster.