CARL BILLINGS (46)

The patriarch of the Billings family is Carl Billings, a 46-year-old taciturn ex-military man turned-cop. Carl believes all life’s problems can be solved with grit and discipline. For him, appearing strong is more important than being strong. He’s gutted from the loss of his wife, but he’s hidden his struggle from his sons. This has created a wedge between Carl and Troy, who reads his stoicism as indifference to his mother’s death. But Carl’s steady resolve has been a stabilizing force for Troy’s younger brother, Dayle.

In the first season…

Ossified by grief, the arrival of Jo will chip away at Carl’s hard exterior and force him to recalibrate what it means to be a father. As he begins to repair his troubled relationship with Troy, he’ll also open to the possibility of a fresh romantic connection.