Main Characters

  • Lamar Wyatt

    Powers Boothe in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Powers Boothe

    Occupation: Politician and philanthropist

    Relationship status: Widowed


    A ruthless and wealthy politician, Lamar Wyatt is the puppet master pulling the strings in Nashville. Rayna, his famous country singer daughter, may want nothing to do with him, but his other daughter, Tandy, is content to work as his right-hand woman and stands to inherit his entire fortune and...

  • Avery Barkley

    Jonathan Jackson in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Jonathan Jackson

    Occupation: Aspiring musician

    Relationship status: Dating Scarlett O’Connor

    This singer/songwriter doesn’t take “no” for an answer when it comes to his career. Describing his genre as “alt-country punk” but “more cerebral,” Avery is looking to make his big break.

    Just because he’s attached to Scarlett doesn’t mean this charming man is above doing a little flirting. At...

  • Rayna Jaymes

    Connie Britton in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Connie Britton

    Occupation: Country singer

    Relationship status: Married to Teddy Conrad


    Rayna Jaymes is the reigning “Queen of Country,” but her grasp on the throne is tenuous at best. After 20 years of churning out hits with her guitarist, Deacon Claybourne — a man who also happens to be her former lover — and prancing around the stage in cowboy boots, Rayna’s star finally seems to be...

  • Deacon Claybourne

    Charles Esten in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Charles Esten

    Occupation: Guitar player, songwriter

    Relationship status: Single


    Deacon Claybourne is a loyal companion to Rayna Jaymes — both onstage and off. The talented musician became Rayna’s band leader, guitar player, songwriter, and romantic partner when the duo paired up 20 years ago. And while things didn’t exactly work out for the two stars in the romance department — Deacon’s...

  • Juliette Barnes

    Hayden Panettiere in Nashville Season 1

    Played by:Hayden Panettiere

    Occupation:Country singer

    Relationship status:Single

    Get the hell out of her way, because Juliette Barnes is taking the country music world by storm and she doesn’t care who she trods in with her cowboy boots in the process. The singer fled her home state of Alabama for Nashville, Tennessee only three years ago and has already become the #1 crossover artist in the...

  • Scarlett O'Connor

    Clare Bowen in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Clare Bowen

    Occupation: Waitress at The Bluebird Cafe, poet

    Relationship status: Dating Avery Barkley

    Farm girl and Deacon’s niece, Scarlett is a poet with lyrical gifts. A scholarship was her ticket to college, where she began a relationship with Avery.

    She stands by her man and his singer/songwriter ambitions, moving with Avery to Nashville. But her friendship with Gunner Scott...

  • Teddy Conrad

    Eric Close in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Eric Close

    Occupation: Candidate running for mayor of Nashville

    Relationship status: Married to Rayna James


    As the man behind the woman, Teddy has spent years living in wife Rayna’s shadow. (They’ve known each other since childhood.) He comes from a respectable family, but he hasn’t quite matched the professional successes of his wife. Teddy once worked in real estate, but his last land...

  • Coleman Carlisle

    Robert Wisdom in Nashville Season 1

    Played by: Robert Wisdom

    Occupation: Member of Nashville’s Metro Council, candidate for mayor of Nashville

    Relationship status: Married


    A dedicated public servant, Coleman owes much of his success to none other than Lamar Wyatt, who funded his college and law school education. But with the upcoming Nashville mayoral race, Coleman may bite the hand that’s fed him, as Lamar pits his son-in-law...