Beauregard is a 38-year-old African American auto mechanic who owns a struggling garage in Red Hill, Virginia. Known in the criminal underworld as an elite getaway driver, he tries to earn an honest living to support his wife, three children, and his mother in a nursing home. When mounting debts threaten to ruin his business and family stability, he considers returning to his illicit past to secure a large payoff. He remains deeply conflicted about the thrill he gets from driving outside the law.

Kia is a housekeeper at a local Comfort Inn and Beauregard's wife of 15 years. She worries constantly about their financial situation, particularly the threat posed by a competing auto shop called Precision. Remembering the violence of her husband's past, she firmly opposes any plans he has to return to getaway driving.

Ronnie is a white career criminal who recently finished a prison sentence, only to quickly accumulate a massive gambling debt. Desperate for a payoff within 30 days, he plots to steal a shipment of unregistered diamonds. He is careless with details and often ignores safety protocols, frustrating more professional criminals with his lack of discipline.

Lazarus is a tall, thin, and ruthless mobster who controls payday loan companies, smoke shops, and other illicit enterprises throughout western Virginia. He relies on a formidable group of enforcers to maintain his power and is obsessively protective of his status. Highly narcissistic, he seeks to brutally punish anyone who challenges his operations or disrupts his contraband shipments.

Kelvin is Beauregard's cousin and best friend, working alongside him at the Red Hill auto repair garage. Loyal and dependable, Kelvin frequently offers to assist Beauregard with criminal jobs if needed, serving as a trusted confidant. He carries the grief of his brother Kaden's earlier murder, an event that bonds him closely to Beauregard through shared trauma.

Javon is Beauregard and Kia's 12-year-old son. He is highly perceptive of his family's financial struggles and deeply affected by his mother's worry over their auto shop's new competition. He stands at a crossroads, balancing his intelligence and potential against the socioeconomic conditions that shaped his father's life.

Bartholomew, universally known as Boonie, is Beauregard's long-time mentor and a respected godfather figure. As a "connect" in the local criminal underworld, Boonie coordinates illegal jobs and fences stolen goods, while also serving as a protective, grounding presence for the Montage family.

Darren is Beauregard and Kia's eight-year-old son. He represents the innocence of the Montage family and serves as a primary source of Beauregard's motivation to secure a stable financial future.

Ella is Beauregard's stubborn and bitter mother who resides in a nursing home that she refuses to leave. Her undisclosed life insurance policy causes Medicaid to drop her coverage, leaving Beauregard desperate to pay her mounting $48,000 bill.

Anthony is Beauregard's father who disappeared when Beauregard was 13 years old. A former getaway driver himself, Anthony passed down his Plymouth Duster and his illicit driving skills to his son, leaving behind a complicated legacy of abandonment and outlaw mentality that haunts Beauregard.

Ariel is Beauregard's daughter from a previous relationship. She faces putting off her first semester of college due to a lack of funds, adding to Beauregard's immense financial pressure. Her father is highly protective of her and seeks to provide for her education.

Quan is a boastful criminal associate of Ronnie's who is recruited to help execute the jewelry store heist. He brings heavy weaponry to the planning stages and shows immediate impatience with Beauregard's meticulous, cautious approach to the robbery.

Jenny is an employee at a local jewelry store who schemes to help rob her own workplace. Attractive and calculating, she views her boyfriend Ronnie merely as a means to an end, planning to take her cut of the heist money and start a new life elsewhere.

Lou Ellen manages a small jewelry store that secretly acts as a front for a mobster's massive shipment of unregistered diamonds. She is highly protective of the contraband and terrified of the violent consequences she will face if the jewels are stolen.

Reggie is Ronnie's brother who lives in a mobile home and has an intellectual disability. He is often dragged into his brother's criminal schemes, serving as a reluctant accomplice who recognizes the dangers Ronnie carelessly ignores.

Billy, widely known as Burning Man due to his heavily scarred appearance, is Lazarus Mothersbaugh's imposing chief henchman. He serves as an enforcer who carries out brutal interrogations and intimidation tactics on behalf of his boss.

Eric is a young expectant father whom Beauregard assists on the highway. Grateful for the high-speed ride to the hospital, he decides to name his newborn son after Beauregard's given alias, unaware that their paths will cross again in a dangerous setting.

William, who goes by the street name Lil Rip, is the boyfriend of Beauregard's daughter, Ariel. He receives an intense, physically intimidating handshake from Beauregard, serving as a silent warning not to mistreat Ariel.