List of characters in the Friday series

The following are major and minor characters who appeared in Friday, Next Friday and Friday After Next.

Baby Joker
Baby Joker (played by Rolando Molina)

Baby D'
Baby D (played by The Lady of Rage)

Betty Jones
Betty Jones (played by Anna Maria Horsford) is Craig and Dana's mother. Her job is unknown, but she may be working as a receptionist. She arrives home at 19:45pm (7:45pm) as seen in the film. Betty Jones appears in Friday and its third film Friday After Next.

Big Wurm
Big Wurm (played by Faizon Love) is a drug dealer who gives other drug dealers weed and tells them to sell the weed so he can get the money. Big Wurm asks "Smokey" to sell all of his weed so he can make $300, but Smokey has a problem selling the weed, in Friday, he has to come up with $200 more, and pay back Big Wurm. He works sometimes as an ice-cream man. Big Wurm tells Smokey that if he doesn't have the money by 10:00 pm he's going to kill both Smokey and Craig. He appears as an antagonist in Friday, and as an "archive footage" in Next Friday.

Booster Pat
Booster Pat (played by Erica Vittina Phillips)

Broadway Bill
Broadway Bill (played by Chris Williams)

China
China (played by Terri J. Vaughn)

Craig Jones
Craig Jones (played by Ice Cube) is the main character throughout the Friday film series.

Cookie
Cookie (played by Sommore)

Cinnamon
Cinnamon (played by Trina McGee)

C.W.
C.W. (played by Lendell 'Kebo' Keeble)

Day-Day Jones
Day-Day Jones (played by Mike Epps) is Craig's new accomplice and cousin. Day-Day appears in Next Friday and its following sequel Friday After Next. It is said that he will be replacing Smokey's place as Craig's accomplice. Day-Day is known to be rich, after his father, Elroy Jones, had won the lottery, winning a dozen of cash.

Dana Jones
Dana Jones (played by Regina King) is Craig's sister, and the daughter of William and Betty Jones. Dana is Debbie's best friend, she works at beauty parlor. She only appears in the first movie and is mentioned on Next Friday when Willy Jones commically tells Craig that his sister had moved out and it was time for him to move out too to lead the way for them (Willy and Craigs mother) to walk around the house 'butt naked'.

Deebo
Deebo (played by Tom Lister, Jr.) is a character who appears in Friday and its sequel Next Friday. Deebo is the main bully of the first two films. In Friday, he is seen sometimes riding a bicycle roaming up and down streets. When he meets up with Smokey and Craig, he demands valuables from them, e.g. Gold watches, Phones, and any valuables. At the end of Friday, he is beaten up by Craig to prove who is the "punk", he is then arrested by the L.A.P.D.. In the sequel, he is seen escaping from jail along with his brother, at the end he is then arrested once again by the cops, this is last time he's seen.

Debbie
Debbie (played by Nia Long) is a friend of Craig's sister, Dana Jones. Debbie has a sister named Felisha who is unemployed and is always broke without any money. Debbie has a relationship with Craig, after Smokey asks to find a girlfriend for him, she finds him a unattractive lady. She only appears in the first film.

Donna
Donna (played by K.D. Aubert) Donna is Craig's love interest and Money Mike's prostitute in Friday After Next. She has sexual relations with Craig at the end of Friday After Next.

Damon
Damon (played by Terry Crews) Damon is a homosexual man who takes steroids who just got out of prison. He likes Tupac and attempted to rape Money Mike. Money Mike uses pliers to squeeze his testicles. He chases Money Mike and is said to eternally chase him at the end of Friday After Next.

Elroy Jones
Uncle Elroy Jones (played by Don 'D.C.' Curry) is Day-Day's father, Craig's uncle, and Willie Jones brother who was introduced in Next Friday. Uncle Elroy is a rich man residing in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He and his son, Day-Day, had eventually won the lottery with big-cash. Since his wife's death, he has became something of a sex hound as he found a lust-filled relationship with his sultry girlfriend Sugar and later dumped her for her sister Cookie in the third film. Elroy was first mentioned (although not by name) in Friday when Willie has a talk with Graig after learning that he has a gun in his room and tells him that his uncle had a gun too. This was referenced in Next Friday, when Elroy brings his gun (albeit with one bullet) as he, Garig and Willie plan to rescue Day-Day and Roach from the Joker brothers, with Willie stating that he never changed. He has something of a sibling rivalry with his brother as he was always the lovable child. He and Willie operate a BBQ restaurant together in a strip mall.

Ezal
Ezal (played by Anthony Johnson) is a poor, crack addicted African-American man who lives in Los Angeles. Ezal is first seen when Smokey arrives at the store to pick-up cigarettes for his mother, Ezal then fakes falling on the floor and demands money of the sweeper of the store, he then demands to give $10 or $12 or $150,000 of the sweeper, but tells Ezal to "get out". He takes Deebo's shoes at the end of Friday, and hands him the knife Deebo gave him to hold while he fights Craig, announcing "I steal, I don't kill." Ezal is also known as the city crack-head, who scrapes up 2 dollars every day just to buy himself a 40.

Felicia / Felisha
Felicia (or Felisha) (played by Angela Means) is the sister of Debbie, and ex-girlfriend of Deebo. Felicia is a tramp moneyless girl. She asks Smokey to borrow his car but he refuses. She is later seen towards the end, sleeping with Deebo, but Deebo finds someone has gone through his pants so he punches Felicia instantly. She is seen at the end of the film. Prior to that, Smokey stops by to visit Debbie and she informs him that Felisha/Felicia is inside with Deebo (whose bike is outside). Smokey is shocked and yells "Felisha's fuckin' Deebo too?!"

Hector
Hector (played by Demetrius Navarro) is a hispanic drug dealer who is know for driving dangerously fast in his lowrider (almost hitting Pastor Clever) and talking Smokey into smoking a joint with him and his nameless friend one night, only to realize that it is angel dust. He immediately trips out and goes into a hysterical state, running down the neighborhood in his wife-beater and underwear while Hector and his friend follow him in his lowrider, laughing. As seen in the first film, the angel dust is still in Smokey's system and it causes him to occasionally twitch. He is last seen buying weed from a relunctant Smokey, who is trying to pay off his debt with Big Worm.

Jay Sedrich
Jay Sedrich (played by Shane Conrad)

Joann
Joann (played by Vickilyn Reynolds) is Smokey's mother. Joann is only seen in the beginning and at the end of Friday. She is seen when Smokey goes back to his home to smoke the "weed", while there Smokey refers to his mother that she's "Always talking shit". She is seen at the end when the neighbours hear the machine guns shooting at Smokey and Craig.

Joi
Joi (played by Paula Jai Parker) is Craig's girlfriend, who always mistakenly thinks that Craig is cheating on her whenever a lady is near Craig, such as Debbie and Felisha. Joi only appears in the first film. Ironically, she is shown in bed with an unnamed man while on the phone with Craig.

Joker
Joker (played by Jacob Vargas) is a Mexican gangster who is the antagonist of Next Friday.

Karla Joker
Karla Joker (played by Lisa Rodríguez)

Little "Lil'" Joker
Little "Lil'" Joker (played by Lobo Sebastian)

Lollipop
Lollipop (played by Nikki Davis)

Mrs. Ho-Kym
Mrs. Ho-Kym (played by Amy Hill)

Mr. and Mrs. Parker
Mr. Parker (played by Tony Cox) and Mrs. Parker (played by Kathleen Bradley) are a married couple who are friends of the Jones family. They live across the street of the Jones. A pastor named, Pastor Clever sleeps with Mr. Parker's wife, Mrs. Parker, and is caught sleeping with her. He throws a brick on the back of the pastor's car. He is never seen again.

Mrs. Pearly
Mrs. Pearly (played by Bebe Drake) is the mean apartment manager in the third film who at first threaten to evict both Graig and Day-Day, the tenants and roommates in the apartment building, unless they didn't have the rent money, which was stolen, instead she decides to send her gay, prison-bound son Damon after them. She also harbors a sexual attraction to Graig's father, who she tried to seduce when he came to her apartment to find the bathroom. Graig's mother was already aware of this and preceeds to attack Mrs. Pearly.

Money Mike
Michael (Money Mike) (played by Katt Williams) Money Mike is a pimp who dreeses in steroytypical pimp clothing and owns "Pimps and Ho's", a clothing store made for pimps and hookers. He is almost raped by Damon, but uses a pair of pliers to squeeze Damon's testicles. He is being chased by Damon at the end of Friday After Next.

Moly
Moly (played by Maz Jobrani) Moly owns the strip mall where Craig and Day-Day work as security officers, along with "Holy Moly Donuts", an extremely disgusting and fly infested resteraunt that has 2 cops in it always. Moly is beat up by the sons of the carolers who Craig and Day-Day bother. He fires Craig and Day-Day, and is later seen being chased by a member of the Department of Health.

Moly's Father
Moly's Father (played by Gerry Bednob)

Mo' Wet
Mo' Wet (played by Crystal Mattison)

Officer Dix
Officer Dix (played by Reggie Gaskins)

Officer Hole
Officer Hole (played by Joel McKinnon Miller)

Pastor Clever
Pastor Clever (played by late comedian Bernie Mac) is a pastor of the local church. He comes and vists Smokey and Craig, but they both show him Mrs. Parker watering her grass, the pastor then heads over to Mrs. Parker and asks her if they can talk in her house. They end up sleeping together. Mr. Parker finds him sleeping with his wife, and kicks out to his car, he manages to throw a brick at his back window.

Pinky
Pinky (played by Clifton Powell)

Pinky is Day-Day and Roach's boss in Next Friday. Pinky fires Day-Day after he gets into a fight with Craig after mistaking him for a robber. He also appears at Craig and Day-Day's Party in Friday After Next.

Pinky Chauffeur
Pinky Chauffeur (played by Keebo)

Red
Red (played by DJ Pooh) is also a animal control officer. He only appears in the first film. Red lets Deebo borrow his bike, but Deebo magnificently punches Red in the eye and he and his father leave the site. He later meets with Smokey and Craig when they are sitting talking about things, when Deebo arrives they try hide all their valuables so that Deebo won't steal them, Deebo manages to find Red's chain that his grandmother gave to him when he was in childhood. At the end of the film, Red punches Deebo while on the floor and manages to retrieve his chain, he also takes his bike back.

Roach
Roach (played by Justin Pierce), was a new friend of Craig's and a co-worker of Day-Day. He became the third accomplice to Craig in Next Friday. Roach does not appear in Friday After Next as his portrayer died from commiting suicide.

Rita
Rita (played by Yvette Wilson)

Red's Father
Red's father (played by Reynaldo Rey)

Smokey
Smokey (played by Chris Tucker) is one of the main characters in Friday along with Ice Cube playing Craig. Smokey is known to be a very bad drug dealer, his drug provider, Big Worm, demands money from him for selling his "weed", but Smokey smokes his weed, and ends up with less money ($100). He has to provide $200 by 10:00pm in the film, if not, he will be killed by Big Worm along with Craig. He somehow manages to find the money and pay off Big Worm. The films ends with Smokey telling Big Worm that he is going to rehab and he has to sell his own weed next time. He is said to be in rehab during Next Friday. He is never mentioned again in the film series. However he was one of the main protagonists in Friday: The Animated Series''.

Stanley
Stanley (played by Ronn Riser) is a rich businessman who lives on the same street of "The Jones Family". Stanley is a friend of the Jones family, and is part-rich. He appears in the first two films.

Suga
Suga (played by Kym Whitley)

Santa Claus
Santa Claus (played by Rickey Smiley) Santa Claus is actually a robber who breaks into homes and steals items around Christmas. In Friday After Next, he steals a radio filled with money, a sandwich, baby pictures, and cds from Craig and Day-Day, among other stolen items. At the end of Friday After Next, he is hit by a car and strapped onto a Santa's sleigh ornament.

Shooter
Shooter (played by WC)

Sister Sarah
Sister Sarah (played by Starletta DuPois)

Sister Faye
Sister Faye (played by Frances Gray)

Tyrone
Tyrone (played by Sticky Fingaz)

Tasha
Tasha (played by Angela Bowie)

William "Willie" Jones
William "Willie" Jones (played by John Witherspoon) is Craig and Dana's father. He works as a animal control officer (AKA Dog Catcher), but in the third film, he quits his jobs and operates a restaurant with his brother Elroy. He appears to be very hard on Craig because of his slacker nature, but he does love him as he shows him to fend for himself without using a gun. He also has a sibling rivalry with his brother Elroy, who he laments as ungrateful and recieving the most affection from the family than he ever had. He is further enraged that Elroy had won the lottery. A common running gag in the film series is that Willie has an irritable bowl disorder that causes him to run into the bathroom at the most unfortunate times. He is known for coining the phrase "Don't go into the bathroom for about 35-45 minutes". Jones appears in all Friday films.