Laid: Show and Character Guide
This is a show and character guide for Peacock’s “Laid” with character descriptions, quotes, information on groups and locations, and more.
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Groups & Organizations
Notable Locations & Items
- Where This Takes Place (Season 1/ Episode 3): Seattle
Terminology
- Clog Dropper (Season 1/ Episode 3): That is AJ and Ruby’s upstairs neighbor who walks around in Clog shoes who they meet for the first time in 8 years in episode 3
Noteworthy Information
- Date (Season 1/ Episode 1): The show begins around April
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Ruby Yao
Character Description
Season 1
Ruby is a 33-year-old party planner who longs for love. However, over 20 years, she hasn’t found the one with bad sex, being considered selfish, amongst other reasons, being an obstacle for her.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Stephanie Hsu (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1 | Actor Is Also Known For: The Wild Robot
- Alumni(Season 1/ Episode 1): She is an alumni of Tufts
- Parents (Season 1/ Episode 3): Her mom died when she was 18, and her dad ghosted her soon after
Notable Episodes
- We don’t learn her last name until Season 1/ Episode 3
- In Season 1/ Episode 3, AJ lays out all of Ruby’s exes or the people she has slept with: two women and approximately 18 men.
AJ
Character Description
Season 1
AJ is Ruby’s best friend who has seemingly settled on the topic of love, but rather than dwell on that, she does on other people’s business, which makes her being a bartender a good way to keep distracted.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Zosia Mamet (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1 | Actor Is Also Known For: Tales of the City
- College Notoriety(Season 1/ Episode 1): Apparently, AJ was part of a Pell Grant scandal
- Ethnic Background (Season 1/ Episode 2): She is 78% French
- Length of Relationships
- Zack (Season 1/ Episode 2): She has been with him since she was 25, and (Season 1/ Episode 3) that was 5 years ago
- Terrence (Season 1/ Episode 3): AJ was with him for 8 years
Notable Episodes
Isaac Torres
Character Description
Season 1
Isaac is one of Ruby’s clients planning a 40th anniversary party for his parents.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Tommy Martinez (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1 | Actor Is Also Known For: Good Trouble
- Parents Background(Season 1/ Episode 1): His parents met at Cornell, were married in their mid-20s, his dad worked for Boeing while his mom worked at an art gallery, and they had one girl and multiple boys
- Musicals (Season 1/ Episode 3): Some of his favorite musicals include “Beauty and The Beast,” “Singing In The Rain” and “Hedwig and The Angry Inch.”
- Birthday (Season 1/ Episode 3): His birthday is May 26th
Notable Episodes
Brandon Rafferty
Character Description
Season 1
Brandon is Ruby’s college boyfriend, who she broke up with partly because he would fart a little bit during sex.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: To Be Determined | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
- Ruby’s Impact (Season 1/ Episode 1): Ruby was his first
Notable Episodes
Jeffrey
Character Description
Season 1
Jeffrey was Brandon’s best friend, but their relationship was never the same after Jeffrey and Ruby hooked up not too long after she broke up with Brandon.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Josh Segarra (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1 | Actor Is Also Known For: Scream 6
Notable Episodes
Jason
Character Description
Season 1
Jason is the last guy Ruby broke up with. While their dates were good, their first time together was bad, and it seems Ruby didn’t want to see if he could get better after an honest conversation.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Finneas O’Connell (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1 | Actor Is Also Known For: Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry
Notable Episodes
Danielle
Character Description
Season 1
Brandon’s last girlfriend, Danielle, shares some physical qualities like Ruby, which freaks her out. The two don’t get along, mainly because Danielle hates Ruby’s guts since Brandon was obsessed with Ruby – seemingly due to her taking his virginity.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Melanie Chan (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
Notable Episodes
Zackary Bridgerton
Character Description
Season 1
Zackary is AJ’s significant other, but he isn’t kind to Ruby and holds her more accountable for her life than AJ. In turn, Ruby questions if him live streaming playing video games is a real job.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Andre Hyland (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 1
Notable Episodes
Stu Jackward
Character Description
Season 1
Stu is a baseball player credited with giving Ruby her first orgasm, who would love to pick her up when being intimate. He dies thanks to a baseball hitting his temple.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Ettore Ewen (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 2
Notable Episodes
Robert Lobdell
Character Description
Season 1
Robert is another of Ruby’s exes, who she was with for three years and seemed like the one until he broke up with her because he was tired of dealing with her being selfish.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Mamoudou Athie (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 2 | Actor Is Also Known For: Sorry For Your Loss
- How Did He Die? (Season 1/ Episode 2): Lymphoma
- Age (Season 1/ Episode 3): 35
Notable Episodes
Merci
Character Description
Season 1
Merci is Isaac’s girlfriend, a marine biologist, and a gamer who works at a charity that helps women without cars and often lacking homes, and from what it seems, Merci and Isaac are serious.
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Olivia Holt (Original) | Introduced in Season 1/ Episode 2 | Actor Is Also Known For: Totally Killer
