Billy McBride

Billy McBride is the main character in Goliath. He is played by Billy Bob Thornton.

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Billy is a lawyer that takes on low-level criminal cases. Billy founded the Cooperman McBride law firm; in Season 1 his ex-wife Michelle McBride takes over in BIlly's place after he leaves the firm. Billy and Michelle have a daughter named Denise McBride. Billy struggles with alcohol and mental health, and is always seen hanging out Chez Jay and drinking.

Michelle McBride
Michelle McBride is Billy's ex-wife. She is often exasperated with Billy and his behavior. They still share some custody of their daughter, Denise. Michelle and Billy try to remain civil with each other, but it remains difficult as their personalities clash. In Season 2, it is revealed that Michelle has moved to London with her girlfriend and Denise stays in California with Billy.

Denise McBride
Denise is Billy's daughter. Their relationship is rocky, as Denise often pushes Billy to be better despite his apathy. Billy deeply loves and cares for Denise, but often loses track of her as he gets deeply invested in his cases and his own mind. His alcoholism is a sour subject between him and Denise. Denise is often seen throwing away or pouring out his liquor bottles, and pushing him to drink less. In Season 2, Billy and Denise move in together. The relationship develops quite a bit through this season and the third, as Denise grows closer with Marisol Silva. When Billy leaves with Marisol to Mexico, he abandons Denise and she takes it out by drinking excessively and leaving countless voice mails on his phone. In Season 3, Billy leaves his hometown of Los Angeles to continue working on his case for Gene Bennett. During this time, Denise struggles with her freshman year of college, and her relationship with her father begins to fall apart.