‘High Potential’: Is Mekhi Phifer Playing Morgan’s Missing Ex Roman?
High Potential‘s second season is on the way, and there are already exciting details we know so far, particularly about casting, but could a recent addition prove pivotal to the story? It was announced that Mekhi Phifer will join the series in a recurring guest role, and we can’t help but theorize about the character he’ll play.
Could he step into the role of Morgan’s (Kaitlin Olson) missing ex, Roman? As viewers know, when High Potential kicked off last fall, Morgan found herself working alongside the LAPD, lending her high IQ to the team in order to solve complicated mysteries. In exchange, Morgan requested that Lieutenant Selena Soto (Judy Reyes) search for the father of her daughter, Ava (Amirah J), who went missing years ago while out shopping for diapers.
While many dismissed Morgan’s concerns at the time of Roman’s disappearance, she maintained that he’d never willingly leave her and Ava, and Selena was convinced of that. Ultimately, by Season 1’s end, the lead on Roman’s whereabouts brought Morgan steps closer to uncovering some answers, but only time will tell how that will play out.
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Considering Phifer’s casting and the capacity of his role, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility that he could play Roman, but that’s only speculation as details remain under wraps. But this is the first bit of casting that doesn’t have a character description for Season 2, as it was previously revealed that Steve Howey would play the new precinct captain of the LAPD.
Howey’s part is a series regular role that describes him as politically savvy with a disruptor quality to him. Additionally, we’d expect Season 2 to bring back David Giuntoli as the big bad introduced at the end of Season 1. Stay tuned for more as we approach High Potential‘s second season, and let us know what you think of Phifer’s casting in the comments section below.
High Potential, Season 2 Premiere, Fall 2025, ABC
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The person I wish would come back is JD Pardo!
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Isn't the missing father Hispanic?
This actor doesn't look Hispanic to me. Perhaps I'm remembering incorrectly???
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Mekhi would be a great pick to be her missing husband Roman. BUT, who, then, is the father of her children? The kids would be mixed race, which the kids in season one are not. I vote for love interest, then, Roman could be found and try to get back into her life. da, da, da da……..Drama.
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You can't always tell if someone's "mixed race" ('most everyone qualifies, depending on how many generations back you search). If you don't want to bother looking up something like "biracial celebrities who look Caucasian" (which I don't blame you 'cuz I think that'd be boring), do someting more interesting such as streaming a movie like, I dunno, "The Human Stain" where Anthony Hopkins plays a black man passing for white, whose younger self is portrayed by Wentworth Miller, who could pass for white if he wanted to even though his father is African Amercan. Anyway, "mixed race" is kind of an oxymoron (hence my use of quote marks), since we're all one race...human.
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He's only the father of her older daughter. The younger two's father is Ludo
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I think that is.fantastic.
Mekhi Phifer would be fantastic.
He is an excellent actor.
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Bad casting, it doesn't make sense
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