<Ul> <Li> Hudson Yang is Edwyn `` Eddie '' Huang , the show 's protagonist and a die - hard hip - hop and rap fan , as well as a great fan of basketball . The oldest of three brothers , he eschews Taiwanese culture and is more rebellious than his younger siblings , which makes him a frequent target of Jessica 's complaints . Because Eddie represents the writer of the book on which the show is based , all of the season - one episodes were told from his perspective , and the real - life Eddie Huang voices the narrator . A creative change for season two expands the focus to the entire Huang family . </Li> <Li> Randall Park as Louis Huang , is the father of Eddie , Emery , and Evan , and husband of Jessica . He is nice and naive , and embraces all things American . He owns a Western steakhouse restaurant in Orlando named Cattleman 's Ranch . </Li> <Li> Constance Wu as Jessica ( née Chu ) Huang , is the wife of Louis and mother of Eddie , Emery , and Evan . She is a no - nonsense , pragmatic woman who believes in tough love . She wants her children to be successful and also keep in touch with their Taiwanese heritage . </Li> <Li> Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang , is the middle child of the Huang family . He is a romantic and lovable kid who is fairly intelligent . He is also depicted as charismatic and mature for his age . He graduated elementary school at the end of the second season . </Li> <Li> Ian Chen as Evan Huang , is the youngest child , who is a star student and obeys the rules . He is Jessica 's favorite child . He was allowed to skip fifth grade between seasons 3 and 4 , and is starting middle school in the fourth season . </Li> <Li> Lucille Soong as Grandma Jenny Huang ( regular season 2 -- present , recurring season 1 ) , is Louis ' mother and grandmother of Eddie , Evan , and Emery . Although she clearly understands English , she speaks only in Mandarin ( subtitled in English ) . However , she spoke English in Marvin 's dream in the season - three episode `` Where Are the Giggles ? '' . In the season - four episode , `` It 's a Plastic Pumpkin , Louis Huang '' , the family discovers she has secretly been taking ESL lessons , and she speaks English for the first time ( excluding that dream sequence ) . In the season - four episode , `` The Day After Thanksgiving '' , Jenny finishes her ESL class and speaks English around her ESL professor . She recites lines from the 1989 Tim Burton movie , Batman for her class . </Li> <Li> Chelsey Crisp as Honey Ellis ( regular season 2 -- present , recurring season 1 ) , is the Huangs ' next door neighbor , Marvin 's third wife , and Jessica 's new best friend . </Li> <Li> Ray Wise as Marvin Ellis ( regular season 3 -- present , recurring seasons 1 -- 2 ) is Honey 's much - older husband and Nicole 's father . He is a successful dentist who married Honey after his previous wife caught him cheating with Honey on the kitchen floor . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> Hudson Yang is Edwyn `` Eddie '' Huang , the show 's protagonist and a die - hard hip - hop and rap fan , as well as a great fan of basketball . The oldest of three brothers , he eschews Taiwanese culture and is more rebellious than his younger siblings , which makes him a frequent target of Jessica 's complaints . Because Eddie represents the writer of the book on which the show is based , all of the season - one episodes were told from his perspective , and the real - life Eddie Huang voices the narrator . A creative change for season two expands the focus to the entire Huang family . </Li> <Li> Randall Park as Louis Huang , is the father of Eddie , Emery , and Evan , and husband of Jessica . He is nice and naive , and embraces all things American . He owns a Western steakhouse restaurant in Orlando named Cattleman 's Ranch . </Li> <Li> Constance Wu as Jessica ( née Chu ) Huang , is the wife of Louis and mother of Eddie , Emery , and Evan . She is a no - nonsense , pragmatic woman who believes in tough love . She wants her children to be successful and also keep in touch with their Taiwanese heritage . </Li> <Li> Forrest Wheeler as Emery Huang , is the middle child of the Huang family . He is a romantic and lovable kid who is fairly intelligent . He is also depicted as charismatic and mature for his age . He graduated elementary school at the end of the second season . </Li> <Li> Ian Chen as Evan Huang , is the youngest child , who is a star student and obeys the rules . He is Jessica 's favorite child . He was allowed to skip fifth grade between seasons 3 and 4 , and is starting middle school in the fourth season . </Li> <Li> Lucille Soong as Grandma Jenny Huang ( regular season 2 -- present , recurring season 1 ) , is Louis ' mother and grandmother of Eddie , Evan , and Emery . Although she clearly understands English , she speaks only in Mandarin ( subtitled in English ) . However , she spoke English in Marvin 's dream in the season - three episode `` Where Are the Giggles ? '' . In the season - four episode , `` It 's a Plastic Pumpkin , Louis Huang '' , the family discovers she has secretly been taking ESL lessons , and she speaks English for the first time ( excluding that dream sequence ) . In the season - four episode , `` The Day After Thanksgiving '' , Jenny finishes her ESL class and speaks English around her ESL professor . She recites lines from the 1989 Tim Burton movie , Batman for her class . </Li> <Li> Chelsey Crisp as Honey Ellis ( regular season 2 -- present , recurring season 1 ) , is the Huangs ' next door neighbor , Marvin 's third wife , and Jessica 's new best friend . </Li> <Li> Ray Wise as Marvin Ellis ( regular season 3 -- present , recurring seasons 1 -- 2 ) is Honey 's much - older husband and Nicole 's father . He is a successful dentist who married Honey after his previous wife caught him cheating with Honey on the kitchen floor . </Li> </Ul>
who plays the dad in fresh off the boat
who plays the dad in fresh off the boat
Randall Park
Randall Park