Michael H. Sussman

Michael H. Sussman is a starring character in Show Me a Hero. Sussman is played by starring cast member Jon Bernthal.

Sussman is an attorney. He represents the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in a lawsuit against the city of Yonkers, New York. He wins the suit, which alleges that the city government has segregated the population deliberately. He feels strongly that segregation is wrong and is supportive of the Judge Leonard B. Sand's remedy to introduce public housing on the city's wealthier East Side.