Richard Drysdale

Richard Drysdale, played by Don Johnson, is the husband of Linda Drysdale (nee Thrombey), and the father ofHugh "Ransom" Drysdale. Richard is Harlan Thrombey's son in law. Richard is having an affair, and Linda finds out at the end of the film.

Biography
Richard is the husband of Linda, Harlan Thrombey's daughter. Due to a pre-nuptial agreement, Richard has no say in the ownership of Linda's company.

The day of Harlan's 85th birthday party, Harlan confronts Richard with photographic proof of Richard's infidelity: Richard is given the choice to either come clean to Linda or have Harlan tell her himself. Furious, Richard tells Harlan to stay out of his marriage.

As Ransom is arrested for his crimes, Richard gets his comeuppance as well: Linda learns of his infidelity through Harlan's letter which, unbeknownst to Richard, had a message written on it in invisible ink. Richard is last seen with a black eye, which he likely received from his wife.

Personality
At first glance, Richard is a pleasant, easygoing man. However, closer examination reveals him to be adulterous, entitled, and somewhat disconnected from reality.

He is seen yelling and arguing with his son Ransom a lot but at the end he does try to bribe the police to let him go and wants to call the attorney's to get him out right away.

Richard is politically conservative: it is heavily implied he voted for Trump in the 2016 election, and he is opposed to illegal immigration. With that being said, it is unlikely that he possesses far-right views, as he referred to his nephew Jacob as a "little creep".