Who Plays Summer Higgins on ‘Yellowstone’?

Fans of Yellowstone tune into the series for many reasons, one of which is the multifaceted characters that bring the layered story to life. One of those characters joined the series in season four, and her name is Summer Higgins.

When we first meet Summer in season four, it was clear that she wasn’t just a passing character, and would impact the Dutton family in more ways than one. So just who is Summer Higgins, which actor plays the controversial character, and why is she stuck in such an unfortunate place with Beth Dutton? Let’s find out.

Who is Summer Higgins on Yellowstone

Summer Higgins first made her Yellowstone debut in the season four episode “Under a Blanket of Red”. As part of a group of protesters, Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) first encounters Summer before John (Kevin Costner) arrived on the scene to try to get a handle on the situation. After meeting Summer and learning that she was “in charge” of the protest and that this wasn’t her first rodeo, he tells the Livestock Agents to press charges against her. What fans didn’t see coming is that John would be the one to get her out of jail.

By bailing her out and bringing her to the ranch, John hoped Summer would see that things weren’t as awful as she might believe. Things, of course, get out of hand in more ways than one. When Summer and John shared some adult time, Beth is enraged and makes it her goal to ruin Summer’s life.

When Summer is given a hefty sentence after being arrested yet again, Yellowstone fans thought they had seen the last of her for a little while. That is until John Dutton became Governor of Montana. Out of jail once more, having served a year of her sentence, Summer returns to the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch in episode five, and things get bloody rather quickly. So what happened with Summer’s reappearance, and how will it play into the family’s future? Only time will tell.

Who plays Summer Higgins on Yellowstone

Piper Perabo brings Summer Higgins to life in Yellowstone. Perabo has played beloved, sultry, and influential characters ranging from Nora in Cheaper by the Dozen to Julia McCullough in The Prestige, and her latest role as Summer channels pieces of some of her most beloved parts along the way. She’s feisty, strong, opinionated, tough, and vulnerable, but we have only begun to scratch that surface with her after the happenings in the most recent episode of Yellowstone.

Perabo is also a supporter of several charitable organizations and voter education campaigns, even working with Yellowstone co-star Mo Brings Plenty on a Ride for Early Voting campaign in November. She often uses her social media platforms to educate her followers; much like her character in Yellowstone, she cares deeply about the world around her and wishes to bring knowledge to those looking for it.