Who stars in Promising Young Woman, and how do you know the main cast? Written and directed by Killing Eve showrunner Emerald Fennell, the black comedy follows a woman who seeks revenge on former college classmates and unsuspecting men. Overall, the highly-anticipated 2020 film has mostly received positive reviews.
In Promising Young Woman, 30-year-old Cassie Thomas lives with her parents and works at a coffee shop. Once a week, she pretends to be intoxicated at local bars and confronts predatory men at their homes. Cassie is motivated by a traumatic college experience involving her friend Nina Fisher, who reported a sexual assault that wasn't properly investigated. Cassie attempts to build a relationship with a doctor named Ryan Cooper, but she's steadily reminded about the past and puts herself in compromising situations. Unsurprisingly, Promising Young Woman was co-produced by actress Margot Robbie.
An Oscar-nominated actress headlines the Promising Young Woman main cast. In the primary male supporting role, a former YouTube sensation plays Cassie's love interest, while a GLOW star appears as a woman with a secret to protect. Here's a cast and character guide for the controversial rape-revenge film Promising Young Woman.
Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie Thomas, a former promising young medical student who confronts various men about their predatory behavior and keeps a list of their names in a notebook. Cassie is skeptical about the motivations of self-described "good guys" which makes it difficult for her to main a healthy romantic relationship. Mulligan earned an Oscar nomination for portraying Jenny Mellor in An Education. She also portrayed Irene in Drive and Jean in Inside Llewyn Davis.
Bo Burnham co-stars as Dr. Ryan Cooper, a pediatric surgeon. After a chance encounter, he pursues a relationship with Cassie but must address some difficult questions. Burnham began his career as a YouTube star and stand-up comedian and later made his feature directorial debut with the 2018 film Eighth Grade. As an actor, he portrayed CJ in The Big Sick and Tobey in Rough Night.
Alison Brie portrays Madison McPhee, one of Cassie's former classmates who claims that she "cried wolf" in college. Brie starred as Trudy Campbell in Mad Men and Annie Edison in Community. She most recently headlined GLOW as Ruth Wilder and voiced Diane Nguyen in BoJack Horseman.
Laverne Cox portrays Gail, the owner of Make Me Coffee. She questions Ryan about his past and wants Cassie to be more social. Laverne Cox portrays cousin Sheena in The Mindy Project and starred as Sophia Burset in Orange Is the New Black. She also portrayed Cynthia Fray in Dear White People and played herself in Curb Your Enthusiasm season 10.
Chris Lowell appears as Al Monroe, Cassie's former classmate who was accused of sexual assault by Nina. Lowell portrayed Kevin in Up in the Air and Stuart Whitworth in The Help. He also appeared as Jeremy Graves in Graves and Bash Howard in GLOW.
Connie Britton portrays Elizabeth Walker, a collegiate Dean who is confronted by Cassie. Britton starred as Rayna Jaymes in Nashville and portrayed Vivien Harmon in American Horror Story. She recently appeared as Debra Newell in Dirty John, Beth Ailes in Bombshell, and Abby Clark in 9-1-1.
Molly Shannon appears as Mrs. Fisher, Nina's mother. She urges Cassie to move on from the past. Shannon is best known for starring on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. She headlined Superstar as Mary Katherine Gallagher and recently portrayed Joan in Horse Girl.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse portrays Neil, one of Cassie's targets who wants to write a novel about the male experience in the world. Mintz-Plasse starred as Fogel aka McLovin in Superbad and Chris D'Amico aka Red Mist in the Kick-Ass movie franchise. He also voiced King Gristle in Trolls and Fishlegs in the How to Train Your Dragon series.
Max Greenfield (Above) as Joe: One of Al's friends who attends a bachelor party. Max Greenfield starred as Schmidt in New Girl and currently headlines The Neighborhood as Dave Johnson. He also portrayed Leo D'Amato in Veronica Mars and voiced Maximillian Banks in BoJack Horseman.
Adam Brody as Jerry: Cassie's first target in the film. Brody is best known for starring as Seth Cohen in The O.C. He recently portrayed Daniel in Ready or Not, Super Hero Freddy in Shazam!, and Derek in Single Parents.
Sam Richardson as Paul: One of Jerry's friends who has a revelatory conversation with Cassie. Sam Richardson portrayed Richard Splett in Veep and Sam Duvet in Detroiters. He recently voiced Doctor Champ in BoJack Horseman, Marcus in Hoops, and Toast in Woke.
Ray Nicholson as Jim: Jerry's friend who appears during the introductory bar scene. Ray Nicholson portrayed Hallorann in Mayans M.C. and Cedric in Now Is Everything.
Alfred Molina as Jordan Green: Alex's lawyer who is confronted by Cassie. Alfred Molina portrayed Dr. Otto Octavius in Spider-Man 2 and Diego Rivera in Frida.
Clancy Brown as Stanley Thomas: Cassie's father. Clancy Brown portrayed Captain Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and Surtur in Thor: Ragnarok. He also voiced Mr. Krabs in SpongeBob SquarePants and appeared as Burg in The Mandalorian season 1.
Jennifer Coolidge as Susan Thomas: Cassie's mother. Jennifer Coolidge is best known for portraying Stifler's Mom in American Pie and Paulette in Legally Blonde. She recently voiced Lazy Susan in Gravity Falls and appeared as Sophie Kachinsky in 2 Broke Girls.
Francisca Estevez as Amber: Dean Walker's daughter, a student who believes that Cassie is working on a music video featuring her favorite band. Francisca Estevez makes her feature film debut in Promising Young Girl. She also stars as Sara in the 2020 film Diavlo.
Steve Monroe as Lincoln Waller: A detective who investigates a missing person case. Steve Monroe portrayed Frank Tobin in Miss Congeniality and Scott Proctor in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Austin Talynn Carpenter as Anastasia: Al's fiancee. Austin Talynn Carpenter has appeared in Mr. Murder and The Bold and the Beautiful.
Emerald Fennel as Host of Blowjob Lips Make-up Video Tutorial: Emerald Fennel wrote and directed Promising Young Woman. She portrayed Patsy Mount in Call the Midwife and currently appears as Camilla Parker Bowles in The Crown.
Promising Young Woman will be on Christmas Day 2020.
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