Who Is In The ‘Ripley’ Solid? Meet The Stars Of The Netflix Thriller

Netflix’s new restricted crime sequence Ripley is now streaming as of April 4. As you’re watching the suspenseful thriller, study all in regards to the Ripley solid, together with who performs Tom Ripley, Marge Sherwood, Dickie Greenleaf, and extra.

An adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Gifted Mr. Ripley,” the eight-episode restricted sequence was written, directed, and government produced by Steve Zaillian, the filmmaker behind The Irishman (2019) and The Evening Of (2016). The director stated that Highsmith’s 1955 guide impressed him to make the most of black-and-white cinematography all through the undertaking.

“When Patricia wrote it, if she imagined a film being constructed from it again then, it might be in black and white,” he stated throughout an early screening of the sequence in NYC, based on IndieWire. “The quilt of that guide that I had was in black-and-white, in order I used to be studying it, it was in my thoughts to be that method.”

Zaillian continued, “I additionally felt that this story — the one which she instructed, the one which I needed to inform — was fairly sinister and fairly darkish. I simply couldn’t think about that going down in a phenomenal Italian setting with vivid blue skies and colourful outfits and issues like that.”

In Ripley, Andrew Scott performs the titular position as Tom Ripley, a con artist in New York Metropolis within the early ’60s. Tom’s life takes a darkish flip when a wealthy enterprise particular person hires him to journey to Italy to persuade the person’s son, Dickie Greenleaf, to return to the U.S. Accepting the job leads Tom down a path of deceit, fraud, and homicide.

In 1999, “The Gifted Mr. Ripley” was delivered to the massive display for the critically acclaimed movie of the identical identify starring Matt Damon, Jude Legislation, and Gwyneth Paltrow.

Meet the primary solid of Netflix’s Ripley beneath.

Andrew Scott As Tom Ripley

Andrew Scott stars as the Tom Ripley in Netflix’s Ripley. He portrays the struggling NYC con man who will get employed by a NYC enterprise man to persuade his son to return dwelling from Italy. Steven Zaillian described Ripley as “a petty prison who feels he deserves higher than his meager circumstances” to Netflix’s Tudum. The director added that Scott “has the vary to play the various personas of Ripley.”

Scott is finest identified for his roles within the BBC sequence Sherlock, the second season of Fleabag, and the James Bond movie Spectre. His most up-to-date acclaimed undertaking was the 2023 British film, All of Us Strangers.

Dakota Fanning As Marge Sherwood

In Ripley, Dakota Fanning portrays Dickie Greenleaf’s girlfriend, Marge. Within the sequence, Marge suspects that Ripley is as much as no good. Zaillian instructed Netflix he select Fanning after seeing the actress’ efficiency in As soon as Upon a Time… in Hollywood.

Fanning has had an enormous profession in TV and movie, beginning along with her days as a toddler actor in titles like I Am Sam, Uptown Women, and The Cat within the Hat. She’s additionally appeared within the Twilight franchise, The Equalizer 3, Effie Grey, the crime sequence The Alienist, and extra.

Johnny Flynn As Dickie Greenleaf

British actor Johnny Flynn portrays Dickie Greenleaf in Ripley, the rich, self-entitled artist residing off his belief fund. Zaillian instructed Netflix that Flynn brings out the “candy naïveté beneath [Dickie’s] outward confidence, together with that laconic ease individuals who don’t have to fret about cash have.”

Flynn can also be a musician; he’s the lead singer and songwriter for the band Johnny Flynn & the Sussex Wit. His movie and TV roles embrace Emma, Lovesick, the BBC miniseries adaptation of Les Miserables, and the movie Stardust as David Bowie.

Eliot Sumner As Freddie Mills

Eliot Sumner performs Freddie Mills in Ripley, Dickie’s wealthy and snobby good friend who has suspicions about Tom. Zaillian instructed Netflix that he preferred Sumner’s “quiet, figuring out, refined” embodiment of the character.

Sumner — the kid of Sting and Trudie Styler — can also be a singer-songwriter. Their breakout position was in Man Ritchie’s 2020 movie The Gents.

Maurizio Lombardi As Inspector Ravini

Maurizio Lombardi stars because the Italian murder detective in Ripley. In an interview with Display screen Rant, Lombardi spoke in regards to the dynamic between him and Andrew. “I feel like chess play with me and Andrew and the motion is the strains of the script. And since Steve instructed us “Okay, keep cease the digicam round you.” So, like a recreation. I play a recreation with Andrew Scott [and] Tom Ripley,” he stated.

The Italian actor’s worldwide breakout position was in The Younger Pope and its sequel, The New Pope. He’s additionally set to star in Prime Video’s spinoff Citadel: Diana, primarily based on the American spy motion thriller sequence Citadel.

Kenneth Lonergan as Mr. Greenleaf

In Ripley, Kenneth Lonergan stars as Mr. Greenleaf, Dickie’s father who hires Ripley to go to Italy within the first place.

Lonergan is an award-winning director, screenwriter, and playwright. He received the Academy Award for Finest Unique Screenplay for Manchester by the Sea and obtained Oscar nods for You Can Rely on Me and Gangs of New York. His notable performs embrace This Is Our Youth, Foyer Hero, and The Waverly Gallery, which every earned nominations for the Tony Award for Finest Revival of a Play.

Ripley is now streaming on Netflix. Watch the trailer beneath.