Critics and viewers are in agreement: Netflix’s The Beast In Me is one of the best psychological thrillers of the year – perhaps even the decade. And God knows we’re always in need of some decent telly.
The Beast In Me is a psychological thriller that follows Aggie (Claire Danes), a writer who is struggling with writer’s block following the death of her son. When multimillionaire Nile (Matthew Rhys) moves in next door with his second wife, Nina (Brittany Snow) to seemingly hide out after (potentially) killing his first wife, Aggie thinks she’s found the inspiration she needs. Their thorny, antagonistic connection fuels the taut, tense eight episodes that follow.
It’s a brilliant piece of writing, made even more brilliant by a sparkling, sparking cast.
The Beast In Me Cast List
- Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs
- Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis
- Brittany Snow as Nina Jarvis
- Natalie Morales as Shelley
- Bill Irwin as James Ingram
- Amir Arison as Frank Breton
- Will Brill as Chris Ingram
- Kate Burton as Mariah Ingram
- Julie Ann Emery as Lila Jarvis
- David Lyons as Brian Abbot
- Tim Guinee as Wrecking Ball
- Hettienne Park as Agent Erika Breton
- Aleyse Shannon as Olivia Benitez
- Deirdre O’Connell as Carol McGiddish
- Jonathan Banks as Martin Jarvis
Below, we explore the main cast members in Netflix’s The Beast In Me, including when and where you’ve seen them before.
Meet The Beast in Me cast
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Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs
Who does she play? Danes stars as writer Aggie Wiggs. Following the tragic death of her eight-year-old son, Aggie has split from her wife, Shelley, and is struggling to get a handle on her next book, which charts the unlikely friendship between supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fellow judge, the right wing Antonin Scalia.
Where have you seen her before? Danes sprung onto the scene in the ‘90s, starring in My So-Called Life and Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet. She also played the tragid Beth in the 1994 Little Women. Since then, she’s starred in The Hours, Shopgirl, The Family Stone and Homeland.