Night Always Comes cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the latest Netflix crime drama?

Night Always Comes, Netflix's latest streaming hit, has gotten people buzzing with its incredible plot and cast. The movie features a stellar cast that beautifully portrays the struggles that a young girl and her disabled brother go through in the face of eviction.

The leading role is played by Vanessa Kirby, who finally made her transition from television to films after the success of The Crown.

Night Always Comes follows Vanessa Kirby's Lynette as she goes around the dark streets of Portland, committing all kinds of crimes to keep herself and her brother off the streets as their mother fails to hold up her end of the deal and co-sign a loan for Lynette to get a house with her mother.

Aside from Vanessa Kirby's performance, there are many other stellar actors in the movie. Here's a full list of the cast and characters of Night Always Comes.

Cast and character list for Night Always Comes

Vanessa Kirby as Lynette

Vanessa Kirby plays the role of Lynette (Image via Getty)

Vanessa Kirby plays the leading role as Lynette in Night Always Comes. She rose to fame playing the leading role of Princess Margaret in the television series The Crown.

In the movie, Kirby's character is ready to purchase a property, but all her plans fail to come through when her mother does not co-sign for the loan, leaving them with one night to come up with $25,000.

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Doreen

Jennifer Jason Leigh plays the character of Doreen (Image via Getty)

Jennifer Jason Leigh has made her name in Hollywood and is popular for the multiple roles she has played across her career, both in television and movies.

In Night Always Comes, the Golden Globe-nominated actress plays the character of Doreen, who is Lynette's mother. She has spent her entire life in poverty, and reaches a breaking point, owing to which she ends up disappointing her daughter. While she is supposed to co-sign a loan for the property Lynette is set to buy, she fails to do that and eventually buys a car for herself, which leads to the events of the movie.

Michael Kelly as Tommy

Michael Kelly plays the role of Tommy (Image via IMDb)

Michael Kelly plays a small but impactful role in Night Always Comes. Kelly's character, Tommy, has a dark connection to Lynette's past. His controlling actions are also one of the main reasons behind Lynette's past sex work. He appears in the movie when Lynette tries to stash her illegal possessions at his shop.

Stephan James as Cody

Stephan James plays the role of Cody in Night Always Comes (Image via IMDb)

Stephan James plays a smaller yet important role in the movie. He works at the bar with Lynette, and having a dark past of his own, is an obvious choice for her when she has to open the stolen safe.

Cody helps Lynette offload the Mercedes she stole, but this leads to a strain in their relationship as the movie progresses.

While these are some of the pivotal characters in the movie, there are other characters who help progress the storyline, such as Scott (played by Randall Park) and Gloria (played by Julia Fox).