Ruth & Boaz cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the Netflix romantic drama

Ruth & Boaz started streaming on Netflix on September 26, 2025. It is the directorial work of Alanna Brown, while Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin are the producers. Cory Tynan and Michael Elliot wrote this romantic drama film.

Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

"A talented singer leaves the Atlanta music scene and starts over in small-town Tennessee, where she finds love and new purpose but can’t escape the past."

Let us look at the cast and character guide of Ruth & Boaz to find out which actor played which character.

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Ruth & Boaz cast and character guide

Serayah McNeill as Ruth

Serayah portrays Ruth in the film. She used to work as a day care worker now works as a singer. She is trying to navigate the music world and is on the verge of getting her break with Atlanta music. Serayah has appeared in titles like Kingdom Business and Empire.

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Tyler Lepley as Boaz

Tyler Lepley's Boaz in the film is the upright owner of a vineyard. Taking a leaf from the Biblical character, Boaz falls for Ruth, and their love story becomes the centre point of the story. Other acting works of Lepley include P-Valley and Harlem.

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Other cast members of the film

• Phylicia Rashad as Naomi
• Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds as himself
• Gregory Alan Williams as Eli
• Walnette Carrington as Lena
• James Lee Thomas as Syrus
• Christopher Broughton as Geno
• Jermaine Dupri as himself
• Chaundre Hall-Broomfield as Marlon
• Nijah Brenea as Breana

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More about Ruth & Boaz

Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin produce Ruth & Boaz, while Angi Bones, Tony L. Strickland, and Bart Lipton are the executive producers. The film is based on the biblical love story of the Book of Ruth from the Old Testament.

In a Variety interview, Franklin spoke about casting Serayah and Tyler in the lead role, saying:

“The moment she auditioned, it was like ‘There’s Ruth but we didn’t know who Boaz was going to be. Then, at the 11th hour, Tyler Lepley sent in his self-tape. And we were like, ‘There’s Boaz. We did a chemistry read [with Serayah], and it was just magic.”

He added:

"It was a beautiful thing for them to have this type of chemistry, to have already worked together and now get the chance to bring this classic love story to the big screen. It was just amazing how it came together.”

Serayah also spoke in the interview, stating:

“Falling in love is also a parallel in my real life. You never know where things are going to lead you. When you’re open enough to receive and let your guard down, you realize you have to stop fighting yourself. I have to stop fighting divinity. I have to give in. There’s something beautiful on the other side of that.”

Ruth & Boaz is streaming on Netflix.

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