Is Kevin Spacey in The Beast in Me? Speculations explored

The Beast in Me is Netflix's latest crime miniseries, led by Homeland star Claire Danes and The Americans star Matthew Rhys. Set in a fictional, wealthy suburb of Oyster Bay in New York, the show follows a lonely writer, Aggie Wiggs (Danes), who gets entangled in her new neighbour Nile's (Rhys) life, who is also the prime suspect in his first wife's murder.

Thanks to a gripping premise and impressive performances by its lead stars, the show is already a hit among the audience and is also creating buzz on various social media platforms. Amidst all these praises, many fans are wondering if the Academy and BAFTA-winning actor Kevin Spacey appears in The Beast in Me.

Kevin Spacey, who is famous for his roles in A Time to Kill and Pay It Forward, does not appear in Netflix's The Beast in Me. The confusion started because many fans mistook him for Brennan Brown, who plays Phineas Gold in the series, and shares a striking resemblance to the veteran actor. As fans might remember, Brown's Phineas is a minor character in the show, a councilman who sides with Nile's opponent in the finale.

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Kevin Spacey is not in The Beast in Me

While The Usual Suspects actor does not appear in The Beast in Me, people are mistaking him for Brennan Brown, who plays Phineas Gold in the show. The confusion started because Brown was initially not credited for his character on IMDB.

A Reddit fan started this conversation as:

''Its driving me crazy, he looks familar. But I cannot find the name... he is called "Phineas Gold", but there is no such role on IMDB.''

To this, one user replied:

''I found him, its "Brennan Brown". But what I do not understand: why is this role not listed on IMDB? I mean "Wealthy Party Guest" is listeted, but not him. He has at least 2 speaking scences.''

This initiated a conversation among users who recently watched The Beast in Me, comparing Brennan Brown to Kevin Spacey:

''I had this exact question. I thought he was Kevin spacey at first glance lol'' wrote one user

''He looks a bit like kevin spacey'' another user chimed in

While fans were initially confused between the two actors because of their strikingly similar looks, the confusion has now been cleared. IMDB has officially credited Brennan Brown as Phineas Gold in two episodes (Episode 3 and 8) in The Beast in Me.

The Beast in Me star Brennan Brown is best known for playing Dr. Sam Abrams in NBC's popular medical procedural Chicago Med. Additionally, he has also appeared as Lionel Jeffries in The Sinner, Robert Childan (main role) in The Man in the High Castle, a US Attorney in Breaking Bad and Captain/Chief Ward in Beauty & the Beast.

Kevin Spacey: Notable and upcoming projects

While Kevin Spacey does not appear in The Beast in Me, he has many projects lined up in the coming months. Spacey's biggest upcoming project is the supernatural action thriller movie Holiguards Saga — The Portal of Force, which is currently in post-production. Spacey both leads and directs the project. Additionally, he is also listed in the ensemble cast for Matt Routledge's upcoming British thriller film The Awakening, which is also in post-production.

In addition to these upcoming projects, Spacey is best known for his Francis "Frank" Underwood character in Netflix's political thriller series House of Cards and guest roles in television series like The Equalizer, Crime Story, The Murder of Mary Phagan and Wiseguy.

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