The Couple Next Door Season 2 cast and character guide: Who plays whom in the Channel 4 thriller series?

The Couple Next Door Season 2 packs the same punch as its first season with the twisted drama of desire and disruptions, and this time, there is a new couple at the center of the story whose life gets completely changed with the arrival of one enigmatic stranger.

Jacob and Charlotte, the central couple in The Couple Next Door Season 2, seem like the perfect pair, having a blissful life. With Charlotte being a surgeon and Jacob an anaesthetist, things go topsy-turvy when Mia, a mysterious nurse working at the same nursing home as the lead couple, gets entangled in their personal lives.

Besides its intriguing storyline, it is the cast of The Couple Next Door Season 2 that holds the attention of the audience. Let us now explore the cast of the thriller series in detail.

Cast and character guide of The Couple Next Door Season 2

Annabel Scholey as Charlotte

Annabel Scholey plays the role of one of the protagonists, Charlotte, who works as a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. At the beginning of the series, Charlotte is the character who has it all: she is professionally successful and has a great child-free marriage with Jacob. However, with the return of her ex Leo and the arrival of the mysterious Mia, her life starts to unravel.

Annabel Scholey has previously been seen in Being Human, The Sixth Commandment, The Serial Killer's Wife, etc.

Aggy K. Adams as Mia

Aggy K. Adams stars as the enigmatic and mysterious nurse Mia, who has a dark past and is running from secrets of her own. She joins the same hospital as Charlotte and becomes the couple’s central neighbor. As she gets increasingly involved with the couple, new secrets emerge, and all of their lives go through drastic changes.

Aggy K. Adams’ previous projects include Oh, Ramona!, The Witcher, etc.

Sam Palladio as Jacob

Sam Palladio plays the role of Charlotte’s husband Jacob, who works as a consultant anaesthetist. He is shown to be loving toward his wife but hides his own insecurities. With Mia’s arrival, something awakens in him that he cannot control, leading to disastrous consequences.

Sam Palladio has previously starred in Nashville, Humans, etc.

Sendhil Ramamurthy as Leo

Sendhil Ramamurthy stars as Charlotte’s former lover, Leo. The two were together when they were studying, and as he reappears in Charlotte’s life, some old feelings come rushing back. Moreover, Leo’s father’s death serves as a critical point in the story, making his character further important.

Sendhil Ramamurthy’s past projects include Heroes, Never Have I Ever, Beauty and the Beast, Covert Affairs, etc.

Other cast members of The Couple Next Door Season 2

Besides the key cast members, the series consists of other characters, including

Hugh Dennis as Alan, who has suffered a stroke and now lives a rather isolated life
Adam James as Ben, the medical director at the hospital where Jacob works
Maimie McCoy as Gemma, Charlotte’s best friend, who has gone through a recent divorce
Tanya Moodie as Yvonne, Mia’s closest friend at the hospital

The Couple Next Door can be streamed on STARZ.