The Gilded Age Season 3 cast and character guide: Meet the new and returning actors in the HBO series

The Gilded Age Season 3 features a great cast (Image via Instagram / gildedagehbo)
The Gilded Age Season 3 features a great cast (Image via Instagram / gildedagehbo)

The Gilded Age returns in style, with Season 3 premiering on HBO and Max on June 22, 2025. The official synopsis of the show, as per Rotten Tomatoes, mentions,

“The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, great conflict between the old ways and brand new systems, and huge fortunes were made and lost. In 1882, young Marian Brook moves from rural Pennsylvania to New York City after the death of her father to live with her aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook.”

The synopsis further mentions,

“Accompanied by Peggy Scott, an aspiring writer seeking a fresh start, Marian inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her stupendously rich neighbors, a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, George and Bertha Russell. Exposed to a world on the brink of the modern age, Marian must choose if she will follow the established rules of society or forge her own path.”

As The Gilded Age Season 3 will be picking up where Season 2 ended, there have been new additions to the cast. Let us now explore in detail the new and returning cast members of The Gilded Age Season 3.


The Gilded Age Season 3 cast and character guide

Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell

Carrie Coon returns as Bertha Russell in The Gilded Age Season 3. She is George Russell’s wife, who is a railroad tycoon. While Bertha has her own ambitions, she faces snobbery from her neighbors for her new money.

Carrie Coon’s previous projects include The Leftovers, Fargo, Widow, The Sinner etc.


Christine Baranski as Agnes van Rhijn

Christine Baranski reprises her role of Agnes van Rhijn, an old-school aristocrat who is not very pleased with the way the world around her is changing. She believes in old money and therefore, does not want to accept her wealthy neighbors who have built themselves on new wealth and money.

Christine Baranski is an Emmy-winning actor whose other projects include The Good Wife, Cybill, The Good Fight, etc.


Cynthia Nixon plays Ada Brook

Cynthia Nixon plays the role of Ada Brook, Agnes’ sister. Since she never found a husband for herself, she depends on Agnes. However, she is shown to be a strong character who knows when to take a stand for herself. She is also open to changes, as contrasted with her sister.

Cynthia Nixon has previously starred in Sex and the City, Ratched, Alpha House, etc.


Morgan Spector as George Russell

Morgan Spector also returns as George Russell, a ruthless baron and Bertha’s husband. George does not have any scruples when it comes to work and lives up to the name of robber baron. There’s a stark contrast between his personal and professional life as he is extremely moral when it comes to his roles as a father and husband.

Morgan Spector has previously appeared in The Drop, Homeland, The Plot Against America, etc.


New and recurring characters in The Gilded Age Season 3

Besides the main characters, a bunch of new cast members have joined this season, along with the recurring characters, including

  • Phylicia Rashad as Mrs Elizabeth Kirkland
  • Jordan Donica as Dr. William Kirkland
  • Brian Stokes Mitchell as Frederick Kirkland
  • Leslie Uggams as Mrs Ernestine Brown
  • Bill Camp as JP Morgan
  • Andrea Martin as Madame Dashkova
  • Denée Benton as Peggy Scott
  • Blake Ritson as Oscar van Rhijn

The Gilded Age can be streamed on Max.


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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal