The Night Manager Season 1 cast and characters: Here’s who brought the BBC One spy thriller to life

The Night Manager Season 1 brings John le Carré’s cold war paranoia into the modern age with a cast that understands exactly how to sell quiet menace, moral exhaustion, and glossy danger. The BBC One thriller had an ensemble cast of some of the finest British actors, bringing the award-winning thriller to life in an iconic way.

Together, they transform a classic spy novel into prestige television that feels sleek, tense, and emotionally bruising in all the right ways. Now before you ready up for the second season of the show, here's who stars in The Night Manager Season 1, and where you've seen them before.

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Who stars in The Night Manager Season 1?

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Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine

Tom Hiddleston stars as Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier turned hotel night manager whose polished restraint masks deep moral unrest. His character infiltrates the inner circle of arms dealer Richard Roper, and drives the central plot of the series.

Beyond The Night Manager, Hiddleston is widely known as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has also starred in auteur driven films like The Deep Blue Sea, Only Lovers Left Alive, and Crimson Peak.

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Hugh Laurie as Richard "Dickie" Onslow Roper

Hugh Laurie plays Richard “Dickie” Onslow Roper, a flawlessly groomed arms dealer whose charm masks pure moral rot. Publicly a polished philanthropist, privately a ruthless power broker, Roper sells violence to anyone who can pay, earning a reputation as “the worst man in the world” behind his immaculate manners.

Outside The Night Manager, Laurie is best known for reinventing himself as Dr Gregory House in the long running US medical drama House, which made him the most watched leading man on television. Earlier, he became famous in Britain through Blackadder and comedy work with Stephen Fry, later appearing in Veep and marking his return to British television after thirteen years.

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Olivia Colman as Angela Burr

Olivia Colman plays Angela Burr, the sharp, unflinching head of the Foreign Office’s International Enforcement Agency. Originally a male character, Colman completely owns her role, as she recruits Jonathan Pine to dismantle Richard Roper’s empire, refusing to let wealth and charm excuse global violence.

Colman is known for her roles in Green Wing, Fleabag, and Twenty Twelve. She later dominated drama in The Crown as Queen Elizabeth II, earning Emmy and Golden Globe wins, with standout roles in Accused, Landscapers, Heartstopper, and The Bear.

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Tom Hollander as Major Lance "Corky" Corkoran

Tom Hollander plays Major Lance “Corky” Corcoran, Richard Roper’s meticulous second in command and trusted front man.

Hollander is best known for portraying Mr. Collins in Joe Wright’s Pride and Prejudice and Lord Cutler Beckett in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. His filmography also includes Gosford Park, In the Loop, Valkyrie, Hanna, About Time, Mission Impossible Rogue Nation, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Elizabeth Debicki as Jemima "Jed" Marshall

Elizabeth Debicki plays Jemima “Jed” Marshall, Richard Roper’s girlfriend, who is intelligent and observant beneath her composed exterior.

Debicki is known for her roles in Macbeth, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Widows, Tenet, and MaXXXine, but is most known for her role as Princess Diana on The Crown, winning Emmy and Golden Globe awards.

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Alistair Petrie as Lord Alexander "Sandy" Langbourne

Alistair Petrie plays Lord Alexander “Sandy” Langbourne, Richard Roper’s financial director and a key member of his inner circle. Sandy manages the money that keeps Roper’s operation running.

On television, he has appeared in Utopia, Sherlock, Undercover and Sex Education.

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Who else stars in The Night Manager Season 1?

Apart from the main cast, the show stars the following stars:

• Natasha Little as Lady Caroline “Caro” Langbourne, playing Sandy Langbourne’s wife and a close friend to Jed.
• Douglas Hodge as Rex Mayhew, playing a senior Foreign Office official and Burr’s steady source of support.
• David Harewood as Joel Steadman, playing an American ATF agent who becomes a trusted ally to Burr.
• Tobias Menzies as Geoffrey Dromgoole, playing a powerful MI6 official who actively works against Burr’s mission.
• Antonio de la Torre as Juan Apostol, playing Richard Roper’s calculating and discreet lawyer.
• Adeel Akhtar as Rob Singhal, playing Burr’s dependable second in command at the IEA.
• Michael Nardone as Frisky, playing one of Richard Roper’s loyal enforcers.
• Hovik Keuchkerian as Tabby, playing one of Richard Roper’s henchmen.
• Camila Morrone as Roxana Bolaños, playing a Colombian businesswoman drawn into an uneasy alliance with Pine.
• Diego Calva as Teddy Dos Santos, playing a volatile Colombian arms dealer.
• Noah Jupe as Danny Roper, playing Richard Roper’s young son.
• David Avery as Freddie Hamid, playing an Egyptian playboy and associate of Roper.
• Amir El Masry as Youssuf, playing a hotel chef and one of Pine’s closest friends.
• Aure Atika as Sophie Alekan, playing Hamid’s girlfriend and Pine’s secret lover in Egypt.
• Nasser Memarzia as Omar Barghati, playing the head of a weapons buying consortium.
• Russell Tovey as Simon Ogilvey, playing Pine’s old friend and a Foreign Office diplomat.
• Neil Morrissey as Harry Palfrey, playing an MI6 officer caught between duty and conscience.
• Jonathan Aris as Raymond Galt, playing a senior MI6 official and Dromgoole’s deputy.
• Katherine Kelly as Pamela, playing the Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Office.
• Bijan Daneshmand as Kouyami, playing a senior member of Barghati’s consortium.
• Hannah Steele as Marilyn, playing a single mother Pine meets in Devon.
• Indira Varma as Mayra.
• Paul Chahidi as Basil.
• Hayley Squires as Sally.

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The Night Manager is available to stream on Prime Video.