Devil in Ohio cast and characters guide: Who plays who in the new suspense thriller?

Devil in Ohio is about to become your latest Netflix obsession. If you binge-watched all of Echoes and are ready to sink your teeth into a new mystery, then Daria Polatin’s series should check all the right boxes.

The series is based on Polatin’s best-selling thriller novel of the same name and stars Bones actress Emily Deschanel as hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis. She brings cult escapee Mae (Madeleine Arthur) into her home. As expected, Mae’s arrival threatens to upend the Mathis’ lives, particularly that of Suzanne’s teen daughter Jules (Xaria Dotson).

Interestingly, Polatin told TV Insider that she and Deschanel actually attended college together at Boston University, so the two had worked together previously and were friendly before collaborating on the series.

“Suzanne plays different roles in her life: She’s a doctor, she’s a mother, she’s a daughter, she’s a survivor. Emily was just such a perfect fit for that and she brought such warmth and empathy and intelligence and was so great to work with,” Polatin told the outlet.

Learn more about the Devil in Ohio cast and the characters they play in the series below. Devil in Ohio starts streaming this Friday, September 2, only on Netflix.

Devil in Ohio cast and characters guide

Emily Deschanel as Dr. Suzanne Mathis

American actress Emily Deschanel is one of the lead characters in Devil in Ohio. She plays hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis, one of the first people to look out for Mae when she arrives at the hospital after escaping the cult. Suzanne later takes Mae under her wing and invites her to stay with her family.

• Birthday: October 11, 1976
• Age: 45
• Star sign: Libra
• Height: 5’9″
• Relationship status: She has been married to Mythic Quest star David Hornsby since 2010

Where have you seen her before?

Deschanel is best known for playing Temperance “Bones” Brennan on the long-running FOX crime procedural series Bones, which ran from 2005 to 2017. She also appeared in movies such as Easy, Cold Mountain, The Alamo, Boogeyman, Glory Road, My Sister’s Keeper, and The Perfect Family. She had a recurring role in Animal Kingdom season 4.

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Sam Jaeger as Peter Mathis

Actor, director, and screenwriter Sam Jaeger plays Suzanne’s husband, Peter Mathis. Peter is a former contractor struggling to make the leap to real estate sales after work finishes on his passion project, restoring a massive old house known as Windermere. Peter isn’t quite as enthused as his wife is about introducing Mae to the family long-term.

• Birthday: January 29, 1977
• Age: 45
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Height: 6′ 0″
• Relationship status: Sam is married to actress and author Amber Jaeger

Where have you seen him before?

Jaeger’s acting career started with a small role on Law & Order before he snagged roles in movies like Traffic and Behind Enemy Lines. Then he went on to star opposite Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell in Hart’s War. But in 2009, Jaeger landed his biggest role as series regular Joel Graham in the NBC family drama Parenthood, which ran for six seasons and over 100 episodes.

His other notable television roles include Tell Me a Story, When We Rise, and Why Women Kill. He also played Roe Messner in the acclaimed filmThe Eyes of Tammy Faye, Mark Tuello in The Handmaid’s Tale, and Tino in the Ryan Murphy series The Politician.

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Madeleine Arthur as Mae

Canadian actress Madeleine Arthur stars in Devil in Ohio as Mae, a teenager who manages to escape from a terrifying satanic cult. Dr. Mathis takes Mae into her home and tries to make her part of the family, but Mae has a lot of secrets and might not be quite as “good” as she first appears.

• Birthday: March 10, 1997
• Age: 25
• Star sign: Pisces
• Height: 5′ 5″

Where have you seen her before?

Arthur starred in movies like Big Eyes with Amy Adams and the Lovecraftian horror film Color Out of Space. But you probably recognize her from Netflix’s To All the Boys trilogy. She played Christine in all three movies. On television, Arthur made guest appearances in series like The Haunting Hour, The Killing, Spooksville, Supernatural, and Legends of Tomorrow.

She recurred in the short-lived CW sci-fi series The Tomorrow People and played Fray Waugh in SYFY’s The Magicians. Most recently, Arthur appeared in several episodes of TNT’s Snowpiercer as Nicolette “Nikki” Genêt and a couple of episodes of Nasim Pedrad’s TBS comedy Chad.

What’s next for Madeleine Arthur?

After Devil in Ohio premieres, look out for Arthur in another highly-anticipated Netflix project, Blockbuster. She plays series regular Hannah in the show, which will be out this November.

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Xaria Dotson as Jules Mathis

Xaria Dotson plays Suzanne’s daughter Jules Mathis, who quickly forms a friendship with Mae. Jules is initially hesitant to get to know Mae, but soon the two girls take a liking to each other. But is Mae really a good influence on Jules?

• Birthday: December 27, 1997
• Age: 24
• Star sign: Sagittarius
• Height: 5’1″

Where have you seen her before?

Dotson is best known for playing Tori Carucci in the Netflix series American Vandal and Evie Grayson in the Facebook Watch/Crypt TV show The Birch. She also guest-starred in an episode of Chad.

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Gerardo Celasco as Detective Lopez

American actor Gerardo Celasco plays Detective Lopez in the series. The detective has been trying to track down the cult Mae came from for a while now, especially because of the danger its leader, Malachai, presents to the community.

• Birthday: April 8, 1982
• Age: 40
• Star sign: Aries
• Height: 6′ 1″
• Relationship status: He is married to actress Jennifer Morrison

Where have you seen him before?

One of Celasco’s earliest roles was as Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald in the soap opera Passions. From there, he went on to play a recurring role in How to Get Away with Murder and later appeared in shows like FOX’s Next, Roku’s Swimming with Sharks, and the CBS series Good Sam starring Sophia Bush.

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Naomi Tan as Dani

Naomi Tan plays the youngest Mathis sister, Dani. An aspiring actress, Dani is one of the most outgoing of the family, and she’s one of the most uneasy about Mae’s sudden appearance in their lives.

Where have you seen her before?

Naomi Tan might be young, but she already boasts an impressive filmography! She’s done a few Netflix projects already, lending her voice to the character of Glenda in the Netflix animated series Chip and Potato, and she appeared in an episode of Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club series. Tan also played Lucy in Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Curse of the Shadows on Nickelodeon.

Alisha Newton as Helen Mathis

Canadian actress Alisha Newton plays the eldest Mathis sister, Helen. Helen is one of the most popular girls at the local high school, which sometimes causes friction between her and her younger sister Jules. Helen would often rather hang out with her friends and boyfriend, keeping Jules at arm’s length.

• Birthday: July 22, 2001
• Age: 21
• Star sign: Cancer
• Height: 5′ 4″

Where have you seen her before?

Alisha Newton has been acting since 2010 with some of her early roles, including an episode of Supernatural and playing young Annabeth in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. Her breakout role came when she landed the lead role of Georgina “Georgie” Fleming Morris on the popular Canadian family drama series Heartland during the show’s sixth season.

What’s next for Alisha Newton?

Newton will continue working with Netflix on her next project, My Life with the Walter Boys, where she has landed the role of Erin, who is described as “the most popular girl in school who has an on-and-off relationship” with one of the main characters, Cole (to be played by Noah LaLonde). This coming-of-age drama is based on Ali Novak’s 2014 novel of the same name.

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Devil in Ohio starts streaming this Friday, September 2, on Netflix.