The Watcher cast guide: Who’s in the Netflix show?

Netflix’s latest thriller limited series has arrived, and everyone will surely be hooked on The Watcher leading up to Halloween. Even though it didn’t premiere on Friday the 13th (rather, Thursday the 13th), The Watcher cast will still give you quite the scare.

The series comes from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, two of the minds behind shows like Glee, Scream Queens, The Politician, and Netflix’s current hit Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.

Based on the article published in The Cut by Reeves Wiedeman about the chilling true story, The Watcher centers on a married couple and their family as they move into what they hoped would be their dream home in New Jersey. Before long, they receive harrowing letters from a stalker who calls themself “The Watcher.”

The Watcher cast

Murphy and Brennan assembled quite the A-list cast of recognizable and beloved talent from the leading stars to the supporting cast. But who plays who in The Watcher cast? Let’s get to know the cast members and learn a little bit more about them.

Naomi Watts as Nora Brannock

Two-time Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts starts in The Watcher as Nora Brannock. The character is based on Maria Broaddus.

• Birthday: Sept. 28, 1968
• Age: 54
• Star sign: Libra
• Height: 5′ 5″
• Relationship status: Watts has been in a relationship with actor Billy Crudup since 2017, after meeting on the set of the Netflix series Gypsy. She was previously in a relationship with actor Liev Schreiber from 2005 to 2016, and the pair share two children.
• Biggest roles: Mulholland Drive, The Ring, 21 Grams, I Heart Huckabees, King Kong, Eastern Promises, The International, The Impossible, Birdman, Insurgent, The Glass Castle, Penguin Bloom, Twin Peaks, Gypsy, The Loudest Voice

Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock

Emmy Award winner Bobby Cannavale stars in The Watcher as Dean Brannock. The character is based on Derek Broaddus.

• Birthday: May 3, 1970
• Age: 52
• Star sign: Taurus
• Height: 6′ 2″
• Relationship status: Cannavale has been in a relationship with actress Rose Byrne since 2012. The couple have two children, born in 2016 and 2017. Previously, Cannavale was married to actress and writer Jenny Lumet and share a son, actor Jake Cannavale.
• Biggest roles: Third Watch, Vinyl, Mr. Robot, Will & Grace, Boardwalk Empire, Homecoming, The Other Guys, Spy, Ant-Man, Motherless Brooklyn, The Irishman, Superintelligence, Sing 2, Blonde

Mia Farrow as Pearl

Golden Globe winner Mia Farrow stars in The Watcher as Pearl.

• Birthday: Feb. 9, 1945
• Age: 77
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Height: 5′ 4″
• Biggest roles: Peyton Place, Rosemary’s Baby, Follow Me!, The Great Gatsby, Death on the Nile, Third Watch, The Omen, Be Kind Rewind, Dark Horse, Arthur and the Invisibles

Terry Kinney as Jasper

Tony Award nominee Terry Kinney stars in The Watcher as Jasper.

• Birthday: Jan. 29, 1954
• Age: 68
• Star sign: Aquarius
• Height: 6′ 0″
• Relationship status: Kinney has previously been married to actress Elizabeth Perkins from 1984 to 1988, and again to actress Kathryn Erbe from 1993 to 2005. They pair have a daughter and son born in 1995 and 2003 respectively.
• Biggest roles: Oz, Canterbury’s Law, The Mentalist, Being Human, Promised Land, Billions, The Little Things, Inventing Anna, and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile

Noma Dumezweni as Theodora

Tony Award nominee Noma Dumezweni stars in The Watcher as Theodora.

• Birthday: July 28, 1969
• Age: 53
• Star sign: Leo
• Height: 5′ 6″
• Biggest roles: A Raisin in the Sun, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Black Earth Rising, Made for Love, The Undoing, Mary Poppins Returns, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, The Little Mermaid

Richard Kind as Mitch

Tony Award nominee Richard Kind stars in The Watcher as Mitch.

• Birthday: Nov. 22, 1956
• Age: 65
• Star sign: Sagittarius
• Height: 6′ 1″
• Relationship status: From 1999 to 2014, Kind was married to Dana Stanley, and together the couple had three children.
• Biggest roles: Mad About You, Spin City, Curb Your Enthusiasm, A Serious Man, A Bug’s Life, Cars, Toy Story 3, Inside Out, Big Mouth, The Big Knife

Margo Martindale as Mo

Emmy Award winner Margo Martindale stars in The Watcher as Mo.

• Birthday: July 18, 1951
• Age: 71
• Star sign: Cancer
• Height: 5′ 5″
• Relationship status: Martindale and musician Bill Boals have been married since 1986 and have a daughter named Margaret.
• Biggest roles: Justified, The Americans, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, The Hours, Million Dollar Baby, BoJack Horseman, August: Osage County, The Boss, Cars 3, Uncle Frank, Instant Family, Sneaky Pete, The Good Wife, Mrs. America

Jennifer Coolidge as Karen Calhoun

Emmy Award winner Jennifer Coolidge stars in The Watcher as real estate agent Karen Calhoun.

• Birthday: Aug. 28, 1961
• Age: 61
• Star sign: Virgo
• Height: 5′ 10″
• Biggest roles: American Pie, Legally Blonde, A Cinderella Story, Best in Show, A Might Wind, For Your Consideration, Mascots, Austenland, Like a Boss, Promising Young Woman, Single All the Way, 2 Broke Girls, The White Lotus, Shotgun Wedding

The Watcher cast list

Here’s the full cast list, including main and supporting cast members:

• Naomi Watts as Nora Brannock
• Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock
• Mia Farrow as Pearl
• Noma Dumezweni as Theodora
• Joe Mantello
• Richard Kind as Mitch
• Terry Kinney as Jasper
• Margo Martindale as Mo
• Jennifer Coolidge as Karen Calhoun
• Christopher McDonald
• Michael Nouri as Roger Kaplan
• Isabel Gravitt as Ellie
• Henry Hunter Hall as Dakota
• Luke David Blumm as Carter Brannock
• Samantha Blaire Cutler 

Make sure to check out The Watcher cast in action on Netflix.