Meet the Cast and Characters of Netflix’s ‘East of Eden’

Florence Pugh plays Cathy Amescourtesy of Netflix//NetflixCathy is a former sex worker and Adam’s wife.Florence Pugh was nominated for an Academy Award in 2020 for playing the oft-misunderstood Amy March in Little Women. Her breakout starring role in Lady Macbeth earned her a BAFTA Rising Star Award nomination and a British Independent Film Award trophy. Her more “mainstream” breakout came a few years later in Midsommar. You know her from The Outlaw King, Oppenheimer, Don’t Worry Darling, and now the Dune movies. She’s also the “new” Black Widow a.k.a. Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, if you still care!IG: @florencepughMike Faist plays Charles Traskcourtesy of Netflix//NetflixCharles is a farmer and Adam’s half-brother.Mike Faist was in the original cast of Newsies on Broadway and originated the role of Connor Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen, which earned him a Tony Award nomination, an Emmy Award, and a Grammy Award. His big screen Hollywood breakout role, so to speak, was Riff in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story. That earned him a BAFTA nomination. Next came Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers. This is his second leading television role after the 2021 Prime Video series Panic.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowChristopher Abbott plays Adam Traskcourtesy of Netflix//NetflixAdam is a former soldier, Charles’ half-brother, and Cathy’s husband.Christopher Abbott was recently cast as Charles Xavier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s upcoming X-Men film, NBD. But you probably remember him best as Charlie from Girls. Other television roles include The Sinner, The Crowded Room, and Catch-22. Some of his film credits include The Testament of Ann Lee, Kraven the Hunter, The Wolf Man, Poor Things, and First Man. He is also a New York stage actor and was nominated for a Tony Award this year for Death of a Salesman.Hoon Lee plays Leecourtesy of Netflix//NetflixLee is Adam’s cook and housekeeper.Lee was a series regular on Banshee, Outcast, Warrior, See, and Your Friends & Neighbors. He was the voice of Splinter on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for years, too. Lee is also a musical theatre performer whose Broadway credits include Urinetown, Flower Drum Song, Pacific Overtures, and The King and I.IG: @misterhoonleeAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJoseph Zada plays Caleb "Cal" Traskcourtesy of Netflix//NetflixCal is one of Adam and Cathy’s twin sons.Joseph Zada is about to be 20+ feet tall on your local movie theater screen as Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. You may remember him from last summer’s We Were Liars on Prime Video. An Australian actor, some of his prior credits Down Under include the series Invisible Boys and the film The Speedway Murders.IG: @josephzadaJoe Anders plays Aron TraskNETFLIXAron is one of Adam and Cathy’s twin sons.Joe Anders made his screen acting debut as one of many soldiers in 1917, directed by his father Sam Mendes. He also played a soldier in Lee, which starred his mother, Kate Winslet. Anders additionally starred in Bonus Track and the Cape Fear reboot.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowTracy Letts plays Cyrus Traskcourtesy of Netflix//NetflixCyrus is a veteran, farmer, and Adam and Charles’ father.Tracy Letts is a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and a Tony Award-winning actor. These days, you surely recognize him from his collaborations with Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, and Little Women. He played a senator on Homeland. Some of his recent film credits include I Play Rocky, Rosebrush Painting, Saturday Night, Ford v Ferrari, and The Post.Martha Plimpton plays Fayecourtesy of Netflix//NetflixFaye is a brothel owner.Martha Plimpton is an Emmy Award-winning actress for her recurring role on The Good Wife. She was a series regular on Raising Hope, The Real O’Neals, and recently Task. Her film credits include The Goonies, Parenthood, Running on Empty, and Mass. Martha is also a prolific and three-time Tony Award nominated stage actress.IG: @marthaplimptonAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowCiarán Hinds plays Samuel Hamiltoncourtesy of Netflix//NetflixSamuel is the patriarch of a neighboring family.Ciarán Hinds is an Irish actor. You may also remember that he played Mance Rayder on Game of Thrones as well as Julius Caesar on Rome. Or maybe you know him from films like In Bruges, Belfast, and There Will Be Blood. He has also appeared in several Jane Austen adaptations, most famously the 1995 Persuasion.Zoe Phillips plays Abra Baconcourtesy of Netflix//NetflixAbra is the twins’ love interest.Zoe Phillips is an Australian actress you may have seen this year in another series adaptation of a novel that was previously adapted into a movie: My Brilliant Career. She also played Edie Kelly in the Australian crime series Dustfall, starring Anna Torv.IG: @zoe.phillipz