Meet the Cast and Characters of ‘The Good Daughter’

Rose Byrne plays Samantha QuinnCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalSam, quintessential eldest daughter, left town and became a patent lawyer.Rose Byrne’s breakout role in Hollywood was as a titular bridesmaid in Bridesmaids, though she had already appeared in films like Sunshine, Troy and Marie Antoinette at that time. That same year, 2011, she played Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: First Class and would reprise that role in a later film. She’s still best known for comedies, however, like Spy, Neighbors, and Neighbors 2 as well as horror movies like 28 Weeks Later and the Insidious films. Television-wise, Byrne played Gloria Steinem in Mrs. America and starred in both Physical and Platonic. She was nominated for an Academy Award for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and a Tony Award for Fallen Angels.IG: @fullyrosebyrneMeghann Fahy plays Charlotte QuinnCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalMeanwhile, younger sister Charlie stayed in town and became a defense attorney.Meghann Fahy was one of the breakout stars of The White Lotus’ second season, though she also hadn’t come out of nowhere. Prior to the HBO seires, Meghann made her Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize winning musical Next to Normal as an understudy and replacement for the character Natalie, then played Sutton on The Bold Type, and also acted in 83 episodes of One Life To Live. Since the HBO series, she has starred in the movie Drop and the Netflix series Sirens as well as The Perfect Couple and Your Monster. She is also a two time Emmy nominee, for both Sirens and The White Lotus. IG: @meghannfahyAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowAudrey Grace Marshall and Drew Cheek play Young Sam and CharlieCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalFlashbacks show who the sisters were before the trauma that shaped them.Before The Good Daughter, Audrey Grace Marshall played Young Cassie on The Flight Attendent and was supposed to be in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot. She did play Viv in the Fairly Oddparents live action reboot thing in 2022. Drew Cheek, on the other hand, has only one previous credit: a movie called F*ck Valentine’s Day.IG: @audreygracemarshallIG: @drew_cheek_Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowBrendan Gleeson plays RustyCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalRusty is the sisters’ father and a former defense attorney with a reputation.Brendan Gleeson is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor. He won the latter for playing Winston Churchill in the miniseries Into the Storm. You’ve seen him in the Harry Potter films, Braveheart, 28 Days Later, Gangs of New York, Troy, In Bruges, Edge of Tomorrow, Paddington 2, and The Banshees of Inisherin. Brendan has not done much television, but did lead Mr. Mercedes from 2017 to 2019, appear in the 2022 series State of the Union, and play Silvermane in Spider-Noir.Harper Steele plays LenoreCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalLenore is Rusty’s secretary and the girls’ surrogate mother figure.This is Harper Steele’s first ever professional acting credit. She is an Emmy winning comedy writer who worked at Saturday Night Live for 13 years and was a head writer for four of those years. Her other screenwriting credits include Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and The Spoils of Babylon. Harper recently appeared with Will Ferrell in the road trip buddy documentary Will & Harper about their friendship before and after she came out as transgender.IG: @harperjsteeleAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowShayna Benardo plays Kelly WilsonCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalKelly is a suspect in a school shooting who Charlie chooses to represent.Shayna Bernardo’s previous credits before The Good Daughter include the Lifetime movie Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff, an episode of Doom Patrol, and the horror movie Sorority Secrets. IG: @shaynabenardoAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowPaula Malcomson plays JudithCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalJudith is an English teacher at a local middle school.Paula Malcomson is probably best known for playing Katniss’ understandably checked-out mother Asterid Everdeen in The Hunger Games movies. She was also a series regular on the Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica, as well as Deadwood and Ray Donovan. She also recurred on Sons of Anarchy.Jake McDorman plays Mason/HuckCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalHuck is a teacher at the local middle school with a grudge against Rusty.Jake McDorman is best known for leading roles in shows like Quintuplets, Greek, Manhattan Love Story, Limitless, Murphy Brown, The Right Stuff, Mrs. Davis and Dopesick. He also had a recurring role on Shameless. Movie-wise, you’ve seen him in Happiest Season, Lady Bird, American Sniper, Live Free Or Die Hard, Bring It On: All Or Nothing, and, of course, Aquamarine.IG: @jake_mcdormanAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowOlivia Williams plays Harriet ‘Gamma’ QuinnCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalFirst of all, no, this Harriet was the sisters’ mother and a genius physicist. Spoiler alert: she was violently murdered when Sam and Charlie were young girls.You may know Olivia Williams from films like Rushmore, the 2003 Peter Pan, Anna Karenina, and An Education. Fun fact: Williams played Moira MacTaggert in X-Men: The Last Stand. She played Camilla Parker-Bowles on two seasons of The Crown and her other television credits include Dollhouse, Manhattan, and Dune: Prophecy. She’s also a prolific stage actress and starred as Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at London’s Old Vic Theatre this year.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowMichael Dorman plays BenCourtesy of Peacock//NBC UniversalBen is Charlie’s estranged husband, and also a lawyer. So many lawyers!Michael Dorman is an Australian actor with many starring roles on television to his name, including shows like Wonderland, For All Mankind, Patriot, Territory, and Joe Pickett. His film credits include Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. IG: @michaeldorman81