Meet the Cast & Characters of ‘War’

Dominic West plays Morgan HendersonMizuno//HBOMorgan is a tech mogul and married to Carla.Dominic West is allegedly best known for The Wire. It is wild how many British actors were in that very American show, isn’t it? He’s also pretty well known for playing the then future king of England on The Crown and has an impressive number of London stage credits. Some of Dominic’s other television shows include The Hour, The Affair, Burton & Taylor, Brassic, andThe Agency. On the big screen, you’ve seen him in the last two Downton Abbey movies, Tomb Raider, Collette, 300, Mona Lisa Smile, Chicago, and Pride to name a few.Sienna Miller plays Carla DuvalMizuno//HBOCarla is a movie star and married to Morgan.Sienna Miller is a movie star too, as well as a model. You’ve seen her in Alfie, The September Issue, Stardust, Lost City of Z, Black Mass, Burnt, American Woman, 21 Bridges and Horizon: An American Saga. Television-wise, she played herself on Curb Your Enthusiasm and starred as Sophie Whitehouse in Anatomy of a Scandal on Netflix. Sienna also made her Broadway debut in After Miss Julie in 2009 and later starred as Sally Bowles in Cabaret.IG: @siennathingAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowPhoebe Fox plays Serena ByrneMizuno//HBOSerena is a law partner at Taylor & Byrne.Phoebe Fox is an Oliver Award-nominated actress for a 2015 production of A View From The Bridge. Hopefully you saw her as Marial in The Great, and if not remedy that ASAP. Phoebe’s other film and television credits include Task, The Hollow Crown, Close to the Enemy, Life in Squares, and the Black Mirror episode “The Entire History of You.”IG: @phoebemercedesJames McArdle plays Nicholas TaylorMizuno//HBONicholas is law partner at Taylor & Byrne.James McArdle is an Oliver Award-nominated actor for the 2017 revival of Angels in America. You likely recognize him from shows like Andor and/or Mare of Easttown. On the big screen, James appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Ammonite, Mary Queen of Scots, and Four Mothers. He is currently working again with West on Josie Rourke’s adaptation of the Edith Warton novel The Custom of the Country.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowPip Torrens plays St. John SmallwoodMizuno//HBOSt. John is a law partner at Cathcarts.Pip Torrens has taken on significant roles in some prestigious shows in the last decade or so, including The Crown, Preacher, Succession, Poldark, Versailles, and Renegade Nell. You’ll see him on the big screen later this month in Digger. His other film credits include War Horse, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Iron Lady, The Danish Girl, Dorian Gray and Remains of the Day.Nina Sosanya plays Beatrice "Queen Bea" UbosiMizuno//HBOQueen Bea is a law partner at Cathcarts.Nina Sosanya is a film, television, and theatre actress you know from Good Omens, Baby Reindeer, W1A, Staged, His Dark Materials, Teachers, Last Tango in Halifax, and Killing Eve. She also played Annie, the villain woman who calls Natalie chubby and then doubles down with more fatphobic remarks, in Love Actually.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowArchie Renaux plays Jonathan "Johnny" WarrenMizuno//HBOJohnny is an ambitious young lawyer.Archie Renaux played Malyen "Mal" Oretsev on the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. He went on to appear in some fairly buzzy films (all for very very different reasons) including Catherine Called Birdy, Morbius, Voyagers, The Other Zoey, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Upgraded, and Alien: Romulus.IG: @archierenaux3Nick Mohammed plays Michael StefanoMizuno//HBOMichael is a lawyer.You know Nick Mohammed as Nate from Ted Lasso, though he has not shown his backstabbing face in the most recent season. Possibly because the comedian was too busy hosting the Olivier Awards. He often appears on panel shows in the UK as a character he created called Mr Swallow, and was on a season of Taskmaster. Or you may recognize him from films like The Martian, Christopher Robin, or The Kid Who Would Be King.IG: @nickmohammedyAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowCelia Imrie plays BudgieMizuno//HBOBudgie is a judge.Celia Imrie is an Oliver Award-winning actress best known for playing Una in the Bridget Jones movies. She was a series regular on the UK comedy series After You’ve Gone and the American comedy series Better Things. Celia recently joined The Diplomat in a recurring role, and is a former contestant on The Celebrity Traitors. Movie-wise, you also know her from Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Imagine Me & You, and Thursday Murder Club.IG: @celia.imrieShaheen Jafargholi plays Saeed MasoodMizuno//HBOSaeed is a training associate at Taylor & Byrne.You should probably get to know Shaheen Jafargholi now before he debuts as Fabien Salah in the second season of Heated Rivalry. He is an actor and recording artist who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009. He was a series regular on EastEnders and Casualty for several years. Other television credits include Lost Boys and Fairies, In Flight, and Wreck. IG: @shaheenjafaAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowEmma Laird plays Molly GiordanoMizuno//HBOMolly is a training associate at Taylor & Byrne.Prior to War, Emma Laird played Iris on Mayor of Kingstown and also appeared in the miniseries The Crowded Room and Mint. Her feature film debut was 2023’s A Haunting in Venice and she has been busy since in The Brutalist, Satisfaction, 28 Years Later, 28 Years Later–The Bone Temple, and Fackham Hall. Soon, you’ll see her as Daphne du Maurier in The Housekeeper and in the upcoming Elden Ring movie.IG: @emmalaird