‘Severance’ is the next hottest show! Get to know each actor in the cast of ‘Severance’ season 2.
‘Severance’ is the workplace thriller that fans can’t get enough of! Now, the second season is set to stream starting Friday, January 17, 2025 on AppleTV+. Ahead of the season 2 premiere, showrunner Dan Erickson teased consequences and “pain” for the cast of characters following their daring whistleblowing attempt at the end of season 1. “We had a victory at the end of Season 1 for the innies, but at Lumon, there is no victory without pain,” Erickson told Decider in an interview published January 2. “So get ready for some pain.”
Directed by Ben Stiller and Irish filmmaker Aoife McArdle, it features an impressive cast, too. From Adam Scott to Patricia Arquette to Christopher Walken and beyond, see the cast making up the next dramatic season of ‘Severance.’
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Patricia Arquette
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Patricia Arquette, a member of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable families, plays Mark’s ice-cold boss at Lumon Harmony Cobel, who also moonlights as his neighbor Mrs. Selvig.
Here, she’s seen looking stunning in a silk polka dot blouse for The Art Of Elysium’s 2024 HEAVEN Gala at The Wiltern on January 06, 2024 in Los Angeles.
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Christopher Walken
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Christopher Walken, known for being one of the industry’s most prolific film actors, appears in ‘Severance’ season 2 as Burt Goodman, a retiree from Lumon’s Optics and Design department. Here, the actor is seen looking casual during a photocall of the Filming Italy 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy.
Walken has quite the history in Hollywood — he’s appeared in over 100 movies and TV shows over his decades in the industry.
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Adam Scott
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Adam Scott heads up the cast of ‘Severance’ season 2 as Mark Scout, the Lumon employee who has the severance procedure following the loss of his wife. He’s seen here at the premiere of “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” on February 18, 2015 in Westwood, California. He previously starred in ‘Krampus,’ ‘The Overnight,’ and ‘Parks & Recreation,’ among others.
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Britt Lower
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Brunette beauty Britt Lower is Helly Riggs, a newcomer to Lumon who has been recently severed. “She’s the most defiant, brave, unapologetically honest person I’ve ever countered on a page,” Lower told Elle of her character in April 2022. Lower has appeared in ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,’ ‘American Horror Story,’ and ‘Show Pony,’ among others.
She’s seen here at a 2016 premiere in Westwood, Los Angeles.
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Tramell Tillman
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Tramell Tillman character is Seth Milchick, a manager on Lumon’s severed floor. “I wanted to create Milchick as a duck on water, if you will: very calm, but there’s always something going on underneath,” he once told The Hollywood Reporter. Tillman has also appeared in Prime Video’s ‘Hunters.’
He’s seen here arriving at the season one finale screening of ‘Severance’ on April 08, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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Dichen Lachman
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Dichen Lachman, seen here looks gorgeous in pink at a 2022 ‘Severance’ screening in Los Angeles, plays Lumon wellness counselor Ms. Casey in the eye-opening series. She’s also recognized for appearing in ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Aquamarine,’ and for phenomenal voice work in Disney’s ‘Baymax!’ and ‘Raya and the Last Dragon.’
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Zach Cherry
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Zach Cherry’s character Dylan George is an unapologetic conspiracy theorist and severed Lumon employee. He’s appeared in notable films including ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,’ ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,’ Netflix’s ‘You,’ and ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ among others.
Here, he rocks monochromatic blue at the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles.
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John Tuturro
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John Tuturro has enjoyed a high profile career as a character actor, appearing in major studio films including ‘O Brother Where Art Though,’ ‘The Batman,’ ‘The Big Lebowski,’ ‘Barton Fink,’ and many more.
In ‘Severance,’ Tuturro is Irving Bailiff, known as Irving B., a macrodata refiner at Lumon. Here, he arrives for the premiere of Prime Video’s ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith in New York on January 31 2024 in Brooklyn.
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Gwendoline Christie
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Gwendoline Christie’s ‘Severance’ season 2 character has not yet been announced, so fans will need to tune in on January 17 to find out what role she’ll play as the series escalates. The blonde bombshell previously appeared in ‘Wednesday,’ ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2,’ and ‘Game of Thrones.’
Here, she looks stunning in black at The Fashion Awards 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall on December 04, 2023 in London.
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Jen Tullock
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Jen Tullock plays Devon Scout-Hale, Mark’s sister. She’s been seen in live productions, as well as ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Lofty Dreams.’
She’s seen here arriving for the season 1 finale of ‘Severance’ at DGA Theater Complex on April 08, 2022 in Los Angeles. She looked mysterious in a plunging black blazer and purple tinted sunglasses.
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Michael Chernus
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Actor Michael Chernus plays Ricken Hale, a self-help book author and brother-in-law of Mark. He’s appeared in a number of high-profile films and shows, including ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Orange is the New Black,’ ‘The courtroom,’ and others.
He’s seen striking a series pose during the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2015 in Park City, Utah.
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