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Lesley Manville plays Susan Ryeland and Tim McMullan plays Atticus Pünd, alongside a cast whose familiar faces connect the two worlds.
Magpie Murders Cast: Who Plays Who
Moonflower Murders Cast: Who Plays Who
Marble Hall Murders Cast: Who Plays Who
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The returning company that carries relationships and visual echoes across the adaptations.
Susan Ryeland
An English actor whose career spans the Royal Shakespeare Company, major West End productions, independent film and prestige television. She leads the trilogy as editor-turned-investigator Susan Ryeland.
Read full profile →Atticus Pünd
An English stage and screen actor with extensive classical-theatre work and a long record of distinctive performances in British drama. He plays Alan Conway’s meticulous fictional detective.
Andreas Patakis
A Greek actor whose film and television work spans Greek and international productions. Andreas connects Susan’s investigations with the life she tries to build in Greece.
Alan Conway
A Northern Irish actor celebrated on stage and television. His theatre work has earned Olivier recognition, while international audiences know him as Varys in Game of Thrones.
Read full profile →DS Locke / DI Chubb
An English film, television and stage actor known for emotionally direct character performances. He appears in both the contemporary investigation and Pünd’s fictional world.
Read full profile →James Taylor / James Fraser
Matthew Beard plays James Taylor and James Fraser in Magpie Murders, returning as James Taylor in Moonflower Murders.
Sajid Khan / Dr Kamal
Sanjeev Kohli plays Sajid Khan and Dr Kamal in Magpie Murders, returning as Sajid in Moonflower Murders.
Katie Williams
An English stage and screen actor whose work ranges from intimate independent film to major television drama. She plays Susan Ryeland’s sister.
Read full profile →Charles Clover
An English actor with a career across Shakespeare, film, television and radio. He plays Susan’s publisher and colleague.
Read full profile →Detailed profiles for actors currently unique to the first adaptation.
Claire Jenkins / Clarissa Pye
An English actor whose television career ranges from comedy to thrillers and period drama.
Max Ryeland / Sir Magnus Pye
An Irish actor with extensive television, film and stage credits, appearing in both the contemporary and manuscript stories.
Rev Robeson / Rev Osborne
A British actor whose work includes major theatre productions and television drama.
Jack White / Jack Whiteley
A British actor with a long television career across drama and serial storytelling.
Read full profile →Freddy Conway / Frederick Pye
A British stage and screen actor appearing in both halves of the first adaptation.
Detailed profiles for actors who join Susan’s second screen investigation.
Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
An English actor, writer and director whose work frequently explores mystery, horror and classic television.
Read full profile →Lisa Treherne / Melissa James
An English actor and singer acclaimed for leading work in musical theatre as well as television drama.
Read full profile →Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner
An English actor with extensive film, television and theatre work.
Read full profile →Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner
An English actor and screenwriter whose television work covers drama, comedy and science fiction.
Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh
An English actor known for historical, fantasy and contemporary television.
Gwyneth Endicott / Phyllis Chandler
An English character actor whose career included stage, film and television.
Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler
A British stage and screen actor known for grounded contemporary drama.
The currently announced new ensemble. Unconfirmed role names are never guessed.
Miriam Crace / Lady Margaret Chalfont
An English actor with a distinguished stage and screen career, known equally for sophisticated comedy and serious drama.
Eliot Crace
A British actor whose work includes independent film and historical television drama.
Read full profile →Roland Crace / Robert Waysmith
An English actor and writer known for literary adaptations, historical drama and science fiction.
Read full profile →DC Emma Wardlaw
A British actor with television, film, theatre and voice credits across contemporary drama and science fiction.
Edward Crace / Elmer Waysmith
Mark Bonnar appears in Marble Hall Murders as Edward Crace / Elmer Waysmith. See the casting sources linked below.
Jonathan Crace / Jeffrey Chalfont
Rupert Penry-Jones appears in Marble Hall Murders as Jonathan Crace / Jeffrey Chalfont. See the casting sources linked below.
Read full profile →Julia Crace / Judith Lyttleton
Laura Rogers appears in Marble Hall Murders as Julia Crace / Judith Lyttleton. See the casting sources linked below.
Harry Lyttleton
Richard Goulding appears in Marble Hall Murders as Harry Lyttleton. See the casting sources linked below.
Frederick Turner / Achilles Vassilikos
Zubin Varla appears in Marble Hall Murders as Frederick Turner / Achilles Vassilikos. See the casting sources linked below.
Matthew Flynn
Jorden Myrie appears in Marble Hall Murders as Matthew Flynn. See the casting sources linked below.
DI Ian Blakeney
Danny Sapani appears in Marble Hall Murders as DI Ian Blakeney. See the casting sources linked below.
Elaine Clover
Amelia Bullmore appears in Marble Hall Murders as Elaine Clover. See the casting sources linked below.
Role confirmation pending
Daniel Cerqueira’s agency confirms his participation in the BBC/PBS production directed by Rebecca Gatward. Exact character names are not yet verified against an accessible primary source.
Sources and further reading: PBS Masterpiece: Magpie cast · PBS Masterpiece: Moonflower characters. Last reviewed 20 September 2026.
Anthony Horowitz’s novel behind the first television mystery.
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