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Meet the cast of The Bear season 5
The acclaimed comedy-drama is back on Disney+.
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- James Hibbs
Published: Tuesday, 24 June 2025 at 12:10 pm
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Well, it's all come down to this. After The Bear finished out its fourth season with Jeremy Allen White's Carmy announcing his decision to quit the restaurant, season 5 will bring the acclaimed comedy drama to a close.
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The final season, which will drop on Friday 26 June, will kick off one day after Carmy's announcement, and will see the team trying to secure a Michelin star and keep the restaurant afloat, despite Cicero's threats to close it.
Once again, White is back as Carmy, and he is joined by Ayo Edebiri as Sydney, Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richie and Abby Elliott as Sugar.
But who else has returned for the Disney+ show's final season? And who else has starred in the series across the years? Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of The Bear.
The Bear season 5 cast: Who stars in the Disney+ comedy-drama?
Below is the main line-up for The Bear on Disney+. Read on to find out more about the cast and characters.
- Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto
- Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich
- Abby Elliott as Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto
- Lionel Boyce as Marcus Brooks
- Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina Marrero
- Matty Matheson as Neil Fak
- Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim
- Oliver Platt as Jimmy 'Cicero' Kalinowski
- Will Poulter as Luca
- Chris Witaske as Pete
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna Berzatto
- Sarah Ramos as Jessica
- Andrew Lopez as Garrett
- Jon Bernthal as Michael 'Mikey' Berzatto
- Molly Gordon as Claire
- Adam Shapiro as Chef Adam
- Gillian Jacobs as Tiffany Jerimovich
Jeremy Allen White plays Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto
Jeremy Allen White as Carmy in The Bear. FX/Disney+
Who is Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto? Carmy is an award-winning chef who returned from New York to run his brother's old sandwich shop after he died. At the end of season 1, he found tins of money hidden away, and has since changed the sandwich shop into a fine-dining establishment called The Bear. At the end of season 4, he announced his decision to leave the food industry, leaving the restaurant to Sydney, Sugar and Richie.
What else has Jeremy Allen White been in? White is best known for his role as Lip in Shameless, while he has also had roles in Law & Order, Homecoming, Fingernails, The Iron Claw, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and The Mandalorian and Grogu. He will soon be seen in The Social Reckoning.
Ayo Edebiri plays Sydney Adamu
Ayo Edebiri as Sydney in The Bear. FX/Disney
Who is Sydney Adamu? Sydney is a former sous-chef at the Original Beef of Chicagoland, who is now the chef de cuisine at The Bear.
What else has Ayo Edebiri been in? Edebiri is known for her roles in series and films including Big Mouth, Inside Out 2, Theatre Camp, Bottoms, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, Abbott Elementary, Dickinson, Mulligan, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Black Mirror, Opus, Ella McCay, After the Hunt and I Love LA.
Ebon Moss-Bachrach plays Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich
Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Richard “Richie” Jerimovich in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Richard 'Richie' Jerimovich? Richie was Carmy's brother Michael's best friend, and de facto manager at The Original Beef of Chicagoland. After going to train at a fine-dining establishment, he is now the maître d'hôtel at The Bear.
What else has Ebon Moss-Bachrach been in? Moss-Bachrach is best known for starring in the comedy-drama series Girls and as The Thing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, while he has also appeared in films and shows including The Royal Tenenbaums, The Last Ship, Person of Interest, The Punisher, Tesla, NOS4A2, The Dropout, Andor and No Hard Feelings. He will soon be seen reprising his role as The Thing in Avengers: Doomsday.
Abby Elliott plays Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto
Abby Elliot as Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Natalie 'Sugar' Berzatto? Sugar is Carmy's sister, who has taken on a managerial role at The Bear.
What else has Abby Elliott been in? Elliott is known for her work on Saturday Night Live, while she has also appeared in How I Met Your Mother, Odd Mom Out, Star vs the Forces of Evil, Indebted, Search Party and All Her Fault, as well as films such as No Strings Attached, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Cheaper by the Dozen.
Lionel Boyce plays Marcus Brooks
Lionel Boyce as Marcus in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Marcus Brooks? Marcus is the dessert chef at The Bear.
What else has Lionel Boyce been in? Boyce has previously had roles in Loiter Squad, The Jellies! and Curb Your Enthusiasm, while he was recently seen in hit film Project Hail Mary.
Liza Colón-Zayas plays Tina Marrero
Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Tina Marrero? Tina is the sous-chef at The Bear.
What else has Liza Colón-Zayas been in? Colón-Zayas has previously appeared in series including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Titans and David Makes Man, as well as films such as United 93, The Purge: Election Year, Collateral Beauty, Cat Person and IF. She will also be starring in this year's Spider-Man movie Brand New Day.
Matty Matheson plays Neil Fak
Matty Matheson as Neil Fak in The Bear. Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Neil Fak? Neil is a mechanic at The Bear who also became part of the front of house team at the end of season 2.
What else has Matty Matheson been in? Matheson has previously appeared in Workin' Moms and Craig of the Creek, and has a role in Toy Story 5.
Edwin Lee Gibson plays Ebraheim
Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim in The Bear. FX/Disney
Who is Ebraheim? Ebraheim is a chef at The Bear, who runs the sandwich window, where the restaurant honours its roots.
What else has Edwin Lee Gibson been in? Gibson has previously appeared in series including Law & Order, Shameless, Fargo, Unprisoned, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and Fallout, as well as films including Marshall.
Oliver Platt plays Jimmy 'Cicero' Kalinowski
Oliver Platt as Cicero in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Jimmy 'Cicero' Kalinowski? Cicero is a close friend of the Berzatto family who loaned Michael money for the restaurant. Carmy and the rest of the team are now indebted to him after he put more money into The Bear.
What else has Oliver Platt been in? Platt is known for playing Daniel Charles in Chicago Med, while he has also had roles in series including The West Wing, Huff, The Big C, Fargo, The Good Wife and Modern Family, as well as films such as X-Men: First Class, Chef, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women and I'm Thinking of Ending Things.
Will Poulter plays Luca
Will Poulter as Luca in The Bear. FX
Who is Luca? Luca is a pastry chef who trained with Carmy, and since helped train Marcus. He has now joined The Bear.
What else has Will Poulter been in? Poulter is known for his roles in films including The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, We're the Millers, The Maze Runner, Detroit, Midsommar, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Death of a Unicorn, Warfare and I Love Boosters, as well as series such as Why Didn't They Ask Evans?, Dopesick and Black Mirror.
Chris Witaske plays Pete
Chris Witaske as Pete and Jon Bernthal as Michael in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Pete? Pete is Sugar's husband.
What else has Chris Witaske been in? Witaske has previously had roles in films and series including Lady Bird, Unicorn Store, Love, Arrested Development, The Bubble, Chicago Party Aunt, The Paper, Happy Gilmore 2 and Free Bert.
Jamie Lee Curtis plays Donna Berzatto
Jamie Lee Curtis as Donna in The Bear. Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Donna? Donna is Carmy and Sugar's mother. She is troubled and has had a strained relationship with them both.
What else has Jamie Lee Curtis been in? Curtis is known for playing Laurie in the Halloween films, while she has also had many roles in films and series including A Fish Called Wanda, Anything But Love, True Lies, Freaky Friday, Scream Queens, Knives Out, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Borderlands, Star Trek: Section 31, Ella McCay and Scarpetta. She will soon be seen playing Jessica Fletcher in a Murder, She Wrote film.
Sarah Ramos plays Jessica
Sarah Ramos as Jessica in The Bear. FX
Who is Jessica? Jessica was the maître d'hôtel at Ever, who in season 4 joined The Bear.
What else has Sarah Ramos been in? Ramos has had roles in series including American Dreams, Parenthood, Midnight, Texas, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and Chicago Med.
Andrew Lopez plays Garrett
Andrew Lopez as Garrett in The Bear. FX
Who is Garrett? Garrett was Richie's supervisor at Ever, who in season 4 joined the team at The Bear.
What else has Andrew Lopez been in? Lopez is known for his roles in the film Blockers and the series Platonic.
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Jon Bernthal plays Michael 'Mikey' Berzatto
Jon Bernthal as Michael and Abby Elliot as Natalie “Sugar” Berzatto in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Michael 'Mikey' Berzatto? Mikey is the brother of Carmy and Sugar, who died by suicide before the start of the series.
What else has Jon Bernthal been in? Bernthal is known for his roles as The Punisher in the MCU and as Shane in The Walking Dead. He has also starred in films such as Night at the Museum 2, The Wolf of Wall Street, Fury, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, Sicario, The Accountant, Wind River, Baby Driver, Widows, Le Mans '66, King Richard and The Amateur, as well as series including The Class, Eastwick, American Gigolo and His & Hers.
Molly Gordon plays Claire
Molly Gordon as Claire in The Bear Chuck Hodes/FX
Who is Claire? Claire is a former friend of Carmy's. The pair began a relationship in season 2, but broke up in that season's finale after she overheard him saying that their relationship had become a distraction and he couldn't continue with it.
What else has Molly Gordon been in? Gordon has previously appeared in series including Animal Kingdom, Ramy and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, as well as films such as Booksmart, Good Boys, Theatre Camp, You People, Oh, Hi! and The Sheep Detectives.
Adam Shapiro plays Chef Adam
Adam Shapiro as Chef Adam in The Bear. FX
Who is Chef Adam? Adam is the former CDC at Chef Terry's restaurant, Ever, who was seen setting up his own restaurant, and asked Sydney to be his CDC.
What else has Adam Shapiro been in? Shapiro has had roles in series including Sense8, The Affair, Never Have I Ever, The Continental, The Rookie, The Lincoln Lawyer and Imperfect Women as well as films such as Now You See Me, Mank and She Said.
Gillian Jacobs plays Tiffany
Gillian Jacobs as Tiffany in The Bear. FX/Chuck Hodes
Who is Tiffany? Tiffany is Richie's ex-wife and the mother of his child. She got remarried in season 4.
What else has Gillian Jacobs been in? Jacobs is best known for her roles in Community and Love, while she has also had major roles in series including Transatlantic, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and Invincible, as well as films such as The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Walk of Shame, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, Life of the Party, Ibiza, the Fear Street series and The Contractors.
The Bear season 5 will premiere on Disney+ on Friday 26 June 2026. You can sign up to Disney+ from £4.99 a month now.
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James HibbsDrama Writer
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
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