Wednesday Addams' fans have been hooked in by Jenna Ortega's take on the legendary character in Netflix's new series, Wednesday, but she's also joined by a host of stars making up the rest of the family. While we wait for Netflix to release a second season of the show, read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Wednesday

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Wednesday cast: Meet Netflix's Addams Family for 2022

The following main cast members appear in the Netflix series Wednesday.

  • Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams
  • Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
  • Riki Lindhome as Dr Valerie Kinbott
  • Jamie McShane as Donovan Galpin
  • Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin
  • Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe
  • Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair
  • Joy Sunday as Bianca Barclay
  • Georgie Farmer as Ajax Petropolus
  • Naomi J Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka
  • Christina Ricci as Marilyn Thornhill
  • Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger
  • Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams
  • Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams
  • Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams
  • Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester

Here is all you need to know about the series' central characters and who plays them.

Jenna Ortega plays Wednesday Addams

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday.
Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in Wednesday Courtesy Of Netflix

Who is Wednesday Addams? Wednesday is a teenage girl and a member of the macabre Addams Family. She is known for her deadpan sense of humour and morbid hobbies, which have previously included making life hell for her younger brother. In this series, we see her move to a boarding school and attempt to catch a mysterious killer stalking its student population.

Talking exclusively with RadioTimes.com about what it was like working with Ricci on the series, Ortega said: "It was really interesting.

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"It definitely was a bit nerve-wracking at first. You don’t want to feel like you’re doing the knock off version of her performance right in front of her. You want to make it clear that your character is your own."

She continued: "I think we approached it in a really cool manner because we never spoke about it. We just spoke about each other and got to know each other and kind of ignored it. That was a great relief and I think it was a smart decision."

What else has Jenna Ortega been in? Ortega rose to fame in critically acclaimed comedy-drama Jane the Virgin, where she played a younger version of Gina Rodriguez's title character. Since then, she has become a favourite of horror fans for her roles in The Babysitter: Killer Queen, X and 2022's Scream reboot. She has also lent her voice to animated shows Elena of Avalor and Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.

Gwendoline Christie plays Larissa Weems

Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems in episode 104 of Wednesday.
Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Larissa Weems? Larissa is the principal of Nevermore Academy, the boarding school for unusual children that Wednesday attends. She also has a long history with her mother, Morticia Addams.

What else has Gwendoline Christie starred in? Christie rose to fame in the cast of fantasy drama Game of Thrones, where she played noble warrior Brienne of Tarth. She later bagged a role in the Star Wars sequel trilogy as First Order operative Captain Phasma. Other film and TV credits include The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, The Personal History of David Copperfield and Top of the Lake: China Girl. More recently she appeared as Lucifer in Netflix's live-action adaptation of The Sandman.

Luis Guzmán plays Gomez Addams

Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in episode 105 of Wednesday
Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams in Wednesday. Vlad Cioplea/Netflix Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

Who is Gomez Addams? Gomez is the patriarch of the family.

What else has Luis Guzmán been in? Guzman's most famous film projects include Traffic, where he co-starred with Wednesday's Catherine Zeta-Jones, as well as Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He is also known for prison drama Oz, medical series Code Black and a memorable cameo in sitcom Community.

Isaac Ordonez plays Pugsley Addams

Wednesday brother
Issac Ordonez as Pugsley Addams in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Pugsley Addams? Wednesday’s younger brother, who is often the subject of her cruel experiments.

What else has Isaac Ordonez starred in? Ordonez is best known for his roles in 2018's A Wrinkle in Time as Charles Wallace Double.

Hunter Doohan plays Tyler Galpin

Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin in episode 108 of Wednesday
Hunter Doohan as Tyler Galpin in Wednesday. Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

Who is Tyler Galpin? Tyler is Sheriff Donovan's son who befriends Wednesday. He also works in the coffee shop.

What else has Hunter Doohan been in? Doohan has also appeared in the series Your Honour and Truth Be Told.

Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Morticia Addams

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Adams in episode 105 of Wednesday
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Adams in Wednesday. Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

Who is Morticia Addams? The matriarch of the family.

What else has Catherine Zeta-Jones been in? After starting her career on The Darling Buds of May, Zeta-Jones became an international superstar with roles in The Mask of Zorro, Entrapment, Traffic, Chicago, The Terminal and Ocean's Twelve. More recently, she has appeared in crime drama Prodigal Son, Feud: Bette and Joan and the feature film version of Dad's Army.

Riki Lindhome plays Dr Valerie Kinbott

Riki Lindhome stars in Wednesday
Riki Lindhome as Dr Valerie Kinbott in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Dr Valerie Kinbott? Valerie is a therapist who attempts to help Wednesday following her enrolment at Nevermore.

What else has Riki Lindhome been in? Lindhome is known primarily for comedy roles in Gilmore Girls, The Big Bang Theory and Enlightened, as well as being one half of the double-act Garfunkel and Oates. She voiced Poison Ivy in The Lego Batman Movie and played Donna in murder-mystery Knives Out.

Joy Sunday plays Bianca Barclay

Joy Sunday plays Bianca Barclay in Wednesday
Joy Sunday plays Bianca Barclay in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Bianca Barclay? Barclay is another of the supernatural students attending Nevermore. She has the power of a siren, meaning she can lure people with her voice, typically to their doom.

What else has Joy Sunday been in? Sunday has previously appeared in Channing Tatum comedy-drama Dog and Netflix high school drama Dear White People.

Emma Myers plays Enid Sinclair

Emma Myers plays Enid Sinclair in Wednesday
Emma Myers plays Enid Sinclair in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Enid Sinclair? Enid is the girl that Wednesday is forced to share a room with, something she finds difficult due to their clashing personalities. She enjoys bright, colourful and joyful expression, which is not necessarily what you'd expect from a werewolf.

What else has Emma Myers been in? Myers starred in chilling Lifetime Channel original film Girl in the Basement as well as festive flick Christmas Romance Al Dente.

Fred Armisen plays Uncle Fester

Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester in episode 107 of Wednesday.
Fred Armisen as Uncle Fester in Wednesday. Vlad Cioplea/Netflix Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

Who is Uncle Fester? In the 1960s TV show, Fester was Morticia's uncle, but he was revamped as Gómez's long lost brother in the '90s films where he developed the power to conduct electricity after he was struck by lightning. It's this later version that appears to have inspired Wednesday's Uncle Fester, who comes to the aid of the title character over the course of her investigation.

What else has Fred Armisen starred in?Armisen rose to prominence in sketch show Saturday Night Live, which embedded him as a key player in the American comedy scene. He has appeared in numerous major sitcoms including 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, New Girl and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He will voice Cranky Kong in the upcoming Super Mario Bros animated movie.

Christina Ricci plays Marilyn Thornhill

Christina Ricci plays Marilyn Thornhill in Wednesday
Christina Ricci plays Marilyn Thornhill in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Marilyn Thornhill? Marilyn is a new addition to the Addams Family mythos, who appears to be a mentor figure to the students of Nevermore.

What else has Christina Ricci been in? Ricci's casting is a nod to the early years of her acting career, when she played the role of Wednesday in 1991's The Addams Family and its sequel. She went on to star in a number of other major films including Sleepy Hollow, Monster and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. On the small screen, she starred opposite Margot Robbie in Pan Am, portrayed the titular role in The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, and currently plays Misty in Yellowjackets.

Jamie McShane plays Sheriff Donovan Galpin

Jamie McShane and Jenna Ortega in Wednesday
Jamie McShane and Jenna Ortega in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Sheriff Donovan Galpin? Sheriff Galpin is a member of local law enforcement, who holds some disdain for the troublesome Addams family.

What else has Jamie McShane been in? McShane recently appeared in fellow Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer, while he also had a small role in acclaimed 2020 biopic Mank.

Percy Hynes White plays Xavier Thorpe

Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe in episode 106 of Wednesday
Percy Hynes White as Xavier Thorpe in Wednesday. Vlad Cioplea/Netflix

Who is Xavier Thorpe? Xavier is another Nevermore student that Wednesday encounters during her time at the school.

What else has Percy Hynes White been in? White is best known for his television roles in X-Men spin-off The Gifted, Jordan Peele's The Twilight Zone and crime drama Murdoch Mysteries.

George Burcea plays Lurch

George Burcea plays Lurch in Wednesday
George Burcea plays Lurch in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Lurch? The family’s servant.

What else has George Burcea starred in? Burcea has previously starred in Comrade Detective and Dawn of Night.

Naomi J Ogawa plays Yoko Tanaka

Naomi j Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka in episode 102 of Wednesday
Naomi J Ogawa as Yoko Tanaka in Wednesday. Netflix

Who is Yoko Tanaka? A vampire who attends Nevermore Academy along with Wednesday Addams.

What else has Naomi J Ogawa been in? Ogawa also had a role in the film Skylines.

Moosa Mostafa plays Eugene Otinger

Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in episode 104 of Wednesday.
Moosa Mostafa as Eugene Otinger in Wednesday. Courtesy of Netflix

Who is Eugene Otinger? A student who attends Nevermore Academy alongside Wednesday Addams and who has the power to control bees.

What else has Moosa Mostafa been in? Mostafa also appeared in the film Nativity Rocks! and the show The Last Bus.

Victor Dorobantu plays Thing

Wednesday Addams
Wednesday Addams with Thing. Netflix

Who is Thing? Thing is a disembodied hand who performs various things for the family.

What else has Victor Dorobantu starred in? Wednesday will be Dorobantu's TV debut.

Wednesday is available now on Netflix. Sign up for Netflix from £6.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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