Your Guide to the Cast of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc
Daniel Craig (Queer, No Time to Die) returns as Benoit Blanc, the lead detective on the case. This marks his third Knives Out film.
Josh O’Connor as Father Jud Duplenticy
Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The History of Sound) plays Father Jud Duplenticy, a priest and former boxer who’s transferred to a new church with a haunted past, where he becomes entangled in a murder investigation.
Josh Brolin as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks
Josh Brolin (Weapons, Dune) plays Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the head priest at Jud’s new church.
Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix
Glenn Close (All’s Fair, The Deliverance) plays Martha Delacroix, a kooky church employee who keeps things running by managing donations, stocking supplies, and playing the organ, among other things.
Kerry Washington as Vera Draven
Kerry Washington (Little Fires Everywhere, Scandal) plays Vera Draven, the local attorney.
Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven
Daryl McCormack (Bad Sisters, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) plays Cy Draven, Vera’s adopted son who becomes an influencer after his attempt at a political career flops.
Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane
Cailee Spaeny (Civil War, Priscilla) plays Simone Vivane, a new member of the church and a former cellist.
Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott
Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Family Guy) plays Geraldine Scott, the local police chief.
Jeremy Renner as Nat Sharp
Jeremy Renner (Mayor of Kingstown, Arrival) plays Nat Sharp, a doctor.
Andrew Scott as Lee Ross
Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Ripley) plays Lee Ross, a sci-fi writer who wrote a book about Monsignor Wicks as his “ticket out of Substack hell.”
Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt
Thomas Haden Church (Divorce, George of the Jungle) plays Samson Holt, the church’s groundskeeper.
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