Daniel Mays was born on March 31, 1978 in Epping, Essex, England as Daniel Alan Mays. He is an actor, known for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), The Bank Job (2008) and Atonement (2007). He has performed five plays at the Royal Court Theatre in London including two in the theatre's 50th Anniversary year in parts that were specifically written for him. He won the Best Actor prize at the Palmare Television Festival 2003 for his performance in the hard hitting improvised BBC film Rehab. He has made two films with the acclaimed British director Mike Leigh. All or Nothing (2002) and the 1950s abortion drama, Vera Drake (2004), which received 3 Academy Award Nominations, the Golden Lion Award for Best Film, 3 Bafta Awards and 6 British Independent Film Awards including Best British Independent Film. Son of Toni Mays.

Daniel Mays plays as DI John Major in Magpie Murders.
Daniel Mays is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 18 episodes.

Harry Lawtey is an actor, known for City of Tiny Lights (2016), Wizards vs. Aliens (2012) and Benediction (2021).

Harry Lawtey plays as Robert Spearing in Magpie Murders.
Harry Lawtey is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 16 episodes.

His work on stage as well as screen reflects the broad range of his acting qualities, such as Blue Heaven (1992), Game of Thrones (2011), Whatever Works (2009), National Theatre Live: All's Well That Ends Well (2009), Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011), National Theatre Live: The Cherry Orchard (2011), Suits (2011), National Theatre Live: Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2017) and a recent stage revival of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginai Wolfe?"

Conleth Hill plays as Mendel Liebermann in Magpie Murders.
Conleth Hill is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Tim McMullan is a British actor, notable for his stage and television work. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. His stage work has included a 2008 adaptation of The Misanthrope alongside Damian Lewis and Keira Knightley along with the 2003 adaptation of His Dark Materials, the 2009 Shakespeare's Globe production of As You Like It and work for Complicite.

Tim McMullan plays as Atticus Pünd in Magpie Murders.
Tim McMullan is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Nia Deacon plays as Joy Sanderling in Magpie Murders.
Nia Deacon is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Alexandros Logothetis plays as Andreas Pataki in Magpie Murders.
Alexandros Logothetis is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 6 episodes.

Philippa "Pippa" Haywood is an English actress who trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Haywood was born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. She has an extensive television career which includes portraying the much put-upon Helen Brittas in the BBC One comedy series The Brittas Empire (1991-1997), Julie Chadwick in the 2007 BBC Two comedy Fear, Stress & Anger and the hot-tempered, sex-mad human resources director Joanna Clore in Green Wing (2004-2006), for which she won the "best comedy female performance" award at the 2005 Rose d'Or television festival in Lucerne, Switzerland). She has also done many dramatic roles, including Jenny Thorne in the 1988 ITV drama serial The One Game, and Mrs. Upjohn in the 2008 Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "Cat Among the Pigeons". In 2002 Haywood was a guest star in the last episode of the first series of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. In 2007 she played the role of Veronica Gray in the first episode of the second series of Lewis and also had a guest role in a 2009 episode of Kingdom, and portrayed the disgraced Miss Bunting in several episodes of the first series of Mr Selfridge (2013). Since 2012 she has played one of the lead roles, Harriet, on the BBC One drama Prisoners' Wives, and costarred as Detective Superintendent Julie Dodson on the ITV drama series Scott & Bailey. In 2015 she appeared in the BBC TV adaptation of E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia, as Susan Wyse. In 2015, Haywood took over the role of Helen Golightly in the long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy Clare in the Community. The character was previously played by Liza Tarbuck. Haywood has also worked in film and theatre. Recent stage credits include: House & Garden, Private Lives, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter's Tale, Requiem and Landscape with Weapon at the National Theatre. She was then playing the lead role in Wanderlust at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Upstairs. On December 18th 2016 she starred in Midsomer Murders with Hugh Dennis.

Pippa Haywood plays as Susan in Magpie Murders.
Pippa Haywood is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 5 episodes.

Claire Rushbrook is a British stage, film and television actress. She studied Acting at Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance in the south London suburb of Sidcup.

Claire Rushbrook plays as Cathy Rowley in Magpie Murders.
Claire Rushbrook is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 4 episodes.

Dorothy Atkinson plays as Kathryn Kent in Magpie Murders.
Dorothy Atkinson is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 2 episodes.

Matthew Beard is a British actor and model.

Matthew Beard plays as George Fitzsimmons in Magpie Murders.
Matthew Beard is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 1 episodes.