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The Morning Show

The Morning Show

Apple TV+ 2019

A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of The Morning Show (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Mark Duplass

#1 - Mark Duplass (Charlie 'Chip' Black)

Mark David Duplass  (born 7 December 1976) is an American film director, film producer, actor and screenwriter. Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the brother of director and writer Jay Duplass. He is also the lead singer of the rock band Volcano, I'm Still Excited!!. Duplass is one of the founders of the mumblecore aesthetic. He co-wrote the film The Puffy Chair and co-directed the film Baghead with his brother Jay. He starred in the FX comedy television series The League with his wife Katie Aselton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mark Duplass, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Mark Duplass plays as Charlie 'Chip' Black in The Morning Show.
Mark Duplass is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Jennifer Aniston

#2 - Jennifer Aniston (Alex Levy)

Jennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Critics’ Choice Award. The daughter of actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow, she began working as an actress at an early age with an uncredited role in the 1988 film Mac and Me; her first major film role came in the 1993 horror comedy Leprechaun. Since her career progressed in the 1990s, she has become one of the world's highest-paid actresses. Aniston rose to international fame for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which she earned Primetime Emmy, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild awards. She has since played starring roles in numerous dramas, comedies and romantic comedies. Her biggest box office successes include Bruce Almighty (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Marley & Me (2008), Just Go with It (2011), Horrible Bosses (2011), and We're the Millers (2013). Some of her most critically acclaimed film roles include Office Space (1999), The Good Girl (2002), Friends with Money (2006), Cake (2014), and Dumplin' (2018). She returned to television in 2019, producing and starring in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show, for which she won another Screen Actors Guild Award. Aniston has been included in numerous magazines' lists of the world's most beautiful women. She is the recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is the co-founder of the production company Echo Films, established in 2008.

Jennifer Aniston plays as Alex Levy in The Morning Show.
Jennifer Aniston is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Reese Witherspoon

#3 - Reese Witherspoon (Bradley Jackson)

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2006 and 2015, and Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women in 2019 and 2021. In 2021, Forbes named her the world's richest actress with an estimated net worth of $400 million. Witherspoon began her career as a teenager, making her screen debut in The Man in the Moon (1991). Her breakthrough came in 1999 with a supporting role in Cruel Intentions, and for her portrayal of Tracy Flick in the black comedy Election. She gained wider recognition for playing Elle Woods in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001) and its 2003 sequel, and for starring in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama (2002). In 2005, she gained critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for portraying June Carter Cash in the musical biopic Walk the Line. Following a career downturn, during which her sole box-office success was the romantic drama Water for Elephants (2011), Witherspoon made a comeback by producing and starring as Cheryl Strayed in the drama Wild (2014), which earned her a second nomination for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. She has since worked primarily in television, producing and starring in several female-led literary adaptations under her company Hello Sunshine. These include the HBO drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), and the Hulu miniseries Little Fires Everywhere (2020). For the first of these, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. Witherspoon also owns a clothing company, Draper James, and she is involved in children's and women's advocacy organizations. She serves on the board of the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007, serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation dedicated to women's causes.

Reese Witherspoon plays as Bradley Jackson in The Morning Show.
Reese Witherspoon is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Billy Crudup

#4 - Billy Crudup (Cory Ellison)

William Gaither Crudup (born July 8, 1968) is an American actor. He is a four-time Tony Award nominee, winning once for his performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Coast of Utopia in 2007. He has starred in numerous high-profile films, including Without Limits, Princess Mononoke, Almost Famous, Big Fish, Mission: Impossible III, Watchmen, Public Enemies, Spotlight, Jackie, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Justice League, and Alien: Covenant, in both lead and supporting roles. He has been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in Jesus' Son, and received two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of an ensemble cast for Almost Famous and Spotlight, winning for the latter. Crudup starred in the streaming television series Gypsy (2017) and The Morning Show (2019), the latter of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award.

Billy Crudup plays as Cory Ellison in The Morning Show.
Billy Crudup is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Nestor Carbonell

#5 - Nestor Carbonell (Yanko Flores)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Nestor Gastón Carbonell (born December 1, 1967) is an American actor, known for portraying Richard Alpert in ABC's drama Lost and Mayor Anthony Garcia in the film The Dark Knight. He is also known for his role on the sitcom Suddenly Susan.

Nestor Carbonell plays as Yanko Flores in The Morning Show.
Nestor Carbonell is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Karen Pittman

#6 - Karen Pittman (Mia Jordan)

Karen Pittman is an accomplished American actress and singer, born in Mississippi and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She received her Bachelor of Science in Voice and Opera at Northwestern University and received her Masters of Fine Arts from NYU's Graduate Acting Program. Karen is starring in the Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play "Disgraced," written by Ayad Akhtar as well as co-starring in the third season of FX's "The Americans." "The Americans" premieres on January 28, 2015. Karen lives in New York. - IMDb Mini Biography

Karen Pittman plays as Mia Jordan in The Morning Show.
Karen Pittman is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Desean Terry

#7 - Desean Terry (Daniel Henderson)

Desean Terry plays as Daniel Henderson in The Morning Show.
Desean Terry is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 20 episodes.

Greta Lee

#8 - Greta Lee (Stella Bak)

Greta Lee is an American film and television actress, known for recurring roles in "Girls", "New Girl", and "Inside Amy Schumer".

Greta Lee plays as Stella Bak in The Morning Show.
Greta Lee is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Steve Carell

#9 - Steve Carell (Mitch Kessler)

Steven John Carell (born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in The Office (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais, where Carell also worked as an occasional producer, writer and director. Carell has received numerous accolades for his performances in both film and television, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his work on The Office. He was recognized as "America's Funniest Man" by Life magazine. Carell gained recognition as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1999 to 2005. He went on to star in several comedy films, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) and its 2013 sequel, as well as The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Evan Almighty (2007), Get Smart (2008), Date Night (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), and The Way, Way Back (2013). He also voice acted in Over the Hedge (2006), Horton Hears a Who! (2008) and the Despicable Me franchise (2010–present). Carell began to shift into more dramatic roles in the 2010s, with his role as wrestling coach and convicted murderer John Eleuthère du Pont in the drama film Foxcatcher (2014) earning him, among various honors, nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. He also starred in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), The Big Short (2015), and Battle of the Sexes (2017), the last two earning him his eighth and ninth Golden Globe Award nominations, respectively. In 2018, he re-teamed with Anchorman and The Big Short director Adam McKay for the Dick Cheney biographical film Vice, in which he portrayed Donald Rumsfeld, and played journalist David Sheff in the drama film Beautiful Boy. Carell returned to television as the co-creator of the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca (2016–2018), which he developed with his wife, Nancy Carell. He starred as Mitch Kessler in the Apple TV+ drama series The Morning Show (2019–present), for which he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. He also returned to comedy with the lead role of General Mark R. Naird in the Netflix sitcom Space Force (2020–present).

Steve Carell plays as Mitch Kessler in The Morning Show.
Steve Carell is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Jack Davenport

#10 - Jack Davenport (Jason Craig)

Jack Davenport is a British film and television actor, best known for his roles in television series' such as "This Life" and "Coupling", as well as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise of feature films.

Jack Davenport plays as Jason Craig in The Morning Show.
Jack Davenport is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Last updated: nov 22, 2023

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