The Body Cast: Where You’ve Seen The Netflix Thriller’s Cast Before

It seems Halloween isn’t quite over at Netflix.

This week, a new psychological horror landed on the streamer, for anyone who didn’t get enough thrills and chills during regular spooky season.

Netflix’s new eight-part series, The Body, follows a Catholic school dance troupe after an initiation ceremony goes very wrong, leading them to believe they have triggered a biblically supernatural event.

Critics have already hailed The Body as “atmospheric, unsettling and amusing”, comparing it favourably to shows like Yellowjackets and the recent adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie.

Its cast is predominantly made up of talented up-and-coming stars like Kristina Bogic and Sara Boustany, who played Queen Bee Anya Butler and her effortlessly cool friend Elise.

You might not know their names or faces just yet, but they are set to make a big impact on the big and small screen soon.

However, there are many more members of the cast who you might recognise, not just from the usual film and telly, but also the world of sport and reality TV.

For those who’ve already finished The Body, here’s our quick guide to where you have seen its stars before…

Nnamdi Asomugha, who plays Father Franklin, is better known as an NFL cornerback than he is an actor. He played American football for 11 seasons and, over the course of his career, was signed to the Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers.

In 2015, Nnamdi made the switch to acting, first appearing in the rom-com Hello, My Name Is Doris alongside Sally Field.

He then went on to star alongside Tessa Thompson as a co-lead in the romantic drama Sylvie’s Love, and appered with Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne in the thriller The Good Nurse. A triple threat, Nnamdi also wrote, directed and starred in the psychological drama The Knife.

Besides The Body, Nnamdi’s only other TV acting credit to date is in the Quibli drama Where The Streetlights Go On.

He did, however, film a role in the Apple TV+ drama The Savant about domestic terrorism, which was postponed last year due to political tensions within the US, and remains unreleased.

Louisa Krause stars in The Body as Lisbeth’s troubled mother Catherine, and is most recognisable for her work in indie cinema.

Her breakthrough came in 2011 when she appeared in Martha Marcy May Marlene as Zoe, the woman who first recruits Elizabeth Olsen’s character Martha into the film’s central cult.

Following this, Louisa’s other movie roles have included playing the titular character in the 2012 indie flick King Kelly, and making minor appearances in the sports drama The Phenom, alongside Paul Giamatti and Ethan Hawke, and the legal thriller Dark Waters, which also starred Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.

Ashley Madekwe’s career launched in 2002, when she was cast as Bev in the Channel 4 comedy-drama Teachers. Her next significant role came in 2008 when she appeared alongside Billie Piper in The Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.

She later crossed the pond and found success in America, appearing in the campy dramedy Revenge, the supernatural horror Salem and the Netflix original series The Umbrella Academy.

On film, she was Bafta-nominated for playing Toni in 2019’s County Lines, about a single mother whose son is groomed by a drug dealer.

More recently, in 2023, Ashley played Neve in The Strays, another Netflix project, which dealt with themes of race and privilege through a horror lens.

Sofia found fame playing Buffy Driscoll in the Disney Channel comedy-drama Andi Mack, after which she landed a leading role in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

From there, she was cast as RiRi Williams, aka Ironheart, in various animated Marvel shows.

On the big screen, Sofia featured in Paul Feig’s 2022 fantasy The School For Good And Evil, which co-starred Michelle Yeoh and Cate Blanchett, and the 2025 rom-com The Map That Leads To You, which featured Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa.

The Body marks reality TV icon Gabby Windey’s acting debut.

She plays the pregnant Coach Miller in the new Netflix series, but you’ll likely know her from her stints on The Bachelor, Dancing With The Stars and the American version of The Traitors.

Meanwhile, if you’re a fan of the US comedian Robby Hoffman, you may have heard her talk about her beautiful wife in their stand-up sets and chat show appearances. In fact, that’s Gabby she’s talking about, with the pair tying the knot in 2025.

Gabby is next set to appear in Peaked, a new comedy directed and starring Molly Gordon, with the cast also set to include Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie, Dua Lipa and Emma Mackey.

You may know Geena Meszaros from her role in Mae Martin’s thrilling coming-of-age series Wayward – another Netflix original – in which she played the Tall Pines student Oatmeal Beth.

Geena also played an FBI agent in The Order, a 2024 crime thriller starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult.

Her other credits include Tegan and Sara’s coming-of-age drama High School and the Canadian thriller In Cold Light, which co-starred Maika Monroe and Helen Hunt.

Shirley Chen found acclaim when she played Vivian Wang in the 2024 comedy-drama Didi, which won the Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.

The following year, she appeared in the body horror Slanted, where she portrayed a Chinese-American teenager who undergoes an experimental modification surgery to change her ethnicity.

Shirley also had a supporting role in Quiz Lady, which featured Sandra Oh and Awkwafina as two sisters who must clear their mother’s gambling debt.

Fans of The Pitt may recognise Jackson Kelly for his work in season one as the troubled teenager David Saunders, who becomes a prime suspect in the PittFest mass casualty shooting incident.

Jackson also played the president’s son, Grant, in the horror spin-off Chucky, Todd in the sitcom Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and Elizabeth Moss’ on-screen son, Marcus, in the Apple TV+ drama Imperfect Women.

Australian actor Orlando Norman is a star on the rise.

While still early on in his career, his past credits have included a small role in the queer indie drama Sebastian, the Apple TV+ sci-fi Silo and the aforementioned The Map That Leads To You, in which he shared the screen with his future The Body co-star Sofia Wylie.

Also a filmmaker himself, Orlando appeared and co-scripted 2024’s Tummy Monster, in which he played an unhinged rockstar.

Earlier this year, Orlando co-starred with Martin Freeman in the family adventure film Flavia, and took on his first leading role in the musical And Out Comes The Wolf, which was inspired by the band Rancid.

Marcel Ruiz is best known for appearing in the sitcom One Day At A Time as Alex Alvarez. His first TV credit came in 2017, when the young actor played Popeye in the crime drama Snowfall and his film debut came two years later when he starred in the Christian drama, Breakthrough.

His next role will see him star in Porto Rico, alongside Bad Bunny and Viggo Mortensen. The film tells the story of real-life Puerto Rican revolutionary José Maldonado Román, known as White Eagle.

The Body is now available to stream on Netflix.