The Watcher cast features Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale and Mia Farrow. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s 2022 Netflix miniseries. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast section.

The Watcher centers on an American family from Westfield, New Jersey. When Nora and Dean Brannock move into a new home, they receive threatening letters from a stalker. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they identify the most logical suspects in their community. Here’s every actor and character in The Watcher, an adaptation of Reeves Wiedeman’s 2018 story “The Haunting of a Dream House.”

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The Watcher Cast: Naomi Watts as Nora Brannock

Character Profile: A New Jersey artist, wife and mother. She tries to acclimate to her new community while constantly being judged by neighbors. Nora suspects that her husband is having an affair.

Watts’ Resume: Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn in Mulholland Drive (2001), Ann Darrow in King Kong (2005), Maria in The Impossible (2012), Lesley in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), Janey-E Jones in Twin Peaks (2017)

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The Watcher Cast: Bobby Cannavale as Dean Brannock

Character Profile: Nora’s husband. He is a businessman who hopes to become an official partner at his firm. Dean’s life spirals out of control when he is accused of having an affair with a young woman.

Cannavale’s Resume: Gyp Rosetti in Boardwalk Empire (2012), Chili in Blue Jasmine (2013), Colin Belfast in Homecoming (2018-20), Skinny Razor in The Irishman (2019), Ex Athlete in Blonde (2022)

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The Watcher Cast: Mia Farrow as Pearl Winslow

Character Profile: The Brannock’s neighbor. She is the president of a local preservation society. Pearl lives in her parents’ home and keeps a close eye on her community.

Farrow’s Resume: Rosemary Woodhouse in Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Cecilia in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Halley Reed in Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), Miss Falewicz in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

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The Watcher Cast: Noma Dumezweni as Theodora Birch

Character Profile: A private detective. She is a former jazz singer who had a heart attack on stage. Theodora learns about a tragedy that took place in the Brannock’s home.

Dumezweni’s Resume: Celia in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Miss Penny Farthing in Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Mrs. Lee in The Kid Who Would Be King (2019), Haley Fitzgerald in The Undoing (2020), Fiffany/Bessica in Made for Love (2021-)

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The Watcher Cast: Joe Mantello as John Graff

Character Profile: The previous owner of the Brannock’s home. He killed his family and then disappeared. John appears to Dean throughout the series as different people.

Mantello’s Resume: Dominick in Cookie (1989), Philip Marco/Public Defender in Law & Order (1991-98), Luke David Blumm in The Normal Heart (2014), Dick Samuels in Hollywood (2020), Gino Barelli in American Horror Story (2022)

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The Watcher Cast: Terry Kinney as Jasper Winslow

Character Profile: Pearl’s son. He gets in trouble for entering the Brannock home without permission. Jasper is positioned as an innocent man who doesn’t intend to harm anybody.

Kinney’s Resume: Lamar Quinn in The Firm (1993), Tim McManus in Oz (1997-2003), Hall in Billions (2016-), LASD Captain Carl Farris in The Little Things (2021), Barry in Inventing Anna (2022)

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The Watcher Cast: Henry Hunter Hall as Dakota

Character Profile: An installation expert for Vanguard Security Solutions. He is a gamer who helps the Brannock’s protect their new home. Dakota befriends Nora and Dean’s teenage daughter and quickly becomes a stalker suspect.

Hall’s Resume: Child in Gridlock’d (1997), Junior in Waist Deep (2006), Jermain in When They See Us (2019), Walter in Harriet (2019), Mercutio in Rosaline (2022)

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The Watcher Cast: Isabel Gravitt as Ellie Brannock

Character Profile: Nora and Dean’s 15-year-old daughter. She flirts with Dakota and gets punished by her parents. Ellie uses social media to shame Nora and Dean.

Gravitt’s Resume: Young Holly in The History of Us (2015), Alice McCarthy in American Housewife (2016-17), Young Lucy in In Search of Fellini (2017), Sierra in Cucuy: The Boogeyman (2018), April Jarvis in Little Fires Everywhere (2020)

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The Watcher Cast: Jennifer Coolidge as Karen Calhoun

Character Profile: A Westfield realtor. She attended RISD with Nora. Karen pushes business propositions on the Brannock family while hiding the identity of her boyfriend.

Coolidge’s Resume: Stifler’s Mom in the American Pie Movie Franchise (1999-2012), Amber Cole in A Mighty Wind (2003), Fiona in A Cinderella Story (2004), Aunt Fanny in Robots (2005), Tanya McQuoid in The White Lotus (2021-)

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The Watcher cast also includes Luke David Blumm (The King of Staten Island, Where the Crawdads Sing), Seth Gabel (Genius, Big Sky), Michael Nouri (Flashdance, Yellowstone), Emily Juliette Murphy (Law & Order: Organized Crime), Michael Devine (Limitless, The Undoing) and Yuko Torihara (Creative Control, Maki).

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.