The New Look cast features Ben Mendelsohn, Juliette Binoche and Maisie Williams. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Todd A. Kessler’s Apple TV+ series. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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The New Look takes place in the 1940s. As Nazi Germany invades France, a fashion designer named Christian Dior tries to rescue his sister. The narrative follows the main protagonist as he transforms French fashion culture with the assistance of fellow artists. Here’s every actor and character in The New Look.

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The New Look Cast: Ben Mendelsohn as Christian Dior

Character Profile: A famous fashion designer. He tries to locate his younger sister. Christian clashes with the competition while trying develop his brand.

Mendelsohn’s Resume: Andrew “Pope” Cody in Animal Kingdom (2010), Daggett in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Danny Rayburn in Bloodline (2015-17), Orson Krennic in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Sorrento in Ready Player One (2018)

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The New Look Cast: Juliette Binoche as Coco Chanel

Character Profile: A French fashion designer. She plans a comeback upon returning to Paris. Coco gets mixed up in a political conspiracy.

Binoche’s Resume: Hana in The English Patient (1996), Elle in Certified Copy (2010), Maria Enders in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Dr. Ouelet in Ghost in the Shell (2017), Eugénie in The Taste of Things (2023)

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The New Look Cast: Maisie Williams as Catherine Dior

Character Profile: Christian’s sister. She supports the French resistance. Catherine gets captured by Nazis.

Williams’ Resume: Arya Stark in Game of Thrones (2011-19), Lydia Lamont in The Falling (2014), Millie in The Book of Love (2016), Rahne Sinclair in The New Mutants (2020), Jordan in Pistol (2022)

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The New Look Cast: John Malkovich as Lucien Lelong

Character Profile: The Maison Lelong founder. He plans for a “New France.” Lucien views creativity as survival and salvation.

Malkovich’s Resume: Vicomte de Valmont in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Mitch Leary in In the Line of Fire (1993), Teddy KGB in Rounders (1998), John Horatio Malkovich in Being John Malkovich (1999), Osborne Cox in Burn After Reading (2008)

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The New Look Cast: Claes Bang as Hans von Dincklage

Character Profile: Coco’s political collaborator. He is a married man who tries to influence the UK Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Hans sends Coco to Madrid as “Agent Westminster.”

Bang’s Resume: Christian in The Square (2017), Jan Holtser in The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018), James Figueras in The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019), Fjölnir the Brotherless in The Northman (2022), Paul Williams in Bad Sisters (2022)

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The New Look Cast: Zabou Breitman as Madame Zehnacker

Character Profile: A clairvoyant. She meets with Christian about his hopes and fears. Madame Zehnacker senses danger.

Breitman’s Resume: Director of The Swallows of Kabul (2019) — Also, Beth in The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984), Marie Bjorg in Se souvenir des belles choses (2001), Ruth Halimi in 24 Days (2014), Laure Constantine in Your Honor (2021)

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The New Look Cast: Emily Mortimer as Elsa Lombardi

Character Profile: Coco’s friend. She is a French woman who is married to an Italian officer. Elsa reunites with Coco in Madrid but ultimately gets captured by Nazi officers.

Mortimer’s Resume: Chloe Hewett Wilton in Match Point (2005),  Karin in Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Jessie in Transsiberian (2008), MacKenzie McHalein The Newsroom (2012-14), Jane Banks in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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The New Look cast also includes:

• David Kammenos as Jacques
• Joseph Olivennes as André Palasse
• Hugo Becker as Hervé
• Thomas Poitevin as Pierre Balmain
• Nuno Lopes as Cristóbal Balenciaga
• Frédéric Anscombren as Rene De Chambrun
• Darina Al Joundi as Madam Delaaye
• Michael Carter as Maurice Dior
• Patrick Albenque as Marcel Boussac
• Quentin Faure as George Vigouroux
• Charles Berling as Pierre Wertheimer
• Jannis Niewöhner as Walter Schellenberg
• Eliott Margueron as Pierre Cardin
• Christopher Buchholz as Baron Vaufreland

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