The We Were the Lucky Ones cast features Joey King, Logan Lerman and Hadas Yaron. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Erica Lipez’s 2024 Hulu miniseries. Check out more streaming guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast section, and then browse complete soundtrack song listings in the Soundtracks of Cinema section.

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We Were the Lucky Ones follows a Jewish family during World War II. As Nazi forces occupy Poland, the Kurc family tries to stay connected. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they attempt to survive an unfathomable situation. Here’s every actor and character in We Were the Lucky Ones, an adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s 2017 book.

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We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Joey King as Halina Kurc

Character Profile: A Jewish woman from Radom, Poland. She relocates to Lvov and works for an underground movement. Halina wants to be treated like an adult.

King’s Resume: Molly in Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Christine in The Conjuring (2013), Sam in Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Shelly “Elle” Evans in The Kissing Booth Movie Trilogy (2018-20), Gypsy Rose Blanchard in The Act (2019)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘Death and Other Details’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Logan Lerman as Addy Kurc

Character Profile: Halina’s brother. He is a Paris-based composer with electric engineering skills. Addy falls in love while living in an African detention camp.

Lerman’s Resume: Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Norman Ellison in Fury (2014), Jonah Heidelbaum in Hunters (2020-23), Fred Nemser in Shirley (2020), The Son in Bullet Train (2022)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘The Other Black Girl’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Hadas Yaron as Mila Kurc

Character Profile: Halina’s sister-in-law. She is a trained pianist and a mathematics expert. Mila refuses to separate from her young daughter.

Yaron’s Resume: Shira in Fill the Void (2012), Meira in Felix and Meira (2014), Libbi Shtisel in Shtisel (2015-21), Achrinoam in The Complexity of Happiness (2015), Sarah in Mary Magdalene (2018)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Class of ’09’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Robin Weigert as Nechuma Kurc

Character Profile: Halina’s mother. She stays at home with her husband during a Nazi occupation. Nechuma offers motherly advice to Mila.

Weigert’s Resume: Calamity Jane in Deadwood (2004-06), Hannelore in The Good German (2006),  Adult Olive in Synecdoche, New York (2008), Susan in The Sessions (2012), Dr. Amanda Reisman in Big Little Lies (2017-19)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Saint X’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Lior Ashkenazi as Sol Kurc

Character Profile: Halina’s father. He stays in Radom during World War II. Sol tries to keep his family connected as Nazi forces occupy Poland.

Ashkenazi’s Resume: Zaza in Late Marriage (2001), Eyal in Walk on Water (2004), Uriel Shkolnik in Footnote (2011), Micki in Big Bad Wolves (2013), Assaf Talmor in Hit & Run (2021)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Kindred’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Amit Rahav as Jakub Kurc

Character Profile: Halina’s brother. He is a photographer who reunites with his girlfriend, Bella, in Lvov. Jakub joins a resistance group.

Rahav’s Resume: Aaron in Dig (2015), Aviv in The Damned (2018), Yanky Shapiro in Unorthodox (2020), Moti in Matchmaking (2022), Thomas Lovegrove in Transatlantic (2023)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Welcome to Chippendales’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Eva Feiler as Bella Tatar

Character Profile: Jakub’s girlfriend. She travels with Halina to Lvov. Bella is a hopeless romantic.

Feiler’s Resume: Attendant/Citizen of Venice/Lady in The Merchant of Venice (2015), Venetian Comms Officer in Othello (2015), Gillian in Urban Legends (2016), Killjoy in Valorant (2021-22), Lucy in Beyond Paradise (2023)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Tell Me Lies’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Genek Kurc

Character Profile: Halina’s oldest brother. He is an aspiring lawyer who gets captured by Soviet troops. Genek looks after his wife and young child in Siberia.

Lloyd-Hughes’ Resume: Aaron Peel in Killing Eve (2019), Sherlock in The Irregulars (2021), Christoph Gluck in Chevalier (2022), Jamie in Marriage (2022), Elias Leach in Archie (2023)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Mike’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Moran Rosenblatt as Herta Seifert

Character Profile: Genek’s wife. She willfully joins her husband at a Siberian camp. Herta prioritizes food while dealing with a difficult pregnancy.

Rosenblatt’s Resume: Rivka Abarbanel in Apples from the Desert (2014), Hagit in Wedding Doll (2015), Anat Moreno in Fauda (2018-20), Shira Shalev in Kiss Me Before It Blows Up (2020), Tali Shapira in Hit & Run (2021)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘The Girl from Plainville’

We Were the Lucky Ones Cast: Sam Woolf as Adam Eichenwald

Character Profile: Halina’s boyfriend. He is an architect who hopes to reignite a romance in Lvov. Adam joins a resistance group.

Woolf’s Resume: Artie in Humans (2016), Roy Phipps (1970s) in C.B. Strike (2022), Prince Edward in The Crown (2022), Rience in The Witcher (2023), Posh Boy in The Power (2023)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast: ‘The Dropout’

The We Were the Lucky Ones cast also includes:

• Marina Bye as Rahel
• Ido Samuel as Isaac
• Marin Hinkle as Madame Lowbeer
• Artemisia Pagliano as Felicia
• Robert Dölle as Herr Den
• Lihi Kornowski as Eliska Lowbeer
• Anita Adam Gabay as Anna Tatar
• André Refig as Monsieur Fabian
• Orli Shuka as Officer Sidorov
• Raul Fernandes as Souza Dantas
• Maria Louis as Aniela Jasinski
• Alberts Vecmanis as Ivan
• Nicole Brydon Bloom as Caroline
• Aylam Orian as Albert Górski
• Patrycja Trzoch as Marta Górski

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