The A Gentleman in Moscow cast features Ewan McGregor, Fehinti Balogun and Daniel Cerqueira. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Ben Vanstone’s Showtime series on Paramount+. 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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A Gentleman in Moscow takes place during the 1910s. After the October Revolution, an aristocrat named Alexander gets banished to a small room in the Hotel Metropol. The narrative follows the main protagonist as he plots an escape while communicating with fellow house arrest prisoners. Here’s every actor and character in A Gentleman in Moscow, an adaptation of Amor Towles’ 2016 novel.

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A Gentleman in Moscow Cast: Ewan McGregor as Alexander Rostov

Character Profile: A gentleman count. He returns to Russia in 1918 after writing a resistance poem called “Where Is Our Purpose Now?” Alexander lives an aristocratic lifestyle while navigating the Hotel Metropol but lives in a tiny room.

McGregor’s Resume: Renton in Trainspotting (1996), Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars Franchise (1999-), Christian in Moulin Rouge! (2001), Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep (2019), Halston in Halston (2021)

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A Gentleman in Moscow Cast: Daniel Cerqueira as Vasily

Character Profile: A Hotel Metropol employee. He reports directly to the manager.

Cerqueira’s Resume: Keckwick in The Woman in Black (2012), Daniel in Radiator (2014), Dr. Graves in The A Word (2016-20), Stan in Judy (2019), Allan Ramsay in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)

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A Gentleman in Moscow Cast: Leah Harvey as Marina

Character Profile: A Hotel Metropol maid. She collects leftover food for her son.

Harvey’s Resume: Gina in Dustbin Baby (2008), Estelle in On the Road (2016), Hannah in Fighting with My Family (2019), Matelote in Les Misérables (2019), Salvor Hardin in Foundation (2021-)

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A Gentleman in Moscow Cast: Paul Ready as Prince Petrov

Character Profile: Alexander’s friend. He is an accomplished violinist and the son of a famous general. Prince Petrov hopes to escape the Hotel Metropol with Alexander.

Ready’s Resume: Lee in Utopia (2013-14), Benji Robertson in The Tunnel (2013), Kevin Brady in Motherland (2016-22), Henry Goodsir in The Terror (2018), Bailey in Heart of Stone (2023)

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A Gentleman in Moscow Cast: Lyès Salem as Andrey

Character Profile: A Hotel Metropol waiter. He interacts with Alexander during the opening episodes.

Salem’s Resume: Arab Guard in Munich (2005), Mounir Mekbel in Mascarades (2008), Djaffar in The Man from Oran (2014), Mohamed in Le Grand Bazar (2019), Père Amine in Paternel (2024)

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The A Gentleman in Moscow cast also includes:

• Fehinti Balogun as Mishka
• Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Emily
• Johnny Harris as Osip Glebnikov
• John Heffernan as Bishop
• Alexa Goodall as Nina
• Dee Ahluwalia as Audrius
• Jean-Pascal Heynemand as Shalyapin Barman
• Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Anna Urbanova
• Beau Gadsdon as Sofia (Older)
• Anastasia Hille as Olga
• Jason Forbes as Nachevko
• Gabriel Robinson as Teenage Yasha
• Billie Gadsdon as Sofia (6 years)
• Emil Hostina as Vyshinsky
• Steve Furst as Ignatov
• Spike Leighton as Gleb
• Anna Madeley as Narrator
• Penny Downie as The Countess

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