The Ripley cast features Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn. This info article contains minor spoilers and cast/character summaries for Steven Zaillian’s Netflix 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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Ripley explores the motivations of an American criminal during the 1960s. When Tom Ripley gets paid to check on a friend in Italy, he plots to assume the man’s identity. The narrative follows the focal antihero as he covers his tracks after committing two murders. Here’s every actor and character in Ripley, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.

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Ripley Cast: Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley

Character Profile: A New York native. He is an orphan who enjoys photography. Tom commits a series of crimes in Italy while thinking about Caravaggio — a famous Italian painter.

Scott’s Resume: Gethin Roberts in Pride (2014), C in Spectre (2015), Inspector Turpin in Victor Frankenstein (2015), The Priest in Fleabag (2019), Adam in All of Us Strangers (2023)

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Ripley Cast: Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood

Character Profile: A travel writer from Minnesota. She dates a wealthy American in Italy. Marge worries about Tom’s strange behavior.

Fanning’s Resume: Lucy in I Am Sam (2001), Lupita Ramos in Man on Fire (2004), Rachel Ferrier in War of the Worlds (2005), Squeaky Fromme in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019), Susan Elizabeth Ford in The First Lady (2022)

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Ripley Cast: Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf

Character Profile: Tom’s target and former associate. He is a wealthy American who lives in Atrani, Italy. Dickie disappears after a boating incident with Tom.

Flynn’s Resume: Dolf Vega in Crusade in Jeans (2006), Christopher Giles in Clouds of Sils Maria (2014), Mr. Knightley in Emma. (2020), Ian Fleming in Operation Mincemeat (2021), Francis in The Outfit (2022)

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Ripley Cast: Eliot Sumner as Freddie Miles

Character Profile: Dickie’s friend. He is a British playwright. Freddie dies after a violent encounter with Tom in Rome.

Sumner’s Resume: A Popular Musician — Also, Laura Pressfield in The Gentlemen (2019), Spectre Guard in No Time to Die (2021), Will in Infinite Storm (2022), Lucifero in La Divina Cometa (2022)

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Ripley Cast: Margherita Buy as Signora Busi

Character Profile: A property manager. She rents a unit to “Dickie” in Rome. Signora Busi is a single woman who befriends Tom.

Buy’s Resume: Flavia in The Station (1990), Antonia in The Ignorant Fairies (2001), Elsa in Days and Clouds (2007), Margherita in Mia madre (2015), Rita Pasini in Made in Italy (2019)

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Ripley Cast: Maurizio Lombardi as Inspector Pietro Ravini

Character Profile: A detective for the Rome police. He investigates Freddie’s death. Inspector Ravini doesn’t realize that “Dickie” is actually Tom.

Lombardi’s Resume: Steve Mozzafiato in Mario (2014), Cardinal Mario Assente in The Young Pope (2016), Andrea Foscari in Medici (2018), Cardinal Mario Assente in The New Pope (2019-20), Il Socio in Monterossi – La serie (2022-23)

Read More at VV — Know the Cast & Characters: ‘Fool Me Once’

Ripley Cast: John Malkovich as Reeves Minot

Character Profile: A Venice-based criminal. He befriends Tom after learning about his connection to Dickie. Reeves is an “art dealer” who sells fake documents.

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 Ripley cast also includes:

• Vittorio Viviani as Matteo
• Louis Hofmann as Max Yoder
• Bokeem Woodbine as Alvin MacCarron
• Francesca Romana Bergamo as Ermelinda
• Kenneth Lonergan as Herbert Greenleaf
• Renato Solpietro as Carlo
• Pasquale Esposito as Pucci
• Arcangelo Iannace as Giulio
• Hildegard De Stefano as Mina
• Sara Mondello as Teresa
• Simona Senzacqua as Mrs. De Silva
• Daniele Rienzo as Caravaggio
• Rossella Mattioli as Costanza Colonna
• Steven Randazzo as Mr. Reddington
• Vittoria Scognamiglio as Anna
• Ann Cusack as Emily Greenleaf
• Gualtiero Burzi as Sergeant Trento
• Massimo De Santis as Tenente Moretti

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