The Paradise cast features Sterling K. Brown as Xavier, Julianne Nicholson as Sinatra and Sarah Shahi as Dr. Gabriela Torabi. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Dan Fogelman’s Hulu series. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Paradise examines the death of a U.S. president. As a Secret Service agent named Xavier recovers from a familial tragedy while protecting the commander-in-chief, he learns about an emergency government plan to house 25,000 Americans in an underground city. The narrative follows the main protagonist as he investigates the murder of U.S. President Cal Bradford. Here’s every actor and character in Paradise.

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Paradise Cast: Sterling K. Brown as Xavier

Character Profile: A U.S. Secret Service agent. He is a widower who lives in an underground city with his two children. Xavier struggles emotionally after the death of a U.S. president.

Brown’s Resume: Randall Pearson in This Is Us (2016-22), N’Jobu in Black Panther (2018), Waikiki in Hotel Artemis (2018), Ronald in Waves (2019), Clifford Ellison in American Fiction (2023)

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Paradise Cast: Julianne Nicholson as Samantha

Character Profile: A business mogul. She is the richest woman in the world who thinks about her late son. Sinatra aka Samantha made billions of dollars after selling her cloud storage start-up business.

Nicholson’s Resume: Alice Martin in Kinsey (2004), Glory Maitland in The Outsider (2020), Lori Ross in Mare of Easttown (2021), Cranny McKinney in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022), Gladys in Blonde (2022)

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Paradise Cast: Sarah Shahi as Dr. Gabriela Torabi

Character Profile: A therapist. She is a grief specialist who treated the late U.S. President Cal Bradford. Dr. Torabi develops a romantic relationship with Xavier.

Shahi’s Resume: Jenny in Alias (2001-02), Lisa in Bullet to the Head (2012), Billie Connelly in Sex/Life (2021-23), Adrianna Tomaz in Black Adam (2022), Zahra Bankston in Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)

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Paradise Cast: Nicole Brydon Bloom as Jane Driscoll

Character Profile: A U.S. Secret Service agent. She gets romantically involved with a murder suspect.

Bloom’s Resume: Lila in The Affair (2017), Sarah in 1BR (2019), Chloe Cooper in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2019), Maud Beaton in The Gilded Age (2023), Caroline in We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)

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Paradise Cast: Aliyah Mastin as Presley

Character Profile: Xavier’s daughter. She is a high school student in an underground city. Presley develops a bond with the late U.S. president’s son.

Mastin’s Resume: Maya in Honey Girls (2021)

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Paradise Cast: Percy Daggs IV as James

Character Profile: Xavier’s son. He lives in an underground city with his father and sister.

Daggs IV’s Resume: Oliver in Undone (2019), 6 Year Old Jacob in Solos (2021), Humphrey in Someone Out There (2021), Pity in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022), Nolan in Never Let Go (2024)

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Paradise Cast: James Marsden as Cal

Character Profile: The late U.S. president. He gets murdered after developing the world’s biggest underground city. Cal is a music fan who clashes with Xavier during flashback sequences.

Marsden’s Resume: Cyclops in X-Men (2000), Corny Collins in Hairspray (2007), Prince Edward in Enchanted (2007), Kevin in 27 Dresses (2008), Teddy Flood in Westworld (2016-22)

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The Paradise cast also includes:

• Krys Marshall as Robinson
• Richard Robichaux as Carl
• Rafael Cabrera as Malone
• Eddie Diaz as Mike Garcia
• Darin Toonder as Rainey
• Jon Beavers as Billy
• Verlon Roberts as Brooks
• Laith Wallschleger as Symanski
• Ian Merrigan as Trent the Librarian
• Cassidy Freeman as Jessica Bradforrd
• Scott Lawrence as General Curtleigh
• Michelle Meredith as Maggie
• Michael Hogan as Mark Donnelly
• Angela Lin as Susan Donnelly
• Kate Godfrey as Hadley

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