The Alien: Earth cast features Sydney Chandler, Alex Lawther and Essie Davis. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Noah Hawley’s FX on Hulu series on Disney+ and HBO Max. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Alien: Earth examines humans’ attempts to achieve immortality through cyborgs, synthetics and hybrids. When a sick girl named Marcy transforms into a hybrid called Wendy, she learns how to communicate with alien creatures. The narrative follows the main protagonists as she leads a team  known as the “Lost Boys.” Here’s every actor and character in Alien: Earth, a TV prequel to the Alien movie franchise.

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Alien: Earth Cast: Sydney Chandler as Wendy

Character Profile: The leader of the Lost Boys. She is a hybrid who reunites with her human brother. Wendy rebels against the Prodigy Corporation upon learning how to communicate with aliens.

Chandler’s Resume: Jade in The Golden Rut (2016), Eve in SKAM Austin (2019), Violet in Don’t Worry Darling (2022), Chrissie Hynde in Pistol (2022), Olivia Siegel in Sugar (2024)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Alex Lawther as Hermit

Character Profile: Wendy’s human brother. He is a medic for the Prodigy Corporation. Hermit worries about Wendy’s intentions as she becomes more powerful.

Lawther’s Resume: Young Alan Turing in The Imitation Game (2014), James in The End of the F***ing World (2017-19), Morisot in The French Dispatch (2021), King Charles VI in The Last Duel (2021), Karis Nemik in Andor (2022-)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Essie Davis as Dame Sylvia

Character Profile: A employee of the Prodigy Corporation. She looks after hybrids. Dame Sylvia treats Wendy like a daughter.

Davis’ Resume: Amelia Vanek in The Babadook (2014), Cal’s Mother in Assassin’s Creed (2016), Ellen Kelly in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019), Phryne Fisher in Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears (2020), Cath Carney in Faraway Downs (2023)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Samuel Blenkin as Boy Kavalier

Character Profile: The Prodigy Corporation CEO. He is a trillionaire who often cites the 1911 novel Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. Boy Kavalier created hybrids and speaks down to people who bore him.

Blenkin’s Resume: Adam Parker in Peaky Blinders (2019), Avallac’h in The Witcher: Blood Origin (2022), Will Shakespeare in The Sandman (2022), Davis McCardle in Black Mirror (2023), Prince Charles in Mary & George (2024)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Babou Ceesay as Morrow

Character Profile: A cyborg. He is a security guard for the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. He studies aliens after surviving the USCSS Maginot’s crash on Earth.

Ceesay’s Resume: Corporal in ’71 (2014), Sergeant Mushtaq Saddiq in Eye in the Sky (2015), Martin in Free Fire (2016), DI Jackson Mendy in We Hunt Together (2020-22), Georges Mensah in Killer Heat (2024)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Adarsh Gourav as Slightly

Character Profile: A hybrid. He is a member of the Lost Boys who was previously an 11-year-old human. Slightly speaks lovingly of his family and tries to make the right decisions.

Gourav’s Resume: Rizvan (15) in My Name Is Khan (2010), Balram in The White Tiger (2021), Jugnu Ganchi in Guns & Gulaabs (2023), Neil Pereira in Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023), Gaurav in Extrapolations (2023)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Adrian Edmondson as Atom Eins

Character Profile: A synthetic. He is Boy Kavalier’s adviser. Atom protects the best interests of the Prodigy Corporation.

Edmondson’s Resume: Eddie in Bottom (1991-95), Percy “Abra” Durant in Holby City (2005-08), Supt. Cliff Walker in Bancroft (2017-20), Captain Peavey in Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017), Denys Porlock in 3 Body Problem (2024)

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Alien: Earth Cast: Timothy Olyphant as Kirsh

Character Profile: A synthetic. He is the chief scientist for the Prodigy Corporation. Kirsh philosophizes about aliens and existential ideas while looking after the Lost Boys.

Olyphant’s Resume: Mickey in Scream 2 (1997), Seth Bullock in Deadwood (2004-06), Joel Hammond in Santa Clarita Diet (2017-2019), Cobb Vanth in The Mandalorian (2020), Rod Reyes in Daisy Jones and the Six (2023)

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The Alien: Earth cast also includes:

• Erana James as Curly
• Lily Newmark as Nibs
• Jonathan Ajayi as Smee
• David Rysdahl as Arthur Sylvia
• Diêm Camille as Siberian
• Moe Bar-El as Rashidi
• Kit Young as Tootles
• Sandra Yi Sencindiver as Yutani
• Amir Boutrous as Rahim
• Lloyd Everitt as Hoyt
• Karen Aldridge as Chibuzo
• Jamie Bisping as Malachite
• Florence Bensberg as Marcy
• Sahajak Boonthanakit as Chief Nagg
• Noah Hawley as Hermit & Marcy’s Dad

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