The Testaments cast features Chase Infiniti, Lucy Halliday and Ann Dowd. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Bruce Miller’s Hulu series on Disney+ and HBO Max. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

The Testaments explores the power dynamics within a prep school in the Republic of Gilead. As a student named Agnes becomes a woman, she joins of group of classmates who look for a suitable partner. The narrative follows the main protagonist as she learns the truth about an underground conspiracy involving the external world. Here’s every actor and character in The Testaments, an adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel and a sequel to the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale.

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The Testaments Cast: Chase Infiniti as Agnes

Character Profile: The series narrator. She is a Vidala School student from Colorado who becomes a “Plum” in the Republic of Gilead. Agnes narrates about her experiences and how she matured from a naive girl into a skeptical young woman.

Infiniti’s Resume: Jaden Sabich in Presumed Innocent (2024), Willa in One Battle After Another (2025)

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The Testaments Cast: Lucy Halliday as Daisy

Character Profile: Agnes’ Vidala School classmate. She is a seemingly naive woman from Toronto. Flashback sequences reveal that Daisy is actually a revolutionary with an agenda to protect.

Halliday’s Resume: Lois Jackson in Blue Jean (2022), Mary Boyd in California Schemin’ (2025)

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The Testaments Cast: Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia

Character Profile: The Vidala School’s headmistress. She is a “legend” who enforces punishment on students. Aunt Lydia wants to bring women back to “their rightful place.”

Dowd’s Resume: Olivia in Garden State (2004), Sandra in Compliance (2012), Aunt Lydia Clements in The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-), Joan in Hereditary (2018), Linda in Mass (2021)

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The Testaments Cast: Rowan Blanchard as Shunammite

Character Profile: Agnes’ Vidala School classmate. She is a privileged young woman who seeks power by manipulating her classmates. Shunammite develops a complicated friendship with Agnes.

Blanchard’s Resume: Rebecca Wilson in Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (2011), Riley Matthews in Girl Meets World (2014-17), Veronica Kiley in A Wrinkle in Time (2018),  Alexandra Cavill in Snowpiercer (2020-24), Paige Evans in Crush (2022)

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The Testaments Cast: Eva Foote as Aunt Estee

Character Profile: A Vidala School supervisor. She is beloved teacher who hides secrets about her true motivations. Aunt Estee mentors Agnes as she prepares to get married.

Foote’s Resume: Hermia/SnugPease/blossom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2021), Mary Pickford in Murdoch Mysteries (2022-), Carol Gacy in Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (2025)

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The Testaments Cast: Kira Guloien as Rosa

Character Profile: A servant aka “Martha.” She works for a Commander in the Republic of Gilead.

Guloien’s Resume: Anna in Women Talking (2022), Lilith in Lullaby (2022), The Sheriff in Robyn Hood (2023), Modesty Monarch in Gen V (2025), Jane Miller in 56 Days (2026)

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The Testaments Cast: Amy Seimetz as Paula

Character Profile: Agnes’ step-mother. She is a stern woman who offers lessons about womanhood and life’s tests. Paula wants Agnes to be “married and gone.”

Seimetz’s Resume: Director of Sun Don’t Shine (2012) and She Dies Tomorrow (2020) — Also, Danette Lutz in The Killing (2013-14), Becky Ives in Stranger Things (2016-17), Birdie in Sweet Tooth (2021-24)

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The Testaments Cast: Brad Alexander as Garth

Character Profile: A Guardian in the Republic of Gilead. He looks after Agnes’ best interests. Garth is secretly a revolutionary who colludes with Daisy.

Alexander’s Resume: Edward in You (2023), Lucy Halliday in Lynley (2025), San Francisco Kid in Surface (2025)

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The Testaments cast also includes:

• Hattie Kragten as Constance
• Nate Corddry as Commander Mackenzie
• Zarrin Darnell-Martin as Aunt Gabbana
• Blessing Adedijo as Zilla
• Mabel Li as Aunt Vidala
• Isolde Ardies as Hulda
• Shechinah Mpumlwana as Jehosheba
• Birva Pandya as Miriam
• Pamela Estrada as Talia
• Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne
• Ellen Olivia as Penny

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