The Ladies First cast features Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Thea Sharrock’s 2026 Netflix movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Ladies First follows a wealthy advertising executive. As Damien seeks power and a wife, he receives criticism due to misogynic behavior. The narrative follows the main protagonist as suffers a head injury and wakes up in a world where women have more power than men. Here’s every actor and character in Ladies First, a remake of Éléonore Pourriat’s 2018 film Je ne suis pas un homme facile (I Am Not an Easy Man).

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Ladies First Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen as Damien Sachs

Character Profile: A creative director for an advertising agency. He is an arrogant man who wants to get married. Damien changes his behavior towards women after experiencing an alternative world full of powerful women.

Cohen’s Resume: Borat in Borat (2006), Brüno in Brüno (2009), Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Uncle Ugo in Luca (2021), Pavio Curto in Balls Up (2026)

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Ladies First Cast: Rosamund Pike as Alex Fox

Character Profile: Damien’s colleague. She is a junior creative director and single mother who is surrounded by misogynistic men. Alex becomes a creative director during an alternative timeline.

Pike’s Resume: Miranda Frost in Die Another Day (2002), Amy Dunne in Gone Girl (2014), Marie Curie in A Private War (2018), Moiraine Damodred in The Wheel of Time (2021-25, Elspeth Catton in Saltburn (2023)

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Ladies First Cast: Emily Mortimer as Sunny Black

Character Profile: Damien’s sister. She is a dental assistant who offers life advice. Sunny urges Damien to change his appearance during an alternative timeline.

Mortimer’s Resume: Chloe Hewett Wilton in Match Point (2005),  Karin in Lars and the Real Girl (2007), Jessie in Transsiberian (2008), MacKenzie McHalein The Newsroom (2012-14), Jane Banks in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

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Ladies First Cast: Fiona Shaw as Felicity Chase

Character Profile: Damien’s colleague. She is a receptionist with 23 years experience. Felicity becomes a CEO during an alternative timeline.

Shaw’s Resume: Father in The Avengers (1998), Aunt Petunia Dursley in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), Marnie Stonebrook in True Blood (2011), Carolyn in Killing Eve (2018-22), Maarva Andor in Andor (2022)

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The Ladies First cast also includes:

• Ladies First Cast: Richard E. Grant as Pigeon Man
• Charles Dance as Fred Powell
• Tom Davis as Chris Black
• Weruche Opia as Ruby
• Kathryn Hunter as Glenda Cartwright
• Red Tennant as Charlie
• Kadiff Kirwan as Austin
• Bill Paterson as Louis
• Paul Chahidi as Harry
• Jordan Metcalfe as Marlon

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