The Lucky cast features Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening and Clifton Collins Jr. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Jonathan Tropper’s 2026 Apple TV miniseries on Peacock. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.

Lucky centers on a female con artist named Luciana Armstrong. As the protagonist flees from the FBI after a scheme gone wrong, she gets targeted by her mob boss mother-in-law. The narrative follows Lucky as she receives help from her incarcerated father. Here’s every actor and character in Lucky, an adaption of Marissa Stapley’s 2021 novel.

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Lucky Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy as Luciana “Lucky” Armstrong

Character Profile: A con artist. She parts ways with her husband after being implicated in a mob-related biodiesel scheme. Luciana protects herself by remembering life lessons from her incarcerated father.

Taylor-Joy’s Resume: Thomasin in The Witch (2015), Morgan in Morgan (2016), Casey Cooke in Split (2016), Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit (2020), Furiosa in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

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Lucky Cast: Annette Bening as Priscilla Masterson

Character Profile: Lucky’s mother-in-law. She is a crime boss who searches for her missing son. Priscilla uses her power and influence to investigate Lucky’s whereabouts.

Bening’s Resume: Virginia Hill in Bugsy (1991), Carolyn Burnham in American Beauty (1999), Euphemia in Death on the Nile (2022), Diana Nyad in Nyad (2023), Beulah Jackson in Dutton Ranch (2026-)

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Lucky Cast: Clifton Collins Jr. as Harris Dutch

Character Profile: Priscilla’s henchman. He is a fixer and enforcer. Harris intimidates Lucky as she runs from the FBI and Priscilla.

Collins Jr.’s Resume: Francisco Flores in Traffic (2000), Perry Smith in Capote (2005), Ayel in Star Trek (2009), Major Cavazos in Brothers (2009), Lawrence in Westworld (2016-20)

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Lucky Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Agent Billie Rand

Character Profile: An FBI agent. She vows to follow the money while investigating a mob business scheme. Agent Rand investigates both Lucky and her father.

Ellis-Taylor’s Resume: Mary Ann Fisher in Ray (2004), Yule Mae Davis in The Help (2011), Hippolyta Freeman in Lovecraft Country (2020), Oracene “Brandy” Price in King Richard (2021), Carolyn Wilder in Justified: City Primeval (2023)

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Lucky Cast: Timothy Olyphant as John Armstrong

Character Profile: Lucky’s father. He is a con artist who serves a sentence at a federal prison in Lompoc, California. John prepares Lucky for a life on the run.

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), Kirsh in Alien: Earth (2025)

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The Lucky cast also includes:

• Mo McRae as Agent Eli Gates
• Quinn Aune as Young Lucky
• Drew Starkey as Cary Masterson
• Matthew Rauch as Noah Miller
• William Fichtner as Wayne Whittaker
• Eric Lange as AD Peter Kershaw
• Dean Jagger as Agent Tom Mason
• Alanna Ubach as Sylvia
• Artur Zai Barrera as Agent Diego Cruz
• Annie Tedesco as Sharon
• Malcolm McRae as Eric
• Steve Olson as David Barr
• Christopher Carrington as Joseph
• Shante DeLoach as Naomi
• Jazmyn Simon as Alison

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