Main •
Matt Bomer as Monroe Stahr (born Milton Sternberg), a movie producer with a terminal heart condition, working under a false name to hide his Jewish ancestry •
Kelsey Grammer as Pat Brady, head of Brady American, a Hollywood picture studio •
Lily Collins as Cecelia Brady, Pat's daughter, romantically interested in Monroe •
Dominique McElligott as Kathleen Moore, a waitress and Monroe's new girlfriend •
Enzo Cilenti as Aubrey Hackett (born Enzo Resteghini), a cynical writer working for Monroe •
Koen De Bouw as Tomas Szep, a German covert assistant of Pat Brady •
Mark O'Brien as Max Miner, a poor man from Oklahoma, discreetly working for Pat Brady •
Rosemarie DeWitt as Rose Brady, Pat's wife, having an affair with Monroe
Recurring • Vince Nappo as Landon Aames, a novelist turned screenwriter, often in over his head •
Bailey Noble as Bess Burrows, Pat Brady's mistress • Whitney Rice as Mary Greer, Monroe's secretary • Kerry O'Malley as Kay Maloney, another of Monroe's screenwriting team •
Saul Rubinek as
Louis B. Mayer •
Iddo Goldberg as
Fritz Lang, a German
émigré, directing the "An Enemy Among Us" picture for Monroe •
Danielle Rose Russell as Darla Miner, Max Miner's younger sister, dreams of becoming an actor •
Annika Marks as Bernadette Davis, a recently widowed screenwriter •
Jennifer Beals as Margo Taft, an uncompromising movie star Brady American needs •
Jessica De Gouw as Minna Davis, actress, Monroe's deceased wife •
Michael Siberry as
Georg Gyssling, a German
consul •
Melia Kreiling as Hannah Taub, a German musician fleeing the Nazis
Guest stars • Seth Fisher as
Irving Thalberg ("More Stars Than There Are in Heaven") •
Larry Cedar as Dr. Harold Grife ("More Stars Than There Are in Heaven") •
Stefanie von Pfetten as
Marlene Dietrich ("Burying the Boy Genius") • Rob Brownstein as
Jack Warner ("Eine Kleine Reichmusik") • Nick Lehane as
Frank Capra ("An Enemy Among Us") • Joshua Weinstein as
George Cukor ("An Enemy Among Us") ==Episodes==