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Grand Army looks set to be Netflix’s next big teen drama. The series is about five students at a New York high school and their journeys with sexuality, identity and so much more. Find out who stars in it here.
Odessa A'Zion is the actress who plays Joey Del Marco in Grand Army on Netflix. Joey is an outspoken feminist who struggles with her parents’ divorce. Odessa is best known for acting in Fam as Shannon and Nashville as Liv. [Netflix]
Odley Jean acts the role of Dominique ‘Dom’ Pierre in Grand Army on Netflix. Dom is an all-rounder. She’s a talented basketball-player and a Grade A student who struggles with her family’s poverty. This is Odley’s first role in a TV series. [Netflix]
Amir Bageria plays Siddhartha ‘Sid’ Pakam in Grand Army on Netflix. Sid is a promising student intent on pleasing his family who struggles with his sexuality. Before Grand Army, Amir acted in Degrassi: Next Class as Baaz. [Netflix]
Maliq Johnson is the actor behind Jayson ‘Jay’ Jackson in Grand Army on Netflix. Jay is a talented saxophonist who often gets in trouble at school. You might recognise Maliq from his role as Terrence in Netflix’s award-winning mini-series When They See Us. [Netflix]
Amalia Yoo plays Leila Kwan Zimmer in Grand Army on Netflix. Leila is a Chinese orphan who was adopted by Jewish parents. She is an aspiring actress who struggles to fit in at school. This is Amalia’s first time acting as a lead in a TV series. [Netflix]
Brittany Adebumola stars as Tamika Jones in Grand Army on Netflix. Tamika is one of Dom’s best friends. Grand Army is Brittany’s television debut. [Netflix]
Alphonso Romero Jones II acts the role of John in Grand Army on Netflix. John is a sweet Grand Army student who Dom has a crush on. Alphonoso has also starred in the 2017 film Roxanne Roxanne with Mahershala Ali. [Netflix]
Crystal Sha’re Nelson is the actress who plays Tor Samson in Grand Army on Netflix. Tor is part of Dom’s friendship group. Grand Army marks Crystal’s first time acting on screen. [Netflix]
Marcela Avelina plays Flora Meija in Grand Army on Netflix. Flora is Sid’s girlfriend. Flora hasn’t acted professionally in any other series than Grand Army so far but with her talent we have no doubt that she’ll appear in many projects in the future. [Netflix]
Ashley Granger stars as Meera Pakam in Grand Army on Netflix. Meera is Sid’s artistic and cofident younger sister. Like many of the other cast members, Grand Army is Ashley’s first on-screen role. [Netflix]
Anthony Ippolito acts the role of George in Grand Army on Netflix. George is one of Dom’s close friends and a notorious player at Grand Army. Anthony has also appeared in What Would You Do?, Pixels and The English Teacher. [Netflix]
Sydney Meyer is the actress behind Anna Delaney in Grand Army on Netflix. Anna is Joey’s best friend. Sydney is best known for playing Ava in V-Wars and Helen in Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments. [Netflix]
Thelonius Serrell-Freed, also known as Monk Serrell-Freed, plays Tim Delaney in Grand Army on Netflix. Tim is Anna’s younger brother and he fancies Joey. Thelonius has acted in series such as Venice Beach High and My Crazy Sex. [Netflix]
Brian Altemus stars as Luke in Grand Army on Netflix. Luke is one of George’s best friends and part of Joey’s crew at school. Before Grand Army, Brian was an extra in the 2020 movie Never Rarely Sometimes Always. [Netflix]
August Blanco Rosenstein stars as Victor in Grand Army on Netflix. Victor helps Sid with his Harvard application. You may recognise August from his role as Bunteen in The Purge. [Netflix]
Lola Blackman acts the role of Rachel Finer in Grand Army on Netflix. Rachel is Leila’s best friend. Grand Army is Rachel’s TV debut. [Netflix]
Keara Graves is the actress behind Grace in Grand Army on Netflix. Grace is a popular girl who’s part of Joey’s dance team. Keara has also acted in The D Cut and Spinning Out. [Netflix]
Jaden Jordan plays Owen Williams in Grand Army on Netflix. Owen is Jay’s best friend and his life is turned upside down after a prank gone wrong. Before Grand Army, Jaden played Jeffrey in New Amsterdam. [Netflix]
David Iacono stars as Bo Orlov in Grand Army on Netflix. Bo is part of the Grand Army swim team. David has also acted in The Good Doctor and Social Distance. [Netflix]
Zac Kara plays Omar Biller in Grand Army on Netflix. Omar is part of Grand Army’s theatre group and he has a crush on Leila. Zac was a contestant on MasterChef Junior and he also starred in the short film Kashif in 2019. [Netflix]
Naiya Ortiz acts the role of Sonia Cruz in Grand Army on Netflix. Sonia is part of Dom’s friendship group and a member of the Grand Army basketball squad. You may recognise her from series such as Monsterland and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.