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Here's your essential guide to all of the key characters in The Umbrella Academy season 3, and the actors who play them.
From the Hargreeves siblings, to the deadly members of The Commission and the newcomers in season 2, here's everyone in the cast of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix. [Netflix]
Tom Hopper plays Luther (a.k.a. Spaceboy) in The Umbrella Academy. Luther’s power is super-strength. Fans of ‘Game Of thrones’ will recognise Tom as Dickon Tarly, and fans of ‘Merlin’ will know him as Sir Percival. Tom also had roles in ‘Black Sails’, ‘Dr Who’ and ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’. [Netflix]
David Castañeda plays Deigo (a.k.a the Kraken) in The Umbrella Academy. Diego’s ability is knife throwing and holding his breath indefinitely. David’s previous TV roles include ‘Switched At Birth’ and ‘Jane The Virgin’. He also appeared in ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’ opposite Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin. [Netflix]
Emmy Raver-Lampman plays Allison (a.k.a The Rumor) in The Umbrella Academy. Allison has the ability to alter reality by telling a lie. While Emmy is now known for her TV work, she’s a huge Broadway name too. Emmy was in the original Broadway cast of Hamilton and she played Angelica Schuyler in the US tour. She also appeared in ‘Hair’, ‘Wicked’ and ‘SpongeBob Squarepants’ (in Chicago). [Netflix]
Robert Sheehan plays Klaus (a.k.a The Séance) in The Umbrella Academy. Klaus can speak to the dead, and make ghosts temporarily corporeal. Irish actor Robert is most known for his role as Nathan in ‘Misfits’ as well as playing Darren in ‘Love/Hate’. He’s also appeared in ‘Mortal Engines’ and ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’. [Netflix]
Aidan Gallagher plays Number Five (a.ka. The Boy) in The Umbrella Academy. Five is able to time travel. At 16 years old, Aidan is perhaps most well known for playing Nicky in Nickelodeon’s ‘Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn’. He was nominated for a Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards two years running for his performance. [Netflix]
Justin H. Min plays Ben (a.k.a The Horror) in The Umbrella Academy. Ben died while on a mission but his powers were summoning deadly tentacles from his body. Justin’s previous roles include ‘Faking It’, ‘CSI: Cyber’ and ‘Pure Genius’. [Netflix]
Elliot Page plays Viktor in The Umbrella Academy. Viktor’s power is turning sound waves into extreme blasts of energy. Oscar nominee Elliot shot to fame after starring in some iconic movies like ‘Hard Candy’, ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ and, of course, ‘Juno’. Since then, he’s gone on to star in even more films, including ‘Inception’. Elliot came out as trans in December 2020, and it was confirmed that his Umbrella Academy character, Viktor, would also come out as trans in the series. [Netflix]
Colm Feore plays Sir Reginald Hargreeves, the adoptive patriarch of the Umbrella Academy and billionaire. Colm has a long filmography, with roles in ‘Greta’, ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’, ‘Thor’, ’24’, ‘Trudeau’, ‘The West Wing’ and ‘House of Cards’. [Netflix]
Ritu Arya plays Lila Pitts in The Umbrella Academy season 2 and 3. Lila is mysterious character that Diego meets when he’s sent back to the 1960s. British actress Ritu has previously appeared in ‘Humans’, ‘Dr Who’, Feel Good’ and most recently, Harlan Coben’s ‘The Stranger’ on Netflix. [Netflix]
Jordan Claire Robbins plays Grace a.k.a. Mom in The Umbrella Academy. Jordan most well known for her roles in ’12 Monkeys’, ‘Supernatural’ (as Jamie Plum’) and ‘iZombie’ (as Velma Charlet). [Netflix]
Pogo, Sir Reginald Hargreeves’ assistant and friend of the Umbrella Academy, is voiced by English actor Adam Godley. Fans of ‘Love Actually’ will instantly recognise him as the teacher in the Christmas school play. Adam’s filmography includes roles in ‘Suits’, ‘Powers’, and ‘Breaking Bad’. He also played Mike’s dad Mr Teevee in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. [Netflix]
Justin Cornwell plays Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3. Marcus is the Sparrow Academy’s Number 1. Prior to his role in The Umbrella Academy, you will have seen Justin appear in shows such as Chicago P.D. and Empire. He also played Kyle in CBS’ Training Day, Terrence in TNT’s I Am the Night and Damien in NBC’s The InBetween. [Netflix]
Britne Oldford plays Fei Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3. Fei is the Sparrow Academy’s Number 3. Fans of American Horror Story might recognise Britne as Alma Walker from AHS: Asylum. Britne also played Cadie Campbell on Skins (US), Remy Beaumont on Ravenswood, and Shawna/Peek-a-Boo on The Flash. [Netflix]
Jake Epstein plays Alphonso Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3. Alphonso is the Sparrow Academy’s Number 4. As well as being a prominent TV actor, Jake is also a stage actor, having appeared in Spring Awakening, American Idiot and originating the role of Gerry in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway. On TV, Jake is best known for playing Brian in Suits, Craig in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Chuck in Designated Survivor. [Netflix]
Genesis Rodriguez plays Sloane Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3. Sloane is the Sparrow Academy’s Number 5. Genesis began her career in a series of telenovelas including Prisionera, Dame Chocolate and Doña Bárbara. She also appeared in Entourage, as well as the films Casa de Mi Padre, Identity Thief and 2012’s What To Expect When You’re Expecting. Genesis also voiced Honey Lemon in Disney’s Big Hero 6, and the animated TV series. [Netflix]
Cazzie David plays Jayme Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy season 3. Jayme is the Sparrow Academy’s Number 6. The role of Jayme is Cazzie’s biggest role to date. She previously appeared in an episode of Hannah Montana. Cazzie’s father is comedian Larry David. [Netflix]
Javon Walton plays Stan in Umbrella Academy season 3. Stan is connected to Lila and Diego’s storyline and quickly gets involved in the Umbrella Academy’s apocalypse antics. Fans of Euphoria will instantly know the young actor as Fez’s little ‘brother’ Ashtray. Javon has also voiced Pugsley Addams in The Addams family 2, and is set to appear alongside Sylvester Stallone in Samaritan. [Netflix]
Harlan, Sissy's son, is played by young actor Justin Paul Kelly. Justin is most well known for voicing the character of Chase in PAW Patrol. [Netflix]
Marin Ireland plays Sissy in The Umbrella Academy season 2. Vanya meets Sissy after finding herself transported back to the 1960s. Marin is a triple threat, with multiple iconic roles on Broadway, TV and film. She most recently starred in ‘The Irishman’ as Dolores Sheeran. She’s also appeared in ‘Sneaky Pete’, ‘The Slap’, ‘Masters of Sex’ and ‘Homeland’. [Netflix]
Yusuf Gatewood plays Raymond in The Umbrella Academy season 2. He meets Allison when she finds herself transported back in time to the ‘60s. Yusuf’s previous roles include Vincent Griffith in ‘The Originals’ as well as ‘Good Omens’, ‘CSI: Miami’ and ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut’. [Netflix]
Kate Walsh plays The Handler in the Umbrella Academy. The Handler is a high ranking member of The Commission. Kate is most well known for her stand out role as the iconic Addison Forbes Montgomery in both ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Private Practice’. She’s also well known for playing Hannah Baker’s mum Olivia on ’13 Reasons Why’, and Rebecca Wright on ‘Bad Judge’. [Netflix]
Cameron Britton plays Hazel, a member of The Commission and colleague of Cha-Cha. Cameron is most well known for his role in ‘Mindhunter’ as Ed Kemper. He also appeared in ‘Camp Takota’ with Grace Helbig, Mamrie Hart and Hannah Hart, as well as ‘Barry’ and ‘Stitchers’. [Netflix]
Singing and acting legend Mary J. Blige plays Cha-Cha in season 1 of The Umbrella Academy. Cha-Cha is a member of The Commission and works alongside Hazel. As well as her nine Grammy Awards, Mary has also been nominated a number of times for her acting work. Her most well known roles include ‘Scream’, ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ and ‘Mudbound’.
Kris Holden-Ried plays Axel, one of the Swedish assassin triplets in The Umbrella Academy. Fans of 'Vikings' will recognise him as Eyvind/Dom. [Netflix]
Jason Bryden plays Otto, one of the Swedish assassin triplets in The Umbrella Academy. His previous roles include ‘The Staff Room’, ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Suits’. [Netflix]
Tom Sinclair plays Oscar, one of the Swedish assassin triplets in The Umbrella Academy. [Netflix]
Sean Sullivan plays the older version of Number Five (usually played by Aidan Gallagher). Sean’s previous credits include ‘Wayne’s World’, ‘Back To The Future Part III’ and DC’s ’Titans’. [Netflix]
15-year-old Ethan Hwang plays the younger version of Ben Hargreeves (usually played by Justin H. Min).
17-year-old Dante Albidone plays the younger version of Klaus Hargreeves (usually played by Robert Sheehan). [Netflix]
18-year-old Canadian actor Cameron Brodeur plays the younger version of Luther Hargreeves (usually played by Tom Hopper). [Netflix]
17-year-old Eden Cupid plays the younger version of Allison Hargreeves (usually played by Emmy Raver-Lampman). [Netflix]
15-year-old TJ McGibbon plays the teenage version of Vanya Hargreeves (usually played by Elliot Page). Fans may recognise her as Nina in X-Men: Apocalypse. [Netflix]
15-year-old Blake Talabis plays the younger version of Diego Hargreeves (usually played by David Castañeda). Blake is fairly new to acting. The Umbrella Academy is the first major TV series he’s been a part of. [Netflix]