A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big - no matter the cost.
David Corenswet as Jack Castello a World War II veteran
Darren Criss as Raymond Ainsley a half-Filipino aspiring film director hoping to break boundaries in Hollywood, and Camille's boyfriend
Laura Harrier as Camille Washington an up-and-coming Black actress facing prejudice because of her race, and Raymond's girlfriend
Joe Mantello as Richard "Dick" Samuels a studio executive at Ace Studios
Dylan McDermott as Ernest "Ernie" West a pimp, based on Scotty Bowers
Jake Picking as Roy Fitzgerald / Rock Hudson a fictionalized version of the actor, and Archie's boyfriend
Jeremy Pope as Archie Coleman a Black aspiring screenwriter facing prejudice, and Roy's boyfriend
Holland Taylor as Ellen Kincaid a studio executive and mentor for aspiring actors at Ace Studios
Samara Weaving as Claire Wood an up-and-coming actress, Camille's rival, and the daughter of Ace and Avis Amberg
Jim Parsons as Henry Willson a fictionalized version of the Hollywood talent agent whose clients included Rock Hudson
Patti LuPone as Avis Amberg wife of Ace Amberg, the head of Ace Studios, and a former actress
Maude Apatow as Henrietta Castello Jack's wife
Mira Sorvino as Jeanne Crandall a successful but aging actress, Ace's mistress, and Camille's scene partner
Michelle Krusiec as Anna May Wong a fictionalized version of the Chinese-American actress, whom Raymond tries to help
Rob Reiner as Ace Amberg the head of Ace Studios and the husband of Avis
Brian Chenoweth as Lon Silver Ace's attorney
Jake Regal as Erwin Kaye a man Henrietta works with and has an affair with
William Frederick Knight as Harry Golden a veteran film editor at Ace Studios
Queen Latifah as Hattie McDaniel a fictionalized version of the actress
Katie McGuinness as Vivien Leigh a fictionalized version of the actress
Paget Brewster as Tallulah Bankhead a fictionalized version of the actress
Daniel London as George Cukor a fictionalized version of the director and producer known for his grand house parties
Harriet Sansom Harris as Eleanor Roosevelt a fictionalized version of the First Lady and Avis's friend
Billy Boyd as Noël Coward a fictionalized version of the playwright, composer, director, and actor
Alison Wright as Ms. Roswell the gatekeeper to Ace Studios
Colette McDermott as Josephine
Roz Witt as Miss Stinson
Nicola Bertram as Gertie
Kerry Knuppe as Sally
Chad Doreck as John
Monica Lee Gradischek as Lucille Reimann
Herbert Russell as Len Schlossen
Elizabeth Schmidt as Phyllis Gates
David Bluvband as Lew
Dalton Baker as Randy
Samantha Bartow as Girl
Brea Bee as Woman
Adam Bucci as 2nd AC (Camille)
Courtlyn Cannan as Woman (20's)
Avery Bigelow as Betsy
Austin Bowerman as Security Guard
Kelly Chavers as Waitress
Chris Patrickson as Voice
Aidan Bristow as George Hurrell
DeJean Brown as Sharecropper Dad
Matt Devine as Box Office Attendant
Chris Dotson as Cy Freeman
Timothy Dvorak as Irving Thalberg
Todd Pickering as Red Tettemer
Raleigh Adams as Football Player 6
Doran Butler as Gay Black Man
Robert Della Cerra as AD
Bryan Dodds as Driver
Anthony Fanelli as Radio Correspondent
Carrie Gibson as Dorothy Arzner
Nick Cleland as Edmund Gwenn
Anthony Coons as Guy Madison
Jordan Feldman as AD
Bob Glouberman as Dr. Algren
Jessica Greer as Sex Worker 2
Logan Coffey as Football Player 7
Thomas Copeland Jr. as Troy
Michael Deutsch as Timpani Player
Daniel Hagen as Joseph Breen
Shane Jackson as Actor 5
Frank Crim as Mickey Cohen
Joseph Dixon as Football Player 4
Fred Grandy as C. Aubrey Smith
Michele Karpel as Flo
Dan Dore as Gregory Hall
Mitch Eakins as Robert Montgomery
Connor Field as Football Player 5
Bobby C. King as Older Gentleman
Kevin Needham as Waiter
Rachel Emerson as Rosalind Russell
Josh Gilmer as Football Player 8
Joe Marinelli as Sidney Franklin
David St. Pierre as Man in Suit
Chris Doubek as Greens
Bud Galloway as Usher
Tony Harth as Football Player 1
Nadia Lanfranconi as Italian Girl
Michael G. Martinez as 2nd AC (Anna's)
David Gilchrist as Donald Crisp
Trey Holland as 1st AC
Jesse LeNoir as Maître'd
Holger Moncada Jr. as Cop 1
Patrick Sylvester as Spitting Protestor
Brian Gilleece as 2nd AC
Jacqueline Jandrell as Suzanne
Christine Kilmer as Ethel
Dailyn Matthews as Wealthy Woman 1
Camille Natta as Luise Rainer
Kasia Szarek as Starra Dean
Will Hawkes as Photographer 2
Matt Linton as Football Player 9
Tim McKernan as Bank Representative
Joe Pistone as Cop 2
Brett Holland as George Murphy
Brian Konowal as Carl Williams
Kristian Lugo as Football Player 10
Franco Nunez as Actor 3
Barry Ratcliffe as Auctioneer
Kieran Biggs as Actor 6
Karen Huie as Chinese Grandmother
Christian Martin as Dean Wharton
Holly Kaplan as Hedda Hopper
Chuck Marra as Dan Seeley
Davey Miller as Football Player 3
Dan Pfau as Bartender
Diane Yang Kirk as Mother
Nick Milone as Football Player 2
Laura Siegel as Millie
Tomer David as Bartender
Pierce Nasser as Football Player 11
Darren Richardson as Cole Porter
Glenn Taranto as Doctor
Calah Lane as Little Girl
Charlie Purviance as 1st AD
Scott Riley as Good-Looking Man
Nina Umpierrez as Woman (30's)
Sarah Lee as Chinese Daughter
Marina Romanoff as Driver 4
Brian Lewis as Photographer 1
Julian Schwartz as Waiter
Ryan Taylor as Guy 1
Samuel Caleb Walker as Rory Calhoun
Jim McCaffree as Academy Official
Alexis Simpson as Sharon
Conrad Solaka as Stan
David Weisenberg as Lawyer 2
Oliver Star as Actor 4
Eddie Walton as Assistant
Steven Wishnoff as Lawyer 1
Dionne Neish as Sharecropper Mom
Cayden Stone as Actor 1
Ken Weiler as Sam Berger
Kuali'i Wittman as Western Union Man
Marie Oldenbourg as Susan Hayward
Jacob Kyle Young as Tab Hunter
Jasper Randall as Orchestra Conductor
Christopher Wolfe as Mob Muscle
Jon Young as Football Player 12
Ryan Rasberry as Security Guard 2
Dan Sachoff as Fredric March
Michael Saltzman as Michael Saltzman
Sebastian Vale as William Meiklejohn
Kelcey Watson as F.P. Yober
Ashley Wood Garcia as Loretta Young
Elisha Yaffe as AD
Kathryn Zenna as Bennie O'Halloran
The average duration of each episode is 44 - 57 minutes. Country of origin: United States. Original language: English.
