Led by Eva Green, this new thriller is set to be oh so tense.

By Morgan Cormack

Published: Friday, 24 February 2023 at 12:00 am

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It’s very much the season for all things gritty and tense to get us through these long, dark February nights. And like a shining beacon of light, Liaison has just landed on Apple TV+ ready to fulfil our every thrilling drama need.

The “high-stakes, contemporary thriller” explores how the mistakes of our past have the potential to destroy our future. It’s not only set to be well-paced and multilayered, but it’s also promising its fair share of action and unpredictability. The plot is one where “espionage and political intrigue play out against a story of passionate and enduring love”. Basically, we can’t wait to tear through it.

But aside from BAFTA award-winner Eva Green leading the cast, who else stars in this heart-racing series? Read on to find out more about the actors and characters in this new drama.

Liaison cast: Meet the characters in the Apple TV+ thriller

Eva Green as Alison Rowdy

Who is Alison Rowdy? Rowdy’s role remains undisclosed throughout the series but what we do know is that she works for the British government. Based in London, she becomes increasingly at the centre of several storylines, particularly when one cyber-attack on the London rail system impacts her boyfriend’s daughter.

What else has Eva Green been in? The French actress and model has been in a number of films but is perhaps best known for her role as Bond girl Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale, which earned her a BAFTA Rising Star award. She has also starred in Dark Shadows, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and Starz horror series, Penny Dreadful, which led to her winning a Golden Globe award.

Vincent Cassel as Gabriel Delange

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Who is Gabriel Delange? Gabriel is Alison’s former lover and someone finds himself facing Alison once more after a fraught past, that is revealed throughout the episodes. He is a mercenary who used to work for the Direction Générale de la Sécurité extérieure (DGSE), the French MI6. Together, the pair have to face their past in order to figure out what’s wrong and right in this increasingly dangerous cyber security mission.

What else has Vincent Cassel been in? The French actor has been in a variety of roles including Ocean’s Twelve, Ocean’s Thirteen, Eastern Promises, Black Swan, Jason Bourne and HBO’s Westworld.

Peter Mullan as Richard Banks

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Who is Richard Banks? Banks is the British minister who appears to be Alison’s boss in the series. He is a formidable figure but has a soft spot for Alison. He is also struggling to navigate a post-Brexit Britain in his day-to-day strategy and work meetings.

What else has Peter Mullan been in? The Scottish actor and filmmaker has had a long string of roles but has had more recent starring roles in Top of the Lake opposite Elisabeth Moss, in BBC Two sitcom Mum, and starred as no-nonsense Jacob Snell in Ozark. He also had a recent starring role in The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Westworld and Cursed.

Daniel Francis as Albert Onwori

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Who is Albert Onwori? Onwori is Alison’s boyfriend and also works for the British government. He is involved in the current cyber security investigation but also becomes personally affected when his daughter is caught up in the train crash that opens the season.

What else has Daniel Francis been in? Francis has starred in Netflix’s Stay Close, Bridgerton, Small Axe, Once Upon a Time and has also appeared in Holby City.