{"id":29455,"date":"2023-01-31T15:49:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1777412"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T15:44:51","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-netflix-rom-com-you-people","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-the-cast-of-netflix-rom-com-you-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the cast of Netflix rom-com You People"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonah Hill, Eddie Murphy, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are among the big names in the new film from black-ish creator Kenya Barris. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 31 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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New Netflix<\/a> rom-com You People quickly scored a spot in the streamer\u2019s Top 10 after being added to the library on Friday 27th January \u2013 and given the impressive cast assembled for the film that\u2019s no great surprise.<\/p>\n

Jonah Hill and Lauren London star as the film\u2019s romantic leads, while there is support from two comic legends in the shape of Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Eddie Murphy alongside several other big names including a couple of cameos.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the main cast, including who they are playing and where you might have seen them before.<\/p>\n

Jonah Hill plays Ezra<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Jonah Hill plays Ezra<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Ezra?<\/strong> A thirty-five-year-old single man who hosts a podcast with his friend Mo and whose parents are desperate for him to go on a date with a young woman from the same synagogue.<\/p>\n

What else has Jonah Hill been in? <\/strong>Hill first came to fame by appearing in a number of Judd Apatow comedies such as Superbad and Knocked Up, while other film credits have included Moneyball, 21 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street, This is the End, Hail Caesar! and Don\u2019t Look Up. He made his directorial debut in 2018 with Mid-90s and has also starred in the Netflix series Maniac.<\/p>\n

Lauren London <\/strong>plays <\/strong>Amira<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Lauren London plays Amira<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Amira?<\/strong> A woman who Ezra mistakes for his Uber driver shortly after she has broken up with her boyfriend \u2013 with the pair then beginning a relationship.<\/p>\n

What else has Lauren London been in? <\/strong>London is perhaps best known for her role as Keira Whitaker in the CW show The Game, while film credits include ATL, The Perfect Match, and Without Remorse.<\/p>\n

Eddie Murphy plays Akbar<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Eddie Murphy plays Akbar<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Akbar? <\/strong>Amira\u2019s father, who is insistent that anyone his daughter dates should be a Muslim, and who does not take kindly to Ezra.<\/p>\n

What else has Eddie Murphy been in? <\/strong>One of the biggest comedy icons of his generation, Murphy\u2019s key big screen credits include Detective Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop films, Billy Ray Valentine in Trading Places, Prince Akeem Joffer in Coming to America, multiple roles in The Nutty Professor and the voice of Donkey in Shrek.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Julia Louis-Dreyfus play<\/strong>s Shelley<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays Shelley<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Shelley? <\/strong>Ezra\u2019s mother who has a habit of making tone-deaf comments and otherwise embarrassing her son.<\/p>\n

What else has Julia Louis-Dreyfus been in? <\/strong>Dreyfus is best known for her roles as Elaine in Seinfeld and Selina Meyer in Veep \u2013 winning six consecutive Emmys for the latter. Film credits include Hannah and Her Sisters,\u00a0National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation, and Deconstructing Harry while she recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.<\/p>\n

Sam Jay plays Mo<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sam Jay plays Mo<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Mo?<\/strong> Ezra\u2019s best friend with whom he hosts a podcast.<\/p>\n

What else has Sam Jay been in? <\/strong>Comedian Jay is best known as a writer on Saturday Night Live and for her role as a co-creator and star on the shows PAUSE with Sam Jay\u00a0and Bust Down.<\/p>\n

Nia Long plays Fatima<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Nia Long plays Fatima<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Fatima?<\/strong> Amira\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n

What else has Nia Long been in? <\/strong>Long is known for her role as Beullah \u201cLisa\u201d Wilkes in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and more recently has had recurring roles in shows including Dear White People, Empire, and blackAF. Key film credits include Boyz n the Hood, Friday and Big Momma\u2019s House.<\/p>\n

David Duchovny plays Arnold<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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David Duchovny plays Arnold<\/span><\/figcaption> Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Who is Arnold? <\/strong>Ezra\u2019s father.<\/p>\n

What else has David Duchovny been in? <\/strong>Duchovny famously starred as Fox Mulder in The X-Files, while other credits include Twin Peaks, Californication and films such as Chaplin and The Joneses.<\/p>

The cast also includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Travis Bennett as Omar<\/li>\n
  • Molly Gordon\u00a0as Liza<\/li>\n
  • Deon Cole\u00a0as Demetrius<\/li>\n
  • Andrea Savage\u00a0as Becca<\/li>\n
  • Elliott Gould\u00a0as Mr. Greenbaum<\/li>\n
  • Rhea Perlman\u00a0as Bubby<\/li>\n
  • Mike Epps\u00a0as Uncle EJ<\/li>\n
  • La La Anthony\u00a0as Shaela<\/li>\n
  • Yung Miami\u00a0as Tiffany<\/li>\n
  • Khadijah Haqq\u00a0as Renee<\/li>\n
  • Bryan Greenberg\u00a0as Issac<\/li>\n
  • Jordan Firstman\u00a0as Danny<\/li>\n
  • Andrew Schulz\u00a0as Cousin Avi<\/li>\n
  • Matt Walsh\u00a0as Don Wood<\/li>\n
  • Emily Arlook as Kim Glassman<\/li>\n
  • Hal Linden\u00a0as Mr. Greenwald<\/li>\n
  • Winnie Holzman\u00a0as Mrs. Greenwald<\/li>\n
  • Richard Benjamin\u00a0as Dr. Green<\/li>\n
  • Doug Hall as Chris<\/li>\n
  • Anthony Anderson\u00a0as barber #1<\/li>\n
  • Nelson Franklin\u00a0as director<\/li>\n
  • Rob Huebel\u00a0as producer<\/li>\n
  • Kym Whitley\u00a0as Aunt Nadine<\/li>\n
  • Kenya Barris\u00a0as airplane passenger<\/li>\n<\/ul>