{"id":34556,"date":"2023-07-06T17:26:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T15:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1854928"},"modified":"2023-07-07T00:50:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T22:50:19","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-a-spy-among-friends","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-the-cast-of-a-spy-among-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the cast of A Spy Among Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ITV spy drama is led by Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 06 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It may have released for the first time late last year on ITVX<\/a>, but many viewers will be catching A Spy Among Friends<\/a> for the first time this week as it debuts on ITV1.<\/p>\n

The programme tells a shocking true story<\/a> from British history about one of the most notorious double agents of all time.<\/p>\n

It stars Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce<\/a> in the central roles, while Anna Maxwell Martin and Stephen Kunken also play a major part in the series.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the show\u2019s initial debut, Lewis explained why he wanted to play Nicholas Elliott<\/a>, saying: \u201c[Philby\u2019s] the one everyone knows, he\u2019s the charismatic \u2013 adored \u2013 traitor, so you get to play all of that.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I get asked to play those characters, thankfully, quite often, because they\u2019re fabulous to play \u2013 for example, like Bobby Axelrod in Billions and obviously Brody in Homeland \u2013 and we didn\u2019t know anything about Nicholas Elliott.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know anything about Nicholas Elliott until I read the book, so it\u2019s interesting to be the best friend that is duped, and who really represents all of us, because Philby wasn\u2019t only, of course, just betraying him \u2013 that\u2019s the most intimate betrayal \u2013 but he betrayed a generation of people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about the cast of A Spy Among Friends<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Spy Among Friends cast: Who stars in the ITV drama?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Here are the main cast members and characters in A Spy Among Friends. Read on below for more info about who they are and where you\u2019ve seen the actors before.<\/p>\n
Damian Lewis as Nicholas Elliott<\/strong><\/li>\n
Guy Pearce as Kim Philby<\/strong><\/li>\n
Anna Maxwell Martin as Lily Thomas<\/strong><\/li>\n
Stephen Kunken as James Jesus Angleton<\/strong><\/li>\n
Adrian Edmondson as Sir Roger Hollis<\/strong><\/li>\n
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr as Robert<\/strong><\/li>\n
Lucy Akhurst as Elizabeth Elliott<\/strong><\/li>\n
Anna Andresen as Aileen Philby<\/strong><\/li>\n
Anastasia Hille as Flora Solomon<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>
Damian Lewis plays Nicholas Elliott<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Damian\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Damian Lewis plays Nicholas Elliott<\/strong><\/h2>\n
$\""Damian\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Guy Pearce plays Kim Philby<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Guy\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Anna Maxwell Martin plays Lily Thomas<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Anna\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Stephen Kunken plays James Jesus Angleton<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Stephen\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Adrian Edmondson plays Sir Roger Hollis<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Ade\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Gershwyn Eustache Jnr plays Robert<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Gershwyn\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Lucy Akhurst plays Elizabeth Elliott<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Lucy\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Anna Andresen plays Aileen Philby<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Anna\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>

Anastasia Hille plays Flora Solomon<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\""Anastasia\"$ <\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>