Wednesday (Wednesday) is a series released on Netflix in November 2022. She follows Mercredi Addams, the eldest daughter of the the Addams Family, who is investigating a mysterious murder at her new high school, the academy Nevermore.
Here is the full cast of the series Netflix Wednesday, from Jenna Ortega at Catherine Zeta-Jones.
The main actors with their respective roles
Jenna Ortega a.k.a. Wednesday Addams
Jenna Ortega plays the lead role in Wednesday. She embodies Mercredi Addams, also known as Merlina Addams in some versions, daughter of Gomez and Morticia.
On Wednesday, she was transferred to the academy Nevermore after trying to take revenge on a classmate at her old school. Once there, she develops a psychic supernatural power which she eventually masters. The central theme of the season is her investigation into a 25-year-old murder case.
Cold, sarcastic, and brilliant, Wednesday remains one of the most memorable characters in the series' cast Netflix.
Emma Myers plays the character of Enid Sinclair
Emma Myers play Enid Sinclair, Wednesday's roommate at the academy Nevermore.
Unlike Mercredi, Enid is cheerful, colorful, and extremely sociable. Her power makes her unique: she is a werewolf.
As the series progresses, the two young girls form a strong friendship, despite their completely opposite personalities.
The Other Actors in the Series "Wednesday"
Percy Hynes White plays the role of Xavier Thorpe
Xavier Thorpe is a mysterious student at the the Addams Family… no, a student from Nevermore Academy, heir to the medium Vincent Thorpe.
His power allows him to bring his drawings to life. In the episodes, he takes a particular interest in Wednesday. He used to date Bianca, a very popular student at the academy.
Hunter Doohan plays the role of Tyler Galpin
Tyler Galpin is the sheriff's son Donovan Galpin. This young man forms a special bond with Mercredi, since he works at the local café where she often goes. In his human form, he has the green eyes and the game's light brown hair.
In reality, Tyler is a Hyde, a creature capable of shape-shifting. When it transforms, its features become ugly and distorted:
- of the bloodshot eyes
- of the coarse, bluish hair
- of the sharp claws
Jamie McShane plays the role of Sheriff Donovan Galpin
Donovan Galpin is the sheriff of the city of Jéricho and the father of Tyler. He quickly finds himself at odds with Mercredi, who meddles in his investigation of an unsolved murder.
Catherine Zeta-Jones plays the role of Morticia Addams
Morticia Addams is the mother of Wednesday and Pugsley, and the wife of Gomez Addams.
She has a psychic ability and attended the same academy as his daughter, a 30 years old. Today, Mercredi lives in his mother's shadow.
Luis Guzmán plays the role of Gomez Addams
Gomez Addams is Wednesday's father in the the Addams Family. There are 30 years old, he was charged with murder in the city of Jéricho, a dark episode that still weighs heavily on the entire family.
Gwendoline Christie as Larissa Weems
Larissa Weems leads Nevermore Academy. She doesn't really like the Addams family and, as the episodes go on, becomes one of Wednesday's adversaries.
Marilyn Thornhill played by Christina Ricci
Marilyn Thornhill was a professor of botany at Nevermore and dorm supervisor for Wednesday and’Enid. She faked her own death to assume a new identity and carry out the mission of Crackstone : to eradicate outcasts.
Christina Ricci had already appeared in the the Addams Family in the movies, in films from the 1990s: at that time, she played the role of Mercredi Addams herself.
Supporting characters and their respective roles
Isaac Ordonez plays Pugsley Addams
Pugsley Addams is Wednesday's younger brother, the son of Gomez and Morticia. The brother and sister share the same passions: dynamite, spiders, and dangerous games.
He is also the favorite victim Wednesday’s torture, but when some school bullies pick on him, she wants revenge. To her, it’s simple: she’s the only one allowed to torture him.
In the Netflix, the role is played by Isaac Ordonez, not to be confused with Jimmy Workman, the Pugsley movies by 1991 and 1993.
The Thing: A Surprising Character in *Wednesday*
Mercredi isn't conducting the investigation alone. She is accompanied by The Thing, a free hand as cunning as it is loyal.
Behind this character in the cast lies Victor Dorobantu, a magician making his acting debut here. On screen, all we see is his hand.
Fred Armisen plays Uncle Fester
Fred Armisen, known for the Saturday Night Live, embodies the’Uncle Fester. With the police hot on his heels, he seeks refuge with Mercredi.
Like her, he has a talent for Sherlock Holmes to spot the clues that solve a mystery. It is thanks to him that Wednesday realizes that the creature she is tracking is a Hyde, not a werewolf.
Dr Valerie Kinbott played by Riki Lindhome
the Dr. Valerie Kinbott has no supernatural powers. She is the therapist of Jéricho, the town near the academy, which takes Mercredi as a patient and also treats many students from Nevermore Academy. The role goes to the actress Riki Lindhome.
The other supporting characters in the cast
The cast of the series Netflix "Wednesday" also features several important supporting characters throughout the episodes:
- Bianca Barclay : a popular student at Nevermore Academy, who possesses a siren-like power that allows her to influence others.
- Ajax Petropolus : a gorgon, boyfriend of’Enid Sinclair. He can turn anyone who meets his gaze to stone.
- Eugene Ottinger : a student with a passion for bees, who becomes one of Mercredi's few friends at Nevermore.
- Rowan Laslow : student at Nevermore Academy involved in the main investigation from the very first episodes.
- Yoko Tanaka : a vampire student from Nevermore, still wearing his sunglasses.
- Goody Addams : an ancestor of the the Addams Family who appears in Mercredi's visions and provides her with answers about her power.
- Joseph Crackstone : the season's main antagonist, a puritan from the past whose mission was to eradicate outcasts.
Other supporting characters appear throughout the episodes. If you want to know if a sequel is planned, we have the answer in our guide to the season 2 on Wednesday.
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