You is a thriller TV show, and the first season was based on a novel by Caroline Kepnes from 2014. It came on Lifetime in September of 2018, telling the story of Joe Goldberg. Portrayed by Penn Badgley, this character falls in love with a girl named Guinevere and becomes obsessed with her. On December 26, 2019, the second season of this show will drop on Netflix, as this is now a Netflix Original title. With the popularity of the show, many of these actors are now known for You, but they have also appeared in some other popular programs over the years.

Before the story continues, let’s look at who starred and will star in this television series. Specifically, let’s go over what other shows and films have featured these actors and actresses. 

Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley is an actor and a musician who stars in You. In 2006, he was in the rom-com movie John Tucker Must Die, and in 2010, he was in Easy A. His most notable role, though, was being Dan Humphrey in Gossip Girl.

While You certainly has a more sinister storyline than Gossip Girl did, these are both dramatic series that focus on attractive young people in New York. Plus (SPOILER ALERT!), Badgley probably picked up some traits being Gossip Girl that would certainly help out someone like Joe Goldberg. 

Elizabeth Lail 

Elizabeth Lail was Guinevere Beck in Season 1 of You, and she has been on some other well-known TV shows over the past few years. In 2016, she played Amy Hughes in Dead of Summer.

In 2017, she played Natalie Luca in The Blacklist. And in Season 4 of Once Upon a Time, she played Anna from Frozen.After the success of You, it seems like this actress will probably be seen more and more. 

Shay Mitchell 

On You, Shay Mitchell portrayed a character named Peach Salinger, and this actress is no stranger to dramatic TV shows; from 2010 to 2017, she starred on Pretty Little Liars as one of the main characters, Emily Fields. Her and her friends had to go up against A, a stalker of sorts with some similar traits to those seen in Joe!

She has also been in films like The Possession of Hannah Grace and Mother’s Day, and on November 15, 2019, a show called Dollface premiered on Hulu. In this, Mitchell plays a main character named Stella Cole.

Daniel Cosgrove

A not-so-nice character from the first season of this thrilling show was Ron. He was played by an actor named Daniel Cosgrove, and Cosgrove is known for his parts in popular soap operas.

He was on All My Children as Scott Chandler # 3. He was on Beverly Hills, 90210 as Matt Durning, Guiding Light as Bill Lewis, As the World Turns as Christopher Hughes II, and Days of Our Lives as Aiden Jennings.

Hari Nef 

Hari Nef is an actress, a writer, and a model. In fact, she was the first openly transgender woman to be on the front of a British magazine. In You, she played Blythe.

She was also in a movie called Assassination Nation from 2018, which featured Suki Waterhouse, Bill Skarsgård, Joel McHale, and Bella Thorne. She was in the show Transparent. And she was in a comedy show called Camping, which featured Jennifer Garner, David Tennant and Juliette Lewis.

Mark Blum 

Mark Blum has been performing for years, as he has appeared in a number of films, television shows, and plays.

Some of his most notable movies include Crocodile Dundee and Step Up 3D, and some of the series he has been in are Roseanne, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Sopranos, The Good Wife and The Blacklist, which are all quite popular. On You, which is important right here and right now, he played Mr. Mooney, Joe’s boss.

John Stamos

John Stamos’ first big role was a Blackie Parrish on General Hospital, and he went on to play Jesse Katsopolis on Full House, which is his most notable part ever on one of the most-known TV shows ever.

He has been on other series, too, like ER and Grandfathered, and he returned to the Tanner family with Fuller House; he is an executive producer of this Netflix show, and he appears as Uncle Jesse now and then, as well. On You, though, he is Dr. Nicky, a therapist with an interesting role.

Victoria Pedretti 

Victoria Pedretti has had only a few roles on TV and in films, but they have been big and notable ones! She was Eleanor “Nell” Crain in the scary Netflix show The Haunting of Hill House, and she will be in the second season, The Haunting of Bly Manor, as Dani, when it comes out next year.

She was Lulu (a member of Charles Manson’s family) in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, which came out this year. And in Season 2 of You, she will play a character named Love Quinn.

Jenna Ortega 

Jenna Ortega was on the Disney Channel show Stuck in the Middle as Harley Diaz, and on the same channel, she provided the voice for Princess Isabel on Elena of Avalor. Her most notable role may be the younger version of the main character in Jane the Virgin. 

She also has appeared on Netflix (like in the series Richie Rich) and will continue to do so (such as in a horror-comedy film titled The Babysitter 2, as well as in Season 2 of You).  

Ambyr Childers

Ambyr Childers has been on television shows such as Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, Ray Donovan, and Aquarius (when she portrayed Susan Atkins, who was also part of Charles Manson’s family), and from 2006 to 2008, she appeared on All My Children as Colby Chandler.

Those who are reading this piece, though, probably know her best as Candace Stone from You. As Joe’s ex-girlfriend, she popped up at the end of Season 1, which was a surprise to all, and will be in Season 2, as well. How? When? Why? We shall see…!