‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 Cast Guide: From Paul Giamatti and Awkwafina to the Returns of Cristin Milioti and Will Poulter

Jones plays Amanda, a schoolteacher whose health scare prompts her husband (Chris O’Dowd) to go to extreme lengths with experimental tech. The daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton, Jones returns to “Black Mirror,” having previously co-written and cameoed in the season three opener “Nosedive.” Jones has also starred in shows like “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation” and “Boston Public.” 

Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of Diana Ross and “Black-ish” star, joins “Black Mirror” as Gaynor in “Common People,” alongside O’Dowd and Rashida Jones. In addition to “Black-ish” and “Mixed-ish,” Ellis Ross has collaborated with fellow “Black Mirror” newcomer Issa Rae on films like “Little” and “American Fiction.” Ellis Ross starred as Joan in all six seasons of “Girlfriends.”

An Irish actor and comedian, O’Dowd starred as Roy in four seasons of the British sitcom “The IT Crowd,” and as Sean in three seasons of the Irish sitcom “Moone Boy.” In addition to starring in “The Big Door Prize” for Apple TV+, he’s appeared in films like “Bridesmaids,” “Juliet, Naked” and “The Sapphires.”

The British actress, who won a British Academy Television Award for her role in the four-part drama “Adult Material,” stars as Maria, a “confectionary whizz kid” working at a strange company named Verity. Kelly also played the titular witch in BBC Three’s “Domino Day” and appeared in the Mark Strong-led medical crime drama “Temple.”

The British actress won a British Independent Film Award for her performance in the lesbian period drama “Blue Jean,” and will make her “Black Mirror” debut as off-putting coworker Verity in “Bête Noire.” McEwen has also appeared in the “Rosemary’s Baby” prequel series “Apartment 7A” and in the science fiction film “Vesper.” 

As Brandy, the multi-hyphenate actress, writer, producer, comedian and author will explore an immersive remake of a vintage romance film. Rae launched her career with the “Awkward Black Girl” web series before finding widespread acclaim as the Emmy-winning creator, writer, and star of “Insecure.” In addition to producing “One of Them Days,” she’s appeared in films like “Barbie,” “American Fiction” and “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” 

The Golden Globe-winning actor for “The Farewell” has made a name for herself as a comedian after going viral on YouTube for her rap song “My Vag.” She has appeared in “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” “Ocean’s Eight,” “Swan Song” and “Quiz Lady,” in addition to executive producing “Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens” and providing her voice for “Kung Fu Panda 4” and “The Bad Guys.”

The non-binary English actor’s work has spanned across film and TV, including roles in “The Crown” as Princess Diana, “Pennyworth,” “Lady Chatterley’s Lover,” “My Policeman” and, most recently, “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Nosferatu.”

Walter recently appeared on “Succession” as the Roy children’s scathing mother, Lady Caroline Collingwood. Other TV roles include Clemmie Churchill in the first season of “The Crown,” Lady Shackleton in “Downton Abbey,” Deborah Welton in “Ted Lasso” and Veronique in “This Is Going to Hurt.” The British actor also appeared in the films “Sense and Sensibility,” “The Young Victoria” and “The Last Duel.”

Poulter’s having a busy year on the silver screen, appearing in recent films “Warfare,” “Death of a Unicorn” and the upcoming theatrical release “On Swift Horses.” His TV roles include Chef Luca in “The Bear” and Billy Cutler in “Dopesick.” And this isn’t his first “Black Mirror” rodeo — he played Colin Ritman in “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” Additional film credits for the British actor include playing Mark in “Midsommar,” Gally in “The Maze Runner” and notably, the perpetually complaining Eustace Scrubb in “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.”

Chaudhry returns to the “Black Mirror” world after playing Mohan Thakur in “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” The British actor and comedian recently appeared in 2025’s “The Actor,” a film directed by Duke Johnson. Chaudhry co-created and co-starred in mockumentary show “People Just Do Nothing.” He also played the character Vinay Sarkar in the TV series “Industry.”

The Scottish actor had his first major on-screen credit in “T2 Trainspotting,” the sequel to Danny Boyle’s 1996 classic. In the years since, Gribben has continued onward with roles in “Masters of the Air,” “Somewhere Boy” and “Generation Z,” with an upcoming role in “Blade Runner 2099” alongside Michelle Yeoh.

As Cameron Walker 2034 in “Plaything,” Capaldi will take on the “Black Mirror” world of an unusual ‘90s video game. Capaldi is a Scottish actor known for playing the 12th Doctor in “Doctor Who.” Over the years, he has also appeared in “Paddington 2,” “The Thick of It,” “The Suicide Squad,” “World War Z” and “Midsomer Murders.”

Finan’s TV credits include playing Gerry Adams in “Say Nothing” and Marco in “The Responder,” for which he received a BAFTA supporting actor nod. The British actor was also seen in “Baby Reindeer” as Diggsy, “The Gentlemen” as Jethro and the film “Hellboy” as Novice.

Nelson-Joyce recently appeared in “This City Is Ours” as Michael Kavanagh and as Edward “Treacle” Goodson in “A Thousand Blows.” The British actor also starred opposite Barry Keoghan in Andrea Arnold’s film “Bird.” His TV credits additionally include playing Jamie Henson in “Industry,” Greg Gallagher in “The Responder” and Spider in “The Outlaws.”

Austin has collaborated several times with filmmaker Mike Leigh, most recently appearing in his 2024 film, “Hard Truths,” as Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s sister. She played Dionne in Leigh’s 1996 feature, “Secrets & Lies.” The British actor also appeared as Dani Julian in “Meet the Richardsons,” Tracy in “This Is Going to Hurt” and Yvonne Hemmingway in “The Bill.”

Giamatti received his first Oscar nomination in Ron Howard’s “Cinderella Man” and was recently nominated for Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers.” In addition to his film work spanning “Sideways” and “Big Fat Liar,” Giamatti is a Primetime Emmy Award-winner for his portrayal of John Adams in the miniseries “John Adams.”

The Spanish-British actress makes her “Black Mirror” debut as The Guide alongside Paul Giamatti. She previously appeared in “Mickey 17” alongside Robert Pattinson, “Living” and “God’s Own Country.” Her work in the West End revival of Tennessee Williams’ “Summer and Smoke” won her a Laurence Olivier Award. She was also in “A Streetcar Named Desire” with Paul Mescal.

The star of the original “USS Callister,” Milioti’s rebellious Lieutenant Nanette Cole led a ship-wide revolt against Jesse Plemons’ autocratic captain Daly. Now the de-facto Captain of the USS Callister, Nanette leads the survivors of the Callister on a new quest for answers in “Into Infinity.” Milioti recently starred alongside Colin Ferrell in HBO’s “The Penguin,” having previously appeared in “Made For Love” and films like the time loop rom-com “Palm Springs.”

Returning alongside his fellow Callister crewmates is Jimmi Simpson, who played the ill-fated CEO Walton in the season four opener USS Callister. The American actor has appeared in films like “Unhinged,” “White House Down” and “The Starling Girl.” Simpson has also appeared on TV shows like “Dark Matter,” “Westworld” and “Breakout Kings.” 

Another veteran returning to “Black Mirror” for the USS Callister sequel, Magnussen first appeared as enemy captain Valdack, but will board the crew for the follow-up episode. Magnussen has appeared in “Game Night,” “Road House” and “Into the Woods” as well as live-action Disney remakes including “Aladdin” and the upcoming “Lilo & Stitch.”

After playing Elena Tulaska in “USS Callister,” she is back in the official sequel. Brooks is known for her work in TV, including “Benidorm,” “Cleaning Up” and “Do Not Disturb.” She also voiced Phil on an episode of the “Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures” podcast series.

The British actor is reprising his role as Nate Packer in the sequel to “USS Callister.” Over the years, Ikhile has appeared in blockbusters “In the Heart of the Sea” and “The Legend of Tarzan.” He has also made a name for himself in TV with “All American” and has voiced characters in “Jurassic World Evolution 2” and “Bleeding Edge.”

The British actor will reprise his role as Kabir Dudani, one of the unsuspecting office employees dragged into a Star Trek-inspired video game as part of his boss’ revenge fantasy in “USS Callister.” Raymond has appeared in films like “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Wonka” as well as starring in the British mini-series “The Educator.”