Cast and Crew of Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor

"Designated Survivor" is a gripping political drama that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. The show boasts an impressive cast, with Kiefer Sutherland taking on the lead role of Tom Kirkman. Sutherland, known for his compelling performances, adds depth and authenticity to the character of Kirkman, a humble cabinet member who is unexpectedly thrust into the highest office in the land. Alongside Sutherland, Natascha McElhone delivers a captivating portrayal of Alex Kirkman, the First Lady. Her character is a strong and supportive partner to the president, providing a balance of warmth and determination that makes her a standout in the ensemble.

The plot of "Designated Survivor" revolves around a sudden and devastating attack on the United States government during the State of the Union address. In the aftermath of this catastrophe, Kirkman is sworn in as the new President, finding himself at the helm of a nation in crisis. The show does an excellent job of exploring the challenges and complexities that Kirkman faces as he navigates his new role, from managing international crises to dealing with political adversaries and maintaining public trust. The trauma of the attack and the loss of so many government officials add an emotional weight to the story that grounds it in reality and makes it all the more compelling.

"Designated Survivor" offers an engaging and thought-provoking exploration of leadership and power. The show delves into the question of what it means to be a leader during a time of crisis, and how a person's character and integrity can shape their approach to governance. With its talented cast and well-crafted storyline, "Designated Survivor" is a must-watch for fans of political dramas and those interested in exploring the complex world of global politics. The show provides a fresh perspective on traditional political narratives, offering a unique blend of action, drama, and political intrigue that keeps viewers hooked until the very end.

Main Cast of Designated Survivor

Kiefer Sutherland as Tom Kirkman

Kiefer Sutherland

as Tom Kirkman (53 episodes)

Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on t...

Kal Penn as Seth Wright

Kal Penn

as Seth Wright (53 episodes)

Kalpen Suresh Modi, known professionally as Kal Penn, is an American actor, comedian, and former White House staff me...

Italia Ricci as Emily Rhodes

Italia Ricci

as Emily Rhodes (53 episodes)

Italia Ricci (born October 29, 1986) is a Canadian-American actress. Ricci was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario and is ...

LaMonica Garrett as Mike Ritter

LaMonica Garrett

as Mike Ritter (43 episodes)

LaMonica Garrett was born on May 23, 1975 and is currently 49 years old.

Secondary Cast of Designated Survivor

Tanner Buchanan as Leo Kirkman

Tanner Buchanan

as Leo Kirkman (14 episodes)

Tanner Buchanan is an actor, known for Cobra Kai (2018), Designated Survivor (2016), The Fosters (2013) and Grey's An...

Arjay Smith as Nolan

Arjay Smith

as Nolan (1 episode)

Arjay L. Smith is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as James Murray on The Rookie, Max Lewick...

Neeraja Ramjee

as Melissa Derfler (1 episode)

Annie Chen

as Lily (1 episode)
Abhi Sinha as Mike Wright

Abhi Sinha

as Mike Wright (1 episode)

Abhi Sinha was born on February 20, 1990 and is currently 34 years old.

Tim Machin

as NSA Deputy (1 episode)

Michael Rawley

as Miller (1 episode)
Richard Bekins as Robert Richmond

Richard Bekins

as Robert Richmond (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Bekins (born July 17, 1954) is an American actor best known for his r...

Ashley Zukerman as Peter MacLeish

Ashley Zukerman

as Peter MacLeish (10 episodes)

Ashley Zukerman is an actor best known for his role as Senior Constable Michael Sandrelli in Rush, an Australian TV s...

Michael Gaston as John Royce

Michael Gaston

as John Royce (2 episodes)

Michael Gaston (born November 5, 1962, height 6' 3" (1,91 m)) is an American film and television actor. He played age...

Dylan Walsh as Max Clarkson

Dylan Walsh

as Max Clarkson (1 episode)

Dylan Walsh (born November 17, 1963) is an American actor. He is best known as Dr. Sean McNamara in the FX television...

Mykelti Williamson as Admiral Chernow

Mykelti Williamson

as Admiral Chernow (2 episodes)

Michael T. 'Mykelti' Williamson (born March 4, 1957) is an American actor best known for his role as Benjamin Buford ...

Christine Estabrook as Chris Nichols

Christine Estabrook

as Chris Nichols (1 episode)

Christine Estabrook (born Mary Christine Estabrook; September 13, 1952) is an American actress, known for her roles o...

Paulino Nunes as Director Carrera

Paulino Nunes

as Director Carrera (3 episodes)

Paulino Nunes was born on April 27, 1968 and is currently 56 years old.

Brent Sexton as Gabriel Thompson

Brent Sexton

as Gabriel Thompson (1 episode)

Brent Sexton (born August 12, 1967) is an American actor best known for his roles in the television series The Killin...

Melanie Scrofano as Lisa Jordan

Melanie Scrofano

as Lisa Jordan (4 episodes)

Melanie Scrofano (born 20 December 1981) is a Canadian model, stage, film and television actress, best known for play...

Kevin McNally as Harris Cochrane

Kevin McNally

as Harris Cochrane (6 episodes)

Kevin McNally was born on April 27, 1956, in Bristol, England. He grew up in Birmingham where he attended Redhill and...

Mariana Klaveno as Dark-Haired Woman

Mariana Klaveno

as Dark-Haired Woman (3 episodes)

Mariana Klaveno (born October 25, 1979) is an American actress best known for her television roles as Lorena Ball (Kr...

Mark Deklin as Jack Bowman

Mark Deklin

as Jack Bowman (4 episodes)

Mark Deklin was born on December 3, 1967 and is currently 57 years old.

Grace Lynn Kung as Mae Yoshida

Grace Lynn Kung

as Mae Yoshida (1 episode)

Grace Lynn Kung (born 1987) is a Canadian stage and screen actress. She graduated from the Ottawa School of Speech an...

Linda Purl as Julia Rombauer

Linda Purl

as Julia Rombauer (1 episode)

Linda Purl (born September 2, 1955) is an American actress and singer, perhaps best known for portraying Charlene Mat...

Reed Diamond as John Forstell

Reed Diamond

as John Forstell (19 episodes)

Reed Diamond (born July 20, 1967) is an American actor. He is best known for the role on Homicide: Life on the Street...

Lara Jean Chorostecki as Beth MacLeish

Lara Jean Chorostecki

as Beth MacLeish (8 episodes)

Lara Jean Chorostecki is a Canadian stage and screen actress.

Michael J. Fox as Ethan West

Michael J. Fox

as Ethan West (5 episodes)

Michael Andrew Fox OC (born June 9, 1961), known professionally as Michael J. Fox, is a Canadian-American retired act...

Zachary Bennett as Cameron Feller

Zachary Bennett

as Cameron Feller (3 episodes)

Zachary Bennett is a Canadian film and television actor and musician, best known for playing the main role of Felix K...

Freda Foh Shen as President Han

Freda Foh Shen

as President Han (1 episode)

Freda Foh Shen (born April 25, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for the voice of Fa Li in the 1998 Dis...

Breckin Meyer as Trey Kirkman

Breckin Meyer

as Trey Kirkman (6 episodes)

Breckin Erin Meyer (born May 7, 1974) is an American actor, musician, writer and producer, known for his roles in fil...

Hiro Kanagawa as Richard Kim

Hiro Kanagawa

as Richard Kim (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hironobu Kanagawa (金川 弘敦, Kanagawa Hironobu, October 13, 1963) is a Japanese-...

Wendy Davis as Commander Watkins

Wendy Davis

as Commander Watkins (1 episode)

Wendy Davis was born on June 30, 1966 and is currently 58 years old.

Chelsea Harris as Tricia Sims

Chelsea Harris

as Tricia Sims (6 episodes)

Chelsea Harris (born March 30, 1990) is an American actress best known for roles on Designated Survivor, Snowpiercer,...

Kristoffer Polaha as David Sheridan

Kristoffer Polaha

as David Sheridan (1 episode)

Kristoffer Polaha was born on February 18, 1977 in Reno, Nevada, USA as Kristoffer Jon Polaha. He is an actor and pro...

Phil Abrams as Eddie Adamson

Phil Abrams

as Eddie Adamson (1 episode)

Phil Abrams is an actor and producer.

Beth Littleford as Helen Adamson

Beth Littleford

as Helen Adamson (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Elizabeth Anna Halcyon "Beth" Littleford (born July 17, 1968) is an American a...

Brian McNamara as Dave Rhodes

Brian McNamara

as Dave Rhodes (1 episode)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian McNamara (b. November 21, 1960) is an American actor, known for his por...

Gregory Smith as Will Griffin

Gregory Smith

as Will Griffin (1 episode)

Gregory Smith (born July 6, 1983) is an American-Canadian actor. He began working as a child actor in the mid 1980s, ...

Christopher Cousins as Alan Rouse

Christopher Cousins

as Alan Rouse (1 episode)

Christopher Maher Cousins (born September 27, 1960) is an American actor who has been acting in television since 1986...

Alicia Coppola as Dr. Tammy Bruner

Alicia Coppola

as Dr. Tammy Bruner (1 episode)

Alicia Coppola (born April 12, 1968) is an American actress and producer.

Richard de Klerk as Carlton Mackie

Richard de Klerk

as Carlton Mackie (1 episode)

Richard de Klerk was born on March 27, 1984 and is currently 40 years old.

Chris Butler as Dax Minter

Chris Butler

as Dax Minter (4 episodes)

Chris Butler is an American stage and screen actor. He holds an MFA in Acting from University of California, San Diego.

Arye Gross as Elias Grandi

Arye Gross

as Elias Grandi (1 episode)

Arye Gross (/ˈɑːri/; born March 17, 1960) is an American actor, who has appeared on a variety of television shows in ...

Bill Smitrovich as Nate Butcher

Bill Smitrovich

as Nate Butcher (1 episode)

William Stanley Zmitrowicz Jr. (born May 16, 1947), known professionally as Bill Smitrovich, is an American actor.

Bruce Davison as Ray Beckett

Bruce Davison

as Ray Beckett (1 episode)

Bruce Allen Davison (born June 28, 1946) is an American actor and director. He's known for his role as Senator Robert...

Terry Serpico as Patrick Lloyd

Terry Serpico

as Patrick Lloyd (7 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Terry Serpico is a film and television supporting actor. Although he studied...

Nora Zehetner as Valeria Poreskova

Nora Zehetner

as Valeria Poreskova (5 episodes)

Nora Angela Zehetner  (born February 5, 1981) is an American film and television actress. Description above from the...

Timothy Busfield as Dr. Adam Louden

Timothy Busfield

as Dr. Adam Louden (3 episodes)

Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Eliot Weston on th...

Dan Jeannotte as Greg Bowen

Dan Jeannotte

as Greg Bowen (3 episodes)

Dan Jeannotte was born on September 22, 1981 and is currently 43 years old.

Kim Raver as Dr. Andrea Frost

Kim Raver

as Dr. Andrea Frost (5 episodes)

Kimberly Jayne "Kim" Raver (born March 15, 1969, height 5' 8" (1,73 m) ) is an American actress. She is best known f...

Dillon Casey as Detective Blakey

Dillon Casey

as Detective Blakey (6 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dillon Casey (born October 29, 1983, height 6' (1,83 m) is a Canadian-America...

Geoff Pierson as Cornelius Moss

Geoff Pierson

as Cornelius Moss (13 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Geoff Pierson (born June 16, 1949) is an American actor known for his role on...

Mckenna Grace as Penny Kirkman

Mckenna Grace

as Penny Kirkman (17 episodes)

Mckenna Grace (born June 25, 2006) is an American child actress. She began acting professionally at the age of six, w...

Chukwudi Iwuji as Dr. Eli Mays

Chukwudi Iwuji

as Dr. Eli Mays (2 episodes)

Chukwudi Iwuji (born 15 October 1975) is a Nigerian-British actor. He is an Associate Artist for the Royal Shakespear...

Rose Tuong

as Kimiko (1 episode)
Julie White as Lorraine Zimmer

Julie White

as Lorraine Zimmer (3 episodes)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Julie White (born June 4, 1961) is an American actress. She is known for her ...

David Miller

as Reporter Sahana (1 episode)
Lauren Holly as Lynn Harper

Lauren Holly

as Lynn Harper (4 episodes)

Lauren Michael Holly (born October 28, 1963) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Deputy Sheriff Max...

Anthony Edwards as Mars Harper

Anthony Edwards

as Mars Harper (4 episodes)

Anthony Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and televis...

Shaun Clarke

as Military Translator (1 episode)
Zoe McLellan as Kendra Daynes

Zoe McLellan

as Kendra Daynes (21 episodes)

Zoe McLellan (born November 6, 1974) is an American actress.

John Tench as Owner

John Tench

as Owner (1 episode)

John Tench is an actor.

Christopher Jacot as Alan

Christopher Jacot

as Alan (1 episode) , Alan (uncredited) (1 episode)

Christopher Jacot (born June 30, 1979) is a Canadian film and television actor. He attended Earl Haig Secondary Schoo...

Noam Jenkins as FBI Agent (uncredited)

Noam Jenkins

as FBI Agent (uncredited) (1 episode)

Noam Jenkins is a French Canadian film and television actor, best known for portraying Detective Jerry Barber in the ...

Murry Peeters as Sipiwe Moyo

Murry Peeters

as Sipiwe Moyo (1 episode)

Murry Peeters is a Canadian actor, writer and producer.

Kimberly-Sue Murray as Liz Rosenblum

Kimberly-Sue Murray

as Liz Rosenblum (1 episode)

Kimberly-Sue Murray is an actress and producer, known for Shadowhunters (2016), V-Wars (2019) and The Lizzie Borden C...

Lisa Berry as Rachelle

Lisa Berry

as Rachelle (1 episode)

Lisa Berry was born on November 6, 1979 and is currently 45 years old.

Pui-Ling Tam

as Hannah's Mother (1 episode)

Crew of Designated Survivor

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