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Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley in Ripley TV show

In Netflix's Ripley Andrew Scott, 47, takes on the lead role of serial killer Tom Ripley who is tasked with bringing Dickie back from Europe, but (spoiler alert) things don't exactly go to plan. Andrew is perhaps best known for his roles in Fleabag, Sherlock, and All of Us Strangers.

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Matt Damon as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr Ripley film

In the 1999 movie Matt Damon took on the lead role of Tom Ripley. Since the movie Matt has gone onto star in the Bourne franchise, the Ocean's trilogy, Oppenheimer, Invictus and many, many more.

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Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf in Ripley TV show

Johnny Flynn, 41, stars as Dickie Greenleaf in Netflix's Ripley. Dickie is a trust fund kid who is swanning around Europe with his girlfriend Marge, painting and spending a lot of time on the beach. Flynn is perhaps best known for his roles in Lovesick, Vanity Fair and Emma.

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Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf in The Talented Mr Ripley film

If you didn't know by now, Jude Law takes on the role of Dickie Greenleaf in the 1999 movie and so this movie will always hold a special place in our heart. Since The Talented Mr Ripley, Jude has starred in Road to Perdition, The Holiday, Sherlock Holmes and Anna Karenina, amongst many other projects.

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Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood in Ripley TV show

Dakota Fanning, 30, takes on the role of Marge Sherwood in Netflix's new adaptation. Marge is Dickie's girlfriend, a writer and she's immediately suspicious of Tom's behaviour. Dakota has been acting since 1999, and has appeared in numerous projects including Uptown Girls, Man On Fire, the Twilight series and The Alienist.

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Gwyneth Paltrow as Marge Sherwood in The Talented Mr Ripley film

In the 1999 movie Gwyneth Paltrow played the role of Dickie's girlfriend Marge. By the time The Talented Mr Ripley came out Gwyneth was already well known for her roles in Sliding Doors and Emma, and since the movie's release she's starred in the Iron Man movies, Glee and The Politician.

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Eliot Sumner as Freddie Miles in Ripley TV show

Taking on the role of Dickie's friend Freddie Miles is Eliot Sumner, 33. Freddie is a playwright and known for rightly always being suspicious of Tom. Eliot who plays Freddie is the child of Sting and is most well known for their music, having been part of the band I Blame Coco before going onto release music as a solo artist. Sumner also appeared in The Gentlemen movie in 2020 and James Bond movie No Time To Die.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman as Freddie Miles in The Talented Mr Ripley film

In the 1999 movie adaptation the late Philip Seymour Hoffman took on the role of Freddie. At the time Philip had already appeared in Scent of a Woman, Boogie Nights and The Big Lebowksi. Following The Talented Mr Ripley he went onto appear in movies Synecdoche, New York, Mission: Impossible III and of course the Hunger Games franchise. He sadly passed away aged 46 in 2014.

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Kenneth Lonergan as Herbert Greenleaf in Ripley TV show

Herbert Greenleaf is Dickie's father, who initially hires Tom to bring his son back from Europe. He's played by Kenneth Lonergan, 61, who is actually best known for his writing and directing work. He was the writer on Manchester By The Sea and Gangs of New York amongst many other projects.

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James Rebhorn as Herbert Greenleaf in The Talented Mr Ripley film

In 1999 movie Dickie's father is played by James Rebhorn. Rebhorn had been acting since 1976 and appeared in movies such as Scent of a Woman, Independence Day, and Meet The Parents. He passed away at age 65 in 2014.

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 Lydia Venn is Cosmopolitan UK’s Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer. She covers everything from , to the latest celebrity news. She also writes across our work/life section regularly creating , covering exciting new releases and sharing the latest must-haves. In her role she’s interviewed everyone from Margot Robbie to Niall Horan, and her work has appeared on an episode of . After completing a degree in English at the University of Exeter, Lydia moved into journalism, writing for the , before working as Features Editor at , where she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Talk Radio. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of Gilmore Girls and 00s teen movies, and in her free time can be found with a margarita in hand watching the Real Housewives on repeat. Find her on .
 

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