The Act on Hulu follows the real-life story of Gypsy Blanchard. The eight-part series dramatises the true events of what happened in 2015. Episodes one and two dropped on Hulu on Wednesday, March 20 and the remaining six episodes air every Wednesday on the streaming service. At the moment, there is no confirmed UK release date of The Act.
Who is in the cast of The Act?
WARNING: This article contains spoilers about The Act
Dee Dee Blanchard – Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette plays Dee Dee Blanchard in The Act.
Dee Dee suffered from Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a psychological disorder and rare form of child abuse, where a carer (usually the child’s biological mother) fabricates or deliberately induces their child’s illness.
Dee Dee claimed her daughter suffered from a range of chronic conditions alongside leukaemia, asthma and muscular dystrophy.
She also said her daughter had the mental capacity of a seven-year-old, despite her daughter being aged 19.
Arquette is an award-winning actress, best known for starring in the coming-of-age drama film Boyhood, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, True Romance and Medium.
Most recently, Arquette starred as Joyce Mitchell in the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.
Gypsy Blanchard – Joey King
Joey King stars alongside Arquette in the leading role of Gypsy Blanchard.
Gypsey is currently serving 10 years for the second-degree murder of her mother.
King is only 19-years-old and has previously appeared in the films Crazy, Stupid, Love, The Conjuring, White House Down, The Kissing Booth and Slender Man.
Other notable roles include Talia al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises and alongside James Franco and Zach Braff in Oz the Great and Powerful.
She has also appeared in numerous television shows including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Fargo, Entourage, CSI and Medium.
King is best known for playing Ramona Quimby in Ramona and Beezus, starring opposite Selena Gomez.
Mel – Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny plays Mel in The Act on Hulu.
Sevigny is an American actress, director, model and fashion designer.
She is an award-winning actress with a Golden Globe and a Satellite Award to her name alongside Academy Award and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.
Sevigny is best known for playing Lana Tisdel in Boys Don’t Cry.
Other notable credits include American Psycho, Party Monster and The Brown Bunny.
She most recently played Nicolette Grant in Big Love and also starred in American Horror Story.
Lacey – AnnaSophia Robb
AnnaSophia Robb stars as Lacey in The Act on Hulu.
Robb is an American actress, singer and model from Denver, Colorado.
Her career began as a child actress, starring in Samantha: An American Girl Holiday and Because of Winn-Dixie
Robb is best recognised for playing Violet Beauregarde in Tim Burton adaption of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005 and Carrie Bradshaw in The Carrie Diaries.
Other credits include Bridge to Terabithia, Race to Witch Mountain and The Way, Way Back.
Nick – Calum Worthy
Calum Worthy stars as Nicholas ‘Nick’ Godejohn in The Act on Hulu.
Nick is the boy who Gypsy meets online and falls in love with.
Eventually, they meet in person which leads to disastrous consequences for Dee Dee.
Worthy is best known for playing Lee in the sci-fi series Stormworld.
He is also well recognised for playing Dez in Disney Channel’s Austin & Ally.
Other guest roles include Supernatural, Smallville, Good Luck Charlie and Flashpoint.
The Act airs Wednesdays on Hulu.