2024's watching Speak No Evil comes from writer/director James Watkins and the movie gaining plenty of attention thanks to it marking James McAvoy's return to horror after his memorable performance in M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 movie Split.

The original 2022 Speak No Evil proved to be an excellent showcase for the talents of its cast , with Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, and Karina Smulders receiving praise for their work. That is why the American remake made with Blumhouse became a project that could attract some high-level talent. The end result is Speak No Evil's cast featuring some recognizable actors as they take on new versions of characters previously seen in the 2022 Danish film.

James McAvoy As Paddy

Date Of Birth: April 21, 1979

• Active Since: 1995

Actor: James McAvoy was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1979 and made his acting debut in 1995's The Near Room. His pursuit of acting picked up in the 2000s and led to him working on some notable projects, like Band of Brothers and Frank Herbert's Children of Dune. His breakout role came in 2005 when he played Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. He's since went on to star in several acclaimed films, the X-Men franchise, and more.

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Character: James McAvoy headlines Speak No Evil's cast as Paddy, the abusive husband and father of the family with the remote country vacation home. He is the American version of Patrick from the 2022 Danish film. Paddy plays a pivotal role in the entire movie, just as Patrick does in 2022's Speak No Evil's ending.

Mackenzie Davis As Louise Dalton

Date Of Birth: April 1, 1987

• Active Since: 2011

Actor: Mackenzie Davis was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1987 and started pursuing acting in 2005. It was not until 2011 that she got her first acting role in a short film, Alex. Her breakout role came in 2014 thanks to playing Cameron Howe in Halt and Catch Fire. It was this role that led her to land projects like The Martian and Blade Runner 2049, as well as her memorable turn as Yorkie in the Black Mirror episode "San Junipero." She's gone on to do more TV roles, rom-coms, and even ed Terminator briefly.

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Character: Mackenzie Davis stars in Speak No Evil as Louise Dalton. She is the wife and mother of the family who goes to Paddy's family's home for the getaway. She shares the same name and role as Sidsel Siem Koch's character from the original movie.

Scoot McNairy As Ben Dalton

Date Of Birth: November 11, 1977

• Active Since: 2001

Actor: Scoot McNairy was born in Dallas, Texas in 1977 and developed his ion for acting through doing theater after school as a kid. He made his acting debut in 2001 in the short film Wrong Numbers and had small parts in several projects for the next few years. McNairy's breakthrough role arguably came in 2010 by headlining Gareth Edwards' movie Monsters. This led to working with Andrew Dominik, Ben Affleck, Steve McQueen, and other notable directors, which has helped make him a recognizable and steadily working actor throughout the 2010s and 2020s.

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Character: Scoot McNairy plays Ben Dalton as part of Speak No Evil's cast. His character is the husband to Louise. In the original 2022 Danish movie, the character was named Bjørn, but it is now Ben for the American remake.

Speak No Evil ing Cast & Characters

Aisling Franciosi as Ciara: Ciara is Paddy's wife in Speak No Evil. She is played by the Irish actress Aisling Franciosi, who previously played Lyanna Stark in Game of Thrones and has horror movie experience with The Nightingale and The Last Voyage of the Demeter.

Alix West Lefler as Agnes Dalton: Agnes is the daughter of Louise and Ben Dalton in the movie. She is played by Alix West Lefler, who played Juniper in Riverdale, Genevieve in Fire Country, and Jessica Chastain's daughter in The Good Nurse.

Dan Hough as Ant: The Speak No Evil cast also includes Dan Hough as Ant, the son of Paddy and Ciara. This is Dan Hough's first feature film role, with a two-episode appearance on Hollyoaks his only previous acting experience.