Tim Burton’s Wednesday cast sees new actors tackle the iconic Addams Family characters from Wednesday's mom Morticia to her Uncle Fester, with plenty of familiar faces and newcomers playing the students at Nevermore Academy. The Netflix series follows Wednesday Addams as she enrolls in Nevermore Academy, a school for outcasts located in the town of Jericho. The students at Nevermore often find themselves in conflict with the local “normies” (humans without supernatural powers), which becomes exacerbated when a string of brutal murders terrorizes Jericho.

As the title suggests, Netflix’s series focuses on Wednesday, so her family Gomez, Morticia, Pugsley, and Fester Addams aren’t prominent main characters. Alongside various award-winning and newcomer actors in Wednesday’s cast, the supernatural Addams Family adaptation also brings back the 1990s film series’ iconic Wednesday Addams actress Christina Ricci, who stars in a new role in the first season of the series.

The Cast Of Wednesday

Jenna Ortega As Wednesday Addams

Acting Professionally Since 2012

Actor: Though she is now best known for her horror roles, Jenna Ortega got her big break playing the younger version of the titular Jane in Jane The Virgin before becoming one of the main cast in the Disney Channel sitcom Stuck in the Middle. Since then, she's appeared in the Netflix hit series You and really found her niche in horror with notable roles in The Baby Sitter: Killer Queen, Scream (2022), and X.

Ortega has also signed on for another reboot of a Tim Burton property in Beetlejuice 2, where she plays Lydia Deetz's (Winona Ryder) daughter. Ortega will be back for Wednesday season 2 and will be a producer this time around, promising more input on the series going forward.

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Character: The title character is the gothic deadpan daughter of Morticia and Gomez Addams, who is sent to the outcast school of Nevermore Academy after attempting to murder students at her previous high school. As she navigates her new school, Wednesday learns to control her psychic powers and solves a decades-old murder mystery. Ortega also plays Goody Addams, Wednesday’s ancestor from the 17th century.

Catherine Zeta-Jones As Morticia Addams

Acting Professionally Since 1990

Actor: Academy Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones got her start with smaller roles in the early 1990s, but her breakout role is likely that of Elena in The Mask of Zorro opposite Antonio Banderas. She is best recognized for her roles in Chicago, Traffic, Ocean’s Twelve, The Terminal, and Entrapment. While she's better known for appearing in big-budget movies, Zeta-Jones has turned her attention to streaming series lately. In addition to Wednesday, she also starred in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Book of Secrets as the show's villain.

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Character: Morticia Addams is the gothic wife of Gomez Addams, and Pugsley and Wednesday's mom in the Wednesday cast. Also a psychic, Morticia attended Nevermore Academy 30 years ago, with Wednesday now stuck in her mother’s shadow. While she doesn't appear much in the first season of the series, the show is expected to feature more of the family dynamics in Wednesday season 2.

Luis Guzmán as Gomez Addams

Acting Professionally Since 1977

Actor: Guzmán got his start in small roles in movies that didn't even have names, like "Bystander" or "Goon #1." He worked his way up to become one of the most prolific actors in Hollywood. He is best known for his roles in Boogie Nights, Punch-Drunk Love, Traffic, Narcos, and Oz. He also took on a small role in Rian Johnson's Poker Face and appears in the Gareth Evans action-thriller Havoc.

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Character: Luis Guzmán plays Gomez Addams, Wednesday’s father who was accused of murdering a Jericho normie 30 years ago. This means of all the Wednesday characters, he is the one whose past actions have made things the hardest on his daughter at her new school. He's a devoted husband and father, but the shadows of the past linger over him, though he maintains his innocence during the first season. Like Morticia, he doesn't appear in the first season a lot, but is expected to be in Wednesday season 2 as well.

Emma Myers As Enid Sinclair

Acting Professionally Since 2010

Actor: Before ing the Wednesday cast, Myers appeared in The Baker and the Beauty and Girl in the Basement. Myers has also signed on for the main role in the young adult mystery movie, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, based on the trilogy book series by Holly Jackson. It is likely that Myers will also return to the Wednesday cast for season 2, although for those who wanted to see a Wednesday and Enid love pairing due to their great chemistry, Jenna Ortega mentioned that romances likely won't happen.

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Character: Enid is Wednesday’s bubbly and colorful roommate at Nevermore Academy. She’s a werewolf who is ostracized in her family for not being able to “wolf out.” While the two begin their cohabitation at odds, Enid and Wednesday form an unexpected friendship throughout the semester. After Ortega, Emma Myers plays easily the second most important Wednesday character and undergoes the biggest transformation in the series.

Percy Hynes White As Xavier Thorpe

Acting Professionally Since 2003

Actor: Percy Hynes White has been working professionally since he was only two-years old, so he has a lengthier resume than most actors the same age. he also been seen in Edge of Winter, A Christmas Horror Story, Between, and The Gifted. His return for season 2 of Wednesday is unknown, but since Jenna Ortega said there should be no romance in the new season if he returns to the Wednesday cast, it will likely be as Wednesday's platonic friend.

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Character: A mysterious student with the power to bring his drawings to life at Nevermore Academy, Xavier also takes a liking to Wednesday. He is an artist tortured by the legacy of his father Vincent Thorpe, a renowned psychic who has little time for his son. Xavier was Rowan’s roommate who previously dated Bianca, the most popular girl at Nevermore, and was one of the suspects in the murder case.

Hunter Doohan As Tyler Galpin

Acting Professionally Since 2012

Actor: Doohan got his start in short films before making the jump to TV and movies. His notable roles include Teenage Warren in Truth Be Told and Adam Desiato in Your Honor. Since his character didn't die and was only arrested and taken to a psychiatric hospital for treatment, there is always a chance he returns as a primary villain in Wednesday season 2, seeking revenge.

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Character: Tyler is the normie son of Jericho’s Sheriff Galpin in the Wednesday cast. The teen character works at the local coffee shop, Weathervane Cafe, where he forms a close connection to Wednesday Addams. He was also the secondary antagonist and the serial killer that Wednesday was looking for, which ruined their romance. Of course, Jenna Ortega later said she didn't like the love triangle for the Wednesday characters, so that is probably not something that will happen in later seasons.

Gwendoline Christie As Principal Larissa Weems

Acting Professionally Since 2007

Actor: Much like Guzman, Christie got her start in unnamed roles and worked her way up the call sheet thanks to a lot of auditions. Christie is most notable for her Emmy-nominated performance as Brienne of Tarth in Game of Thrones. She has also been seen in Netflix’s The Sandman as Lucifer and in the Star Wars sequel movies as Captain Phasma. There is little chance of Christie returning, as her character sacrificed herself in the first season of Wednesday, but Ortega has said she would love to have her back.

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Character: Gwendoline Christie plays Principal Larissa Weems at Nevermore Academy in the Wednesday cast. She is a woman who dislikes the Addams family after an event in their past. This Wednesday character was the roommate of Morticia Addams when the two were students at Nevermore, and she still holds a grudge against Wednesday's mom 30 years later.

Christina Ricci As Marilyn Thornhill

Acting Professionally Since 1990

Actor: Ricci got her start in the business as a young child and made a name for herself with '90s favorites. She has starred in projects like Now and Then, Casper, Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow, and The Matrix Resurrections. She was nominated for an Emmy for her work in the Showtime series Yellowjackets, playing the adult Misty Quigley. It is unclear what her fate was in season 1 of Wednesday, so there is always a chance Ricci will return to the Wednesday cast in the future.

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Character: Marilyn Thornhill is the dorm mother at Ophelia Hall, Wednesday and Enid's residence. Miss Thornhill is the first and only normie member of Nevermore Academy’s staff, where she also teaches botany. This was a huge casting moment for Wednesday, as Christina Ricci is perhaps best known for her iconic portrayal of Wednesday Addams in the 1991 and 1993 Addams Family movies, with the actor now ing on the gothic role to Jenna Ortega. It was also fun when the original Wednesday character ended up as a villain in the Netflix series.

Jamie McShane As Sheriff Donovan Galpin

Acting Professionally Since 1997

Actor: At the start of his career, McShane booked a lot of television work with single-episode appearances in everything from Angel to The X-Files, and he's had an incredibly varied career ever since. McShane is notable for his roles in Bloodline, Gone Girl, Argo, Sons of Anarchy, and The Lincoln Lawyer.

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Character: Jamie McShane plays Donovan Galpin, the normie sheriff in Jericho, who is also Tyler’s father. Sheriff Galpin is quickly at odds with Wednesday Addams, who has found herself in the middle of a supernatural murder investigation while spending an increasing amount of time with his son. As the sheriff, there is a good chance he will return as a Wednesday character if the second season returns to Nevermore Academy.

Isaac Ordonez As Pugsley Addams

Acting Professionally Since 2018

Actor: Ordonez has not been in a large number of projects as he is relatively new to the world of acting. He worked on the set of Disney's 2018 remake of A Wrinkle in Time as the double for Charles Wallace, which is what really gave him his professional foot in the door. Since then, he's mostly worked in short films before Wednesday, which could end up being his big break if he gets a larger role as the series moves forward.

Character: Pugsley Addams is Wednesday’s bullied younger brother. While he appeared in the first season as a Wednesday character, Isaac Ordonez was in a very small role, and had little to do with the story. Wednesday sees herself as his protector from bullies, though in past incarnations of the franchise, she has also loved to torment him.