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Felicity Blunt

Executive Producer · Known for Rivals

Felicity Blunt is a Producer and Literary Agent who is known for Rivals (2024) Felicity Blunt has been married to Stanley Tucci since 4 August 2012. They have two children.

Ann McManus

Creator · Known for Waterloo Road

Ann McManus is a writer and producer, known for Bad Girls (1999), Waterloo Road (2006) and Rock Rivals (2008).

Dee Koppang O'Leary

Director · Known for Rivals

Dee Koppang O'Leary is a Director and Producer known for The Crown (2016), Rivals (2024) and Bridgerton (2020). She has been married to Dermot O'Leary since 14 September 2012. They have one child.

Mimi Hare

Mimi Hare is known for The Accidental Husband (2008), A Brand New Me and Rivals (2024).

Rich Keeble

Rich Keeble is a British actor and voiceover artist. He is known for appearances in TV series including Brian Hetherington in Rivals, Mr Arnold in Good Omens, two series of The Emily Atack Show as well as appearances in Ghosts, The Change, and Meet the Richardsons. His voice acting for video games includes playing The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Frank Fairburne in Strange Brigade, and various characters in the Total War: Warhammer series. Keeble attended Tiffin School in Kingston upon Thames in the 1990s.

Carol Schultz

Carol Schultz has performed in over 40 plays with the Drama Desk and Obie Award winning Pearl Theatre Company, including Terrence McNally's And Away We Go, Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals (for which she won the Actors Equity Callaway Award) and Mrs. Wire in Vieux Carré directed by Austin Pendleton. Other NY credits include Abe Lincoln in Illinois (with Sam Waterston) at Lincoln Center Theater, Marvin's Room at the Minetta Lane, and two seasons with Classic Stage Company. Regional credits include Cincinnati Playhouse (Cincinnati Entertainment Award for Birdie in The Little Foxes), Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Goodman Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Milwaukee Rep, Cleveland Playhouse, and more. TV/film credits include House of Cards, Madam Secretary and the upcoming Poker Face.

Adam Rayner

Cast · Known for Superman & Lois

Adam Rayner, born on 28 August 1977 in Shrewsbury, is an English actor, who has appeared on television in Mistresses, At Home with the Braithwaites and Making Waves. He has also appeared on stage in The Rivals (Bristol Old Vic, 2004), Romeo and Juliet (Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 2006) and Much Ado About Nothing (Novello, 2006).

Andrew Patterson

Director · Known for The Rivals of Amziah King

Andrew Patterson (born June 1982) is an American filmmaker from Oklahoma. His debut feature 'The Vast of Night' won the Best Narrative Feature Audience Award at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival where it made its premiere. His second feature 'The Rivals of Amziah King' premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film and TV Festival.

Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio

John Amadeus "Johnny Bananas" Devenanzio is a contestant from The Real World: Key West. He is the champion of The Island, The Ruins, Rivals, Battle of the Exes, Free Agents, Rivals III, Champs vs. Stars, and Total Madness

Bella Maclean

Cast · Known for Rivals

Bella Maclean (born 1997 or 1998) is a British actress. On television, she appeared in the fourth season of the Netflix series Sex Education (2023) and the Disney+ series Rivals (2024). She is also known for portraying Martha in the 2021 London revival of Spring Awakening. Maclean was born in New York City to British parents. She spent her early childhood in New York for her parents' work, before they returned to England and settled in East Sussex when she was 10. In 2020, Maclean graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. Maclean made her professional stage debut as Martha in the 2021 London revival of Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre. Her performance was described as "an eye-catching turn as Martha" by theatre critic Fiona Mountford. She returned to the stage in 2024 as Bella Wilfer in the National Theatre's London Tide, a musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend. The production was directed by Ian Rickson, adapted by Ben Power, and music by Powers and PJ Harvey. While the play and score received mixed reviews, Maclean's performance was positively reviewed. The official cast recording was released in October. In 2023, Maclean made her television debut in two episodes of the BBC One police procedural Silent Witness. She joined the cast of the Netflix comedy-drama Sex Education for its fourth and final season as Jem. She has also appeared in the short films Dragged Up and La La Means I Love You. In 2024, Maclean had her breakout role in the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper's Rivals. She portrayed Agatha 'Taggie' O'Hara, the overlooked daughter of Declan (Aidan Turner) and Maud (Victoria Smurfit) who struggles with dyslexia while trying to pursue culinary dreams. The show was met with widespread critical acclaim, while Maclean's scenes with love interest Rupert Campbell-Black (Alex Hassell) were described as "engagingly complex".

Alexandra Brodski

Director · Known for Rivals

Alexandra Brodski was born in 1989 in Moscow, Russia. Alexandra is a director and writer, known for Half Man, Rivals (2024) and Somewhere Boy (2022).

Clare Naylor

Writer · Known for Rivals

Clare Naylor is a Writer and Screenwriter known for The Accidental Husband (2008), A Brand New Me and Rivals (2024).

Jonny Moseley

Jonathan William 'Jonny' Moseley (born August 27, 1975) is an American freestyle skier and television presenter. He is the first person born in Puerto Rico to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He is also known for hosting three seasons of MTV's The Challenge, which was formerly known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge. He has also hosted four reunion specials for Battle of the Sexes, the sequel of Battle of the Seasons, Rivals II, and Free Agents.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Cast · Known for The Colbert Report

Doris Helen Kearns Goodwin (born January 4, 1943) is an American biographer, historian, former sports journalist, and political commentator. Goodwin has written biographies of several U.S. presidents, including Lyndon Johnson and the American Dream; The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga; Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln; and The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism. Goodwin's book No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1995. Goodwin produced the American television miniseries Washington.

David Christopher Wells

David Christopher Wells is a Broadway and film actor, voice actor and writer. He is the narrator of ID's true crime series People Magazine Investigates. He is also known for Shades of Blue (2016), The Wrong Girl (2010) and Judgment Day: Prison or Parole? (2016). He has performed on Broadway in To Kill a Mockingbird (2022), Mothers and Sons (2014) with Tyne Daly, The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 - Voyage (2006), The Coast of Utopia: Part 2 - Shipwreck (2006), The Coast of Utopia: Part 3 - Salvage (2007), and The Rivals (2004).

Angelina LookingGlass

Cast · Known for The Rivals of Amziah King

Angelina is a Native American actor and singer. She is the youngest of 4 siblings. Her Native American heritage is a mix of 4 different tribes - Oglala Lakota, Navajo, Seneca, & Comanche. Her biggest role to date is in The Rivals of Amziah King (2025) along side Matthew McConaughey.

Tom Payne

Thomas "Tom" Payne (born December 21, 1982 in Chelmsford, Essex) is a British actor. He is known for the role of Paul "Jesus" Rovia in the television series The Walking Dead. Currently he can be seen in the role of Malcolm Bright in the series Prodigal Son. Payne grew up in Bath, Somerset, in western England. He trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005. During his training, he gained his first experience in plays such as Class Enemy, The Balcony, The Rivals, Three Sisters, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Richard III, and The Man Who Had All the Luck. After graduating, he landed his first leading role in London's West End production of Journey's End. He appeared alongside Imogen Stubbs in Maria Aberg's production of Shrieks of Laughter at the Soho Theatre. After his first television roles in series such as Skins - Hautnah or Casualty, in 2007 he obtained the role of Brett Aspinall in two seasons of the series Waterloo Road. In 2008, he made his feature film debut alongside Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew's Big Day. From 2011 to 2012, he appeared in the television series Luck as Leon Micheaux. In 2013, Payne took his first leading role in The Medicus, the film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Noah Gordon. His brother Will Payne is also active as an actor.

Holly Quin-Ankrah

Holly Quin-Ankrah, known professionally as RAHH, is an actress and singer from Warrington, England. She began her acting career as a teenager, playing Karen Young in the long-running CBBC drama series Grange Hill. She is also known for her lead role on the talent show drama Rock Rivals and a regular role as Cheryl Gray on Coronation Street between 2010 and 2011.

Andy Bale

Cast · Known for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

A Detroit native, Andy Bale has been riding the Hudson Valley airwaves for many years and lives in New York's backyard. He is also a citizen of the Marvel Universe, having roles in the blockbuster movies "Spiderman 2" and "Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". On weekends, Andy plays bass with bands like "Rivals NY" and Jordan Stoner. Other times, he can be found in his bathrobe binging on "What We Do In The Shadows". Andy's a busy guy.

Alan Cooke

Alan Cooke was born on March 29, 1926 in London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) and Out of This World (1962). He died on October 9, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Adrian McLoughlin

Adrian McLoughlin (born 1947, London) is a British stage, television and film actor who began his career in 1983. He is best known for his 2017 role as Joseph Stalin in the Armando Iannucci film The Death of Stalin. He has worked many times with Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, beginning with the part of Reg in a revival of The Norman Conquests. He has also worked with him at the Royal National Theatre in House & Garden and on tour throughout the UK in several of his plays. In addition, he has appeared at the Orange Tree Theatre in Ayckbourn’s Private Fears in Public Places which then went on to feature in the Brits Off Broadway Festival in New York in 2005. In 2009 he also appeared in Taking Steps written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn, again at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond. In 2014 he appeared at the Arcola Theatre in a production of The Rivals directed by Selina Cadell. McLoughlin has set up his own theatre company Vital Signs Productions, which concentrates on producing plays featuring older people. He is also co-owner and director of the drama based training company Role Plays for Training Ltd.

Kaoru Matsumoto

Kaoru Matsumoto (松本 香, Matsumoto Kaoru), better known by her ring name Dump Matsumoto (ダンプ松本, Danpu Matsumoto), is a semi-retired Japanese professional wrestler. She came to prominence as one of the leading female wrestlers in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling during the 1980s. The longtime leader of the stable Gokuaku Domei — which included Crane Yu, Condor Saito and Bull Nakano — she was one of the main rivals of the popular tag team Crush Gals. Their long running feud would become extremely popular in Japan during the 1980s, with their televised matches resulting in some of the highest rated in Japanese television as well as the promotion regularly selling out arenas.

Choo Young-woo

Cast · Known for Between Steps

Choo Young-woo is a South Korean actor who has quickly established himself in the industry through a mix of high-school dramas, slice-of-life romance, and ambitious historical and medical series. He is celebrated for his tall stature, compelling gaze, and ability to embody roles ranging from intense rivals to heartwarming protagonists. His officially debuted in 2021 with the web drama You Make Me Dance, followed by a prominent supporting role in the KBS drama Police University (2021) as the stoic and competitive student, Park Min-kyu.

Lisa Dwan

Lisa Dwan is an Irish actress. She is best known for her work in theatre, performing in Samuel Beckett adaptations among other works. She began her career in the Fox Kids series Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (1998–1999). More recently, she starred in the Netflix series Top Boy (2019–2023). She also appeared in the RTÉ soap opera Fair City (2006–2007) and the ITV drama Rock Rivals (2008). Dwan was born in Coosan, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland, and originally trained as a ballet dancer. She was chosen to dance with Rudolf Nureyev in the Ballet San Jose's production of "Coppélia" in Dublin when she was 12 years old. She left school at 14 after winning a scholarship to attend the Dorothy Stevens School of Ballet in Leeds, and also danced with the London Lewis Ballet Company. Dwan began acting professionally as a teenager. Dwan's first movie was playing the role of Agnes in an adaptation of Oliver Twist, co-starring Elijah Wood and Richard Dreyfuss. Dwan is most well known internationally for her performances and adaptations of Samuel Beckett's works; Kate Kellaway has called her an "Irish actor and Beckett interpreter of the first rank". She performed in Beckett's Not I in London's Battersea Arts Centre in 2005, and was interviewed with Billie Whitelaw, whom Beckett called the "perfect actress", as part of the Beckett celebrations on BBC Radio 3. Beginning in 2006, Whitelaw mentored Dwan on her work on Beckett. Dwan performed the piece again in July 2009 at the Southbank Centre in London in a time of nine minutes and fifty seconds, and again at the International Beckett Festival in 2012. She replicated the feat at Reading University the next year. Beginning in 2013, Dwan toured with "The Beckett Trilogy", consisting of Not I alongside two of Beckett's other short plays, Footfalls and Rockaby, under the direction of Walter Asmus at the Royal Court Theatre, West End, The Barbican Centre, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and performed sold-out shows at various international locations. In a review of her performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Ben Brantley wrote that Dwan "is an instrument of Beckett, in that way saints and martyrs are said to be instruments of God". Dwan regularly writes, lectures, and teaches on theatre, gender, and Beckett. Recent speaking engagements include appearances on BBC radio and television and WNYC. Dwan also writes about Beckett and the arts, including in The Guardian. She has lectured at the École Normale Supérieure, University of Reading and the University of Oxford, and recently completed a residency at Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts, where she taught a class on adapting Beckett's prose work. Dwan was also a 2017–2018 artist in residence at Columbia University, where she worked with Irish writer Colm Toibin on Pale Sister, a play derived from the class they taught called "The Antigone Project". Dwan was a resident fellow at the School of Art and Ballet at New York University from 2017 to 2018.