Warning: Contains potential SPOILERS for LouAs a high-stakes action thriller, Lou's cast and characters features an impressive and varied array of talent. From Underworld: Blood Wars director Anna Foerster, the movie takes on a revenge angle similar to Netflix's 2021 movie Sweet Girl. As such, Lou's cast and characters reflect many of the genres tropes while adding some interesting nuance.
Lou is named for the movie's main character, Lou, an evasive recluse that lives a peaceful life with her dog. Lou's life is turned upside down when her neighbor Hannah's daughter gets kidnapped, and the two women take it upon themselves to pursue the kidnapper while a wild storm rages. Events unfold that could potentially expose each woman for who they really are, revealing details about their pasts that they intended to remain hidden forever.
Netflix's 2022 movie Lou has an award-worthy, talented cast led by Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett. However, beyond the film's main double-act, there are a range of able supporting players also involved. Here is the complete guide to Lou's cast and characters, including who the actors portray and other projects in which they have featured.
Allison Janney as Lou
As the titular character in Lou, Allison Janney plays a hermit who must do what she can to save the life of a kidnapped young girl. Pursuing the kidnapper with experience and skill, every move she makes could possibly unmask Lou for the person she really is. Academy Award-winner Janney is well-known for her work on The West Wing as White House Press Secretary and eventual Chief of Staff, C. J. Cregg. Janney was honored with the Primetime Emmy Award four times for the role, a feat she came close to matching with her Emmy Award-winning role as Bonnie Plunkett in the CBS comedy Mom.
Jurnee Smollett as Hannah
Actor Jurnee Smollett portrays Hannah, a mother desperate to locate her kidnapped daughter as a storm intensifies outdoors. Hannah seeks the help of her recluse neighbor Lou in finding her daughter and, in doing so, discovers more about Lou than she had imagined. Smollett began her acting career as a child performer, having grown up in the limelight as part of the Smollett family of actors. She appeared in several episodes of Full House and Hangin' With Mr. Cooper before landing a series regular role as one of the main characters in Friday Night Lights opposite Michael B. Jordan. Smollett went on to star in movies like Birds of Prey before returning to television in her Primetime Emmy Award-nominated performance as Leti in HBO's Lovecraft Country.
Logan Marshall-Green as Philip
As the primary antagonist Philip in Lou, Logan Marshall-Green embodies a ruthless character hellbent on destroying Hannah's life while facing the wrath of Lou in the process. Logan Marshall-Green's early acting roles included William Devane's son on the hit show 24 and playing Trey Atwood on The O.C. He moved into film roles in Across the Universe, Prometheus, and as Jackson Brice in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The actor was recently featured as part of the ensemble cast of Big Sky season 2, playing Travis Stone.
Lou's Supporting Cast & Characters
Ridley Asha Bateman as Vee - Playing Vee, the kidnapped daughter of Jurnee Smollett's Hannah, Ridley Asha Bateman costars in Lou with just the third project on her resume. She was also featured in the short film Shelter in Place and played Willow Decker alongside Frank Grillo in the 2022 movie Shattered.
Matt Craven as Sheriff Rankin - Portraying the Sheriff looking to uncover the facts surrounding Vee's kidnapping in Lou, Matt Craven is a character actor best known for his portrayal of Chief Bill Vickery in HBO's Sharp Objects and Secretary of the Navy Clayton Jarvis in the CBS procedural drama NCIS.