The Cast

Find out more about the cast of The Strain and where you may have seen them before...

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Corey Stoll (plays Dr. Ephraim Goodweather)

Corey received a Golden Globe nomination for the role of Congressman Peter Russo in House of Cards. He also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Ernest Hemingway in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Other big screen roles include Salt with Angelina Jolie and Non-Stop with Liam Neeson, while on TV he was the male co-lead in Law & Order: Los Angeles.
David Bradley (plays Abraham Setrakian)

David is best known for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter Films and other movies include The World's End, Captain America: The First Avenger and Mike Leigh's Another Year. His TV work includes Game of Thrones, Broadchurch and Doctor Who.
Mia Maestro (plays Nora Martinez)

Mia's big screen credits include The Motorcycle Diaries, Frida, Poseidon and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 and 2. On TV she played Jennifer Garner's sister on several seasons of JJ Abrams' critically-acclaimed series Alias. As well as her acting, Mia also has a hugely successful music career and has worked with the likes of Faithless and Damian Rice.
Sean Astin (plays Jim Kent)

Sean made his feature film debut in The Goonies and has gone on to star in blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. His notable TV work includes stints in 24, Into the West, Franklin & Bash and NCIS.
Kevin Durand (plays Vasily Fet)

Canadian-born Kevin started out in comedy and theatre before breaking into TV and movies. Fans of Lost will recognise him as the recurring character Martin Keamy and his film career includes parts in Cosmopolis opposite Robert Pattinson, Devil's Knot opposite Colin Firth and X-Men Origins: Wolverine opposite Hugh Jackman.
Richard Sammel (plays Thomas Eichhorst)

German actor Richard has acted on stage and screen across Europe. Tarrantino fans are likely to recognise him for his performance in Inglourious Basterds and other movie roles include Beauty and the Beast with Vincent Cassell and 3 Days to Kill with Kevin Costner.
Jonathan Hyde (plays Eldritch Palmer)

As a respected member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Jonathan has many acclaimed stage performances to his name. He will be best known to movie fans for roles such as J. Bruce Ismay in Titanic, the Egyptologist in The Mummy and as Van Pelt/Sam Parrish in Jumanji.
Miguel Gomez (plays Augustin "Gus" Elizalde)

Miguel's film credits include Carl Franklin's Bless Me Ultima and The Domino Effect, opposite James D'Arcy. He also played the lifeguard Ramon in a critically-acclaimed episode of Louie.
Natalie Brown (plays Kelly Goodweather)

Natalie is well-known in her native Canada for her starring role in a long-running series of Heinz Ketchup commercials. Her diverse TV and film roles include playing a vampire opposite David Carradine and a charmingly imperfect single mum in Sophie, as well as roles in Being Human, Lost Girl and Skins.
Ben Hyland (plays Zack Goodweather)

Ben made his film debut aged five in Marley & Me. More recently he played Kevin Russo in House of Cards and featured in the Ralph Macchio short film Across Grace Alley.
Jack Kesy (plays Gabriel Bolivar)

A former Marine turned actor and painter, Jack studied in London and has many stage credits to his name. His film credits include Yelling to the Sky, Morgan, Grand Street and Demented.