Summary
- The Red, White & Royal Blue cast has propelled the movie to success, receiving great reviews for their performances in this LGBTQ+ love story.
- The charming and charismatic cast have brought the story to a higher level, with critics and viewers loving their portrayal of the characters.
- The movie features well-known actors like Uma Thurman and Stephen Fry, adding star power to the already talented ensemble cast.
The Red, White & Royal Blue cast has helped the Prime Video movie turn into a runaway success. The movie focuses on a feud between the son of the American President and Britain’s prince, which leads the two young men to start a fake friendship to ease tensions. However, that fake friendship turns into a real friendship, and soon it blossoms into a romantic relationship between the two men that no one saw coming. Based on the novel by Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue is an LGBTQ+ love story involving the children of two of the most powerful world leaders.
The movie has picked up great reviews for the story and the Red, White & Royal Blue cast performance. Critics have responded to Red, White & Royal Blue with overwhelming praise, giving it an 80 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and viewers loved it even more with a 95 percent rating. The Red, White & Royal Blue cast carries the movie to a higher level of storytelling than the somewhat straightforward premise. The charming and charismatic cast have given Red, White & Royal Blue something that actor Stephen Fry called “a beautiful, gay love story. In every sense a fairy-tale story” (via Logo TV). Here is a look at the Red, White & Royal Blue cast and what else they are known for.
Taylor Zakhar Perez as Alex Claremont-Diaz
Taylor Zakhar Perez plays Alex Claremont-Diaz in the Red, White & Royal Blue cast. Alex is the U.S. President’s son who falls in love with Prince Henry. In the movie, he wants to make his family proud and is an overachiever. Perez is from Chicago and got his start with a role on the Nickelodeon show iCarly. He then got a guest spot on Code Black and in the unaired Cruel Intentions TV show.
However, Perez’s big breakout prior to Red, White & Royal Blue came when he joined the cast of The Kissing Booth 2 in 2020 and its sequel in 2021 as Marco Peña. He also appeared in the movie 1Up in 2022 and had guest roles on shows like Suburgatory, Alpha House, Scandal, and Minx.
Nicholas Galitzine as Prince Henry
Nicholas Galitzine’s Red, White & Royal Blue character is Prince Henry.​​​​​​​ In the movie, Prince Harry is a British royal who falls in love with the son of the U.S. President. Prince Harry is someone who is deeply vulnerable and wears his emotions on his sleeves in Red, White & Royal Blue. As for Galitzine, he is an actor from London who played rugby and football as a youth and got his first movie role in the Luke Perry vehicle The Beat Beneath My Feet in 2014.
Nicholas Galitzine went on to pick up more roles after that, including the movies The Watcher in the Woods, The Craft: Legacy, and as Prince Robert in 2021’s Cinderella. He had starring roles in 2022’s Purple Hearts and 2023’s Bottoms and starred in the main role in Chambers as Elliott and the upcoming Mary & George as George Villiers.
Uma Thurman as President Ellen Claremont
Uma Thurman joins the cast of Red, White & Royal Blue as President Ellen Claremont.​​​​​​​ Ellen is the first female President of the United States and is running for reelection when her son and the prince have an international incident and eventually fall in love. Thurman is a celebrated actor from Boston who has been in the business since 1985 when she became a fashion model and then transitioned into movies.
Uma Thurman has had several high-profile roles over her illustrious career, and is perhaps the most recognizable name in the Red, White & Royal Blue cast. She starred as Venus in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, June Miller in Henry & June, Maid Marian in Robin Hood, Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, Poison Ivy in Batman & Robin, Emma Peel in The Avengers, and The Bride in Kill Bill. She is a four-time Golden Globe nominee (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vil. 2, Hysterical Blindness) and an Oscar nominee (Pulp Fiction).
Stephen Fry as The King
Stephen Fry plays The King in the Red, White & Royal Blue cast.​​​​​​​ The King is Prince Philip’s grandfather and has to deal with the fact that his son is not only a gay man but in a high-profile relationship with the son of the United States President. Fry is another celebrated actor in the Red, White & Royal Blue cast and has been in the business since 1980. He got his start in comedy and broke out in his sketch comedy show A Bit of Fry & Laurie with Hugh Laurie.
Fry has a massive film career, with his first breakout role coming in the 1988 movie A Fish Called Wanda, where he played Hutchison. In 1997, he gained critical acclaim with his performance as Oscar Wilde in Wilde, where he received a Golden Globe nomination. He has also appeared in Gosford Park, Bright Young Things, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, V for Vendetta, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, and The Hobbit movies. On TV, he appeared in Blackadder, Heartstopper, and The Sandman in 2022.
Sarah Shahi as Zahra Bankston
Sarah Shahi’s Red, White & Royal Blue character is Zahra Bankston.​​​​​​​ Zahra is President Claremont’s deputy chief of staff. Stahi is an actor from Texas who joined the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, hoping to use that as a chance to get a job in acting. She later moved to Los Angeles and picked up work on TV. She worked as an extra on Dr. T and the Women and then got some roles on even bigger shows.
Prior to Red, White & Royal Blue, Sara Shahi also had guest roles on Reba, Dawson’s Creek, Alias, and Supernatural before she got her first supporting role on The L Word as DJ Carmen de la Pica Morales. On the big screen, Shahi has appeared in Bullet to the Head, Road to Paloma, and Black Adam, where she had one of the main roles as Adrianna Tomaz. On TV, she had recurring roles on City on a Hill and Chicago Fire and main roles on Sex/Life as Billie and Reverie as Mara.
Rachel Hilson as Nora Holleran
Rachel Hilson joins the cast of Red, White & Royal Blue as Nora Holleran. Nora is the granddaughter of the vice president and Alex’s good friend. Hilson is an actor from Baltimore who got her start in entertainment as a dancer. On TV, she got her first experience as Nisa in a recurring role on The Good Wife when she was only 15. She followed this with guest roles on The Americans, Law & Order; SVU, and Royal Pains, among others.
Rachel Hilson’s first starring role came in the movie Kings, where she played Nicole opposite Halle Berry. She followed that up with a role in the musical drama Rise as Harmony. In more high-profile roles on TV, Hilson starred in Beth in This is Us, Mia Brooks in Love, Victor, Jamie Howard in American Horror Story: Double Feature, and Cindy Day in Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty​​​.
Ellie Bamber as Princess Beatrice
Ellie Bamber plays Princess Beatrice in the Red, White & Royal Blue cast.​​​​​​​Princess Beatrice is Prince Henry’s sister. Bamber was born in Surrey, England, and got her start as the youngest member of the Players’ Theatre Club when she was 12. This led to several roles in stage plays throughout her teenage years. She then made her film debut in 2014 in The Falling.
Prior to joining Red, White & Royal Blue, Ellie Bamber’s first major role in America was in the spoof movie Price and Prejudice and Zombies, where she played Lydia Bennet. She then played Jake Gyllenhaal and Isla Fisher’s daughter India in Nocturnal Animals. In 2018, she landed her biggest role as Louise in The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. She also has TV experience, playing Mandy in The Trial of Christine Keeler, Angels in The Serpent, and Elora in Willow.
Clifton Collins Jr. as Senator Oscar Diaz
Clifton Collins Jr. joins the cast of Red, White & Royal Blue as Senator Oscar Diaz. Senator Diaz is Alex’s father. Collins is an actor from Los Angeles with a long film career under his belt. He enjoyed his breakout in 1997 when he starred as César Sánchez in One Eight Seven. He also starred in an Oscar-winning movie early in his career with a role as Frankie Flowers in Traffic.
Other movies that fans might remember Collins from include The Rules of Attraction, Babel, Star Trek, Crank: High Voltage, Extract, Brothers, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Pacific Rim, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Nightmare Alley. On TV, he was in the Veronica Mars reboot as Alonzo, in Westworld as El Lazo, and in Ballers as Maximo.
Malcolm Atobrah as Percy “Pez” Okonjo
Malcolm Atobrah’s Red, White & Royal Blue character is Percy “Pez” Okonjo.​​​​​​​ Atobrah has a limited film career behind him. He appeared in five episodes of New Skool Life in 2016 and then played Randy Jackson in Michael Jackson: Man in the Mirror. In 2021, he appeared in Intergalactic, and in 2022 was in an episode of Death in Paradise. He also played Jules in the 2023 movie Rye Lane.
Aneesh Sheth as Amy
Aneesh Sheth plays Amy in the Red, White & Royal Blue cast.​​​​​​​ Amy is a Secret Service agent. Sheth is an actor from India who moved to the United States as a child and ended up studying theater. Her first major acting role was as Kami Sutra in Outsourced. She also appeared in three episodes of New Amsterdam and played Gillian in Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix. She also appeared in one episode of The Walking Dead in 2022.
Thomas Flynn as Prince Phillip
​​​​​​​Thomas Flynn’s Red, White & Royal Blue character is Prince Phillip. Flynn is a relatively new actor. He appeared in three episodes of Bridgerton in 2022, one episode of Britannia, two episodes of The Lazarus Project, and was in two TV miniseries – Sister Boniface Mysteries and A Small Light.
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
