Prime Target Cast & Character Guide

Apart from walking through a gripping mystery drama, Apple TV+'sPrime Targetalso features some memorable characters portrayed by talented cast members. The Ridley Scott-produced Apple TV+ series only has a runtime of 8 episodes. Since it is being touted as a miniseries, it is expected to wrap all its character and story beats in one season. Despite its limited runtime, however, Prime Target seems to do a commendable job of developing its main characters while keeping viewers hooked on its gripping narrative.

One of the biggest reasons why Prime Target's characters stand out is the perfection with which the show's cast members portray them. While some of these cast members are familiar faces with well-established careers as actors, others bring fresh energy and talent to the screen. Since the actors play a crucial role in making Prime Target's thrilling conspiracies and action more believable and immersive, viewers may be curious about who plays whom in the Apple TV+ show.

Leo Woodall as Edward Brooks

Date Of Birth: September 14, 1996

• Active Since: 2019

Actor: Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Leo Woodall is the descendant of American actress Maxine Elliott. Although he wanted to pursue a career in sports, he started inclining towards acting after watching Peaky Blinders. With this, he set out to earn a Bachelor of Arts at Arts Educational School. His acting debut came in 2019 when he briefly appeared on BBC One's Holby City. Two years later, he made his first feature film appearance in Cherry. Since then, Woodall's acclaim has only grown, and he has now become a household name for his performances in shows like One Dayand The White Lotus.

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Character: Leo Woodall's character, Edward, in Apple TV+'s Prime Target, is a post-graduate mathematics student. He is brilliant in his field of study and deadset on finding a pattern between prime numbers. However, his research lands him in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy and the crosshairs of many international organizations.

Quintessa Swindell as Taylah Sanders

Date Of Birth: February 8, 1997

• Active Since: 2019

Actor: Quintessa Swindell identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns. They attended the Governor's School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia, and made their acting debut with HBO's renowned coming-of-age series, Euphoria. Although they only appeared in one episode of the HBO show, they landed a main role in Netflix's Trinkets. Most viewers would recognize them for their portrayal of Cyclone/Maxine Hunkel in 2022's superhero film, Black Adam.

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Character: Quintessa Swindell plays Taylah Sanders in Prime Target, who works for an organization called the NSA (National Security Agency). Her job as an NSA agent is to keep a close eye on academicians from top universities. Although everything initially seems to be going fine in her job, things take a dark turn when she gets embroiled in a conspiracy after digging too deep into a mathematician's personal life.

Sidse Babett Knudsen as Professor Andrea Lavin

Date Of Birth: November 22, 1968

• Active Since: 1994

Actor: Born in Copenhagen, Sidse Babett Knudsen trained as an actor at the Theatre de l'Ombre in Paris. She started her acting journey by playing roles in theaters in Denmark. She got her first leading feature film role in 1997's slice-of-life comedy Let's Get Lost. In the years that followed, she strengthened her acting portfolio by playing myriad roles in movies, like The One and Only, After the Wedding, and Borgen. Many Western viewers would recognize her for her portrayal of Theresa Cullen in HBO's Westworld and Elizabeth in Ron Howard's 2016 Dan Brown adaptation, Inferno.

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Character: Knudsen's Prime Target character, Andrea, is Professor Mallinder's wife. In the show's opening moments, she gets invited to Baghdad to investigate the newly found ruins of an ancient underground city. However, she refuses to go after her husband suddenly disappears one day after leaving a strange voice note behind.

David Morrissey as Professor Robert Mallinder

Date Of Birth: June 21, 1964

• Active Since: 1982

Actor: Born in Liverpool's Kensington area, David Mark Joseph Morrissey was into the performing arts from a very young age. After starring in several school productions throughout his early years, Morrissey joined a theater company in Wolverhampton. Although he played many diverse roles when he started as an actor, he garnered immense attention for his roles in Our Mutual Friend and Hilary and Jackie. In recent years, the actor has become more recognizable for his parts in movies and shows, like The Walking Dead, Britannia, Blitz, and Centurion.

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Character: Morrissey portrays Professor Mallinder in Prime Target. He is initially portrayed as an accomplished mathematician who lives a peaceful life with his wife, Andrea. He also serves as a guiding force for the main character, Edward. However, his sudden disappearance and the mysterious circumstances surrounding it become a trigger for the Apple TV+ show's thrilling drama as Edward sets out to learn the truth about Mallinder's connection with a massive conspiracy.

Prime Target's Supporting Cast & Characters

Fra Fee as Adam Mellor: Best known for his roles in Hawkeye and 2012's Les Misérables, Fra Fee plays a bartender, Adam Mellor, in Prime Target, who becomes Edward's romantic interest.

Stephen Rea as Professor James Alderman: Stephen Rea's James Alderman is another professor at the central university in the show. The actor earned an Academy Award nomination for his role in The Crying Game and a BAFTA for The Honourable Woman in 2015.

Joseph Mydell as Professor Raymond Osborne: Joseph Mydell, of The Eternal Daughter and Homeland fame, plays another college professor, Raymond Osborne, in Prime Target.

Tom Stourton as Ricky Olson: Tom Sourton's Ricky is one of Taylah's co-workers in the NSA. Before Prime Target, the actor appeared in movies and shows like About Time, The Spy Who Dumped Me, and Daddy Issues.

Sofia Barclay as Safiya Zamil: Sofia Barclay, known for her roles in Love Again and Ted Lasso, plays a mysterious figure, Safiya, in Prime Target whose past is connected to Professor Mallinder's.

Prime Target

TV-14

Thriller

Drama

Crime

7/10

13

8.7/10

Release Date

January 22, 2025

Prime Target follows Edward Brooks, a brilliant mathematician, in his pursuit of a prime number breakthrough that could blow open the door to international cybersecurity. Teamed with NSA agent Taylah Sanders, he confronts a hidden conspiracy threatening his discovery and life.

Cast

Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jason Flemyng, Harry Lloyd, Ali Suliman, Fra Fee, Joseph Mydell

Creator(s)

Steve Thompson

Streaming Service(s)

AppleTV+

Where To Watch

Apple TV+

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