Written and directed by Chloe Domont, Fair Play has a small but stellar cast. The film follows a couple who is pushed to the edge after a promotion complicates their relationship and works to destroy them. Fair Play first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where it received rave reviews from critics and was quickly picked up by Netflix.
The film is now streaming on its platform, and it boasts some top-notch performances from its lead actors. Domont’s film keeps its story tight, focused intently on its two leading cast members and the cutthroat environment they find themselves in on a daily basis thanks to their jobs. Led by Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich, Fair Play has an explosive ending, and both actors are receiving attention for the intense portrayals of their characters. The rest of the film’s cast lends their talents to the film as well, providing support to the story and its leads.
Phoebe Dynevor As Emily Meyers
Emily Meyers is an analyst at One Crest Capital hedge fund, where she works with her fiancé Luke. Emily gets promoted to portfolios manager, and her personal and professional life take some complicated turns as a result. Emily is portrayed by Phoebe Dynevor, who is best known for her role as Daphne Bridgerton in the hit Netflix series Bridgerton. Dynevor has also been in the series Dickensian, Snatch, Younger, and Waterloo Road.
Alden Ehrenreich As Luke Edmunds
Luke Edmunds is also an analyst at One Crest Capital, and the fiancé of Emily. When Emily is promoted, Luke becomes her subordinate in the workplace, which affects their relationship. Luke is portrayed by Alden Ehrenreich, who is best known for his turn as a young Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story. Ehrenreich has also been in Hail, Caesar!, Blue Jasmine, Cocaine Bear, Beautiful Creatures, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, and the series Brave New World.
Eddie Marsan As Campbell
Campbell is the CEO of One Crest Capital; he promotes Emily to PM. Campbell is portrayed by Eddie Marsan, who is best known for his roles in The World’s End, 21 Grams, the HBO drama Ray Donovan, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Vice, Atomic Blonde, Sherlock Holmes and its sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Mission: Impossible III, The Illusionist, and The Disappearance of Alice Creed.
Fair Play Supporting Cast & Characters
Rich Sommer as Paul – Paul is a senior executive at One Crest Capital and works closely with Campbell and Emily. Rich Sommer is best known for his roles in the popular series Mad Men, The Devil Wears Prada, BlackBerry, the series Minx, the biopic King Richard, Netflix’s In the Dark, and GLOW.
Sebastian de Souza as Rory – Rory is an analyst who works with Emily and Luke. Sebastian de Souza is best known for the series Skins, Hulu’s now-cancelled The Great, Medici, and Ophelia.
Geraldine Somerville as Emily’s mother – Emily’s mother is adamant about celebrating Emily’s engagement to Luke. Geraldine Somerville is best known for her role as Harry Potter’s mother Lily in the Harry Potter movie franchise. Somerville has also been in Gosford Park, My Week with Marilyn, the TV series Cracker, and Grace of Monaco.
Patrick Fischler as Robert Bynes – Robert is also an analyst at Emily and Luke’s hedge fund firm. Aside from his role in Fair Play, Patrick Fischler is best known for Mulholland Drive, American Fiction, Once Upon a Time, in which he played Isaac Heller, The Right Stuff, and the TV series Happy!.
