New thriller The Couple Next Door premieres on Channel 4 this week, with a cast full of faces you’ve probably seen before.
The psychological drama tells the story of a couple’s move to upscale suburbia. Gone are the ordinary lives of Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and Pete (Alfred Enoch), who are now immersed in a world of status anxiety.
The couple next door don’t seem too bad though. Traffic cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his yoga influencer wife Becka (Jessica De Gouw) are super welcoming, before a sexual entanglement threatens to destroy everything.
Here’s a rundown of The Couple Next Door cast on Channel 4, and where exactly you’ve seen them all before…
Actor Sam Heughan plays Danny in the cast of The Couple Next Door
Sam Heughan stars as traffic cop Danny, the life of the party and one half of the couple next door. Scottish actor Sam takes on the role of Danny, a motorbike-loving policeman with a seemingly picture-perfect life.
However, Danny isn’t exactly what he seems. Haunted by his past and the secrets he keeps from Becka, Danny’s insecurity could destroy their marriage.
Sam, 43, is best known for his role as hearthrob Jamie Fraser in the time-travelling romance drama Outlander. Now halfway through its 7th season on Lionsgate+, it’s been renewed for an 8th and final season. He also produces and stars in Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham, alongside his Outlander co-star Graham McTavish.
He starred alongside Mila Kunis in 2018’s The Spy Who Dumped Me, as well as opposite Vin Diesel in 2020’s Bloodshot. In 2021, Sam starred in Sky Cinema’s Roald Dahl biopic To Olivia, where he portrayed Oscar-winning actor Paul Newman. That same year, he took the lead role of Tom Buckingham in Andy McNab film adaptation SAS: Red Notice.
He first worked with Channel 4 in 2022 for crime drama Suspect, which has been renewed for a second series. And finally, earlier this year, Heughan starred alongside Priyanka Chopra and Celine Dion in romcom Love Again.
Eleanor Tomlinson plays Evie in the cast of The Couple Next Door
Eleanor Tomlinson is primary school teacher Evie, a newcomer to the neighbourhood with her long-term partner Pete. Finally somewhere new, sheltered Evie is ready to try things she’s never tried before. However, her lust for some adventure might well wreak havoc on the lives of the people around her.
London-born actress Eleanor Tomlinson is no stranger to the acting scene, having bagged her first film role in 2006’s The Illusionist aged just 11.
Now 31, she’s best known as Demelza, the feisty wife of Aidan Turner‘s leading man in the hit romance drama Poldark.
Since then, Tomlinson has starred alongside Keira Knightley in 2018 biographical drama Colette. The following year, she was cast in the Beeb’s Edwardian adaptation of H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds.
She played a main role in the ill-fated Joss Whedon sci-fi drama The Nevers, which was cancelled in 2022. From 2021, she’s played the role of Gabby in crime comedy The Outlaws. A third series is currently in production.
Jessica De Gouw is Becka
Jessica De Gouw is Becka, Danny’s confident and adventurous yoga influencer wife. Becka has lived a pretty crazy life. She’s a free spirit at heart, but trying to make the best of suburbia life.
Australian actress Jessica De Gouw, 35, made her film debut in 2012’s Kath & Kimderella, a spin-off of Aussie sitcom Kath & Kim. She later moved to Los Angeles where she met near-instant success. She landed the recurring role of Helena Bertinelli – aka The Huntress – in long-running DC Comics drama Arrow.
From 2020, she’s enjoyed major ongoing roles on Aussie television in thriller The Secrets She Keeps, and comedy Operation Buffalo. She also starred in western The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson (2021) and fantasy adventure The Portable Door (2023).
Pete is played by Alfred Enoch in the cast of The Couple Next Door
Alfred Enoch is Pete, Evie’s frustrated journalist partner who yearns for something to light the flames of his career. A reporter for the dying newspaper Leeds Mercury, Pete moves to the neighbourhood with his partner Evie.
Alfred Enoch is, of course, still super recognisable as Harry’s classmate Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter films. Aside from Potter, though, he’s made a decent dent on Hollywood. In 2014, he began starring in Shonda Rhimes-produced drama How to Get Away with Murder. He played Wes Gibbins, a waitlisted student who begins law school under the tutorage of Viola Davies’ Professor Annalise Keating.
He also appeared in BBC and Netflix series Troy: The Fall of a City, as well in medical drama Trust Me. Last year, he starred in Sky comedy This is Christmas as Adam, a commuter who wants to bring his train travelling companions together. Now aged 34, he last year participated in the HBO Max special Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts.
The Couple Next Door cast: Hugh Dennis is Alan Richardson
Hugh Dennis stars as Alan Richardson in the cast of The Couple Next Door on Channel 4. The 61-year-old is a huge name on the British comedy scene. As well as being a regular panellist on Mock the Week from 2005 to 2022, he’s appeared on Would I Lie To You?, QI and Have I Got News for You.
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