Why The Ginny & Georgia Cast Looks So Familiar

"Ginny & Georgia" follows Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey), a woman who moves to Wellsbury, Massachusetts with her children Ginny (Antonia Gentry) and Austin (Diesel La Torraca) after the mysterious death of her second husband. What is meant to be the family's new start is anything but when a private investigator appears, Austin's father makes a surprise appearance, Georgia reunites with an old acquaintance, and various obstacles pop up that make Ginny and the audience question who the real good guy is. All of this is in addition to the struggles Ginny and Austin face in school as they try to integrate into new friend groups and schools across the show's three seasons.

The cast of the Netflix series has appeared all over television, from popular Canadian teen dramas to award-winning dystopian zombie video game adaptations. Some have even appeared in the same project at the same time. From guest parts and episode arcs to main roles in popular shows of the 2000s, here's why the "Ginny & Georgia" cast has you thinking twice about where you recognize them from.

Georgia Miller is the heart of the show, and we're not saying that just because her name is in the title. She suggests new fundraisers to support the schools, convinces restaurant owners to make their children healthy lunches, and does whatever she can to help around the office of Mayor Paul Randolph (Scott Porter). Is she always the greatest role model? Probably not, but she cares fiercely for her kids and wants to give them a better, more stable life than she's had. Georgia's positives definitely outweigh her negatives.    

Before she was spiking shakes as Georgia, Howey appeared in shows like "NCIS," "Hart of Dixie," and "90210" in the first half of the 2010s. One of her first multi-episode roles was as Whitney Taylor in the 2014 ABC Family series "Twisted." That show follows teen Danny (Avan Jogia) after he is released from a juvenile detention center where he served time for his involvement with the death of his aunt. Howey's character on "Twisted" and Georgia have one thing in common — they're both free spirits. 

Viewers might recall the 2016 Fox show "The Exorcist," meant as a sequel to the original 1973 horror classic. Howey played Kat Rance, a young woman whose parents believe she's being possessed. More recently, audiences may recognize the actress from her recurring roles as Reagan in The CW's "Batwoman," as Alison B. in Hulu's "Dollface," or as Megan in the 2025 Netflix movie "Kinda Pregnant."

The Ginny of "Ginny & Georgia" is a firecracker. She's willing to stand up for what she believes in and call out problematic teachers but is still trying to find her place in this world. Throughout Season 1, she experiences all the drama that comes with moving to a new town, making new friends, and dating, while Season 2 sees Ginny deal with harder truths as she tries to understand her mother's past and work through it for herself.

Antonia Gentry started with shorts before booking her first full-length project. She was in the TV short "PSA Don't Text and Drive Pay Attention" in 2014 and the short "Lone Wolf Mason" in 2015. It's funny that her first acting credit is a texting and driving public service announcement, because her first full-length feature is about a team of driver's education instructors. "Driver's Ed: Tales from the Street" was released in 2015 and used the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to finance itself. 

But if you recognize Gentry, it's probably from her next film. She played Jasmine in the 2018 Netflix film "Candy Jar." The film received positive reviews, with Junkee calling it "one of the loveliest teen films you're not watching" in their 2020 review. The film was the first of multiple Netflix projects for Gentry. Just a year later she had a guest role in "Raising Dion," a superhero series from the streamer, before landing her starring role in "Ginny & Georgia." In 2024, she starred in the Hulu film "Prom Dates" and the Netflix time-bending slasher movie "Time Cut."

Diesel La Torraca is the youngest member of the cast, but his "Ginny & Georgia" co-stars aren't even the biggest celebrities he's worked with. Before playing the "Harry Potter"-loving Austin Miller, La Torraca was in a film with Lupita Nyong'o – the 2019 zombie film "Little Monsters," which is also his first acting credit. In the Hulu horror-comedy, La Torraca portrayed Felix, lover of all things Darth Vader. So he came to "Ginny & Georgia" with some experience playing a character who's fixated on a sci-fi/fantasy franchise.

La Torraca went on to have a three-episode arc in the Australian drama "Lambs of God," and guest roles in "The Secrets She Keeps" and "Black Comedy" in 2020 before he landed the role American viewers are most likely to recognize him from. He was in six episodes of NBC's "La Brea" in 2021. The sci-fi series follows the aftermath of people getting sucked into a sinkhole that opens in the La Brea Tar Pits and entering a time in the past they aren't equipped to deal with.

The young actor's work with Netflix started that same year with "Ginny & Georgia." He also contributed the voice of Chazzie the zookeeper's son in the animated film "Back to the Outback." Other voice actors in the film included Isla Fisher and Keith Urban. 

As Ellen Baker, the worried and anxious mother trying to plan the perfect school sleepovers on "Ginny & Georgia," Jennifer Robertson makes audiences laugh with her one-liners and opinions. Creating laughs is nothing new for the actress. She's been in a variety of comedy series including "The ½ Hour News Hour" and "Comedy Inc." She also wrote for the latter show as well as "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" and a few other projects. 

Robertson, like many cast members of the Netflix series, previously appeared on the Canadian series "Degrassi: The Next Generation." She played Eli's (Munro Chambers) "cool" mom Cece, who lets his girlfriend stay the night and is chill with whatever her son does. Cece is incredibly different from Ellen, from the way they discipline their children to how they style their hair. 

But many viewers likely recognize Robertson from the smash comedy hit "Schitt's Creek," a job she landed shortly after applying for a job at Petco. She played Jocelyn Schitt throughout the show's six-season run from 2015 to 2020. Her character's husband Roland (Chris Elliott) runs the town while Jocelyn teaches at the local high school. She's also the leader of the women's choir, director of the town musical, and even runs for town council. By the end of the series, Jocelyn has had a baby and she and Moira (Catherine O'Hara) are almost-friends, against all odds and Moira's protests. 

Ellen's daughter Maxine, who goes by Max, provides LGBTQ+ representation in addition to an element of delightful chaos to "Ginny & Georgia." Played by Sara Waisglass, the character is a wild ride from the start of the first episode to the end of Season 2 as she falls in love and tries to help her friends. Max has a lot in common with Frankie Hollingsworth, Waisglass' character in "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Degrassi: Next Class." Waisglass portrayed that character from 2013 to 2017 in more than 80 episodes, so if you recognize her face, it's almost certainly because of "Degrassi."

Waisglass is also on Hulu-BYUtv's "Holly Hobbie," where she has appeared in 16 episodes since 2018. Movie-wise, the young actress appeared alongside Alan Van Sprang and John Rhys-Davies in the 2020 movie "Tainted" as an aspiring musician who talks to the wrong person at the wrong time. Her other film credits include "Mary Goes Round," "Holiday Joy" — which also features Jennifer Robertson — "Afterwards," and "An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order." 

"Degrassi: Next Class" and "Ginny & Georgia" aren't the only Netflix projects Waisglass has worked on. She played Madison St. Claire in the supernatural drama series "October Faction," which followed a monster-hunting couple and their twins.

Felix Mallard is no novice to television. His first project was a role on the insanely long-running Australian soap opera "Neighbours," which means he got his start on the exact same show that introduced the world to Barbie and Harley Quinn actress Margot Robbie. Mallard played the character Ben Kirk from 2014 to 2019, in more than 850 episodes of the main series, and he also appeared in spin-offs including "Xanthe Hearts Ben," "Summer Stories," and "Pipe Up," which all aired in 2016. 

His next series was the sitcom "Happy Together," marking his entrance into American television. In "Happy Together," Mallard played popstar Cooper James, a very different role than the brooding Marcus audiences see in "Ginny & Georgia." Mallard continued with American television, landing a recurring role in the second season of NBC's "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist." 

Around this time, the up-and-coming actor began working with Netflix on adaptations, which might be where "Ginny & Georgia" viewers recognize him from. He appeared in "All the Bright Places," a Netflix film based on the book of the same name, alongside Elle Fanning and Justice Smith. He also had a recurring role on "Locke and Key," adapted from the comic book series of the same name. His most recent film was "Turtles All the Way Down," a romantic drama which premiered on Max in May 2024.

Before he was mayor of Wellsbury, Scott Porter played football in Texas. He is well-known for his role as Jason Street on "Friday Night Lights," the iconic NBC sports drama where the actor also met his wife. Jason Street wasn't his first role, of course. Soap opera fans might recognize him from "As the World Turns," where he played Casey Hughes for four episodes. He also appeared in a few movies during downtime from "Friday Night Lights," including 2010's "Dear John," 2008's "Speed Racer," 2009's "The Good Guy," and 2008's "Prom Night."

Then the actor dipped his toes back into television, taking on the roles of Blake Calamar in "The Good Wife" and George Tucker in "Hart of Dixie." He also utilized his voice talents, taking on roles in video games like "Madden NFL 18: Longshot" and "Minecraft: Story Mode — A Telltale Games Series," while contributing parts to superhero animation and video games for both Marvel and DC.

"Ginny & Georgia" viewers who haven't seen "Friday Night Lights" might recognize Porter from his more recent roles as Carol Corbett in "Lucifer" and Ralph Vlasin in "Why Women Kill." The last three seasons of "Lucifer" were released by Netflix after the streamer revived the erstwhile Fox series, which means "Ginny & Georgia" is technically the actor's second project with the streaming service.

Joe, owner of the Blue Farm Café, may be someone from Georgia's past, but it seems like he also wants to be a part of her future. Though he might not always follow labor laws, he cares about his town and the people in it, helping the school lunch program, donating his time to the community, and getting cozy with Cynthia.

Like some of his castmates, Raymond Ablack was part of the cast of "Degrassi: Next Generation" from 2007 to 2011. He played Sav Bhandari, a guitar-playing student who struggled to balance his family's expectations and his personal life. He later reprised the role in "Degrassi: Next Class." While many may know him from his times at Degrassi Community School, the actor has been in several other popular series of the last decade that have a bit more edge than the popular teen drama. 

He had a guest role in the Canadian sci-fi show "Orphan Black" as Raj Singh, an IT employee with the police department. His also played DEA Agent Stoddard on "Narcos," another Netflix endeavor. The actor was also on other American television shows, like "Shadowhunters," while continuing to work in Canadian media. He joined "Burden of Truth" in its second season as lawyer Sunil Doshi, took on a reuccuring role in the medical drama "Nurses," and had a key supporting role opposite Margaret Qualley in 2021's "Maid." Hallmark fans may recognize the actor from "Boyfriends of Christmas Past," a holiday film, also from 2021.

The second letter of "MANG," Abby has her own struggles to deal with. From her parents' divorce to her body image, she goes through the wringer on "Ginny & Georgia." Abby isn't the only character Katie Douglas has portrayed that contends with stressful scenarios. In the film "Level 16," Douglas plays Vivien, a girl trapped in a boarding school that sells its students to the highest bidder. Audiences may recognize the film even if they haven't seen it, because clips from "Level 16" garner hundreds of thousands of views on TikTok.

"Ginny & Georgia" is not the only television series Douglas has on her resume. She's been in the police comedy-drama "Pretty Hard Cases," the sci-fi Western "Defiance," the almost-medical drama "Mary Kills People," the action-adventure "Spooksville," and the family show "Raising Expectations." Even at this relatively early point in her career, according to our estimate, she's been in pretty much all of the genres.

Douglas has appeared in plenty of films too. She played Megan in the 2018 romance "Every Day" — a story about a spirit that wakes up in a new body every day. Lifetime movie fans may recognize her as Lisa McVey in "Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey" and Addie Decker in "Thicker Than Water."

"Ginny & Georgia" reunites former "Degrassi: Next Class" cast members Chelsea Clark and Sara Waisglass, which means viewers who recognize one may very well also recognize the other. Clark started her career with a guest part in "Rookie Blue" in 2010. Soon after, Clark booked her first recurring television role on the Canadian sitcom "Life with Boys." While she was only on the series for three episodes, her next series role was a bit longer. She played a character who also happened to be named Chelsea for five episodes on "The Stanley Dynamic" in 2015. 

Her next project, "Degrassi: Next Class," is her biggest claim to fame apart from "Ginny & Georgia." On "Degrassi," Clark played Esme Song, a smart girl dealt a pretty difficult hand in life. Her inner demons come back to her haunt towards the end of the series, and with the show's cancellation, fans never got to see how her story ended. In between "Degrassi" and "Ginny & Georgia," Clark had a guest role on the Hallmark show "Good Witch" and has been in a handful of episodes of the Canadian web series "Tokens" as a character named Roxy. 

Ginny's father Zion is a photographer traveling the world, and the actor who plays him, Nathan Mitchell, has a track record of playing adventurous characters. Audiences may recognize him from his recurring role in The CW supernatural crime drama "iZombie." In fact, he has done a lot of work with The CW, including guest roles in the dark fantasy "Supernatural," the superhero series "Arrow," and the sci-fi series "The Tomorrow People." The actor has also had guest roles on "Flashpoint" and the Canadian series "Motive."

Arguably, Mitchell's most popular series is "The Boys," which started airing on Amazon Prime in 2019. Mitchell currently portrays Black Noir II, the successor to Earving, aka Black Noir (whom Mitchell also played), a member of the Seven who doesn't speak and whose face is usually hidden by a mask that covers his entire head. If "Ginny & Georgia" viewers find themselves trying to remember where they've seen Mitchell before, ironically, it's might very well not be from his most famous role.  

Mitchell's resume also boasts quite a few television films. He worked on USA Network's "Psych: The Movie," Lifetime's "The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story," and "Newlywed and Dead."

Nick works in the mayor's office, helping Paul with his campaign and giving Georgia a hard time once she starts working there. However, he and Georgia become fast friends. Though the friendship doesn't last, since Nick figures out some of Georgia's criminal activity, he still makes for a great personality on the show.

Dan Beirne has had guest roles on some of television's most popular shows, from "Flashpoint" to "The Handmaid's Tale" to "The Bold Type." He's also had recurring roles in shows like "Fargo" as Sonny Greer and "Workin' Moms" as Gary. The latter is a Canadian sitcom that's had widespread success, with Decider saying it "handles its often-serious subject matter with a refreshing sense of humor and empathy." If audiences don't recognize him from "Workin' Moms," they may remember his roles as Tommy in Season 2 of TBS's "The Guest Book," or the 2019 thriller film "American Hangman," or the 2017 drama "Great Great Great," or the 2017 Slamdance Film Festival entry "Suck It Up."

Cynthia Fuller is the common enemy of almost everyone on "Ginny & Georgia." She circumvents rules to suit her own needs and insists on everything being her way. When Georgia's suggestions are welcomed by the town, Cynthia decides to run for mayor against Paul and creates a huge divide in the community. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, either; her son Zach (Connor Laidman) is also a bit of a bully to Austin, though both the mothers and children eventually end up on better footing.

Sabrina Grdevich's movie career began with the television film "Little Criminals" in 1995. Since then, she's been in over a dozen other movies, from "Ultimate Deception" in 1999 to "When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story" in 2010. She's also had guest spots in shows like "Flashpoint," "Saving Hope," and "Designated Survivor." She was a main voice actor on "Sailor Moon" from 1995 through 2000 and has had recurring roles in the anthology series "Slasher."

While she's appeared in widely seen movies including Steven Spielberg's "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" and "Secretary" starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader, the role "Ginny & Georgia" viewers may know her from is Ms. Murray in Netflix's "Kim's Convenience." The two shows share a streaming platform and Ms. Murray and Cynthia have similarly irksome personalities.

Gil Timmins is one of the many people coming after Georgia when he's introduced in Season 2. He's Austin's father, and only discovers where the family is because Ginny sends the letters Georgia has been hoarding for years. He's aggressive and wants to force his way back into Georgia's life under the guise of being a caring dad. In reality, he just wants to exert control over her as a form of payback for getting him sent to jail. Gil does little to hide his true nature, so much so that others like Cynthia pick up on it. 

Gil is played by Aaron Ashmore, perhaps best-known for his role as Clark Kent's friend Jimmy Olsen in "Smallville." Before joining the superhero cast, he did a plethora of television films and has recurring or main roles on other popular shows like "Veronica Mars," "Warehouse 13," "Killjoys," "Designated Survivors," and "Locke and Key." He's also made guest appearances in series like "CSI: NY," "Private Practice," and "The West Wing." In addition to currently appearing in "Ginny & Georgia," he is a part of the main cast of the Canadian medical drama "SkyMed" as Wheezer Heaseman, a medivac pilot.

Ashmore has also been on the silver screen, appearing in a number of horror movies. He starred alongside Val Kilmer in 2009's "The Thaw," a movie about a pandemic that may have originated with a frozen woolly mammoth. He is also in 2010's "The Shrine" and the 2021 slasher film "The Retreat."

After her breakup with Marcus and the arrest of her mother, Ginny does some things for herself, like joining a poetry class. There she meets Wolfe, played by Ty Doran. He's a laid-back guy who takes her to a science museum as a date, and because he goes to a different school, he doesn't know everything going on with Georgia. Things are a bit awkward between them, a clear disconnect even when they start a casual fling, but he's fairly perceptive, catching on that Marcus seems to still care about her.

Doran is known for his role on "Manifest" as the older Cal Stone, one of the twins who gets on Flight 828 with his father. The actor also had a recurring role in the crime drama "American Crime" as Peter, Eric's brother, in Season 2 of the anthology series. Comedy fans might also know him as Bruce in "All Night," a show following a senior lock-in party. Doran has also appeared in episodes of "Chicago Fire," "The Blacklist," and "Queen Sugar."

As Abby continues to struggle with her parents' divorce, her mother signs her up for peer tutoring to help boost her grades. Her tutor is Tris, a new addition to the Season 3 cast played by Noah Lamanna. As Abby goes on a bit of a sexual awakening during the season, she finds love of her own with the tutor and skateboarder. The two grow closer, especially as MANG falls apart and friendships fragment, and Tris is someone who is there for Abby.

Before "Ginny & Georgia," Lamanna appeared as Chief Jay in Season 2 of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." They are also Kat in Season 2 of "The Last of Us," a romantic partner to Bella Ramsey's Ellie. Sci-fi fans might also know them from "Beacon 23," where they play Dev, a member of internal affairs, in Season 2. The actor has also appeared in episodes of "Luckiest Girl Alive," "The Umbrella Academy," "American Gods," and "Ghostwriter."