Before You Dive Into Peaky Blinders Season 5, Get Acquainted With the New Cast

Updated on 10/3/2019 at 5:49 PM

British drama Peaky Blinders is set to return to Netflix for its fifth season on Friday, and a whole bunch of new cast members have been added. Not content with getting hearts fluttering with the return of Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby, this season the show is adding yet another of our favorite actors, Sam Claflin. The Hunger Games star joins a long list of big names who've taken roles in the show, including Tom Hardy, Adrian Brody, and Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen.

Also joining the cast are Anya Taylor-Joy, Emmett Scanlan, Neil Maskell, Kate Dickie, Cosmo Jarvis, and Brian Gleeson. As we impatiently await the return of the dark, stylish, and beautifully shot show, find out more about the stars who'll be joining the Shelby family onscreen.

Sam Claflin as Oswald Mosley

Sam said of his new role, "From Steven Knight's writing to the consistently brilliant production, I couldn't feel more privileged to be invited to join this iconic show." The Me Before You actor portrays a real character from British history: Oswald Mosley, a far-right politician and leader of the British Union of Fascists.

Anya Taylor-Joy as Gina Gray

Given that most new female characters find themselves on Tommy's radar pretty quickly, we have a feeling one Gina Gray may end up in a few steamy scenes with Cillian Murphy. Surely her strong resemblance to Annabelle Wallis's Grace can't be a coincidence? One thing's for sure: some woman have all the luck.

Emmett Scanlan as Billy Grade

Irish actor Emmett, who joins the likes of Nathalie Emmanuel, Ricky Whittle, and James Corden as an alumni of British teen soap Hollyoaks, is no stranger to playing bad guys, but let's hope he's on the right side of the battle this time.

Brian Gleeson as Jimmy McCavern

Phantom Thread star Brian is part of an acting dynasty: his dad is Harry Potter's Brendan Gleeson, and Star Wars star Domhnall is his older brother. Like Emmett Scanlan, Gleeson is Irish, so that probably gives us a pretty good hint as to who the Shelby family will be facing off against (or joining forces with) this season.

Kate Dickie as Mother Superior

Scottish actress Kate, aka Lysa Arryn from Game of Thrones, will also appear on season five.

Cosmo Jarvis as Barney

Jarvis got his big acting break in William Oldroyd's Lady Macbeth, but he's also a successful singer-songwriter and has even written, directed, and produced his own indie movie. We're excited to see how this triple threat fits into the world of the Peaky Blinders.

Neil Maskell as Churchill

Neil is a familiar face to UK TV audiences, thanks to roles in shows like Humans, No Offence, and Utopia.