After its fourth and final season, Sex Education bids farewell to fans of Netflix’s bittersweet comedy. With its ensemble cast led by Gillian Anderson and new talent, Laurie Nunn’s series tackled the sensitive subject of teenage sexuality.
If the writing has always been particularly sophisticated and refined, the success of the series is also due to all the actors and actresses who have carried it with passion. Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield were already household names when the series launched on Netflix in 2019, but Sex Education was also a springboard for new stars like Emma Mac and Nkuti Gatwa, who both starred in Barbie, the summer 2023 hit. .
Now that the sexual misadventures of Otis Milburn and his friends are over, the show’s large and diverse cast is facing new opportunities in both film and television. And while the vast majority of the cast is British – since the series is set in England – that doesn’t mean many of them won’t go on to Hollywood.
Asa Butterfield
The actor of Hugo Cabret started his career very young. And he’s not stopping anytime soon, as he already has four projects under his belt now that he’s done with the same old Otis blue, red and white jacket. Asa Butterfield will soon voice the animated sci-fi film Watch The Skies (also Sean Bean, Gemma Arterton and Sam Claflin), which is still in production, and Stitch Head, an animated comedy with Frankenstein-style creatures. pre-production.
On the other hand, we will be able to see him in the comedy College Republicans, in the pre-production stage, a political story that takes place on campus. Once again, Butterfield will be in good company as he shares the screen with Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson).
Additionally, he can be seen on Prime Video for the sequel to his holiday romantic comedy Your Christmas or Mine, which is released in December 2022. Slated for a December 2023 release, Your Christmas or Mine 2 will reunite Butterfield with Cora Kirk and introduce a new model. For the franchise, the indescribable Jane Krakowski, (30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt).
Emma Mac
From romantic dilemmas to personal tragedies, strong-willed Maeve, played by Emma Mack, has been through a lot in the last season of Sex Education. As Emma Mack prepares to step out of Maeve’s shadow, she will soon star in a moving drama called Hot Milk. The film revolves around a growing mother who travels to the Spanish coast with her daughter after being diagnosed with a strange illness. star of Barbie and Death on the Nile stars Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films) and Vicky Cripps (recently seen in The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan).
Nkuti Gatva
Otis’s best friend, Eric, had storylines in the last season of Sex Education: he made new friends at the new Cavendish High School and began to better understand his sexual identity and religious identity. We’ve known it for a while now, but Ncuti Gatwa will be the next Doctor in Doctor Who, the fifteenth incarnation of the strangest alien in television history.
The BAFTA winner will play a new version of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield in the audio series, and this time he can be seen in the World War II mini-series ‘Masters of the Air’, alongside Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler. US Air Force pilots.
Connor Swindells
Adam’s character has undergone a major evolution throughout the series, going from a true bully to a soft-spoken boy struggling to find meaning in his life and his place in society. As for the actor who plays Adam, Connor Swindells, he doesn’t have a career trajectory of his own yet.
After a supporting role in Barbie alongside co-stars Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey, she will appear in the second season of Rogue Heroes, created by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). Conor Swindells plays real-life Scottish officer David Stirling in this series, which traces the origins of the Special Air Services (British special forces) during World War II.
Gillian Anderson
The former X-Files star saw her career rebound, first with The Fall and then as Jean Milburn, Otis’ mother and super sexologist in Sex Education. Now that Jean is done caring for Otis and must learn to find the right rhythm in the presence of baby Joey, the two-time Emmy winner (X-Files and The Crown) will star opposite Jason Isaacs in the family drama The Salt Path.
She will also be seen opposite Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) in The Abandons and will play British journalist Emily Maitlis in Scoop, a biographical drama by the BBC about Prince Andrew’s explosive interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Source: Allocine
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
