Meet the ‘Black Doves’ Season 2 Cast and Characters

Keira Knightley plays Helen WebbMatthew Towers//NetflixHelen is a spy who “happens” to be married to a prominent conservative politician.Keira Knightley had a dual breakout in Hollywood in 2002 with Bend it Like Beckham and then, the next year, with Love Actually. Shortly thereafter she starred in Pirates of the Caribbean and Pride & Prejudice. The latter earned her her first Academy Award nominated. She was nominated again in 2014 for The Imitation Game and has two BAFTA nominations, for that and for Atonement. She was also nominated for an Olivier after starring in The Misanthrope on the West End. Other credits include King Arthur, Never Let Me Go, Domino, The Duchess, Anna Karenina, Colette, and Begin Again.Ben Whishaw plays Sam YoungMatthew Towers//NetflixSam is a hitman hired to protect Helen.Ben Whishaw has played two of the most iconic characters in the British canon: the Q to Daniel Craig’s James Bond, and Paddington himself. He is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner for A Very British Scandal, a BAFTA winner for that and This Is Going To Hurt, and a SAG nominee for Women Talking. Other credits include The Hours, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Brideshead Revisited, Bright Star, Cloud Atlas, Lilting, The Lobster, Mary Poppins Returns, Fargo, Passages, and Peter Hujar’s Day. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowSarah Lancashire plays ReedMatthew Towers//NetflixReed is Helen’s handler.Sarah Lancashire is an acclaimed UK actress who appeared on over 500 episodes of Coronation Street. She was on Happy Valley for three seasons, and became an executive producer on the third. You might also know her from Last Tango in Halifax, Julia, Where the Heart Is, and The Paradise. She is also a stage actress with credits on the West End including Blood Brothers, Little Shop of Horrors, Guys and Dolls, and Betty Blue Eyes.Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowAndrew Buchan plays Wallace WebbMatthew Towers//NetflixHelen’s husband Webb was the Secretary of Defence in season 1 and is now Prime Minister.Andrew Buchan played Felim Bichan in the first two seasons of Industry and Andrew Parker Bowles in seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown. You might also remember him as Latimer on the first three seasons of Broadchurch. His other credits include Carnival Row, This England, The Spanish Princess, and All The Money in the World.Ella Lily Hyland plays WilliamsMatthew Towers//NetflixWilliams is a mercenary with a grudge against Sam.Ella Lily Hyland starred alongside Aidan Turner in Fifteen-Love back in 2023. Her other credits include A Thousand Blows and Towards Zero. You can see her next in the ensemble series Tall Tales & Murder.IG: @elilyhylandAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowGabrielle Creevy plays EleanorMatthew Towers//NetflixEleanor is also a mercenary and Williams’ partner.Gabrielle Creevy has been a series regular on several television shows, including In My Skin, The Pact, Three Women, The Guest, and Amadeus in addition to Black Doves. She will star in the upcoming supernatural series The Witch Farm and also had a supporting role in the 2021 film Operation Mincemeat.IG: @gabrielleecreevyAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowNeve Campbell plays Cecile MasonMatthew Towers//NetflixCecile’s identity has not been revealed.Neve Campbell is a Canadian actress best known for playing Sidney Prescott in the Scream franchise. Before that, she broke through with leading roles in the series Party of Five and the film The Craft. Since then, Campbell had leading or recurring roles on shows like Medium, The Philanthropist, Grey’s Anatomy, Welcome to Sweden, Manhattan, House of Cards, and The Lincoln Lawyer. Campbell is also the voice of Simba and Nala’s daughter Kiara in The Lion King 2: Simba’s Pride.IG: @nevecampbellAmbika Mod plays LailaMatthew Towers//NetflixLaila is a rogue Black Doves agent.Ambika Mod is a comedian and actor you might know from television shows like This Is Going to Hurt, One Day, The Stolen Girl, and I Hate Suzie. On the big screen, she was recently in Black Bag and Sacrifice. (And her Halloween costume this year was Bend it Like Beckham, which ofc starred Knightley.)IG: @ambikamodAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowBabou Ceesay plays Mr. ContehMatthew Towers//NetflixConteh is a Black Doves executive.Babou Ceesay recently received critical acclaim for playing the antihero Morrow in Alien: Earth on FX. He played Pilgrim on Into the Badlands. He’s set to appear in the second season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. His other television credits include Shardlake, Wolfe, and We Hunt Together. His film credits include Rogue One, Free Fire, and Resurrection.IG: @babouceesayofficialAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowSam Riley plays PatrickMatthew Towers//NetflixPatrick works for an unknown, new organization, and offers to help Sam.Sam Riley starred in the 2012 adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road. You might know him as Mr. Darcy, NBD, in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Riley played a raven in Maleficent and received critical acclaim for Control. His other credits include the 2020 Rebecca, Brighton Rock, and Free Fire.