Meet the Cast and Characters of ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’

Ella Beatty plays Lizzie Bordencourtesy of Netflix//NetflixLizzie is the franchise’s first female serial killer... allegedly!Ella Beatty made her feature film debut in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. This year, you can see her in the film Act One and she’s also joined the very buzzy cast of Sarah Polley’s The Bell Jar. In 2024, she made her Broadway debut in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Appropriate, which starred her Monster co-star Sarah Paulson.Murphyverse: Feud: Capote vs. The SwansIG: @ellabeattyyVicky Krieps plays Bridget Sullivancourtesy of Netflix//NetflixBridget is the Borden family's new maid. She also plays an alleged serial killer from the late 16th/early 17th century named Elizabeth Báthory.Vicky Krieps is a Luxembourgish/German actress who broke out in Hollywood with Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread. Some of her other film credits include Hanna, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Bergman Island, Corsage, and Father Mother Sister Brother. She has been cast in the upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel as well as The Idiots with Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood.Murphyverse: Monster: The Ed Gein StoryIG: @vickykriepsAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowCharlie Hunnam plays Andrew Bordencourtesy of Netflix//NetflixAndrew is Lizzie's father.Did you know that one of Charlie Hunnam’s first roles was the canceled Judd Apatow sitcom Undeclared? He’s really good in it, though the horny theater kid he plays is nothing like Jax Teller on Sons of Anarchy, his most famous television role. He was also on ten episodes of Queer as Folk back in the day and has starred in films including Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak, The Lost City of Z, and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.Murphyverse: Monster: The Ed Gein StoryRebecca Hall plays Abby Bordencourtesy of Netflix//NetflixAbby is Lizzie's stepmother.Rebecca Hall is so excellent in films like Starter for 10, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Prestige, Iron Man 3 (seriously!!), Christine, Permission, Professor Marsden and the Wonder Women, and more. She also wrote and directed Passing, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.Murphyverse: The BeautyIG: @rebeccahallAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJessica Barden plays Nance O'Neillcourtesy of Netflix//NetflixNance is a stage actress who performs in Lizzie’s town.Jessica Barden played the lead role in the dark comedy series The End of the F***ing World. She was also on Penny Dreadful and stars in Dune: Prophecy, Pieces of Her, The New Romantic, Lambs of God, and You & Me.Murphyverse: American Horror StoriesIG: @jessybardenBillie Lourd plays Emma Bordencourtesy of Netflix//NetflixEmma is Lizzie's older sister.Billie Lourd appeared alongside her late mother Carrie Fisher in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, and then went on to steal scenes in Booksmart, Ticket to Paradise, And Mrs, and The Last Showgirl. You can see her later this year in Artificial.Murphyverse: Scream Queens; American Horror Story: Cult, Apocalypse, 1984, Stories, NYC, Delicate, 13; Mid-Century ModernIG: @praisethelourdAdvertisement - Continue Reading BelowJoey Pollari plays John Morsecourtesy of Netflix//NetflixJohn is Lizzie's uncle on her mother’s side.Joey Pollari starred in the short-lived American version of The Inbetweeners (it never would have worked, TBH) and American Crimes. You might also know him from Disney Channel Original Movies like Skyrunners and Avalon High or as Lyle from Love, Simon.Murphyverse: Monster: The Ed Gein Story; The Beauty; American Horror Story: 13IG: @joeypollariSarah Paulson plays Aileen WuornosGareth Cattermole//Getty ImagesAileen Wuornos is a 20th-century female serial killer, or spree killer if you prefer, who committed seven murders between 1989 and 1990.Sarah Paulson is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Tony Award winning actress. Outside of the Murphyverse (below) you know her from Ocean’s Eight, Bird Box, Glass, Deadwood, 12 Years A Slave, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Bear, and The Post.Murphyverse: Nip/Tuck; American Horror Story: Murder House, Asylum, Coven, Freak Show, Hotel, Roanoke, Cult, Apocalypse, Double Feature, and 13; Game Change; The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story; Feud; Ratched; All’s Fair; Impeachment: An American Crime StoryIG: @mssarahcatharinepaulson