Oscar nods to catwalks: Here’s what Euphoria’s rogue actors have been up on its hiatus

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The HBO series Euphoria is known for its amazing visuals, its serious themes and its cast of unforgettable characters. We’ve been missing it since it concluded last year with all those cliffhangers after Lexi’s play. Everyone knows what Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi have been doing but what about the show’s supporting characters in the HBO series Euphoria been up to?

Leslie Bennett – Nika King

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While doing her other job of stand-up comedy, Nika recently shared that she has struggled to pay rent amid the wait for season three to begin shooting. In the meantime, she did appear in the sci-fi movie 65 last year. The cast also included Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman.

Cal Jacobs – Eric Dane

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Nate’s dad is brought to life by Eric Dane, who before was best known for playing McSteamy on Grey’s Anatomy. However, since playing the man who made Nate Jacobs into the absolute terror that he has been in a few things. These include Dangerous Waters, Americana and Little Dixie.

Paula Marshall – Marsha Jacobs

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Paula, who played Nate’s mother has appeared in the 2021 horror movie Malignant, ten episodes of the CW’s Walker Texas Range reboot Walker and a guest star in The Rookie: Feds.

Suze Howard – Alanna Ubach

Euphoria: What the supporting characters of the HBO series are up to

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Cassie and Lexi’s mum was probably best known as Serena in Legally Blonde after a string of iconic 00s films like Herbie Fully Loaded. Recently, she’s had roles in high-profile projects like Bombshell, The Flight Attendant and Ted.

Ali Muhammad – Colman Domingo

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Rue’s tough-loving sponsor has definitely been busy getting critical acclaim for his turn as civil rights organiser Bayard Rustin in Netflix’s Rustin. His performance snagged him an Oscar nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category. He’s also in another Academy-recognised film, The Colour Purple.

Minka Kelly – Samantha

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The actress who gave some life advice to Alexa Demie’s Maddy was only in one episode in the first season but she’s so lovely it seemed a shame to not included her. Since her stint, she’s been cast in the thriller Blackwater Lane and released a memoir, Tell Me Everything. Minka is also tipped to star in the new Netflix series Ransom Canyon, which will see her return to Texas.

Lukas Gage – Tyler Clarkson

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Again this fella was only in a few episodes but he’s both so nice and had such a horrible time being blackmailed into taking the blame for sexually assaulting Maddy that it seems a waste. Luckily, he’s also been up to loads. After featuring in that viral video that saw a director unknowingly tell him his apartment was a dump, he’s gone to star in The White Lotus, the environmental action-thriller How To Blow Up A Pipeline. He is currently filming the sequel to the horror film Smile. Fans of the Netflix series You will also recognise Lukas from the show’s fourth season as Adam.

Chloe Cherry – Faye

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The girl knocking around with Fezco and Ashtray has been seen all over the place. In February 2022, she made her runway debut at LaQuan Smith at New York Fashion Week. The following month Chloe said that she was retiring from porn, an aspect of her past that captured a lot of attention.