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Percy Jackson cast: Here's who plays each character in the Disney series
Here's who plays who in Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series – and where you've seen them before.
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1. Percy Jackson cast: Here's who plays each character in the Disney series
Disney's brand new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series is finally here, but who plays who in the show? From Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson himself to all the famous faces playing the Gods and the young actors playing our Camp Half-Blood faves, here's a complete run-down of the cast, who they play and where you might have seen them on screen before. [Disney]
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2. Who plays Percy in Percy Jackson? – Walker Scobell
14-year-old Walker Scobell plays Percy Jackson in Disney's Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Netflix viewers will instantly recognise Walker from his role as the younger Adam in The Adam Project. He also recently starred opposite Owen Wilson in Secret Headquarters. Percy is Walker’s first major TV role, and he won the part after an “exhaustive” search for the perfect actor. [Disney]
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3. Who plays Annabeth in Percy Jackson? – Leah Jeffries
Leah Sava Jeffries plays Annabeth in Disney’s new Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series. Leah’s first ever acting role was in Empire, as Lola Lyon, when she was just 5 years old. Since then, she’s appeared in a handful of projects, including Beast with Idris Elba and the Christmas film Something From Tiffany’s. [Disney]
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4. Who plays Grover in Percy Jackson? – Aryan Simhadri
Aryan Simhadri plays Grover in the new Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series. If you’ve watched the Cheaper by The Dozen reboot movie, you might recognise him as Haresh Baker. Elsewhere, Aryan has voiced characters in The SpongeBob Movie, and the Adventure Time: Distant Lands TV show. [Disney]
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5. Who plays Luke Castellan in Percy Jackson? – Charlie Bushnell
Charlie Bushnell plays Luke Castellan in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series. Luke is the cool, popular counsellor and master swordsman at Camp Half-Blood. He immediately becomes friends with Percy. Charlie is best known for his role in Diary of a Future President, where he played Bobby Cańero-Reed. [Disney]
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6. Who plays Clarisse in Percy Jackson? - Dior Goodjohn
Dior Goodjohn plays Clarisse La Rue, a student at Camp Half-Blood and child of Ares, in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series. She later becomes a main character in The Sea of Monsters. Dior has quite an iconic first on-screen role: She played Little Santana in Glee. She also appeared in Raven’s Home, The Unicorn, Head of the Class and, most recently, Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Summer. [Disney]
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7. Who plays Dionysus in Percy Jackson? - Jason Mantzoukas
Jason Mantzoukas plays Mr. D a.k.a. Dionysus in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series. Mr. D is a director of Camp Half-Blood. Fans of Brooklyn Nine-Nine will instantly recognise him as Adrian Pimento, Andre’s also had key roles in The Good Place, Kroll Show, Parks and Recreation and The League. He also voices Jay Bilzerian in Netflix’s Big Mouth. On the big screen, his recent credits include John Wick 3, Dolittle and The Disaster Artist. [Disney]
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8. Who plays Chiron in Percy Jackson? - Glynn Turman
Veteran actor Glynn Turman plays Chiron in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians TV series. Chiron is a centaur, trainer of heroes of Camp Half-Blood and is a father figure to Annabeth. Glynn is perhaps best known for playing Mayor Clarence V. Royce in The Wire and Jeremiah Kaan in Showtime’s House of Lies. Most recently, Glynn has starred in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Toledo. [Disney]
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9. Who plays Sally Jackson in Percy Jackson? - Virginia Kull
Virginia Kull plays Percy Jackson’s mortal mother, Sally Jackson, in the new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Prior to her role on the show, Virginia has appeared in countless other TV shows, including Boardwalk Empire, Big Little Lies, The Looming Tower, Shameless, Twin Peaks: The Return and This Is Us. [Disney]
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10. Who plays Alecto/Mrs Dodds in Percy Jackson? – Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally plays Alecto/Mrs Dodds in the Disney+ Percy Jackson series. At the start of season 1, Mrs. Dodds reveals herself to be Alecto (a servant of Hades) and tries to kill Percy. Megan is best known for her role as Karen Walker in Will & Grace, and has also had memorable roles in Parks & Recreation, 30 Rock and Bob’s Burgers. [Disney]
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11. Who plays Hermes in Percy Jackson? – Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda plays Hermes in Disney+’s Percy Jackson series. Hermes is the father of Luke Castellan and manifests as a delivery man in the mortal world. Lin-Manuel is best known for creating hit broadway shows, including In The Heights and Hamilton, where he played the main roles, and is also the award-winning writer and composer behind the songs you know and love from Moana and Encanto. [Disney]
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12. Who plays Medusa in Percy Jackson? – Jessica Parker Kennedy
Jessica Parker Kennedy plays Medusa in Disney+’s Percy Jackson series. Percy, Annbeth and Grover end up visiting her in episode 3 as part of Percy’s quest. If you’re a fan of The Flash, you’ll recognise Jessica Parker Kennedy as Nora West-Allen/XS from The CW show. [Disney]
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13. Who plays Echidna in Percy Jackson? - Suzanne Cryer
Suzanne Cryer plays Echidna in the Disney+ Percy Jackson series. The terrifying Echidna is the mother of monsters, and attempts to kill Percy, Annabeth and Grover in episode 4. Suzanne Cryer is best known for her recent roles in Silicon Valley and The Fosters, amongst other notable TV roles. [Disney]
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14. Who plays Young Percy Jackson? – Azriel Dalman
Azriel Dalman plays the younger version of Percy Jackson in the Disney+ series. He only appears in flashbacks in a few episodes but he’s already made a huge impact on fans of the series, and the character. Believe it not, Azriel is not related to Walter Scobell at all. Wild, right? They look exactly alike! Perfect casting. [Disney]
