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Meet The 'UnREAL' Cast Bringing Reality (And Drama) To Lifetime's New Scripted Series

UnREAL is a new scripted drama from Lifetime that gives a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a dating reality show called Everlasting. Between the entire production team and the women featured on The Bachelor-like show, the premise offers the chance for a large cast to be highlighted on UnREAL.

The new series premieres on Lifetime on Monday, June 1 at 10 p.m., so this is your chance to get to know the cast before UnREAL becomes your next guilty pleasure (just like the real-life versions of Everlasting).

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by Caitlin Gallagher

Shiri Appleby

The star of UnREAL is no stranger to TV. Shiri Appleby portrays Rachel, a wunderkind producer who suffered a breakdown while working on Everlasting, but has been brought back as a freelancer. The adorable and approachable Appleby is best known for portraying Liz on the sci-fi show Roswell. She also joined Girls for a few episodes as Adam’s girlfriend.

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Constance Zimmer

Constance Zimmer gets to chew the scenery as the badass boss of Everlasting, Quinn. Zimmer has been in Entourage, Grey’s Anatomy, The Newsroom, and most recently, Netflix’s House of Cards. Her turn as a tough-talking manipulator isn’t really a stretch if you’ve seen Zimmer in her other roles — and it’s glorious.

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Freddie Stroma

Get ready for your next inappropriate crush. Freddie Stroma portrays the British bachelor of Everlasting and he’s played some pretty dreamboat roles. He was Cormac McLaggen in the later Harry Potter movies (aka the super attractive guy that wanted to date Hermione). He was also Luke, the radio station manager, in Pitch Perfect. And he pretty much nails the reluctant role of Adam in UnREAL.

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Josh Kelly

No, Josh Kelly is not the musician Josh Kelley, married to Katherine Heigl. The actor Kelly plays camera guy Jeremy on UnREAL, who used to have a relationship with Rachel. He’s been on One Life To Live and another Lifetime show — Army Wives.

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Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Another producer on the show, Jay is portrayed by Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman. He gets along with Rachel and isn’t above playing Quinn’s games to manipulate the women of Everlasting either. He’s been in a decent amount of TV movies and shows with his most regular role being on SGU Stargate Universe.

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Aline Elasmar

Aline Elasmar portrays Shia, a fellow producer that has disdain for Rachel. Prior to UnREAL, Elasmar had small parts in other TV shows like New Girl, 90210, Bones, and Southland.

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Genevieve Buechner

Child actress Genevieve Buechner has aged just a little bit since she was on Supernatural back in Season 1 of the show (pictured). In UnREAL, she plays P.A. Madison, who is often stuck running terrible errands for the other producers.

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Johanna Braddy

Johanna Braddy plays contestant Anna on Everlasting, who suffers a big family issue in the second episode of UnREAL. Braddy was Melody Bostic (said in the style of Emma Stone) in Easy A and played Jordan on the TV show Greek.

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Nathalie Kelley

Grace, portrayed by Nathalie Kelley, is the sexy and beautiful contestant that Adam is instantly attracted to on Everlasting. Kelley has been in The Fast and the Furious franchise as Neela in the third film, Tokyo Drift.

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Brennan Elliott

Every reality dating show needs a host, and Brennan Elliott is Everlasting’s host Graham. Elliott has had a ton of small roles on TV shows and a starring role on Strong Medicine. Plus, he was recently in the movie Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. I wonder what Chris Harrison thinks of him…

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Craig Bierko

The man behind Everlasting is Chet, played by Craig Bierko. He’s a jerk with a lot of money and a lot of power — who also happens to be having an affair with Quinn. Bierko has been in quality movies like Cinderella Man and he was in Sex and the City as Carrie’s jazz musician love interest.

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Ashley Scott

Ashley Scott is Mary, the single mother and “MILF” of the group on Everlasting, who has a history of domestic abuse. Scott’s most notable roles were back in the early 2000s in the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence and the TV show Dark Angel.

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Siobhan Williams

Lizzie is Jeremy’s fiancée, who also works on Everlasting, and Siobhan Williams plays the woman who is a bit threatened by Rachel. She had a small role on Reign and was Esme on the series Black Box.

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Breeda Wool

Breeda Wool plays the cowgirl virgin Faith on Everlasting. The statuesque woman is frequently a punchline for Quinn and in real life Wool has been in quite a few movies and shows, including a bit part on Weeds. As is the case for many of the actors on UnREAL (with the exceptions of Appleby and Zimmer), this could be her big break.

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