See the “Murdaugh: Death in the Family” Cast Side-by-Side with the Real-Life People They Play

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Jason Clarke arsenic Alex Murdaugh

Clarke leads Murdaugh: Death successful nan Family arsenic Alex, a erstwhile South Carolina lawyer and personnel of a salient ineligible family who became nan halfway of a sprawling criminal lawsuit that drew nationalist attention.

In 2023, Alex was convicted of murdering his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, amid revelations of financial crimes, supplier maltreatment and corruption. He is currently serving 2 life sentences successful situation without nan anticipation of parole, but maintains his innocence.

Clarke underwent a complete beingness translator to represent nan Murdaugh patriarch.

"We couldn't [use] prosthetics for a number of reasons, truthful I had to put connected nan weight, find nan accent," he told Good Morning America successful October 2025. "And past I had to return [all nan weight off] for erstwhile he's successful prison. He shed each that weight, and funnily enough, he looked bigger and stronger arsenic nan proceedings went along."

Prior to nan Hulu mini-series, Clarke starred successful films specified arsenic Zero Dark Thirty, Oppenheimer and Everest.

Patricia Arquette arsenic Maggie Murdaugh

Arquette stars arsenic Maggie, nan woman of Alex and nan mother of 2 sons, Buster and Paul.

Her life was tragically trim short successful 2021 erstwhile she and Paul were fatally changeable connected nan Murdaugh family’s agrarian spot — an arena that yet unraveled nan powerful family legacy.

From nan beginning, Arquette recovered nan Murdaugh ungraded fascinating, telling Variety successful May 2025, "To beryllium joined to personification who turns retired to fundamentally beryllium a malignant narcissist is truthful absorbing to me."

She continued, "The measurement [Maggie and Alex] person this benignant of enchanted life together and really wholly destroyed everything got. It was specified a sad, rotten American tale.”

Arquette is champion known for her performances successful Severance and nan deed mid-2000s NBC bid Medium. In 2014, she won nan Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her domiciled successful Boyhood.

Johnny Berchtold arsenic Paul Murdaugh

Berchtold plays Paul, nan younger boy of Alex and Maggie. He was a student astatine nan University of South Carolina and nether criminal indictment related to a 2019 vessel clang that killed 1 of his friends, Mallory Beach, erstwhile he was murdered alongside his mother successful 2021.

During an quality connected nan charismatic Murdaugh: Death successful nan Family podcast successful October 2025, Berchtold shared that becoming Paul was an "all-encompassing experience."

"When I signed on, they handed maine a 400-page binder of research. That fundamentally became my bible," he said.

Berchtold's profession has taken disconnected successful caller years, pinch roles successful Reacher play 3 and Netflix's Dog Gone.

J. Smith-Cameron arsenic Marian Proctor

J. Smith-Cameron portrays Maggie's sister, Marian Proctor, and 1 of nan cardinal witnesses for nan prosecution successful Alex's double execution trial.

The character is best-known for her domiciled arsenic Gerri Kellman connected Succession.

Brittany Snow arsenic Mandy Matney

Snow plays investigative journalist Mandy Matney, nan creator and big of nan Murdaugh Murders Podcast. She played a cardinal domiciled successful bringing nationalist attraction to nan case, uncovering inconsistencies and corruption surrounding nan family’s power successful South Carolina.

During an question and reply pinch Extra successful October 2025, Matney told nan outlet that having Snow play her is simply a "dream travel true."

Murdaugh: Death successful nan Family premiered conscionable a fewer months aft Netflix’s The Hunting Wives — different task starring Snow that quickly became a breakout hit. Still, nan character continues to beryllium best-known and loved for her domiciled successful nan Pitch Perfect franchise.

Will Harrison arsenic Buster Murdaugh

Will Harrison portrays Buster Murdaugh, nan older boy of Alex and Maggie. He has mostly stayed retired of nan nationalist oculus but became a notable fig successful Alex's 2023 execution trial, wherever he testified successful his father's defense.

In an October 2025 question and reply pinch WTHR, Harrison explained that he and Berchtold were deliberate successful preparing to represent brothers successful nan series.

"We kicked astir Atlanta and hung retired each nan clip to effort and conscionable make that consciousness arsenic earthy arsenic imaginable connected screen," he shared.

The rising character is champion known for his roles successful Daisy Jones & The Six and Manhunt.

Mark Pellegrino arsenic Curtis Eddie Smith

Mark Pellegrino plays Curtis "Eddie" Smith — a erstwhile customer and distant relative of Alex who became entangled successful a high-profile criminal lawsuit involving a staged termination attempt.

In September 2021, Smith was arrested successful relationship pinch a botched suicide-for-hire plot. Alex had Smith shoot him on nan broadside of nan roadworthy truthful that Buster could declare a $10 cardinal life security payout, arsenic Alex's lawyer confirmed successful court. However, nan shooting was unsuccessful and Alex suffered only superficial wounds.

Prior to joining nan Murdaugh: Death successful nan Family cast, Pellegrino had awesome supporting roles successful TV bid including Supernatural, 13 Reasons Why and Quantico.

Madeline Popovich arsenic Mallory Beach

Madeline Popovich portrays Beach, a 19-year-old assemblage student from South Carolina who died successful a 2019 mishap erstwhile a vessel driven by Paul collapsed into a bridge. She was ejected and recovered 8 days later, having drowned and suffered blunt unit trauma.

Popovich's erstwhile acting credits see roles successful One Summer and Vincent's Vow.

Jessi Case arsenic Morgan Doughty

Jessi Case plays Morgan Doughty, who gained nationalist attraction for her narration pinch Paul. Their narration was marked by allegations of abuse, including a reported incident successful 2017 wherever Paul allegedly strangled Morgan. She opened up astir nan allegations in the Netflix documentary Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal.

Case is champion known for her performances successful films specified arsenic Mother's Day and On a Wing and a Prayer.