A reader's cast
10 roles

And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
Cast by Justin Cone
- Jonathan Pryce

General John MacArthur
An older, retired World War I veteran with gray hair, a mustache, and a tall, soldierly posture. He is the oldest guest on the island and carries a tired, worn-out appearance reflecting his heavy, isolated conscience.
- Michael Gambon

Justice Lawrence Wargrave
An elderly man with a small, hunched frame and a large, froglike head, marked by heavy-lidded eyes that give him a cold, reptilian stare. He speaks in a soft, precise voice and carries himself with the unshakable authority of a man used to having the final word.
- Antonia Thomas

Vera Claythorne
A young woman in her late twenties, attractive and athletic in build, with a composed, capable exterior that masks mounting inner tension. She holds herself with the brisk self-control of a former governess, though her eyes betray flashes of guilt and nerves.
Why Antonia Thomas? Thomas brings understated strength and warmth that could believably mask deep unease.
- Tom Hardy

Philip Lombard
A lean, sun-browned man in his thirties with a rugged, hardened face and quick, restless eyes that miss nothing. He moves and speaks with a confident, faintly predatory ease, the bearing of someone accustomed to danger and improvisation.
Why Tom Hardy? Has the physical intensity, coiled danger, and predatory charisma suited to Lombard's mercenary edge.
- Colin Firth

Captain (Dr.) Edward Armstrong
A middle-aged doctor of respectable, slightly soft appearance, with tired eyes and a fussy, nervous manner. His outwardly professional composure occasionally slips into visible strain, hinting at old anxieties he works hard to conceal.
Why Colin Firth? Brings a refined, tightly wound respectability that could crack into visible strain under pressure.
- Harriet Walter

Emily Brent
An elderly spinster, thin and upright in posture, with sharp, severe features and a pursed, disapproving mouth. She dresses plainly and carries herself with rigid, unbending formality, her manner cold and quick to judge.
Why Harriet Walter? A master of icy severity and rigid moral certainty, perfectly suited to Brent's unbending Puritanism.
- Brendan Gleeson

William Blore
A heavyset, thick-necked man of middle age with a blunt, plain face and small, watchful eyes. His movements are solid and deliberate, and his manner carries the guarded, faintly aggressive air of a man used to sizing people up.
Why Brendan Gleeson? Heavyset build and weathered, watchful face suit a former policeman with something to hide.
- Jacob Elordi

Anthony Marston
A strikingly handsome young man, tall and athletically built, with a golden, sun-tanned look and a careless, easy smile. He moves with the breezy confidence of someone who has never had to worry about consequences.
Why Jacob Elordi? Tall, athletically built, and sun-kissed handsome with a natural swagger suited to reckless youth.
- Mark Gatiss

Thomas Rogers
A trim, neatly dressed manservant of middle age, upright in bearing with a composed, deferential face. His controlled, watchful manner suggests long practice in discretion, though a certain tightness around the eyes hints at private unease.
Why Mark Gatiss? Skilled at period roles requiring reserved formality with a hint of something withheld.
- Olivia Colman

Ethel Rogers
A pale, slight woman of middle age with reddened, tired eyes and a pinched, anxious face. She moves quietly and nervously, her hands often restless, giving an overall impression of fragile, suppressed fear.
Why Olivia Colman? Skilled at conveying repressed anxiety and fragility beneath a controlled surface, fitting Ethel's nervous fear.