Ella Maisy Purvis plays Patience Evans, Nathan Welsh plays DS Jake Hunter, and Liza Sadovy plays Dr Loretta Parsons.
Main cast
- Patience EvansElla Maisy PurvisSeasons 1-2Main
- DS Jake HunterNathan WelshSeasons 1-2Main
- Dr. Loretta ParsonsLiza SadovySeasons 1-2Main
- DC Will AkbariAli AriaieSeasons 1-2Main
- DCI Calvin BaxterMark BentonSeasons 1-2Main
- Elliot ScottTom LewisSeasons 1-2Main
- Billy ThompsonConnor CurrenSeasons 1-2Main
- DI Frankie MonroeJessica HynesSeasons 2Main
Supporting cast
- Douglas GilmourAdrian RawlinsSeasons 1-2Supp
- DevDarren J. BransfordSeasons 1-2Supp
- DI Bea MetcalfLaura FraserSeasons 1Supp
- George EvansJamie MaclachlanSeasons 1Supp
- Zinzi RooksRhiannon ClementsSeasons 2Supp
- Maxwell WhitelockMaxwell WhitelockSeasons 2Supp
- Alfie Metcalf-HaynesAlfie Metcalf-HaynesSeasons 2Supp
- Baxter's PA (Assistant Detective)Dieuwke de MooijSeasons 2Supp
- Young Patience (11 years old)Ava CookSeasons 1Supp
- ClaraAruhan GalievaSeasons 2Supp
- TheoLewis Ian BraySeasons 1Supp
- JosieMadeleine BowyerSeasons 1Supp
Guest & voice
- Father Colin CarterClarence SmithSeasons 2Guest
- JoyHannah TointonSeasons 2Guest
- Jay PrestoAngus WrightSeasons 2Guest
- VioletNenda NeururerSeasons 2Guest
- ChuongJordan MahrSeasons 2Guest
- Kirsty Social WorkerNatasha CottriallSeasons 2Guest
- TeenagerLou GoossensSeasons 2Guest
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About this cast
Channel 4 crime series Patience (2025) follows an autistic police analyst who helps solve murders. The lead cast includes Ella Maisy Purvis, Nathan Welsh, Liza Sadovy, Ali Ariaie, Mark Benton and Jessica Hynes.
Cast FAQs
Who plays Patience Evans in Patience?
Ella Maisy Purvis plays Patience Evans.
Who plays DS Jake Hunter in Patience?
Nathan Welsh plays DS Jake Hunter.
Who plays DI Frankie Monroe in Patience?
Jessica Hynes plays DI Frankie Monroe.
How many cast members are in Patience?
There are 27 cast members in total.
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