The Gen V cast introduces some promising new characters to The Boys universe and brings back some iconic characters from the flagship series. Loosely inspired by the story arc “We Gotta Go Now” from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys comics, Gen V revolves around a group of young Supes who are put through various battle royales to test their superpowers at Vought International’s Godolkin University School of Crimefighting. Originally titled The Boys Presents: Varsity, Gen V is essentially a take on The Hunger Games narrative set in a world full of superheroes.
With college-aged Supes anchoring its main cast, Gen V has the chance to make big stars out of a new generation of actors. Gen V focuses on the G-Men, Vought’s most popular superhero team, a parody of Marvel’s X-Men made up of orphans and outcasts. The series was developed by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters, with The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke serving as an executive producer. The Gen V cast both adds new characters to The Boys universe, like Golden Boy and Polarity, and brings back familiar fan favorites from the flagship series, like Soldier Boy.
Jaz Sinclair As Marie Moreau
Jaz Sinclair leads the Gen V cast as Marie Moreau, a blood manipulative with a harrowing backstory. Sinclair is best known for playing Angela in the YA mystery romance Paper Towns, Anna in the psychological thriller When the Bough Breaks, and the Rosalind “Roz” Walker in Netflix’s supernatural series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. She also played Joanne in the musical drama Please Baby Please, Olivia in the raucous comedy Fun Mom Dinner, Amber in the Netflix anthology series Easy, and Chloe in the movie adaptation of the Slender Man creepypasta.
Chance Perdomo As Andre Anderson
Andre Anderson, a metal bender who’s popular with the other students, is played by Chance Perdomo in Gen V. Perdomo previously co-starred with Sinclair in the cast of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina with the role of Sabrina’s likable warlock cousin Ambrose Spellman. He also played Landon Gibson in three consecutive installments of the After movie series: After We Fell, After Ever Happy, and After Everything. Perdomo was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his acclaimed turn as Jerome Rogers in the BBC drama Killed by My Debt.
Lizze Broadway As Emma Shaw
Lizze Broadway appears in the Gen V cast as Emma Shaw, a YouTube star who can shrink her size to half an inch. Broadway previously played Becca Koats in the HBO drama Here and Now and Zoey in the ABC sitcom Splitting Up Together. She also played Ashley in the TV miniseries Slay and Willa “Billie” Frog in a made-for-TV reboot of The Lost Boys. Broadway’s movie roles include Mattie Turner, the sister of Chris Evans’ character Cole, in the Apple TV Plus original romantic action comedy movie, Ghosted, and Stephanie Stifler, the cousin of Steve Stifler, in the straight-to-DVD American Pie spinoff, American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules.
Maddie Phillips As Cate Dunlap
Cate Dunlap, a powerful young Supe with empath abilities, is played by Maddie Phillips in the Gen V cast. Phillips is best known for playing the lead role of Sterling Wesley, one of the eponymous bounty-hunting fraternal twins, in the Netflix dramedy series Teenage Bounty Hunters. She has also played Nick’s girlfriend Skyler in the direct-to-video teen musical comedy A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish, as well as the recurring roles of Randeen in the Syfy supernatural action series Ghost Wars and Devon D’Marco in the Netflix educational comedy series Project Mc2.
Derek Luh And London Thor As Jordan
The role of Jordan, a gender-shifting Supe, is played by two actors in the Gen V cast: Derek Luh and London Thor. Luh is a hip-hop artist who has toured with Machine Gun Kelly and signed a deal with Mark Battle’s record label, Fly America. His other acting roles include Jack Allen in All Rise and Ryan in Shining Vale. Thor has previously played Olivia in Shameless, Stephanie in You, and Stella in Never Have I Ever. She also directed the 2018 short film Moments and appeared as a background performer in the Merrily We Roll Along sequence in Lady Bird.
Asa Germann
Asa Germann has been cast in an undisclosed role in Gen V. Germann doesn’t have many acting credits to his name yet. He played Tyler in the short film Two Little Boys in 2020 and Asa in the short film Caviar in 2021. He also had a minor role as a blond jogger in Ryan Murphy’s true crime limited series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Germann can be seen in episode 3, “Doin’ a Dahmer.” Playing a major role in the cast of the highly anticipated Gen V will surely lead to more acting work for Germann in the future.
Shelley Conn
Shelley Conn plays an as-yet-undisclosed role in the Gen V cast. Conn is best known for her role as Lady Mary Sheffield Sharma in the Bridgerton season 2 cast. She also played Dr. Elizabeth Shannon in the short-lived science fiction series Terra Nova, executive-produced by Steven Spielberg. On British TV, Conn has played Daljit Ramanee in the medical drama Casualty, Claire in the zombie-infested satire Dead Set, and DI Connie James in the police procedural Silent Witness. Conn had a small role as Princess Pondicherry in Tim Burton’s adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Gen V Supporting Cast & Characters
Patrick Schwarzenegger as Golden Boy: Golden Boy, a popular student with pyrokinetic abilities, is played by Patrick Schwarzenegger, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The younger Schwarzenegger previously played frat boy Cooper in Grown Ups 2, jock Mitchell Wilson in Moxie, and Todd Peterson, the son of a novelist accused of murdering his wife, in the HBO Max limited series The Staircase.
Sean Patrick Thomas as Polarity: Sean Patrick Thomas plays Andre’s father Polarity, a former Supe. Thomas is best known for playing Jimmy James in the Barbershop franchise and Detective Temple Page in the police procedural The District.
Marco Pigossi as Doctor Edison Cardosa: Doctor Edison Cardosa, a staff member at Godolkin University, is played by Marco Pigossi. Pigossi is known for his roles on Netflix original shows: Eric in the fantasy series Invisible City, Dylan Seager in the crime thriller Tidelands, and Fabio in the mystery drama High Seas.
Jason Ritter: Jason Ritter has an undisclosed role in the Gen V cast. Ritter is best known for his TV roles as Kevin Girardi in Joan of Arcadia and Mark Cyr in Parenthood. He also played Jeb Bush in the political biopic W. and Ryder in the animated sequel Frozen II.
Alexander Calvert: Gen V features Alexander Calvert in an as-yet-undisclosed role. Calvert is best known for playing Jack Kline in the hit CW series Supernatural, a role he reprised in the spin-off The Winchesters. He also played Nadine’s crush Nick Mossman in The Edge of Seventeen and the supervillain Anarky in the DC comic book show Arrow.
Clancy Brown: Clancy Brown plays an undisclosed role in the Gen V cast. Brown is known for his roles as Captain Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption, Sergeant Charles Zim in Starship Troopers, and The Harbinger in the John Wick: Chapter 4 cast. His voice is recognizable as Mr. Krabs from SpongeBob SquarePants.
Returning Characters From The Boys
Jessie T. Usher as Reggie Franklin/A-Train: Jessie T. Usher reprises his role from The Boys as Reggie Franklin, better known as A-Train, the Supe with super-speed who accidentally killed Robin in the pilot episode. Usher has also played Cam Calloway in the Starz series Survivor’s Remorse, J.J. Shaft, the estranged son of John Shaft, in the 2019 Shaft reboot, and Trevor in the psychological horror film Smile.
Colby Minifie as Ashley Barrett: Colby Minifie returns as Ashley Barrett, the long-suffering Senior Vice President of Hero Management for Vought International. Minifie has also played Yvonne in I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Ginger in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Virginia in Fear the Walking Dead.
P.J. Byrne as Adam Bourke: P.J. Byrne reprises his role from The Boys as Adam Bourke, the director of the Vought Studios blockbuster Dawn of the Seven (which is an in-universe MCU/DCEU parody). Byrne has played Nicky “Rugrat” Koskoff in The Wolf of Wall Street, Neil Cavuto in Bombshell, and Principal Nippal in Big Little Lies. He also voiced Bolin in The Legend of Korra.
Jensen Ackles as Ben/B.C.L. Red/Soldier Boy: Jensen Ackles appears in the Gen V cast as Soldier Boy, his character from The Boys, the former leader of the Vought-sponsored superhero team Payback. Ackles previously played Dean Winchester in Supernatural, Tom Hanniger in the slasher remake My Bloody Valentine 3D, and Eric Brady in the long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives.
