Who plays Grover in Percy Jackson and The Olympians? Learn all there is to know about the cast of the Disney+ series.
Over a decade after the first attempt at adapting Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” Disney+ has taken a stab at the incredibly popular, Greek mythology-infused children’s series.
The first season of the show, which premiered December 19, adapts “The Lightning Thief,” the first “Percy Jackson” novel. It follows Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell), a young demigod who learns that he’s the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and is sent on a quest to retrieve his uncle Zeus’ master bolt. On the way, he’s accompanied by Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries), who’s a daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri), who’s a satyr.
The well-received show serves as a redemption arc for the “Percy Jackson” series, given that 20th Century Fox’s 2010s films based on the books were a disappointment both for many fans and Riordan himself. Unlike the films, which featured aged-up versions of the characters, this series stars children — even though it made filming more difficult. “Everybody whose life was going to be more complicated because we were doing it this way understood, and committed to, and embraced at the beginning that this is just what the show is,” co-showrunner Jon Steinberg told Business Insider at New York Comic Con in October.
Meet the cast of Disney+’s “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” which includes young actors alongside industry giants like the late Lance Reddick and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell)
Fans first met the new Percy Jackson in April 2022, when Riordan announced on his website that Walker Scobell had been cast in the role. Scobell recently starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in the Shawn Levy-directed Netflix movie “The Adam Project.”
Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries)
Jeffries recently starred alongside Idris Elba and Iyana Halley in the 2022 film “Beast.”
Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri)
Simhadri recently starred in the animated series “Adventures in Wonder Park,” as well as the 2022 remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen.”
Dionysus (Jason Mantzoukas)
Mantzoukas is a comedic actor known for memorable guest roles on sitcoms like “The Good Place” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” as well as voice acting on series like “Big Mouth.”
Chiron (Glynn Turman)
Turman is known for his roles in the 1960s sitcom “Peyton Place” and HBO drama “The Wire,” and recently appeared in the film “80 for Brady.”
Sally Jackson (Virginia Kull)
Kull is known for roles in “Big Little Lies” and “Super Pumped.”
Gabe Ugliano (Timm Sharp)
Sharp is known for roles in “On the Verge” and “Enlightened.”
Mrs. Dodds (Megan Mullally)
Mullally is known for her role on series like “Will & Grace” and “Party Down.”
Zeus (Lance Riddick)
Reddick, who died in March at age 60, is known for his roles in “The Wire” and “John Wick.”
Poseidon (Toby Stevens)
Stephens is known for his roles in “Die Another Day” and the BBC adaptation of “Jane Eyre.”
Luke Castellan (Charlie Bushnell)
Bushnell is known for his role in the Disney+ series “Diary of a Future President.”
Hermes (Lin-Manuel Miranda)
Miranda is best known for his work as a playwright and actor in musical productions like “Hamilton” and “In The Heights.”
Hades (Jay Duplass)
Duplass is known for his roles in “Transparent,” “Industry,” and “The Chair.”
Hephaestus (Timothy Omundson)
Omundson is known for his roles in “Psych” and “Judging Amy.”
Ares (Adam Copeland)
Copeland, a professional wrestler also known by his ring name Edge, has also appeared in the TV series “Vikings” and “Haven.”
Echidna (Suzanne Cryer)
Cryer is known for “Silicon Valley” and recently appeared in “Mrs. Davis.”
Medusa (Jessica Parker Kennedy)
Kennedy is known for “The Flash” television series and “Black Sails.”
Clarisse La Rue (Dior Goodjohn)
Goodjohn is known for her roles in series like “Head of the Class” and “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”
Nancy Bobofit (Olivea Morton)
Morton has previously appeared in the TV series “Angel,” as well as the shorts “Better Now” and “And Yet They Speak.”
The talented cast of the newly released show has pushed the show to be one of the most commonly watched ones out there at the moment, and the popularity of the show only seems to be on the rise.
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