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Cruel Summer

Cruel Summer

Freeform 2021

Taking place over three summers - 1993, 1994, 1995 - in a small Texas town, a beautiful popular teen, Kate, is abducted and, seemingly unrelated, a girl, Jeanette, goes from being a sweet, awkward outlier to the most popular girl in town and, by ’95, the most despised person in America.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of Cruel Summer (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Chiara Aurelia

#1 - Chiara Aurelia (Jeanette Turner)

Chiara Aurelia de Braconier d'Alphen was born in Taos, New Mexico to a Belgian father and an American mother and grew up in Albuquerque. She pioneered her pursuit of acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater after moving to Los Angeles when she was four years old. She traveled between the mountains of the Southwest, and the Sunshine State during her childhood with her clear focus in acting, dancing and singing. Chiara was ecstatic to move to Los Angeles full time in 2014 to pursue her acting career and has enjoyed every minute. Chiara's resume since includes her most recent portrayal of "Rose Lord" in her series regular role on TELL ME YOUR SECRETS, along side Amy Brenneman and Lily Rabe. She is excited for the release of this show on TNT upcoming in 2019. She played "Misty" in the Independent Feature Film released in 2018 in the Spotlight portion at the Tribeca Film Festival. Alex Pettyfer directs and stars in BACK ROADS whose cast also includes Juliette Lewis, Jennifer Morrison and Nicola Peltz. In 2017 Chiara portrayed a young Carla Gugino as "Jessie" in GERALD'S GAME, an adaptation of the Stephen King novel for Netflix, directed by Mike Flanagan (HUSH, OUIJA). She also appeared as a recurring guest star on NBC's THE BRAVE wrapping up the last two episodes of their show. Chiara's other credits include, RECOVERY ROAD on ABC where she played Young Haley Lu Richardson, Nickelodeon's NICKY, RICKY, DICKY AND DAWN, and ABC's show, AGENT CARTER, for Marvel Studios. She also appeared in PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, as well as the feature film BIG SKY, alongside Kyra Sedgwick and Bella Thorne. With gratitude Chiara was nominated and awarded Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Supporting Role in 2019 for her role in BACK ROADS and in 2017 & 2018 for her role in GERALD'S GAME by The Young Entertainer's Awards as well as The BAM Awards. She was nominated in 2016 for the Young Artist's Award for Best Young Actress for her role in SECRET SUMMER. And in 2015, Chiara won Best Young Artist at Cinerockom International Film Festival for her role in the film OPAL. Along with acting, Chiara believes that kindness is created through compassion towards others and she supports numerous local and international non-profit organizations, and donates her income to various charities. She has volunteered and supported finding happy homes for animals through No Kill Los Angeles & Best Friends Animal Society. She also volunteers to feed the homeless through The Angel Food Project in Los Angeles, and is a member of the Young Leaders Council at Oceana.

Chiara Aurelia plays as Jeanette Turner in Cruel Summer.
Chiara Aurelia is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Olivia Holt

#2 - Olivia Holt (Kate Wallis)

Olivia Holt was born in Germantown, Tennessee to parents, Mark and Kim Holt. When she was only 3 years old, she started singing and acting on the stage. Besides acting and singing, she has been a competitive gymnastic for the past 5 years, and a competitive cheerleader for the past few years. At Christmas time, Holt moved with her family from DeSoto County to Los Angeles. She starred in numerous community productions, including "Annie" and "Through the Looking Glass", before landing a role in the indie film, Black and Blue (2009). She also appeared in multiple national TV commercials, including Hasbro, Mattel and Bratz dolls. In 2011, Olivia got her break out role as "Kim Crawford", a confident martial artist and the only girl in the dojo who can go toe-to-toe with the boys, in the Disney XD comedy series, Kickin' It (2011). 5' 3½" (1.61 m)

Olivia Holt plays as Kate Wallis in Cruel Summer.
Olivia Holt is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Michael Landes

#3 - Michael Landes (Greg Turner)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Michael Christopher Landes (born September 18, 1972) is an American actor. He is known for his roles of Jimmy Olsen in the first season of Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Detective Nicholas O'Malley in Special Unit 2, Officer Thomas Burke in Final Destination 2, and David Conlon in The Wedding Bells. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Landes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Michael Landes plays as Greg Turner in Cruel Summer.
Michael Landes is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Froy Gutierrez

#4 - Froy Gutierrez (Jamie Henson)

Froy Gutierrez is an American actor born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He went to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts where he studied theatre. After an agent saw him in a local play, he began submitting audition tapes in the summer of 2015.

Froy Gutierrez plays as Jamie Henson in Cruel Summer.
Froy Gutierrez is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Harley Quinn Smith

#5 - Harley Quinn Smith (Mallory Higgins)

An American actress. Smith was seen in the film Tusk which was written and directed by her father Kevin Smith. She also stars in the film Yoga Hosers which was also written and directed by Kevin Smith.

Harley Quinn Smith plays as Mallory Higgins in Cruel Summer.
Harley Quinn Smith is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Allius Barnes

#6 - Allius Barnes (Vince Fuller)

Allius Barnes plays as Vince Fuller in Cruel Summer.
Allius Barnes is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Blake Lee

#7 - Blake Lee (Martin Harris)

Blake Lee is an actor, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Mixology (2013) and Wisdom of the Crowd (2017). He has been married to Ben Lewis since January 17, 2016.

Blake Lee plays as Martin Harris in Cruel Summer.
Blake Lee is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Brooklyn Sudano

#8 - Brooklyn Sudano (Angela Prescott)

Brooklyn Sudano plays as Angela Prescott in Cruel Summer.
Brooklyn Sudano is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Nathaniel Ashton

#9 - Nathaniel Ashton (Ben)

Nathaniel Ashton plays as Ben in Cruel Summer.
Nathaniel Ashton is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 2 episodes.

Last updated: Feb 10, 2023

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