Meet the ‘Good American Family’ Cast—Plus, Where You’ve Seen Them Before!
For one star, this Hulu miniseries serves as her debut role—find out who!
If you were one of the thousands of people who tuned into the first two episodes of Good American Family on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, then you probably found yourself wondering where you had seen the cast before. Well, there’s no need to guess, because we’ve found out where stars like Ellen Pompeo, Mark Duplass and more are from! Read on for the full info.
Ellen Pompeo as Kristine Barnett
Ellen Pompeo is best known for her role as Dr. Meredith Grey in the hit ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. She has been there since 2005 and starred in over 440 episodes. It’s a role that earned her the title of “highest-paid TV actress of all time.”
Pompeo is still on the show, which is currently in its 21st season, despite also having a starring role in Good American Family.
“I was looking for a real creative challenge. I think this was an opportunity for me to completely disappear into a role,″ Pompeo said of the series. ”Characters like this don’t come along all that often.”
The actress has been married to Chris Ivery since 2007 and has three kids.
Mark Duplass as Michael Barnett
Emmy Award-winning actor Mark Duplass was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on December 7, 1976. Before joining The Good American Family cast, he appeared in things like Your Sister’s Sister (2011), The One I Love (2014), The League (2009 to 2015), Creep (2014), Togetherness (2015 to 2016), Paddington (2019), Bombshell (2019), The Morning Show (2019 to 2023) and The Creep Tapes (2024).
“[I was] very skeptical,” Duplass told Variety of joining the Good American Family cast. “Look, there’s a documentary, there’s a movie called Orphan that has similar themes, it’s been in the press. Why do we need another ripped-from-the-headlines story?”
In the end, though, Duplass joined the cast and is set to star in all eight episodes of the mini-series.
He has been married to Katie Aselton since 2006, and they have two kids.
Imogen Faith Reid as Natalia Grace
For Imogen Faith Reid, 27, Good American Family serves as her debut role. Originally from the United Kingdom, the actress has dwarfism like Natalia Grace but says it’s a different type.
“With my dwarfism, it’s not seen as a disability, but a lot are,” the actress told First for Women. “This show does a really good job of telling you not to judge people by the way they look and the way they sound. As a little person, I go through everyday struggles of reaching things, or I have to get my friends to open my water bottle because I can’t, and so I can relate to what little people go through, which is why I also wanted to play Natalia.”
“We all go through things in life and we all have different emotions, and I think it was really important to showcase this show.”
Christina Hendricks as Cynthia Mans
Christina Hendricks, 49, is a six-time Emmy-nominated actress best known for Mad Men (2007 to 2015), Ginger & Rosa (2012), The Neon Demon (2016), Bad Santa 2 (2016) and Good Girls (2018 to 2021). In Good American Family, she plays Cynthia Mans—Natalia’s (Reid) third adoptive mother.
“We’re not necessarily born into the perfect families, and we don’t necessarily have the perfect situation,” Hendricks said to First for Women about what the show means to her. “But I think there’s a lot of love out there. And if you can create your family and find that love, that’s the most important thing.”
Hendricks has been married twice, most recently to George Bianchini.
Dulé Hill as Brandon Drysdale
Actor Dulé Hill is a versatile actor who has appeared in various movies and TV shows like The West Wing (1999–2006), Holes (2003), Psych (2006–2024), Ballers (2015 to 2017), Suits (2017 to 2019) and The Wonder Years (2021 to 2023). He will play Brandon Drysdale, a detective tasked with investigating the Barnetts in Good American Family.
“I loved playing the character,” Hill said, per TV Insider. “It really was a joy to work with the entire cast, but especially Imogen Faith Reid. She really delivered a phenomenal performance and made doing the scenes so easy.”
Hill has been married twice and has two kids.
Sarayu Blue as Valika
Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Sarayu Blue quickly became a household name thanks to projects like I Feel Bad (2018), Blockers (2018), The Unicorn (2019 to 2020) and Inside Out 2 (2024).
Blue’s character Valika in Good American Family serves as a friend of Kristine’s (Pompeo’s) and is set to appear in all eight episodes of the show.
“This entire cast are so kind and truly magnificent,” the actress wrote on Instagram. “Thank you to the incredible creative team, production team and casting for all the heart you put into this show. And @imogenfaith, you are a brilliant star and the brightest light, and I love you so much.”
Blue has been married to her husband Jonathan for over 10 years and has no children.
Kim Shaw as Jennifer Barnett
Kim Shaw is a 40-year-old actress from Ontario, Canada. She is best known for I Just Want My Pants Back (2011 to 2012), Audrey (2012), Saving Hope (2015 to 2017) and You (2021).
Her role in Good American Family will be Michael Barnett’s second wife.
Aias Dalman as Jacob Barnett
At just 15 years old, Aias Dalman already has 36 film and TV credits to his name. Most of them are short films, but he played one of the leads in the 2023 Hallmark movie A World Record Christmas.
In Good American Family, he plays Jacob Barnett, one of Kristine) and Michael’s kids, who soon becomes the adopted brother of Natalia Grace. His character has autism and is believed to be the reason Pompeo’s character Kristine felt drawn to adopt a daughter with a disability.
Azriel Dalman as Ethan Barnett
Azriel Dalman is all set to star alongside his real-life brother Aias in Good American Family. He will play Ethan, another Barnett kid. Before this, he was in The Neighbor in the Window (2020), Coyote Creek Christmas (2021), We Need A Little Christmas (2022) and Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023–2024).
He and his brother are both from Vancouver, Canada.
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