Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

"The chemistry was there. We really like each other," Matthews tells ABC Audio of his relationship with Cuoco, who also serves as the show's executive producer. "Like, what you're seeing on screen: that's us. We're not acting. We're misbehaving like we do in life."

"So it's an awesome, awesome new friendship of mine," he beams.

In the series, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Chris Bohjalian, Cuoco stars as Cassie, a flight attendant who discovers a dead body lying next to her after a night out partying. Matthews plays her co-worker and close friend, whom he says also has plenty of issues himself. 

"I was interested because he was a flight attendant inside of this murder mystery and Shane has a secret," Matthews shares. "Like, every character on this show, there is a secret."

While the complexity of his character attracted Matthews to the part, the actor says it was also the opportunity to step away from the stereotypical roles that made him ultimately sign on.

"I always get the auditions to play the sassy secretary and I think we're done with that," he says. "And so, I am grateful for the representation on screen."

"And also there are some juicy secrets coming in season one...I can't give them all away, but there's just more," he teases. "There's more to Shane, there's more to all of us. So keep watching." 

The Flight Attendant

Main cast, played by Griffin Matthews

  • Episode 1x01: In Case of Emergency (Nov 18, 2020)
  • Episode 1x02: Rabbits (Nov 26, 2020)
  • Episode 1x03: Funeralia (Nov 26, 2020)
  • Episode 1x04: Conspiracy Theories (Dec 3, 2020)
  • Episode 1x06: After Dark (Dec 10, 2020)
  • Episode 1x07: Hitchcock Double (Dec 10, 2020)
  • Episode 1x08: Arrivals and Departures (Dec 17, 2020)
  • Episode 2x01: Seeing Double (Apr 21, 2022)
  • Episode 2x02: Mushrooms, Tasers, and Bears, Oh My! (Apr 21, 2022)
  • Episode 2x03: The Reykjavík Ice Sculpture Festival Is Lovely This Time of Year (Apr 28, 2022)
  • Episode 2x04: Blue Sincerely Reunion (Apr 28, 2022)
  • Episode 2x05: Drowning Women (May 5, 2022)
  • Episode 2x06: Brothers & Sisters (May 12, 2022)
  • Episode 2x07: No Exit (May 19, 2022)
  • Episode 2x08: Backwards and Forwards (May 26, 2022)

From Kaley Cuoco to Rosie Perez – here's everything you need to know about the cast of The Flight Attendant.

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Season 2 of The Flight Attendant finally lands in the UK this week, with Cassie off on another life-changing trip.

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The Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco returns as the titular air stewardess, who has turned her life around since the events of the first series.

Now sober and living her best life in LA, Cassie is secretly moonlighting as a CIA asset – but when she witnesses a murder whilst on an overseas assignment, she finds herself stuck in yet another international mess.

With Birds of Prey's Rosie Perez, Girls star Zosia Mamet and Grey's Anatomy's T.R. Knight returning for season 2, while the likes of Mae Martin, Cheryl Hines and Sharon Stone are introduced as new characters, the upcoming episodes are set to be just as thrilling as season 1.

Speaking about what it was like to play numerous versions of her character, Cuoco told RadioTimes.com: "It was a pretty wild experience. I did not manage it well [laughs].

"I didn’t go anywhere without my earbuds and my music. Each character had different music in my mind. I remember nihilist Cassie was System of a Down, very heavy stuff. And future perfect Cassie was classical. And it would just put me in this mode."

"Each character had such a unique personality and had their own issues, even future perfect Cassie. No one is perfect. We used to laugh that she was the most f**ked up of them all. At least the others are being truthful, right?"

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The Flight Attendant season 2 cast

Kaley Cuoco plays Cassie Bowden

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Cassie Bowden? Cassie is now living her best life in LA and moonlighting for the CIA.

Where have I seen Kaley Cuoco before? Cuoco is best known for starring in CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory as Penny as well as 2002 sitcom 8 Simple Rules. She currently voices Harley Quinn in the animated series Harley Quinn and is set to star in upcoming action comedy The Man From Toronto.

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Rosie Perez plays Megan Briscoe

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Who is Megan? Megan is Cassie's former colleague who longs for a bit of excitement outside of her normal family life.

Where have I seen Rosie Perez before? Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez rose to fame in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing and has since starred in films like Fearless, Pineapple Express, The Counselor, Birds of Prey and The Last Thing He Wanted. She regularly appeared in sitcom Frasier, comedy Lipstick Jungle and more recently Search Party and High Maintenance.

Zosia Mamet plays Annie Mouradian

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Zosia Mamet in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Annie? Annie is a high-flying lawyer and Cassie's best friend. She represents a number of criminally dubious clients.

Where have I seen Zosia Mamet before? Mamet is best known for starring in HBO comedy Girls from 2012 until 2017 and has since appeared in Dickinson, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and films The Boy Downstairs. She also had small roles in Parenthood, Mad Men and United States of Tara.

TR Knight plays Davey Bowden

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

TR Knight in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Davey? Davey is Cassie's brother, who lives in Denver with his husband and two kids. He has a difficult relationship with his sister, who was their father's favourite.

Where have I seen T.R. Knight before? Knight is best known for playing Dr. George O'Malley on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and has appeared on The Good Wife, The Catch, When We Rise, Will & Grace and The Comey Rule.

Griffin Matthews plays Shane Evans

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

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Who is Shane Evans? Shane is Cassie's former co-worker who loves to party and often teased Cassie about her romantic life.

Where have I seen Griffin Matthews before? Matthews is best known for playing D'Unte in Netflix's Dear White People and has appeared in Ballers, The Carrie Diaries, Doll & Em and Suburgatory.

  • Read more: Where was The Flight Attendant season 2 filmed?

Mo McRae plays Benjamin Berry

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Kaley Cuoco and Mo McRae in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Benjamin Berry? Benjamin is a career CIA officer who has a bad habit of getting a little too involved with his assets.

Where have I seen Mo McRae before? McRae recently appeared in a recurring role on Big Little Lies, and has also been in films including The Butler and Wild.

Callie Hernandez plays Gabrielle Diaz

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Callie Hernandez and JJ Soria in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Gabrielle Diaz? Gabrielle is a quick-tempered and calculating bounty hunter whose impulse control issues often get in the way of her job.

Where have I seen Callie Hernandez before? Hernandez is best known for appearing in films including La La Land and Alien Covenant.

Deniz Akdeniz plays Max

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Zosia Mamet and Deniz Akdeniz in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Max? Max is Annie's boyfriend who was intentionally hit by a car in the first season and we were told would be left with a huge scar.

Where have I seen Deniz Akdeniz? Australian actor Akdeniz starred in 2014's I, Frankenstein and 2020's Sightless as well as series like Once Upon a Time, Jane the Virgin, Agents of SHIELD and Siren.

Joseph Julian Soria plays Esteban Diaz

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Callie Hernandez and JJ Soria in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Who is Esteban Diaz? Esteban is Gabrielle’s partner and lover who tries to keep a level head and stay focused on the job, but often gets just as heated as his girlfriend.

Where have I seen Joseph Julian Soria before? Soria has had a long career in film and TV, and is best known for appearing in Max, The Purge: Election Year and Crank 2: High Voltage.

Sharon Stone plays Lisa Bowden

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Sharon Stone in The Flight Attendant HBO

Who is Lisa Bowden? Lisa is Cassie and Davey's mother.

Where have I seen Sharon Stone before? Sharon Stone is best known for starring in films such as Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Catwoman, Lovelace and Casino, with her role in the latter winning her a Golden Globe in 1996. As for TV, Stone has appeared in The Practice, Mosaic, The New Pope, Ratched and Murderville.

Cheryl Hines plays Dot Karlson

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Cheryl Hines in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Where have I seen Cheryl Hines before? Hines is best known for her role in Curb Your Enthusiasm, but has also appeared in films such as The Ugly Truth and A Bad Moms Christmas.

Jessie Ennis plays Jenny

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Jessie Ennis in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Where have I seen Jessie Ennis before? Ennis has appeared in The Disaster Artist, The House and Life of the Party on the big screen, while her TV credits include playing Erin in Better Call Saul.

Mae Martin plays Grace St James

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Mae Martin in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Where have I seen Mae Martin before? Martin is perhaps best known for their role in Channel 4 turned Netflix comedy Feel Good.

Santiago Cabrera plays Marco

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Santiago Cabrera in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Where have I seen Santiago Cabrera before? Cabrera is known for his roles in Big Little Lies, Heroes and The Musketeers, while he also appeared in Michael Bay film Transformers: The Last Knight.

Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Brenda

Who is shane evans from the flight attendant

Shohreh Aghdashloo in The Flight Attendant Jennifer Rose Clasen/HBO Max

Where have I seen Shohreh Aghdashloo before? Aghdashloo is best known for appearing in The Expanse, 24 and Star Trek Beyond.

The Flight Attendant season 2 arrives on Sky Max and NOW in the UK on Thursday 26th May 2022. If you have already watched the first season, read our breakdown of the The Flight Attendant ending. While you’re waiting visit our TV Guide to see what’s on tonight, or check out our Drama hub for all the latest news.

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Who is Shane Evans?

Evans is the author and illustrator of Underground, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner, We March, and Olu's Dream and the illustrator of more than forty books for children, including Chocolate Me!; Mixed Me!; and I Love You More Than . . . , all by Taye Diggs.

Who does Shane Work for in flight attendant?

One of the standouts, since appearing in Season 1, is CIA-agent-undercover-as-flight-attendant Shane West. Played by musician and actor Griffin Matthews, Shane has the best insights and reactions to Cassie Bowen's messy life. Shane has been growing in his participation.

Who is Megan's husband in The Flight Attendant?

William "Bill" Briscoe is a character on HBO Max's The Flight Attendant. He is portrayed by Terry Serpico. Bill Briscoe is the loving husband of Megan Briscoe, but is unaware she is involved in corporate espionage, stealing information from his laptop and delivering it to shady contacts in exchange for money.

Who is Cassie's brother in The Flight Attendant?

Davey Bowden is a main character on the first season of HBO Max's The Flight Attendant and a recurring character in the second season. He is portrayed by T.R. Knight and by Owen Asztalos in the character's youth.