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No Good Deed cast: Where you recognise the series' actors from

Lisa Kudrow is back on our screens

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In need of a new series just before the festive viewing kicks off? Well you're in luck as Netflix has just dropped No Good Deed, an eight-part dark comedy series starring Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano. From the creator of one of our favourite shows Dead To Me, in No Good Deed three couples race to purchase the dream property in the Los Angeles neighbourhood of Los Feliz, in the hope it will solve all their problems. However, as the couple who already own the house have found out, no home is ever perfect and there's often a lot of secrets hidden away between those four walls.

As well as being funny and moving, it's also got a seriously impressive cast, and if you've been watching the first few episodes scratching your head wondering where you know them all from, then this is everything you need to know about the cast of No Good Deed.

1

Lydia

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Lydia is one half of the couple who live in the Los Feliz home. Except, while her husband Paul wants to sell the house, Lydia, a concert pianist, is distraught at the idea of leaving her family home behind.

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Lisa Kudrow

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Lydia is played by the icon that is Lisa Kudrow, who you will of course best know for her role as Phoebe Buffay in Friends. She's also known for her roles in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Comeback and The Opposite of Sex.

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3

Paul

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Paul is Lydia's husband and he wants to move out their house and sell it as soon as possible so he can pay off his debts.

4

Ray Romano

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Paul is played Ray Romano who you will know best from his role of Raymond in the series Everyone Loves Raymond. He's also had main roles in the Ice Age movies, The Irishman, and The Big Sick.

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5

JD

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JD is a former soap opera actor who is looking to downsize his mansion after his wife convinced him to buy the biggest house on the street.

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Luke Wilson

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Luke Wilson plays JD in the series, and you'll likely know him best from playing Emmett in the Legally Blonde movies. Over the years he's also starred in Charlie's Angels, Vacancy, The Royal Tenenbaums and Old School.

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7

Margo

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Margo is JD's wife and is desperate to get the house in order to flip it and sell it with her secret developer lover.

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Linda Cardellini

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Linda Cardellini plays the role of Margo and you'll most likely know her from Dead To Me, where she played the character of Judy Hale. You'll also know her from playing Velma in Scooby-Doo, Cassie in Brokeback Mountain and Laura in the Avengers: End Game and in the Hawkeye series.

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9

Mikey

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Mikey is a mysterious guy who has just left prison and turns up to Paul and Lydia's house demanding money following his release.

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Denis Leary

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Mikey is played by Denis Leary who is an actor and writer, and you'll most likely know him from his roles in The Thomas Crowne Affair, the Ice Age movies, and The Ref. He's also known for being a writer for the series Rescue Me.

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11

Sarah

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Sarah is one half of another couple looking to buy the house, however, she is much more on the fence about taking on the property than her partner Leslie.

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Poppy Liu

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Poppy Liu takes on the role of Sarah in No Good Deed. You'll most likely know Sarah from her role as Kiki in Hacks. She's also been in Dead Ringers, The Afterparty and Space Cadet.

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13

Leslie

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Leslie is Sarah's wife and is obsessed with the idea of buying the house she's admired for years.

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Abbi Jacobson

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Leslie is played by Abbi Jacobson, who you'll most likely know from her role as Abbi in Broad City. She's also appeared in BoJack Horseman, A League of Their Own, and Disenchantment.

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15

Dennis

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Dennis and his wife Carla are eyeing up the property, despite it being at the top end of their budget.

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O-T Fagbenle

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Dennis is played by O-T Fagbenle, who you'll most likely know from his role as Luke in The Handmaid's Tale. He's also known from his roles in Maxx, WeCrashed, Black Widow, and Presumed Innocent.

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Carla

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Carla is married to Dennis and is a hardworking and high achieving woman who is currently pregnant with the couple's first child.

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Teyonah Parris

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Carla is played by Teyonah Parris, who you'll most likely know from the series WandaVision and The Marvels, where she plays Monica. She's also been in If Beale Street Could Talk, They Cloned Tyrone and Empire.

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