The Cast Of "The Handmaid's Tale" On The Show Vs. In Real Life

    Praise be.

    Jen Abidor
    by Jen Abidor

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Elisabeth Moss as Offred

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    Where you've seen her before: Before The Handmaid's Tale, the Emmy winner was known best for her role as Peggy on Mad Men.

    Samira Wiley as Moira:

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    Where you've seen her before: Samira's no stranger to streaming service shows — she played Poussey on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black.

    Alexis Bledel as Ofglen:

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    Where you've seen her before: No surprise here! Alexis has been on our TV screens since 2000, when she landed the role of Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls.

    Madeline Brewer as Janine:

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    Where you've seen her before: Madeline's characters just can't catch a break — she also played Tricia who tragically died during Orange Is the New Black's first season.

    Joseph Fiennes as The Commander:

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    Where you've seen him before: If 1999's Shakespeare in Love is too far back for you, you probably remember him from American Horror Story: Asylum. (Oh, and his brother is Voldemort.)

    Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy

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    Where you've seen her before: Yvonne had a much different kind of role on NBC's Chuck — she played Sarah, Chuck's love interest on the show.

    Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia

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    Where you've seen her before: Ann Dowd's IMDB page is pretty dang long, but most recently you've seen her on The Leftovers and Masters of Sex.

    O-T Fagbenle as Luke

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    Where you've seen him before: O-T also worked with The Handmaid's Tale director Reed Morano on HBO's Looking.

    Amanda Brugel as Rita

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    Where you've seen her before: Amanda has appeared in big movies like Room and Suicide Squad, and she had a recurring role on Orphan Black.

    Max Minghella as Nick Blaine

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    Where you've seen him before: Perhaps you caught him as Danny Castellano's younger brother on The Mindy Project. Otherwise, you might remember him from The Social Network or The Internship.

    Nina Kiri as Alma

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    Where you've seen her before: If you're a horror buff, you saw Nina in 2016's Let Her Out. If you're a Disney Channel buff, you caught her in 2011's Geek Charming, opposite Sarah Hyland.