Younger

Liza, a down-on-her-luck single mom in her 40s lies about her age to land her dream publishing job and learns being a part-time millennial comes with full-time consequences.
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Sutton Foster

Liza Miller, Actor

Sutton Foster stars as Liza Miller in the critically acclaimed TV Land series "Younger." She will next be seen making her Broadway return as Marian opposite Hugh Jackman in the highly anticipated production of "The Music Man." Performances are set to begin at the Winter Garden Theatre in 2022.
 
The two-time Tony-winning actress, singer and dancer starred as The Baker's Wife in the Hollywood Bowl's sold-out summer 2019 production of "Into the Woods." Previously, she appeared in the title role of the New Group's 50th anniversary revival of "Sweet Charity" and in Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley's Tony-nominated Broadway revival "Violet." Sutton also recently appeared on stage as Queenie in New York City Center Encores! Off-Center's production of "The Wild Party" in July 2015.
 
Well known for her role as Reno Sweeney in the Roundabout Theatre Company's revival of "Anything Goes" at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, she earned a 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance. She is currently reprising her award-winning performance at the Barbican in London.
 
Under the direction of Michael Mayer, Sutton starred as Millie Dillmount in the 2002 Broadway production of "Thoroughly Modern Millie" at the Marquis Theatre. Originating the role, she established herself as one of the greatest talents in the industry and earned a Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical. In addition to her Tony-winning performances, she originated numerous notable roles, most recently, Princess Fiona in Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire's "Shrek The Musical" at The Broadway Theatre. Sutton also originated the role of Inga in Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's parody of the horror film genre "Young Frankenstein" at Foxwoods Theatre.
 
Her performance as Janet Van De Graaff in Casey Nicholaw's "The Drowsy Chaperone" at the Marquis Theatre in 2006 earned her Tony Award, Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Ovation Award nominations.
 
As a solo artist, Sutton has toured the country with her hit solo concert, which featured songs from her debut solo CD "Wish" as well as her follow-up CD "An Evening with Sutton Foster: Live at the Café Carlyle." She has also graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, Feinstein's, Lincoln Center's American Songbook series and many others. Additionally, Sutton released her third solo album, "Take Me to the World," in June 2018.
 
Sutton currently splits her time between New York City and Los Angeles.

Debi Mazar

Maggie Amato, Actor

Debi Mazar stars as Maggie on the critically acclaimed TV Land comedy "Younger," from "Sex and the City" creator Darren Star. Maggie is the best friend of Liza (Sutton Foster) and helps her keep a huge secret: She's actually 40, not 26 as she pretends to be to reboot her career. As things unravel, Liza can always count on Maggie's friendship.

Debi is an acclaimed actress who made her feature film debut in Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas." She is a native New Yorker and has been in over 70 films, television shows and stage productions. Her extensive on-screen work includes films with legendary directors Woody Allen, Michael Mann, Oliver Stone and Joel Schumacher. She also starred in her own television sitcom "Temporarily Yours" and was known for her role as hard-charging publicist Shauna on the HBO series "Entourage," which earned her and the cast a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2004. She also appeared in the film version, which premiered in the summer of 2015.

She and her husband Gabriele Corcos created, produced and starred in their hit Cooking Channel show originally titled "Extra Virgin," inviting viewers into their Brooklyn home as they prepared the Tuscan foods they know so well. The show relaunched as "Extra Virgin Americana" in 2016, and Debi and Gabriele were honored with a James Beard Foundation Award in the category Television Program in a Studio or Fixed Location. The couple also wrote two cookbooks; the first one, New York Times bestseller "Extra Virgin," was published by Clarkson Potter in 2014.

Debi, her husband and their two daughters reside in Florence, Italy.

Miriam Shor

Diana Trout, Actor

Miriam Shor stars as Diana Trout on the critically acclaimed TV Land series "Younger." The actress and director was born in Minneapolis, and at six months old, she moved to Venice, Italy, where her academic father was teaching. She began doing plays in high school and received a BFA in theatre and a BA in English from the University of Michigan. After graduation, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in the theatre.

For her role as marketing powerhouse Diana in "Younger," Miriam garnered a 2018 Critics' Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. That same year, she also made her directorial debut in Season 5 of "Younger" to much critical acclaim.

Shor recurred as Erica Haskard in the final season of FX's "The Americans," which earned her a 2018 SAG Award nomination alongside the ensemble cast.

On the film side, Shor can be seen in George Clooney's post-apocalyptic drama, "The Midnight Sky" opposite Kyle Chandler and in the Netflix drama "Lost Girls" opposite Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne, Lola Kirke and Thomasin McKenzie. Directed by Oscar nominee Liz Garbus, the film is based on the book "Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery" by Robert Kolker and depicts the harrowing true story of a mother searching for her missing daughter on Long Island.
In the early 1990s, Shor landed a variety of roles in many off-Broadway productions, including the rock musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" by John Cameron Mitchell, where she played drag queen Yitzhak. In 2001, she starred in the musical's critically successful film adaptation, which is now a cult hit. In 2002, she received an Outfest Screen Idol Award for her portrayal of Yitzhak. She also lent her voice to the film's Grammy-nominated soundtrack.  Having gone back to her theatre roots many times, Shor has worked with a range of renowned artists such as Stephen Sondheim, Terrence McNally and Lanford Wilson. In 2016, Shor costarred in the Public Theater's "extraordinarily moving drama" (The New York Times) "Sweat" by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, which received a Tony nomination for Best Play.
Shor has appeared in more than a dozen films throughout her career, including Mary Stuart Masterson's drama "Cake Eaters," the comedy "Bedazzled" with Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley, and "Puerto Ricans in Paris" alongside Luis Guzmán and Edgar Garcia.

Shor's series television credits include playing Cricket Caruth-Reilly on ABC's 2012 comedy series "GCB" alongside Leslie Bibb, Kristin Chenoweth and Annie Potts, as well as "Then Came You," "Inside Schwartz," "Big Day" and "Swingtown." She also recurred in the FX drama "Damages," the HBO miniseries "Mildred Pierce" and as the dogged reporter Mandy Post in three seasons of "The Good Wife." Her guest star credits include "Mrs. America," "High Maintenance," "Broad City," "Jessica Jones," "The Mysteries of Laura," "Becker," "The West Wing," "My Name Is Earl," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Bored to Death."
Shor speaks fluent Italian, having grown up splitting her time between Detroit and both Venice and Torino, Italy.  She lives with her husband and two daughters in Manhattan. She loves to travel but having established her status as a true New Yorker, she hates driving.

Molly Bernard

Lauren Heller, Actor

Molly Bernard stars as Lauren Heller in the critically acclaimed TV Land series "Younger." Recently, Bernard starred in and executive produced the heartwarming indie film "Milkwater," which premiered at the Brooklyn Film Festival. As the lead character Milo, Bernard portrays a millennial in search of meaning, and the film explores the complexities and vulnerabilities of having children in a gay relationship. Additionally, Bernard recently completed production on the Amazon film "Master," opposite Regina Hall.  

Since 2018, Bernard has costarred as medical student Elsa Curry on NBC's "Chicago Med." In 2016, she debuted to rave reviews as the flashback version of Shelly Pfefferman (Judith Light) in the Emmy-winning Amazon series "Transparent." Her additional television credits include Amazon's comedy series "Alpha House" with John Goodman, HBO's "High Maintenance" and NBC's "Blindspot."

In 2019, Bernard costarred alongside Patricia Arquette in Netflix's comedy film "Otherhood," directed by Cindy Chupack. Her diverse film credits include "Sully" opposite Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood, "Pay It Forward" directed by Mimi Leder and "The Intern" directed by Nancy Meyers.

In 2016, Bernard made her critically acclaimed off-Broadway debut in the Soho Rep's "Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again." Bernard received her bachelor's degree from Skidmore College and her MFA from the prestigious Yale School of Drama. She also studied at the Moscow Art Theater and trained extensively and performed with SITI Company. In 2014, Bernard received the Leonore Annenberg Performing Arts Fellowship from the Lincoln Center Theater.  

Bernard credits her love of acting to her grandfather Joseph Bernard, whom she began studying with at the age of six. She currently resides in New York City.

Nico Tortorella

Josh, Actor

Nico Tortorella stars as Josh in the critically acclaimed TV Land series "Younger." Nico is a renaissance human for the modern day. An actor, seeker and dedicated champion of the LGBTQIA+ community, they are using their voice to help break down stereotypes and educate in the process.

A longtime lover of theater, Nico sang and tap-danced opposite their "Younger" costar Sutton Foster for four of her tour dates with The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in 2016, and they made their theater debut in Jordan Jaffe's play "Crude," which earned rave reviews for their portrayal of Jaime, most notably from The New York Times.

Other television credits include "The Beautiful Life," "Menendez: Blood Brothers" and a series regular role opposite Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy on Fox's hugely successful series "The Following." In 2020, Nico starred in AMC's "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," a continuation of the hugely popular franchise that focuses on the first generation of kids to come of age during the zombie apocalypse. They are currently in production on the second season.

Nico began their journey with activism with the debut of their podcast in summer 2016. Titled "The Love Bomb," it's comprised of their original spoken word pieces as well as in-depth interviews exploring the all-encompassing topic of love and the labels associated with them. Nico's intimate conversations with personalities from all walks of life found an immediate audience and became a breeding ground for in-depth, lively explorations on topics that included intimacy, humanity, gender, sexuality, intersectionality, love, race, religion, queer identities and identity politics. Nico opened up about their own path that led them to the decision to identify as sexually fluid -- and as a working actor in Hollywood, everything that came with that revelation.
 
An accomplished author, Nico has a two-book deal with Penguin Random House. Their collection of poetry "all of it is you" was released in 2018 to wide acclaim, followed by "Space Between" in 2019. The memoir recounts their investigation of love, sex, gender, addiction, family, fame and fluidity through the lens of their nonbinary identity. In 2020, Nico released an Instagram Live talk show "The Space Between the Sheets," where they interviewed a collection of individuals and couples, also in bed, to discuss life and love post-coronavirus. Having conducted 50 interviews over the course of two seasons -- including a live podcast at Entertainment Weekly's PopFest -- the podcast ranked #1 in the Personal Journals category in 2017 and sits in the Top 50 iTunes Top 200 with over three million downloads.

In 2019, the City of Los Angeles honored Nico by naming them Pride Month's ambassador based on their advocacy in the LGBTQIA+ community. May 31 was officially dedicated as Nico Tortorella Day in L.A.

Nico married their longtime partner Bethany Meyers in 2018, and they reside in New York with their two dogs.

Hilary Duff

Kelsey Peters, Actor

Hilary Duff stars as Kelsey Peters in the critically acclaimed TV Land series "Younger." She is an award-winning actress, singer, best-selling author, mother, businesswoman and pop culture icon with a thriving, multifaceted career. She first emerged on the public's radar as the star of Disney's enormously successful TV show "Lizzie McGuire."

In April 2021, it was announced that Duff will next grace the small screen as Sophie in the Hulu Originals comedy series "How I Met Your Father" from Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger ("This Is Us," "Love, Victor"), the sequel to the beloved Emmy Award-winning series "How I Met Your Mother." Duff will also serve as a producer.

Duff has a global, prolific and successful singing career, with more than 15 million records sold worldwide and five consecutive top five album chart debuts. In March 2021, Duff released her first children's book "My Little Brave Girl," which debuted on the New York Times best-seller list. Inspired by her own experience as a mother, the book is an empowering love letter that encourages girls to reach higher, dream bigger, be brave and take risks, and approach the world with an open heart.

Peter Hermann

Charles Brooks, Actor

Peter Hermann stars as Charles Brooks in the critically acclaimed TV Land series "Younger." He is an actor, writer and advocate whose credits span television, film and stage.

After growing up in Germany, he moved to the United States at the age of 10. A graduate of Yale University, he taught with Teach for America teaching corps before getting his start in the industry with several guest-star roles in shows such as "Spin City," "Hope & Faith" and "Sex and the City." He has had a recurring role on "Law & Order: SVU" as Trevor Langan for over 10 years, and he has also been seen in "Guiding Light," "Blue Bloods" and "30 Rock."

On Broadway, Peter's work includes Eric Bogosian's "Talk Radio" and Lincoln Center's Tony Award-winning production of "War Horse." He has appeared in numerous films, such as Paul Greengrass's critically acclaimed "United 93," HBO's "Too Big to Fail" and Stephen Frears's "Philomena." His first children's book "If the S in Moose Comes Loose" was published by HarperCollins in 2018.

Peter lives in New York City with his wife and three children.