Meet the Star-Studded Cast of Tom Holland’s New Show, “The Crowded Room”

In the series, Holland plays Danny Sullivan, a complicated man dealing with severe mental illness. Holland is known for several roles, most recently Nate Drake in “Uncharted” and, most notably, Peter Parker in the Spider-Man film series.

Holland has been vocal about how mentally taxing portraying the role had been. He revealed in May that digging into mental health on the series led him to get sober. And on June 7, Holland announced that he’s taking a year off from acting.

“I’ve always sort of lived by this idea that hard work is good work,” he told Extra on June 6. “But then again, the show did break me. There did come a time where I was sort of like, ‘I need to have a break.’ I disappeared. I went to Mexico for a week and had some time on a beach. And I’m now taking a year off, and that is a result of how difficult this show was.”

“Mamma Mia” star Seyfried plays Rya, a clinical psychologist who works with Danny throughout his criminal trial. No stranger to television shows based on real life, Seyfried starred in the 2022 Hulu limited series “The Dropout” as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.

Rossum plays Candy, Danny’s mother. The actor has an extensive film and television career and is most known for her raw role as Fiona Gallagher on the acclaimed series “Shameless.”

Rossum’s casting has stirred polarizing opinions from many on social media. The actor is only 10 years older than Holland, who plays her son. But in a June 2 interview with Entertainment Tonight, she said it makes sense. “Candy’s a super young mom, she’s almost a child in her own right when she becomes pregnant at age 16. You watch as I age from 25 to 35, which is actually younger than I am now,” she explained.

She added of the series, “I was so taken with the series and really just loved all my scenes, especially with young Danny (Zachary Golinger). Our relationship was so beautiful and so I knew everything that we had that I had lost in the scenes with Tom. [It] was really fun.”

In the series, Christopher Abbott stars as Stan, Danny’s lawyer and a Vietnam War veteran. In real life, Gary Schweickart served as Milligan’s defense attorney, who could very well be an inspiration for the character of Stan.

As for Abbott, he gained notoriety for his role as Captain John Yossarian in the Hulu series “Catch-22” and as Charlie in “Girls.”

Sasha Lane plays Ariana in “The Crowded Room,” a close friend of Danny who also struggles with a painful past. She appeared in the Disney+ series “Loki” and in 2022’s “Conversations With Friends.”

You might recognize Emma Laird from her work as Iris in the Paramount+ series “The Mayor of Kingstown.” The up-and-coming actor plays Isabel, a friend of Danny from high school who connects with him.

Seyfried’s husband, Thomas Sadoski, also appears with her in the series as Matty Dunn.