'Debris' Full Cast List: Meet Jonathan Tucker, Riann Steele and rest of the actors on NBC's sci-fi thriller
NBC is coming out with an epic sci-fi series titled ‘Debris’ which will premiere exclusively on the network in March. The show was originally announced in June 2020 and the pilot episode for the show was shot well before the entertainment industry went under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The pilot episode received a positive response from executives at NBC and, as a result, it was later picked up for an entire series. The series revolves around two law enforcement agents from different continents who need to work together to protect the unknown alien technology from the bad guys.
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Apart from belonging to different places, both have different mindsets as well. It is not easy for them to work together on such a nerve-wracking case. But they need to put their differences aside and come together to know what kind of effects the unknown alien technology is having on humankind.
With Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele in the lead roles, the series is undoubtedly one of the most highly-anticipated shows of 2021. Here's a look at the full series cast:
Jonathan Tucker (Agent Brian Beneventi)
Jonathan Tucker is one of the most prominent actors in the television industry. Tucker started his professional acting career at the age of 12 and went on to work in projects like ‘Troublemakers’, ‘Sleepers’, ‘Mr Music’ and ‘The Virgin Suicides', before turning 18.
The actor went on to share the screen with the likes of Kirsten Dunst, James Woods, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. The show turned out to be the perfect stepping stone for him. It allowed him to make it big in the industry.
Four years after the show, Tucker was cast as Morgan in the remake of 1974’s classic flick ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’. The movie achieved moderate success but people loved Tucker’s acting, especially his chemistry with Jessica Biel.
Since then, Tucker has worked on various projects like ‘White Collar’, ‘Criminal’, ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’, ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Person of Interest’, ‘Ro’, ‘Hannibal’, ‘City on a Hill’ and ‘Westworld’.
Riann Steele (Agent Finola Jones)
Born in New York, Riann Steele started her career as a stage actor in London. She started doing a variety of theatre productions after studying acting at the Arts Educational Schools in London. The actress featured in various plays from Royal Shakespeare Company, including ‘Hamlet’ in 2009. From 2009 to 2010, she played Nurse Lauren Minster in ‘Holby City’.
In 2012, she featured in the highly-popular series ‘Doctor Who’ as Queen Nefertiti. She reportedly went through a lot of ups and downs in her career. Last year, in an interview, Steele revealed that doesn’t feel she is "accepted" in the industry and her skin color might be the reason for that. ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’, ‘The Magicians, and ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ are some of the high-end projects he has worked on.
Thomas Cadrot (Agent Tom Gordon)
Born on September 11, 1986, in Paris, as Thomas Julien Cadrot, is a French actor who started his professional career in 2012 by appearing in the docuseries ‘Untold Stories of the ER’. Cadrot made cameo appearances in a plethora of TV series and movies between 2012 and 2016, including ‘Supernatural’, ‘Fringe’, ‘Arrow’, ‘Star Trek Beyond’ and ‘The Flash’.
In 2017, he became a motion-capture actor for the video game ‘Madden NFL 18: Longshot’. He also gave voices in games like ‘FIFA 18’ and ‘FIFA 19’.
Todd Thomson (Harris Grohl)
The Canadian actor has been associated with the entertainment industry since 2001 and has been a part of TV shows like ‘Blade: The Series’, ‘Once Upon A Time’, ‘Arrow’, ‘Supergirl’ and DC’s ‘Legends of Tomorrow’. Meanwhile, his film credits include ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ and ‘Interrogation’.
Apart from being an actor, Thomson is co-founder and Chairman of Dynasty Financial Partners, the leading investment and technology platform for sophisticated independent advisors. He is also CEO of Headwaters Capital.
Excited about the TV series ‘Debris’? The first episode of the sci-fi epic will premiere exclusively on NBC on March 1, 2021.