Apple’s thriller series Hijack contains an ensemble cast led by star actor Idris Elba. The show features dozens of supporting roles, depicting a fictional 7-hour flight from Dubai to London that is hijacked by a mysterious terrorist group while over 30,000 feet in the air. Elba is at the forefront of an exceptional cast of characters that include fellow plane passengers, flight attendants, on-the-ground air traffic control workers across various countries, and the hijackers themselves.
Elba, along with the help of the plane’s captain, attempts to handle the terrorist situation diplomatically in the new Apple series. He is a successful business negotiator who is quick on his feet and tries to use his cunning tactics to contain the threat of the plane’s hijackers. The intense thriller is told in real time over the course of seven episodes and will answer the question of whether Sam Nelson’s (Elba) atypical strategy will actually save the innocent people on Kingdom Flight 29.
Idris Elba As Sam Nelson
Idris Elba plays protagonist Sam Nelson, the courageous but risky orchestrator of an impromptu counterterrorism plan to neutralize the plane’s hijackers. Nelson starts out just as any other passenger on the flight before deciding to take matters into his own hands. Elba is a very accomplished actor who has starred or appeared in over 100 professional films and television shows. His most prominent roles include John Luther in Luther, Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell in The Wire, and Heimdall in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Elba’s other major works include Beasts of No Nation, Molly’s Game, Pacific Rim, and American Gangster.
Archie Panjabi As Zahra Gahfoor
Archie Panjabi plays Zahra Gahfoor, a British counterterrorism operative in Hijack. Archie is an Emmy Award-winning British actress that is widely known for her role as Kalinda Sharma in The Good Wife. She has also appeared in the classic sports film Bend It Like Beckham, the international blockbuster San Andreas starring Dwayne Johnson, and the Peacock original series Departure. Archie has also been in the TNT drama Snowpiercer, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Blindspot, Bull, and Bojack Horseman.
Max Beesley As Daniel O’Farrel
Max Beesley plays Daniel O’Farrel in Hijack, a Detective Inspector who works on the ground to figure out what’s happening inside the hijacked plane. Beesley has appeared in several highly-successful television shows including the Emmy Award-winning Homeland, HBO’s chilling miniseries The Outsider, Suits, Empire, and Jamestown. Beesley joined the cast of Guy Ritchie’s upcoming Netflix series The Gentlemen, inspired by the 2019 movie of the same name. Beesley will play Henry Collins in the eight-part drama series led by Theo James.
Christine Adams As Marsha Nelson-Smith
Christine Adams plays Sam’s ex-wife Marsha Nelson-Smith in Hijack. Adams recently appeared in The Mandalorian season 3, episode 6 “Chapter 22: Guns for Hire” as Quarren Captain. She also appeared in TRON: Legacy as Claire Atkinson, Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins as Jessica, and the CW series Black Lightning as Lynn Pierce. Other works Adams has been in include National Geographic’s Genius, Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots, and the David Fincher film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Ben Miles As Captain Robin Allen
Ben Miles plays Captain Robin Allen, the pilot of the commercial plane in Hijack. Ben is known for his role as Tay Kolma in the Disney+ series Andor, as well as his performance as Peter Townsend in The Crown. He has also notably appeared as Howard Lincoln in the Apple TV+ movie Tetris, Tom Pickering in Black Mirror season 3, episode 6 “Hated in the Nation”, and Dascomb in the 2005 cult classic movie V For Vendetta.
Eve Myles As Alice Sinclair
Eve Myles plays Alice Sinclair in Hijack, a concerned British air traffic control operator. Myles is primarily known for her roles as Gwen Cooper in Torchwood and Faith Howells in Keeping Faith. She also played Claire Ripley in Broadchurch and Frankie Maddox in Frankie. Myles even appeared in three episodes of Doctor Who as Gwyneth, including season 4, episode 12 “The Stolen Earth” and season 4, episode 13 “Journey’s End.”
Neil Maskell As Stuart Atterton
Neil Maskell plays Stuart, the lead hijacker on the plane in Hijack. Maskell previously played Winston Churchill in three episodes of Peaky Blinders. He is also known for his roles in Small Axe, Utopia, Kill List, and Bull. Maskell also appears as a police officer in the Netflix series Sex Education.
Aimée Kelly As Jamie Constantinou
Aimée Kelly plays Jamie, one of the hijackers on Kingdom Flight 29. She is known for her lead role as Maddy Smith in Wolfblood, Norma in Call the Midwife, and Emily in 2019’s The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Jack McMullen As Lewis
Jack McMullen plays Lewis, another hijacker on the plane in Hijack. His most prominent work has been as Charlie Agapiou in the Oscar-nominated Ford v Ferrari. He has also appeared in Time and The Souvenir.
James Burrows As Jonty
James Burrows plays Jonty, the only passenger on Kingdom Flight 29 with a serious criminal history. Burrows appeared in 2019’s Fighting With My Family as well as one episode of Fresh Meat and 3 episodes of 2022’s Without Sin.
Hattie Morahan As Louise
Hattie Moarahan plays Foreign Minister Louise in Hijack. She has played Queen Elsemere in Alice Through The Looking Glass, Agathe/Enchantress in the live-action Beauty and the Beast, and Lady Tewkesbury in Enola Holmes.
Liz Kingsman As Sheena
Liz Kingsman plays Sheena, the first person killed by Stuart at the end of Hijack episode 3. Kingsman is primarily known for her work in Parlement (2020), Borderline (2016), and Power Monkeys (2016).
Mohamed Faisal Mostafa As Abdullah
Mohamed Faisal Mostafa plays Abdullah in Hijack, an air traffic control operator based out of Dubai. Mostafa has a short list of previous acting experience, which includes 2009’s City of Life, 2014’s From A to B, 2016’s The Worthy, 2018’s Lucid, and 2021’s The Ambush. Mohamed is the brother of Ali Mostafa, a prominent Iranian filmmaker and actor who piqued Mohamed’s interest in acting.
Nikkita Chadha As Neela Kumar
Nikkita Chadha plays Neela in Hijack, a TSA agent working at a major airport in Dubai. Nikkita has appeared as a background actor in a number of prominent feature films such as Marvel’s Eternals, Death on the Nile, and Magic Mike’s Last Dance. She has also appeared in two episodes of the Netflix series Bridgerton credited as Fashionable Young Lady. Nikkita has been featured as a dancer in 2019’s Rocketman and Disney’s live-action remake Aladdin.
Hijack Supporting Cast & Characters
Kaisa Hammarlund as First Officer Anna Kovacs – Kaisa Hammarlund plays Captain Robin Allen’s co-pilot in Hijack. She is credited as the character Urdr in the video game Assassin’s Creed Valhalla as well as Helena in 2020’s The Nest.
Kate Phillips as Colette – Kate Phillips plays a flight attendant in Hijack. She is known for playing Linda Shelby in Peaky Blinders and Princess Mary in Downton Abbey. She has also appeared in Atlanta, The Crown, and The Alienist.
Zora Bishop as Deevia Khan – Zora Bishop plays one of the flight attendants on Kingdom Flight 29. She offers medical assistance to one of the hijackers Lewis in Hijack episode 4. Bishop has previously appeared in Netflix’s The Sandman as Myth America.
Jeremy Ang Jones as Arthur – Jeremy Ang Jones plays a flight attendant on the hijacked plane. He is best known for his role as SuYin in Netflix’s In From The Cold and as Craig Bowker Jr. in the original theatrical cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
Harry Michell as Hugo – Harry Michell plays a first-class passenger in Hijack. He previously appeared as Nick in Yesterday, as well as in Say Your Prayers, Chubby Funny, and Tom & Issy.
Mohamed Elsandel as Jaden – Mohamed Elsandel plays Jaden, one of the hijackers on the plane. Elsandel only has one other acting credit to his name in the short film Hireth.
Jasper Britton as Terry – Jasper Britton plays Terry, the oldest hijacker who gets in a fight with Sam. Britton is known for Anonymous (2011) and The New World (2005).
Justin Salinger as Alec – Justin Salinger plays Alec, the last passenger to get on Kingdom Flight 29. He has also been in Everest (2015) and Brimstone (2016).
Rochenda Sandall as Kate Miller – Rochenda Sandall plays Kate Miller, a stressed-out mother and passenger on the flight. She is known for Small Axe (2020), and Line of Duty (2012).
Nasser Memarzia as Yussef – Nasser Memarzia plays Yussef, the former military soldier who identifies the blank bullets in epsiode 3. He appears in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny as Archimedes.
Jack Parry-Jones as Kelvin – Jack Parry-Jones plays a passenger named Kelvin. He has also appeared in The Crown, Our Girl, and A Kind of Kidnapping.
Antonia Salib as Leesha – Antonia Salbi plays Leesha, a first-class passenger on the plane. She has also appeared in Moon Knight and Chronic.
Jude Cudjoe as Kai – Jude Cudjoe plays Sam and Marsha’s son Kai in Hijack. Jude has only appeared in a few other projects including the Paramount+ series Halo and Jungle.
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