Full Circleis a miniseriescurrently airing on Max and premiered on August 03, 2025, at this year’s Triceba Festival. It’s directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon and has been acclaimed by audiences since its first episode.
The plot revolves around two families living in New York who get involved in a messy situation with fraud inspectors and a botched kidnapping. During the six chapters ofFull Circle, various secrets will be revealed, and how the characters are related together in the story may come to light. Here’s a guide to the characters and the actors that play them.
Happy Anderson as Joey
Happy Andersonis Joey in this series. His character is aformer detective friendof Jeff’s, who helps his family with the Jared/Nicky kidnapping. He’s known for his roles inBird Box,The Knick,Gotham, andThe Blacklist. He’s also had guest roles in popular series likeLaw & Order,Blue Bloods,Smash, andElementary.
Ilia Volok as Victor
Ilia Volokplays Victor inFull Circle. His character is one of Savitri’s henchmen. He takes it upon himself to shoot one of her men, who was thought to be the one who had contacted Mel, as they had discovered the officer’s card near her bed. Likewise, he also shoots the mannequin in front of Derek, who was originally supposed to be Nicky/Jared, during the rescue.
Volok is known for his roles inMinxandThe American Connection. Audiences may also recognize him fromGemini Man,Scandal,Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., andThe Last Ship.
Sheyi Cole as Xavier
Sheryi Coleplays Xavier. This character arrives in the United States along with Louis and helps Aked with the kidnapping of Jared (Nicky). Only to later have an interaction with Mel, the protagonist, and she incites him to admit what he did. Cole is known for his work inAtlantaand will be in the upcoming filmThe Beautiful Game.
Gerald Jones as Louis
Gerald Jonesis Louis inFull Circle. His character is Natalia’s brother, who accepts Savitri’s job and arrives in the United States. Then, he learns about the nature of the operation, something that leaves him shocked. However, he continues to help Aked with the kidnapping, later agreeing with his sister to exchange the child for a mannequin. Jones was previously inVampires vs. The BronxandBlue Bloods.
Phaldut Sharma as Harry Garmen
Phaldut Sharmaplays Harry Garmen inFull Circle. Garmen is Savitri’s right-hand man. Also, he puts Xavier and Louis in contact with Aked and his boss to carry out the kidnapping plan. Sharma previously appeared inUnforgottenandRomantic Getaway.
Lucian Zanes as Nicky
Lucian Zanesstars as Nicky in the series. He meets Jared through Instagram, and they decide to meet in person. Nicky dresses exactly like Jared that day and is the victim of a family revenge kidnapping by mistake, since they were originally going to take Jared. Subsequently, he comes to lose a tooth at the hands of Aked when they recorded a ransom video. He’s later saved by Natalia when he’s exchanged for a mannequin before being killed during the ransom, as this was Savitri’s final step to break the curse.Full Circleis Zanes' first credited role.
Ethan Stoddard as Jared
Ethan Stoddardplays Sam and Derek’s son, Jared, in this miniseries. Jared is a boy who had a normal life until he gets involved in a vendetta by Savitri. He’s stalked bysome people who wanted to kidnap him. However, they take the wrong kid, as they end up kidnapping Nicky, who’s a boy who had met Jared online and dressed just like him the day they met in person. Stoddard was previously inMysteries at the Museum.
Jim Gaffigan as Manny Broward
Jim Gaffiganis Manny Broward in this miniseries. His character is that of a USPIS agent. In addition to being Mel Harmony’s chief supervisor, who will try to solve the case without telling Manny, he turns down her request to take it. Then, his protective personality is shown when Mel has findings, contacts him, and passes on the information.
Gaffigan is known for having participated inMy BoysandHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation. He’s also a well-known comedian and has his own show, which isThe Jim Gaffigan Show.
Adia as Natalia
Adiaplays the role of Natalia in this Max miniseries. Her character is Aked’s ex-girlfriend and is a massage therapist. She helps him kidnap Jared to break Mahabir’s family curse, along with Xavier and Louis (his brother). However, she is forced against her will. So, upon learning that Savitri plans to murder Jared, she replaces the boy with a mannequin of Aked while the kidnapping plan is still in progress.
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The actress is known for having been in the Netflix series,The Midnight Club, which was canceled after its first season.
Jharrel Jerome as Aked
Jharrel Jeromeplays Aked inFull Circle. His character is Savitri’s nephew. He’s shown as someone with an unstable attitude and willing to do anything forhis family’s revenge. Aked is shown at Quincy’s funeral asking Savitri to do something to avenge him, to which she tells him that she will and that Aked will help her.
The actor has been in several productions and has achieved success in a short time. Among his most notable projects areMoonlightandSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, though audiences may also know him fromWhen They See UsandI’m a Virgo.
