Being the Ricardos: cast and crew

• Aaron Sorkin 60 at release Also in The Social Network (2010)

Actors

15

Crew

4

Youngest at release

32 yearsAlia Shawkat

Eldest at release

84 yearsLinda Lavin

• Nicole Kidman Lucille Ball 54 at release Also in Australia (2008)
• Javier Bardem Desi Arnaz 52 at release Also in Skyfall (2012)
• J.K. Simmons William Frawley 66 at release Also in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Nina Arianda Vivian Vance 37 at release Also in Midnight in Paris (2011)
• Tony Hale Jess Oppenheimer 51 at release Also in Toy Story 4 (2019)
• Alia Shawkat Madelyn Pugh 32 at release Also in The Runaways (2010)
• Jake Lacy Bob Carroll 36 at release Also in Carol (2015)
• Linda Lavin † 2024 Older Madelyn Pugh 84 at release Also in The Intern (2015)
• Ronny Cox Older Bob Carroll 83 at release Also in Total Recall (1990)

The whole cast 15

1. Nicole Kidman Lucille Ball
2. Javier Bardem Desi Arnaz
3. J.K. Simmons William Frawley
4. Nina Arianda Vivian Vance
5. Tony Hale Jess Oppenheimer
6. Alia Shawkat Madelyn Pugh
7. Jake Lacy Bob Carroll
8. Linda Lavin Older Madelyn Pugh
9. Ronny Cox Older Bob Carroll
10. Clark Gregg Howard Wenke
11. Nelson Franklin Joe Strickland
12. Christopher Denham Donald Glass
13. Brian Howe Charles Koerner
14. Matt Cook 1st AD
15. Robert Pine

Production companies

Amazon MGM Studios, Escape Artists

Distributor in the UK

Amazon Prime Video

Who plays Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos?

Nicole Kidman plays Lucille Ball.

Who plays Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos?

Javier Bardem plays Desi Arnaz.

Who plays William Frawley in Being the Ricardos?

J.K. Simmons plays William Frawley.

Who plays Vivian Vance in Being the Ricardos?

Nina Arianda plays Vivian Vance.

Who plays Jess Oppenheimer in Being the Ricardos?

Tony Hale plays Jess Oppenheimer.

Who plays Madelyn Pugh in Being the Ricardos?

Alia Shawkat plays Madelyn Pugh.

Who directed Being the Ricardos?

Aaron Sorkin.

Who wrote Being the Ricardos?

Aaron Sorkin.

Who composed the music for Being the Ricardos?

Daniel Pemberton.

How many actors are in Being the Ricardos?

15 actors are credited, and 4 people in the crew.

• Aaron Sorkin has also directed Nelson Franklin in The Social Reckoning (2026).

• Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem have worked together on one other film: Spellbound (2024).

• J.K. Simmons and Tony Hale had already worked together on one film: April and the Extraordinary World (2015).

• Nicole Kidman and Clark Gregg had already worked together on one film: The Human Stain (2003).

• J.K. Simmons and Clark Gregg had already worked together on one film: Labor Day (2013).

• Tony Hale and Nelson Franklin have worked together on one other film: Unfrosted (2024).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Nicole Kidman (77), J.K. Simmons (74) and Javier Bardem (53).

• The cast’s average age at release is 54 (of the 13 actors whose birth date we know).