Every season ofBlack Mirrorfeatures a strong cast, and season 7, episode 3, “Hotel Reverie” is no exception. EarlierBlack Mirrorseasonsincluded high-profile stars like Jon Hamm and Bryce Dallas Howard, who played the respective leading roles in season 2, episode 4, “White Christmas” and season 3, episode 1, “Nosedive.” More recent seasons have featured Miley Cyrus, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul, and Josh Hartnett.
InBlack Mirrorseason 7,“Hotel Reverie” revolves around a new technology called Redream,which allows modern-day actors to be inserted into classic films. Redream is seemingly the answer to the problems that have been plaguing the actor Brandy Friday and the struggling Keyworth Pictures' boss Judith Keyworth. Redream gives Brandy the kind of role she has been seeking, and the technology gives Judith a chance to save her company, but neither are prepared for what awaits them in theBlack Mirrorepisode.
Issa Rae
Date of Birth: July 23, 2025
Actor: Issa Rae was born in Los Angeles, California. Her YouTube comedy seriesAwkward Black Girl, which ran from 2011-2013, proved to be her breakout role. Shewent on to co-create, co-write, and star in HBO’sInsecurefrom 2016-2021, along with playing the role of April Ofrah in the 2018 adaptation of the novelThe Hate U Give. Rae has more recently starred inSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,Barbie, andAmerican Fiction.
American Fiction
Sintara Golden
Character: Issa Rae plays Brandy Friday, a famous actor who is tired of being typecast. When she hears about an upcoming remake of the classic romance movieHotel Reverie, she jumps at the opportunity, and is ecstatic at the idea of getting to play a romantic lead with agency. However, the experience is not at all what she expected, and she is thrust into a world more thrilling and terrifying than she could have ever imagined.
Emma Corrin
June 16, 2025
Actor: Emma Corrin was born in the town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England.Her breakout role was as Princess Diana in season 4 of Netflix’sThe Crown, as Corrin won a Golden Globe Award and receiving an Emmy Award nomination for her performance.She continued to play memorable television roles as amateur detective Darby Hart inA Murder at the End of the World. Corrin also starred in two of 2024’s biggest movies, with her portrayal of the villainous Cassandra Nova inDeadpool & Wolverineand as Anna Harding inNosferatu.
A Murder at the End of the World
Nosferatu
Anna Harding
Character: Emma Corrin plays Dorothy Chambers and Clara in “Hotel Reverie.” Dorothy Chambers is the famous actor who played the character of Clara in theHotel Reveriemovie. For most of the episode, Corrin plays the character as an AI construct created by the Redream technology. After several mishaps occur, the Clara AI construct begins to question the nature of her reality.
Awkwafina
Date of Birth: July 22, 2025
Actor: Awkwafina was born in Stony Brook, New York. Before starring in movies and television, she gained recognition for her rap and comedy. Some of her earlier acting roles include Christine inNeighbors 2: Sorority Rising,Constance inOcean’s Eight, and Peik Lin Goh inCrazy Rich Asians.Awkwafina has taken on many voice acting rolesas well, ranging from SkekLach/The Collector inThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceto the dragon Sisu in Disney’sRaya and the Last Dragon. She later joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Katy Chen inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Raya and the Last Dragon
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Katy Chen
Character: Awkwafina plays Kimmy, a representative who works for Redream. She convinces Judith Keyworth to remakeHotel Reverievia Redream when Keyworth Pictures is financially struggling. Kimmy tells Brandy what to do throughout the process of remaking the film via Redream, but she is unprepared for the many errors and unforeseen dangers that occur along the way.
Harriet Walter
Date of Birth: August 20, 2025
Actor: Harriet Walter was born in London, England. She has extensive experience as a stage actor, and has had many television and movie roles. Walter played Fanny Dashwood in the 1995 adaptation of the Jane Austen novelSense and Sensibilityand Emily Tallis in the 2007 movieAtonement. More recently,Walter has starred in a variety of critically acclaimed television shows, including her roles as Lady Caroline Collingwood inSuccession, Deborah Welton inTed Lasso, and Martha Walker inSilo.
Silo
Martha Walker
Character: Harriet Walter plays Judith Keyworth, who is trying to save Keyworth Pictures from dire financial straits. Keyworth Pictures was originally her father’s studio, and it was renowned for making cherished movies likeHotel Reverie. When Kimmy explains how Redream can affordably remakeHotel Reveriewith top-tier talent, Judith sees it as her last hope to save the studio.
“Hotel Reverie” Supporting Cast of Characters
Charlie Hiscock as Jack: Charlie Hiscock plays Jack, one of the employees who is helping to operate the Redream technology. Hiscock is best known for playing Will inTed Lasso, who becomes the AFC Richmond kit man after Nathan Shelley (Nick Mohammed) becomes a coach. Hiscock has also appeared in the Academy Award-nominated moviePoor Things.
Danielle Vitalis as Mika: Danielle Vitalis plays Mika, another employee operating the Redream technology and making sure it is in sync with the originalHotel Reveriemovie. Vitalis played a different character in theBlack Mirrorseason 6 episode"Joan Is Awful." Outside ofBlack Mirror, she has had roles inAttack the Blockand the 2022 parody movieThe Bubble.
Stanley Weber as Claude: Stanley Weber plays Claude, the antagonist of the original and remake ofHotel Reverie, who is trying to kill his wife, Clara. Weber previously played the Count of Saint Germain inOutlanderand Count Andrenyi inAgatha Christie’s Poirot.
Asheq Akhtar as Otto: Asheq Akhtar plays Otto, a henchman secretly working for Claude. Other roles Akhtar has played beforeBlack Mirrorinclude Professor Jotham Santelia inHis Dark Materialsand a prisoner in the critically acclaimed live-actionStar WarsshowAndor.
