It Ends With Us Cast & Character Guide

Warning: This article contains spoilers for the book It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover.

The movie adaptation of It Ends With Us includes a strong cast led by Blake Lively, helping shape the tragic story of abuse and resilience. Based on the controversial 2016 book by Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us centers on Lily Bloom, a woman who gets into a relationship with a man named Ryle Kincaid, only to realize it mirrors that of her mother and abusive father. The movie has already made many changes to the book, possibly to distance itself from the controversy.

In addition to making the domestic violence storyline clear from the trailer, one of the biggest changes is the fact that the It Ends With Us movie takes the story out of the YA genre by aging up the characters. This choice, in and of itself, created some backlash. However, the big-name actors cast in the movie will likely quell concerns for fans of the book. The actors involved in the project have enough acting experience and skill to handle these complex characters with care.

Blake Lively As Lily Blossom Bloom

Date Of Birth: August 25, 1987

Active Since: 1998

Actor: Blake Lively was born in Los Angeles, California, to actor Elaine Lively and actor-director Ernie Lively. She got her first role in 1998, playing the Tooth Fairy in the musical movie Sandman, but she didn’t have another role until 2005 when she was cast as Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – her big break. Since then, she’s become a household name despite only appearing in 27 projects prior to the movie adaptation of It Ends With Us. Lively’s fame is largely due to her role as Serena van der Woodsen in the cast of the teen drama Gossip Girl.

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Character: In It Ends With Us, Blake Lively plays Lily Blossom Bloom, a woman who grew up in an abusive household seeing her dad abuse her mom. In adulthood, she finds herself in a relationship with a man named Ryle Kincaid, who seems charming at first but turns out to be abusive. Lily only realizes the severity of the situation when confronted by her childhood love, Atlas.

Justin Baldoni As Ryle Kincaid

Date Of Birth: January 24, 1984

Active Since: 2004

Actor: Justin Baldoni was born in Los Angeles, California, and he got his first role in 2004 as Ben in the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He got his big break playing Reid Bardem from 2005 to 2006 in the drama Everwood. However, Baldoni is best known for playing Rafael Solano opposite Gina Rodriguez in the cast of Jane the Virgin from 2014 to 2019. While viewers will recognize him for his acting work, he also is a producer, director, and entrepreneur.

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Character: In It Ends With Us, Justin Baldoni plays Ryle Kincaid, a neurosurgeon who gets into a relationship with Lily Bloom. Though he initially seems friendly and likable, Ryle becomes abusive towards his girlfriend-turned-wife.

Brandon Sklenar as Atlas Corrigan

Date of Birth: June 26, 1990

Active Since: 2011

Actor: Brandon Sklenar was born in New Jersey, and he got his first role as Kaedin in the 2011 crime mystery movie Cornered. He got his big break playing Bobby Prentace in the 2018 biographical comedy Vice, which centers on former vice president Dick Cheney. Sklenar’s most notable role since then is George “Tex” Gay in Midway. While he’s had many credits since then, Atlas Corrigan will likely be his biggest role.

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Character: In It Ends With Us, Brandon Sklenar plays Atlas Corrigan, the teenage love of Lily Bloom who experienced homelessness in childhood and stayed in the empty house next to her. Atlas meets Lily again in adulthood and immediately recognizes that she’s being abused by Ryle.

It Ends With Us Supporting Cast & Characters

Jenny Slate as Allysa: Throughout It Ends With Us, Jenny Slate plays Allysa, Lily’s best friend and employee and the sister of Ryle Kincaid. Slate was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on March 25, 1982, and she got her big break from 2009 to 2010 as a cast member of Saturday Night Live. She’s best known for her roles as Donna in Obvious Child, Catherine in Catherine, and Mona-Lisa Saperstein in Parks and Recreation. She’s also voice-acted in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Zootopia, and The Secret Life of Pets.

Hasan Minhaj as Marshall: In It Ends With Us, Hasan Minhaj plays Marshall, Ryle Kincaid’s best friend and Allysa’s sister. Minhaj was born in Davis, California, on 23 September 1985, and he got his big break as a writer and actor on the comedy news show The Daily Show. Other notable credits include Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King, No Hard Feelings, and Babes. He also voices Edward Nygma/The Riddler on the podcast series Batman Unburied and The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark.

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Kevin McKidd as Andrew Bloom: Kevin McKidd plays Andrew Bloom, Lily’s abusive father, in It Ends With Us. McKidd was born in Elgin, Scotland, on August 9, 1973, and he got his big break as Tommy in the 1996 drama Trainspotting. He’s best known for playing Dr. Owen Hunt in Grey’s Anatomy from 2008 to 2024. McKidd also acted in Dog Soldiers and Kingdom of Heaven.

Amy Morton as Jenny Bloom: Throughout It Ends With Us, Amy Morton plays Jenny Bloom, the mother of Lily and victim of Andrew Bloom. Morton was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on April 3, 1959, and she got her big break playing Mary Rowengartner in the 1993 sports comedy Rookie of the Year. Morton is best known for playing Trudy Platt from 2014 to 2024 in the police drama Chicago P.D. She also notably acted in the movies Up in the Air, 8MM, and The Dilemma.

Alex Neustaedter as Young Atlas Corrigan: Alex Neustaedter plays Young Atlas Corrigan, the young unhoused boy who falls in love with Lily in It Ends With Us. Neustaedter was born in Kansas City, Kansas, on March 29, 1998, and he got his big break playing Homer Macauley in the 2015 war drama Ithaca. He’s best known for playing Miles Hill in A-X-L, Bram Bowman in Colony, and Billy Poe in American Rust.

Isabela Ferrer as Young Lily Bloom: In It Ends With Us, Isabela Ferrer plays Young Lily Bloom, a child who watched her father abuse her mother. Ferrer’s birthdate and location are unknown, and she got her first role as Billie Jean in the 2024 short film Fire Burning and only one role between that and It Ends With Us.

Robyn Lively as Ms. Byland: Robyn Lively plays a character created for the It Ends With Us movie called Ms. Byland. Half-sister to Blake, Robyn Lively was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, on February 7, 1972, and she got her big break playing Jessica Andrews in the 1989 film The Karate Kid Part III. Her other notable roles include Maddy Doherty in Letters to God, Alice in Wildcats, and Louise Miller in Teen Witch.

It Ends With Us

Director

Justin Baldoni

Release Date

August 9, 2024

Studio(s)

Columbia Pictures , Wayfarer Studios , Saks Picture Company

Distributor(s)

Sony Pictures Releasing

Writers

Christy Hall , Colleen Hoover

Cast

Blake Lively , Justin Baldoni , Brandon Sklenar , Jenny Slate , Hasan Minhaj

Runtime

130 Minutes

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