Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Beauty’ Cast And Who They’re Playing

What if there was one elixir that could transform a person into the most beautiful version of themself?

That’s the basis of Ryan Murphy’s latest show, The Beauty, premiering on FX and Hulu on Wednesday.

The drama, based on a comic book series of the same name written by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley, stars Ashton Kutcher as a villainous tech billionaire who goes by the name The Corporation and has engineered a super drug, known as “The Beauty,” that renders people effortlessly beautiful with a single injection.

“It’s an STD that people will actually want,” Kutcher’s character says in the trailer.

But taking The Beauty comes with gruesome, deadly side effects, and an epidemic ensues.

Here’s the cast of The Beauty and who they’re playing.

Ashton Kutcher As The Corporation

Kutcher is perhaps best known for his role as the attractive, dim-witted Michael Kelso on the hit sitcom That ‘70s Show, which ran for eight seasons. He reprised the role as a guest star on Netflix’s spin-off series That ‘90s Show. He also created and hosted the celebrity prank show Punk’d and starred in comedies like Dude, Where’s My Car?, What Happens in Vegas and No Strings Attached.

Kutcher took over as the star of the sitcom Two and a Half Men following Charlie Sheen’s departure. He also starred on the Netflix series The Ranch and portrayed Steve Jobs in the 2013 biopic Jobs.

Kutcher has also found success as a venture capitalist. He co-founded two venture capital funds, A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures, and invested in companies like Uber and Airbnb.

Evan Peters As Cooper Madsen

Peters finally plays the good guy on The Beauty. He stars as Cooper Madsen, an FBI agent who’s tasked with investigating a gory incident involving a supermodel in Paris.

Peters is recognized for playing dark, sinister characters. He’s a frequent collaborator with Murphy, having starred on nine seasons of American Horror Story (plus the upcoming season 13), as well as Pose and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, which earned him an Emmy nomination for his performance as serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Peters previously won an Emmy for his supporting role as Colin Zabel on the HBO limited series Mare of Easttown.

Peters also starred as Quicksilver in the X-Men franchise and guest-starred on the Marvel TV shows WandaVision and Agatha All Along. More recently, he played Ariana Grande’s love interest in her music video for We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) and starred in the film Tron: Ares.

Rebecca Hall As Jordan Bennett

Hall portrays Jordan Bennett, an FBI agent who works the case with Peters’ character.

Hall starred alongside Christian Bale in Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller The Prestige and appeared in Ben Affleck’s 2010 drama The Town. She also had roles in the films Frost/Nixon, Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. Hall made her directorial debut with the 2021 historical drama Passing, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.

Anthony Ramos As The Assassin

Ramos plays a one-eyed assassin who works for The Corporation.

Broadway fans will recognize Ramos from his previous stage work, most notably starring as both John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the play Hamilton. He also played as Usnavi in Jon M. Chu’s 2021 film adaptation of the musical In the Heights. In recent years, Ramos appeared in the Twister sequel alongside Glen Powell and played Parker Robbins/Hood on the Marvel series Ironheart.

Jeremy Pope As Jeremy

Jeremy Pope stars as a character named Jeremy, an outsider who’s searching for his purpose.

Pope is a two-time Tony nominee, thanks to his performances in Choir Boy and Ain’t Too Proud. He previously starred on the shows Hollywood and Pose, both of which were created by Ryan Murphy.

Isabella Rossellini As Franny Forst

Rossellini stars as Kutcher’s on-screen wife, Franny Forst.

Rossellini, the daughter of actor Ingrid Bergman and director Roberto Rossellini, made a name for herself as a nightclub singer in David Lynch’s 1986 thriller Blue Velvet and as a youthful socialite in the 1992 black comedy Death Becomes Her. She’s since done voice work for films like Incredibles 2 and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and guest-starred on shows including Friends, 30 Rock and The Blacklist.

Most recently, Rossellini earned an Oscar nomination for her performance as Sister Agnes in the film Conclave.

Bella Hadid As Ruby

On The Beauty, Hadid guest stars as an international supermodel named Ruby.

In real life, Hadid is one of the most popular supermodels. She’s walked runways for Saint Laurent, Miu Miu and Balenciaga, and has starred in campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Helmut Lang and Burberry. Hadid also founded the alcohol-free fragrance brand Orebella.

The Beauty premieres with three episodes on Wednesday, January 21 on FX and Hulu. New episodes release weekly on Wednesdays.