After a buzz-worthy limited release, It Follows had a proper wide release on March 27, 2015. Now officially a decade old, David Robert Mitchell’s indie horror hit remains a genre staple. What seemingly begins as a metaphor for STDs becomes something much darker as a young woman grapples with the aftermath of a curse that begins after sleeping with her boyfriend. Beneath the slow-burn, creeping dread is a cleverly plotted story about sexual assault and the haunting trauma that follows.
While not the easiest material to digest, It Follows layers the real-world horror beneath a smart supernatural story with atmospheric intrigue. The film rightly garnered critical acclaim, with a big portion of it going to its cast of young adults. Wondering where the It Follows cast is today? JustWatch has you covered.
Maika Monroe
While Maika Monroe appeared in a few projects before 2014, It Follows put her on the map (alongside 2014’s The Guest) when she starred as Jay, the most recent target of the entity’s wrath after sleeping with her boyfriend for the first time. Now, Monroe is something of a Scream Queen, with her filmography including horror and dark thriller hits like Villains, Watcher and Significant Other, to name a few. Still, her role in Longlegs might be the most noteworthy. Thanks to strong performances from Monroe and Nicolas Cage, the film became the highest-grossing indie film of 2024 under Osgood Perkins’ directorial prowess.
Keir Gilchrist
Keir Gilchrist plays Paul in It Follows, a friend of Jay (Monroe) who also has a secret thing for her. Spoilers end here, but It Follows foreshadows Gilchrist’s talent for playing kind-hearted protagonists. Come 2017, the actor starred in Atypical as the dramedy series’ lead, Sam Gardner. Although, as a person without autism, Gilchrist caught some heat for portraying a character with the disorder. While Gilchrist has appeared in many films and series since It Follows, his most notable include Dark Summer and The Good Neighbor. Outside of acting, some fans might be surprised to learn that Gilchrist moonlights as the vocalist of grindcore and death metals bands.
Daniel Zovatto
Like Monroe, Daniel Zovatto is no stranger to horror and a genre fan himself. After playing Jay’s helpful neighbor in It Follows, Zovatto made notable appearances in other genre and genre-adjacent films, including Don’t Breathe, The Pope’s Exorcist and Woman of the Hour. As a Costa Rican-American, Zovatto’s roles frequently draw on his Latin heritage. This is certainly the case with his character Tiago Vego on Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, the first Mexican-American detective to join the LAPD in a fiction version of 1938’s Los Angeles. Zovatto also has a pretty juicy role in Fear the Walking Dead and leading roles in HBO’s dark comedy Here and Now, and Station Eleven.
Jake Weary
Every story needs a villain, and Jake Weary plays one perfectly in It Follows as Hugh (and later Jeff Redmond). When the entity sets its sights on Hugh, he doesn’t hesitate to show his true antagonistic colors. While Weary also appeared in cult favorite Zombeavers the same year as It Follows’ limited release, he has primarily left the horror genre behind. Instead, Weary found his success on TV playing Deran Cody in TNT’s Animal Kingdom. As a powerful crime family member operating out of the sunny shores of Oceanside, Weary got to flex his acting chops and prove that he excels at playing complex, morally grey characters.
Olivia Luccardi
Olivia Luccardi runs support in It Follows as Yara Davis, a longtime friend of Monoe’s Jay. While she’s made appearances in hit series like Orange is the New Black, HBO’s period drama The Deuce featured her in a more prominent role as a sex worker turned porn star. Still, she is probably best known by cult horror fans for her work in Channel Zero: Butcher’s Block, the third season of SyFy’s anthology series aimed at adapting creepypastas to terrifying effect. Inspired by “Search and Rescue Woods,” Luccardi plays Alice Woods, a young woman who becomes entangled in a mystery surrounding unusual disappearances.
Lili Sepe
Despite her memorable role in It Follows as Jay’s sister Kelly, Lili Sepe has the fewest acting credits among her castmates. Still active in the industry, Sepe’s roles extend to a short film titled The Aspen Project, a TV movie titled The Perfect Mother, and The Intruder, a psychological thriller where she plays the daughter of Dennis Quaid’s creepy voyeur.
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