The Paper, Peacock’s newest mockumentary comedy, premiered final week and has been racking up some promising critiques. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, the sequence is designed as a spin-off from The Workplace, which accomplished a nine-season run in 2013. The identical documentary crew that explored every day life on the Dunder Mifflin paper firm in Scranton, Pennsylvania, heads to the Midwest to chronicle life at a failing newspaper in Toledo, Ohio.
If the workers on the Toledo Fact-Teller look acquainted, it is since you’ve seen the actors in different tv exhibits and flicks over the previous decade. The Paper has assembled an ideal forged. Some could be new faces, you are sure to acknowledge a number of of them. There’s even one specifically that each fan of The Workplace will know…
Oscar Nuñez
As Oscar Martinez
Anybody who has seen the trailer for The Paper is aware of their jaw dropped when Oscar seems onscreen. He sees the cameras and a glance of terror crosses his face as he says “not once more.” That is proper, Dunder Mifflin accountant Oscar Martínez has moved to Ohio and out of the blue finds himself in the very same state of affairs he was in with a documentary crew at Dunder Mifflin. On a comedic stage, it completely works, and the nostalgia issue for The Workplace followers is sure to be sturdy with the return of a well-recognized face.
Since The Workplace ended, Oscar Nuñez has had a busy profession in tv. He is appeared in It is All the time Sunny in Philadelphia, New Lady, Adam Ruins All the pieces, Life in Items, Brooklyn 9-9, Shameless…and the checklist goes on. He performed Father Doug on TBS’s Individuals of Earth and Assistant Principal Carlos Hernandez on the Netflix sitcom Mr. Iglesias. He additionally appeared in a number of films, together with Disenchanted in 2022 and The Lengthy Sport in 2023.
Tim Key
As Ken Davies
Tim Secret’s an English comic and author finest identified for enjoying “Sidekick” Simon Denton in Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge comedies. His first tv look was on the primary season of Britain’s Worst Driver in 2002. He is appeared in a number of episodes of Inside No. 9, plus episodes of Taskmaster and Drunk Historical past: UK. From 2017 to 2021, he performed James Wirm within the BBC mockumentary comedy Pls Like. He additionally appeared as Gus in The Finish of the F***ing World and Gregson in The Irregulars.
When it comes to movie, Key performed Commissioner Harold Scott within the thriller comedy See How They Run and Father Ambrose within the black comedy Depraved Little Letters starring Olivia Colman (The Favorite) and Jessie Buckley (Males). He performed Pigeon Man in Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson (The Batman). Most lately, he starred as Charles Heath in The Ballad of Wallis Island, a comedic drama he co-wrote with Tom Basden (Right here We Go).
Ramona Younger
As Nicole Lee
Romona Younger’s first main TV function was within the horror sequence Z Nation, the place she was launched as Kaya in Season 3. After Z Nation’s five-season run ended, Younger appeared as Sam’s (Gideon Adlon) crush within the comedy Blockers. She additionally landed reoccurring roles on The Actual O’Neals, Santa Clarita Weight-reduction plan, and Man In search of Girl.
Younger was busy within the years main as much as The Paper. She performed Mona Wu on The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow from 2018 to 2020. Younger then had a big function as Eleanor Wong in Mindy Kaling’s Netflix comedy-drama By no means Have I Ever from 2020 to 2023. In 2023, she received Greatest Supporting Actress on the California Ladies’s Movie Pageant for enjoying Tanner within the horror comedy The Prank. At present, she voices Dr. Annabelle in Nickelodeon’s Tremendous Duper Bunny League.
Alex Edelman
As Adam Cooper
Alex Edelman acquired his begin at Edinburgh Pageant Fringe in 2014. He then went on to do a number of stand-up comedy excursions: Millennial, All the pieces Handed to You, and Only for Us. That final one premiered on Broadway in 2023, incomes him a Particular Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Excellent Writing for a Selection Particular.
He is executed some writing for tv, together with two episodes of CBS’s The Nice Indoors. In 2020, he was a narrative editor on Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters. As an actor, Edelman appeared within the 2024 comedy Unfrosted. The Paper marks his first main tv function.
Gbemisola Ikumelo
As Adelola Olofin
Gbemisola Ikumelo is a British actor and comic who has been nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards. She received in 2020 for the brief kind comedy Mind in Gear and once more in 2024 for Greatest Feminine Efficiency in a Comedy Programme for Black Ops. A few of her TV appearances embody Broadchurch, Sunny D, Mandy, Intercourse Schooling, Dying in Paradise, and Temple.
Ikumelo wrote six episodes of the comedy Famalam, a sequence through which she additionally starred. In 2022, she labored as a author for Amazon Prime’s A League of Their Personal tv sequence led by Abbi Jacobson (Broad Metropolis) and canceled after one season. She additionally performed the character Clance Morgan in all eight episodes. In 2021, Ikumelo appeared in Corrina Religion’s (The Innocents) horror film The Energy.
Melvin Gregg
As Detrick Moore
Melvin Gregg is an actor finest identified for enjoying DeMarcus Tillman within the Netflix sequence American Vandal. Earlier than that, he performed LaShawn Devereux in Hulu’s Freakish and Zach Taylor within the drama UnREAL. After American Vandal, he performed Drew Miller on FX’s Snowfall and Ben Chandler within the first season of Hulu’s 9 Excellent Strangers starring Nicole Kidman (The Excellent Couple).
Gregg’s movie credit embody The Land, Excessive Flying Fowl, The Method Again, The USA vs. Billie Vacation, Boxing Day, and The Blackening. He appeared in three films in 2023. He performed Larry within the comedy Home Get together and Skemes within the drama Story Ave. He additionally starred because the unnamed protagonist within the science fiction thriller Share?.
Chelsea Frei
As Mare Pritti
Chelsea Frei had a reoccurring character on TBS’s The Final O.G. earlier than touchdown the function of Bridget Moody within the Fox comedy The Moodys reverse Denis Leary (Rescue Me) and Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds). She went on to play Alison in Dollface and Maya Campbell in The Cleansing Woman. Different TV credit embody Shrill, The Time Traveler’s Spouse, Poker Face, and Animal Management.
Frei at the moment has two movies to her title. In 2019, she voiced Bethany within the Common animated film The Addams Household. This 12 months, Frei performed Megan within the Netflix romantic comedy drama The Life Record, based mostly on Lori Nelson Spielman’s novel of the identical title. The movie stars Sofia Carson (My Oxford 12 months) and Connie Britton (Nashville).
Sabrina Impacciatore
As Esmerelda Grand
Sabrina Impacciatore is an Italian actor who appeared in a number of tv exhibits earlier than making her characteristic movie debut in 2001 as Livia in Gabriele Muccino’s The Final Kiss. Different movie credit embody The Ardour of the Christ, Kiss Me Once more, 7 Ladies and a Homicide, Throughout the River and into the Bushes, and Ragazzaccio. She did the Italian dub for Lily within the animated movie Turning Crimson.
In 2022, Impacciatore landed the function of Valentina in Season 2 of HBO’s The White Lotus, for which she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Extra lately, she performed Elena Romano in G20 reverse Viola Davis (Find out how to Get Away With Homicide). She additionally performed Dr. Susanna Pulice within the drama Within the Hand of Dante.
Domhnall Gleeson
As Ned Sampson
Should you watch quite a lot of films, likelihood is you acknowledge Domhnall Gleeson. Whereas he’s the son of acclaimed actor Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin), Domhnall is a gifted actor in his personal proper with a powerful resume. His movie credit embody By no means Let Me Go, Anna Karenina, About Time, Calvary, Frank, Ex Machina, and Brooklyn.
He is named Normal Hux within the Star Wars films and performed Andrew Henry in The Revenant reverse Leonardo DiCaprio (As soon as Upon a Time in Hollywood) and Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Highway). Gleeson starred within the Black Mirror episode “Be Proper Again” in 2013. He co-created and starred in Channel 4’s Frank of Eire. Different tv credit embody Run, The Affected person, White Home Plumbers, and one of many title roles in Alice & Jack.
The Paper
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September 4, 2025
- Community
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Peacock
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David Rogers, Jason Woliner, Jeffrey Blitz, Jennifer Celotta, Ken Kwapis, Matt Sohn, Paul Lieberstein, Yana Gorskaya
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Sabrina Impacciatore
Esmeralda Grand
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Melvin Gregg
Detrick Moore
