Variety‘s Emmy studio returned this year, with many contenders stopping by the Los Angeles studio. From “Beef” actors Ali Wong and “Queen Charlotte” stars Arsema Thomas, India Ria Amarteifio and Corey Mylchreest to “Party Down” comedians Adam Scott and Ken Marino and “Shrinking” breakouts Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell and Luke Tennie, the studio was filled with those vying for an Emmy ahead of nominations.
Each of these portraits first ran in our special Emmy issues, available now.
-
Jessica Williams
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Shrinking”
In Bill Lawrence’s Apple TV+ comedy, Williams portrays quirky therapist Gaby.
-
Melanie Lynskey
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Yellowjackets”
In Season 2 of the Showtime drama, Lynskey returned as the complicated Shauna.
-
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
Yankovic is the writer and executive producer of Roku’s TV movie; Daniel Radcliffe played the comic musician.
-
Suki Waterhouse
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Daisy Jones & the Six”
In the musical limited series, Waterhouse takes on feminist keyboardist Karen.
-
Ryan Reynolds
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Welcome to Wrexham”
In the FX docuseries, Reynolds details his role as co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C.
-
Rob McElhenney
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Welcome to Wrexham”
McElhenney, co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C., tells the story of how the team came to be in FX’s docuseries.
-
Riley Keough
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Daisy Jones & the Six”
Keough took on the lead role of no-nonsense rockstar Daisy Jones in the series.
-
Ramy Youssef
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Ramy”
The creator and star of the Hulu series has been one to watch in all three seasons.
-
Phil Dunster
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Ted Lasso”
In the final(?) season of Apple TV+’s comedy, Dunster returned as Jamie Tartt.
-
Paddy Considine
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “House of the Dragon”
Considine portayed King Viserys throughout his painful journey on HBO’s “Game of Thrones” prequel.
-
Niecy Nash-Betts
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”
In Netflix’s horrifying first season of the “Monster”
anthology, Nash-Betts portrayed Glenda Cleveland. -
Meghann Fahy
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “The White Lotus”
Fahy nailed a tricky role in the HBO anthology and became a fan favorite.
-
Marc Maron
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark”
The comedian had both an HBO special and a guest spot on FX’s “Reservation Dogs” this year.
-
Mae Whitman
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Up Here”
Whitman leads Hulu’s unique romantic comedy musical.
-
Lukita Maxwell
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Shrinking”
Maxwell played a young woman who tries to reconnect with her dad
after her mother’s death. -
Luke Tennie
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Shrinking”
Tennie portrayed Sean, a military veteran dealing with PTSD in the Apple TV+ series.
-
Linda Cardellini
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Dead to Me”
Cardellini played the wacky Judy Hale in the final season of the Netflix comedy.
-
Ken Marino
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Party Down”
Marino’s Ron Donald took another swing at the catering business in
the reboot. -
India Amarteifio
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
Amarteifio stepped into the leading role as a young Queen Charlotte in Netflix’s latest “Bridgerton” series.
-
Elizabeth Olsen
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Love & Death”
The actor leaves her Marvel superhero behind for HBO’s 1970s-set true crime miniseries.
-
Ego Nwodim
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Saturday Night Live”
Nwodim is a breakout performer on NBC’s venerable late-night sketch comedy series.
-
Drew Tarver
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “The Other Two”
Tarver’s portrayal of aspiring actor Cary Dubek in the Max series is must-see.
-
Diego Luna
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Andor”
For the Disney+ series, Luna is back as Cassian Andor after debuting in the “Star Wars” film “Rogue One.”
-
Courtney Eaton
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Yellowjackets”
Eaton plays the complex and desperate teen Lottie in the Showtime series.
-
Corey Mylchreest
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
In his first leading role, Mylchreest portrays a young King George III in the Netflix prequel series.
-
Christa Miller
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety Miller plays the next-door neighbor with a piquant sense of humor in the Apple TV+ series.
-
Cecily Strong
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Schmigadoon!”
Strong sings, dances and delivers comic chops in Apple TV+’s musical comedy series.
-
Camila Morrone
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Daisy Jones & the Six”
In Prime Video’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book, Morrone portrays photographer Camila.
-
Brandon Scott Jones
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Ghosts,” “The Other Two”
Jones is beloved as Captain Isaac Higgintoot in CBS’ hit sitcom.
-
Betty Gilpin
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Mrs. Davis”
In Peacock’s limited series, Gilpin plays Sister Simone, who’s battling an AI.
-
Arsema Thomas
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
In Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix drama, Thomas portrays the young Lady Agatha Danbury.
-
Amber Midthunder
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Prey”
In Hulu’s top TV movie, Midthunder landed her first starring role as Naru.
-
Ali Wong
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Beef”
Wong’s working mom with a revenge mania sparked Netflix’s hit limited series.
-
Alex Borstein
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Borstein pulled double duty with the finalseason of the Prime Video series and a new stand-up special.
-
Adam Scott
Image Credit: Dan Doperalski for Variety “Party Down”
Scott stepped back into the role of Henry Pollard for the Starz reboot.