Hemlock Grove Cast and Characters

Helmlock Grove is scheduled to debut on Netflix in early 2013. The 13 episodes will be based on  Brian McGreevy’s 2012 novel. Below you will find out information on the Hemlock Grove Cast and Characters, for more information on the TV Show and the novel, check out this article.

Who better to play a character of extreme height than someone with a name like ‘Amazon Eve’, and who just happens to be the Guinness Book of World Records recognized ‘World's Tallest Professional Model’. Yes, Amazon Eve is a 6 feet 8 inch and is a personal trainer, model and actress. In the novel the character of Shelly was infamously deformed and Frankenstein-esque, so the makeup artists may need to work overtime in uglying Amazon Eve. However, she is also college educated in theatre arts and business, so that will help her portray the subtle intelligence of the Shelley Godfrey character.

Check out the video below left to find out about Amazon Eve and the challenges she faced due to her extreme height.

Twilight’s Edward Cullen meets Cruel Intention’s Sebastian Valmont for the compelling character of Roman Godfrey, the series’ most likely breakout character. The role of Roman Godfrey requires aristocratic aloofness and the vampirish complexion of Robert Pattison, so Hemlock Grove will call on the striking features of Swedish actor Bill Skarsgård (see video photo reel above right).

Only 22 years old, Skarsgård has already developed a respectable port folio of work in a career dating back to 2000. However, viewers are most likely to recognize him for his resemblance to his father, film veteran Stellan Skarsgård, and his brother Alexander Skarsgård.

While they may be cinema royalty in Sweden, Skarsgård is becoming the go-to name for supernatural characters. Even before Bill Skarsgård was cast as Roman, his brother Alexander was playing vampire Eric Northman on TV series True Blood. Father Stellan played Bootstrap Bill Turner in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and roles in Beowulf & Grendel (2005) and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) among his long list of film credits.

The other likely breakout character is the 17 year old, self proclaimed werewolf, straight from the gypsy trailer park Peter Rumancek. He will be played by Landon Liboiron. A quick look at his resume shows Liboiron has worked in such titles as R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour, The Howling: Reborn, and Zombie Punch. Landon Liboiron will certainly be comfortable in the genre.

From a career spanning twenty-five years, Lili Taylor will also provide much needed experience to the cast in her role of Lynda Rumancek, Peter’s mother. Her resume includes roles on Mystic Pizza (1988), Ransom (1996), High Fidelity (2000) and many more. Supernatural TV shows won’t be anything new, she has previously appeared on The X-Files in 1998.

The transient mother and son of Lynda and Peter Rumancek never live in one place for long, and have recently moved to a gypsy trailer park in Hemlock Grove from an apartment in the city.