Who is in The Assassination of Gianni Versace cast? Penélope Cruz, Darren Criss, Edgar Ramirez, Ricky Martin and Annaleigh Ashford star
THE Assassination of Gianni Versace is a new series of American Crime Story currently airing on BBC Two.
But who's in this all-star cast? Here's the lowdown on the second series and the famous faces starring in it...
Who's in the main cast?
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story features an all-star cast, including:
Édgar Ramírez playing Gianni Versace
Edgar Ramirez is a Venezuelan actor who was born in San Cristobal, Tachira in March 1977, making him 40 years old.
Edgar started out as a journalist reporting on politics before creating campaigns for TV, radio and film.
However he always had an interest in the performing arts and he soon made the career move, starring in soap opera Cosita Rica.
Darren Criss plays Andrew Cunanan
Darren Criss, 31, was born in San Francisco California.
Criss made his TV debut as the character Josh Burton in the fantasy comedy series Eastwick in 2009.
He is best known for his role as gay student Blaine in the popular song-filled TV series Glee.
In the show he fronted the music group The Warblers which have sold over 1.3 million tracks.
In 2015 he was nominated for an Emmy award for writing the song This Time which appeared in the Glee season finale.
Ricky Martin plays Antonio D'Amico
Ricky Martin, 46 was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
He is best known for being a singer and started his music career at the age of 12 when he joined pop boy band Menudo.
In 1999 he gained worldwide success with his single "Livin La Vida Loca."
The catchy tune is generally seen as being the catalyst for the Latin pop explosion that allowed other Spanish speaking artists to cross over into the US market.
He released his second album Sound Lounded in 2000 which contained the hit singles "She Bangs" and the duet with Christina Aguilera "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely."
Penélope Cruz plays Donatella Versace
Penélope Cruz Sánchez, 43, was born 28 April 1974 and is a Spanish actress and model.
She was signed by an agent at the age 15
She made her acting debut at 16 on television and made her film debut the following year in Jamón Jamón (1992).
Penelope has modelled for Mango, Ralph Lauren and L’Oréal.
She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for playing troubled Maria Elena in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona in 2008.
Annaleigh Ashford plays Elizabeth Cote
Annaleigh Ashford, 32, was born June 25, 1985, and is an American actress, singer, and dancer.
She is known for her work on Broadway as Glinda in Wicked, and Margot in Legally Blonde.
Annaleigh is also known for playing Betty DiMello on TV show Masters of Sex.
Who else is in the cast?
- Jon Jon Briones (Modesto Cunanan)
- Will Chase (Det. Scrimshaw)
- Giovanni Cirfiera (Santo Versace)
- Nico Evers-Swindell (Philip Merrill)
- Mike Farrell (Lee Miglin)
- Jay R. Ferguson (FBI Agent Evans)
- Cody Fern (David Madson)
- Max Greenfield (Ronnie)
- Christine Horn (FBI Agent Gruber)
- Judith Light (Marilyn Miglin)
- Dascha Polanco (Det. Lori Wieder)
- Finn Wittrock (Jeff Trail)
- José Zúñiga (Det. Navarro)
When is The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story on BBC Two?
The show made its British debut on BBC Two on February 28, 2018, at 9pm.
Those who miss any of the nine-part series will be able to catch up on BBC iPlayer.
The American series goes head-to-head with ITV favourite Benidorm.
US viewers were given a head start on the drama, which was officially released on FX on Wednesday, January 17.